Determine all pairs of positive integers $(a,b)$ such that \[ \dfrac{a^2}{2ab^2-b^3+1} \] is a positive integer.

For nonnegative integers $p$, $q$, $r$, let \[ f(p, q, r) = (p!)^p (q!)^q (r!)^r. \]Compute the smallest positive integer $n$ such that for any triples $(a,b,c)$ and $(x,y,z)$ of nonnegative integers satisfying $a+b+c = 2020$ and $x+y+z = n$, $f(x,y,z)$ is divisible by $f(a,b,c)$. [i]Proposed by Brandon Wang[/i]

Let $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ be points in the coordinate plane on the hyperbola $\tfrac{x^{2}}{20}-\tfrac{y^{2}}{24}=1$ such that $ABCD$ is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at the origin. Find the greatest real number that is less than $BD^{2}$ for all such rhombi.

Let $ \alpha$, $ \beta$ be acute angles. Find the maximum value of \[ \frac{\left(1-\sqrt{\tan\alpha\tan\beta}\right)^{2}}{\cot\alpha+\cot\beta}\]

In a convex quadrilateral. eight segments are drawn, each of them connects a vertex with the midpoint of some opposite side. Seven of these segments have the same length $ a$. Prove that the eight one is also of length $ a$.

Let $M$ be the midpoint of the side $AC$ of acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with $AB>BC$. Let $\Omega $ be the circumcircle of $ ABC$. The tangents to $ \Omega $ at the points $A$ and $C$ meet at $P$, and $BP$ and $AC$ intersect at $S$. Let $AD$ be the altitude of the triangle $ABP$ and $\omega$ the circumcircle of the triangle $CSD$. Suppose $ \omega$ and $ \Omega $ intersect at $K\not= C$. Prove that $ \angle CKM=90^\circ $. [i]V. Shmarov[/i]

Let $f$ be a strictly increasing function defined on the set of real numbers. For $x$ real and $t$ positive, set\[g(x,t)=\frac{f(x+t)-f(x)}{f(x) - f(x - t)}.\] Assume that the inequalities\[2^{-1} < g(x, t) < 2\] hold for all positive t if $x = 0$, and for all $t \leq |x|$ otherwise. Show that\[ 14^{-1} < g(x, t) < 14\] for all real $x$ and positive $t.$

Suppose $P(x) = x^{2016} + a_{2015}x^{2015} + ...+ a_1x + a_0$ satisfies $P(x)P(2x + 1) = P(-x)P(-2x - 1)$ for all $x \in R$. Find the sum of all possible values of $a_{2015}$.

Evaluate \[\lim_{a\rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}-0}\ \int_0^a\ (\cos x)\ln (\cos x)\ dx\ \left(0\leqq a <\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with a right angle at $C$. Let $I$ be the incentre of triangle $ABC$, and let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $C$ to $AB$. The incircle $\omega$ of triangle $ABC$ is tangent to sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ at $A_1$, $B_1$, and $C_1$, respectively. Let $E$ and $F$ be the reflections of $C$ in lines $C_1A_1$ and $C_1B_1$, respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the reflections of $D$ in lines $C_1A_1$ and $C_1B_1$, respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $A_1EI$, $B_1FI$, and $C_1KL$ have a common point.

On the plane of triangle $ABC$ with $\angle BAC = 90^\circ$ we raise perpendicular lines in $A$ and $B$, on the same side of the plane. On these two perpendicular lines we consider the points $M$ and $N$ respectively such that $BN < AM$. Knowing that $AC = 2a$, $AB = a\sqrt 3$, $AM=a$ and that the plane $MNC$ makes an angle of $30^\circ$ with the plane $ABC$ find a) the area of the triangle $MNC$; b) the distance from $B$ to the plane $MNC$.

Let $m \ge n$ be positive integers. Frieder is given $mn$ posters of Linus with different integer dimensions of $k \times l$ with $1 \ge k \ge m$ and $1 \ge l \ge n$. He must put them all up one by one on his bedroom wall without rotating them. Every time he puts up a poster, he can either put it on an empty spot on the wall or on a spot where it entirely covers a single visible poster and does not overlap any other visible poster. Determine the minimal area of the wall that will be covered by posters.

In the Archery with an especial gun, the probability of goal is $90 \%.$ If we continue our work until we goal. [b]i)[/b] What is the probability which exactly $3$ balls consumed. [b]ii)[/b] What is the probability which at least $3$ balls consumed.

The friends Alex, Ben, and Charles prepared a lot of labels and wrote one of the numbers $2,3,4,5,6,7,8$ on each label. Then Mary joined them and glued one label onto the forehead of each friend. Of course, each of the friends can see the labels on the others’ foreheads, but not the one on his own forehead. Mary told them: ”The numbers on your foreheads are not all distinct, and their product is a perfect square.” Can any of the friends find out the number on his forehead?

Prove that the sum of dihedral angles in an arbitrary tetrahedron is greater than $2\pi$

Kevin colors a ninja star on a piece of graph paper where each small square has area $1$ square inch. Find the area of the region colored, in square inches. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/3/3/86f0ae7465e99d3e4bd3a816201383b98dc429.png[/img]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB=AC$. Let $D$ be the midpoint of $BC$, $M$ the midpoint of $AD$ and $N$ the foot of the perpendicular from $D$ to $BM$. Prove that $\angle ANC = 90^\circ$.

Let $ \alpha$ and $ \beta$ be the angles of a non-isosceles triangle $ ABC$ at points $ A$ and $ B$, respectively. Let the bisectors of these angles intersect opposing sides of the triangle in $ D$ and $ E$, respectively. Prove that the acute angle between the lines $ DE$ and $ AB$ isn't greater than $ \frac{|\alpha\minus{}\beta|}3$.

[b]p1.[/b] Fill in each box with an integer from $1$ to $9$. Each number in the right column is the product of the numbers in its row, and each number in the bottom row is the product of the numbers in its column. Some numbers may be used more than once, and not every number from $1$ to $9$ is required to be used. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/c/0/0212181d87f89aac374f75f1f0bde6d0600037.png[/img] [b]p2.[/b] A set $X$ is called [b]prime-difference free [/b] (henceforth pdf) if for all $x, y \in X$, $|x - y|$ is not prime. Find the number n such that the following both hold. $\bullet$ There is a pdf set of size $n$ that is a subset of $\{1,..., 2016\}$, and $\bullet$ There is no pdf set of size $n + 1$ that is a subset of $\{1,..., 2016\}$. [b]p3.[/b] Let $X_1,...,X_{15}$ be a sequence of points in the $xy$-plane such that $X_1 = (10, 0)$ and $X_{15} = (0, 10)$. Prove that for some $i \in \{1, 2,..., 14\}$, the midpoint of $X_iX_{i+1}$ is of distance greater than $1/2$ from the origin. [b]p4.[/b] Suppose that $s_1, s_2,..., s_{84}$ is a sequence of letters from the set $\{A,B,C\}$ such that every four-letter sequence from $\{A,B,C\}$ occurs exactly once as a consecutive subsequence $s_k$, $s_{k+1}$, $s_{k+2}$, $s_{k+3}$. Suppose that $$(s_1, s_2, s_3, s_4, s_5) = (A,B,B,C,A).$$ What is $s_{84}$? Prove your answer. [b]p5.[/b] Determine (with proof) whether or not there exists a sequence of positive real numbers $a_1, a_2, a_3,...$ with both of the following properties: $\bullet$ $\sum^n_{i=1} a_i \le n^2$, for all $n \ge 1$, and $\bullet$ $\sum^n_{i=1} \frac{1}{a_i} \le 2016$, for all $n \ge 1$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

If $ n$ is any whole number, $ n^2(n^2 \minus{} 1)$ is always divisible by $ \textbf{(A)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 24 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{any multiple of }12 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \minus{} n \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12\text{ and }24$

[b]3A.[/b] Sudoku, the popular math game that caught on internationally before making its way here to the United States, is a game of logic based on a grid of $9$ rows and $9$ columns. This grid is subdivided into $9$ squares (“subgrids”) of length $3$. A successfully completed Sudoku puzzle fills this grid with the numbers $1$ through $9$ such that each number appears only once in each row, column, and individual $3 \times 3$ subgrid. Each Sudoku puzzle has one and only one correct solution. Complete the following Sudoku puzzle, and find the sum of the numbers represented by $X, Y$, and $Z$ in the grid. [i](1 point)[/i] $\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & & 2 & 9 & 7 & 4 & & & \\ \hline & Z & & & & & & 5 & 7 \\ \hline & & & & & & Y & & \\ \hline & & 4 & & 5 & & & & 2 \\ \hline & & 9 & X & 1 & & 6 & & \\ \hline 8 & & & & 3 & & 4 & & \\ \hline & & & & & & & & \\ \hline 1 & 3 & & & & & & & \\ \hline & & & 6 & 8 & 2 & 9 & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}$ [b]3B.[/b] Let $A$ equal the correct answer from [b]3A[/b]. In triangle $WXY$, $tan \angle YWX= (A + 8) / .5A$, and the altitude from $W$ divides $XY$ into segments of $3$ and $A + 3$. What is the sum of the digits of the square of the area of the triangle? [i](2 points)[/i] [b]3C.[/b] Let $B$ equal the correct answer from [b]3B[/b]. If a student team taking the $2005$ iTest solves $B$ problems correctly, and the probability that this student team makes over a $18$ is $x/y$ where $x$ and $y$ are relatively prime, find $x + y$. Assume that each chain reaction question – all $3$ parts it contains – counts as a single problem. Also assume that the student team does not attempt any tiebreakers. [i](4 points)[/i] [i][Note for problem 3C beacuse you might not know how points are given at that iTest: Part A (aka Short Answer), has 40 problems of 1 point each, total 40 Part B (aka Chain Reaction), has 3 problems of 7,6,7 points each, total 20 Part C (aka Long Answer), has 5 problems of 8 point each, total 40 all 3 parts add to 100 points totally ([url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3176431_itest_2005]here [/url] is that test)][/i] [hide=ANSWER KEY]3A.14 3B. 4 3C. 6563 [/hide]

We say that a positive integer is super odd if all of its digits are odd. For example, 1737 is super odd and 3051 is not. Find an even positive integer that cannot be express as a sum of two super odd numbers and explain why it is not possible to express it thus.

Determine all functions $f : R_+ \to R$ such that:$$f(x)f(y) = f(xy) + \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y}$$ for all $x, y$ positive reals.

Prove that given three positive numbers, we can choose two of them, say $x$ and $y,$ with $x >y$ such that $$\frac{x-y}{1 +xy }<1.$$ Prove also that if the number $1$ that appears in the second member of the previous inequality is replaced by a lower number, even if very close to $1$, the previous proposition is false.

Five students have the first names Clark, Donald, Jack, Robin and Steve, and have the last names (in a different order) Clarkson, Donaldson, Jackson, Robinson and Stevenson. It is known that Clark is $1$ year older than Clarkson, Donald is $2$ years older than Donaldson, Jack is $3$ years older than Jackson, Robin is $4$ years older than Robinson. Who is older, Steve or Stevenson and what is the difference in their ages?