The maze is an $8 \times 8 $square, each cell contains $1 \times 1$ which has one of four arrows drawn (up, down, right, left). The upper side of the upper right cell is the exit from the maze.In the lower left cell there is a chip that, with each move, moves one square in the direction indicated by the arrow. After each move, the shooter in the cell in which there was just a chip rotates $90^o$ clockwise. If a chip must move, taking it outside the $8 \times 8$ square, it remains in place, and the arrow also rotates $90^o$ clockwise. Prove that sooner or later, the chip will come out of the maze.

Let $\nu$ be an irrational positive number, and let $m$ be a positive integer. A pair of $(a,b)$ of positive integers is called [i]good[/i] if \[a \left \lceil b\nu \right \rceil - b \left \lfloor a \nu \right \rfloor = m.\] A good pair $(a,b)$ is called [i]excellent[/i] if neither of the pair $(a-b,b)$ and $(a,b-a)$ is good. Prove that the number of excellent pairs is equal to the sum of the positive divisors of $m$.

In the following list of numbers, the integer $n$ appears $n$ times in the list for $1 \leq n \leq 200.$ $$1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, …, 200, 200, …, 200$$ What is the median of the numbers in this list? $\textbf{(A)}\ 100.5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 134 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 142 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 150.5 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 167$

A triangle with vertices as $A=(1,3)$, $B=(5,1)$, and $C=(4,4)$ is plotted on a $6\times5$ grid. What fraction of the grid is covered by the triangle? $\textbf{(A) }\frac{1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{5} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{1}{2}$ [asy] draw((1,0)--(1,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((2,0)--(2,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((3,0)--(3,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((4,0)--(4,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((5,0)--(5,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((6,0)--(6,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((0,1)--(6,1),linewidth(.5)); draw((0,2)--(6,2),linewidth(.5)); draw((0,3)--(6,3),linewidth(.5)); draw((0,4)--(6,4),linewidth(.5)); draw((0,5)--(6,5),linewidth(.5)); draw((0,0)--(0,6),EndArrow); draw((0,0)--(7,0),EndArrow); draw((1,3)--(4,4)--(5,1)--cycle); label("$y$",(0,6),W); label("$x$",(7,0),S); label("$A$",(1,3),dir(230)); label("$B$",(5,1),SE); label("$C$",(4,4),dir(50)); [/asy]

Given several numbers, one of them, $a$, is chosen and replaced by the three numbers $\frac{a}{3}, \frac{a}{3}, \frac{a}{3}$. This process is repeated with the new set of numbers, and so on. Originally, there are $1000$ ones, and we apply the process several times. A number $m$ is called [i]good[/i] if there are $m$ or more numbers that are the same after each iteration, no matter how many or what operations are performed. Find the largest possible good number.

Let $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n$ be different real numbers. Prove that \[\sum_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n} \prod_{j \neq i} \frac{1-x_{i} x_{j}}{x_{i}-x_{j}}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} 0, & \text { if } n \text { is even; } \\ 1, & \text { if } n \text { is odd. } \end{array}\right.\]

For $n\geq 2$ , an equilateral triangle is divided into $n^2$ congruent smaller equilateral triangles. Detemine all ways in which real numbers can be assigned to the $\frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{2}$ vertices so that three such numbers sum to zero whenever the three vertices form a triangle with edges parallel to the sides of the big triangle.

Are there positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ such that: a) $a^{2021} + b^{2023} = 11(c^{2022} + d^{2024})$; b) $a^{2022} + b^{2022} = 11(c^{2022} + d^{2022})$?

Find all nonzero integers $a, b, c, d$ with $a>b>c>d$ that satisfy $ab+cd=34$ and $ac-bd=19.$

What is the largest two-digit integer for which the product of its digits is $17$ more than their sum?

Start with a six-digit whole number $X$, and for a new whole number $Y$, by moving the first three digits of $X$ after the last three digits. (For example, if $X = \textbf{154},377$, then $Y = 377,\textbf{154}$.) Show that, when divided by $27$, both $X$ and $Y$ give the same remainder.

A teacher creates a fraction using numbers from $1$ to $12$ (including $12$). He writes some of the numbers on the numerator, and writes $\times$ (multiplication) between each number. Then he writes the rest of the numbers in the denominator and also writes $\times$ between each number. There is at least one number both in numerator and denominator. The teacher ensures that the fraction is equal to the smallest possible integer possible. What is this positive integer, which is also the value of the fraction?

Let $ k>1$ be an integer. Prove that there exists infinitely many natural numbers such as $ n$ such that: \[ n|1^n\plus{}2^n\plus{}\dots\plus{}k^n\]

Let $ N$ be the greatest integer multiple of $ 36$ all of whose digits are even and no two of whose digits are the same. Find the remainder when $ N$ is divided by $ 1000$.

Let $f(m,1)=f(1,n)=1$ for $m\geq 1, n\geq 1$ and let $f(m,n)=f(m-1, n)+ f(m, n-1) +f(m-1 ,n-1)$ for $m>1$ and $n>1$. Also let $$ S(n)= \sum_{a+b=n} f(a,b) \,\,\;\; a\geq 1 \,\, \text{and} \,\; b\geq 1.$$ Prove that $$S(n+2) =S(n) +2S(n+1) \,\, \; \text{for} \, \, n \geq 2.$$

Let $P(X)$ be a nonconstant polynomial with real coefficients such that for every rational number $q{}$ the equation $P(X)=q$ has no irrational solutions. Show that $P(X)$ is a first degree polynomial.

Let $A$ be a non-empty set of integers with the following property: For each $a \in A$, there exist not necessarily distinct integers $b,c \in A$ so that $a=b+c$. (a) Proof that there are examples of sets $A$ fulfilling above property that do not contain $0$ as element. (b) Proof that there exist $a_1,\ldots,a_r \in A$ with $r \ge 1$ and $a_1+\cdots+a_r=0$. (c) Proof that there exist pairwise distinct $a_1,\ldots,a_r$ with $r \ge 1$ and $a_1+\cdots+a_r=0$.

There are six lines in the plane. No two of them are parallel and no point lies on more than three lines. What is the minimum possible number of points that lie on at least two lines?

Let $P(x) = x^{2022} + x^{1011} + 1$. Which of the following polynomials divides $P(x)$? $\textbf{(A)}~x^2 - x + 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}~x^2 + x + 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}~x^4 + 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}~x^6 - x^3 + 1\qquad\textbf{(E)}~x^6 + x^3 + 1$

Let the intersection of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ be point $E$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AE$ and $N$ be the midpoint of $CD$. It's known that $BD$ bisects $\angle ABC$. Prove that $ABCD$ is cyclic if and only if $MBCN$ is cyclic.

The Duke of Squares left to his three sons a square estate, $100\times 100$ square miles, made up of ten thousand $1\times 1$ square mile square plots. The whole estate was divided among his sons as follows. Each son was assigned a point inside the estate. A $1\times 1$ square plot was bequeathed to the son whose assigned point was closest to the center of this square plot. Is it true that, irrespective of the choice of assigned points, each of the regions bequeathed to the sons is connected (that is, there is a path between every two of its points, never leaving the region)?

The distance between Maykop and Belorechensk is $24$ km. Two of three friends need to reach Belorechensk from Maykop and another friend wants to reach Maykop from Belorechensk. They have only one bike, which is initially in Maykop. Each guy may go on foot (with velocity at most $6$ kmph) or on a bike (with velocity at most $18$ kmph). It is forbidden to leave a bike on a road. Prove that all of them may achieve their goals after $2$ hours $40$ minutes. (Only one guy may seat on the bike simultaneously). [i]Folclore[/i]

Solve in the positive real numbers the following system. $$ \left\{\begin{matrix} x^y=2^3\\y^z=3^4\\z^x=2^4 \end{matrix}\right. $$ [i]Aurel Ene[/i]

Let $A=(\alpha_{ij})$ be a $m\,x\,n$ matric and $B=(\beta_{kl})$ be a $n\,x\, m$ matric with $m>n$ . Prove that $D(A\cdot B)=0$.

Let $A_1A_2 . . . A_{12}$ be a regular dodecagon. Equilateral triangles $\vartriangle A_1A_2B_1$, $\vartriangle A_2A_3B_2$, $. . . $, and $\vartriangle A_{12}A_1B_{12}$ are drawn such that points $B_1$, $B_2$,$ . . . $, and B_{12} lie outside dodecagon $A_1A_2 . . . A_{12}$. Then, equilateral triangles $\vartriangle A_1A_2C_1$, $\vartriangle A_2A_3C_2$, $. . .$ , and $\vartriangle A_{12}A_1C_{12}$ are drawn such that points $C_1$, $C_2$, $. . .$ , and $C_{12}$ lie inside dodecagon $A_1A_2 . . . A_{12}$. Compute the ratio of the area of dodecagon $B_1B_2 . . . B_{12}$ to the area of dodecagon $C_1C_2 . . . C_{12}$.