Let $a, b, c$ and $d$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $$\frac{a - b}{b + c}+\frac{b - c}{c + d}+\frac{c - d}{d + a} +\frac{d - a}{a + b } \ge 0 $$

A positive integer $m$ has the property that $m^2$ is expressible in the form $4n^2-5n+16$ where $n$ is an integer (of any sign). Find the maximum value of $|m-n|.$

Find the number of ordered pairs $(a, b)$ of positive integers that are solutions of the following equation: \[a^2 + b^2 = ab(a+b).\]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 90^{\circ}$. Points $D$ and $E$ lie on sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, such that $\angle ABD = \angle DBC$ and $\angle ACE = \angle ECB$. Segments $BD$ and $CE$ meet at $I$. Determine whether or not it is possible for segments $AB$, $AC$, $BI$, $ID$, $CI$, $IE$ to all have integer lengths.

A positive integer $n$ satisfies the equation $(n+1)! + (n+2)! = n! \cdot 440$. What is the sum of the digits of $n$? $\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }5\qquad\textbf{(C) }10\qquad\textbf{(D) }12\qquad\textbf{(E) }15$

The range of function $y=x+\sqrt{x^2-3x+2}(x\in\mathbb{R})$ is________.

In a mathematical competition, in which $6$ problems were posed to the participants, every two of these problems were solved by more than $\frac 25$ of the contestants. Moreover, no contestant solved all the $6$ problems. Show that there are at least $2$ contestants who solved exactly $5$ problems each. [i]Radu Gologan and Dan Schwartz[/i]

Prove that for each positive integer n,the equation $x^{2}+15y^{2}=4^{n}$ has at least $n$ integer solution $(x,y)$

In a football league, whenever a player is transferred from a team $X$ with $x$ players to a team $Y$ with $y$ players, the federation is paid $y-x$ billions liras by $Y$ if $y \geq x$, while the federation pays $x-y$ billions liras to $X$ if $x > y$. A player is allowed to change as many teams as he wishes during a season. Suppose that a season started with $18$ teams of $20$ players each. At the end of the season, $12$ of the teams turn out to have again $20$ players, while the remaining $6$ teams end up with $16,16, 21, 22, 22, 23$ players, respectively. What is the maximal amount the federation may have won during the season?

$a_1,a_2,...,a_9$ are nonnegative reals with sum $1$. Define $S$ and $T$ as below: $$S=\min\{a_1,a_2\}+2\min\{a_2,a_3\}+...+9\min\{a_9,a_1\}$$ $$T=\max\{a_1,a_2\}+2\max\{a_2,a_3\}+...+9\max\{a_9,a_1\}$$ When $S$ reaches its maximum, find all possible values of $T$.

For $\triangle ABC$ and its circumcircle $\omega$, draw the tangents at $B,C$ to $\omega$ meeting at $D$. Let the line $AD$ meet the circle with center $D$ and radius $DB$ at $E$ inside $\triangle ABC$. Let $F$ be the point on the extension of $EB$ and $G$ be the point on the segment $EC$ such that $\angle AFB=\angle AGE=\angle A$. Prove that the tangent at $A$ to the circumcircle of $\triangle AFG$ is parallel to $BC$. [i]Proposed by 61plus[/i]

A triangle has no angle greater than $90^o$. Show that the sum of the medians is greater than four times the circumradius.

Given a complex number $z$ satisfies $\operatorname{Im}(z)=z^2-z$, find all possible values of $|z|$.

Given five $n$-digit binary numbers. For each two numbers their digits coincide exactly on $m$ places. There is no place with the common digit for all the five numbers. Prove that $$2/5 \le m/n \le 3/5$$

A plane intersects a rectangular parallelepiped in a regular hexagon. Prove that the rectangular parallelepiped is a cube.

If $a$ and $b$ are selected uniformly from $\{0,1,\ldots,511\}$ without replacement, the expected number of $1$'s in the binary representation of $a+b$ can be written in simplest from as $\tfrac{m}{n}$. Compute $m+n$.

For any $n$-tuple $a=(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n)\in\mathbb{N}_0^n$ of nonnegative integers, let $d_a$ denote the number of pairs of indices $(i,j)$ such that $a_i-a_j=1.$ Determine the maximum possible value of $d_a$ as $a$ ranges over all elements of $\mathbb{N}_0^n.$

Find the sum of all real solutions to $ (x^2 - 10x - 12)^{x^2+5x+2} = 1 $

Does there exist a positive odd integer $n$ so that there are primes $p_1$, $p_2$ dividing $2^n-1$ with $p_1-p_2=2$?

Let $n$ be a positive integer, the players A and B play the following game: we have $n$ balls with the numbers of $1, 2, 3, 4,...., n$ this balls will be in two boxes with the symbols $\prod$ and $\sum$. In your turn, the player can choose one ball and the player will put this ball in some box, in the final all the balls of the box $\prod$ are multiplied and we will get a number $P$, after this all the balls of the box $\sum$ are added up and we will get a number $Q$(if the box $\prod$ is empty $P = 1$, if the box $\sum$ is empty $Q = 0$). The player(s) play alternately, player A starts, if $P + Q$ is even player A wins, otherwise player B wins. a)If $n= 6$, which player has the winning strategy??? b)If $n = 2012$, which player has the winning strategy???

Let $A=\{1,2,\ldots,2012\}, \: B=\{1,2,\ldots,19\}$ and $S$ be the set of all subsets of $A.$ Find the number of functions $f : S\to B$ satisfying $f(A_1\cap A_2)=\min\{f(A_1),f(A_2)\}$ for all $A_1, A_2 \in S.$

The expression $\sin2^\circ\sin4^\circ\sin6^\circ\cdots\sin90^\circ$ is equal to $p\sqrt{5}/2^{50}$, where $p$ is an integer. Find $p$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. The points $K, L,$ and $M$ lie on the segments $BC, CA,$ and $AB,$ respectively, such that the lines $AK, BL,$ and $CM$ intersect in a common point. Prove that it is possible to choose two of the triangles $ALM, BMK,$ and $CKL$ whose inradii sum up to at least the inradius of the triangle $ABC$. [i]Proposed by Estonia[/i]

Let $VA_1A_2\ldots A_n$ be a pyramid, where $n\ge 4$. A plane $\Pi$ intersects the edges $VA_1,VA_2,\ldots, VA_n$ at the points $B_1,B_2,\ldots,B_n$ respectively such that the polygons $A_1A_2\ldots A_n$ and $B_1B_2\ldots B_n$ are similar. Prove that the plane $\Pi$ is parallel to the plane containing the base $A_1A_2\ldots A_n$. [i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]

Two polynomials $P(x)=x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx+d$ and $Q(x)=x^2+px+q$ have real coefficients, and $I$ is an interval on the real line of length greater than $2$. Suppose $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ take negative values on $I$, and they take non-negative values outside $I$. Prove that there exists a real number $x_0$ such that $P(x_0)<Q(x_0)$.