19) Each cell of a $2$ × $5$ grid of unit squares is to be colored white or black. Compute the number of such colorings for which no $2$ × $2$ square is a single color. 20) Let $n$ be a three-digit integer with nonzero digits, not all of which are the same. Define $f(n)$ to be the greatest common divisor of the six integers formed by any permutation of $n$s digits. For example, $f(123) = 3$, because $gcd(123, 132, 213, 231, 312, 321) = 3$. Let the maximum possible value of $f(n)$ be $k$. Find the sum of all $n$ for which $f(n) = k$. 21) Consider a $2$ × $2$ grid of squares. Each of the squares will be colored with one of $10$ colors, and two colorings are considered equivalent if one can be rotated to form the other. How many distinct colorings are there? 22) Find all the roots of the polynomial $x^5 - 5x^4 + 11x^3 -13x^2+9x-3$ 23) Compute the smallest positive integer $n$ for which $0 < \sqrt[4]{n} - \left \lfloor{\sqrt[4]{n}}\right \rfloor < \dfrac{1}{2015}$. 24) Three ants begin on three different vertices of a tetrahedron. Every second, they choose one of the three edges connecting to the vertex they are on with equal probability and travel to the other vertex on that edge. They all stop when any two ants reach the same vertex at the same time. What is the probability that all three ants are at the same vertex when they stop? 25) Let $ABC$ be a triangle that satisfies $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, $AC = 15$. Given a point $P$ in the plane, let $PA$, $PB$, $PC$ be the reflections of $A$, $B$, $C$ across $P$. Call $P$ [i]good[/i] if the circumcircle of $P_A P_B P_C$ intersects the circumcircle of $ABC$ at exactly 1 point. The locus of good points $P$ encloses a region $S$. Find the area of $S$. 26. Let $f : \mathbb{R}^+ \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function satisfying $f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) + 1$ for all positive reals ${x,y}$. If $f(2) = 0$, compute $f(2015)$. 27) Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral with $A = (3,4)$, $B=(9,-40)$, $C = (-5,-12)$, $D = (-7,24)$. Let $P$ be a point in the plane (not necessarily inside the quadrilateral). Find the minimum possible value of $\overline{AP} + \overline{BP} + \overline{CP} + \overline{DP}$.

Suppose that $n$ is a natural number and $n$ is not divisible by $3$. Prove that $(n^{2n}+n^n+n+1)^{2n}+(n^{2n}+n^n+n+1)^n+1$ has at least $2d(n)$ distinct prime factors where $d(n)$ is the number of positive divisors of $n$. [i]proposed by Mahyar Sefidgaran[/i]

Two positive integers $r$ and $k$ are given as is an infinite sequence of positive integers $a_1 \le a_2 \le a_3 \le ..$ such that $\frac{r}{a_r}= k + 1$. Prove that there is a positive integer $t$ such that $\frac{t}{a_t}= k$.

Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=1$. Prove that \[\frac {a}{b} + \frac {a}{c} + \frac {c}{b} + \frac {c}{a} + \frac {b}{c} + \frac {b}{a} + 6 \geq 2\sqrt{2}\left (\sqrt{\frac{1-a}{a}} + \sqrt{\frac{1-b}{b}} + \sqrt{\frac{1-c}{c}}\right ).\] When does equality hold?

Find all real numbers $a,b$ and $c$ such that $a+bc=b+ca=c+ab$.

Let $S$ be the set of all $n$-tuples of real numbers, with the property that among the numbers $x_1,\frac{x_1+x_2}2,\ldots,\frac{x_1+x_2+\ldots+x_n}n$ the least is equal to $0$, and the greatest is equal to $1$. Determine $$\max_{(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)\in S}\max_{1\le i,j\le n}(x_i-x_j)\qquad\text{and}\min_{(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)\in S}\max_{1\le i,j\le n}(x_i-x_j).$$

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ which satisfy $yf(x)+f(y) \geq f(xy)$

[b]p1.[/b] Let $A = \{D,U,K,E\}$ and $B = \{M, A, T,H\}$. How many maps are there from $A$ to $B$? [b]p2.[/b] The product of two positive integers $x$ and $y$ is equal to $3$ more than their sum. Find the sum of all possible $x$. [b]p3.[/b] There is a bag with $1$ red ball and $1$ blue ball. Jung takes out a ball at random and replaces it with a red ball. Remy then draws a ball at random. Given that Remy drew a red ball, what is the probability that the ball Jung took was red? [b]p4.[/b] Let $ABCDE$ be a regular pentagon and let $AD$ intersect $BE$ at $P$. Find $\angle APB$. [b]p5.[/b] It is Justin and his $4\times 4\times 4$ cube again! Now he uses many colors to color all unit-cubes in a way such that two cubes on the same row or column must have different colors. What is the minimum number of colors that Justin needs in order to do so? [b]p6.[/b] $f(x)$ is a polynomial of degree $3$ where $f(1) = f(2) = f(3) = 4$ and $f(-1) = 52$. Determine $f(0)$. [b]p7.[/b] Mike and Cassie are partners for the Duke Problem Solving Team and they decide to meet between $1$ pm and $2$ pm. The one who arrives first will wait for the other for $10$ minutes, the lave. Assume they arrive at any time between $1$ pm and $2$ pm with uniform probability. Find the probability they meet. [b]p8.[/b] The remainder of $2x^3 - 6x^2 + 3x + 5$ divided by $(x - 2)^2$ has the form $ax + b$. Find $ab$. [b]p9.[/b] Find $m$ such that the decimal representation of m! ends with exactly $99$ zeros. [b]p10.[/b] Let $1000 \le n = \overline{DUKE} \le 9999$. be a positive integer whose digits $\overline{DUKE}$ satisfy the divisibility condition: $$1111 | \left( \overline{DUKE} + \overline{DU} \times \overline{KE} \right)$$ Determine the smallest possible value of $n$. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $n \geq 5$ be a positive integer. $a_1, b_1, a_2, b_2, \ldots, a_n, b_n$ are integers. $( a_i, b_i)$ are pairwisely distinct for $i = 1, 2, \ldots, n$, and $|a_1b_2 - a_2b_1| = |a_2b_3 -a_3b_2| = \cdots = |a_{n-1}b_n -a_nb_{n-1}| = 1$. Prove that there exists a pair of indexes $i, j$ satisfying $2 \leq |i - j| \leq n - 2$ and $|a_ib_j -a_jb_i| = 1.$

Given a sequence $ (c_n) $ of natural numbers defined recursively: $ c_1 = 2 $, $ c_{n+1} = \left[ \frac{3}{2}c_n\right] $. Prove that there are infinitely many even numbers and infinitely many odd numbers among the terms of this sequence.

If $ P(x),Q(x),R(x)$, and $ S(x)$ are all polynomials such that \[ P(x^5)\plus{}xQ(x^5)\plus{}x^2R(x^5)\equal{}(x^4\plus{}x^3\plus{}x^2\plus{}x\plus{}1)S(x),\] prove that $ x\minus{}1$ is a factor of $ P(x)$.

Let be two (not necessarily distinct) roots of two rational polynoms (respectively) that are irreducible over the rationals. Prove that these polynoms have the same degree if the sum of those two roots is rational. [i]Bogdan Enescu[/i]

Define a sequence $\{a_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ of real numbers by \[a_1=2,\qquad a_{n+1} = \frac{a_n^2+1}{2}, \text{ for } n\geq 1.\] Prove that \[\sum_{j=1}^{N} \frac{1}{a_j + 1} < 1\] for every natural number $N$.

Let $f:(0,\infty) \rightarrow (0,\infty)$ be a function such that \[ 10\cdot \frac{x+y}{xy}=f(x)\cdot f(y)-f(xy)-90 \] for every $x,y \in (0,\infty)$. What is $f(\frac 1{11})$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 21 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 31 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{There is more than one solution} $

Let $\mathbb{Z}$ be the set of integers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ such that \[xf(2f(y)-x)+y^2f(2x-f(y))=\frac{f(x)^2}{x}+f(yf(y))\] for all $x, y \in \mathbb{Z}$ with $x \neq 0$.

[u]Round 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] Points $A, B, C$, and $D$ lie in a plane with $AB = 6$, $BC = 5$, and $CD = 5$, and $AB$ is perpendicular to $BC$. Point E lies on line $AD$ such that $D \ne E$, $AE = 3$ and $CE = 5$. Find $DE$. [b]p14.[/b] How many ordered pairs of integers $(x,y)$ are solutions to $x^2y = 36 + y$? [b]p15.[/b] Chicken nuggets come in boxes of two sizes, $a$ nuggets per box and $b$ nuggets per box. We know that $899$ nuggets is the largest number of nuggets we cannot obtain with some combination of $a$-sized boxes and $b$-sized boxes. How many different pairs $(a, b)$ are there with $a < b$? [u]Round 6[/u] [b]p16.[/b] You are playing a game with coins with your friends Alice and Bob. When all three of you flip your respective coins, the majority side wins. For example, if Alice, Bob, and you flip Heads, Tails, Heads in that order, then you win. If Alice, Bob, and you flip Heads, Heads, Tails in that order, then you lose. Notice that more than one person will “win.” Alice and Bob design their coins as follows: a value $p$ is chosen randomly and uniformly between $0$ and $1$. Alice then makes a biased coin that lands on heads with probability $p$, and Bob makes a biased coin that lands on heads with probability $1 -p$. You design your own biased coin to maximize your chance of winning without knowing $p$. What is the probability that you win? [b]p17.[/b] There are $N$ distinct students, numbered from $1$ to $N$. Each student has exactly one hat: $y$ students have yellow hats, $b$ have blue hats, and $r$ have red hats, where $y + b + r = N$ and $y, b, r > 0$. The students stand in a line such that all the $r$ people with red hats stand in front of all the $b$ people with blue hats. Anyone wearing red is standing in front of everyone wearing blue. The $y$ people with yellow hats can stand anywhere in the line. The number of ways for the students to stand in a line is $2016$. What is $100y + 10b + r$? [b]p18.[/b] Let P be a point in rectangle $ABCD$ such that $\angle APC = 135^o$ and $\angle BPD = 150^o$. Suppose furthermore that the distance from P to $AC$ is $18$. Find the distance from $P$ to $BD$. [u]Round 7 [/u] [b]p19.[/b] Let triangle $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $|AB| = |AC|$. Let $D$ and $E$ lie on $AB$ and $AC$, respectively. Suppose $|AD| = |BC| = |EC|$ and triangle $ADE$ is isosceles. Find the sum of all possible values of $\angle BAC$ in radians. Write your answer in the form $2 arcsin \left( \frac{a}{b}\right) + \frac{c}{d} \pi$, where $\frac{a}{b}$ and $\frac{c}{d}$ are in lowest terms, $-1 \le \frac{a}{b} \le 1$, and $-1 \le \frac{c}{d} \le 1$. [b]p20.[/b] Kevin is playing a game in which he aims to maximize his score. In the $n^{th}$ round, for $n \ge 1$, a real number between $0$ and $\frac{1}{3^n}$ is randomly generated. At each round, Kevin can either choose to have the randomly generated number from that round as his score and end the game, or he can choose to pass on the number and continue to the next round. Once Kevin passes on a number, he CANNOT claim that number as his score. Kevin may continue playing for as many rounds as he wishes. If Kevin plays optimally, the expected value of his score is $a + b\sqrt{c}$ where $a, b$, and $c$ are integers and $c$ is positive and not divisible by any positive perfect square other than $1$. What is $100a + 10b + c$? [b]p21.[/b] Lisa the ladybug (a dimensionless ladybug) lives on the coordinate plane. She begins at the origin and walks along the grid, at each step moving either right or up one unit. The path she takes ends up at $(2016, 2017)$. Define the “area” of a path as the area below the path and above the $x$-axis. The sum of areas over all paths that Lisa can take can be represented as as $a \cdot {{4033} \choose {2016}}$ . What is the remainder when $a$ is divided by $1000$? PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 1-4 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2782871p24446475]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

For a non-empty finite set $A$ of positive integers, let $\text{lcm}(A)$ denote the least common multiple of elements in $A$, and let $d(A)$ denote the number of prime factors of $\text{lcm}(A)$ (counting multiplicity). Given a finite set $S$ of positive integers, and $$f_S(x)=\sum_{\emptyset \neq A \subset S} \frac{(-1)^{|A|} x^{d(A)}}{\text{lcm}(A)}.$$ Prove that, if $0 \le x \le 2$, then $-1 \le f_S(x) \le 0$.

Solve the system of equations: \[ x+y+z=a \] \[ x^2+y^2+z^2=b^2 \] \[ xy=z^2 \] where $a$ and $b$ are constants. Give the conditions that $a$ and $b$ must satisfy so that $x,y,z$ are distinct positive numbers.

For positive numbers $ a $, $ b $ and $ c $ satisfying the equality $ a + b + c = 1 $, prove the inequality $$ \frac {a ^ 7 + b ^ 7} {a ^ 5 + b ^ 5} + \frac {b ^ 7 + c ^ 7} {b ^ 5 + c ^ 5} + \frac {c ^ 7 + a ^ 7} {c ^ 5 + a ^ 5} \geq \frac {1} {3}. $$

Let be two natural numbers $ b>a>0 $ and a function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ having the following property. $$ f\left( x^2+ay\right)\ge f\left( x^2+by\right) ,\quad\forall x,y\in\mathbb{R} $$ [b]a)[/b] Show that $ f(s)\le f(0)\le f(t) , $ for any real numbers $ s<0<t. $ [b]b)[/b] Prove that $ f $ is constant on the interval $ (0,\infty ) . $ [b]c)[/b] Give an example of a non-monotone such function.

Prove that for arbitrary positive numbers the following inequality holds \[\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c} \leq \frac{a^8 + b^8 + c^8}{a^3b^3c^3}.\]

Prove that there does not exist a polynomial $f(x)$ with integer coefficients for which $f(2008) = 0$ and $f(2010) = 1867$.

Prove that $$\left( \frac{1}{\sqrt1+\sqrt2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt2+\sqrt3}+\frac{1}{\sqrt3+\sqrt4}+...+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2015}+\sqrt{2016}}\right)^2(2017+24\sqrt{14})=2015^2$$

Find all real numbers$ x$ and $y$ such that $$x^2 + y^2 = 2$$ $$\frac{x^2}{2 - y}+\frac{y^2}{2 - x}= 2.$$

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, such that $f(x+y) = f(y) f(x f(y))$ for every two real numbers $x$ and $y$.