How many ordered pairs $(x,y)$ of real numbers satisfy the following system of equations? \begin{align*} x^2+3y&=9\\ (|x|+|y|-4)^2&=1\\ \end{align*} $\textbf{(A)}\: 1\qquad\textbf{(B)} \: 2\qquad\textbf{(C)} \: 3\qquad\textbf{(D)} \: 5\qquad\textbf{(E)} \: 7$

A cubic inch of the newly discovered material madelbromium weighs $5$ ounces. How many pounds will a cubic yard of madelbromium weigh?

$l,m$ are skew lines. Three points $A,B,C$ on line $l$ satisfy that $AB=BC$. Projection of $A,B,C$ on $m$ are $D,E,F$. If $|AD|=\sqrt{15},|BE|=\frac{7}{2}|CF|=\sqrt{10}$, find the distance between $l$ and $m$.

Call a positive integer $n$ an $A-B$ number if the base $A$ and base $B$ representations of $n$ are three-digit numbers that are reverses of each other. For example, $87$ is a $5-6$ number because $87 = 223_6 = 322_5$. Compute the sum of all $7-11$ numbers.

Let $n$ be an even positive integer. An $n$-degree monic polynomial $P(x)$ has $n$ real roots (not necessarily distinct). Suppose $y$ is a positive real number such that for any real number $t<y$, we have $P(t)>0$. Prove that \[P(0)^{\frac{1}{n}}-P(y)^{\frac{1}{n}}\ge y.\]

A circle passes through the vertex of a rectangle $ABCD$ and touches its sides $AB$ and $AD$ at $M$ and $N$ respectively. If the distance from $C$ to the line segment $MN$ is equal to $5$ units, find the area of rectangle $ABCD$.

In each square of a $5 \times 5$ board one of the numbers $2, 3, 4$ or $5$ is written so that the the sum of all the numbers in each row, in each column and on each diagonal is always even. How many ways can we fill the board? Clarification. A $5\times 5$ board has exactly $18$ diagonals of different sizes. In particular, the corners are size $ 1$ diagonals.

Submit a positive integer less than or equal to $15$. Your goal is to submit a number that is close to the number of teams submitting it. If you submit $N$ and the total number of teams at the competition (including your own team) who submit $N$ is $T$, your score will be $\frac{2}{0.5|N-T|+1}$. [i]2020 CCA Math Bonanza Lightning Round #5.4[/i]

Consider a continuous function $f:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for any third degree polynomial function $P:[0,1]\to [0,1]$, we have \[\int_0^1f(P(x))dx=0\] Prove that $f(x)=0,\ (\forall)x\in [0,1]$. [i]Mihai Piticari[/i]

For a curve $ C: y \equal{} x\sqrt {9 \minus{} x^2}\ (x\geq 0)$, (1) Find the maximum value of the function. (2) Find the area of the figure bounded by the curve $ C$ and the $ x$-axis. (3) Find the volume of the solid by revolution of the figure in (2) around the $ y$-axis. Please find the volume without using cylindrical shells for my students. Last Edited.

Points $P,Q,R,S$ are taken on respective edges $AC$, $AB$, $BD$, and $CD$ of a tetrahedron $ABCD$ so that $PR$ and $QS$ intersect at point $N$ and $PS$ and $QR$ intersect at point $M$. The line $MN$ meets the plane $ABC$ at point $L$. Prove that the lines $AL$, $BP$, and $CQ$ are concurrent.

Carl only eats food in the shape of equilateral pentagons. Unfortunately, for dinner he receives a piece of steak in the shape of an equilateral triangle. So that he can eat it, he cuts off two corners with straight cuts to form an equilateral pentagon. The set of possible perimeters of the pentagon he obtains is exactly the interval $[a, b)$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive real numbers. Compute $\frac{a}{b}$ .

In triangle $ABC,$ $AB=BC,$ and let $I$ be the incentre of $\triangle ABC.$ $M$ is the midpoint of segment $BI.$ $P$ lies on segment $AC,$ such that $AP=3PC.$ $H$ lies on line $PI,$ such that $MH\perp PH.$ $Q$ is the midpoint of the arc $AB$ of the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$. Prove that $BH\perp QH.$

Let $f:Z \to N -\{0\}$ such that: $f(x + y)f(x-y) = (f(x)f(y))^2$ and $f(1)\ne 1$. Provethat $\log_{f(1)}f(z)$ is a perfect square for every integer $z$.

[b]p1.[/b] Chris goes to Matt's Hamburger Shop to buy a hamburger. Each hamburger must contain exactly one bread, one lettuce, one cheese, one protein, and at least one condiment. There are two kinds of bread, two kinds of lettuce, three kinds of cheese, three kinds of protein, and six different condiments: ketchup, mayo, mustard, dill pickles, jalape~nos, and Matt's Magical Sunshine Sauce. How many different hamburgers can Chris make? [b]p2.[/b] The degree measures of the interior angles in convex pentagon $NICKY$ are all integers and form an increasing arithmetic sequence in some order. What is the smallest possible degree measure of the pentagon's smallest angle? [b]p3.[/b] Daniel thinks of a two-digit positive integer $x$. He swaps its two digits and gets a number $y$ that is less than $x$. If $5$ divides $x-y$ and $7$ divides $x+y$, find all possible two-digit numbers Daniel could have in mind. [b]p4.[/b] At the Lio Orympics, a target in archery consists of ten concentric circles. The radii of the circles are $1$, $2$, $3$, $...$, $9$, and $10$ respectively. Hitting the innermost circle scores the archer $10$ points, the next ring is worth $9$ points, the next ring is worth 8 points, all the way to the outermost ring, which is worth $1$ point. If a beginner archer has an equal probability of hitting any point on the target and never misses the target, what is the probability that his total score after making two shots is even? [b]p5.[/b] Let $F(x) = x^2 + 2x - 35$ and $G(x) = x^2 + 10x + 14$. Find all distinct real roots of $F(G(x)) = 0$. [b]p6.[/b] One day while driving, Ivan noticed a curious property on his car's digital clock. The sum of the digits of the current hour equaled the sum of the digits of the current minute. (Ivan's car clock shows $24$-hour time; that is, the hour ranges from $0$ to $23$, and the minute ranges from $0$ to $59$.) For how many possible times of the day could Ivan have observed this property? [b]p7.[/b] Qi Qi has a set $Q$ of all lattice points in the coordinate plane whose $x$- and $y$-coordinates are between $1$ and $7$ inclusive. She wishes to color $7$ points of the set blue and the rest white so that each row or column contains exactly $1$ blue point and no blue point lies on or below the line $x + y = 5$. In how many ways can she color the points? [b]p8.[/b] A piece of paper is in the shape of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ with side length $12$. Points $A_B$ and $B_A$ lie on segment $AB$, such that $AA_B = 3$, and $BB_A = 3$. Define points $B_C$ and $C_B$ on segment $BC$ and points $C_A$ and $A_C$ on segment $CA$ similarly. Point $A_1$ is the intersection of $A_CB_C$ and $A_BC_B$. Define $B_1$ and $C_1$ similarly. The three rhombi - $AA_BA_1A_C$,$BB_CB_1B_A$, $CC_AC_1C_B$ - are cut from triangle $ABC$, and the paper is folded along segments $A_1B_1$, $B_1C_1$, $C_1A_1$, to form a tray without a top. What is the volume of this tray? [b]p9.[/b] Define $\{x\}$ as the fractional part of $x$. Let $S$ be the set of points $(x, y)$ in the Cartesian coordinate plane such that $x + \{x\} \le y$, $x \ge 0$, and $y \le 100$. Find the area of $S$. [b]p10.[/b] Nicky likes dolls. He has $10$ toy chairs in a row, and he wants to put some indistinguishable dolls on some of these chairs. (A chair can hold only one doll.) He doesn't want his dolls to get lonely, so he wants each doll sitting on a chair to be adjacent to at least one other doll. How many ways are there for him to put any number (possibly none) of dolls on the chairs? Two ways are considered distinct if and only if there is a chair that has a doll in one way but does not have one in the other. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

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

A magician and his assistant perform in front of an audience of many people. On the stage there is an $8$×$8$ board, the magician blindfolds himself, and then the assistant goes inviting people from the public to write down the numbers $1, 2, 3, 4, . . . , 64$ in the boxes they want (one number per box) until completing the $64$ numbers. After the assistant covers two adyacent boxes, at her choice. Finally, the magician removes his blindfold and has to $“guess”$ what number is in each square that the assistant. Explain how they put together this trick. $Clarification:$ Two squares are adjacent if they have a common side

For which values of the real parameter $r$ the equation $r^2 x^2+2rx+4=28r^2$ has two distinct integer roots?

Find all triplets $(a,b,p)$ where $a,b$ are positive integers and $p$ is a prime number satisfying: $\frac{1}{p}=\frac{1}{a^2}+\frac{1}{b^2}$

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of acute-angled triangle $ABC$ and $M$ be the midpoint of $AH$. Line $BH$ cuts $AC$ at $D$. Consider point $E$ such that $BC$ is the perpendicular bisector of $DE$. Segments $CM$ and $AE$ intersect at $F$. Show that $BF$ is perpendicular to $CM$. [i]Proposed by Germán Puga[/i]

Let $x\leq y\leq z$ be real numbers such that $x+y+z=12$, $x^2+y^2+z^2=54$. Prove that: a) $x\leq 3$ and $z\geq 5$ b) $xy$, $yz$, $zx\in [9,25]$

The roots of the polynomial $10x^3 - 39x^2 + 29x - 6$ are the height, length, and width of a rectangular box (right rectangular prism. A new rectangular box is formed by lengthening each edge of the original box by 2 units. What is the volume of the new box? $\textbf{(A) }\frac{24}{5}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{42}{5}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{81}{5}\qquad\textbf{(D) }30\qquad\textbf{(E) }48$

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. A point $P$ is chosen inside $\triangle ABC$ such that $\angle BPC+\angle BAC=180^{\circ}$. The lines $AP,BP,CP$ intersect $BC,CA,AB$ at $P_A,P_B,P_C$ respectively. Let $X_A$ be the second intersection of the circumcircles of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle AP_BP_C$ . Similarly define $X_B,X_C$. Let $B'$ be the intersection of lines $AX_A,CX_C$, and let $C'$ be the intersection of lines $AX_A,BX_B$. Prove that lines $BB'$ and $CC'$ intersect on the circumcircle of $\triangle AP_BP_C$.

In trapezoid $ ABCD$ with $ \overline{BC}\parallel\overline{AD}$, let $ BC\equal{}1000$ and $ AD\equal{}2008$. Let $ \angle A\equal{}37^\circ$, $ \angle D\equal{}53^\circ$, and $ m$ and $ n$ be the midpoints of $ \overline{BC}$ and $ \overline{AD}$, respectively. Find the length $ MN$.

Let $N$ be the set of natural numbers, and let $f: N \to N$ be a function satisfying $f(x) + f(x + 2) < 2 f(x + 1)$ for any $x \in N$. Prove that there exists a straight line in the $xy$-plane which contains infinitely many points with coordinates $(n,f(n))$.