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2017 ISI Entrance Examination, 3

Suppose $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is a function given by $$f(x) =\begin{cases} 1 & \mbox{if} \ x=1 \\ e^{(x^{10}-1)}+(x-1)^2\sin\frac1{x-1} & \mbox{if} \ x\neq 1\end{cases}$$ (a) Find $f'(1)$ (b) Evaluate $\displaystyle \lim_{u\to\infty} \left[100u-u\sum_{k=1}^{100} f\left(1+\frac{k}{u}\right)\right]$.

2012 Online Math Open Problems, 30

The Lattice Point Jumping Frog jumps between lattice points in a coordinate plane that are exactly $1$ unit apart. The Lattice Point Jumping Frog starts at the origin and makes $8$ jumps, ending at the origin. Additionally, it never lands on a point other than the origin more than once. How many possible paths could the frog have taken? [i]Author: Ray Li[/i] [hide="Clarifications"] [list=1][*]The Lattice Jumping Frog is allowed to visit the origin more than twice. [*]The path of the Lattice Jumping Frog is an ordered path, that is, the order in which the Lattice Jumping Frog performs its jumps matters.[/list][/hide]

2008 Princeton University Math Competition, A6

Find the coordinates of the point in the plane at which the sum of the distances from it to the three points $(0, 0)$, $(2, 0)$, $(0, \sqrt{3})$ is minimal.

1980 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 7

The point $M$ varies on the segment $AB$ that measures $2$ m. a) Find the equation and the graphical representation of the locus of the points of the plane whose coordinates, $x$, and $y$, are, respectively, the areas of the squares of sides $AM$ and $MB$ . b) Find out what kind of curve it is. (Suggestion: make a $45^o$ axis rotation). c) Find the area of the enclosure between the curve obtained and the coordinate axes.

2002 Greece National Olympiad, 1

The real numbers $a,b,c$ with $bc\neq0$ satisfy $\frac{1-c^2}{bc}\geq0.$ Prove that $10(a^2+b^2+c^2-bc^3)\geq2ab+5ac.$

1947 Putnam, B3

Let $x,y$ be cartesian coordinates in the plane. $I$ denotes the line segment $1\leq x\leq 3 , y=1.$ For every point $P$ on $I$, let $P'$ denote the point that lies on the segment joining the origin to $P$ and such that the distance $P P'$ is equal to $1 \slash 100.$ As $P$ describes $I$, the point $P'$ describes a curve $C$. Which of $I$ and $C$ has greater length?

2006 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 3

At time $0$, an ant is at $(1,0)$ and a spider is at $(-1,0)$. The ant starts walking counterclockwise around the unit circle, and the spider starts creeping to the right along the $x$-axis. It so happens that the ant's horizontal speed is always half the spider's. What will the shortest distance ever between the ant and the spider be?

2011 AMC 12/AHSME, 17

Circles with radii $1, 2$, and $3$ are mutually externally tangent. What is the area of the triangle determined by the points of tangency? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3}{5} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{4}{5} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{6}{5} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{4}{3} $

1978 IMO Longlists, 32

Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the circumcircle of the square with vertices $(0, 0), (0, 1978), (1978, 0), (1978, 1978)$ in the Cartesian plane. Prove that $\mathcal{C}$ contains no other point for which both coordinates are integers.

2008 AMC 10, 14

Triangle $ OAB$ has $ O \equal{} (0,0)$, $ B \equal{} (5,0)$, and $ A$ in the first quadrant. In addition, $ \angle{ABO} \equal{} 90^\circ$ and $ \angle{AOB} \equal{} 30^\circ$. Suppose that $ \overline{OA}$ is rotated $ 90^\circ$ counterclockwise about $ O$. What are the coordinates of the image of $ A$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \left( \minus{} \frac {10}{3}\sqrt {3},5\right) \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \left( \minus{} \frac {5}{3}\sqrt {3},5\right) \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \left(\sqrt {3},5\right) \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \left(\frac {5}{3}\sqrt {3},5\right) \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \left(\frac {10}{3}\sqrt {3},5\right)$

2002 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 8.2

each cells in a $9\times 9 $ grid is painted either blue or red.two cells are called [i]diagonal neighbors[/i] if their intersection is exactly a point.show that some cell has exactly two red neighbors,or exactly two blue neighbors, or both.

2019 German National Olympiad, 3

In the cartesian plane consider rectangles with sides parallel to the coordinate axes. We say that one rectangle is [i]below[/i] another rectangle if there is a line $g$ parallel to the $x$-axis such that the first rectangle is below $g$, the second one above $g$ and both rectangles do not touch $g$. Similarly, we say that one rectangle is [i]to the right of[/i] another rectangle if there is a line $h$ parallel to the $y$-axis such that the first rectangle is to the right of $h$, the second one to the left of $h$ and both rectangles do not touch $h$. Show that any finite set of $n$ pairwise disjoint rectangles with sides parallel to the coordinate axes can be enumerated as a sequence $(R_1,\dots,R_n)$ so that for all indices $i,j$ with $1 \le i<j \le n$ the rectangle $R_i$ is to the right of or below the rectangle $R_j$

1984 IMO Longlists, 65

A tetrahedron is inscribed in a sphere of radius $1$ such that the center of the sphere is inside the tetrahedron. Prove that the sum of lengths of all edges of the tetrahedron is greater than 6.

2014 AIME Problems, 11

In $\triangle RED, RD =1, \angle DRE = 75^\circ$ and $\angle RED = 45^\circ$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of segment $\overline{RD}$. Point $C$ lies on side $\overline{ED}$ such that $\overline{RC} \perp \overline{EM}$. Extend segment $\overline{DE}$ through $E$ to point $A$ such that $CA = AR$. Then $AE = \tfrac{a-\sqrt{b}}{c},$ where $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime positive integers, and $b$ is a positive integer. Find $a+b+c$.

1960 AMC 12/AHSME, 40

Given right triangle $ABC$ with legs $BC=3$, $AC=4$. Find the length of the shorter [i]angle trisector[/i] from $C$ to the hypotenuse: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{32\sqrt{3}-24}{13}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{12\sqrt{3}-9}{13}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 6\sqrt{3}-8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5\sqrt{10}}{6} \qquad$ $\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{25}{12}$

1990 IberoAmerican, 5

$A$ and $B$ are two opposite vertices of an $n \times n$ board. Within each small square of the board, the diagonal parallel to $AB$ is drawn, so that the board is divided in $2n^{2}$ equal triangles. A coin moves from $A$ to $B$ along the grid, and for every segment of the grid that it visits, a seed is put in each triangle that contains the segment as a side. The path followed by the coin is such that no segment is visited more than once, and after the coins arrives at $B$, there are exactly two seeds in each of the $2n^{2}$ triangles of the board. Determine all the values of $n$ for which such scenario is possible.

1992 Hungary-Israel Binational, 4

We are given a convex pentagon $ABCDE$ in the coordinate plane such that $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, $E$ are lattice points. Let $Q$ denote the convex pentagon bounded by the five diagonals of the pentagon $ABCDE$ (so that the vertices of $Q$ are the interior points of intersection of diagonals of the pentagon $ABCDE$). Prove that there exists a lattice point inside of $Q$ or on the boundary of $Q$.

2016 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

A quadrilateral has vertices $P(a,b)$, $Q(b,a)$, $R(-a, -b)$, and $S(-b, -a)$, where $a$ and $b$ are integers with $a>b>0$. The area of $PQRS$ is $16$. What is $a+b$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 6 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 13$

2020 Princeton University Math Competition, 4

Find the number of points $P \in Z^2$ that satisfy the following two conditions: 1) If $Q$ is a point on the circle of radius $\sqrt{2020}$ centered at the origin such that the line $PQ$ is tangent to the circle at $Q$, then $PQ$ has integral length. 2) The x-coordinate of $P$ is $38$.

1985 National High School Mathematics League, 1

In rectangular coordinate system $xOy, A(x_1,y_1), B(x_2,y_2)$, where $x_1,y_1,x_2,y_2$ are 1-digit-numbers. Intersection angle between $OA$ and $x$-axis positive direction is larger than $\frac{\pi}{4}$, intersection angle between $OB$ and $x$-axis positive direction is smaller than $\frac{\pi}{4}$. Projection of $A$ on $y$-axis is $A'$, projection of $B$ on $x$-axis is $B'$. Area of $\triangle OBB'$ is $33.5$ larger than $\triangle OAA'$. Find all 4-digit-number $\overline{x_1x_2y_1y_2}$.

1990 IMO Longlists, 46

For each $P$ inside the triangle $ABC$, let $A(P), B(P)$, and $C(P)$ be the points of intersection of the lines $AP, BP$, and $CP$ with the sides opposite to $A, B$, and $C$, respectively. Determine $P$ in such a way that the area of the triangle $A(P)B(P)C(P)$ is as large as possible.

2007 National Olympiad First Round, 29

Let $M$ and $N$ be points on the sides $BC$ and $CD$, respectively, of a square $ABCD$. If $|BM|=21$, $|DN|=4$, and $|NC|=24$, what is $m(\widehat{MAN})$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 15^\circ \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 30^\circ \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 37^\circ \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 45^\circ \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 60^\circ $

2015 AMC 12/AHSME, 16

Tetrahedron $ABCD$ has $AB=5$, $AC=3$, $BC=4$, $BD=4$, $AD=3$, and $CD=\tfrac{12}5\sqrt2$. What is the volume of the tetrahedron? $\textbf{(A) }3\sqrt2\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\sqrt5\qquad\textbf{(C) }\dfrac{24}5\qquad\textbf{(D) }3\sqrt3\qquad\textbf{(E) }\dfrac{24}5\sqrt2$

2016 ISI Entrance Examination, 4

Given a square $ABCD$ with two consecutive vertices, say $A$ and $B$ on the positive $x$-axis and positive $y$-axis respectively. Suppose the other vertice $C$ lying in the first quadrant has coordinates $(u , v)$. Then find the area of the square $ABCD$ in terms of $u$ and $v$.

2012 Gulf Math Olympiad, 1

Let $X,\ Y$ and $Z$ be the midpoints of sides $BC,\ CA$, and $AB$ of the triangle $ABC$, respectively. Let $P$ be a point inside the triangle. Prove that the quadrilaterals $AZPY,\ BXPZ$, and $CYPX$ have equal areas if, and only if, $P$ is the centroid of $ABC$.