We define an operation $\oplus$ on the set $\{0, 1\}$ by \[ 0 \oplus 0 = 0 \,, 0 \oplus 1 = 1 \,, 1 \oplus 0 = 1 \,, 1 \oplus 1 = 0 \,.\] For two natural numbers $a$ and $b$, which are written in base $2$ as $a = (a_1a_2 \ldots a_k)_2$ and $b = (b_1b_2 \ldots b_k)_2$ (possibly with leading 0's), we define $a \oplus b = c$ where $c$ written in base $2$ is $(c_1c_2 \ldots c_k)_2$ with $c_i = a_i \oplus b_i$, for $1 \le i \le k$. For example, we have $7 \oplus 3 = 4$ since $ 7 = (111)_2$ and $3 = (011)_2$. For a natural number $n$, let $f(n) = n \oplus \left[ n/2 \right]$, where $\left[ x \right]$ denotes the largest integer less than or equal to $x$. Prove that $f$ is a bijection on the set of natural numbers.

Let $p = 10009$ be a prime number. Determine the number of ordered pairs of integers $(x,y)$ such that $1\le x,y \le p$ and $x^3-3xy+y^3+1$ is divisible by $p$.

Find all polynomials of degree 3, such that for each $x,y\geq 0$: \[p(x+y)\geq p(x)+p(y)\]

$ABC$ is an isosceles triangle such that $\angle{ABC}=90^\circ$ and $AB=2$. $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$ and $E$ is on $AC$ such that the area of $AEDB$ is twice the area of $ECD$. Find the length of $DE$.

Solve the equation $x^2 +7=2^n$ in integers.

Joe the Jaguar is on an infinite grid of unit squares, starting at the centre of one of them. At the $k$-th minute, Joe must jump a distance of $k$ units in any direction. For which $n$ is it possible for Joe to be inside or on the edge of the starting square after $n$ minutes?

Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,...$ be an infinite sequence of positive integers. Suppose that a sequence $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of positive integers satisfies $a_1=1$ and \[a_{n}=\sum_{n\neq d|n}a_d\] for every integer $n>1$. Prove that the exist infinitely many integers $k$ such that $a_k=k$.

[b]p1.[/b] Find the smallest whole number $n \ge 2$ such that the product $(2^2 - 1)(3^2 - 1) ... (n^2 - 1)$ is the square of a whole number. [b]p2.[/b] The figure below shows a $ 10 \times 10$ square with small $2 \times 2$ squares removed from the corners. What is the area of the shaded region? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/5/a829487cc5d937060e8965f6da3f4744ba5588.png[/img] [b]p3.[/b] Three cars are racing: a Ford $[F]$, a Toyota $[T]$, and a Honda $[H]$. They began the race with $F$ first, then $T$, and $H$ last. During the race, $F$ was passed a total of $3$ times, $T$ was passed $5$ times, and $H$ was passed $8$ times. In what order did the cars finish? [b]p4.[/b] There are $11$ big boxes. Each one is either empty or contains $8$ medium-sized boxes inside. Each medium box is either empty or contains $8$ small boxes inside. All small boxes are empty. Among all the boxes, there are a total of $102$ empty boxes. How many boxes are there altogether? [b]p5.[/b] Ann, Mary, Pete, and finally Vlad eat ice cream from a tub, in order, one after another. Each eats at a constant rate, each at his or her own rate. Each eats for exactly the period of time that it would take the three remaining people, eating together, to consume half of the tub. After Vlad eats his portion there is no more ice cream in the tube. How many times faster would it take them to consume the tub if they all ate together? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

A barn with a flat roof is rectangular in shape, $ 10$ yd. wide, $ 13$ yd. long and 5 yd. high. It is to be painted inside and outside, and on the ceiling, but not on the roof or floor. The total number of sq. yd. to be painted is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 360 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 460 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 490 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 590 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 720$

A Physicist for Fun discovered three types of very peculiar particles, and classified them as $P$, $H$ and $I$ particles. After months of study, this physicist discovered that he can join such particles and obtain new particles, according to the following operations: • A $P$ particle with an $H$ particle turns into one $I$ particle; • A $P$ particle with an $I$ particle turns into two $P$ particles and one $H$ particle; • An $H$ particle with an $I$ particle turns into four $P$ particles; Nothing happens when we try to join particles of the same type. It is also known that the physicist has $22$ $P$ particles, $21$ $H$ particles and $20$ $I$ particles. (a) After a finite number of operations, what is the largest possible number of particles that can be obtained? And what is the smallest possible number of particles? (b) Is it possible, after a finite number of operations, to obtain $22$ $P$ particles, $20$ $H$ particles, and $21$ $I$ particles? (c) Is it possible, after a finite number of operations, to obtain $34$ $H$ particles and $21$ $I$ particles?

Prove that if $a$ is an integer relatively prime with $35$ then $(a^4 - 1)(a^4 + 15a^2 + 1) \equiv 0$ mod $35$.

In a certain circle, the chord of a $d$-degree arc is 22 centimeters long, and the chord of a $2d$-degree arc is 20 centimeters longer than the chord of a $3d$-degree arc, where $d<120.$ The length of the chord of a $3d$-degree arc is $-m+\sqrt{n}$ centimeters, where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers. Find $m+n.$

Triangle $AB_0C_0$ has side lengths $AB_0 = 12$, $B_0C_0 = 17$, and $C_0A = 25$. For each positive integer $n$, points $B_n$ and $C_n$ are located on $\overline{AB_{n-1}}$ and $\overline{AC_{n-1}}$, respectively, creating three similar triangles $\triangle AB_nC_n \sim \triangle B_{n-1}C_nC_{n-1} \sim \triangle AB_{n-1}C_{n-1}$. The area of the union of all triangles $B_{n-1}C_nB_n$ for $n\geq1$ can be expressed as $\tfrac pq$, where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $q$.

Several people came to the congress, each of whom has a certain number of tattoos on both hands. There are $n{}$ types of tattoos, and each of the $n{}$ types is found on the hands of at least $k{}$ people. For which pairs $(n, k)$ is it always possible for each participant to raise one of their hands so that all $n{}$ types of tattoos are present on the raised hands?

Determine all triples $(x, y,z)$ consisting of three distinct real numbers, that satisfy the following system of equations: $\begin {cases}x^2 + y^2 = -x + 3y + z \\ y^2 + z^2 = x + 3y - z \\ x^2 + z^2 = 2x + 2y - z \end {cases}$

Let $n$ integers on the real axis be colored. Determine for which positive integers $k$ there exists a family $K$ of closed intervals with the following properties: i) The union of the intervals in $K$ contains all of the colored points; ii) Any two distinct intervals in $K$ are disjoint; iii) For each interval $I$ at $K$ we have ${{a}_{I}}=k.{{b}_{I}}$, where ${{a}_{I}}$ denotes the number of integers in $I$, and ${{b}_{I}}$ the number of colored integers in $I$.

Call a tuple $(b_m, b_{m+1},..., b_n)$ of integers perfect if both following conditions are fulfilled: 1. There exists an integer $a > 1$ such that $b_k = a^k + 1$ for all $k = m, m + 1,..., n$ 2. For all $k = m, m + 1,..., n,$ there exists a prime number $q$ and a non-negative integer $t$ such that $b_k = q^t$. Prove that if $n - m$ is large enough then there is no perfect tuples, and find all perfect tuples with the maximal number of components.

$k$ is an integer. We define the sequence $\{a_n\}_{n=0}^{\infty}$ like this: \[a_0=0,\ \ \ a_1=1,\ \ \ a_n=2ka_{n-1}-(k^2+1)a_{n-2}\ \ (n \geq 2)\] $p$ is a prime number that $p\equiv 3(\mbox{mod}\ 4)$ a) Prove that $a_{n+p^2-1}\equiv a_n(\mbox{mod}\ p)$ b) Prove that $a_{n+p^3-p}\equiv a_n(\mbox{mod}\ p^2)$

Given an acute $\vartriangle ABC$ whose orthocenter is denoted by $H$. A line $\ell$ passes $H$ and intersects $AB,AC$ at $P ,Q$ such that $H$ is the mid-point of $P,Q$. Assume the other intersection of the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ with the circumcircle of $\vartriangle APQ$ is $X$. Let $C'$ is the symmetric point of $C$ with respect to $X$ and $Y$ is the another intersection of the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ and $AO$, where O is the circumcenter of $\vartriangle APQ$. Show that $CY$ is tangent to circumcircle of $\vartriangle BCC'$. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-itG6m1ipAfE/XndLDUtSf7I/AAAAAAAALfc/iZahX6yNItItRSXkDYNofR5hKApyFH84gCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/2018%2Bimoc%2Bg3.png[/img]

When the roots of the polynomial \[P(x)=\prod_{i=1}^{10}(x-i)^{i}\] are removed from the real number line, what remains is the union of $11$ disjoint open intervals. On how many of those intervals is $P(x)$ positive? $\textbf{(A)}~3\qquad\textbf{(B)}~4\qquad\textbf{(C)}~5\qquad\textbf{(D)}~6\qquad\textbf{(E)}~7$

Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ such that for positive integers $a$ and $b,$ \[f(a^2 + b^2) = f(a)f(b) \text{ and } f(a^2) = f(a)^2.\]

A book contains $30$ stories. Each story has a different number of pages under $31$. The first story starts on page $1$ and each story starts on a new page. What is the largest possible number of stories that can begin on odd page numbers?

The parabola $y = x^2$ intersects a circle at exactly two points $A$ and $B$. If their tangents at $A$ coincide, must their tangents at $B$ also coincide?

$f(x)$ is a real valued function defined for $x \geq 0$ such that $f(0) = 0$, $f(x+1)=f(x)+\sqrt{x}$ for all $x$, and \[ f(x) < \frac{1}{2}f\left(x - \frac{1}{2}\right)+\frac{1}{2}f\left(x + \frac{1}{2}\right) \quad \text{for all} \quad x \geq \frac{1}{2} \] Show that $f\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$ is uniquely determined.

a) Show that it is possible to pair off the numbers $1,2,3,\ldots ,10$ so that the sums of each of the five pairs are five different prime numbers. b) Is it possible to pair off the numbers $1,2,3,\ldots ,20$ so that the sums of each of the ten pairs are ten different prime numbers?