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$ AA_{1}$, $ BB_{1}$, $ CC_{1}$ are altitudes of an acute triangle $ ABC$. A circle passing through $ A_{1}$ and $ B_{1}$ touches the arc $ AB$ of its circumcircle at $ C_{2}$. The points $ A_{2}$, $ B_{2}$ are defined similarly. Prove that the lines $ AA_{2}$, $ BB_{2}$, $ CC_{2}$ are concurrent.
Given a complex number $z$ such that $z^{13}=1$, find all possible value of $z+z^3+z^4+z^9+z^{10}+z^{12}$.
Let $ z_{1},z_{2},z_{3}$ be three complex numbers of moduli less than or equal to $ 1$. $ w_{1},w_{2}$ are two roots of the equation $ (z \minus{} z_{1})(z \minus{} z_{2}) \plus{} (z \minus{} z_{2})(z \minus{} z_{3}) \plus{} (z \minus{} z_{3})(z \minus{} z_{1}) \equal{} 0$. Prove that, for $ j \equal{} 1,2,3$, $\min\{|z_{j} \minus{} w_{1}|,|z_{j} \minus{} w_{2}|\}\leq 1$ holds.
At the waterpark, Bonnie and Wendy decided to race each other down a waterslide. Wendy won by $0.25$ seconds. If Bonnie’s time was exactly $7.80$ seconds, how long did it take for Wendy to go down the slide? $\textbf{(A)}\ 7.80~ \text{seconds} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8.05~ \text{seconds} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 7.55~ \text{seconds} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7.15~ \text{seconds} \qquad $ $\textbf{(E)}\ 7.50~ \text{seconds}$
Ten points are spaced equally around a circle. How many different chords can be formed by joining any 2 of these points? (A chord is a straight line joining two points on the circumference of a circle.) $\textbf{(A)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 45 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 17 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 66 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 55$
Jean writes five tests and achieves the marks shown on the graph. What is her average mark on these five tests? [asy] draw(origin -- (0, 10.1)); for(int i = 0; i < 11; ++i) { draw((0, i) -- (10.5, i)); label(string(10*i), (0, i), W); } filldraw((1, 0) -- (1, 8) -- (2, 8) -- (2, 0) -- cycle, black); filldraw((3, 0) -- (3, 7) -- (4, 7) -- (4, 0) -- cycle, black); filldraw((5, 0) -- (5, 6) -- (6, 6) -- (6, 0) -- cycle, black); filldraw((7, 0) -- (7, 9) -- (8, 9) -- (8, 0) -- cycle, black); filldraw((9, 0) -- (9, 8) -- (10, 8) -- (10, 0) -- cycle, black); label("Test Marks", (5, 0), S); label(rotate(90)*"Marks out of 100", (-2, 5), W); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 74 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 76 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 64 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 79$
A rectangular field is 80 m long and 60 m wide. If fence posts are placed at the corners and are 10 m apart along the 4 sides of the field, how many posts are needed to completely fence the field? $\textbf{(A)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 26 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 28 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 32$
When the celebrated German mathematician Karl Gauss (1777-1855) was nine years old, he was asked to add all the integers from 1 through 100. He quickly added 1 and 100, 2 and 99, and so on for 50 pairs of numbers each adding in 101. His answer was 50 · 101=5,050. Now find the sum of all the digits in the integers from 1 through 1,000,000 (i.e. all the digits in those numbers, not the numbers themselves).
In a softball league, after each team has played every other team 4 times, the total accumulated points are: Lions 22, Tigers 19, Mounties 14, and Royals 12. If each team received 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and no points for a loss, how many games ended in a tie? $\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 10$
If the numbers $\dfrac{4}{5},81\%$ and $0.801$ are arranged from smallest to largest, the correct order is $\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{4}{5},81\%,0.801 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 81\%,0.801,\dfrac{4}{5} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0.801,\dfrac{4}{5},81\% \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 81\%,\dfrac{4}{5},0.801 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{4}{5},0.801,81\%$
Let $I$ be the center of the incircle of non-isosceles triangle $ABC,A_{1}=AI\cap BC$ and $B_{1}=BI\cap AC.$ Let $l_{a}$ be the line through $A_{1}$ which is parallel to $AC$ and $l_{b}$ be the line through $B_{1}$ parallel to $BC.$ Let $l_{a}\cap CI=A_{2}$ and $l_{b}\cap CI=B_{2}.$ Also $N=AA_{2}\cap BB_{2}$ and $M$ is the midpoint of $AB.$ If $CN\parallel IM$ find $\frac{CN}{IM}$.
In a “Fibonacci” sequence of numbers, each term beginning with the third, is the sum of the previous two terms. The first number in such a sequence is 2 and the third is 9. What is the eighth term in the sequence? $\textbf{(A)}\ 34 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 107 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 152 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 245$
Juan and Mary play a two-person game in which the winner gains 2 points and the loser loses 1 point. If Juan won exactly 3 games and Mary had a final score of 5 points, how many games did they play? $\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 11$
Find the complex numbers $ z$ for which the series \[ 1 \plus{} \frac {z}{2!} \plus{} \frac {z(z \plus{} 1)}{3!} \plus{} \frac {z(z \plus{} 1)(z \plus{} 2)}{4!} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} \frac {z(z \plus{} 1)\cdots(z \plus{} n)}{(n \plus{} 2)!} \plus{} \cdots\] converges and find its sum.
suppose this equation: x <sup>2</sup> +y <sup>2</sup> +z <sup>2</sup> =w <sup>2</sup> . show that the solution of this equation ( if w,z have same parity) are in this form: x=2d(XZ-YW), y=2d(XW+YZ),z=d(X <sup>2</sup> +Y <sup>2</sup> -Z <sup>2</sup> -W <sup>2</sup> ),w=d(X <sup>2</sup> +Y <sup>2</sup> +Z <sup>2</sup> +W <sup>2</sup> )
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $AD\not\parallel BC$. Define the points $E=AD \cap BC$ and $I = AC\cap BD$. Prove that the triangles $EDC$ and $IAB$ have the same centroid if and only if $AB \parallel CD$ and $IC^{2}= IA \cdot AC$. [i]Virgil Nicula[/i]
Susan wants to place 35.5 kg of sugar in small bags. If each bag holds 0.5 kg, how many bags are needed? $\textbf{(A)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 53 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 71$
If two real numbers $ x$ and $ y$ satisfy the equation $ \frac{x}{y} \equal{} x \minus{} y$, then: $ \textbf{(A)}\ {x \ge 4}\text{ and }{x \le 0}\qquad \\ \textbf{(B)}\ {y}\text{ can equal }{1}\qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{both }{x}\text{ and }{y}\text{ must be irrational}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ {x}\text{ and }{y}\text{ cannot both be integers}\qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{both }{x}\text{ and }{y}\text{ must be rational}$
A cube has a volume of $125 ^3$ cm . What is the area of one face of the cube? $\textbf{(A)}\ 20^2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 25^2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 41\frac{2}{3}^2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 75$
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.
Each time a bar of soap is used, its volume decreases by $10\%$. What is the minimum number of times a new bar would have to be used so that less than one-half its volume remains? $\textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 9$
Forty-two cubes with 1 cm edges are glued together to form a solid rectangular block. If the perimeter of the base of the block is 18 cm, then the height, in cm, is $\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{7}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$
$1+\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{8}$ is equal to $\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{15}{8} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1\dfrac{3}{14} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{11}{8} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1\dfrac{3}{4} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{7}{8}$
We define a relation between subsets of $\mathbb R ^n$. $A \sim B\Longleftrightarrow$ we can partition $A,B$ in sets $A_1,\dots,A_n$ and $B_1,\dots,B_n$(i.e $\displaystyle A=\bigcup_{i=1} ^n A_i,\ B=\bigcup_{i=1} ^n B_i, A_i\cap A_j=\emptyset,\ B_i\cap B_j=\emptyset$) and $A_i\simeq B_i$. Say the the following sets have the relation $\sim$ or not ? a) Natural numbers and composite numbers. b) Rational numbers and rational numbers with finite digits in base 10. c) $\{x\in\mathbb Q|x<\sqrt 2\}$ and $\{x\in\mathbb Q|x<\sqrt 3\}$ d) $A=\{(x,y)\in\mathbb R^2|x^2+y^2<1\}$ and $A\setminus \{(0,0)\}$
Let $ z_{1},z_{2},z_{3}$ be three complex numbers of moduli less than or equal to $ 1$. $ w_{1},w_{2}$ are two roots of the equation $ (z \minus{} z_{1})(z \minus{} z_{2}) \plus{} (z \minus{} z_{2})(z \minus{} z_{3}) \plus{} (z \minus{} z_{3})(z \minus{} z_{1}) \equal{} 0$. Prove that, for $ j \equal{} 1,2,3$, $\min\{|z_{j} \minus{} w_{1}|,|z_{j} \minus{} w_{2}|\}\leq 1$ holds.