Two parallel lines $a$ and $b$ meet two other lines $c$ and $d$. Let $A$ and $A'$ be the points of intersection of $a$ with $c$ and $d$, respectively. Let $B$ and $B'$ be the points of intersection of $b$ with $c$ and $d$, respectively. If $X$ is the midpoint of the line segment $A A'$ and $Y$ is the midpoint of the segment $BB'$, prove that $$|XY| \le \frac{|AB|+|A'B'|}{2}.$$

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle with $ \angle BAC\equal{}60^{\circ}$. The incircle of $ ABC$ is tangent to $ AB$ at $ D$. Construct a circle with radius $ DA$ and cut the incircle of $ ABC$ at $ E$. If $ AF$ is an altitude, prove that $ AE\ge AF$.

Prove that when three circles share the same chord $AB$, every line through $A$ different from $AB$ determines the same ratio $X Y : Y Z$, where $X$ is an arbitrary point different from $B$ on the first circle while $Y$ and $Z$ are the points where AX intersects the other two circles (labeled so that $Y$ is between $X$ and $Z$).

Find all points on the plane such that the sum of the distances of each of the four lines defined by the unit square of that plane is $4$.

$ABCDE$ is convex pentagon. $m(\widehat{B})=m(\widehat{D})=90^\circ$, $m(\widehat{C})=120^\circ$, $|AB|=2$, $|BC|=|CD|=\sqrt3$, and $|ED|=1$. $|AE|=?$ $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3\sqrt3}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2\sqrt3}{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \sqrt3 - 1 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt3 $

Given is a fixed regular pentagon $ABCDE$ with side $1$. Let $M$ be an arbitrary point inside or on it. Let the distance from $M$ to the closest vertex be $r_1$, to the next closest be $r_2$ and so on, so that the distances from $M$ to the five vertices satisfy $r_1\le r_2\le r_3\le r_4\le r_5$. Find (a) the locus of $M$ which gives $r_3$ the minimum possible value, and (b) the locus of $M$ which gives $r_3$ the maximum possible value.

Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AC=BC$, whose incentre is $I$. Let $P$ be a point on the circumcircle of the triangle $AIB$ lying inside the triangle $ABC$. The lines through $P$ parallel to $CA$ and $CB$ meet $AB$ at $D$ and $E$, respectively. The line through $P$ parallel to $AB$ meets $CA$ and $CB$ at $F$ and $G$, respectively. Prove that the lines $DF$ and $EG$ intersect on the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$. [i]Proposed by Hojoo Lee[/i]

Points $A$ and $B$ are chosen on a circle $k$. Let AP and $BQ$ be segments of the same length tangent to $k$, drawn on different sides of line $AB$. Prove that the line $AB$ bisects the segment $PQ$.

Actually, this is an MO I participated in :) but it's really hard to get problems from this year if you don't know some people. P1. Let $f$ be a function satisfying $f(x + 1) + f(x - 1) = \sqrt{2} f(x)$, for all reals $x$. If $f(x - 1) = a$ and $f(x) = b$, determine the value of $f(x + 4)$. [hide=Remarks]We found out that this is the modified version of a problem from LMNAS UGM 2008, Senior High School Level, on its First Round. This is also the same with Arthur Engel's "Problem Solving Strategies" Book, Example Problem E2.[/hide] P2. The sequence of "Sanga" numbers is formed by the following procedure. i. Pick a positive integer $n$. ii. The first term of the sequence $(U_1)$ is $9n$. iii. For $k \geq 2$, $U_k = U_{k-1} - 17$. Sanga$[r]$ is the "Sanga" sequence whose smallest positive term is $r$. As an example, for $n = 3$, the "Sanga" sequence which is formed is $27, 10, -7, -24, -41, \ldots.$ Since the smallest positive term of such sequence is $10$, for $n = 3$, the sequence formed is called Sanga$[10]$. For $n \leq 100$, determine the sum of all $n$ which makes the sequence Sanga$[4]$. P3. The cube $ABCD.EFGH$ has an edge length of 6 cm. Point $R$ is on the extension of line (segment) $EH$ with $EH : ER = 1 : 2$, such that triangle $AFR$ cuts edge $GH$ at point $P$ and cuts edge $DH$ at $Q$. Determine the area of the region bounded by the quadrilateral $AFPQ$. [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/q1h2395046p19649729]P4[/url]. Ten skydivers are planning to form a circle formation when they are in the air by holding hands with both adjacent skydivers. If each person has 2 choices for the colour of his/her uniform to be worn, that is, red or white, determine the number of different colour formations that can be constructed. P5. After pressing the start button, a game machine works according to the following procedure. i. It picks 7 numbers randomly from 1 to 9 (these numbers are integers, not stated but corrected) without showing it on screen. ii. It shows the product of the seven chosen numbes on screen. iii. It shows a calculator menu (it does not function as a calculator) on screen and asks the player whether the sum of the seven chosen numbers is odd or even. iv. Shows the seven chosen numbers and their sum and products. v. Releases a prize if the guess of the player was correct or shows the message "Try again" on screen if the guess by the player was incorrect. (Although the player is not allowed to guess with those numbers, and the machine's procedures are started all over again.) Kiki says that this game is really easy since the probability of winning is greater than $90$%. Explain, whether you agree with Kiki.

In $\triangle ABC$, $AB>AC$. Let $O$ and $I$ be the circumcenter and incenter respectively. Prove that if $\angle AIO = 30^{\circ}$, then $\angle ABC = 60^{\circ}$.

In a triangle $ABC$, $T$ is the centroid and $ \angle TAB = \angle ACT$. Find the maximum possible value of $sin \angle CAT +sin \angle CBT$.

Let $AD, BE$, and $CF$ denote the altitudes of triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Points $E'$ and $F'$ are the reflections of $E$ and $F$ over $AD$, respectively. The lines $BF'$ and $CE'$ intersect at $X$, while the lines $BE'$ and $CF'$ intersect at the point $Y$. Prove that if $H$ is the orthocenter of $\vartriangle ABC$, then the lines $AX, YH$, and $BC$ are concurrent.

Find the smallest $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that if any 5 vertices of a regular $n$-gon are colored red, there exists a line of symmetry $l$ of the $n$-gon such that every red point is reflected across $l$ to a non-red point.

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid with bases $AB$ and $CD$. Points $P$ and $Q$ lie on diagonals $AC$ and $BD$, respectively and $\angle APD = \angle BQC$. Prove that $\angle AQD = \angle BPC$.

Prove that for any triangle $ABC$ there exists a point P in the plane of the triangle and three points $A' , B'$ , and $C'$ on the lines $BC, AC$, and $AB$ respectively such that \[AB \cdot PC'= AC \cdot PB'= BC \cdot PA'= 0.3M^2,\] where $M = max\{AB,AC,BC\}$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $M$ the midpoint of $AB$. Let circumcircles of triangles $CMO$ and $ABC$ intersect at $K$ where $O$ is the circumcenter of $ABC$. Let $P$ be the intersection of lines $OM$ and $CK$. Prove that $\angle{PAK} = \angle{MCB}$.

Let $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ be points on a circle such that $AB=11$ and $CD=19$. Point $P$ is on segment $AB$ with $AP=6$, and $Q$ is on segment $CD$ with $CQ=7$. The line through $P$ and $Q$ intersects the circle at $X$ and $Y$. If $PQ=27$, find $XY$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with orthocenter $H$, incenter $I$ and centroid $S$, and let $d$ be the diameter of the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. Prove the inequality \[9\cdot HS^2+4\left(AH\cdot AI+BH\cdot BI+CH\cdot CI\right)\geq 3d^2,\] and determine when equality holds.

Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram. A variable line $g$ through the vertex $A$ intersects the rays $BC$ and $DC$ at the points $X$ and $Y$, respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the $A$-excenters of the triangles $ABX$ and $ADY$. Show that the angle $\measuredangle KCL$ is independent of the line $g$. [i]Proposed by Vyacheslev Yasinskiy, Ukraine[/i]

Let $ABCD$ be a square and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Let $C ^ \prime$ be the reflection of $C$ wrt to $DM$. The parallel to $AB$ passing through $C ^ \prime$ intersects $AD$ at $R$ and $BC$ at $S$. Show that $$\frac {RC ^ \prime} {C ^\prime S} = \frac {3} {2}$$

The grid below contains five rows with six points in each row. Points that are adjacent either horizontally or vertically are a distance one apart. Find the area of the pentagon shown. [asy] size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.9)); for(int i=0;i<=5;++i){ for(int j=0;j<=4;++j){ dot((i,j)); } } draw((3,0)--(0,1)--(1,4)--(4,4)--(5,2)--cycle); [/asy]

Consider a pyramid with a regular $n$-gon as its base. We colour all the segments connecting two of the vertices of the pyramid except for the sides of the base either red or blue. Show that if $n=9$ then for each such colouring there are three vertices of the pyramid connecting by three segments of the same colour, and that this is not necessarily the case if $n=8$.

In $\triangle {ABC}$, tangents of the circumcircle $\odot {O}$ at $B, C$ and at $A, B$ intersects at $X, Y$ respectively. $AX$ cuts $BC$ at ${D}$ and $CY$ cuts $AB$ at ${F}$. Ray $DF$ cuts arc $AB$ of the circumcircle at ${P}$. $Q, R$ are on segments $AB, AC$ such that $P, Q, R$ are collinear and $QR \parallel BO$. If $PQ^2=PR \cdot QR$, find $\angle ACB$.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $AD$ be the altitude on $BC$, and let $H$ be any interior point on $AD$. Lines $BH,CH$, when extended, intersect $AC,AB$ at $E,F$ respectively. Prove that $\angle EDH=\angle FDH$.

Let $AX,BY,CZ$ be three cevians concurrent at an interior point $D$ of a triangle $ABC$. Prove that if two of the quadrangles $DY AZ,DZBX,DXCY$ are circumscribable, so is the third.