Two circles $\omega , \Omega$ intersect in distinct points $A,B$ a line through $B$ intersects $\omega , \Omega$ in $C,D$ respectively such that $B$ lies between $C,D$ another line through $B$ intersects $\omega , \Omega$ in $E,F$ respectively such that $E$ lies between $B,F$ and $FE=CD$. Furthermore $CF$ intersects $\omega , \Omega$ in $P,Q$ respectively and $M,N$ are midpoints of the arcs $PB,QB$. Prove that $CNMF$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.

Let points $M$ and $N$ lie on sides $AB$ and $BC$ of triangle $ABC$ in such a way that $MN||AC$. Points $M'$ and $N'$ are the reflections of $M$ and $N$ about $BC$ and $AB$ respectively. Let $M'A$ meet $BC$ at $X$, and let $N'C$ meet $AB$ at $Y$. Prove that $A,C,X,Y$ are concyclic.

There is three-dimensional space. For every integer $n$ we build planes $ x \pm y\pm z = n$. All space is divided on octahedrons and tetrahedrons. Point $(x_0,y_0,z_0)$ has rational coordinates but not lies on any plane. Prove, that there is such natural $k$ , that point $(kx_0,ky_0,kz_0)$ lies strictly inside the octahedron of partition.

A cube whose edge is $1$ is intersected by a plane that does not pass through any of its vertices, and its edges intersect only at points that are the midpoints of these edges. Find the area of the formed section. Consider all possible cases. (Alexander Shkolny)

In the diagram below, how many rectangles can be drawn using the grid lines which contain none of the letters $N$, $I$, $M$, $O$? [asy] size(4cm); for(int i=0;i<6;++i)draw((i,0)--(i,5)^^(0,i)--(5,i)); label("$N$", (1.5, 2.5)); label("$I$", (2.5, 3.5)); label("$M$", (3.5, 2.5)); label("$O$", (2.5, 1.5)); [/asy] [i]Proposed by Michael Tang[/i]

Let $P,Q,R$ be points on the sides $BC,CA,AB$ respectively of a triangle $ABC$. Suppose that $BQ$ and $CR$ meet at $A', AP$ and $CR$ meet at $B'$, and $AP$ and $BQ$ meet at $C'$, such that $AB' = B'C', BC' =C'A'$, and $CA'= A'B'$. Compute the ratio of the area of $\triangle PQR$ to the area of $\triangle ABC$.

How many triangles with positive area are there whose vertices are points in the $xy$-plane whose coordinates are integers $(x,y)$ satisfying $1 \le x \le 4$ and $1 \le y \le 4$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 496 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 500 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 512 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 516 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 560 $

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral whose sides $AD$ and $BC$ are not parallel. Suppose that the circles with diameters $AB$ and $CD$ meet at points $E$ and $F$ inside the quadrilateral. Let $\omega_E$ be the circle through the feet of the perpendiculars from $E$ to the lines $AB,BC$ and $CD$. Let $\omega_F$ be the circle through the feet of the perpendiculars from $F$ to the lines $CD,DA$ and $AB$. Prove that the midpoint of the segment $EF$ lies on the line through the two intersections of $\omega_E$ and $\omega_F$. [i]Proposed by Carlos Yuzo Shine, Brazil[/i]

Pyramid $OABCD$ has square base $ABCD,$ congruent edges $\overline{OA}, \overline{OB}, \overline{OC},$ and $\overline{OD},$ and $\angle AOB=45^\circ.$ Let $\theta$ be the measure of the dihedral angle formed by faces $OAB$ and $OBC.$ Given that $\cos \theta=m+\sqrt{n},$ where $m$ and $n$ are integers, find $m+n.$

In right angled triangle $ABC$ point $D$ is midpoint of hypotenuse, and $E$ and $F$ are points on shorter sides $AC$ and $BC$, respectively, such that $DE \perp DF$. Prove that $EF^2=AE^2+BF^2$

$E$ and $F$ are interior points of convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ such that $AE = BE$, $CE = DE$, $\angle AEB = \angle CED$, $AF = DF$, $BF = CF$, $\angle AFD = \angle BFC$. Prove that $\angle AFD + \angle AEB = \pi$.

Let $ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon such that $\angle B+\angle D+\angle F=360^{\circ }$ and \[ \frac{AB}{BC} \cdot \frac{CD}{DE} \cdot \frac{EF}{FA} = 1. \] Prove that \[ \frac{BC}{CA} \cdot \frac{AE}{EF} \cdot \frac{FD}{DB} = 1. \]

Let skew lines $PM, QN$ be given such that $PM\perp PQ\perp QN$. Let a plane $\sigma\perp PQ$ containing the midpoint $O$ of segment $PQ$ be given and in it a circle $k$ with center $O$ and given radius $r$. Consider all segments $XY$ with endpoint $X, Y$ on lines $PM, QN$, respectively, which contain a point of $k$. Show that segments $XY$ have the same length. Find the locus of all such points $X$.

[b]p1.[/b] What is the smallest positive integer divisible by $20$, $12$, and $13$? [b]p2.[/b] Two circles of radius $5$ are placed in the plane such that their centers are $7$ units apart. What is the largest possible distance between a point on one circle and a point on the other? [b]p3.[/b] In a magic square, all the numbers in the rows, columns, and diagonals sum to the same value. How many $2\times 2$ magic squares containing the integers $\{1, 2, 3, 4\}$ are there? [b]p4.[/b] Ethan's sock drawer contains two pairs of white socks and one pair of red socks. Ethan picks two socks at random. What is the probability that he picks two white socks? [b]p5.[/b] The sum of the time on a digital clock is the sum of the digits displayed on the screen. For example, the sum of the time at $10:23$ would be $6$. Assuming the clock is a $12$ hour clock, what is the greatest possible positive difference between the sum of the time at some time and the sum of the time one minute later? [b]p6.[/b] Given the expression $1 \div 2 \div 3 \div 4$, what is the largest possible resulting value if one were to place parentheses $()$ somewhere in the expression? [b]p7.[/b] At a convention, there are many astronomers, astrophysicists, and cosmologists. At $first$, all the astronomers and astrophysicists arrive. At this point, $\frac35$ of the people in the room are astronomers. Then, all the cosmologists come, so now, $30\%$ of the people in the room are astrophysicists. What fraction of the scientists are cosmologists? [b]p8.[/b] At $10:00$ AM, a minuteman starts walking down a $1200$-step stationary escalator at $40$ steps per minute. Halfway down, the escalator starts moving up at a constant speed, while the minuteman continues to walk in the same direction and at the same pace that he was going before. At $10:55$ AM, the minuteman arrives back at the top. At what speed is the escalator going up, in steps per minute? [b]p9.[/b] Given that $x_1 = 57$, $x_2 = 68$, and $x_3 = 32$, let $x_n = x_{n-1} -x_{n-2} +x_{n-3}$ for $n \ge 4$. Find $x_{2013}$. [b]p10.[/b] Two squares are put side by side such that one vertex of the larger one coincides with a vertex of the smaller one. The smallest rectangle that contains both squares is drawn. If the area of the rectangle is $60$ and the area of the smaller square is $24$, what is the length of the diagonal of the rectangle? [b]p11.[/b] On a dield trip, $2$ professors, $4$ girls, and $4$ boys are walking to the forest to gather data on butterflies. They must walk in a line with following restrictions: one adult must be the first person in the line and one adult must be the last person in the line, the boys must be in alphabetical order from front to back, and the girls must also be in alphabetical order from front to back. How many such possible lines are there, if each person has a distinct name? [b]p12.[/b] Flatland is the rectangle with vertices $A, B, C$, and $D$, which are located at $(0, 0)$, $(0, 5)$, $(5, 5)$, and $(5, 0)$, respectively. The citizens put an exact map of Flatland on the rectangular region with vertices $(1, 2)$, $(1, 3)$, $(2, 3)$, and $(2, 2)$ in such a way so that the location of $A$ on the map lies on the point $(1, 2)$ of Flatland, the location of $B$ on the map lies on the point $(1, 3)$ of Flatland, the location of C on the map lies on the point $(2, 3)$ of Flatland, and the location of D on the map lies on the point $(2, 2)$ of Flatland. Which point on the coordinate plane is thesame point on the map as where it actually is on Flatland? [b]p13.[/b] $S$ is a collection of integers such that any integer $x$ that is present in $S$ is present exactly $x$ times. Given that all the integers from $1$ through $22$ inclusive are present in $S$ and no others are, what is the average value of the elements in $S$? [b]p14.[/b] In rectangle $PQRS$ with $PQ < QR$, the angle bisector of $\angle SPQ$ intersects $\overline{SQ}$ at point $T$ and $\overline{QR }$ at $U$. If $PT : TU = 3 : 1$, what is the ratio of the area of triangle $PTS$ to the area of rectangle $PQRS$? [b]p15.[/b] For a function $f(x) = Ax^2 + Bx + C$, $f(A) = f(B)$ and $A + 6 = B$. Find all possible values of $B$. [b]p16.[/b] Let $\alpha$ be the sum of the integers relatively prime to $98$ and less than $98$ and $\beta$ be the sum of the integers not relatively prime to $98$ and less than $98$. What is the value of $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$ ? [b]p17.[/b] What is the value of the series $\frac{1}{3} + \frac{3}{9} + \frac{6}{27} + \frac{10}{81} + \frac{15}{243} + ...$? [b]p18.[/b] A bug starts at $(0, 0)$ and moves along lattice points restricted to $(i, j)$, where $0 \le i, j \le 2$. Given that the bug moves $1$ unit each second, how many different paths can the bug take such that it ends at $(2, 2)$ after $8$ seconds? [b]p19.[/b] Let $f(n)$ be the sum of the digits of $n$. How many different values of $n < 2013$ are there such that $f(f(f(n))) \ne f(f(n))$ and $f(f(f(n))) < 10$? [b]p20.[/b] Let $A$ and $B$ be points such that $\overline{AB} = 14$ and let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be circles centered at $A$ and $B$ with radii $13$ and $15$, respectively. Let $C$ be a point on $\omega_1$ and $D$ be a point on $\omega_2$ such that $\overline{CD}$ is a common external tangent to $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$. Let $P$ be the intersection point of the two circles that is closer to $\overline{CD}$. If $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{CD}$, what is the length of segment $\overline{PM}$? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $AD,BE,CF$ be its altitudes . $FA_{1},DB_{1},EC_{1}$ are perpendicular segments to $BC,AC,AB$ respectively. Prove that : $ABC$~$A_{1}B_{1}C_{1}$

In three houses $A,B$ and $C$, forming a right triangle with the legs $AC=30$ and $CB=40$, live three beetles $a,b$ and $c$, capable of moving at speeds of $2, 3$ and $4$, respectively. Suppose that you simultaneously release these bugs from point $M$ and mark the time after which beetles reach their homes. Find on the plane such a point $M$, where is the last time to reach the house a bug would be minimal.

Given is a square $ABCD$ with side length $1$. Points $K$, $L$, $M$, and $N$, distinct from the vertices of the square, lie on segments $AB$, $BC$, $CD$, and $DA$, respectively. Prove that the perimeter of at least one of the triangles $ANK$, $BKL$, $CLM$, $DMN$ is less than $2$.

Define a convex quadrilateral $\mathcal{P}$ on the plane. In a turn, it is allowed to take some vertex of $\mathcal{P}$, move it perpendicular to the current diagonal of $\mathcal{P}$ not containing it, so long as it never crosses that diagonal. Initially $\mathcal{P}$ is a parallelogram and after several turns, it is similar but not congruent to its original shape. Show that $\mathcal P$ is a rhombus. [i]Proposed by Evan Chang (squareman), USA[/i]

Consider a triangle $ABC$, inscribed in $O$ and $\angle A < \angle B$. Some point $P$ outside the circle satisfies $$\angle A=\angle PBA =180^{\circ}- \angle PCB$$ Let $D$ be the intersection of line $PB$ and $O$(different from $B$), and $Q$ the intersection of the tangent line of $O$ passing through $A$ and line $CD$. Show that $CQ : AB=AQ^2:AD^2$.

In the quadrilateral $ABCD$, angles $B$ and $C$ are equal to $120^o$, $AB = CD = 1$, $CB = 4$. Find the length $AD$.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Let $C^{\prime}$ and $A^{\prime}$ be the reflections of its vertices $C$ and $A$, respectively, in the altitude of triangle $ABC$ issuing from $B$. The perpendicular to the line $BA^{\prime}$ through the point $C^{\prime}$ intersects the line $BC$ at $U$; the perpendicular to the line $BC^{\prime}$ through the point $A^{\prime}$ intersects the line $BA$ at $V$. Prove that $UV \parallel CA$. Darij

Point $S$ is the midpoint of arc $ACB$ of the circumscribed circle $k$ around triangle $ABC$ with $AC>BC$. Let $I$ be the incenter of triangle $ABC$. Line $SI$ intersects $k$ again at point $T$. Let $D$ be the reflection of $I$ across $T$ and $M$ be the midpoint of side $AB$. Line $IM$ intersects the line through $D$, parallel to $AB$, at point $E$. Prove that $AE=BD$.

Let $K $ be a convex set in the $xy$-plane, symmetric with respect to the origin and having area greater than $4 $. Prove that there exists a point $(m, n) \neq (0, 0)$ in $K$ such that $m$ and $n$ are integers.

In a quadrilateral $ABCD$ of area $1$, the parallel sides $BC$ and $AD$ are in the ratio $1 :2$ . $K$ is the midpoint of the diagonal $AC$ and $L$ is the point of intersection of the line $DK$ and the side $AB$. Determine the area of the quadrilateral $BCKL$ . (M G Sonkin)

A cube consisting of $(2N)^3$ unit cubes is pierced by several needles parallel to the edges of the cube (each needle pierces exactly $2N$ unit cubes). Each unit cube is pierced by at least one needle. Let us call any subset of these needles “regular” if there are no two needles in this subset that pierce the same unit cube. a) Prove that there exists a regular subset consisting of $2N^2$ needles such that all of them have either the same direction or two different directions. b) What is the maximum size of a regular subset that does exist for sure? (Nikita Gladkov, Alexandr Zimin)