The diagram shows an octagon consisting of $10$ unit squares. The portion below $\overline{PQ}$ is a unit square and a triangle with base $5$. If $\overline{PQ}$ bisects the area of the octagon, what is the ratio $\frac{XQ}{QY}$? [asy] import graph; size(300); real lsf = 0.5; pen dp = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dp); pen ds = black; pen xdxdff = rgb(0.49,0.49,1); draw((0,0)--(6,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,0)--(0,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,1)--(1,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1,1)--(1,2),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1,2)--(5,2),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((5,2)--(5,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((5,1)--(6,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((6,1)--(6,0),linewidth(1.2pt));draw((1,1)--(5,1),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((1,1)--(1,0),linewidth(1.2pt));draw((2,2)--(2,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((3,2)--(3,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((4,2)--(4,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((5,1)--(5,0),linewidth(1.2pt)); draw((0,0)--(5,1.5),linewidth(1.2pt)); dot((0,0),ds); label("$P$", (-0.23,-0.26),NE*lsf); dot((0,1),ds); dot((1,1),ds); dot((1,2),ds); dot((5,2),ds); label("$X$", (5.14,2.02),NE*lsf); dot((5,1),ds); label("$Y$", (5.12,1.14),NE*lsf); dot((6,1),ds); dot((6,0),ds); dot((1,0),ds); dot((2,0),ds); dot((3,0),ds); dot((4,0),ds); dot((5,0),ds); dot((2,2),ds); dot((3,2),ds); dot((4,2),ds); dot((5,1.5),ds); label("$Q$", (5.14,1.51),NE*lsf); clip((-4.19,-5.52)--(-4.19,6.5)--(10.08,6.5)--(10.08,-5.52)--cycle); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ \frac 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac 12 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac 35 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac 23 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac 34$

An altitude of a convex quadrilateral is a line through the midpoint of a side perpendicular to the opposite side. Show that the four altitudes are concurrent iff the quadrilateral is cyclic.

Let $A$ and $B$ be two distinct points on the circle $\Gamma$, not diametrically opposite. The point $P$, distinct from $A$ and $B$, varies on $\Gamma$. Find the locus of the orthocentre of triangle $ABP$.

In a triangle $ABC$ the area is $18$, the length $AB$ is $5$, and the medians from $A$ and $B$ are orthogonal. Find the lengths of the sides $BC,AC$.

Given a circle, point $A$ on it and point $M$ inside it. We consider the chords $BC$ passing through $M$. Prove that the circles passing through the midpoints of the sides of all the triangles $ABC$ are tangent to a fixed circle.

Let $k_1$ and $k_2$ be two circles that are externally tangent at point $C$. We have a point $A$ on $k_1$ and a point $B$ on $k_2$ such that $C$ is an interior point of segment $AB$. Let $k_3$ be a circle that passes through points $A$ and $B$ and intersects circles $k_1$ and $k_2$ another time at points $M$ and $N$ respectively. Let $k_4$ be the circumscribed circle of triangle $CMN$. Prove that the centres of circles $k_1, k_2, k_3$ and $k_4$ all lie on the same circle.

A convex $1993$-gon is divided into convex $7$-gons. Prove that there are $3$ neighbouring sides of the $1993$-gon belonging to one such $7$-gon. (A vertex of a $7$-gon may not be positioned on the interior of a side of the $1993$-gon, and two $7$-gons either have no common points, exactly one common vertex or a complete common side.) (A Kanel-Belov)

A regular hexagon is cut up into $N$ parallelograms of equal area. Prove that $N$ is divisible by three. (V. Prasolov, I. Sharygin, Moscow)

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral for which $|AD| =|BD|$. Let $M$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. Let $I$ be the incentre of $\triangle BCM$. Let $N$ be the second intersection pointof $AC$ and the circumscribed circle of $\triangle BMI$. Prove that $|AN| \cdot |NC| = |CD | \cdot |BN|$.

Show that if $b = \frac{a+c}{2}$ in the triangle $ABC$, then $\cos (A-C) + 4 \cos B = 3$.

An equilateral triangle $BDE$ is constructed on the diagonal $BD$ of the square $ABCD$, and the point $C$ is located inside the triangle $BDE$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BE$. Find the angle between the lines $MC$ and $DE$. (Dmitry Shvetsov)

Find all isosceles triangles that cannot be cut into three isosceles triangles with the same sides.

Which of the following polygons has the largest area? [asy] size(330); int i,j,k; for(i=0;i<5; i=i+1) { for(j=0;j<5;j=j+1) { for(k=0;k<5;k=k+1) { dot((6i+j, k)); }}} draw((0,0)--(4,0)--(3,1)--(3,3)--(2,3)--(2,1)--(1,1)--cycle); draw(shift(6,0)*((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,1)--(3,1)--(3,2)--(2,1)--(1,1)--(0,2)--cycle)); draw(shift(12,0)*((0,1)--(1,0)--(3,2)--(3,3)--(1,1)--(1,3)--(0,4)--cycle)); draw(shift(18,0)*((0,1)--(2,1)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(2,2)--(1,3)--(1,2)--(0,2)--cycle)); draw(shift(24,0)*((1,0)--(2,1)--(2,3)--(3,2)--(3,4)--(0,4)--(1,3)--cycle)); label("$A$", (0*6+2, 0), S); label("$B$", (1*6+2, 0), S); label("$C$", (2*6+2, 0), S); label("$D$", (3*6+2, 0), S); label("$E$", (4*6+2, 0), S); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\text{A}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{B}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{C}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{D}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{E} $

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $| AB | > | AC |$. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$, let $K$ be the intersection of $AD$ with the internal bisector of angle $B$, Let $M$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ to $CK$ (it could be in the extension of segment $CK$) and$ N$ the intersection of $BM$ and $AK$ (it could be in the extension of the segments). Let $T$ be the intersection of$ AC$ with the line that passes through $N$ and parallel to $DM$. Prove that $BM$ is the internal bisector of the angle $\angle TBC$

Let $E$ and $F$ be the respective midpoints of $BC,CD$ of a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. Segments $AE,AF,EF$ cut the quadrilateral into four triangles whose areas are four consecutive integers. Find the maximum possible area of $\Delta BAD$.

Let $ABC$ be any triangle and $D, E, F$ the midpoints of $BC, CA, AB$. The medians $AD, BE$ and $CF$ intersect at point $S$. At least two of the quadrilaterals $AF SE, BDSF, CESD$ are cyclic. Show that the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral.

Does there exist a regular triangular prism that can be covered (without overlapping) by different equilateral triangles? (One is allowed to bend the triangles around the edges of the prism.)

Let $P$ be a convex polygon in the plane. A real number is assigned to each point in the plane so that the sum of the numbers assigned to the vertices of any polygon similar to $P$ is equal to $0$. Prove that all the assigned numbers are equal to $0$.

$\Phi$ is the union of all triangles that are symmetric of the triangle $ABC$ wrt a point $O$, as point $O$ moves along the triangle's sides. If the area of the triangle is $E$, find the area of $\Phi$.

Circle $k_1$ has radius $10$, externally touching circle $k_2$ with radius $18$. Circle $k_3$ touches both circles, as well as the line $e$ determined by their centres. Let $k_4$ be the circle touching $k_2$ and $k_3$ externally (other than $k_1$) whose center lies on line $e$. What is the radius of $k_4$?

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with $AB=8$ and $AD=20$. Two circles of radius $5$ are drawn with centers in the interior of the rectangle - one tangent to $AB$ and $AD$, and the other passing through both $C$ and $D$. What is the area inside the rectangle and outside of both circles?

A cube of edge length $3$ consists of $27$ unit cubes. Find the number of lines passing through exactly three centers of these $27$ cubes, as well as the number of those passing through exactly two such centers.

A trapezoid has side lengths as indicated in the figure (the sides with length $11$ and $36$ are parallel). Calculate the area of the trapezoid.[img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5PKrqDG37X4/XzcJtCyUv8I/AAAAAAAAMY0/tB0FObJUJdcTlAJc4n6YNEaVIDfQ91-eQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/1995%2BMohr%2Bp1.png[/img]

Let an acute-angled triangle $ABC$'s circumcircle is $S$. $S$'s tangent from $B$ and $C$ intersects at point $M$. A line, lies $M$ and parallel to $[AB]$ intersects with $S$ at points $D$ and $E$, intersect with $[AC]$ at point $F$. Prove that $$[DF]=[FE]$$

In triangle $ABC$, let $\omega$ be the excircle opposite to $A$. Let $D, E$ and $F$ be the points where $\omega$ is tangent to $BC, CA$, and $AB$, respectively. The circle $AEF$ intersects line $BC$ at $P$ and $Q$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AD$. Prove that the circle $MPQ$ is tangent to $\omega$.