The triangle $ ABC$ has vertices in such manner that $ AB \equal{} 3, BC \equal{} 4,$ and $ AC \equal{} 5$. The inscribed circle is tangent to $ AB$ in $ C'$, $ BC$ in $ A'$ and $ AC$ in $ B'.$ What is the ratio between the area of the triangles $ A'B'C'$ and $ ABC$? A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 2/9 D. 4/21 E. 5/24

The two squares shown share the same center $O$ and have sides of length 1. The length of $\overline{AB}$ is $43/99$ and the area of octagon $ABCDEFGH$ is $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$ [asy] real alpha = 25; pair W=dir(225), X=dir(315), Y=dir(45), Z=dir(135), O=origin; pair w=dir(alpha)*W, x=dir(alpha)*X, y=dir(alpha)*Y, z=dir(alpha)*Z; draw(W--X--Y--Z--cycle^^w--x--y--z--cycle); pair A=intersectionpoint(Y--Z, y--z), C=intersectionpoint(Y--X, y--x), E=intersectionpoint(W--X, w--x), G=intersectionpoint(W--Z, w--z), B=intersectionpoint(Y--Z, y--x), D=intersectionpoint(Y--X, w--x), F=intersectionpoint(W--X, w--z), H=intersectionpoint(W--Z, y--z); dot(O); label("$O$", O, SE); label("$A$", A, dir(O--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(O--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(O--C)); label("$D$", D, dir(O--D)); label("$E$", E, dir(O--E)); label("$F$", F, dir(O--F)); label("$G$", G, dir(O--G)); label("$H$", H, dir(O--H));[/asy]

Let $X$ be a point on the segment $[BC]$ of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ and let $Y$ and $Z$ be points on the rays $[BA$ and $[CA$ such that the lines $AX, BZ, CY$ are parallel. If the intersection of $XY$ and $AC$ is $M$ and the intersection of $XZ$ and $AB$ is $N$, prove that $MN$ is tangent to the incenter of $ABC$.

[hide=R stands for Ramanujan , P stands for Pascal]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide] [u] Set 1[/u] [b]R1.1 / P1.1[/b] Find $291 + 503 - 91 + 492 - 103 - 392$. [b]R1.2[/b] Let the operation $a$ & $b$ be defined to be $\frac{a-b}{a+b}$. What is $3$ & $-2$? [b]R1.3[/b]. Joe can trade $5$ apples for $3$ oranges, and trade $6$ oranges for $5$ bananas. If he has $20$ apples, what is the largest number of bananas he can trade for? [b]R1.4[/b] A cone has a base with radius $3$ and a height of $5$. What is its volume? Express your answer in terms of $\pi$. [b]R1.5[/b] Guang brought dumplings to school for lunch, but by the time his lunch period comes around, he only has two dumplings left! He tries to remember what happened to the dumplings. He first traded $\frac34$ of his dumplings for Arman’s samosas, then he gave $3$ dumplings to Anish, and lastly he gave David $\frac12$ of the dumplings he had left. How many dumplings did Guang bring to school? [u]Set 2[/u] [b]R2.6 / P1.3[/b] In the recording studio, Kanye has $10$ different beats, $9$ different manuscripts, and 8 different samples. If he must choose $1$ beat, $1$ manuscript, and $1$ sample for his new song, how many selections can he make? [b]R2.7[/b] How many lines of symmetry does a regular dodecagon (a polygon with $12$ sides) have? [b]R2.8[/b] Let there be numbers $a, b, c$ such that $ab = 3$ and $abc = 9$. What is the value of $c$? [b]R2.9[/b] How many odd composite numbers are there between $1$ and $20$? [b]R2.10[/b] Consider the line given by the equation $3x - 5y = 2$. David is looking at another line of the form ax - 15y = 5, where a is a real number. What is the value of a such that the two lines do not intersect at any point? [u]Set 3[/u] [b]R3.11[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle such that $AB = 4$ and $BC = 3$. What is the length of BD? [b]R3.12[/b] Daniel is walking at a constant rate on a $100$-meter long moving walkway. The walkway moves at $3$ m/s. If it takes Daniel $20$ seconds to traverse the walkway, find his walking speed (excluding the speed of the walkway) in m/s. [b]R3.13 / P1.3[/b] Pratik has a $6$ sided die with the numbers $1, 2, 3, 4, 6$, and $12$ on the faces. He rolls the die twice and records the two numbers that turn up on top. What is the probability that the product of the two numbers is less than or equal to $12$? [b]R3.14 / P1.5[/b] Find the two-digit number such that the sum of its digits is twice the product of its digits. [b]R3.15[/b] If $a^2 + 2a = 120$, what is the value of $2a^2 + 4a + 1$? PS. You should use hide for answers. R16-30 /P6-10/ P26-30 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786837p24497019]here[/url], and P11-25 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786880p24497350]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

The $A$-excircle of a triangle $ABC$ touches the side $BC$ at the point $K$ and the extended side $AB$ at the point $L$. The $B$-excircle touches the lines $BA$ and $BC$ at the points $M$ and $N$, respectively. The lines $KL$ and $MN$ meet at the point $X$. Show that the line $CX$ bisects the angle $ACN$.

The vertex $F$ of the parallelogram $ACEF$ lies on the side $BC$ of parallelogram $ABCD$. It is known that $AC = AD$ and $AE = 2CD$. Prove that $\angle CDE = \angle BEF$.

In acute triangle $\triangle ABC$, $H$ is the orthocenter, $BD$,$CE$ are altitudes. $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$. $P$,$Q$ are on segment $BM$,$DE$, respectively. $R$ is on segment $PQ$ such that $\frac{BP}{EQ}=\frac{CP}{DQ}=\frac{PR}{QR}$. Suppose $L$ is the orthocenter of $\triangle AHR$, then prove: $QM$ passes through the midpoint of $RL$.

A set of points has [i]point symmetry[/i] if a reflection in some point maps the set to itself. Let $\cal P$ be a solid convex polyhedron whose orthogonal projections onto any plane have point symmetry. Prove that $\cal P$ has point symmetry. [i]Proposed by Ethan Tan[/i]

Let $BB_1$ and $CC_1$ be the altitudes of acute-angled triangle $ABC$, and $A_0$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Lines $A_0B_1$ and $A_0C_1$ meet the line passing through $A$ and parallel to $BC$ in points $P$ and $Q$. Prove that the incenter of triangle $PA_0Q$ lies on the altitude of triangle $ABC$.

Given points $O$ and $A$ in the plane. Every point in the plane is colored with one of a finite number of colors. Given a point $X$ in the plane, the circle $C(X)$ has center $O$ and radius $OX+{\angle AOX\over OX}$, where $\angle AOX$ is measured in radians in the range $[0,2\pi)$. Prove that we can find a point $X$, not on $OA$, such that its color appears on the circumference of the circle $C(X)$.

Given a triangle $ABC$ for which $C=90$ degrees, prove that given $n$ points inside it, we can name them $P_1, P_2 , \ldots , P_n$ in some way such that: $\sum^{n-1}_{k=1} \left( P_K P_{k+1} \right)^2 \leq AB^2$ (the sum is over the consecutive square of the segments from $1$ up to $n-1$). [i]Edited by orl.[/i]

Let $ABC$ and $AMN$ be two similar, non-overlapping triangles with the same orientation, such that $AB=AC$ and $AM=AN$. Let $O$ be the circumcentre of the triangle $MAB$. Prove that the points $O, C, N$ and $A$ lie on a circle if and only if the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral.

In the triangle $ABC$, angle $C$ is four times smaller than each of the other two angle The altitude $AK$ and the angle bisector $AL$ are drawn from the vertex of the angle $A$. It is known that the length of $AL$ is equal to $\ell$. Find the length of the segment $LK$. (Gryhoriy Filippovskyi)

Let $A$ and $B$ be two points on a line $\ell$, $M$ the midpoint of $AB$, and $X$ a point on segment $AB$ other than $M$. Let $\Omega$ be a semicircle with diameter $AB$. Consider a point $P$ on $\Omega$ and let $\Gamma$ be the circle through $P$ and $X$ that is tangent to $AB$. Let $Q$ be the second intersection point of $\Omega$ and $\Gamma$. The internal angle bisector of $\angle PXQ$ intersects $\Gamma$ at a point $R$. Let $Y$ be a point on $\ell$ such that $RY$ is perpendicular to $\ell$. Show that $MX > XY$

Let $A_0A_1A_2$ be a scalene triangle. Find the locus of the centres of the equilateral triangles $X_0X_1X_2$ , such that $A_k$ lies on the line $X_{k+1}X_{k+2}$ for each $k=0,1,2$ (with indices taken modulo $3$).

Find all integers $n\geq 3$ for which every convex equilateral $n$-gon of side length $1$ contains an equilateral triangle of side length $1$. (Here, polygons contain their boundaries.)

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, Let $N$ be the point on the segment $AM$ with $AN = 3NM$, and $P$ be the intersection point of the lines $BN$ and $AC$. What is the area in cm$^2$ of the triangle $ANP$ if the area of the triangle $ABC$ is $40$ cm$^2$?

[b]p1.[/b] There are eight different dominoes in the box (fig.), but the boundaries between them are not visible. Draw the boundaries. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/6/f/6352b18c25478d68a23820e32a7f237c9f2ba9.png[/img] [b]p2.[/b] The teacher drew a quadrilateral $ABCD$ on the board. Vanya and Vitya marked points $X$ and $Y$ inside it, from which all sides of the quadrilateral are visible at equal angles. What is the distance between points $X$ and $Y$? (From point $X$, side $AB$ is visible at angle $AXB$.) [b]pЗ.[/b] Several identical black squares, perhaps partially overlapping, were placed on a white plane. The result was a black polygonal figure, possibly with holes or from several pieces. Could it be that this figure does not have a single right angle? [b]p4.[/b] The bus ticket number consists of six digits (the first digits may be zeros). A ticket is called [i]lucky [/i] if the sum of the first three digits is equal to the sum of the last three. Prove that the sum of the numbers of all lucky tickets is divisible by $13$. [b]p5.[/b] The Meandrovka River, which has many bends, crosses a straight highway under thirteen bridges. Prove that there are two neighboring bridges along both the highway and the river. (Bridges are called river neighbors if there are no other bridges between them on the river section; bridges are called highway neighbors if there are no other bridges between them on the highway section.) PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c2416727_soros_olympiad_in_mathematics]here.[/url]

Given two circles intersecting at points $P$ and $Q$. Let C be an arbitrary point distinct from $P$ and $Q$ on the former circle. Let lines $CP$ and $CQ$ intersect again the latter circle at points A and B, respectively. Determine the locus of the circumcenters of triangles $ABC$.

$(CZS 5)$ A convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ with sides $AB = a, BC = b, CD = c, DA = d$ and angles $\alpha = \angle DAB, \beta = \angle ABC, \gamma = \angle BCD,$ and $\delta = \angle CDA$ is given. Let $s = \frac{a + b + c +d}{2}$ and $P$ be the area of the quadrilateral. Prove that $P^2 = (s - a)(s - b)(s - c)(s - d) - abcd \cos^2\frac{\alpha +\gamma}{2}$

A rectangle $ABCD$ with $AB>AD$ is given. The circle with center $B$ and radius $AB$ intersects the line $CD$ at $E$ and $F$. (a) Prove that the circumcircle of triangle $EBF$ is tangent to the circle with diameter $AD$. Denote the tangency point by $G$. (b) Prove that the points $D,G,$ and $B$ are collinear.

[b]p1.[/b] Find the sum of all $3$-digit positive integers $\overline{abc}$ that satisfy $$\overline{abc} = {n \choose a}+{n \choose b}+ {n \choose c}$$ for some $n \le 10$. [b]p2.[/b] Feng and Trung play a game. Feng chooses an integer $p$ from $1$ to $90$, and Trung tries to guess it. In each round, Trung asks Feng two yes-or-no questions about $p$. Feng must answer one question truthfully and one question untruthfully. After $15$ rounds, Trung concludes there are n possible values for $p$. What is the least possible value of $n$, assuming Feng chooses the best strategy to prevent Trung from guessing correctly? [b]p3.[/b] A hypercube $H_n$ is an $n$-dimensional analogue of a cube. Its vertices are all the points $(x_1, .., x_n)$ that satisfy $x_i = 0$ or $1$ for all $1 \le i \le n$ and its edges are all segments that connect two adjacent vertices. (Two vertices are adjacent if their coordinates differ at exactly one $x_i$ . For example, $(0,0,0,0)$ and $(0,0,0,1)$ are adjacent on $H_4$.) Let $\phi (H_n)$ be the number of cubes formed by the edges and vertices of $H_n$. Find $\phi (H_4) + \phi (H_5)$. [b]p4.[/b] Denote the legs of a right triangle as $a$ and $b$, the radius of the circumscribed circle as $R$ and the radius of the inscribed circle as $r$. Find $\frac{a+b}{R+r}$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

In $\triangle ABC$, $AB = AC$. Its circumcircle, $\Gamma$, has a radius of 2. Circle $\Omega$ has a radius of 1 and is tangent to $\Gamma$, $\overline{AB}$, and $\overline{AC}$. The area of $\triangle ABC$ can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ for positive integers $a, b, c$, where $b$ is squarefree and $\gcd (a, c) = 1$. Compute $a + b + c$. [i]Proposed by Aaron Lin[/i]

The diagonals of the cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ intersect at the point $E$. Let $P$ and $Q$ are the centers of the circles circumscribed around the triangles $BCE$ and $DCE$, respectively. A straight line passing through the point $P$ parallel to $AB$, and a straight line passing through the point $Q$ parallel to $AD$, intersect at the point $R$. Prove that the point $R$ lies on segment $AC$.

A cube is made by soldering twelve $ 3$-inch lengths of wire properly at the vertices of the cube. If a fly alights at one of the vertices and then walks along the edges, the greatest distance it could travel before coming to any vertex a second time, without retracing any distance, is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 24\text{ in.}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 12\text{ in.}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 30\text{ in.}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 18\text{ in.}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 36\text{ in.}$