$l,m$ are skew lines. Three points $A,B,C$ on line $l$ satisfy that $AB=BC$. Projection of $A,B,C$ on $m$ are $D,E,F$. If $|AD|=\sqrt{15},|BE|=\frac{7}{2}|CF|=\sqrt{10}$, find the distance between $l$ and $m$.

A circle passes through the vertex of a rectangle $ABCD$ and touches its sides $AB$ and $AD$ at $M$ and $N$ respectively. If the distance from $C$ to the line segment $MN$ is equal to $5$ units, find the area of rectangle $ABCD$.

For a curve $ C: y \equal{} x\sqrt {9 \minus{} x^2}\ (x\geq 0)$, (1) Find the maximum value of the function. (2) Find the area of the figure bounded by the curve $ C$ and the $ x$-axis. (3) Find the volume of the solid by revolution of the figure in (2) around the $ y$-axis. Please find the volume without using cylindrical shells for my students. Last Edited.

Points $P,Q,R,S$ are taken on respective edges $AC$, $AB$, $BD$, and $CD$ of a tetrahedron $ABCD$ so that $PR$ and $QS$ intersect at point $N$ and $PS$ and $QR$ intersect at point $M$. The line $MN$ meets the plane $ABC$ at point $L$. Prove that the lines $AL$, $BP$, and $CQ$ are concurrent.

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of acute-angled triangle $ABC$ and $M$ be the midpoint of $AH$. Line $BH$ cuts $AC$ at $D$. Consider point $E$ such that $BC$ is the perpendicular bisector of $DE$. Segments $CM$ and $AE$ intersect at $F$. Show that $BF$ is perpendicular to $CM$. [i]Proposed by Germán Puga[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. A point $P$ is chosen inside $\triangle ABC$ such that $\angle BPC+\angle BAC=180^{\circ}$. The lines $AP,BP,CP$ intersect $BC,CA,AB$ at $P_A,P_B,P_C$ respectively. Let $X_A$ be the second intersection of the circumcircles of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle AP_BP_C$ . Similarly define $X_B,X_C$. Let $B'$ be the intersection of lines $AX_A,CX_C$, and let $C'$ be the intersection of lines $AX_A,BX_B$. Prove that lines $BB'$ and $CC'$ intersect on the circumcircle of $\triangle AP_BP_C$.

Let $\triangle ABC$ be a scalene triangle. Point $P$ lies on $\overline{BC}$ so that $\overline{AP}$ bisects $\angle BAC$. The line through $B$ perpendicular to $\overline{AP}$ intersects the line through $A$ parallel to $\overline{BC}$ at point $D$. Suppose $BP = 2$ and $PC = 3$. What is $AD$ ? $\textbf{(A) }8\qquad\textbf{(B) }9\qquad\textbf{(C) }10\qquad\textbf{(D) }11\qquad\textbf{(E) }12$

Carl only eats food in the shape of equilateral pentagons. Unfortunately, for dinner he receives a piece of steak in the shape of an equilateral triangle. So that he can eat it, he cuts off two corners with straight cuts to form an equilateral pentagon. The set of possible perimeters of the pentagon he obtains is exactly the interval $[a, b)$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive real numbers. Compute $\frac{a}{b}$ .

In triangle $ABC,$ $AB=BC,$ and let $I$ be the incentre of $\triangle ABC.$ $M$ is the midpoint of segment $BI.$ $P$ lies on segment $AC,$ such that $AP=3PC.$ $H$ lies on line $PI,$ such that $MH\perp PH.$ $Q$ is the midpoint of the arc $AB$ of the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$. Prove that $BH\perp QH.$

[b]p1.[/b] Chris goes to Matt's Hamburger Shop to buy a hamburger. Each hamburger must contain exactly one bread, one lettuce, one cheese, one protein, and at least one condiment. There are two kinds of bread, two kinds of lettuce, three kinds of cheese, three kinds of protein, and six different condiments: ketchup, mayo, mustard, dill pickles, jalape~nos, and Matt's Magical Sunshine Sauce. How many different hamburgers can Chris make? [b]p2.[/b] The degree measures of the interior angles in convex pentagon $NICKY$ are all integers and form an increasing arithmetic sequence in some order. What is the smallest possible degree measure of the pentagon's smallest angle? [b]p3.[/b] Daniel thinks of a two-digit positive integer $x$. He swaps its two digits and gets a number $y$ that is less than $x$. If $5$ divides $x-y$ and $7$ divides $x+y$, find all possible two-digit numbers Daniel could have in mind. [b]p4.[/b] At the Lio Orympics, a target in archery consists of ten concentric circles. The radii of the circles are $1$, $2$, $3$, $...$, $9$, and $10$ respectively. Hitting the innermost circle scores the archer $10$ points, the next ring is worth $9$ points, the next ring is worth 8 points, all the way to the outermost ring, which is worth $1$ point. If a beginner archer has an equal probability of hitting any point on the target and never misses the target, what is the probability that his total score after making two shots is even? [b]p5.[/b] Let $F(x) = x^2 + 2x - 35$ and $G(x) = x^2 + 10x + 14$. Find all distinct real roots of $F(G(x)) = 0$. [b]p6.[/b] One day while driving, Ivan noticed a curious property on his car's digital clock. The sum of the digits of the current hour equaled the sum of the digits of the current minute. (Ivan's car clock shows $24$-hour time; that is, the hour ranges from $0$ to $23$, and the minute ranges from $0$ to $59$.) For how many possible times of the day could Ivan have observed this property? [b]p7.[/b] Qi Qi has a set $Q$ of all lattice points in the coordinate plane whose $x$- and $y$-coordinates are between $1$ and $7$ inclusive. She wishes to color $7$ points of the set blue and the rest white so that each row or column contains exactly $1$ blue point and no blue point lies on or below the line $x + y = 5$. In how many ways can she color the points? [b]p8.[/b] A piece of paper is in the shape of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ with side length $12$. Points $A_B$ and $B_A$ lie on segment $AB$, such that $AA_B = 3$, and $BB_A = 3$. Define points $B_C$ and $C_B$ on segment $BC$ and points $C_A$ and $A_C$ on segment $CA$ similarly. Point $A_1$ is the intersection of $A_CB_C$ and $A_BC_B$. Define $B_1$ and $C_1$ similarly. The three rhombi - $AA_BA_1A_C$,$BB_CB_1B_A$, $CC_AC_1C_B$ - are cut from triangle $ABC$, and the paper is folded along segments $A_1B_1$, $B_1C_1$, $C_1A_1$, to form a tray without a top. What is the volume of this tray? [b]p9.[/b] Define $\{x\}$ as the fractional part of $x$. Let $S$ be the set of points $(x, y)$ in the Cartesian coordinate plane such that $x + \{x\} \le y$, $x \ge 0$, and $y \le 100$. Find the area of $S$. [b]p10.[/b] Nicky likes dolls. He has $10$ toy chairs in a row, and he wants to put some indistinguishable dolls on some of these chairs. (A chair can hold only one doll.) He doesn't want his dolls to get lonely, so he wants each doll sitting on a chair to be adjacent to at least one other doll. How many ways are there for him to put any number (possibly none) of dolls on the chairs? Two ways are considered distinct if and only if there is a chair that has a doll in one way but does not have one in the other. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

In trapezoid $ ABCD$ with $ \overline{BC}\parallel\overline{AD}$, let $ BC\equal{}1000$ and $ AD\equal{}2008$. Let $ \angle A\equal{}37^\circ$, $ \angle D\equal{}53^\circ$, and $ m$ and $ n$ be the midpoints of $ \overline{BC}$ and $ \overline{AD}$, respectively. Find the length $ MN$.

Equilateral triangle $ABC$ has side length $840$. Point $D$ lies on the same side of line $BC$ as $A$ such that $\overline{BD} \perp \overline{BC}$. The line $\ell$ through $D$ parallel to line $BC$ intersects sides $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AC}$ at points $E$ and $F$, respectively. Point $G$ lies on $\ell$ such that $F$ is between $E$ and $G$, $\triangle AFG$ is isosceles, and the ratio of the area of $\triangle AFG$ to the area of $\triangle BED$ is $8:9$. Find $AF$. [asy] pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G; B=origin; A=5*dir(60); C=(5,0); E=0.6*A+0.4*B; F=0.6*A+0.4*C; G=rotate(240,F)*A; D=extension(E,F,B,dir(90)); draw(D--G--A,grey); draw(B--0.5*A+rotate(60,B)*A*0.5,grey); draw(A--B--C--cycle,linewidth(1.5)); dot(A^^B^^C^^D^^E^^F^^G); label("$A$",A,dir(90)); label("$B$",B,dir(225)); label("$C$",C,dir(-45)); label("$D$",D,dir(180)); label("$E$",E,dir(-45)); label("$F$",F,dir(225)); label("$G$",G,dir(0)); label("$\ell$",midpoint(E--F),dir(90)); [/asy]

Let $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ be points on the same circumference with $\angle BCD=90^\circ$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be the projections of $A$ onto $BD$ and $CD$, respectively. Prove that $PQ$ cuts the segment $AC$ into equal parts.

Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with orthocentre $H$ and circumcentre $O$. Let $R$ be the radius of the circumcircle. \begin{align*} \text{Let }\mathit{A'}\text{ be the point on }\mathit{AO}\text{ (extended if necessary) for which }\mathit{HA'}\perp\mathit{AO}. \\ \text{Let }\mathit{B'}\text{ be the point on }\mathit{BO}\text{ (extended if necessary) for which }\mathit{HB'}\perp\mathit{BO}. \\ \text{Let }\mathit{C'}\text{ be the point on }\mathit{CO}\text{ (extended if necessary) for which }\mathit{HC'}\perp\mathit{CO}.\end{align*} Prove that $HA'+HB'+HC'<2R$ (Note: The orthocentre of a triangle is the intersection of the three altitudes of the triangle. The circumcircle of a triangle is the circle passing through the triangle’s three vertices. The circummcentre is the centre of the circumcircle.)

A sheet of rectangular $ABCD$ paper, of area $1$, is folded along its diagonal $AC$ and then unfolded, then it is bent so that vertex $A$ coincides with vertex $C$ and then unfolded, leaving the crease $MN$, as shown below. a) Show that the quadrilateral $AMCN$ is a rhombus. b) If the diagonal $AC$ is twice the width $AD$, what is the area of the rhombus $AMCN$? [img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TeQ0QKYGzOQ/Xp9lQcaLbsI/AAAAAAAAL2E/JLXwEIPSr4U79tATcYzmcJjK5bGA6_RqACK4BGAYYCw/s400/2001%2Baomb%2Bl2.png[/img]

[b]p1.[/b] For positive real numbers $x, y$, the operation $\otimes$ is given by $x \otimes y =\sqrt{x^2 - y}$ and the operation $\oplus$ is given by $x \oplus y =\sqrt{x^2 + y}$. Compute $(((5\otimes 4)\oplus 3)\otimes2)\oplus 1$. [b]p2.[/b] Janabel is cutting up a pizza for a party. She knows there will either be $4$, $5$, or $6$ people at the party including herself, but can’t remember which. What is the least number of slices Janabel can cut her pizza to guarantee that everyone at the party will be able to eat an equal number of slices? [b]p3.[/b] If the numerator of a certain fraction is added to the numerator and the denominator, the result is $\frac{20}{19}$ . What is the fraction? [b]p4.[/b] Let trapezoid $ABCD$ be such that $AB \parallel CD$. Additionally, $AC = AD = 5$, $CD = 6$, and $AB = 3$. Find $BC$. [b]p5.[/b] AtMerrick’s Ice Cream Parlor, customers can order one of three flavors of ice cream and can have their ice cream in either a cup or a cone. Additionally, customers can choose any combination of the following three toppings: sprinkles, fudge, and cherries. How many ways are there to buy ice cream? [b]p6.[/b] Find the minimum possible value of the expression $|x+1|+|x-4|+|x-6|$. [b]p7.[/b] How many $3$ digit numbers have an even number of even digits? [b]p8.[/b] Given that the number $1a99b67$ is divisible by $7$, $9$, and $11$, what are $a$ and $b$? Express your answer as an ordered pair. [b]p9.[/b] Let $O$ be the center of a quarter circle with radius $1$ and arc $AB$ be the quarter of the circle’s circumference. Let $M$,$N$ be the midpoints of $AO$ and $BO$, respectively. Let $X$ be the intersection of $AN$ and $BM$. Find the area of the region enclosed by arc $AB$, $AX$,$BX$. [b]p10.[/b] Each square of a $5$-by-$1$ grid of squares is labeled with a digit between $0$ and $9$, inclusive, such that the sum of the numbers on any two adjacent squares is divisible by $3$. How many such labelings are possible if each digit can be used more than once? [b]p11.[/b] A two-digit number has the property that the difference between the number and the sum of its digits is divisible by the units digit. If the tens digit is $5$, how many different possible values of the units digit are there? [b]p12.[/b] There are $2019$ red balls and $2019$ white balls in a jar. One ball is drawn and replaced with a ball of the other color. The jar is then shaken and one ball is chosen. What is the probability that this ball is red? [b]p13.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a square with side length $2$. Let $\ell$ denote the line perpendicular to diagonal $AC$ through point $C$, and let $E$ and $F$ be themidpoints of segments $BC$ and $CD$, respectively. Let lines $AE$ and $AF$ meet $\ell$ at points $X$ and $Y$ , respectively. Compute the area of $\vartriangle AXY$ . [b]p14.[/b] Express $\sqrt{21-6\sqrt6}+\sqrt{21+6\sqrt6}$ in simplest radical form. [b]p15.[/b] Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be an equilateral triangle with side length two. Let $D$ and $E$ be on $AB$ and $AC$ respectively such that $\angle ABE =\angle ACD = 15^o$. Find the length of $DE$. [b]p16.[/b] $2018$ ants walk on a line that is $1$ inch long. At integer time $t$ seconds, the ant with label $1 \le t \le 2018$ enters on the left side of the line and walks among the line at a speed of $\frac{1}{t}$ inches per second, until it reaches the right end and walks off. Determine the number of ants on the line when $t = 2019$ seconds. [b]p17.[/b] Determine the number of ordered tuples $(a_1,a_2,... ,a_5)$ of positive integers that satisfy $a_1 \le a_2 \le ... \le a_5 \le 5$. [b]p18.[/b] Find the sum of all positive integer values of $k$ for which the equation $$\gcd (n^2 -n -2019,n +1) = k$$ has a positive integer solution for $n$. [b]p19.[/b] Let $a_0 = 2$, $b_0 = 1$, and for $n \ge 0$, let $$a_{n+1} = 2a_n +b_n +1,$$ $$b_{n+1} = a_n +2b_n +1.$$ Find the remainder when $a_{2019}$ is divided by $100$. [b]p20.[/b] In $\vartriangle ABC$, let $AD$ be the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ such that $D$ is on segment $BC$. Let $T$ be the intersection of ray $\overrightarrow{CB}$ and the line tangent to the circumcircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ at $A$. Given that $BD = 2$ and $TC = 10$, find the length of $AT$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $P_1$ be a regular $n$-gon, where $n\in\mathbb{N}$. We construct $P_2$ as the regular $n$-gon whose vertices are the midpoints of the edges of $P_1$. Continuing analogously, we obtain regular $n$-gons $P_3,P_4,\ldots ,P_m$. For $m\ge n^2-n+1$, find the maximum number $k$ such that for any colouring of vertices of $P_1,\ldots ,P_m$ in $k$ colours there exists an isosceles trapezium $ABCD$ whose vertices $A,B,C,D$ have the same colour. [i]Radu Ignat[/i]

Let $C_1$ and $C_2$ be two circumferences externally tangents at $S$ such that the radius of $C_2$ is the triple of the radius of $C_1$. Let a line be tangent to $C_1$ at $P \neq S$ and to $C_2$ at $Q \neq S$. Let $T$ be a point on $C_2$ such that $QT$ is diameter of $C_2$. Let the angle bisector of $\angle SQT$ meet $ST$ at $R$. Prove that $QR=RT$

Let $ P$ be the the isogonal conjugate of $ Q$ with respect to triangle $ ABC$, and $ P,Q$ are in the interior of triangle $ ABC$. Denote by $ O_{1},O_{2},O_{3}$ the circumcenters of triangle $ PBC,PCA,PAB$, $ O'_{1},O'_{2},O'_{3}$ the circumcenters of triangle $ QBC,QCA,QAB$, $ O$ the circumcenter of triangle $ O_{1}O_{2}O_{3}$, $ O'$ the circumcenter of triangle $ O'_{1}O'_{2}O'_{3}$. Prove that $ OO'$ is parallel to $ PQ$.

Let $A_1$, $B_1$, $C_1$ be the midpoints of sides $BC$, $AC$ and $AB$ of triangle $ABC$, $AK$ be the altitude from $A$, and $L$ be the tangency point of the incircle $\gamma$ with $BC$. Let the circumcircles of triangles $LKB_1$ and $A_1LC_1$ meet $B_1C_1$ for the second time at points $X$ and $Y$ respectively, and $\gamma$ meet this line at points $Z$ and $T$. Prove that $XZ = YT$.

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. The perpendicular bisectors of the sides $[AD]$ and $[BC]$ intersect at a point $P$ inside the quadrilateral and the perpendicular bisectors of the sides $[AB]$ and $[CD]$ also intersect at a point $Q$ inside the quadrilateral. Show that, if $\angle APD = \angle BPC$ then $\angle AQB = \angle CQD$

A circle $C$ touches three pairwise disjoint circles whose centers are collinear and none of which contains any of the others. Show that its radius must be larger than the radius of the middle of the three circles.

In tetrahedron $SABC$, the circumcircles of faces $SAB$, $SBC$, and $SCA$ each have radius $108$. The inscribed sphere of $SABC$, centered at $I$, has radius $35.$ Additionally, $SI = 125$. Let $R$ be the largest possible value of the circumradius of face $ABC$. Given that $R$ can be expressed in the form $\sqrt{\frac{m}{n}}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $m+n$. [i]Author: Alex Zhu[/i]

Given an $n$-gon ($n\ge 4$), consider a set $T$ of triangles formed by vertices of the polygon having the following property: Every two triangles in T have either two common vertices, or none. Prove that $T$ contains at most $n$ triangles.

Let triangle $ABC$ be perpendicular at $A.$ Let $M$ be the midpoint of segment $\overline{BC}.$ Point $D$ lies on side $\overline{AC}$ and satisfies $|AD|=|AM|.$ Let $P \neq C$ be the intersection of the circumcircle of triangles $AMC$ and $BDC.$ Prove that $CP$ bisects the angle at $C$ of triangle $ABC.$