In triangle $\triangle ABC$ we have $BC=a,CA=b,AB=c$ and $\angle B=4\angle A$ Show that \[ab^2c^3=(b^2-a^2-ac)((a^2-b^2)^2-a^2c^2)\]

Let ABCD be a parallelogram, E the midpoint of AD and F the projection of B on CE. Prove that the triangle ABF is isosceles.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle ABC=120^o$ and triangle bisectors $(AA_1),(BB_1),(CC_1)$, respectively. $B_1F \perp A_1C_1$, where $F\in (A_1C_1)$. Let $R,I$ and $S$ be the centers of the circles which are inscribed in triangles $C_1B_1F,C_1B_1A_1, A_1B_1F$, and $B_1S\cap A_1C_1=\{Q\}$. Show that $R,I,S,Q$ are on the same circle.

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral inscirbed in circle $O$. Let the tangent to $O$ at $A$ meet $BC$ at $S$, and the tangent to $O$ at $B$ meet $CD$ at $T$. Circle with $S$ as its center and passing $A$ meets $BC$ at $E$, and $AE$ meets $O$ again at $F(\ne A)$. The circle with $T$ as its center and passing $B$ meets $CD$ at $K$. Let $P = BK \cap AC$. Prove that $P,F,D$ are collinear if and only if $AB = AP$.

In $\triangle ABC$, max $\{\angle A, \angle B \} = \angle C + 30^{\circ}$ and $\frac{R}{r} = \sqrt{3} + 1$, where $R$ is the radius of the circumcircle and $r$ is the radius of the incircle. Find $\angle C$ in degrees.

[b]p1.[/b] Solve the equation: $\sqrt{x} +\sqrt{x + 1} - \sqrt{x + 2} = 0$. [b]p2.[/b] Solve the inequality: $\ln (x^2 + 3x + 2) \le 0$. [b]p3.[/b] In the trapezoid $ABCD$ ($AD \parallel BC$) $|AD|+|AB| = |BC|+|CD|$. Find the ratio of the length of the sides $AB$ and $CD$ ($|AB|/|CD|$). [b]p4.[/b] Gollum gave Bilbo a new riddle. He put $64$ stones that are either white or black on an $8 \times 8$ chess board (one piece per each of $64$ squares). At every move Bilbo can replace all stones of any horizontal or vertical row by stones of the opposite color (white by black and black by white). Bilbo can make as many moves as he needs. Bilbo needs to get a position when in every horizontal and in every vertical row the number of white stones is greater than or equal to the number of black stones. Can Bilbo solve the riddle and what should be his solution? [b]p5.[/b] Two trolls Tom and Bert caught Bilbo and offered him a game. Each player got a bag with white, yellow, and black stones. The game started with Tom putting some number of stones from his bag on the table, then Bert added some number of stones from his bag, and then Bilbo added some stones from his bag. After that three players started making moves. At each move a player chooses two stones of different colors, takes them away from the table, and puts on the table a stone of the color different from the colors of chosen stones. Game ends when stones of one color only remain on the table. If the remaining stones are white Tom wins and eats Bilbo, if they are yellow, Bert wins and eats Bilbo, if they are black, Bilbo wins and is set free. Can you help Bilbo to save his life by offering him a winning strategy? [b]p6.[/b] There are four roads in Mirkwood that are straight lines. Bilbo, Gandalf, Legolas, and Thorin were travelling along these roads, each along a different road, at a different constant speed. During their trips Bilbo met Gandalf, and both Bilbo and Gandalf met Legolas and Thorin, but neither three of them met at the same time. When meeting they did not stop and did not change the road, the speed, and the direction. Did Legolas meet Thorin? Justify your answer. PS. You should use hide for answers.

A square is called [i]proper[/i] if its sides are parallel to the coordinate axes. Point $P$ is randomly selected inside a proper square $S$ with side length 2012. Denote by $T$ the largest proper square that lies within $S$ and has $P$ on its perimeter, and denote by $a$ the expected value of the side length of $T$. Compute $\lfloor a \rfloor$, the greatest integer less than or equal to $a$. [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]

Let $S$ be the set of all non-degenerate triangles with integer sidelengths, such that two of the sides are $20$ and $16$. Suppose we pick a triangle, at random, from this set. What is the probability that it is acute?

Altitudes $AA_1$ and $BB_1$ of triangle ABC meet in point $H$. Line $CH$ meets the semicircle with diameter $AB$, passing through $A_1, B_1$, in point $D$. Segments $AD$ and $BB_1$ meet in point $M$, segments $BD$ and $AA_1$ meet in point $N$. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $B_1DM$ and $A_1DN$ touch.

[u]Set 1[/u] [b]p1.[/b] Farmer John has $4000$ gallons of milk in a bucket. On the first day, he withdraws $10\%$ of the milk in the bucket for his cows. On each following day, he withdraws a percentage of the remaining milk that is $10\%$ more than the percentage he withdrew on the previous day. For example, he withdraws $20\%$ of the remaining milk on the second day. How much milk, in gallons, is left after the tenth day? [b]p2.[/b] Will multiplies the first four positive composite numbers to get an answer of $w$. Jeremy multiplies the first four positive prime numbers to get an answer of $j$. What is the positive difference between $w$ and $j$? [b]p3.[/b] In Nathan’s math class of $60$ students, $75\%$ of the students like dogs and $60\%$ of the students like cats. What is the positive difference between the maximum possible and minimum possible number of students who like both dogs and cats? [u]Set 2[/u] [b]p4.[/b] For how many integers $x$ is $x^4 - 1$ prime? [b]p5.[/b] Right triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ satisfies $\angle BAC = 90^o$. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$. If $AD = 60$ and $AB = 65$, find the area of $\vartriangle ABC$. [b]p6.[/b] Define $n! = n \times (n - 1) \times ... \times 1$. Given that $3! + 4! + 5! = a^2 + b^2 + c^2$ for distinct positive integers $a, b, c$, find $a + b + c$. [u]Set 3[/u] [b]p7.[/b] Max nails a unit square to the plane. Let M be the number of ways to place a regular hexagon (of any size) in the same plane such that the square and hexagon share at least $2$ vertices. Vincent, on the other hand, nails a regular unit hexagon to the plane. Let $V$ be the number of ways to place a square (of any size) in the same plane such that the square and hexagon share at least $2$ vertices. Find the nonnegative difference between $M$ and $V$ . [b]p8.[/b] Let a be the answer to this question, and suppose $a > 0$. Find $\sqrt{a +\sqrt{a +\sqrt{a +...}}}$ . [b]p9.[/b] How many ordered pairs of integers $(x, y)$ are there such that $x^2 - y^2 = 2019$? [u]Set 4[/u] [b]p10.[/b] Compute $\frac{p^3 + q^3 + r^3 - 3pqr}{p + q + r}$ where $p = 17$, $q = 7$, and $r = 8$. [b]p11.[/b] The unit squares of a $3 \times 3$ grid are colored black and white. Call a coloring good if in each of the four $2 \times 2$ squares in the $3 \times 3$ grid, there is either exactly one black square or exactly one white square. How many good colorings are there? Consider rotations and reflections of the same pattern distinct colorings. [b]p12.[/b] Define a $k$-[i]respecting [/i]string as a sequence of $k$ consecutive positive integers $a_1$, $a_2$, $...$ , $a_k$ such that $a_i$ is divisible by $i$ for each $1 \le i \le k$. For example, $7$, $8$, $9$ is a $3$-respecting string because $7$ is divisible by $1$, $8$ is divisible by $2$, and $9$ is divisible by $3$. Let $S_7$ be the set of the first terms of all $7$-respecting strings. Find the sum of the three smallest elements in $S_7$. [u]Set 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] A triangle and a quadrilateral are situated in the plane such that they have a finite number of intersection points $I$. Find the sum of all possible values of $I$. [b]p14.[/b] Mr. DoBa continuously chooses a positive integer at random such that he picks the positive integer $N$ with probability $2^{-N}$ , and he wins when he picks a multiple of 10. What is the expected number of times Mr. DoBa will pick a number in this game until he wins? [b]p15.[/b] If $a, b, c, d$ are all positive integers less than $5$, not necessarily distinct, find the number of ordered quadruples $(a, b, c, d)$ such that $a^b - c^d$ is divisible by $5$. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Last 4 sets have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2777362p24370554]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Find $k$ such that $k\pi$ is the area of the region of points in the plane satisfying $$\frac{x^2+y^2+1}{11} \le x \le \frac{x^2+y^2+1}{7}.$$

In $\triangle ABC$, $E\in AC$, $D\in AB$, $P=BE\cap CD$. Given that $S\triangle BPC=12$, while the areas of $\triangle BPD$, $\triangle CPE$ and quadrilateral $AEPD$ are all the same, which is $x$. Find the value of $x$.

In order to earn her vacation spending money, Alexis helped her mother remove weeds from the garden. When she was done, she came into the house to put away her gardening gloves and change into clean clothes. On her way to her room she notices Joshua with his face to the floor in the family room, looking pretty silly. "Josh, did you know you lose IQ points for sniffing the carpet?" "Shut up. I'm $\textit{not}$ sniffing the carpet. I'm $\textit{doing something}$." "Sure, if $\textit{sniffing the carpet}$ counts as $\textit{doing something}.$" At this point Alexis stands over her twin brother grinning, trying to see how silly she can make him feel. Joshua climbs to his feet and stands on his toes to make himself a half inch taller than his sister, who is ordinarily a half inch taller than Joshua. "I'm measuring something. I'm $\textit{designing}$ something." Alexis stands on her toes too, reminding her brother that she is still taller than he. "When you're done, can you design me a dress?" "Very funny." Joshua walks to the table and points to some drawings. "I'm designing the sand castle I want to build at the beach. Everything needs to be measured out so that I can build something awesome." "And this requires sniffing carpet?" inquires Alexis, who is just a little intrigued by her brother's project. "I was imagining where to put the base of a spiral staircase. Everything needs to be measured out correctly. See, the castle walls will be in the shape of a rectangle, like this room. The center of the staircase will be $9$ inches from one of the corners, $15$ inches from another, $16$ inches from another, and some whole number of inches from the furthest corner." Joshua shoots Alexis a wry smile. The twins liked to challenge each other, and Alexis knew she had to find the distance from the center of the staircase to the fourth corner of the castle on her own, or face Joshua's pestering, which might last for hours or days. Find the distance from the center of the staircase to the furthest corner of the rectangular castle, assuming all four of the distances to the corners are described as distances on the same plane (the ground).

Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AC=BC$, let $M$ be the midpoint of its side $AC$, and let $Z$ be the line through $C$ perpendicular to $AB$. The circle through the points $B$, $C$, and $M$ intersects the line $Z$ at the points $C$ and $Q$. Find the radius of the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$ in terms of $m = CQ$.

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with a right angle in $C$ and a circumcenter $U$. On the sides $AC$ and $BC$, the points $D$ and $E$ lie in such a way that $\angle EUD = 90 ^o$. Let $F$ and $G$ be the projection of $D$ and $E$ on $AB$, respectively. Prove that $FG$ is half as long as $AB$. (Walther Janous)

Three squares $BCDE,CAFG$ and $ABHI$ are constructed outside the triangle $ABC$. Let $GCDQ$ and $EBHP$ be parallelograms. Prove that $APQ$ is an isosceles right triangle.

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle. $M ,N$ are any two points on the sides $AB , AC$ respectively. The circles with the diameters $BN$ and $CM$ intersect at points $P$ and $Q$. Show that the points $P, Q$ and the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$ lie on a straight line.

a) Let $AB CD$ be a regular tetrahedron. On the sides $AB$, $AC$ and $AD$, the points $M$, $N$ and $P$, are considered. Determine the volume of the tetrahedron $AMNP$ in terms of $x, y, z$, where $x=AM$, $y=AN$, $z=AP$. b) Show that for any real numbers $x, y, z, t, u, v \in (0, 1)$ : $$xyz + uv(1- x) + (1- y)(1- v)t + (1- z)(1- w)(1- t) < 1.$$

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $\angle ACB>2 \angle ABC$. Let $I$ be the incenter of $ABC$, $K$ is the reflection of $I$ in line $BC$. Let line $BA$ and $KC$ intersect at $D$. The line through $B$ parallel to $CI$ intersects the minor arc $BC$ on the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $E(E \neq B)$. The line through $A$ parallel to $BC$ intersects the line $BE$ at $F$. Prove that if $BF=CE$, then $FK=AD$.

Let $AA'BCC'B'$ be a convex cyclic hexagon such that $AC$ is tangent to the incircle of the triangle $A'B'C'$, and $A'C'$ is tangent to the incircle of the triangle $ABC$. Let the lines $AB$ and $A'B'$ meet at $X$ and let the lines $BC$ and $B'C'$ meet at $Y$. Prove that if $XBYB'$ is a convex quadrilateral, then it has an incircle.

The board features a triangle $ABC$, its center of the circle circumscribed is the point $O$, the midpoint of the side $BC$ is the point $F$, and also some point $K$ on side $AC$ (see fig.). Master knowing that $\angle BAC$ of this triangle is equal to the sharp angle $\alpha$ has separately drawn an angle equal to $\alpha$. After this teacher wiped the board, leaving only the points $O, F, K$ and the angle $\alpha$. Is it possible with a compass and a ruler to construct the triangle $ABC$ ? Justify the answer. (Grigory Filippovsky) [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRPt8HbqW4I/XObthZFXyyI/AAAAAAAAKOo/zfHemPjUsI4XAfV_tcmKA6_al0i_gQ9iACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/Yasinsky%2B2019%2Bp6.png[/img]

Let $A_0$ be the midpoint of side $BC$ of triangle $ABC$, and $A'$ be the point of tangency with this side of the inscribed circle. Let's construct a circle $ \omega$ with center at $A_0$ and passing through $A'$. On other sides we will construct similar circles. Prove that if $ \omega$ is tangent to the cirucmscribed circle on arc $BC$ not containing $A$, then another one of the constructed circles touches the circumcircle.

In triangle $ABC$ holds $\angle ACB = 90^{\circ}$, $\angle BAC = 30^{\circ}$ and $BC=1$. In triangle $ABC$ is inscribed equilateral triangle (every side of a triangle $ABC$ contains one vertex of inscribed triangle). Find the least possible value of side of inscribed equilateral triangle

Let $a,b,c$ be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Prove that, $\left|\frac {a}{b}+\frac {b}{c}+\frac {c}{a}-\frac {b}{a}-\frac {c}{b}-\frac {a}{c}\right|<1$

Two tetrahedrons are given. Each two faces of the same tetrahedron are not similar, but each face of the first tetrahedron is similar to some face of the second one. Does this yield that these tetrahedrons are similar?