Four circles of radius $3$ are arranged as shown. Their centers are the vertices of a square. The area of the shaded region is closest to [asy] fill((3,3)--(3,-3)--(-3,-3)--(-3,3)--cycle,lightgray); fill(arc((3,3),(0,3),(3,0),CCW)--(3,3)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3,-3),(3,0),(0,-3),CCW)--(3,-3)--cycle,white); fill(arc((-3,-3),(0,-3),(-3,0),CCW)--(-3,-3)--cycle,white); fill(arc((-3,3),(-3,0),(0,3),CCW)--(-3,3)--cycle,white); draw(circle((3,3),3)); draw(circle((3,-3),3)); draw(circle((-3,-3),3)); draw(circle((-3,3),3)); draw((3,3)--(3,-3)--(-3,-3)--(-3,3)--cycle); [/asy] $\text{(A)}\ 7.7 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 12.1 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 17.2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 18 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 27$

$\angle A,\angle B,\angle C$ are angles of a triangle such that $\sin^2A+\sin^2B=\sin^2C$, then $\angle C$ in degrees is equal to $\textbf{(A)}~30$ $\textbf{(B)}~90$ $\textbf{(C)}~45$ $\textbf{(D)}~\text{none of the above}$

The incircle of triangle $ABC$ touches its sides $AB$ and $BC$ at points $P$ and $Q.$ The line $PQ$ meets the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ at points $X$ and $Y.$ Find $\angle XBY$ if $\angle ABC = 90^\circ.$ [i]Proposed by A. Smirnov[/i]

On a circle $\omega$ with center O and radius $r$ three different points $A, B$ and $C$ are chosen. Let $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ be the circles that pass through $A$ and are tangent to line $BC$ at points $B$ and $C$, respectively. (a) Show that the product of the areas of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ is independent of the choice of the points $A, B$ and $C$. (b) Determine the minimum value that the sum of the areas of $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ can take and for what configurations of points $A, B$ and $C$ on $\omega$ this minimum value is reached.

Lines tangent to circle $O$ in points $A$ and $B$, intersect in point $P$. Point $Z$ is the center of $O$. On the minor arc $AB$, point $C$ is chosen not on the midpoint of the arc. Lines $AC$ and $PB$ intersect at point $D$. Lines $BC$ and $AP$ intersect at point $E$. Prove that the circumcentres of triangles $ACE$, $BCD$, and $PCZ$ are collinear.

Let $AH$ be altitude in acute trinagle $ABC$, inscribed in circle $s$. Points $D$ and $E$ are chosen on segment $BH$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are chosen on rays $AD$ and $AE$, respectively, such that midpoints of segments $DX$ and $EY$ lies on $s$. Suppose that points $B$, $X$, $Y$ and $C$ are concyclic. Prove that $BD+BE=2CH$.

An excircle centered at $I_{A}$ touches the side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC$ at point $D$. Prove that the pedal circles of $D$ with respect to the triangles $ABI_{A}$ and $ACI_{A}$ are congruent. Proposed by:K.Belsky

The large square in the diagram below with sides of length $8$ is divided into $16$ congruent squares. Find the area of the shaded region. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/6/e/cf828197aa2585f5eab2320a43b80616072135.png[/img]

Plane $A$ passes through the points $(1, 0, 0)$, $(0, 1, 0)$, and $(0, 0, 1)$. Plane $B$ is parallel to plane $A$, but passes through the point $(1, 0, 1)$. Find the distance between planes $A$ and $B$.

Consider all segments dividing the area of a triangle $ABC$ in two equal parts. Find the length of the shortest segment among them, if the side lengths $a,$ $b,$ $c$ of triangle $ABC$ are given. How many of these shortest segments exist ?

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with $M$ and $N$ the midpoints of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ respectively. Suppose that $AC$ bisects $\angle BMD$. Prove that $BD$ bisects $\angle ANC$.

In $ ABC$ we have $ AB \equal{} 25$, $ BC \equal{} 39$, and $ AC \equal{} 42$. Points $ D$ and $ E$ are on $ AB$ and $ AC$ respectively, with $ AD \equal{} 19$ and $ AE \equal{} 14$. What is the ratio of the area of triangle $ ADE$ to the area of quadrilateral $ BCED$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{266}{1521}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{19}{75}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{3}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{19}{56}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1$

The diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ meet at point $P$. Points $K$ and $L$ lie on $AC$, $BD$ respectively in such a way that $CK=AP$ and $DL=BP$. Prove that the line joining the common points of circles $ALC$ and $BKD$ passes through the mass-center of $ABCD$. Proposed by:V.Konyshev

Cut the $19 \times 20$ grid rectangle along the grid lines into several squares so that there are exactly four of them with odd sidelengths.

If $ABCD$ is a $2\ X\ 2$ square, $E$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AB}$, $F$ is the midpoint of $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AF}$ and $\overline{DE}$ intersect at $I$, and $\overline{BD}$ and $\overline{AF}$ intersect at $H$, then the area of quadrilateral $BEIH$ is [asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); pair B=origin, A=(0,2), C=(2,0), D=(2,2), E=(0,1), F=(1,0); draw(A--E--B--F--C--D--A--F^^E--D--B); label("A", A, NW); label("B", B, SW); label("C", C, SE); label("D", D, NE); label("E", E, W); label("F", F, S); label("H", (.8,0.6)); label("I", (0.4,1.4)); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{5}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{7}{15}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{8}{15}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3}{5} $

In triangle $ABC$, find the smallest possible value of $$|(\cot A + \cot B)(\cot B +\cot C)(\cot C + \cot A)|$$

In a circle $C_1$ with centre $O$, let $AB$ be a chord that is not a diameter. Let $M$ be the midpoint of this chord $AB$. Take a point $T$ on the circle $C_2$ with $OM$ as diameter. Let the tangent to $C_2$ at $T$ meet $C_1$ at $P$. Show that $PA^2 + PB^2 = 4 \cdot PT^2$.

The diagonals of convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ intersect at point $E$. Triangles $ABE$ and $CED$ have a common excircle $\Omega$, tangent to segments $AE$ and $DE$ at points $B_1$ and $C_1$, respectively. Denote by $I$ and $J$ the centers of the incircles of these triangles, respectively. Segments $IC_1$ and $JB_1$ intersect at point $S$. It is known that $S$ lies on $\Omega$. Prove that the circumcircle of triangle $AED$ is tangent to $\Omega$. [i]Proposed by David Brodsky[/i]

Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram. On side $AB$, point $M$ is taken so that $AD = DM$. On side $AD$ point $N$ is taken so that $AB = BN$. Prove that $CM = CN$.

Find all perfect powers whose last $ 4$ digits are $ 2,0,0,8$, in that order.

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral who interior angle at $B$ is $60$ degrees. Show that if $BC=CD$, then $CD+DA=AB$. Does the converse hold?

There are $10$ points on a circle and all possible segments are drawn on the which two of these points are the endpoints. Determine the probability that selecting two segments randomly, they intersect at some point (it could be on the circumference).

A point $T$ is chosen inside a triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1$, $B_1$, and $C_1$ be the reflections of $T$ in $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Let $\Omega$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $A_1B_1C_1$. The lines $A_1T$, $B_1T$, and $C_1T$ meet $\Omega$ again at $A_2$, $B_2$, and $C_2$, respectively. Prove that the lines $AA_2$, $BB_2$, and $CC_2$ are concurrent on $\Omega$. [i]Proposed by Mongolia[/i]

Let $ABCDE$ be a convex pentagon such that $\angle ABC = \angle AED = 90^\circ$. Suppose that the midpoint of $CD$ is the circumcenter of triangle $ABE$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of triangle $ACD$. Prove that line $AO$ passes through the midpoint of segment $BE$.

The diagram shows two congruent isosceles triangles in a $20\times20$ square which has been partitioned into four $10\times10$ squares. Find the area of the shaded region. [asy] import graph; size(4.4cm); real labelscalefactor = 0.5; pen dotstyle = black; fill((-2,5)--(0,1)--(1,3)--(1,5)--cycle,gray); draw((-3,5)--(1,5), linewidth(2.2)); draw((1,5)--(1,1), linewidth(2.2)); draw((1,1)--(-3,1), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-3,1)--(-3,5), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-1,5)--(-1,1), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-3,3)--(1,3), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-2,5)--(-3,3), linewidth(1.4)); draw((-2,5)--(0,1), linewidth(1.4)); draw((0,1)--(1,3), linewidth(1.4)); draw((-2,5)--(0,1)); draw((0,1)--(1,3)); draw((1,3)--(1,5)); draw((1,5)--(-2,5));[/asy]