The bisectors of the angles $A$ and $B$ of the triangle $ABC$ meet the sides $BC$ and $CA$ at the points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Assuming that $AE+BD=AB$, determine the angle $C$.

Circles $P$, $Q$, and $R$ are externally tangent to one another. The external tangent of $P$ and $Q$ that does not intersect $R$ intersects $P$ and $Q$ at $P_Q$ and $Q_P$ , respectively. $Q_R$,$R_Q$,$R_P$ , and $P_R$ are defined similarly. If the radius of $Q$ is $4$ and $\overline{Q_PP_Q} \parallel \overline{R_QQ_R}$, compute $R_PP_R$.

[b]p1.[/b] Martin’s car insurance costed $\$6000$ before he switched to Geico, when he saved $15\%$ on car insurance. When Mayhem switched to Allstate, he, a safe driver, saved $40\%$ on car insurance. If Mayhem and Martin are now paying the same amount for car insurance, how much was Mayhem paying before he switched to Allstate? [b]p2.[/b] The $7$-digit number $N$ can be written as $\underline{A} \,\, \underline{2} \,\,\underline{0} \,\,\underline{B} \,\,\underline{2} \,\, \underline{1} \,\,\underline{5}$. How many values of $N$ are divisible by $9$? [b]p3.[/b] The solutions to the equation $x^2-18x-115 = 0$ can be represented as $a$ and $b$. What is $a^2+2ab+b^2$? [b]p4.[/b] The exterior angles of a regular polygon measure to $4$ degrees. What is a third of the number of sides of this polygon? [b]p5.[/b] Charlie Brown is having a thanksgiving party. $\bullet$ He wants one turkey, with three different sizes to choose from. $\bullet$ He wants to have two or three vegetable dishes, when he can pick from Mashed Potatoes, Saut´eed Brussels Sprouts, Roasted Butternut Squash, Buttery Green Beans, and Sweet Yams; $\bullet$ He wants two desserts out of Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Carrot Cake, and Cheesecake. How many different combinations of menus are there? [b]p6.[/b] In the diagram below, $\overline{AD} \cong \overline{CD}$ and $\vartriangle DAB$ is a right triangle with $\angle DAB = 90^o$. Given that the radius of the circle is $6$ and $m \angle ADC = 30^o$, if the length of minor arc $AB$ is written as $a\pi$, what is $a$? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/9/ea57032a30c16f4402886af086064261d6828b.png[/img] [b]p7.[/b] This Halloween, Owen and his two friends dressed up as guards from Squid Game. They needed to make three masks, which were black circles with a white equilateral triangle, circle, or square inscribed in their upper halves. Resourcefully, they used black paper circles with a radius of $5$ inches and white tape to create these masks. Ignoring the width of the tape, how much tape did they use? If the length can be expressed $a\sqrt{b}+c\sqrt{d}+ \frac{e}{f} \pi$ such that $b$ and $d$ are not divisible by the square of any prime, and $e$ and $f$ are relatively prime, find $a + b + c + d + e + f$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/c/bafe3f9939bd5767ba5cf77a51031dd32bbbec.png[/img] [b]p8.[/b] Given $LCM (10^8, 8^{10}, n) = 20^{15}$, where $n$ is a positive integer, find the total number of possible values of $n$. [b]p9.[/b] If one can represent the infinite progression $\frac{1}{11} + \frac{2}{13} + \frac{3}{121} + \frac{4}{169} + \frac{5}{1331} + \frac{6}{2197}+ ...$ as $\frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers, what is $a$? [b]p10.[/b] Consider a tiled $3\times 3$ square without a center tile. How many ways are there to color the squares such that no two colored squares are adjacent (vertically or horizontally)? Consider rotations of an configuration to be the same, and consider the no-color configuration to be a coloring. [b]p11.[/b] Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 4$ and $AC = 7$. Let $AD$ be an angle bisector of triangle $ABC$. Point $M$ is on $AC$ such that $AD$ intersects $BM$ at point $P$, and $AP : PD = 3 : 1$. If the ratio $AM : MC$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ such that $a$, $b$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $a + b$. [b]p12.[/b] For a positive integer $n$, define $f(n)$ as the number of positive integers less than or equal to $n$ that are coprime with $n$. For example, $f(9) = 6$ because $9$ does not have any common divisors with $1$, $2$, $4$, $5$, $7$, or $8$. Calculate: $$\sum^{100}_{i=2} \left( 29^{f(i)}\,\,\, mod \,\,i \right).$$ [b]p13.[/b] Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle. Let $P$ be a randomly selected point in the incircle of $ABC$. Find $a+b+c+d$ if the probability that $\angle BPC$ is acute can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b} -c\pi}{d\pi }$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ where $gcd(a, c, d) = 1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. [b]p14.[/b] When the following expression is simplified by expanding then combining like terms, how many terms are in the resulting expression? $$(a + b + c + d)^{100} + (a + b - c - d)^{100}$$ [b]p15.[/b] Jerry has a rectangular box with integral side lengths. If $3$ units are added to each side of the box, the volume of the box is tripled. What is the largest possible volume of this box? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Show that if the point $ M $ is situated in the interior of a square $ ABCD, $ then, among the segments $ MA,MB,MC,MD, $ [b]a)[/b] at most one of them is greater with a factor of $ \sqrt 5/2 $ than the side of the square. [b]b)[/b] at most two of them are greater than the side of the square. [b]c)[/b] at most three of them are greater with a factor of $ \sqrt 2/2 $ than the side of the square.

A square $ABCD$ of side length $2a$ is given on a plane $\Pi$. Let $S$ be a point on the ray $Ax$ perpendicular to $\Pi$ such that $AS = 2a.$ $(a)$ Let $M \in BC$ and $N \in CD$ be two variable points. $i$. Find the positions of $M,N$ such that $BM + DN \ge \frac{3}{2}$, planes $SAM$ and $SMN$ are perpendicular and $BM \cdot DN$ is minimum. $ii$. Find $M$ and $N$ such that $\angle MAN = 45^{\circ}$ and the volume of $SAMN$ attains an extremum value. Find these values. $(b)$ Let $Q$ be a point such that $\angle AQB = \angle AQD = 90^{\circ}$. The line $DQ$ intersects the plane $\pi$ through $AB$ perpendicular to $\Pi$ at $Q'$. $i$. Find the locus of $Q'$. $ii$. Let $K$ be the locus of points $Q$ and let $CQ$ meet $K$ again at $R$. Let $DR$ meets $\Pi$ at $R'$. Prove that $sin^2 \angle Q'DB + sin^2 \angle R'DB$ is independent of $Q$.

A triangle is cut into several (not less than two) triangles. One of them is isosceles (not equilateral), and all others are equilateral. Determine the angles of the original triangle.

[b]p1.[/b] Can a number ending in $1999$ be the square of a natural number? [b]p2.[/b] The Three-Headed Snake Gorynych celebrated his birthday. His heads took turns feasting on birthday cakes and ate two identical cakes in $15$ minutes. It is known that each head ate as much time as it would take the other two to eat the same pie together. In how many minutes would the three heads of the Serpent Gorynych eat one pie together? [b]p3.[/b] Find the sum of the coefficients of the polynomial obtained after opening the brackets and bringing similar terms into the expression: a) $(7x - 6)^4 - 1$ b) $(7x - 6)^{1999}-1$ [b]p4.[/b] The general wants to arrange seven anti-aircraft installations so that among any three of them there are two installations, the distance between which is exactly $10$ kilometers. Help the general solve this problem. [b]p5.[/b] Gulliver, whose height is $999$ millimeters, is building a tower of cubes. The first cube has a height of $1/2$ a lilikilometer, the second - $1/4$ a lilikilometer, the third - $1/8$ a lilikilometer, etc. How many cubes will be in the tower when its height exceeds Gulliver's height. ($1$ lilikilometer is equal to $1000$ lilimeters). [b]p6.[/b] It is known that in any pentagon you can choose three diagonals from which you can form a triangle. Is there a pentagon in which such diagonals can be chosen in a unique way? [b]p7.[/b] It is known that for natural numbers $a$ and $b$ the equality $19a = 99b$ holds. Can $a + b$ be a prime number? [b]p8.[/b] Vitya thought of $5$ integers and told Vanya all their pairwise sums: $$0, 1, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 24, 25, 29.$$ Help Vanya guess the numbers he has in mind. [b]p9.[/b] In a $3 \times 3$ square, numbers are arranged so that the sum of the numbers in each row, in each column and on each major diagonal is equal to $0$. It is known that the sum of the squares of the numbers in the top row is $n$. What can be the sum of the squares of the numbers in the bottom line? [b]p10.[/b] $N$ points are marked on a circle. Two players play this game: the first player connects two of these points with a chord, from the end of which the second player draws a chord to one of the remaining points so as not to intersect the already drawn chord. Then the first player makes the same “move” - draws a new chord from the end of the second chord to one of the remaining points so that it does not intersect any of the already drawn ones. The one who cannot make such a “move” loses. Who wins when played correctly? (A chord is a segment whose ends lie on a given circle) PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c2416727_soros_olympiad_in_mathematics]here[/url].

The median, bisector, and height, all originate at the same vertex of a triangle. Given the intersection points of the median, bisector, and height with the circumscribed circle, construct the triangle.

Let $ABC$ be an acute scalene triangle. The bisector of the angle $\angle ABC$ intersects the altitude $AD$ at $K$. Let $M$ be the projection of $B$ onto $CK$ and let $N$ be the intersection between $BM$ and $AK$. Let $T$ be a point on $AC$ such that $NT$ is parallel to $DM$. Prove that $BM$ is the bisector of the angle $\angle TBC$. [i]Melih Üçer, Turkey[/i]

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with $AB<CD$, and let $P$ be the point of intersection of the lines $AD$ and $BC$.The circumcircle of the triangle $PCD$ intersects the line $AB$ at the points $Q$ and $R$. Let $S$ and $T$ be the points where the tangents from $P$ to the circumcircle of $ABCD$ touch that circle. (a) Prove that $PQ=PR$. (b) Prove that $QRST$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.

Let $E$ and $F$ be the intersections of opposite sides of a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. The two diagonals meet at $P$. Let $O$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $P$ to $EF$. Show that $\angle BOC=\angle AOD$.

Square $ABCD$ and circle $O$ intersect in eight points, forming four curvilinear triangles, $AEF , BGH , CIJ$ and $DKL$ ($EF , GH, IJ$ and $KL$ are arcs of the circle) . Prove that (a) The sum of lengths of $EF$ and $IJ$ equals the sum of the lengths of $GH$ and $KL$. (b) The sum of the perimeters of curvilinear triangles $AEF$ and $CIJ$ equals the sum of the perimeters of the curvilinear triangles $BGH$ and $DKL$. ( V . V . Proizvolov , Moscow)

An acute triangle $ABC$ in which $AB<AC$ is given. The bisector of $\angle BAC$ crosses $BC$ at $D$. Point $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Prove that the line though centers of circles escribed on triangles $ABC$ and $ADM$ is parallel to $AD$.

Calculate with at most $10\%$ relative error \[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}(x^4+4x+4)^{-100}dx\]

Two triangular pyramids have common base. One pyramid contains the other. Can the sum of the lengths of the edges of the inner pyramid be longer than that of the outer one?

A finite number of points is marked on the plane. Each three of them are not collinear. A circle is circumscribed around each triangle with marked vertices. Is it possible that all centers of these circles are also marked? [i]Proposed by A.Tolesnikov[/i]

Convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ has $\angle ABC = \angle CDA = 90^{\circ}$. Point $H$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ to $BD$. Points $S$ and $T$ lie on sides $AB$ and $AD$, respectively, such that $H$ lies inside triangle $SCT$ and \[ \angle CHS - \angle CSB = 90^{\circ}, \quad \angle THC - \angle DTC = 90^{\circ}. \] Prove that line $BD$ is tangent to the circumcircle of triangle $TSH$.

A conical glass is in the form of a right circular cone. The slant height is $21$ and the radius of the top rim of the glass is $14$. An ant at the mid point of a slant line on the outside wall of the glass sees a honey drop diametrically opposite to it on the inside wall of the glass. If $d$ the shortest distance it should crawl to reach the honey drop, what is the integer part of $d$ ? [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/T1Y3zwR.png[/img][/center]

Let $ABC$ denote a triangle. The point $X$ lies on the extension of $AC$ beyond $A$, such that $AX = AB$. Similarly, the point $Y$ lies on the extension of $BC$ beyond $B$ such that $BY = AB$. Prove that the circumcircles of $ACY$ and $BCX$ intersect a second time in a point different from $C$ that lies on the bisector of the angle $\angle BCA$. (Theresia Eisenkölbl)

Given a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ in which $\angle BAC = 20^o$, $\angle CAD = 60^o$, $\angle ADB = 50^o$ , and $\angle BDC = 10^o$. Find $\angle ACB$.

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral whose diagonals are perpendicular, and let $S$ be the intersection of those diagonals. Let $K, L, M$ and $N$ be the reflections of $S$ on the sides $AB$, $BC$, $CD$ and $DA$ respectively. $BN$ cuts the circumcircle of $\vartriangle SKN$ at $E$ and $BM$ cuts the circumcircle of $\vartriangle SLM$ at $F$. Prove that the quadrilateral $EFLK$ is cyclic.

Suppose that $A = \left(\frac12, \sqrt3 \right)$. Suppose that $B, C, D$ are chosen on the ellipse $x^2 + (y/2)^2 = 1$ such that the area of $ABCD$ is maximized. Assume that $A, B, C, D$ lie on the ellipse going counterclockwise. What are all possible values of $B$?

When the parabola which has the axis parallel to $y$ -axis and passes through the origin touch to the rectangular hyperbola $xy=1$ in the first quadrant moves, prove that the area of the figure sorrounded by the parabola and the $x$-axis is constant.

Let the circle $ {\omega}_{1}$ be internally tangent to another circle $ {\omega}_{2}$ at $ N$.Take a point $ K$ on $ {\omega}_{1}$ and draw a tangent $ AB$ which intersects $ {\omega}_{2}$ at $ A$ and $ B$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the arc $ AB$ which is on the opposite side of $ N$. Prove that, the circumradius of the $ \triangle KBM$ doesnt depend on the choice of $ K$.

In the $xy$-plane, for $a>1$ denote by $S(a)$ the area of the figure bounded by the curve $y=(a-x)\ln x$ and the $x$-axis. Find the value of integer $n$ for which $\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} \frac{S(a)}{a^n\ln a}$ is non-zero real number.