A quartic funtion $ y \equal{} ax^4 \plus{} bx^3 \plus{} cx^2 \plus{} dx\plus{}e\ (a\neq 0)$ touches the line $ y \equal{} px \plus{} q$ at $ x \equal{} \alpha ,\ \beta \ (\alpha < \beta ).$ Find the area of the region bounded by these graphs in terms of $ a,\ \alpha ,\ \beta$.

Let $ \mathcal{P}$ be a square and let $ n$ be a nonzero positive integer for which we denote by $ f(n)$ the maximum number of elements of a partition of $ \mathcal{P}$ into rectangles such that each line which is parallel to some side of $ \mathcal{P}$ intersects at most $ n$ interiors (of rectangles). Prove that \[ 3 \cdot 2^{n\minus{}1} \minus{} 2 \le f(n) \le 3^n \minus{} 2.\]

Determine all real numbers $a>0$ for which there exists a nonnegative continuous function $f(x)$ defined on $[0,a]$ with the property that the region $R=\{(x,y): 0\le x\le a, 0\le y\le f(x)\}$ has perimeter $k$ units and area $k$ square units for some real number $k$.

Let $ABCDEFGHI$ be a regular polygon of $9$ sides. The segments $AE$ and $DF$ intersect at $P$. Prove that $PG$ and $AF$ are perpendicular.

Given a set of $n>2$ planar vectors. A vector from this set is called [i]long[/i], if its length is not less than the length of the sum of other vectors in this set. Prove that if each vector is long, then the sum of all vectors equals to zero. [i]N. Agakhanov[/i]

Let $PA, PB$ be tangents to a circle centered at $O$, and $C$ a point on the minor arc $AB$. The perpendicular from $C$ to $PC$ intersects internal angle bisectors of $AOC,BOC$ at $D,E$. Show that $CD=CE$

we have an isogonal triangle $ABC$ such that $BC=AB$. take a random $P$ on the altitude from $B$ to $AC$. The circle $(ABP)$ intersects $AC$ second time in $M$. Take $N$ such that it's on the segment $AC$ and $AM=NC$ and $M \neq N$.The second intersection of $NP$ and circle $(APB)$ is $X$ , ($X \neq P$) and the second intersection of $AB$ and circle $(APN)$ is $Y$ ,($Y \neq A$).The tangent from $A$ to the circle $(APN)$ intersects the altitude from $B$ at $Z$. Prove that $CZ$ is tangent to circle $(PXY)$.

A plane figure of area $A > n$ is given, where $n$ is a positive integer. Prove that this figure can be placed onto a Cartesian plane so that it covers at least $n+1$ points with integer coordinates.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Consider the circle $\omega_B$ internally tangent to the sides $BC$ and $BA$, and to the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$, let $P$ be the point of contact of the two circles. Similarly, consider the circle $\omega_C$ internally tangent to the sides $CB$ and $CA$, and to the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$, let $Q$ be the point of contact of the two circles. Show that the incentre of the triangle $ABC$ lies on the segment $PQ$ if and only if $AB + AC = 3BC$. proposed by Luis Eduardo Garcia Hernandez, Mexico

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB \neq AC$ and circumcenter $O$. The bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersects $BC$ at $D$. Let $E$ be the reflection of $D$ with respect to the midpoint of $BC$. The lines through $D$ and $E$ perpendicular to $BC$ intersect the lines $AO$ and $AD$ at $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Prove that the quadrilateral $BXCY$ is cyclic.

Different points $A_1,A_2,A_3,A_4,A_5$ lie on a circle so that $A_1A_2 = A_2A_3 = A_3A_4 =A_4A_5$. Let $A_6$ be the diametrically opposite point to $A_2$, and $A_7$ be the intersection of $A_1A_5$ and $A_3A_6$. Prove that the lines $A_1A_6$ and $A_4A_7$ are perpendicular

Let $E$ be an ellipse where the length of the major axis is $26$, the length of the minor axis is $24$, and the foci are at points $R$ and $S$. Let $A$ and $B$ be points on the ellipse such that $RASB$ forms a non-degenerate quadrilateral, lines $RA$ and $SB$ intersect at $P$ with segment $PR$ containing $A$, and lines $RB$ and $AS$ intersect at Q with segment $QR$ containing $B$. Given that $RA = AS$, $AP = 26$, the perimeter of the non-degenerate quadrilateral $RP SQ$ is $m +\sqrt{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are integers. Compute $m + n$.

A sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron touches one face at the intersection of its angle bisectors, a second face at the intersection of its altitudes, and a third face at the intersection of its medians. Show that the tetrahedron is regular. [i]N. Agakhanov[/i]

Inside a rectangular piece of paper $n$ rectangular holes with sides parallel to the sides of the paper have been cut out. Into what minimal number of rectangular pieces (without holes) is it always possible to cut this piece of paper? (A Shapovalov)

Two regular tetrahedrons $A$ and $B$ are made with the 8 vertices of a unit cube. (this way is unique) What's the volume of $A\cup B$?

A triangle has sides of length $\sqrt{13}$, $\sqrt{17}$, and $2 \sqrt{5}$. Compute the area of the triangle.

Points $M$, $N$, $K$ lie on the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ of a triangle $ABC$, respectively, and are different from its vertices. The triangle $MNK$ is called[i] beautiful[/i] if $\angle BAC=\angle KMN$ and $\angle ABC=\angle KNM$. If in the triangle $ABC$ there are two beautiful triangles with a common vertex, prove that the triangle $ABC$ is right-angled. [i]Proposed by Nairi M. Sedrakyan, Armenia[/i]

Can one cover a cube by three paper triangles (without overlapping)?

Determine all pairs $(m,n)$ of positive integers such that a $m\times n$ rectangle can be tiled with L-trominoes.

Let $ABCD$ be an isosceles trapezoid with bases $AB$ and $CD$. Prove that the centroid of triangle $ABD$ lies on $CF$ where $F$ is the projection of $D$ to $AB$.

Let $PQ$ and $PR$ be tangents to a circle $\omega$ with diameter $AB$ so that $A, Q, R, B$ lie on $\omega$ in that order. Let $H$ be the projection of $P$ onto $AB$ and let $AR$ and $PH$ intersect at $S$. If $\angle QPH = 30^{\circ}$ and $\angle HPR = 20^\circ$, find $\angle ASQ$ in degrees.

On a semicircle with unit radius four consecutive chords $AB,BC, CD,DE$ with lengths $a, b, c, d$, respectively, are given. Prove that \[a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 + abc + bcd < 4.\]

A cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ has diameter $AC$ with circumcircle $\omega$. Let $K$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $C$ to $BD$, and the tangent to $\omega$ at $A$ meets $BD$ at $T$. Let the line $AK$ meets $\omega$ at $X$ and choose a point $Y$ on line $AK$ such that $\angle TYA=90^{\circ}$. Prove that $AY=KX$. [i]Proposed by Anzo Teh Zhao Yang[/i]

International Mathematical Olympiad National Selection Test Malaysia 2021 Round 1 Primary Time: 2.5 hours [hide=Rules] $\bullet$ For each problem you have to submit the answer only. The answer to each problem is a non-negative integer. $\bullet$ No mark is deducted for a wrong answer. $\bullet$ The maximum number of points is (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) x 5 = 50 points.[/hide] [b]Part A[/b] (1 point each) p1. Faris has six cubes on his table. The cubes have a total volume of $2021$ cm$^3$. Five of the cubes have side lengths $5$ cm, $5$ cm, $6$ cm, $6$ cm, and $11$ cm. What is the side length of the sixth cube (in cm)? p2. What is the sum of the first $200$ even positive integers? p3. Anushri writes down five positive integers on a paper. The numbers are all different, and are all smaller than $10$. If we add any two of the numbers on the paper, then the result is never $10$. What is the number that Anushri writes down for certain? p4. If the time now is $10.00$ AM, what is the time $1,000$ hours from now? Note: Enter the answer in a $12$-hour system, without minutes and AM/PM. For example, if the answer is $9.00$ PM, just enter $9$. p5. Aminah owns a car worth $10,000$ RM. She sells it to Neesha at a $10\%$ profit. Neesha sells the car back to Aminah at a $10\%$ loss. How much money did Aminah make from the two transactions, in RM? [b]Part B[/b] (2 points each) p6. Alvin takes 250 small cubes of side length $1$ cm and glues them together to make a cuboid of size $5$ cm  $\times 5$ cm  $\times 10$ cm. He paints all the faces of the large cuboid with the color green. How many of the small cubes are painted by Alvin? p7. Cikgu Emma and Cikgu Tan select one integer each (the integers do not have to be positive). The product of the two integers they selected is $2021$. How many possible integers could have been selected by Cikgu Emma? p8. A three-digit number is called [i]superb[/i] if the first digit is equal to the sum of the other two digits. For example, $431$ and $909$ are superb numbers. How many superb numbers are there? p9. Given positive integers $a, b, c$, and $d$ that satisfy the equation $4a = 5b =6c = 7d$. What is the smallest possible value of $ b$? p10. Find the smallest positive integer n such that the digit sum of n is divisible by $5$, and the digit sum of $n + 1$ is also divisible by $5$. Note: The digit sum of $1440$ is $1 + 4 + 4 + 0 = 9$. [b]Part C[/b] (3 points each) p11. Adam draws $7$ circles on a paper, with radii $ 1$ cm, $2$ cm, $3$ cm, $4$ cm, $5$ cm, $6$ cm, and $7$ cm. The circles do not intersect each other. He colors some circles completely red, and the rest of the circles completely blue. What is the minimum possible difference (in cm$^2$) between the total area of the red circles and the total area of the blue circles? p12. The number $2021$ has a special property that the sum of any two neighboring digits in the number is a prime number ($2 + 0 = 2$, $0 + 2 = 2$, and $2 + 1 = 3$ are all prime numbers). Among numbers from $2021$ to $2041$, how many of them have this property? p13. Clarissa opens a pet shop that sells three types of pets: goldshes, hamsters, and parrots. The pets inside the shop together have a total of $14$ wings, $24$ heads, and $62$ legs. How many goldshes are there inside Clarissa's shop? p14. A positive integer $n$ is called [i]special [/i] if $n$ is divisible by $4$, $n+1$ is divisible by $5$, and $n + 2$ is divisible by $6$. How many special integers smaller than $1000$ are there? p15. Suppose that this decade begins on $ 1$ January $2020$ (which is a Wednesday) and the next decade begins on $ 1$ January $2030$. How many Wednesdays are there in this decade? [b]Part D[/b] (4 points each) p16. Given an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$. Let D be a point on $AB$ such that $CD$ is the bisector of $\angle ACB$. If $CB = CD$, what is $\angle ADC$, in degrees? p17. Determine the number of isosceles triangles with the following properties: all the sides have integer lengths (in cm), and the longest side has length $21$ cm. p18. Haz marks $k$ points on the circumference of a circle. He connects every point to every other point with straight lines. If there are $210$ lines formed, what is $k$? p19. What is the smallest positive multiple of $24$ that can be written using digits $4$ and $5$ only? p20. In a mathematical competition, there are $2021$ participants. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the winners as follows: (i) the number of silver medals is at least twice the number of gold medals, (ii) the number of bronze medals is at least twice the number of silver medals, (iii) the number of all medals is not more than $40\%$ of the number of participants. The competition director wants to maximize the number of gold medals to be awarded based on the given conditions. In this case, what is the maximum number of bronze medals that can be awarded? PS. Problems 11-20 were also used in [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2676837p23203256]Juniors [/url]as 1-10.

Two circles touch internally at point $A$. A chord $ BC $ of the larger circle is drawn tangent to the smaller one at point $ D $. Prove that $ AD $ is the bisector of angle $ BAC $.