[b]p1.[/b] Jose,, Luciano, and Placido enjoy playing cards after their performances, and you are invited to deal. They use just nine cards, numbered from $2$ through $10$, and each player is to receive three cards. You hope to hand out the cards so that the following three conditions hold: A) When Jose and Luciano pick cards randomly from their piles, Luciano most often picks a card higher than Jose, B) When Luciano and Placido pick cards randomly from their piles, Placido most often picks a card higher than Luciano, C) When Placido and Jose pick cards randomly from their piles, Jose most often picks a card higher than Placido. Explain why it is impossible to distribute the nine cards so as to satisfy these three conditions, or give an example of one such distribution. [b]p2.[/b] Is it possible to fill a rectangular box with a finite number of solid cubes (two or more), each with a different edge length? Justify your answer. [b]p3.[/b] Two parallel lines pass through the points $(0, 1)$ and $(-1, 0)$. Two other lines are drawn through $(1, 0)$ and $(0, 0)$, each perpendicular to the ¯rst two. The two sets of lines intersect in four points that are the vertices of a square. Find all possible equations for the first two lines. [b]p4.[/b] Suppose $a_1, a_2, a_3,...$ is a sequence of integers that represent data to be transmitted across a communication channel. Engineers use the quantity $$G(n) =(1 - \sqrt3)a_n -(3 - \sqrt3)a_{n+1} +(3 + \sqrt3)a_{n+2}-(1+ \sqrt3)a_{n+3}$$ to detect noise in the signal. a. Show that if the numbers $a_1, a_2, a_3,...$ are in arithmetic progression, then $G(n) = 0$ for all $n = 1, 2, 3, ...$. b. Show that if $G(n) = 0$ for all $n = 1, 2, 3, ...$, then $a_1, a_2, a_3,...$ is an arithmetic progression. [b]p5.[/b] The Olive View Airline in the remote country of Kuklafrania has decided to use the following rule to establish its air routes: If $A$ and $B$ are two distinct cities, then there is to be an air route connecting $A$ with $B$ either if there is no city closer to $A$ than $B$ or if there is no city closer to $B$ than $A$. No further routes will be permitted. Distances between Kuklafranian cities are never equal. Prove that no city will be connected by air routes to more than ¯ve other cities. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let there be a trapezoid $ABCD$ with bases $AD$ and $BC$. Points $M$ and $P$ are on sides $AB$ and $CD$ such that $CM$ and $BP$ intersect in $N$ and the pentagon $AMNPD$ is cyclic. Prove that the triangle $ADN$ is isosceles.

Prove that among arbitrary $13$ points in plane with coordinates as integers, such that no three are collinear, we can pick three points as vertices of triangle such that its centroid has coordinates as integers.

Answer the questions as below. (1) Find the local minimum of $y=x(1-x^2)e^{x^2}.$ (2) Find the total area of the part bounded the graph of the function in (1) and the $x$-axis.

The incircle of the triangle $ABC$ is tangent to sides $AC$ and $BC$ at $M$ and $N$, respectively. The bisectors of the angles at $A$ and $B$ intersect $MN$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Let $O$ be the incentre of $\triangle ABC$. Prove that $MP\cdot OA=BC\cdot OQ$.

Let $AA',BB',CC'$ be three diameters of the circumcircle of an acute triangle $ABC$. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point in the interior of $\triangle ABC$, and let $D,E,F$ be the orthogonal projection of $P$ on $BC,CA,AB$, respectively. Let $X$ be the point such that $D$ is the midpoint of $A'X$, let $Y$ be the point such that $E$ is the midpoint of $B'Y$, and similarly let $Z$ be the point such that $F$ is the midpoint of $C'Z$. Prove that triangle $XYZ$ is similar to triangle $ABC$.

$ABCD$ is a convex quadrilateral. $X$ lies on the segment $AB$ with $\frac{AX}{XB} = \frac{m}{n}$. $Y$ lies on the segment $CD$ with $\frac{CY}{YD} = \frac{m}{n}$. $AY$ and $DX$ intersect at $P$, and $BY$ and $CX$ intersect at $Q$. Show that $\frac{S_{XQYP}}{S_{ABCD}} < \frac{mn}{m^2 + mn + n^2}$.

Circles $\mathcal C_1$ and $\mathcal C_2$ with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$, respectively, are externally tangent at point $\lambda$. A circle $\mathcal C$ with center $O$ touches $\mathcal C_1$ at $A$ and $\mathcal C_2$ at $B$ so that the centers $O_1$, $O_2$ lie inside $C$. The common tangent to $\mathcal C_1$ and $\mathcal C_2$ at $\lambda$ intersects the circle $\mathcal C$ at $K$ and $L$. If $D$ is the midpoint of the segment $KL$, show that $\angle O_1OO_2 = \angle ADB$. [i]Greece[/i]

Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be an equilateral triangle with side $1$. Four points are marked $P_1$, $P_2$, $P_3$, $P_4$ on side $AC$ and four points $Q_1$, $Q_2$, $Q_3$, $Q_4$ on side $AB$ (see figure) of such a way to generate $9$ triangles of equal area. Find the length of segment $AP_4$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/f/29243932262cb963b376244f4c981b1afe87c6.png[/img] PS. Easier version of [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h3323141p30741525]2023 Chile NMO L2 P3[/url]

$L, L'$ are two skew lines in space and $p$ is a plane not containing either line. $M$ is a variable line parallel to $p$ which meets $L$ at $X$ and $L'$ at $Y$. Find the position of $M$ which minimises the distance $XY$. $L''$ is another fixed line. Find the line $M$ which is also perpendicular to $L''$ .

Quadrilateral $ABCD$ is inscribed into a circle with center $O$. The bisectors of its angles form a cyclic quadrilateral with circumcenter $I$, and its external bisectors form a cyclic quadrilateral with circumcenter $J$. Prove that $O$ is the midpoint of $IJ$.

In triangle $ABC$ let $A'$, $B'$, $C'$ respectively be the midpoints of the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$. Furthermore let $L$, $M$, $N$ be the projections of the orthocenter on the three sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$, and let $k$ denote the nine-point circle. The lines $AA'$, $BB'$, $CC'$ intersect $k$ in the points $D$, $E$, $F$. The tangent lines on $k$ in $D$, $E$, $F$ intersect the lines $MN$, $LN$ and $LM$ in the points $P$, $Q$, $R$. Prove that $P$, $Q$ and $R$ are collinear.

Consider the circle $\gamma$ with center at point $(0,3)$ and radius $3$, and a line $r$ parallel to the axis $Ox$ at a distance $3$ from the origin. A variable line through the origin meets $\gamma$ at point $M$ and $r$ at point $P$. Find the locus of the intersection point of the lines through $M$ and $P$ parallel to $Ox$ and $Oy$ respectively.

$BC$ is a segment, $M$ is point on $BC$, $A$ is a point such that $A, B, C$ are non-collinear. (i) Prove that if $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$, then $AB^2 + AC^2 = 2(AM^2 + BM^2).$ (ii) If there exists another point (except $M$) on segment $BC$ satisfying (i), find the region of point $A$ might occupy.

Let $ABCDEF $ be a regular hexagon. On the line $AF $ mark the point $X$so that $ \angle DCX = 45^o$ . Find the value of the angle $FXE$. (Vyacheslav Yasinsky)

On the plane painted $101$ points in brown and another $101$ points in green so that there are no three lying on one line. It turns out that the sum of the lengths of all $5050$ segments with brown ends equals the length of all $5050$ segments with green ends equal to $1$, and the sum of the lengths of all $10201$ segments with multicolored equals $400$. Prove that it is possible to draw a straight line so that all brown points are on one side relative to it and all green points are on the other.

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in circle of center $O$. The perpendicular on the midpoint $E$ of side $BC$ intersects line $AB$ at point $Z$. The circumscribed circle of the triangle $CEZ$, intersects the side $AB$ for the second time at point $H$ and line $CD$ at point $G$ different than $D$. Line $EG$ intersects line $AD$ at point $K$ and line $CH$ at point $L$. Prove that the points $A,H,L,K$ are concyclic, e.g. lie on the same circle.

On the plane there are two non-intersecting circles with equal radii and with centres $O_1$ and $O_2$, line $s$ going through these centres, and their common tangent $t$. The third circle is tangent to these two circles in points $K$ and $L$ respectively, line $s$ in point $M$ and line $t$ in point $P$. The point of tangency of line $t$ and the first circle is $N$. a) Find the length of the segment $O_1O_2$. b) Prove that the points $M, K$ and $N$ lie on the same line

Let $ABCD$ be a square with side length $2$, and let a semicircle with flat side $CD$ be drawn inside the square. Of the remaining area inside the square outside the semi-circle, the largest circle is drawn. What is the radius of this circle?

In triangle $ABC$, side $BC$ is equal to $a$, and the angles of the triangle adjacent to it are equal to $\alpha$ and $\beta$. A circle passing through points $A $and $B$ intersects lines $CA$ and $CB$ for second time at points $ P$ and $M$. It is known that straight line $RM$ passes through the center of the circle circumscribed around $ABC$. Find the length of the segment $PM$

Two circles in the plane, both of radius $R$, intersect at a right angle. Compute the area of the intersection of the interiors of the two circles.

[b]H[/b]orizontal parallel segments $AB=10$ and $CD=15$ are the bases of trapezoid $ABCD$. Circle $\gamma$ of radius $6$ has center within the trapezoid and is tangent to sides $AB$, $BC$, and $DA$. If side $CD$ cuts out an arc of $\gamma$ measuring $120^{\circ}$, find the area of $ABCD$.

Given $f(z) = z^2-19z$, there are complex numbers $z$ with the property that $z$, $f(z)$, and $f(f(z))$ are the vertices of a right triangle in the complex plane with a right angle at $f(z)$. There are positive integers $m$ and $n$ such that one such value of $z$ is $m+\sqrt{n}+11i$. Find $m+n$.

A pirate ship spots, $10$ nautical miles to the east, an oblivious caravel sailing $60$ south of west at a steady $12 \text{ nm/hour}$. What is the minimum speed that the pirate ship must maintain at to be able to catch the caravel?

$ABCD$ is a quadrilateral such that $\angle ACB=\angle ACD$. $T$ is inside of $ABCD$ such that $\angle ADC-\angle ATB=\angle BAC$ and $\angle ABC-\angle ATD=\angle CAD$. Prove that $\angle BAT=\angle DAC$.