A paper equilateral triangle of side length $2$ on a table has vertices labeled $A,B,C.$ Let $M$ be the point on the sheet of paper halfway between $A$ and $C.$ Over time, point $M$ is lifted upwards, folding the triangle along segment $BM,$ while $A,B,$ and $C$ on the table. This continues until $A$ and $C$ touch. Find the maximum volume of tetrahedron $ABCM$ at any time during this process.

A line, which passes through the incentre $I$ of the triangle $ABC$, meets its sides $AB$ and $BC$ at the points $M$ and $N$ respectively. The triangle $BMN$ is acute. The points $K,L$ are chosen on the side $AC$ such that $\angle ILA=\angle IMB$ and $\angle KC=\angle INB$. Prove that $AM+KL+CN=AC$. [i]S. Berlov[/i]

Let $F$ be the focus of parabola $y^2=2px(p>0)$, with directrix $l$ and two points $A,B$ on it. Knowing that $\angle AFB=\frac{\pi}{3}$, find the maximal value of $\frac{|MN|}{|AB|}$, where $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $N$ is the projection of $M$ to $l$.

A circle inscribed in an angle with vertex $O$ touches its sides at points $A$ and $B$, $K$ is an arbitrary point on the smaller of the two arcs $AB$ of this circle. On the line $OB$ a point $L$ is taken such that the lines $OA$ and $KL$ are parallel. Let $M$ be the intersection point of the circle $\omega$ circumscribed around triangle $KLB$, with line $AK$, with $M$ different from $K$. Prove that line $OM$ touches circle $\omega$.

[b]p1. [/b] In basketball, teams can score $1, 2$, or $3$ points each time. Suppose that Duke basketball have scored $8$ points so far. What is the total number of possible ways (ordered) that they have scored? For example, $(1, 2, 2, 2, 1)$,$(1, 1, 2, 2, 2)$ are two different ways. [b]p2.[/b] All the positive integers that are coprime to $2021$ are grouped in increasing order, such that the nth group contains $2n - 1$ numbers. Hence the first three groups are $\{1\}$, $\{2, 3, 4\}$, $\{5, 6, 7, 8, 9\}$. Suppose that $2022$ belongs to the $k$th group. Find $k$. [b]p3.[/b] Let $A = (0, 0)$ and $B = (3, 0)$ be points in the Cartesian plane. If $R$ is the set of all points $X$ such that $\angle AXB \ge 60^o$ (all angles are between $0^o$ and $180^o$), find the integer that is closest to the area of $R$. [b]p4.[/b] What is the smallest positive integer greater than $9$ such that when its left-most digit is erased, the resulting number is one twenty-ninth of the original number? [b]p5. [/b] Jonathan is operating a projector in the cartesian plane. He sets up $2$ infinitely long mirrors represented by the lines $y = \tan(15^o)x$ and $y = 0$, and he places the projector at $(1, 0)$ pointed perpendicularly to the $x$-axis in the positive $y$ direction. Jonathan furthermore places a screen on one of the mirrors such that light from the projector reflects off the mirrors a total of three times before hitting the screen. Suppose that the coordinates of the screen is $(a, b)$. Find $10a^2 + 5b^2$. [b]p6.[/b] Dr Kraines has a cube of size $5 \times 5 \times 5$, which is made from $5^3$ unit cubes. He then decides to choose $m$ unit cubes that have an outside face such that any two different cubes don’t share a common vertex. What is the maximum value of $m$? [b]p7.[/b] Let $a_n = \tan^{-1}(n)$ for all positive integers $n$. Suppose that $$\sum_{k=4}^{\infty}(-1)^{\lfloor \frac{k}{2} \rfloor +1} \tan(2a_k)$$ is equals to $a/b$ , where $a, b$ are relatively prime. Find $a + b$. [b]p8.[/b] Rishabh needs to settle some debts. He owes $90$ people and he must pay \$ $(101050 + n)$ to the $n$th person where $1 \le n \le 90$. Rishabh can withdraw from his account as many coins of values \$ $2021$ and \$ $x$ for some fixed positive integer $x$ as is necessary to pay these debts. Find the sum of the four least values of $x$ so that there exists a person to whom Rishabh is unable to pay the exact amount owed using coins. [b]p9.[/b] A frog starts at $(1, 1)$. Every second, if the frog is at point $(x, y)$, it moves to $(x + 1, y)$ with probability $\frac{x}{x+y}$ and moves to $(x, y + 1)$ with probability $\frac{y}{x+y}$ . The frog stops moving when its $y$ coordinate is $10$. Suppose the probability that when the frog stops its $x$-coordinate is strictly less than $16$, is given by $m/n$ where $m, n$ are positive integers that are relatively prime. Find $m + n.$ [b]p10.[/b] In the triangle $ABC$, $AB = 585$, $BC = 520$, $CA = 455$. Define $X, Y$ to be points on the segment $BC$. Let $Z \ne A$ be the intersection of $AY$ with the circumcircle of $ABC$. Suppose that $XZ$ is parallel to $AC$ and the circumcircle of $XYZ$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $Z$. Find the length of $XY$ . PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid, with $AB \parallel CD$ (the vertices are listed in cyclic order). The diagonals of this trapezoid are perpendicular to one another and intersect at $O$. The base angles $\angle DAB$ and $\angle CBA$ are both acute. A point $M$ on the line sgement $OA$ is such that $\angle BMD = 90^o$, and a point $N$ on the line segment $OB$ is such that $\angle ANC = 90^o$. Prove that triangles $OMN$ and $OBA$ are similar.

We have a parallelepiped $ ABCDA'B'C'D' $ in which the top ($ A'B'C'D' $) and the ground ($ ABCD $) are connected by four vertical edges, and $ \angle DAB=30^{\circ} . $ Through $ AB, $ a plane inersects the parallelepiped at an angle of $ 30 $ with respect to the ground, delimiting two interior sections. Find the area of these interior sections in function of the length of $ AA'. $

Let $ ABCD$ be a trapezoid with parallel sides $ AB > CD$. Points $ K$ and $ L$ lie on the line segments $ AB$ and $ CD$, respectively, so that $AK/KB=DL/LC$. Suppose that there are points $ P$ and $ Q$ on the line segment $ KL$ satisfying \[\angle{APB} \equal{} \angle{BCD}\qquad\text{and}\qquad \angle{CQD} \equal{} \angle{ABC}.\] Prove that the points $ P$, $ Q$, $ B$ and $ C$ are concyclic. [i]Proposed by Vyacheslev Yasinskiy, Ukraine[/i]

A set $A_1 , A_2 , A_3 , A_4$ of 4 points in the plane is said to be [i]Athenian[/i] set if there is a point $P$ of the plane satsifying (*) $P$ does not lie on any of the lines $A_i A_j$ for $1 \leq i < j \leq 4$; (**) the line joining $P$ to the mid-point of the line $A_i A_j$ is perpendicular to the line joining $P$ to the mid-point of $A_k A_l$, $i,j,k,l$ being distinct. (a) Find all [i]Athenian[/i] sets in the plane. (b) For a given [i]Athenian[/i] set, find the set of all points $P$ in the plane satisfying (*) and (**)

Let $\Gamma$ be the circumcircle of a triangle $ABC$ and let $E$ and $F$ be the intersections of the bisectors of $\angle ABC$ and $\angle ACB$ with $\Gamma$. If $EF$ is tangent to the incircle $\gamma$ of $\triangle ABC$, then find the value of $\angle BAC$.

Given an acute triangle $ABC, H$ is the foot of the altitude drawn from the point $A$ on the line $BC, P$ and $K \ne H$ are arbitrary points on the segments $AH$ and$ BC$ respectively. Segments $AC$ and $BP$ intersect at point $B_1$, lines $AB$ and $CP$ at point $C_1$. Let $X$ and $Y$ be the projections of point $H$ on the lines $KB_1$ and $KC_1$, respectively. Prove that points $A, P, X$ and $Y$ lie on one circle.

The longer base of trapezoid $ABCD$ is $AB$, while the shorter base is $CD$. Diagonal $AC$ bisects the interior angle at $A$. The interior bisector at $B$ meets diagonal $AC$ at $E$. Line $DE$ meets segment $AB$ at $F$. Suppose that $AD = FB$ and $BC = AF$. Find the interior angles of quadrilateral $ABCD$, if we know that $\angle BEC = 54^o$.

In a triangle $ABC$ the incenter, the $B$-excenter and the $C$-excenter are $I, K$ and $L$, respectively. The perpendiculars at $B$ and $C$ to $BC$ intersect the lines $AC$ and $AB$ at $E$ and $F$, respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of $AEF, FIL, EIK$ concur.

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and draw regular triangles $ABM, CDP, BCN, ADQ$, the first two outward and the other two inward. Prove that $MN = AC$. What can be said about the quadrilateral $MNPQ$?

Let $P$ be a point inside triangle $ABC$. Let $AP$ meet $BC$ at $A_1$, let $BP$ meet $CA$ at $B_1$, and let $CP$ meet $AB$ at $C_1$. Let $A_2$ be the point such that $A_1$ is the midpoint of $PA_2$, let $B_2$ be the point such that $B_1$ is the midpoint of $PB_2$, and let $C_2$ be the point such that $C_1$ is the midpoint of $PC_2$. Prove that points $A_2, B_2$, and $C_2$ cannot all lie strictly inside the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. (Australia)

How many $2 \times 2 \times 2$ cubes must be added to a $8 \times 8 \times 8$ cube to form a $12 \times 12 \times 12$ cube? [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

Colorado and Wyoming are both defined to be $4$ degrees tall in latitude and $7$ degree wide in longitude. In particular, Colorado is defined to be at $37^o N$ to $41^o N$, and $102^o03' W$ to $109^o03' W$, whereas Wyoming is defined to be $41^o N$ to $45^o N$, and $104^o 03' W$ to $111^o 03' W$. Assuming Earth is a perfect sphere with radius $R$, what is the ratio of the areas of Wyoming to Colorado, in terms of $R$?

It is known that in a right triangle: a) The height drawn from the top of the right angle is the geometric mean of the projections of the legs on the hypotenuse; b) the leg is the geometric mean of the hypotenuse and the projection of this leg to the hypotenuse. Are the converse statements true? Formulate them and justify the answer. Is it possible to formulate the criterion of a right triangle based on these statements? If possible, then how? If not, why?

Let $P$ be a convex planar polygon with equal angles. Let $l_1,\cdots, l_n$ be its sides. Show that a necessary and sufficient condition for $P$ to be regular is that the sum of the ratios $\frac{l_i}{l_{i+1}} (i = 1,\cdots, n; l_{n+1}= l_1)$ equals the number of sides.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ onto $BC$. A semicircle with diameter $BC$ intersects segments $AB, AC$ and $AD$ in the points $F, E$ and $X$, respectively. The circumcircles of the triangles $DEX$ and $DXF$ intersect $BC$ in $L$ and $N$, respectively, other than $D$. Prove that $BN = LC$.

In the triangle $ABC$, let $D \in (BC)$, $E \in (AB)$, $EF \parallel BC$, $F \in (AC)$, $EG\parallel AD$, $G\in (BC)$ and $M,N$ be the midpoints of $(AD)$ and $(BC)$, respectively. Prove that: a) $\frac{EF}{BC}+\frac{EG}{AD}=1$ b) the midpoint of $[FG]$ lies on the line $ MN$.

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of the acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Inside the segment $BC$ arbitrary point $D$ is selected. Let $P$ be such that $ADPH$ is a parallelogram. Prove that $\angle BCP< \angle BHP$.

Prove that we can draw a line (by a ruler and a compass) from a vertice of a convex quadrilateral such that, the line divides the quadrilateral to two equal areas.

a) In a $ XYZ$ triangle, the incircle tangents the $ XY $ and $ XZ $ sides at the $ T $ and $ W $ points, respectively. Prove that: $$ XT = XW = \frac {XY + XZ-YZ} {2} $$ Let $ ABC $ be a triangle and $ D $ is the foot of the relative height next to $ A. $ Are $ I $ and $ J $ the incentives from triangle $ ABD $ and $ ACD $, respectively. The circles of $ ABD $ and $ ACD $ tangency $ AD $ at points $ M $ and $ N $, respectively. Let $ P $ be the tangency point of the $ BC $ circle with the $ AB$ side. The center circle $ A $ and radius $ AP $ intersect the height $ D $ at $ K. $ b) Show that the triangles $ IMK $ and $ KNJ $ are congruent c) Show that the $ IDJK $ quad is inscritibed

A prism is called [i]binary [/i] if it can be assigned to each of its vertices a number from the set $\{-1, 1\}$, such that the product of the numbers assigned to the vertices of each face is equal to $-1$. a) Prove that the number of vertices of the binary prisms is divisible for $8$. b) Prove that a prism with $2000$ vertices is binary.