The quadrilateral $ABCD$ has $AB$ parallel to $CD$. $P$ is on the side $AB$ and $Q$ on the side $CD$ such that $\frac{AP}{PB}= \frac{DQ}{CQ}$. M is the intersection of $AQ$ and $DP$, and $N$ is the intersection of $PC$ and $QB$. Find $MN$ in terms of $AB$ and $CD$.

Let $F$ be a closed convex region inside a circle $C$ with center $O$ and radius $1$. Furthermore, assume that from each point of $C$ one can draw two rays tangent to $F$ which form an angle of $60^o$. Prove that $F$ is the disc centered at $O$ with radius $1/2$.

Through an internal point $O$ of $\Delta ABC$ one draws 3 lines, parallel to each of the sides, intersecting in the points shown on the picture. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/3/03d4d1bb61eda8b4a72ff84466d700de47c147.png[/img] Find the value of $\frac{|AF|}{|AB|}+\frac{|BE|}{|BC|}+\frac{|CN|}{|CA|}$.

A small square $PQRS$ is contained in a big square. Produce $PQ$ to $A$, $QR$ to $B$, $RS$ to $C$ and $SP$ to $D$ so that $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ lie on the four sides of the large square in order, produced if necessary. Prove that $AC = BD$ and $AC \perp BD$.

A circle $\omega$ is inscribed in a quadrilateral $ABCD$. Let $I$ be the center of $\omega$. Suppose that \[ (AI + DI)^2 + (BI + CI)^2 = (AB + CD)^2. \] Prove that $ABCD$ is an isosceles trapezoid.

Frist Campus Center is located $1$ mile north and $1$ mile west of Fine Hall. The area within $5$ miles of Fine Hall that is located north and east of Frist can be expressed in the form $\frac{a}{b} \pi - c$, where $a, b, c$ are positive integers and $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime. Find $a + b + c$.

Let $M$ be a set of points in the Cartesian plane, and let $\left(S\right)$ be a set of segments (whose endpoints not necessarily have to belong to $M$) such that one can walk from any point of $M$ to any other point of $M$ by travelling along segments which are in $\left(S\right)$. Find the smallest total length of the segments of $\left(S\right)$ in the cases [b]a.)[/b] $M = \left\{\left(-1,0\right),\left(0,0\right),\left(1,0\right),\left(0,-1\right),\left(0,1\right)\right\}$. [b]b.)[/b] $M = \left\{\left(-1,-1\right),\left(-1,0\right),\left(-1,1\right),\left(0,-1\right),\left(0,0\right),\left(0,1\right),\left(1,-1\right),\left(1,0\right),\left(1,1\right)\right\}$. In other words, find the Steiner trees of the set $M$ in the above two cases.

What is the least possible ratio of two isosceles triangles areas, if three vertices of the first one belong to three different sides of the second one?

Let five points on a circle be labelled $A, B, C, D$, and $E$ in clockwise order. Assume $AE = DE$ and let $P$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. Let $Q$ be the point on the line through $A$ and $B$ such that $A$ is between $B$ and $Q$ and $AQ = DP$ Similarly, let $R$ be the point on the line through $C$ and $D$ such that $D$ is between $C$ and $R$ and $DR = AP$. Prove that $PE$ is perpendicular to $QR$.

The the parallel lines through an inner point $P$ of triangle $\triangle ABC$ split the triangle into three parallelograms and three triangles adjacent to the sides of $\triangle ABC$. (a) Show that if $P$ is the incenter, the perimeter of each of the three small triangles equals the length of the adjacent side. (b) For a given triangle $\triangle ABC$, determine all inner points $P$ such that the perimeter of each of the three small triangles equals the length of the adjacent side. (c) For which inner point does the sum of the areas of the three small triangles attain a minimum? [i](41st Austrian Mathematical Olympiad, National Competition, part 1, Problem 4)[/i]

Let $C$ be a right circular cone with apex $A$. Let $P_1, P_2, P_3, P_4$ and $P_5$ be points placed evenly along the circular base in that order, so that $P_1P_2P_3P_4P_5$ is a regular pentagon. Suppose that the shortest path from $P_1$ to $P_3$ along the curved surface of the cone passes through the midpoint of $AP_2$. Let $h$ be the height of $C$, and $r$ be the radius of the circular base of $C$. If $\left(\frac{h}{r}\right)^2$ can be written in simplest form as $\frac{a}{b}$ , find $a + b$.

Inscribed circle of triangle $ABC$ touches sides $BC$, $CA$ and $AB$ at the points $X$, $Y$ and $Z$, respectively. Let $AA_{1}$, $BB_{1}$ and $CC_{1}$ be the altitudes of the triangle $ABC$ and $M$, $N$ and $P$ be the incenters of triangles $AB_{1}C_{1}$, $BC_{1}A_{1}$ and $CA_{1}B_{1}$, respectively. a) Prove that $M$, $N$ and $P$ are orthocentres of triangles $AYZ$, $BZX$ and $CXY$, respectively. b) Prove that common external tangents of these incircles, different from triangle sides, are concurent at orthocentre of triangle $XYZ$.

[u]Set 1[/u] [b]p1.[/b] Find $1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11$. [b]p2.[/b] Find $1 \cdot 11 + 2 \cdot 10 + 3 \cdot 9 + 4 \cdot 8 + 5 \cdot 7 + 6 \cdot 6$. [b]p3.[/b] Let $\frac{1}{1\cdot 2} +\frac{1}{2\cdot 3} +\frac{1}{3\cdot 4} +\frac{1}{4\cdot 5} +\frac{1}{5\cdot 6} +\frac{1}{6\cdot 7} +\frac{1}{7\cdot 8} +\frac{1}{8\cdot 9} +\frac{1}{9\cdot 10} +\frac{1}{10\cdot 11} =\frac{m}{n}$ , where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers that share no prime divisors. Find $m + n$. [u]Set 2[/u] [b]p4.[/b] Define $0! = 1$ and let $n! = n \cdot (n - 1)!$ for all positive integers $n$. Find the value of $(2! + 0!)(1! + 8!)$. [b]p5.[/b] Rachel’s favorite number is a positive integer $n$. She gives Justin three clues about it: $\bullet$ $n$ is prime. $\bullet$ $n^2 - 5n + 6 \ne 0$. $\bullet$ $n$ is a divisor of $252$. What is Rachel’s favorite number? [b]p6.[/b] Shen eats eleven blueberries on Monday. Each day after that, he eats five more blueberries than the day before. For example, Shen eats sixteen blueberries on Tuesday. How many blueberries has Shen eaten in total before he eats on the subsequent Monday? [u]Set 3[/u] [b]p7.[/b] Triangle $ABC$ satisfies $AB = 7$, $BC = 12$, and $CA = 13$. If the area of $ABC$ can be expressed in the form $m\sqrt{n}$, where $n$ is not divisible by the square of a prime, then determine $m + n$. [b]p8.[/b] Sebastian is playing the game Split! on a coordinate plane. He begins the game with one token at $(0, 0)$. For each move, he is allowed to select a token on any point $(x, y)$ and take it off the plane, replacing it with two tokens, one at $(x + 1, y)$, and one at $(x, y + 1)$. At the end of the game, for a token on $(a, b)$, it is assigned a score $\frac{1}{2^{a+b}}$ . These scores are summed for his total score. Determine the highest total score Sebastian can get in $100$ moves. [b]p9.[/b] Find the number of positive integers $n$ satisfying the following two properties: $\bullet$ $n$ has either four or five digits, where leading zeros are not permitted, $\bullet$ The sum of the digits of $n$ is a multiple of $3$. [u]Set 4[/u] [b]p10.[/b] [i]A unit square rotated $45^o$ about a vertex, Sweeps the area for Farmer Khiem’s pen. If $n$ is the space the pigs can roam, Determine the floor of $100n$.[/i] If $n$ is the area a unit square sweeps out when rotated 4$5$ degrees about a vertex, determine $\lfloor 100n \rfloor$. Here $\lfloor x \rfloor$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/1/129efd0dbd56dc0b4fb742ac80eaf2447e106d.png[/img] [b]p11.[/b][i] Michael is planting four trees, In a grid, three rows of three, If two trees are close, Then both are bulldozed, So how many ways can it be?[/i] In a three by three grid of squares, determine the number of ways to select four squares such that no two share a side. [b]p12.[/b] [i]Three sixty-seven Are the last three digits of $n$ cubed. What is $n$?[/i] If the last three digits of $n^3$ are $367$ for a positive integer $n$ less than $1000$, determine $n$. [u]Set 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] Determine $\sqrt[4]{97 + 56\sqrt{3}} + \sqrt[4]{97 - 56\sqrt{3}}$. [b]p14. [/b]Triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ is inscribed in a circle $\omega$ of radius $12$ so that $\angle B = 68^o$ and $\angle C = 64^o$ . The perpendicular from $A$ to $BC$ intersects $\omega$ at $D$, and the angle bisector of $\angle B$ intersects $\omega$ at $E$. What is the value of $DE^2$? [b]p15.[/b] Determine the sum of all positive integers $n$ such that $4n^4 + 1$ is prime. [u]Set 6[/u] [b]p16.[/b] Suppose that $p, q, r$ are primes such that $pqr = 11(p + q + r)$ such that $p\ge q \ge r$. Determine the sum of all possible values of $p$. [b]p17.[/b] Let the operation $\oplus$ satisfy $a \oplus b =\frac{1}{1/a+1/b}$ . Suppose $$N = (...((2 \oplus 2) \oplus 2) \oplus ... 2),$$ where there are $2018$ instances of $\oplus$ . If $N$ can be expressed in the form $m/n$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, then determine $m + n$. [b]p18.[/b] What is the remainder when $\frac{2018^{1001} - 1}{2017}$ is divided by $2017$? PS. You had better use hide for answers. Last sets have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2777307p24369763]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $U$ and $C$ be two circles, and kite $BERK$ have vertices that lie on $U$ and sides that are tangent to $C.$ Given that the diagonals of the kite measure $5$ and $6,$ find the ratio of the area of $U$ to the area of $C.$

Given a triangle $ \,ABC,\,$ let $ \,I\,$ be the center of its inscribed circle. The internal bisectors of the angles $ \,A,B,C\,$ meet the opposite sides in $ \,A^{\prime },B^{\prime },C^{\prime }\,$ respectively. Prove that \[ \frac {1}{4} < \frac {AI\cdot BI\cdot CI}{AA^{\prime }\cdot BB^{\prime }\cdot CC^{\prime }} \leq \frac {8}{27}. \]

Let $ABCD$ be a convex cyclic quadrilateral which is not a kite, but whose diagonals are perpendicular and meet at $H$. Denote by $M$ and $N$ the midpoints of $\overline{BC}$ and $\overline{CD}$. Rays $MH$ and $NH$ meet $\overline{AD}$ and $\overline{AB}$ at $S$ and $T$, respectively. Prove that there exists a point $E$, lying outside quadrilateral $ABCD$, such that [list] [*] ray $EH$ bisects both angles $\angle BES$, $\angle TED$, and [*] $\angle BEN = \angle MED$. [/list] [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

The star shown is symmetric with respect to each of the six diagonals shown. All segments connecting the points $A_1, A_2, . . . , A_6$ with the centre of the star have the length $1$, and all the angles at $B_1, B_2, . . . , B_6$ indicated in the figure are right angles. Calculate the area of the star. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rso2aWGUq_k/XzcAm4BkAvI/AAAAAAAAMW0/277afcqTfCgZOHshf_6ce2XpinWWR4SZACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2006%2BMohr%2Bp1.png[/img]

Given an isosceles triangle $BAC$ with vertex angle $\angle BAC =20^o$. Construct an equilateral triangle $BDC$ such that $D,A$ are on the same side wrt $BC$. Construct an isosceles triangle $DEB$ with vertex angle $\angle EDB = 80^o$ and $C,E$ are on the different sides wrt $DB$. Prove that the triangle $AEC$ is isosceles at $E$.

A circle $ C$ with center $ O.$ and a line $ L$ which does not touch circle $ C.$ $ OQ$ is perpendicular to $ L,$ $ Q$ is on $ L.$ $ P$ is on $ L,$ draw two tangents $ L_1, L_2$ to circle $ C.$ $ QA, QB$ are perpendicular to $ L_1, L_2$ respectively. ($ A$ on $ L_1,$ $ B$ on $ L_2$). Prove that, line $ AB$ intersect $ QO$ at a fixed point. [i]Original formulation:[/i] A line $ l$ does not meet a circle $ \omega$ with center $ O.$ $ E$ is the point on $ l$ such that $ OE$ is perpendicular to $ l.$ $ M$ is any point on $ l$ other than $ E.$ The tangents from $ M$ to $ \omega$ touch it at $ A$ and $ B.$ $ C$ is the point on $ MA$ such that $ EC$ is perpendicular to $ MA.$ $ D$ is the point on $ MB$ such that $ ED$ is perpendicular to $ MB.$ The line $ CD$ cuts $ OE$ at $ F.$ Prove that the location of $ F$ is independent of that of $ M.$

$ABCDEF$ is a convex hexagon, such that in it $AC \parallel DF$, $BD \parallel AE$ and $CE \parallel BF$. Prove that \[AB^2+CD^2+EF^2=BC^2+DE^2+AF^2.\] [i]N. Sedrakyan[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Triangles $PAB$ and $QAC$ are constructed outside of triangle $ABC$ such that $AP = AB$ and $AQ = AC$ and $\angle{BAP}= \angle{CAQ}$. Segments $BQ$ and $CP$ meet at $R$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of triangle $BCR$. Prove that $AO \perp PQ.$

Forty-two cubes with 1 cm edges are glued together to form a solid rectangular block. If the perimeter of the base of the block is 18 cm, then the height, in cm, is $\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{7}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

Given two circle $M$ and $N$, we say that $M$ bisects $N$ if they intersect in two points and the common chord is a diameter of $N$. Consider two fixed non-concentric circles $C_1$ and $C_2$. a) Show that there exists infinitely many circles $B$ such that $B$ bisects both $C_1$ and $C_2$. b) Find the locus of the centres of such circles $B$.

Prove that for any convex pentagon $A_1A_2A_3A_4A_5$, there exists a unique pair of points $\{P,Q\}$ (possibly with $P=Q$) such that $\measuredangle{PA_i A_{i-1}} = \measuredangle{A_{i+1}A_iQ}$ for $1\le i\le 5$, where indices are taken $\pmod5$ and angles are directed $\pmod\pi$. [i]Calvin Deng.[/i]

The coordinate of $ P$ at time $ t$, moving on a plane, is expressed by $ x = f(t) = \cos 2t + t\sin 2t,\ y = g(t) = \sin 2t - t\cos 2t$. (1) Find the acceleration vector $ \overrightarrow{\alpha}$ of $ P$ at time $ t$ . (2) Let $ L$ denote the line passing through the point $ P$ for the time $ t%Error. "neqo" is a bad command. $, which is parallel to the acceleration vector $ \overrightarrow{\alpha}$ at the time. Prove that $ L$ always touches to the unit circle with center the origin, then find the point of tangency $ Q$. (3) Prove that $ f(t)$ decreases in the interval $ 0\leq t \leqq \frac {\pi}{2}$. (4) When $ t$ varies in the range $ \frac {\pi}{4}\leq t\leq \frac {\pi}{2}$, find the area $ S$ of the figure formed by moving the line segment $ PQ$.