Found problems: 222
In a 10 by 10 grid of dots, what is the maximum number of lines that can be drawn connecting two dots on the grid so that no two lines are parallel?
[i]Proposed by Aaron Lin[/i]
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AB<AC$ and let $O$ be the centre of its circumcircle $\omega$. Let $D$ be a point on the line segment $BC$ such that $\angle BAD = \angle CAO$. Let $E$ be the second point of intersection of $\omega$ and the line $AD$. If $M$, $N$ and $P$ are the midpoints of the line segments $BE$, $OD$ and $AC$, respectively, show that the points $M$, $N$ and $P$ are collinear.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $|AB|=|AC|$. $D$ is the midpoint of $[BC]$. $E$ is the foot of the altitude from $D$ to $AC$. $BE$ cuts the circumcircle of triangle $ABD$ at $B$ and $F$. $DE$ and $AF$ meet at $G$. Prove that $|DG|=|GE|$
Find the best approximation of $\sqrt{3}$ by a rational number with denominator less than or equal to $15$
Let $A$, $B$, and $C$ be distinct points on a line with $AB=AC=1$. Square $ABDE$ and equilateral triangle $ACF$ are drawn on the same side of line $BC$. What is the degree measure of the acute angle formed by lines $EC$ and $BF$?
[i]Ray Li[/i]
The graph relates the distance traveled [in miles] to the time elapsed [in hours] on a trip taken by an experimental airplane. During which hour was the average speed of this airplane the largest?
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label("Time in hours",(11,-2),S);
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label("$2000$",(-1,16),W);
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$ \text{(A)}\ \text{first (0-1)}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \text{second (1-2)}\qquad\text{(C)}\ \text{third (2-3)}\qquad\text{(D)}\ \text{ninth (8-9)}\qquad\text{(E)}\ \text{last (11-12)} $
Let $ f$ be a linear function for which $ f(6)\minus{}f(2)\equal{}12$. What is $ f(12)\minus{}f(2)$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 12 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 18 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 36$
Find all the functions $f:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ for which we have:
\[|x-y|^2\le |f(x)-f(y)|\le |x-y|,\]
for all $x,y\in [0,1]$.
A parabola has vertex at $(4,-5)$ and has two $x$-intercepts, one positive and one negative. If this parabola is the graph of $y = ax^2 + bx + c$, which of $a$, $b$, and $c$ must be positive?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{Only }a\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{Only }b\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{Only }c\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{Only }a\text{ and }b\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{None}$
Triangle $ABC$ lies in the Cartesian Plane and has an area of 70. The coordinates of $B$ and $C$ are $(12,19)$ and $(23,20)$, respectively, and the coordinates of $A$ are $(p,q)$. The line containing the median to side $BC$ has slope $-5$. Find the largest possible value of $p+q$.
Complex numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$ are the zeros of a polynomial $P(z) = z^3+qz+r$, and $|a|^2+|b|^2+|c|^2=250$. The points corresponding to $a$, $b$, and $c$ in the complex plane are the vertices of a right triangle with hypotenuse $h$. Find $h^2$.
Find the number of $(a_1,a_2, ... ,a_{2014})$ permutations of the $(1,2, . . . ,2014)$ such that, for all $1\leq i<j\leq2014$, $i+a_i \leq j+a_j$.
Three points $A\left(0,\frac{4}{3}\right),B(-1,0),C(1,0)$ are given. The distance from $P$ to line $BC$ is the geometric mean of that from $P$ to lines $AB$ and $AC$.
[b](a)[/b] Find the path equation of point $P$.
[b](b)[/b] If line $L$ passes $D$ ($D$ is the incenter of $\triangle ABC$ ), and it has three common points with the path of $P$, find the range value of slope $k$ of line $L$.
A line passing through $(20,21)$ intersects the curve $y = x^3-2x^2-3x+5$ at three distinct points $A, B,$ and $C,$ such that $B$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AC}$. The slope of this line is $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$.
The points that satisfy the system $ x \plus{} y \equal{} 1,\, x^2 \plus{} y^2 < 25,$ constitute the following set:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{only two points} \qquad \\
\textbf{(B)}\ \text{an arc of a circle}\qquad \\
\textbf{(C)}\ \text{a straight line segment not including the end\minus{}points}\qquad \\
\textbf{(D)}\ \text{a straight line segment including the end\minus{}points}\qquad \\
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{a single point}$
Let $ \mathcal{C}$ be the hyperbola $ y^2 \minus{} x^2 \equal{} 1$. Given a point $ P_0$ on the $ x$-axis, we construct a sequence of points $ (P_n)$ on the $ x$-axis in the following manner: let $ \ell_n$ be the line with slope $ 1$ passing passing through $ P_n$, then $ P_{n\plus{}1}$ is the orthogonal projection of the point of intersection of $ \ell_n$ and $ \mathcal C$ onto the $ x$-axis. (If $ P_n \equal{} 0$, then the sequence simply terminates.)
Let $ N$ be the number of starting positions $ P_0$ on the $ x$-axis such that $ P_0 \equal{} P_{2008}$. Determine the remainder of $ N$ when divided by $ 2008$.
A line through the origin passes through the curve whose equation is $5y=2x^2-9x+10$ at two points whose $x-$coordinates add up to $77.$ Find the slope of the line.
The area of a circle centered at the origin, which is inscribed in the parabola $y=x^2-25$, can be expressed as $\tfrac ab\pi$, where $a$ and $b$ are coprime positive integers. What is the value of $a+b$?
Let $ A$, $ B$, and $ C$ be three distinct points on the graph of $ y\equal{}x^2$ such that line $ AB$ is parallel to the $ x$-axis and $ \triangle{ABC}$ is a right triangle with area $ 2008$. What is the sum of the digits of the $ y$-coordinate of $ C$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 16 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 17 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 18 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 19 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 20$
Sketch the graph of the derivative and the graph of the integral of a function given by a free-hand graph.
In the $xy$-plane, consider the L-shaped region bounded by horizontal and vertical segments with vertices at $(0,0), (0,3), (3,3), (3,1), (5,1)$ and $(5,0)$. The slope of the line through the origin that divides the area of this region exactly in half is
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$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{2}{7} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{2}{3} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3}{4} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{7}{9} $
Find the point in the closed unit disc $D=\{ (x,y) | x^2+y^2\le 1 \}$ at which the function $f(x,y)=x+y$ attains its maximum .
A polynomial $p(x)$ has remainder three when divided by $x-1$ and remainder five when divided by $x-3$. The remainder when $p(x)$ is divided by $(x-1)(x-3)$ is
$\textbf{(A) }x-2\qquad\textbf{(B) }x+2\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }8\qquad \textbf{(E) }15$
Let $l,\ m$ be the tangent lines passing through the point $A(a,\ a-1)$ on the line $y=x-1$ and touch the parabola $y=x^2$.
Note that the slope of $l$ is greater than that of $m$.
(1) Exress the slope of $l$ in terms of $a$.
(2) Denote $P,\ Q$ be the points of tangency of the lines $l,\ m$ and the parabola $y=x^2$.
Find the minimum area of the part bounded by the line segment $PQ$ and the parabola $y=x^2$.
(3) Find the minimum distance between the parabola $y=x^2$ and the line $y=x-1$.
Two nonadjacent vertices of a rectangle are $(4,3)$ and $(-4,-3)$, and the coordinates of the other two vertices are integers. The number of such rectangles is
$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 5$