Veni writes down finitely many real numbers (possibly one), squares them, and then subtracts 1 from each of them and gets the same set of numbers as in the beginning. What were the starting numbers?

One of the excircles of triangle $ABC$ is tangent to the side $AB$ and to the extensions of sides $CA$ and $CB$ at points $C_1$, $B_1$ and $A_1$ respectively. Another excircle is tangent to side $AB$ and to the extensions of sides $BA$ and $BC$ at points $B_2$, $C_2$ and $A_2$ respectively. Line $A_1B_1$ and $A_2B_2$ intersect at point $P$,. lines $A_1C_1$ and $A_2C_2$ intersect at point $Q$. Prove that the points $A$, $P$, $Q$ are collinear [I]Proposed by S. Berlov[/i]

For distinct real numbers $a_1,a_2,...,a_n$, we calculate the $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ sums $a_i +a_j$ with $1 \le i < j \le n$, and sort them in ascending order. Find all integers $n \ge 3$ for which there exist $a_1,a_2,...,a_n$, for which this sequence of $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ sums form an arithmetic progression (i.e. the dierence between consecutive terms is constant).

A [i]Georg Mohr[/i] cube is a cube with six faces printed respectively $G, E, O, R, M$ and $H$. Peter has nine identical Georg Mohr dice. Is it possible to stack them on top of each other for a tower there on each of the four pages in some order show the letters $G\,\, E \,\, O \,\, R \,\, G \,\, M \,\, O \,\, H \,\, R$?

Let $H$ be orthocenter of an acute $\Delta ABC$, $M$ is a midpoint of $AC$. Line $MH$ meets lines $AB, BC$ at points $A_1, C_1$ respectively, $A_2$ and $C_2$ are projections of $A_1, C_1$ onto line $BH$ respectively. Prove that lines $CA_2, AC_2$ meet at circumscribed circle of $\Delta ABC$. [i]Proposed by Anton Trygub[/i]

If both $ x$ and $ y$ are both integers, how many pairs of solutions are there of the equation $ (x\minus{}8)(x\minus{}10) \equal{} 2^y?$ $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{more than 3}$

Find the sum of the arithmetic series \[ 20+20\frac{1}{5}+20\frac{2}{5}+\cdots+40 \] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3000 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3030 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3150 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4100 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6000 $

Let $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Q}$ be the sets of integers and rationals respectively. a) Does there exist a partition of $\mathbb{Z}$ into three non-empty subsets $A,B,C$ such that the sets $A+B, B+C, C+A$ are disjoint? b) Does there exist a partition of $\mathbb{Q}$ into three non-empty subsets $A,B,C$ such that the sets $A+B, B+C, C+A$ are disjoint? Here $X+Y$ denotes the set $\{ x+y : x \in X, y \in Y \}$, for $X,Y \subseteq \mathbb{Z}$ and for $X,Y \subseteq \mathbb{Q}$.

In the acute-angled triangle $ABC$, with $AB \ne AC$, $D$ is the foot of the angle bisector of angle $A$, and $E, F$ are the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$, respectively. The circumcircles of triangles $DBF$ and $DCE$ intersect for the second time at $M$. Prove that $ME = MF$. Leonard Giugiuc

For an ordered $10$-tuple of nonnegative integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_{10}$, we denote \[f(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_{10})=\left(\prod_{i=1}^{10} {\binom{20-(a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{i-1})}{a_i}}\right) \cdot \left(\sum_{i=1}^{10} {\binom{18+i}{19}}a_i\right).\] When $i=1$, we take $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{i-1}$ to be $0$. Let $N$ be the average of $f(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_{10})$ over all $10$-tuples of nonnegative integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_{10}$ satisfying \[a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{10}=20.\] Compute the number of positive integer divisors of $N$. [i]2021 CCA Math Bonanza Individual Round #14[/i]

Evaluate $ \sum_{k\equal{}1}^n \int_0^{\pi} (\sin x\minus{}\cos kx)^2dx.$

Two symbols $A$ and $B$ obey the rule $ABBB = B$. Given a word $x_1x_2\ldots x_{3n+1}$ consisting of $n$ letters $A$ and $2n+1$ letters $B$, show that there is a unique cyclic permutation of this word which reduces to $B$.

An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the ellipse whose equation is $x^2+4y^2=4.$ One vertex of the triangle is $(0,1),$ one altitude is contained in the $y$-axis, and the length of each side is $\sqrt{\frac mn},$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$

Determine the number of functions $f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ and $g: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$: \[ f(g(n)) = n + 2015, \] \[ g(f(n)) = n^2 + 2015. \]

Show that a path on a rectangular grid which starts at the northwest corner, goes through each point on the grid exactly once, and ends at the southeast corner divides the grid into two equal halves: (a) those regions opening north or east; and (b) those regions opening south or west. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/e/aa20c9f9bc44bd1e5a9b9e86d49debf0f821b7.png[/img] (The figure above shows a path meeting the conditions of the problem on a $5 \times 8$ grid. The shaded regions are those opening north or east while the rest open south or west.)

Let be $f:\left[0,1\right]\rightarrow\left[0,1\right]$ a continuous and bijective function,such that : $f\left(0\right)=0$.Then the following inequality holds: $\left(\alpha+2\right)\cdotp\int_{0}^{1}x^{\alpha}\left(f\left(x\right)+f^{-1}\left(x\right)\right)\leq2,\forall\alpha\geq0 $

For any set $A=\{a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_m\}$, let $P(A)=a_1a_2\cdots a_m$. Let $n={2010\choose99}$, and let $A_1, A_2,\cdots,A_n$ be all $99$-element subsets of $\{1,2,\cdots,2010\}$. Prove that $2010|\sum^{n}_{i=1}P(A_i)$.

Find the area of the region of the $xy$-plane defined by the inequality $|x|+|y|+|x+y| \le 1$.

Find all real-valued functions on the positive integers such that $f(x + 1019) = f(x)$ for all $x$, and $f(xy) = f(x) f(y)$ for all $x,y$.

Tamara has three rows of two 6-feet by 2-feet flower beds in her garden. The beds are separated and also surrounded by 1-foot-wide walkways, as shown on the diagram. What is the total area of the walkways, in square feet? [asy] unitsize(0.7cm); path p1 = (0,0)--(15,0)--(15,10)--(0,10)--cycle; fill(p1,lightgray); draw(p1); for (int i = 1; i <= 8; i += 7) { for (int j = 1; j <= 7; j += 3 ) { path p2 = (i,j)--(i+6,j)--(i+6,j+2)--(i,j+2)--cycle; draw(p2); fill(p2,white); } } draw((0,8)--(1,8),Arrows); label("1",(0.5,8),S); draw((7,8)--(8,8),Arrows); label("1",(7.5,8),S); draw((14,8)--(15,8),Arrows); label("1",(14.5,8),S); draw((11,0)--(11,1),Arrows); label("1",(11,0.5),W); draw((11,3)--(11,4),Arrows); label("1",(11,3.5),W); draw((11,6)--(11,7),Arrows); label("1",(11,6.5),W); draw((11,9)--(11,10),Arrows); label("1",(11,9.5),W); label("6",(4,1),N); label("2",(1,2),E); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) }72 \qquad \textbf{(B) }78 \qquad \textbf{(C) }90 \qquad \textbf{(D) }120 \qquad \textbf{(E) }150 $

Show that any arithmetic progression where the first term and the common difference are non-zero natural numbers contains an infinite number of composite terms. *A number is composite if it is not prime.

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle and let $E \in (BD)$ such that $m( \angle DAE) =15^o$. Let $F \in AB$ such that $EF \perp AB$. It is known that $EF=\frac12 AB$ and $AD = a$. Find the measure of the angle $\angle EAC$ and the length of the segment $(EC)$.

Let $ABCD$ be an inscribed quadrilateral in a circle $c(O,R)$ (of circle $O$ and radius $R$). With centers the vertices $A,B,C,D$, we consider the circles $C_{A},C_{B},C_{C},C_{D}$ respectively, that do not intersect to each other . Circle $C_{A}$ intersects the sides of the quadrilateral at points $A_{1} , A_{2}$ , circle $C_{B}$ intersects the sides of the quadrilateral at points $B_{1} , B_{2}$ , circle $C_{C}$ at points $C_{1} , C_{2}$ and circle $C_{D}$ at points $C_{1} , C_{2}$ . Prove that the quadrilateral defined by lines $A_{1}A_{2} , B_{1}B_{2} , C_{1}C_{2} , D_{1}D_{2}$ is cyclic.

On grid paper, mark three nodes so that in the triangle they formed, the sum of the two smallest medians equals to half-perimeter.

Let $a, b, c$ be positive reals, and let $\sqrt[2013]{\frac{3}{a^{2013}+b^{2013}+c^{2013}}}=P$. Prove that \[\prod_{\text{cyc}}\left(\frac{(2P+\frac{1}{2a+b})(2P+\frac{1}{a+2b})}{(2P+\frac{1}{a+b+c})^2}\right)\ge \prod_{\text{cyc}}\left(\frac{(P+\frac{1}{4a+b+c})(P+\frac{1}{3b+3c})}{(P+\frac{1}{3a+2b+c})(P+\frac{1}{3a+b+2c})}\right).\][i]Proposed by David Stoner[/i]