Can the polynomials $x^{5}-x-1$ and $x^{2}+ax+b$ , where $a,b\in Q$, have common complex roots?

If $ \log x\minus{}5 \log 3\equal{}\minus{}2$, then $ x$ equals: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1.25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 0.81 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2.43 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 0.8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{either 0.8 or 1.25}$

A $\textit{disphenoid}$ is a tetrahedron whose triangular faces are congruent to one another. What is the least total surface area of a disphenoid whose faces are scalene triangles with integer side lengths? $\textbf{(A) }\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B) }3\sqrt{15}\qquad\textbf{(C) }15\qquad\textbf{(D) }15\sqrt{7}\qquad\textbf{(E) }24\sqrt{6}$

Vero had an isosceles triangle made of paper. Using scissors, he divided it into three smaller triangles and painted them blue, red and green. Having done so, he observed that: $\bullet$ with the blue triangle and the red triangle an isosceles triangle can be formed, $\bullet$ with the blue triangle and the green triangle an isosceles triangle can be formed, $\bullet$ with the red triangle and the green triangle an isosceles triangle can be formed. Show what Vero's triangle looked like and how he might have made the cuts to make this situation be possible.

Let $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ be a sequence such that $a_1=1$ and $3a_{n+1}-3a_n=1$ for all $n\geq 1$. Find $a_{2002}$. $\textbf{(A) }666\qquad\textbf{(B) }667\qquad\textbf{(C) }668\qquad\textbf{(D) }669\qquad\textbf{(E) }670$

Let $H$ be the orthocenter of the acute triangle $ABC$. Let $H_a$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $A$ to $BC$ and let the line through $H$ parallel to $BC$ intersect the circle with diameter $AH_a$ in the points $P_a$ and $Q_a$. Similarly, we define the points $P_b, Q_b$ and $P_c,Q_c$. Show that the six points $P_a,Q_a,P_b,Q_b,P_c,Q_c$ lie on a common circle.

Let $f:[0,1]\to\mathbb R$ be a continuous function such that $f(0)=f(1)=0$. Prove that the set $$A:=\{h\in[0,1]:f(x+h)=f(x)\text{ for some }x\in[0,1]\}$$is Lebesgue measureable and has Lebesgue measure at least $\frac12$.

Determine the set of all pairs (a,b) of positive integers for which the set of positive integers can be decomposed into 2 sets A and B so that $a\cdot A=b\cdot B$.

At the start of the day, the four numbers $(a_0,b_0,c_0,d_0)$ were written on the board. Every minute, Danny replaces the four numbers written on the board with new ones according to the following rule: if the numbers written on the board are $(a,b,c,d)$, then Danny first calculates the numbers \begin{align*} a'&=a+4b+16c+64d\\ b'&=b+4c+16d+64a\\ c'&=c+4d+16a+64b\\ d'&=d+4a+16b+64c \end{align*} and replaces the numbers $(a,b,c,d)$ with the numbers $(a'd',c'd',c'b',b'a')$. For which initial quadruples $(a_0,b_0,c_0,d_0)$, will Danny write at some point a quadruple of numbers all of which are divisible by $5780^{5780}$?

Define $ n!!$ to be $ n(n\minus{}2)(n\minus{}4)\ldots3\cdot1$ for $ n$ odd and $ n(n\minus{}2)(n\minus{}4)\ldots4\cdot2$ for $ n$ even. When $ \displaystyle \sum_{i\equal{}1}^{2009} \frac{(2i\minus{}1)!!}{(2i)!!}$ is expressed as a fraction in lowest terms, its denominator is $ 2^ab$ with $ b$ odd. Find $ \displaystyle \frac{ab}{10}$.

Let $n?$ denote the product of all primes smaller than $n$. Prove that $n? > n$ holds for any natural number $n > 3$.

Let $ \mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers and $ \mathbb{R}^\plus{}$ the subset of all positive ones. Let $ \alpha$ and $ \beta$ be given elements in $ \mathbb{R},$ not necessarily distinct. Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}^\plus{} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ f(x)f(y) \equal{} y^{\alpha} f \left( \frac{x}{2} \right) \plus{} x^{\beta} f \left( \frac{y}{2} \right) \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}^\plus{}.\]

Determine all pairs $(a, b)$ of real numbers for which there exists a unique symmetric $2\times 2$ matrix $M$ with real entries satisfying $\mathrm{trace}(M)=a$ and $\mathrm{det}(M)=b$. (Proposed by Stephan Wagner, Stellenbosch University)

Take any 26 distinct numbers from {1, 2, ... , 100}. Show that there must be a non-empty subset of the $ 26$ whose product is a square. [hide] I think that the upper limit for such subset is 37.[/hide]

In whatever follows $f$ denotes a differentiable function from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$. $f \circ f$ denotes the composition of $f(x)$. $\textbf{(a)}$ If $f\circ f(x) = f(x) \forall x \in \mathbb{R}$ then for all $x$, $f'(x) =$ or $f'(f(x)) =$. Fill in the blank and justify. $\textbf{(b)}$Assume that the range of $f$ is of the form $ \left(-\infty , +\infty \right), [a, \infty ),(- \infty , b], [a, b] $. Show that if $f \circ f = f$, then the range of $f$ is $\mathbb{R}$. [hide=Hint](Hint: Consider a maximal element in the range of f)[/hide] $\textbf{(c)}$ If $g$ satisfies $g \circ g \circ g = g$, then $g$ is onto. Prove that $g$ is either strictly increasing or strictly decreasing. Furthermore show that if $g$ is strictly increasing, then $g$ is unique.

In rectangle $ABCD$, points $E$ and $F$ are on sides $\overline{BC}$ and $\overline{AD}$, respectively. Two congruent semicircles are drawn with centers $E$ and $F$ such that they both lie entirely on or inside the rectangle, the semicircle with center $E$ passes through $C$, and the semicircle with center $F$ passes through $A$. Given that $AB=8$, $CE=5$, and the semicircles are tangent, find the length $BC$. [i]Proposed by Ada Tsui[/i]

Show that, if the real numbers $a, b, c, A, B, C$ satisfy $$aC -2bB + cA = 0 \ \ and \ \ ac - b^2 > 0,$$ then $$AC - B^2 \le 0.$$

Mother baked $15$ pasties. She placed them on a round plate in a circular way: $7$ with cabbage, $7$ with meat and one with cherries in that exact order and put the plate into a microwave. All pasties look the same but Olga knows the order. However she doesn't know how the plate has been rotated in the microwave. She wants to eat a pasty with cherries. Can Olga eat her favourite pasty for sure if she is not allowed to try more than three other pasties?

Let $m>1$ be a fixed positive integer. For a nonempty string of base-ten digits $S$, let $c(S)$ be the number of ways to split $S$ into contiguous nonempty strings of digits such that the base-ten number represented by each string is divisible by $m$. These strings are allowed to have leading zeroes. In terms of $m$, what are the possible values that $c(S)$ can take? For example, if $m=2$, then $c(1234)=2$ as the splits $1234$ and $12|34$ are valid, while the other six splits are invalid.

Ted's grandfather used his treadmill on 3 days this week. He went 2 miles each day. On Monday he jogged at a speed of 5 miles per hour. He walked at the rate of 3 miles per hour on Wednesday and at 4 miles per hour on Friday. If Grandfather had always walked at 4 miles per hour, he would have spent less time on the treadmill. How many minutes less? $\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5$

The points $A_1,A_2, \ldots , A_{1983}$ are set on the circumference of a circle and each is given one of the values $\pm 1$. Show that if the number of points with the value $+1$ is greater than $1789$, then at least $1207$ of the points will have the property that the partial sums that can be formed by taking the numbers from them to any other point, in either direction, are strictly positive.

In a square $10^{2019} \times 10^{2019}, 10^{4038}$ points are marked. Prove that there is such a rectangle with sides parallel to the sides of a square whose area differs from the number of points located in it by at least $6$.

A square grid $6 \times 6$ is tiled with $18$ dominoes. Prove that there is a line, intersecting no dominoes. Can this line be unique?

Let $D$ and $E$ be the midpoints of the sides $BC$ and $AC$ of a right triangle $ABC$. Prove that if $\angle CAD=\angle ABE$, then $$\frac{5}{6} \le \frac{AD}{AB}\le \frac{\sqrt{73}}{10}.$$

(1) Find all positive integer $n$ such that for any odd integer $a$, we have $4\mid a^n-1$ (2) Find all positive integer $n$ such that for any odd integer $a$, we have $2^{2017}\mid a^n-1$