Found problems: 1679
Given triangle $ABC$ and point $P$ on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. Suppose the line $CP$ intersects line $AB$ at point $E$ and line $BP$ intersect line $AC$ at point $F$. Suppose also the perpendicular bisector of $AB$ intersects $AC$ at point $K$ and the perpendicular bisector of $AC$ intersects $AB$ at point $J$. Prove that $$\left( \frac{CE}{BF}\right)^2= \frac{AJ \cdot JE }{ AK \cdot KF}$$
The geometric series $ a \plus{} ar \plus{} ar^{2} \plus{} ...$ has a sum of $ 7$, and the terms involving odd powers of $ r$ have a sum of $ 3$. What is $ a \plus{} r$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {4}{3}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {12}{7}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {3}{2}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {7}{3}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {5}{2}$
Rectangle $ ABCD$ and a semicircle with diameter $ AB$ are coplanar and have nonoverlapping interiors. Let $ \mathcal{R}$ denote the region enclosed by the semicircle and the rectangle. Line $ \ell$ meets the semicircle, segment $ AB$, and segment $ CD$ at distinct points $ N$, $ U$, and $ T$, respectively. Line $ \ell$ divides region $ \mathcal{R}$ into two regions with areas in the ratio $ 1: 2$. Suppose that $ AU \equal{} 84$, $ AN \equal{} 126$, and $ UB \equal{} 168$. Then $ DA$ can be represented as $ m\sqrt {n}$, where $ m$ and $ n$ are positive integers and $ n$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $ m \plus{} n$.
The point $M$ is inside the tetrahedron $ABCD$ and the intersection points of the lines $AM,BM,CM$ and $DM$ with the opposite walls are denoted with $A_1,B_1,C_1,D_1$ respectively. It is given also that the ratios $\frac{MA}{MA_1}$, $\frac{MB}{MB_1}$, $\frac{MC}{MC_1}$, and $\frac{MD}{MD_1}$ are equal to the same number $k$. Find all possible values of $k$.
[i]K. Petrov[/i]
Find all pairwise relatively prime positive integers $l, m, n$ such that \[(l+m+n)\left( \frac{1}{l}+\frac{1}{m}+\frac{1}{n}\right)\] is an integer.
The edges of a regular tetrahedron with vertices $A ,~ B,~ C$, and $D$ each have length one. Find the least possible distance between a pair of points $P$ and $Q$, where $P$ is on edge $AB$ and $Q$ is on edge $CD$.
$\textbf{(A) }\frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{3}{4}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$
[asy]
size(150);
import patterns;
pair D=(0,0),C=(1,-1),B=(2.5,-0.2),A=(1,2),AA,BB,CC,DD,P,Q,aux;
add("hatch",hatch());
//AA=new A and etc.
draw(rotate(100,D)*(A--B--C--D--cycle));
AA=rotate(100,D)*A;
BB=rotate(100,D)*D;
CC=rotate(100,D)*C;
DD=rotate(100,D)*B;
aux=midpoint(AA--BB);
draw(BB--DD);
P=midpoint(AA--aux);
aux=midpoint(CC--DD);
Q=midpoint(CC--aux);
draw(AA--CC,dashed);
dot(P);
dot(Q);
fill(DD--BB--CC--cycle,pattern("hatch"));
label("$A$",AA,W);
label("$B$",BB,S);
label("$C$",CC,E);
label("$D$",DD,N);
label("$P$",P,S);
label("$Q$",Q,E);
//Credit to TheMaskedMagician for the diagram
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The summation $\sum_{k=1}^{360} \frac{1}{k \sqrt{k+1} + (k+1)\sqrt{k}}$ is the ratio of two relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Find $m + n$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in circle $\omega$, and let the medians from $B$ and $C$ intersect $\omega$ at $D$ and $E$ respectively. Let $O_1$ be the center of the circle through $D$ tangent to $AC$ at $C$, and let $O_2$ be the center of the circle through $E$ tangent to $AB$ at $B$. Prove that $O_1$, $O_2$, and the nine-point center of $ABC$ are collinear.
[i]Proposed by Michael Kural[/i]
Let $w_1, w_2, \dots, w_n$ be complex numbers. A line $L$ in the complex plane is called a mean line for the points $w_1, w_2, \dots, w_n$ if $L$ contains points (complex numbers) $z_1, z_2, \dots, z_n$ such that
\[ \sum_{k = 1}^n (z_k - w_k) = 0. \]
For the numbers $w_1 = 32 + 170i$, $w_2 = -7 + 64i$, $w_3 = -9 +200i$, $w_4 = 1 + 27i$, and $w_5 = -14 + 43i$, there is a unique mean line with $y$-intercept 3. Find the slope of this mean line.
There is a square sheet of paper. How to get a rectangular sheet of paper with an aspect ratio equal to $\sqrt2$? (There are no tools, the sheet can only be bent.)
Older television screens have an aspect ratio of $ 4: 3$. That is, the ratio of the width to the height is $ 4: 3$. The aspect ratio of many movies is not $ 4: 3$, so they are sometimes shown on a television screen by 'letterboxing' - darkening strips of equal height at the top and bottom of the screen, as shown. Suppose a movie has an aspect ratio of $ 2: 1$ and is shown on an older television screen with a $ 27$-inch diagonal. What is the height, in inches, of each darkened strip?
[asy]unitsize(1mm);
defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt));
filldraw((0,0)--(21.6,0)--(21.6,2.7)--(0,2.7)--cycle,grey,black);
filldraw((0,13.5)--(21.6,13.5)--(21.6,16.2)--(0,16.2)--cycle,grey,black);
draw((0,2.7)--(0,13.5));
draw((21.6,2.7)--(21.6,13.5));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2.25 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2.5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2.7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3$
In $\triangle ABC$, consider points $D$ and $E$ on $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, and assume that they do not coincide with any of the vertices $A$, $B$, $C$. If the segments $BD$ and $CE$ intersect at $F$, consider areas $w$, $x$, $y$, $z$ of the quadrilateral $AEFD$ and the triangles $BEF$, $BFC$, $CDF$, respectively.
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[*] Prove that $y^2 > xz$.
[*] Determine $w$ in terms of $x$, $y$, $z$.
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[asy]
import graph; size(10cm);
real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */
pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(12); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */
pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */
real xmin = -2.8465032978885407, xmax = 9.445649196374966, ymin = -1.7618066305534972, ymax = 4.389732795464592; /* image dimensions */
draw((3.8295013012181283,2.816337276198864)--(-0.7368327629589799,-0.5920813291311117)--(5.672613975760373,-0.636902634996282)--cycle, linewidth(0.5));
/* draw figures */
draw((3.8295013012181283,2.816337276198864)--(-0.7368327629589799,-0.5920813291311117), linewidth(0.5));
draw((-0.7368327629589799,-0.5920813291311117)--(5.672613975760373,-0.636902634996282), linewidth(0.5));
draw((5.672613975760373,-0.636902634996282)--(3.8295013012181283,2.816337276198864), linewidth(0.5));
draw((-0.7368327629589799,-0.5920813291311117)--(4.569287648059735,1.430279997142299), linewidth(0.5));
draw((5.672613975760373,-0.636902634996282)--(1.8844000180622977,1.3644681598392678), linewidth(0.5));
label("$y$",(2.74779188172294,0.23771684184669772),SE*labelscalefactor);
label("$w$",(3.2941097703568736,1.8657441499758196),SE*labelscalefactor);
label("$x$",(1.6660824622277512,1.0025618859342047),SE*labelscalefactor);
label("$z$",(4.288408327670633,0.8168138037986672),SE*labelscalefactor);
/* dots and labels */
dot((3.8295013012181283,2.816337276198864),dotstyle);
label("$A$", (3.8732067323088435,2.925600853925651), NE * labelscalefactor);
dot((-0.7368327629589799,-0.5920813291311117),dotstyle);
label("$B$", (-1.1,-0.7565817154670613), NE * labelscalefactor);
dot((5.672613975760373,-0.636902634996282),dotstyle);
label("$C$", (5.763466626982254,-0.7784344310124186), NE * labelscalefactor);
dot((4.569287648059735,1.430279997142299),dotstyle);
label("$D$", (4.692683565259744,1.5051743434774234), NE * labelscalefactor);
dot((1.8844000180622977,1.3644681598392678),dotstyle);
label("$E$", (1.775346039954538,1.4942479857047448), NE * labelscalefactor);
dot((2.937230516274804,0.8082418657164665),linewidth(4.pt) + dotstyle);
label("$F$", (2.889834532767763,0.954), NE * labelscalefactor);
clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);
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The ratio $ \dfrac{10^{2000}\plus{}10^{2002}}{10^{2001}\plus{}10^{2001}}$ is closest to which of the following numbers?
$ \text{(A)}\ 0.1\qquad
\text{(B)}\ 0.2\qquad
\text{(C)}\ 1\qquad
\text{(D)}\ 5\qquad
\text{(E)}\ 10$
Points $A,B,C,D$ are on a circle with radius $R$.
$|AC|=|AB|=500$, while the ratio between $|DC|, |DA|, |DB|$ is $1,5,7$. Find $R$.
Each point of the plane is coloured in one of two colours. Given an odd integer number $n \geq 3$, prove that there exist (at least) two similar triangles whose similitude ratio is $n$, each of which has a monochromatic vertex-set.
[i]Vasile Pop[/i]
[asy]
size(150);
pair A=(0,0),B=(1,0),C=(0,1),D=(-1,0),E=(0,.5),F=(sqrt(2)/2,.25);
draw(circle(A,1)^^D--B);
draw(circle(E,.5)^^circle( F ,.25));
label("$A$", D, W);
label("$K$", A, S);
label("$B$", B, dir(0));
label("$L$", E, N);
label("$M$",shift(-.05,.05)*F);
//Credit to Klaus-Anton for the diagram[/asy]
In the adjoining figure, circle $\mathit{K}$ has diameter $\mathit{AB}$; cirlce $\mathit{L}$ is tangent to circle $\mathit{K}$ and to $\mathit{AB}$ at the center of circle $\mathit{K}$; and circle $\mathit{M}$ tangent to circle $\mathit{K}$, to circle $\mathit{L}$ and $\mathit{AB}$. The ratio of the area of circle $\mathit{K}$ to the area of circle $\mathit{M}$ is
$\textbf{(A) }12\qquad\textbf{(B) }14\qquad\textbf{(C) }16\qquad\textbf{(D) }18\qquad \textbf{(E) }\text{not an integer}$
Is it possible to place $1995$ different natural numbers along a circle so that for any two of these numbers, the ratio of the greatest to the least is a prime?
I feel that my solution's wording and notation is awkward (and perhaps unnecessarily complicated), so please feel free to critique it:
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Suppose that we do have such a configuration $a_{1},a_{2},...a_{1995}$. WLOG, $a_{2}=p_{1}a_{1}$. Then
\[\frac{a_{2}}{a_{3}}= p_{2}, \frac{1}{p_{2}}\]
\[\frac{a_{3}}{a_{4}}= p_{3}, \frac{1}{p_{3}}\]
\[... \]
\[\frac{a_{1995}}{a_{1}}= p_{1995}, \frac{1}{p_{1995}}\]
Multiplying these all together,
\[\frac{a_{2}}{a_{1}}= \frac{\prod p_{k}}{\prod p_{j}}= p_{1}\]
Where $\prod p_{k}$ is some product of the elements in a subset of $\{ p_{2},p_{3}, ...p_{1995}\}$. We clear denominators to get
\[p_{1}\prod p_{j}= \prod p_{k}\]
Now, by unique prime factorization, the set $\{ p_{j}\}\cup \{ p_{1}\}$ is equal to the set $\{ p_{k}\}$. However, since there are a total of $1995$ primes, this is impossible. We conclude that no such configuration exists.
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Rectangle $ABCD$ is given with $AB=63$ and $BC=448.$ Points $E$ and $F$ lie on $AD$ and $BC$ respectively, such that $AE=CF=84.$ The inscribed circle of triangle $BEF$ is tangent to $EF$ at point $P,$ and the inscribed circle of triangle $DEF$ is tangent to $EF$ at point $Q.$ Find $PQ.$
Let $\omega$ be the circumcircle of $\triangle{ABC}$. $P$ is an interior point of $\triangle{ABC}$. $A_{1}, B_{1}, C_{1}$ are the intersections of $AP, BP, CP$ respectively and $A_{2}, B_{2}, C_{2}$ are the symmetrical points of $A_{1}, B_{1}, C_{1}$ with respect to the midpoints of side $BC, CA, AB$.
Show that the circumcircle of $\triangle{A_{2}B_{2}C_{2}}$ passes through the orthocentre of $\triangle{ABC}$.
In the diagram below, three squares are inscribed in right triangles. Their areas are $A$, $M$, and $N$, as indicated in the diagram. If $M = 5$ and $N = 12$, then $A$ can be expressed as $a + b\sqrt{c}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers and $c$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Compute $a + b + c$.
[asy]
size(250);
defaultpen (linewidth (0.7) + fontsize (10));
pair O = origin, A = (1, 1), B = (4/3, 1/3), C = (2/3, 5/3), P = (3/2, 0), Q = (0,3);
draw (P--O--Q--cycle^^(0, 5/3)--C--(2/3,1)^^(0,1)--A--(1,0)^^(1,1/3)--B--(4/3,0));
label("$A$", (.5,.5));
label("$M$", (7/6, 1/6));
label("$N$", (1/3, 4/3));[/asy]
[i]Proposed by Aaron Lin[/i]
The vertices of a triangle have integer coordinates and one of its sides is of length $\sqrt{n}$, where $n$ is a square-free natural number. Prove that the ratio of the circumradius and the inradius is an irrational number.
$ABCD$ is a trapezoid with $AB || CD$. There are two circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ is the trapezoid such that $\omega_1$ is tangent to $DA$, $AB$, $BC$ and $\omega_2$ is tangent to $BC$, $CD$, $DA$. Let $l_1$ be a line passing through $A$ and tangent to $\omega_2$(other than $AD$), Let $l_2$ be a line passing through $C$ and tangent to $\omega_1$ (other than $CB$).
Prove that $l_1 || l_2$.
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid with $AB$ parallel to $CD, AB$ has length $1,$ and $CD$ has length $41.$ Let points $X$ and $Y$ lie on sides $AD$ and $BC,$ respectively, such that $XY$ is parallel to $AB$ and $CD,$ and $XY$ has length $31.$ Let $m$ and $n$ be two relatively prime positive integers such that the ratio of the area of $ABYX$ to the area of $CDXY$ is $\tfrac{m}{n}.$ Find $m+2n.$
In triangle $ABC$, $D$ is the midpoint of $AB$; $E$ is the midpoint of $DB$; and $F$ is the midpoint of $BC$. If the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $96$, then the area of $\triangle AEF$ is
$\textbf{(A) }16\qquad\textbf{(B) }24\qquad\textbf{(C) }32\qquad\textbf{(D) }36\qquad \textbf{(E) }48$
Points $M$ and $N$ are considered in the interior of triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle MAB = \angle NAC$ and $\angle MBA = \angle NBC$. Prove that $$\frac{AM \cdot AN}{AB \cdot AC}+ \frac{BM\cdot BN}{BA \cdot BC}+ \frac{CM \cdot CN }{CA \cdot CB}=1$$