Assuming that each point of a straight line is painted red or blue, arbitrarily, show that it is always possible to choose three points $A, B$ and $C$ in such a way straight, that are painted the same color and that: $$\frac{AB}{1}=\frac{BC}{2}=\frac{AC}{3}.$$

A point $(x,y)$ in the first quadrant lies on a line with intercepts $(a,0)$ and $(0,b)$, with $a,b > 0$. Rectangle $M$ has vertices $(0,0)$, $(x,0)$, $(x,y)$, and $(0,y)$, while rectangle $N$ has vertices $(x,y)$, $(x,b)$, $(a,b)$, and $(a,y)$. What is the ratio of the area of $M$ to that of $N$? [i]Proposed by Eugene Chen[/i]

Let $ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon of area $1$, whose opposite sides are parallel. The lines $AB$, $CD$ and $EF$ meet in pairs to determine the vertices of a triangle. Similarly, the lines $BC$, $DE$ and $FA$ meet in pairs to determine the vertices of another triangle. Show that the area of at least one of these two triangles is at least $3/2$.

Show that the number of integral-sided right triangles whose ratio of area to semi-perimeter is $p^{m}$, where $p$ is a prime and $m$ is an integer, is $m+1$ if $p=2$ and $2m+1$ if $p \neq 2$.

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let $E$ and $F$ be variable points on the sides $AB$ and $CD$, respectively, such that $AE:EB=CF:FD$. Let $P$ be the point on the segment $EF$ such that $PE:PF=AB:CD$. Prove that the ratio between the areas of triangles $APD$ and $BPC$ does not depend on the choice of $E$ and $F$.

Let $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, $E$ be points such that $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral and $ABDE$ is a parallelogram. The diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at $S$ and the rays $AB$ and $DC$ intersect at $F$. Prove that $\sphericalangle{AFS}=\sphericalangle{ECD}$. [i](4th Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, Team Competition, Problem 6)[/i]

Given six real numbers $a$, $b$, $c$, $x$, $y$, $z$ such that $0 < b-c < a < b+c$ and $ax + by + cz = 0$. What is the sign of the sum $ayz + bzx + cxy$ ?

Let $ r$ be the distance from the origion to a point $ P$ with coordinates $ x$ and $ y$. Designate the ratio $ \frac{y}{r}$ by $ s$ and the ratio $ \frac{x}{r}$ by $ c$. Then the values of $ s^2 \minus{} c^2$ are limited to the numbers: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{less than }{\minus{}1}\text{ are greater than }{\plus{}1}\text{, both excluded}\qquad\\ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{less than }{\minus{}1}\text{ are greater than }{\plus{}1}\text{, both included}\qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{between }{\minus{}1}\text{ and }{\plus{}1}\text{, both excluded}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{between }{\minus{}1}\text{ and }{\plus{}1}\text{, both included}\qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ {\minus{}1}\text{ and }{\plus{}1}\text{ only}$

From an infinite arithmetic progression $ 1,a_1,a_2,\dots$ of real numbers some terms are deleted, obtaining an infinite geometric progression $ 1,b_1,b_2,\dots$ whose ratio is $ q$. Find all the possible values of $ q$.

The base of a triangle is $ 15$ inches. Two lines are drawn parallel to the base, terminating in the other two sides, and dividing the triangle into three equal areas. The length of the parallel closer to the base is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 5\sqrt{6}\text{ inches} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10\text{ inches} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\sqrt{3}\text{ inches} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 7.5\text{ inches}\\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$

Points $L$ and $H$ are marked on the sides $AB$ of an acute-angled triangle ABC so that $CL$ is a bisector and $CH$ is an altitude. Let $P,Q$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $L$ to $AC$ and $BC$ respectively. Prove that $AP \cdot BH = BQ \cdot AH$. I. Gorodnin

Let $n$ be a five digit number (whose first digit is non-zero) and let $m$ be the four digit number formed from $n$ by removing its middle digit. Determine all $n$ such that $n/m$ is an integer.

Let $D$ be a point in the interior of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ such that $AB = ab$, $AC = ac$, $AD = ad$, $BC = bc$, $BD = bd$ and $CD = cd$. Prove that $\angle ABD + \angle ACD = \frac{\pi}{3}$.

This year's gift idea from BabyMath consists of a series of nine colored plastic containers of decreasing size, alternating in shape like a cube and a sphere. All containers can open and close with a convenient hinge, and each container can hold just about anything next in line. The largest and smallest container are both cubes. Determine the relationship between the edge lengths of these cubes.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and points $D,E$ are on $BA,CA$ respectively such that $DB=BC=CE$. Let $O,I$ be the circumcenter, incenter of $\triangle ABC$. Prove that the circumradius of $\triangle ADE$ is equal to $OI$.

A decorative window is made up of a rectangle with semicircles at either end. The ratio of $AD$ to $AB$ is $3:2$. And $AB$ is 30 inches. What is the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the combined area of the semicircle. [asy] import graph; size(5cm); real lsf=0; pen dps=linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(8); defaultpen(dps); pen ds=black; real xmin=-4.27,xmax=14.73,ymin=-3.22,ymax=6.8; draw((0,4)--(0,0)); draw((0,0)--(2.5,0)); draw((2.5,0)--(2.5,4)); draw((2.5,4)--(0,4)); draw(shift((1.25,4))*xscale(1.25)*yscale(1.25)*arc((0,0),1,0,180)); draw(shift((1.25,0))*xscale(1.25)*yscale(1.25)*arc((0,0),1,-180,0)); dot((0,0),ds); label("$A$",(-0.26,-0.23),NE*lsf); dot((2.5,0),ds); label("$B$",(2.61,-0.26),NE*lsf); dot((0,4),ds); label("$D$",(-0.26,4.02),NE*lsf); dot((2.5,4),ds); label("$C$",(2.64,3.98),NE*lsf); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2:3 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3:2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 6:\pi \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 9: \pi \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 30 : \pi$

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle. It is known that there are points $D$ on the side $AC$ and $E$ on the side $BC$ such that $AB = AD = BE$ and $BD$ is perpendicular to $DE$. Calculate the ratios $\frac{AB}{BC}$ and $\frac{BC}{CA}$.

Two years ago Pete was three times as old as his cousin Claire. Two years before that, Pete was four times as old as Claire. In how many years will the ratio of their ages be $2:1$? $\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }4\qquad\textbf{(C) }5\qquad\textbf{(D) }6\qquad\textbf{(E) }8$

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid such that $AB$ is parallel to $CD$, and let $E$ be the midpoint of its side $BC$. Suppose we can inscribe a circle into the quadrilateral $ABED$, and that we can inscribe a circle into the quadrilateral $AECD$. Denote $|AB|=a$, $|BC|=b$, $|CD|=c$, $|DA|=d$. Prove that \[a+c=\frac{b}{3}+d;\] \[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{c}=\frac{3}{b}\]

The points $A, B, C, D, P$ lie on an circle as shown in the figure such that $\angle AP B = \angle BPC = \angle CPD$. Prove that the lengths of the segments are denoted by $a, b, c, d$ by $\frac{a + c}{b + d} =\frac{b}{c}$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/a/2/ba8965f5d7d180426db26e8f7dd5c7ad02c440.png[/img]

The length of rectangle R is $ 10$ percent more than the side of square S. The width of the rectangle is $ 10$ percent less than the side of the square. The ratio of the areas, R:S, is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 99: 100 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 101: 100 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1: 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 199: 200 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 201: 200$

In triangle $ABC, M$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $D$ the foot of the bisector of angle $\angle ABC$. If $MD$ and $BD$ are known to be perpendicular, calculate $\frac{AB}{BC}$.

Let $I$ be the incenter of the triangle $ABC$, et let $A',B',C'$ be the symmetric of $I$ with respect to the lines $BC,CA,AB$ respectively. It is known that $B$ belongs to the circumcircle of $A'B'C'$. Find $\widehat {ABC}$. Pierre.

Let $f(x)$ be a cubic polynomial with roots $x_1 , x_2$ and $x_3.$ Assume that $f(2x)$ is divisible by $f'(x)$ and compute the ratio $x_1 : x_2: x_3 .$

Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle of area $1998$ cm$^2$. Points $K, L, M$ divide the segments $[AB], [BC] ,[CA]$, respectively, in the ratio $3:4$ . Line $AL$ intersects the lines $CK$ and $BM$ respectively at the points $P$ and $Q$, and the line $BM$ intersects the line $CK$ at point $R$. Find the area of the triangle $PQR$.