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What fraction of the square is shaded? [asy] draw((0,0)--(0,3)--(3,3)--(3,0)--cycle); draw((0,2)--(2,2)--(2,0)); draw((0,1)--(1,1)--(1,0)); draw((0,0)--(3,3)); fill((0,0)--(0,1)--(1,1)--cycle,grey); fill((1,0)--(1,1)--(2,2)--(2,0)--cycle,grey); fill((0,2)--(2,2)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle,grey);[/asy] $ \text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{3}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{2}{5}\qquad\text{(C)}\ \frac{5}{12}\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{3}{7}\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{1}{2} $
We have an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, and $AA',BB'$ are its altitudes. A point $D$ is chosen on the arc $ACB$ of the circumcircle of $ABC$. If $P=AA'\cap BD,Q=BB'\cap AD$, show that the midpoint of $PQ$ lies on $A'B'$.
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AB=4$, $BC=CA=6$. On the segment $AB$ consecutively lie points $X_{1},X_{2},X_{3},\ldots$ such that the lengths of the segments $AX_{1},X_{1}X_{2},X_{2}X_{3},\ldots$ form an infinite geometric progression with starting value $3$ and common ratio $\frac{1}{4}$. On the segment $CB$ consecutively lie points $Y_{1},Y_{2},Y_{3},\ldots$ such that the lengths of the segments $CY_{1},Y_{1}Y_{2},Y_{2}Y_{3},\ldots$ form an infinite geometric progression with starting value $3$ and common ratio $\frac{1}{2}$. On the segment $AC$ consecutively lie points $Z_{1},Z_{2},Z_{3},\ldots$ such that the lengths of the segments $AZ_{1},Z_{1}Z_{2},Z_{2}Z_{3},\ldots$ form an infinite geometric progression with starting value $3$ and common ratio $\frac{1}{2}$. Find all triplets of positive integers $(a,b,c)$ such that the segments $AY_{a}$, $BZ_{b}$ and $CX_{c}$ are concurrent.
Three circles of radius $ 1$ are externally tangent to each other and internally tangent to a larger circle. What is the radius of the large circle? [asy]unitsize(0.8cm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(8pt)); real r = 1 + (2/3)*(sqrt(3)); pair A = dir(47.5)*(r - 1); pair B = dir(167.5)*(r - 1); pair C = dir(-72.5)*(r - 1); draw(Circle(A,1)); draw(Circle(B,1)); draw(Circle(C,1)); draw(Circle(origin,r));[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{2 \plus{} \sqrt{6}}{3}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{2 \plus{} 3\sqrt{2}}{3}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3 \plus{} 2\sqrt{3}}{3}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3 \plus{} \sqrt{3}}{2}$
Each face of two noncongruent parallelepipeds is a rhombus whose diagonals have lengths $\sqrt{21}$ and $\sqrt{31}$. The ratio of the volume of the larger of the two polyhedra to the volume of the smaller is $\frac mn$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$. A parallelepiped is a solid with six parallelogram faces such as the one shown below. [asy] unitsize(2cm); pair o = (0, 0), u = (1, 0), v = 0.8*dir(40), w = dir(70); draw(o--u--(u+v)); draw(o--v--(u+v), dotted); draw(shift(w)*(o--u--(u+v)--v--cycle)); draw(o--w); draw(u--(u+w)); draw(v--(v+w), dotted); draw((u+v)--(u+v+w)); [/asy]
[b]i.)[/b] Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 12$ and $AC = 16.$ Suppose $M$ is the midpoint of side $BC$ and points $E$ and $F$ are chosen on sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, and suppose that lines $EF$ and $AM$ intersect at $G.$ If $AE = 2 \cdot AF$ then find the ratio \[ \frac{EG}{GF} \] [b]ii.)[/b] Let $E$ be a point external to a circle and suppose that two chords $EAB$ and $EDC$ meet at angle of $40^{\circ}.$ If $AB = BC = CD$ find the size of angle $ACD.$
Show: when a prime number is divided by $30,$ the remainder is either $1$ or a prime number. Is a similar claim true, when the divisor is $60$ or $90$?
Let be given a triangle $ ABC$ and its internal angle bisector $ BD$ $ (D\in BC)$. The line $ BD$ intersects the circumcircle $ \Omega$ of triangle $ ABC$ at $ B$ and $ E$. Circle $ \omega$ with diameter $ DE$ cuts $ \Omega$ again at $ F$. Prove that $ BF$ is the symmedian line of triangle $ ABC$.
The first three terms of a geometric progression are $\sqrt 3$, $\sqrt[3]3$, and $\sqrt[6]3$. What is the fourth term? $\textbf{(A) }1\qquad \textbf{(B) }\sqrt[7]3\qquad \textbf{(C) }\sqrt[8]3\qquad \textbf{(D) }\sqrt[9]3\qquad \textbf{(E) }\sqrt[10]3\qquad$
Four of the eight vertices of a cube are the vertices of a regular tetrahedron. Find the ratio of the surface area of the cube to the surface area of the tetrahedron. $\text{(A)} \ \sqrt 2 \qquad \text{(B)} \ \sqrt 3 \qquad \text{(C)} \ \sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \qquad \text{(E)} \ 2$
Let $w$ and $z$ be complex numbers such that $|w| = 1$ and $|z| = 10$. Let $\theta = \arg\left(\tfrac{w-z}{z}\right)$. The maximum possible value of $\tan^2 \theta$ can be written as $\tfrac{p}{q}$, where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $p+q$. (Note that $\arg(w)$, for $w \neq 0$, denotes the measure of the angle that the ray from $0$ to $w$ makes with the positive real axis in the complex plane.
Let $n$ be a positive odd integer and let $\theta$ be a real number such that $\theta/\pi$ is irrational. Set $a_{k}=\tan(\theta+k\pi/n),\ k=1,2\dots,n.$ Prove that \[\frac{a_{1}+a_{2}+\cdots+a_{n}}{a_{1}a_{2}\cdots a_{n}}\] is an integer, and determine its value.
In triangle $\vartriangle ABC$, $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Points $E$ and $F$ are chosen on side $AC$ so that $AF = F E = EC$. Let $AD$ intersect $BE$ and $BF$ and $G$ and $H$, respectively. Find the ratio of the areas of $\vartriangle BGH$ and $\vartriangle ABC$.
The vertices $D,E,F$ of an equilateral triangle lie on the sides $BC,CA,AB$ respectively of a triangle $ABC.$ If $a,b,c$ are the respective lengths of these sides, and $S$ the area of $ABC,$ prove that \[ DE \geq \frac{2 \cdot \sqrt{2} \cdot S}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 4 \cdot \sqrt{3} \cdot S}}. \]
In triangle $ABC$, $\measuredangle CBA=72^\circ$, $E$ is the midpoint of side $AC$, and $D$ is a point on side $BC$ such that $2BD=DC$; $AD$ and $BE$ intersect at $F$. The ratio of the area of triangle $BDF$ to the area of quadrilateral $FDCE$ is [asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); pair B=origin, C=(15,3), D=(5,1), A=7*dir(72)*dir(B--C), E=midpoint(A--C), F=intersectionpoint(A--D, B--E); draw(E--B--A--C--B^^A--D); label("$A$", A, dir(D--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(E--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(0)); label("$D$", D, SE); label("$E$", E, N); label("$F$", F, dir(80));[/asy] $\text{(A)} \ \frac 15 \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac 14 \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac 13 \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac 25 \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{none of these}$
Is there a triangle with angles in ratio of $ 1: 2: 4$ and the length of its sides are integers with at least one of them is a prime number? [i]Nanang Susyanto, Jogjakarta[/i]
Prove that among the elements of the sequence $\left\{ \left\lfloor n\sqrt{2003} \right\rfloor \right\}_{n\geq 1}$ one can find a geometric progression having any number of terms, and having the ratio bigger than $k$, where $k$ can be any positive integer. [i]Radu Gologan[/i]
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral, and let $E$ and $F$ be points on sides $AD$ and $BC$, respectively, such that $\frac{AE}{ED} = \frac{BF}{FC}$. Ray $FE$ meets rays $BA$ and $CD$ at $S$ and $T$, respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $SAE$, $SBF$, $TCF$, and $TDE$ pass through a common point.
Each diagonal of a convex pentagon is parallel to one of its sides. Prove that the ratio of the length of each diagonal to the length of the corresponding parallel side is the same, and find this ratio.
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle, $O$ its circumcenter and $H$ its orthocenter. The orthogonal projection of the vertex $A$ to the line $BC$ lies on the perpendicular bisector of the segment $AC$. Compute $\frac{CH}{BO}$ . (J. Willemson)
A right circular cone and a right cylinder with same height $20$ does not have same circular base but the circles are coplanar and their centers are same. If the cone and the cylinder are at the same side of the plane and their base radii are $20$ and $10$, respectively, what is the ratio of the volume of the part of the cone inside the cylinder over the volume of the part of the cone outside the cylinder? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5}{3} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{4}{3} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1 $
Three numbers $a,b,c$, none zero, form an arithmetic progression. Increasing $a$ by $1$ or increasing $c$ by $2$ results in a geometric progression. Then $b$ equals: $\textbf{(A)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 14 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8$
The ratio $\dfrac{(2^4)^8}{(4^8)^2}$ equals $\textbf{(A) }\dfrac14\qquad\textbf{(B) }\dfrac12\qquad\textbf{(C) }1\qquad\textbf{(D) }2\qquad\textbf{(E) }8$
Let $ ABC$ be a right triangle with $ \angle A \equal{} 90^\circ$. Let $ D$ be the midpoint of $ AB$ and let $ E$ be a point on segment $ AC$ such that $ AD \equal{} AE$. Let $ BE$ meet $ CD$ at $ F$. If $ \angle BFC \equal{} 135^\circ$, determine $ BC / AB$.
At one moment, a kid noticed that the end of the hour hand, the end of the minute hand and one of the twelve numbers (regarded as a point) of his watch formed an equilateral triangle. He also calculated that $t$ hours would elapse for the next similar case. Suppose that the ratio of the lengths of the minute hand (whose length is equal to the distance from the center of the watch plate to any of the twelve numbers) and the hour hand is $k>1$. Find the maximal value of $t$.