Found problems: 1679
Alex the Kat has written $61$ problems for a math contest, and there are a total of $187$ problems submitted. How many more problems does he need to write (and submit) before he has written half of the total problems?
Two different ellipses are given. One focus of the first ellipse coincides with one focus of the second ellipse. Prove that the ellipses have at most two points in common.
Fixed points $B$ and $C$ are on a fixed circle $\omega$ and point $A$ varies on this circle. We call the midpoint of arc $BC$ (not containing $A$) $D$ and the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$, $H$. Line $DH$ intersects circle $\omega$ again in $K$. Tangent in $A$ to circumcircle of triangle $AKH$ intersects line $DH$ and circle $\omega$ again in $L$ and $M$ respectively. Prove that the value of $\frac{AL}{AM}$ is constant.
[i]Proposed by Mehdi E'tesami Fard[/i]
Find all possible values of $\dfrac{d}{a}$ where $a^2-6ad+8d^2=0$, $a\neq 0$.
Given a parallelogram $ABCD$ with angle $A$ equal to $60^o$. Point $O$ is the the center of a circle circumscribed around triangle $ABD$. Line $AO$ intersects the bisector of the exterior angle $C$ at point $K$. Find the ratio $AO/OK$.
Let $A$ be a finite set of positive reals, let $B = \{x/y\mid x,y\in A\}$ and let $C = \{xy\mid x,y\in A\}$.
Show that $|A|\cdot|B|\le|C|^2$.
[i](Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria)[/i]
Let $\omega$ be a circle with center $O$ and diameter $AB$. A circle with center at $B$ intersects $\omega$ at C and $AB$ at $D$. The line $CD$ intersects $\omega$ at a point $E$ ($E\ne C$). The intersection of lines $OE$ and $BC$ is $F$.
(a) Prove that triangle $OBF$ is isosceles.
(b) If $D$ is the midpoint of $OB$, find the value of the ratio $\frac{FB}{BD}$.
Let $ABCD$ be a square of side length $13$. Let $E$ and $F$ be points on rays $AB$ and $AD$ respectively, so that the area of square $ABCD$ equals the area of triangle $AEF$. If $EF$ intersects $BC$ at $X$ and $BX = 6$, determine $DF$.
Prove that in triangle $ABC$, radical center of its excircles lies on line $GI$, which $G$ is Centroid of triangle $ABC$, and $I$ is the incenter.
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle in which $D,E,F$ are points on $BC,CA,AB$ respectively such that $AD \perp BC$;$AE = BC$; and $CF$ bisects $\angle C$ internally, Suppose $CF$ meets $AD$ and $DE$ in $M$ and $N$ respectively. If $FM$$= 2$, $MN =1$, $NC=3$, find the perimeter of $\Delta ABC$.
In $ \triangle ABC$ points $ D$ and $ E$ lie on $ \overline{BC}$ and $ \overline{AC}$, respectively. If $ \overline{AD}$ and $ \overline{BE}$ intersect at $ T$ so that $ AT/DT \equal{} 3$ and $ BT/ET \equal{} 4$, what is $ CD/BD$?
[asy]unitsize(2cm);
defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt));
pair A = (0,0);
pair C = (2,0);
pair B = dir(57.5)*2;
pair E = waypoint(C--A,0.25);
pair D = waypoint(C--B,0.25);
pair T = intersectionpoint(D--A,E--B);
label("$B$",B,NW);label("$A$",A,SW);label("$C$",C,SE);label("$D$",D,NE);label("$E$",E,S);label("$T$",T,2*W+N);
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
draw(A--D);
draw(B--E);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {1}{8}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {2}{9}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {3}{10}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {4}{11}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {5}{12}$
Consider a shape obtained from two equal squares with the same center. Prove that the ratio of the area of this shape to the perimeter does not change when the squares are rotated around their center.
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Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram with $AB=8$, $AD=11$, and $\angle BAD=60^\circ$. Let $X$ be on segment $CD$ with $CX/XD=1/3$ and $Y$ be on segment $AD$ with $AY/YD=1/2$. Let $Z$ be on segment $AB$ such that $AX$, $BY$, and $DZ$ are concurrent. Determine the area of triangle $XYZ$.
Given is a triangle $ABC$ and points $D$ and $E$, respectively on $] BC [$ and $] AB [$. $F$ it is intersection of lines $AD$ and $CE$. We denote as $| CD | = a, | BD | = b, | DF | = c$ and $| AF | = d$. Determine the ratio $\frac{| BE |}{|AE |}$ in terms of $a, b, c$ and $d$
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/7/856c97045db2d9a26841ad00996a2b809addaa.png[/img]
Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ be the midpoints of the sides $BC,CA,AB$ respectively of a triangle $ABC$. Points $K$ on segment $C_1A_1$ and $L$ on segment $A_1B_1$ are taken such that
$$\frac{C_1K}{KA_1}=\frac{BC+AC}{AC+AB}\enspace\enspace\text{and}\enspace\enspace\frac{A_1L}{LB_1}=\frac{AC+AB}{BC+AB}.$$If $BK$ and $CL$ meet at $S$, prove that $\angle C_1A_1S=\angle B_1A_1S$.
Let be a sequence $ \left( s_n\right)_{n\geqslant 0} $ of positive real numbers, with $ s_0 $ being the golden ratio, and defined as
$$ s_{n+2}=\frac{1+s_{n+1}}{s_n} . $$
Establish the necessary and sufficient condition under which $ \left( s_n\right)_{n\geqslant 0} $ is convergent.
Let $ s$ be the limiting sum of the geometric series $ 4\minus{} \frac83 \plus{} \frac{16}{9} \minus{} \dots$, as the number of terms increases without bound. Then $ s$ equals:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{a number between 0 and 1} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2.4 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 2.5 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 3.6 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 12$
Circle $ O$ has diameters $ AB$ and $ CD$ perpendicular to each other. $ AM$ is any chord intersecting $ CD$ at $ P$. Then $ AP\cdot AM$ is equal to:
[asy]defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt));
unitsize(2cm);
pair O = origin;
pair A = (-1,0);
pair B = (1,0);
pair C = (0,1);
pair D = (0,-1);
pair M = dir(45);
pair P = intersectionpoint(O--C,A--M);
draw(Circle(O,1));
draw(A--B);
draw(C--D);
draw(A--M);
label("$A$",A,W);
label("$B$",B,E);
label("$C$",C,N);
label("$D$",D,S);
label("$M$",M,NE);
label("$O$",O,NE);
label("$P$",P,NW);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ AO\cdot OB \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ AO\cdot AB\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ CP\cdot CD \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ CP\cdot PD\qquad$
$ \textbf{(E)}\ CO\cdot OP$
$ABCD$ is a quadrilateral,
$E,F,G,H$ are midpoints of $AB,BC,CD,DA$.
Find the point P such that
$area (PHAE) = area (PEBF) = area (PFCG) = area (PGDH)$.
Let $a<b<c$ be three integers such that $a,b,c$ is an arithmetic progression and $a,c,b$ is a geometric progression. What is the smallest possible value of $c$?
$\textbf{(A) }-2\qquad
\textbf{(B) }1\qquad
\textbf{(C) }2\qquad
\textbf{(D) }4\qquad
\textbf{(E) }6\qquad$
A sphere is inscribed in a truncated right circular cone as shown. The volume of the truncated cone is twice that of the sphere. What is the ratio of the radius of the bottom base of the truncated cone to the radius of the top base of the truncated cone?
[asy]
real r=(3+sqrt(5))/2;
real s=sqrt(r);
real Brad=r;
real brad=1;
real Fht = 2*s;
import graph3;
import solids;
currentprojection=orthographic(1,0,.2);
currentlight=(10,10,5);
revolution sph=sphere((0,0,Fht/2),Fht/2);
//draw(surface(sph),green+white+opacity(0.5));
//triple f(pair t) {return (t.x*cos(t.y),t.x*sin(t.y),t.x^(1/n)*sin(t.y/n));}
triple f(pair t) {
triple v0 = Brad*(cos(t.x),sin(t.x),0);
triple v1 = brad*(cos(t.x),sin(t.x),0)+(0,0,Fht);
return (v0 + t.y*(v1-v0));
}
triple g(pair t) {
return (t.y*cos(t.x),t.y*sin(t.x),0);
}
surface sback=surface(f,(3pi/4,0),(7pi/4,1),80,2);
surface sfront=surface(f,(7pi/4,0),(11pi/4,1),80,2);
surface base = surface(g,(0,0),(2pi,Brad),80,2);
draw(sback,rgb(0,1,0));
draw(sfront,rgb(.3,1,.3));
draw(base,rgb(.4,1,.4));
draw(surface(sph),rgb(.3,1,.3));
[/asy]
$ \textbf {(A) } \dfrac {3}{2} \qquad \textbf {(B) } \dfrac {1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \qquad \textbf {(C) } \sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf {(D) } 2 \qquad \textbf {(E) } \dfrac {3+\sqrt{5}}{2} $
If $\frac{a}{3}=b$ and $\frac{b}{4}=c$, what is the value of $\frac{ab}{c^2}$?
$\text{(A) }12\qquad\text{(B) }36\qquad\text{(C) }48\qquad\text{(D) }60\qquad\text{(E) }144$
There are $5$ yellow pegs, $4$ red pegs, $3$ green pegs, $2$ blue pegs, and $1$ orange peg on a triangular peg board. In how many ways can the pegs be placed so that no (horizontal) row or (vertical) column contains two pegs of the same color?
[asy]
unitsize(20);
dot((0,0));
dot((1,0));
dot((2,0));
dot((3,0));
dot((4,0));
dot((0,1));
dot((1,1));
dot((2,1));
dot((3,1));
dot((0,2));
dot((1,2));
dot((2,2));
dot((0,3));
dot((1,3));
dot((0,4));[/asy]
$\text{(A)}\ 0\qquad\text{(B)}\ 1\qquad\text{(C)}\ 5!\cdot4!\cdot3!\cdot2!\cdot1!\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{15!}{5!\cdot4!\cdot3!\cdot2!\cdot1!}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 15!$
We call a subset $B$ of natural numbers [i]loyal[/i] if there exists natural numbers $i\le j$ such that $B=\{i,i+1,\ldots,j\}$. Let $Q$ be the set of all [i]loyal[/i] sets. For every subset $A=\{a_1<a_2<\ldots<a_k\}$ of $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ we set
\[f(A)=\max_{1\le i \le k-1}{a_{i+1}-a_i}\qquad\text{and}\qquad g(A)=\max_{B\subseteq A, B\in Q} |B|.\] Furthermore, we define \[F(n)=\sum_{A\subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}} f(A)\qquad\text{and}\qquad G(n)=\sum_{A\subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}} g(A).\] Prove that there exists $m\in \mathbb N$ such that for each natural number $n>m$ we have $F(n)>G(n)$. (By $|A|$ we mean the number of elements of $A$, and if $|A|\le 1$, we define $f(A)$ to be zero).
[i]Proposed by Javad Abedi[/i]
A large square region is paved with $n^2$ gray square tiles, each measuring $s$ inches on a side. A border $d$ inches wide surrounds each tile. The figure below shows the case for $n = 3$. When $n = 24$, the $576$ gray tiles cover $64\%$ of the area of the large square region. What is the ratio $\frac{d}{s}$ for this larger value of $n$?
[asy]
draw((0,0)--(13,0)--(13,13)--(0,13)--cycle);
filldraw((1,1)--(4,1)--(4,4)--(1,4)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((1,5)--(4,5)--(4,8)--(1,8)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((1,9)--(4,9)--(4,12)--(1,12)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((5,1)--(8,1)--(8,4)--(5,4)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((5,5)--(8,5)--(8,8)--(5,8)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((5,9)--(8,9)--(8,12)--(5,12)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((9,1)--(12,1)--(12,4)--(9,4)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((9,5)--(12,5)--(12,8)--(9,8)--cycle, mediumgray);
filldraw((9,9)--(12,9)--(12,12)--(9,12)--cycle, mediumgray);
[/asy]
$\textbf{(A) }\frac6{25} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac14 \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac9{25} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac7{16} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac9{16}$