Found problems: 1679
Let $c\neq 1$ be a positive rational number. Show that it is possible to partition $\mathbb{N}$, the set of positive integers, into two disjoint nonempty subsets $A,B$ so that $x/y\neq c$ holds whenever $x$ and $y$ lie both in $A$ or both in $B$.
Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, let $ AB > AC$. Its incircle touches side $ BC$ at point $ E$. Point $ D$ is the second intersection of the incircle with segment $ AE$ (different from $ E$). Point $ F$ (different from $ E$) is taken on segment $ AE$ such that $ CE \equal{} CF$. The ray $ CF$ meets $ BD$ at point $ G$. Show that $ CF \equal{} FG$.
The diagram shows a parabola, a line perpendicular to the parabola's axis of symmetry, and three similar isosceles triangles each with a base on the line and vertex on the parabola. The two smaller triangles are congruent and each have one base vertex on the parabola and one base vertex shared with the larger triangle. The ratio of the height of the larger triangle to the height of the smaller triangles is $\tfrac{a+\sqrt{b}}{c}$ where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers, and $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime. Find $a + b + c$.
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Let $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ be a quadrilateral with no pair of parallel sides. For each $i=1, 2, 3, 4$, define $\omega_1$ to be the circle touching the quadrilateral externally, and which is tangent to the lines $A_{i-1}A_i, A_iA_{i+1}$ and $A_{i+1}A_{i+2}$ (indices are considered modulo $4$ so $A_0=A_4, A_5=A_1$ and $A_6=A_2$). Let $T_i$ be the point of tangency of $\omega_i$ with the side $A_iA_{i+1}$. Prove that the lines $A_1A_2, A_3A_4$ and $T_2T_4$ are concurrent if and only if the lines $A_2A_3, A_4A_1$ and $T_1T_3$ are concurrent.
[i]Pavel Kozhevnikov, Russia[/i]
In the triangle $ABC$, let $D \in (BC)$, $E \in (AB)$, $EF \parallel BC$, $F \in (AC)$, $EG\parallel AD$, $G\in (BC)$ and $M,N$ be the midpoints of $(AD)$ and $(BC)$, respectively. Prove that:
a) $\frac{EF}{BC}+\frac{EG}{AD}=1$
b) the midpoint of $[FG]$ lies on the line $ MN$.
Let $x,y,z$ be positive real numbers satisfying the equations
$$xyz=1\text{ and }\frac yz(y-x^2)+\frac zx(z-y^2)+\frac xy(x-z^2)=0$$
What is the minimum value of the ratio of the sum of the largest and smallest numbers among $x,y,z$ to the median of them.
Two circles intersect at two points $A$ and $B$. A line $\ell$ which passes through the point $A$ meets the two circles again at the points $C$ and $D$, respectively. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of the arcs $BC$ and $BD$ (which do not contain the point $A$) on the respective circles. Let $K$ be the midpoint of the segment $CD$. Prove that $\measuredangle MKN = 90^{\circ}$.
Given is a triangle $ABC$ with the property that $|AB| + |AC| = 3|BC|$. Let $T$ be the point on segment $AC$ such that $|AC| = 4|AT|$. Let $K$ and $L$ be points on the interior of line segments $AB$ and $AC$ respectively such that $KL \parallel BC$ and $KL$ is tangent to the inscribed circle of $\vartriangle ABC$. Let $S$ be the intersection of $BT$ and $KL$. Determine the ratio $\frac{|SL|}{|KL|}$
One base of a trapezoid is 100 units longer than the other base. The segment that joins the midpoints of the legs divides the trapezoid into two regions whose areas are in the ratio $2: 3.$ Let $x$ be the length of the segment joining the legs of the trapezoid that is parallel to the bases and that divides the trapezoid into two regions of equal area. Find the greatest integer that does not exceed $x^2/100.$
A parallelogram $ABCD$ is given. The perpendicular from $C$ to $CD$ meets the perpendicular from $A$ to $BD$ at point $F$, and the perpendicular from $B$ to $AB$ meets the perpendicular bisector to $AC$ at point $E$. Find the ratio in which side $BC$ divides segment $EF$.
Suppose two convex quadrangles in the plane $P$ and $P'$, share a point $O$ such that, for every line $l$ trough $O$, the segment along which $l$ and $P$ meet is longer then the segment along which $l$ and $P'$ meet. Is it possible that the ratio of the area of $P'$ to the area of $P$ is greater then $1.9$?
The figure below shows a large white circle with a number of smaller white and shaded circles in its interior. What fraction of the interior of the large white circle is shaded?
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[/asy]$\textbf{(A) } \dfrac14\qquad\textbf{(B) } \dfrac{11}{36}\qquad\textbf{(C) } \dfrac13\qquad\textbf{(D) } \dfrac{19}{36}\qquad\textbf{(E) } \dfrac59$
Let $A,B,C$ be three points with integer coordinates in the plane and $K$ a circle with radius $R$ passing through $A,B,C$. Show that $AB\cdot BC\cdot CA\ge 2R$, and if the centre of $K$ is in the origin of the coordinates, show that $AB\cdot BC\cdot CA\ge 4R$.
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)
Let points $ A = (0,0) , \ B = (1,2), \ C = (3,3), $ and $ D = (4,0) $. Quadrilateral $ ABCD $ is cut into equal area pieces by a line passing through $ A $. This line intersects $ \overline{CD} $ at point $ \left (\frac{p}{q}, \frac{r}{s} \right ) $, where these fractions are in lowest terms. What is $ p + q + r + s $?
$ \textbf{(A)} \ 54 \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ 58 \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ 62 \qquad \textbf{(D)} \ 70 \qquad \textbf{(E)} \ 75 $
Consider the system \[x+y=z+u,\] \[2xy=zu.\] Find the greatest value of the real constant $m$ such that $m \le \frac{x}{y}$ for any positive integer solution $(x, y, z, u)$ of the system, with $x \ge y$.
Let $ABC$ be a right angled triangle with $\angle A = 90^o$and $BC = a$, $AC = b$, $AB = c$. Let $d$ be a line passing trough the incenter of triangle and intersecting the sides $AB$ and $AC$ in $P$ and $Q$, respectively.
(a) Prove that $$b \cdot \left( \frac{PB}{PA}\right)+ c \cdot \left( \frac{QC}{QA}\right) =a$$
(b) Find the minimum of $$\left( \frac{PB}{PA}\right)^ 2+\left( \frac{QC}{QA}\right)^ 2$$
Given parallelogram $ABCD$ with $E$ the midpoint of diagonal $BD$. Point $E$ is connected to a point $F$ in $DA$ so that $DF=\frac{1}{3}DA$. What is the ratio of the area of triangle $DFE$ to the area of quadrilateral $ABEF$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 1:2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1:3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1:5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1:6 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1:7 $
In a triangle $ABC$, let $D$ and $E$ be the midpoints of $AC$ and $BC$ respectively. The distance from the midpoint of $BD$ to the midpoint of $AE$ is $4.5$. What is the length of side $AB$?
Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $AB\neq AC$. We denote its orthocentre by $H$, its circumcentre by $O$ and the midpoint of $BC$ by $D$. The extensions of $HD$ and $AO$ meet in $P$. Prove that triangles $AHP$ and $ABC$ have the same centroid.
Let be two distinct continuous functions $ f,g:[0,1]\longrightarrow (0,\infty ) $ corelated by the equality $ \int_0^1 f(x)dx =\int_0^1 g(x)dx , $ and define the sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 0} $ as
$$ x_n=\int_0^1 \frac{\left( f(x) \right)^{n+1}}{\left( g(x) \right)^n} dx . $$
[b]a)[/b] Show that $ \infty =\lim_{n\to\infty} x_n. $
[b]b)[/b] Demonstrate that the sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 0} $ is monotone.
In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, $M$ is the midpoint of side $BC$, and $D, E$ and $F$ the feet of the altitudes from $A, B$ and $C$, respectively. Let $H$ be the orthocenter of $\Delta ABC$, $S$ the midpoint of $AH$, and $G$ the intersection of $FE$ and $AH$. If $N$ is the intersection of the median $AM$ and the circumcircle of $\Delta BCH$, prove that $\angle HMA = \angle GNS$.
[i]Proposed by Marko Djikic[/i]
Equilateral $ \triangle ABC$ has side length $ 2$, $ M$ is the midpoint of $ \overline{AC}$, and $ C$ is the midpoint of $ \overline{BD}$. What is the area of $ \triangle CDM$?
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draw(C--D--M--cycle);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {3}{4}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt {2}$
In triangle $ABC$, $AB=13$, $BC=14$, and $CA=15$. Distinct points $D$, $E$, and $F$ lie on segments $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{CA}$, and $\overline{DE}$, respectively, such that $\overline{AD}\perp\overline{BC}$, $\overline{DE}\perp\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AF}\perp\overline{BF}$. The length of segment $\overline{DF}$ can be written as $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$?
${ \textbf{(A)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 21\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(D}}\ 27\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 30 $
A right rectangular prism $P$ (i.e., a rectangular parallelpiped) has sides of integral length $a, b, c,$ with $a\le b\le c.$ A plane parallel to one of the faces of $P$ cuts $P$ into two prisms, one of which is similar to $P,$ and both of which have nonzero volume. Given that $b=1995,$ for how many ordered triples $(a, b, c)$ does such a plane exist?