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2012 AIME Problems, 4

Ana, Bob, and Cao bike at constant rates of $8.6$ meters per second, $6.2$ meters per second, and $5$ meters per second, respectively. They all begin biking at the same time from the northeast corner of a rectangular field whose longer side runs due west. Ana starts biking along the edge of the field, initially heading west, Bob starts biking along the edge of the field, initially heading south, and Cao bikes in a straight line across the field to a point D on the south edge of the field. Cao arrives at point D at the same time that Ana and Bob arrive at D for the first time. The ratio of the field's length to the field's width to the distance from point D to the southeast corner of the field can be represented as $p : q : r$, where $p$, $q$, and $r$ are positive integers with p and q relatively prime. Find $p + q + r$.

2004 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 8

Given a triangle $ABC$. A point $X$ is chosen on a side $AC$. Some circle passes through $X$, touches the side $AC$ and intersects the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ in points $M$ and $N$ such that the segment $MN$ bisects $BX$ and intersects sides $AB$ and $BC$ in points $P$ and $Q$. Prove that the circumcircle of triangle $PBQ$ passes through a fixed point different from $B$. [b]proposed by Sergej Berlov[/b]

1989 Tournament Of Towns, (224) 2

The lengths of the sides of an acute angled triangle are successive integers. Prove that the altitude to the second longest side divides this side into two segments whose difference in length equals $4$.

2010 National Chemistry Olympiad, 5

Tags: ratio
A student performed an experiment to determine the ratio of $\text{H}_2\text{O}$ to $\text{CuSO}_4$ in a sample of hydrated copper(II) sulfate by heating it to drive off the water and weighing the solid before and after heating. The formula obtained experimentally was $\text{CuSO}_4 \bullet 5.5\text{H}_2\text{O}$ but the accepted formula is $\text{CuSO}_4 \bullet 5 \text{H}_2\text{O}$. Which error best accounts for the difference in results? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{During heating some of the hydrated copper(II) sulfate was lost} \qquad$ $\textbf{(B)}\ \text{The hydrated sample was not heated long enough to drive off all the water}\qquad$ $\textbf{(C)}\ \text{The student weighed out too much sample initially.} \qquad$ $\textbf{(D)}\ \text{The student used a balance that gave weights that were consistently too high by 0.10 g }\qquad$

1978 Canada National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , ratio
The sides $AD$ and $BC$ of a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ are extended to meet at $E$. Let $H$ and $G$ be the midpoints of $BD$ and $AC$, respectively. Find the ratio of the area of the triangle $EHG$ to that of the quadrilateral $ABCD$.

1987 AMC 8, 23

Tags: ratio , percent
Assume the adjoining chart shows the $1980$ U.S. population, in millions, for each region by ethnic group. To the nearest percent, what percent of the U.S. Black population lived in the South? \[\begin{tabular}[t]{c|cccc} & NE & MW & South & West \\ \hline White & 42 & 52 & 57 & 35 \\ Black & 5 & 5 & 15 & 2 \\ Asian & 1 & 1 & 1 & 3 \\ Other & 1 & 1 & 2 & 4 \end{tabular}\] $\text{(A)}\ 20\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 25\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 40\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 56\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 80\% $

2008 Bulgarian Autumn Math Competition, Problem 9.2

Given a $\triangle ABC$ and the altitude $CH$ ($H$ lies on the segment $AB$) and let $M$ be the midpoint of $AC$. Prove that if the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$, $k$ and the circumcircle of $\triangle MHC$, $k_{1}$ touch, then the radius of $k$ is twice the radius of $k_{1}$.

1986 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 3

The points $S$ lie on side $AB$, $T$ on side $BC$, and $U$ on side $CA$ of a triangle so that the following applies: $\overline{AS} : \overline{SB} = 1 : 2$, $\overline{BT} : \overline{TC} = 2 : 3$ and $\overline{CU} : \overline{UA} = 3 : 1$. Construct the triangle $ABC$ if only the points $S, T$ and $U$ are given.

2018 Junior Regional Olympiad - FBH, 5

It is given square $ABCD$ which is circumscribed by circle $k$. Let us construct a new square so vertices $E$ and $F$ lie on side $ABCD$ and vertices $G$ and $H$ on arc $AB$ of circumcircle. Find out the ratio of area of squares

2013 Albania Team Selection Test, 1

Find the 3-digit number whose ratio with the sum of its digits it's minimal.

2014 NIMO Summer Contest, 3

A square and equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. If the triangle has area $16\sqrt3$, what is the area of the square? [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

2004 Baltic Way, 19

Let $D$ be the midpoint of the side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC$. Let $M$ be a point on the side $BC$ such that $\angle BAM = \angle DAC$. Further, let $L$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircle of the triangle $CAM$ with the side $AB$, and let $K$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircle of the triangle $BAM$ with the side $AC$. Prove that $KL \parallel BC$.

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 28

Let $z_0+z_1+z_2+\cdots$ be an infinite complex geometric series such that $z_0=1$ and $z_{2013}=\dfrac 1{2013^{2013}}$. Find the sum of all possible sums of this series.

2015 AMC 12/AHSME, 4

Tags: ratio
The sum of two positive numbers is $5$ times their difference. What is the ratio of the larger number to the smaller? $\textbf{(A) }\dfrac54\qquad\textbf{(B) }\dfrac32\qquad\textbf{(C) }\dfrac95\qquad\textbf{(D) }2\qquad\textbf{(E) }\dfrac52$

2010 AIME Problems, 13

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$.

2003 AMC 12-AHSME, 5

Many television screens are rectangles that are measured by the length of their diagonals. The ratio of the horizontal length to the height in a standard television screen is $ 4 : 3$. The horizontal length of a “$ 27$-inch” television screen is closest, in inches, to which of the following? [asy]import math; unitsize(7mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(8pt)); draw((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,3)--(0,3)--(0,0)--(4,3)); fill((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,3)--cycle,mediumgray); label(rotate(aTan(3.0/4.0))*"Diagonal",(2,1.5),NW); label(rotate(90)*"Height",(4,1.5),E); label("Length",(2,0),S);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20.5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 21 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 21.5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 22$

2013 Purple Comet Problems, 1

Tags: geometry , ratio
The diagram shows two congruent isosceles triangles in a $20\times20$ square which has been partitioned into four $10\times10$ squares. Find the area of the shaded region. [asy] import graph; size(4.4cm); real labelscalefactor = 0.5; pen dotstyle = black; fill((-2,5)--(0,1)--(1,3)--(1,5)--cycle,gray); draw((-3,5)--(1,5), linewidth(2.2)); draw((1,5)--(1,1), linewidth(2.2)); draw((1,1)--(-3,1), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-3,1)--(-3,5), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-1,5)--(-1,1), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-3,3)--(1,3), linewidth(2.2)); draw((-2,5)--(-3,3), linewidth(1.4)); draw((-2,5)--(0,1), linewidth(1.4)); draw((0,1)--(1,3), linewidth(1.4)); draw((-2,5)--(0,1)); draw((0,1)--(1,3)); draw((1,3)--(1,5)); draw((1,5)--(-2,5));[/asy]

2014-2015 SDML (High School), 10

Tags: geometry , ratio
A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. Three nested sequences of circles are then constructed as follows: each circle touches the previous circle and has two edges of the triangle as tangents. This is represented by the figure below. [asy] import olympiad; pair A, B, C; A = dir(90); B = dir(210); C = dir(330); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(incircle(A,B,C)); draw(incircle(A,2/3*A+1/3*B,2/3*A+1/3*C)); draw(incircle(A,8/9*A+1/9*B,8/9*A+1/9*C)); draw(incircle(A,26/27*A+1/27*B,26/27*A+1/27*C)); draw(incircle(A,80/81*A+1/81*B,80/81*A+1/81*C)); draw(incircle(A,242/243*A+1/243*B,242/243*A+1/243*C)); draw(incircle(B,2/3*B+1/3*A,2/3*B+1/3*C)); draw(incircle(B,8/9*B+1/9*A,8/9*B+1/9*C)); draw(incircle(B,26/27*B+1/27*A,26/27*B+1/27*C)); draw(incircle(B,80/81*B+1/81*A,80/81*B+1/81*C)); draw(incircle(B,242/243*B+1/243*A,242/243*B+1/243*C)); draw(incircle(C,2/3*C+1/3*B,2/3*C+1/3*A)); draw(incircle(C,8/9*C+1/9*B,8/9*C+1/9*A)); draw(incircle(C,26/27*C+1/27*B,26/27*C+1/27*A)); draw(incircle(C,80/81*C+1/81*B,80/81*C+1/81*A)); draw(incircle(C,242/243*C+1/243*B,242/243*C+1/243*A)); [/asy] What is the ratio of the area of the largest circle to the combined area of all the other circles? $\text{(A) }\frac{8}{1}\qquad\text{(B) }\frac{8}{3}\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{9}{1}\qquad\text{(D) }\frac{9}{3}\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{10}{3}$

2001 Putnam, 4

Triangle $ABC$ has area $1$. Points $E$, $F$, and $G$ lie, respectively, on sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ such that $AE$ bisects $BF$ at point $R$, $BF$ bisects $CG$ at point $S$, and $CG$ bisects $AE$ at point $T$. Find the area of the triangle $RST$.

2013 USAMO, 5

Given positive integers $m$ and $n$, prove that there is a positive integer $c$ such that the numbers $cm$ and $cn$ have the same number of occurrences of each non-zero digit when written in base ten.

2006 AMC 10, 23

Circles with centers $ A$ and $ B$ have radii 3 and 8, respectively. A common internal tangent intersects the circles at $ C$ and $ D$, respectively. Lines $ AB$ and $ CD$ intersect at $ E$, and $ AE \equal{} 5$. What is $ CD$? [asy]unitsize(2.5mm); defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)+linewidth(.8pt)); dotfactor=3; pair A=(0,0), Ep=(5,0), B=(5+40/3,0); pair M=midpoint(A--Ep); pair C=intersectionpoints(Circle(M,2.5),Circle(A,3))[1]; pair D=B+8*dir(180+degrees(C)); dot(A); dot(C); dot(B); dot(D); draw(C--D); draw(A--B); draw(Circle(A,3)); draw(Circle(B,8)); label("$A$",A,W); label("$B$",B,E); label("$C$",C,SE); label("$E$",Ep,SSE); label("$D$",D,NW);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A) } 13\qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac {44}{3}\qquad \textbf{(C) } \sqrt {221}\qquad \textbf{(D) } \sqrt {255}\qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac {55}{3}$

2011 Turkey Team Selection Test, 1

Let $D$ be a point different from the vertices on the side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC.$ Let $I, \: I_1$ and $I_2$ be the incenters of the triangles $ABC, \: ABD$ and $ADC,$ respectively. Let $E$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles $AI_1I$ and $ADI_2,$ and $F$ be the second intersection point of the circumcircles of the triangles $AII_2$ and $AI_1D.$ Prove that if $AI_1=AI_2,$ then \[ \frac{EI}{FI} \cdot \frac{ED}{FD}=\frac{{EI_1}^2}{{FI_1}^2}.\]

1999 USAMTS Problems, 1

The digits of the three-digit integers $a, b,$ and $c$ are the nine nonzero digits $1,2,3,\cdots 9$ each of them appearing exactly once. Given that the ratio $a:b:c$ is $1:3:5$, determine $a, b,$ and $c$.

2007 Tuymaada Olympiad, 1

What minimum number of colours is sufficient to colour all positive real numbers so that every two numbers whose ratio is 4 or 8 have different colours?

2014 AMC 12/AHSME, 7

The first three terms of a geometric progression are $\sqrt 3$, $\sqrt[3]3$, and $\sqrt[6]3$. What is the fourth term? $\textbf{(A) }1\qquad \textbf{(B) }\sqrt[7]3\qquad \textbf{(C) }\sqrt[8]3\qquad \textbf{(D) }\sqrt[9]3\qquad \textbf{(E) }\sqrt[10]3\qquad$