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On an exam with $80$ problems, Roger solved $68$ of them. What percentage of the problems did he solve?
What is the smallest possible volume to surface ratio of a solid cone with height = $1$ unit?
Let $AD$ be a diameter of a circle of radius $r,$ and let $B,C$ be points on the circle such that $AB=BC=\frac r2$ and $A\neq C.$ Find the ratio $\frac{CD}{r}.$
Convex quadrilateral $ ABCD$ has $ AB\equal{}9$ and $ CD\equal{}12$. Diagonals $ AC$ and $ BD$ intersect at $ E$, $ AC\equal{}14$, and $ \triangle AED$ and $ \triangle BEC$ have equal areas. What is $ AE$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{9}{2}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{50}{11}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{21}{4}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{17}{3}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6$
There are ten congruent segments on a plane. Each intersection point divides every segment passing through it in the ratio $3:4$. Find the maximum number of intersection points.
Acute-angled triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle with center at $O$; $\stackrel \frown {AB} = 120$ and $\stackrel \frown {BC} = 72$. A point $E$ is taken in minor arc $AC$ such that $OE$ is perpendicular to $AC$. Then the ratio of the magnitudes of angles $OBE$ and $BAC$ is: $\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{5}{18} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{2}{9} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{4}{9}$
In a right triangle, the length of one side is a prime and the lengths of the other side and the hypotenuse are integral. The ratio of the triangle perimeter and the incircle diameter is also an integer. Find all possible side lengths of the triangle.
Let $S$ be the domain surrounded by the two curves $C_1:y=ax^2,\ C_2:y=-ax^2+2abx$ for constant positive numbers $a,b$. Let $V_x$ be the volume of the solid formed by the revolution of $S$ about the axis of $x$, $V_y$ be the volume of the solid formed by the revolution of $S$ about the axis of $y$. Find the ratio of $\frac{V_x}{V_y}$.
A triangle $ ABC$ has an obtuse angle at $ B$. The perpindicular at $ B$ to $ AB$ meets $ AC$ at $ D$, and $ |CD| \equal{} |AB|$. Prove that $ |AD|^2 \equal{} |AB|.|BC|$ if and only if $ \angle CBD \equal{} 30^\circ$.
Circles $ w_{1}$ and $ w_{2}$ with centres $ O_{1}$ and $ O_{2}$ are externally tangent at point $ D$ and internally tangent to a circle $ w$ at points $ E$ and $ F$ respectively. Line $ t$ is the common tangent of $ w_{1}$ and $ w_{2}$ at $ D$. Let $ AB$ be the diameter of $ w$ perpendicular to $ t$, so that $ A, E, O_{1}$ are on the same side of $ t$. Prove that lines $ AO_{1}$, $ BO_{2}$, $ EF$ and $ t$ are concurrent.
An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon have equal perimeters. If the area of the triangle is $2$, then the area of the hexagon is $\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }3\qquad\textbf{(C) }4\qquad\textbf{(D) }6\qquad \textbf{(E) }12$
The ratio of the short side of a certain rectangle to the long side is equal to the ratio of the long side to the diagonal. What is the square of the ratio of the short side to the long side of this rectangle? $\textbf{(A)} \text{ } \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \text{ } \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \text{ } \frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \text{ } \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \text{ } \frac{\sqrt{6}-1}{2}$
If the arithmetic mean of $a$ and $b$ is double their geometric mean, with $a>b>0$, then a possible value for the ratio $\frac{a}{b}$, to the nearest integer, is $\textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 14 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} $
$(GBR 4)$ The segment $AB$ perpendicularly bisects $CD$ at $X$. Show that, subject to restrictions, there is a right circular cone whose axis passes through $X$ and on whose surface lie the points $A,B,C,D.$ What are the restrictions?
Let $AB$ and $FD$ be chords in circle, which does not intersect and $P$ point on arc $AB$ which does not contain chord $FD$. Lines $PF$ and $PD$ intersect chord $AB$ in $Q$ and $R$. Prove that $\frac{AQ* RB}{QR}$ is constant, while point $P$ moves along the ray $AB$.
Points on the sides $ BC $, $ CA $ and $ AB $ of the triangle $ ABC $ are respectively $ A_1 $, $ B_1 $ and $ C_1 $ such that $ AC_1: C_1B = BA_1: A_1C = CB_1: B_1A = 2: 1 $. Prove that if triangle $ A_1B_1C_1 $ is equilateral, then triangle $ ABC $ is also equilateral.
On the sides of triangle $ABC$ take the points $M_1, N_1, P_1$ such that each line $MM_1, NN_1, PP_1$ divides the perimeter of $ABC$ in two equal parts ($M, N, P$ are respectively the midpoints of the sides $BC, CA, AB$). [b]I.[/b] Prove that the lines $MM_1, NN_1, PP_1$ are concurrent at a point $K$. [b]II.[/b] Prove that among the ratios $\frac{KA}{BC}, \frac{KB}{CA}, \frac{KC}{AB}$ there exist at least a ratio which is not less than $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$.
In a triangle $ABC$, the external bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersects the ray $BC$ at $D$. The feet of the perpendiculars from $B$ and $C$ to line $AD$ are $E$ and $F$, respectively and the foot of the perpendicular from $D$ to $AC$ is $G$. Show that $\angle DGE + \angle DGF = 180^{\circ}$.
Two right circular cylinders have the same volume. The radius of the second cylinder is $10\%$ more than the radius of the first. What is the relationship between the heights of the two cylinders? $\textbf{(A) }\text{The second height is 10\% less than the first.}$ $\textbf{(B) }\text{The first height is 10\% more than the second.}$ $\textbf{(C) }\text{The second height is 21\% less than the first.}$ $\textbf{(D) }\text{The first height is 21\% more than the second.}$ $\textbf{(E) }\text{The second height is 80\% of the first.}$
Acute angle triangle is given such that $ BC $ is the longest side. Let $ E $ and $ G $ be the intersection points from the altitude from $ A $ to $ BC $ with the circumscribed circle of triangle $ ABC $ and $ BC $ respectively. Let the center $ O $ of this circle is positioned on the perpendicular line from $ A $ to $ BE $. Let $ EM $ be perpendicular to $ AC $ and $ EF $ be perpendicular to $ AB $. Prove that the area of $ FBEG $ is greater than the area of $ MFE $.
(a) Given a point $O$ inside an equilateral triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Line $OG$ connects $O$ with the center of mass $G$ of the triangle and intersects the sides of the triangle, or their extensions, at points $A', B', C'$ . Prove that $$\frac{A'O}{A'G} + \frac{B'O}{B'G} + \frac{C'O}{C'G} = 3.$$ (b) Point $G$ is the center of the sphere inscribed in a regular tetrahedron $ABCD$. Straight line $OG$ connecting $G$ with a point $O$ inside the tetrahedron intersects the faces at points $A', B', C', D'$. Prove that $$\frac{A'O}{A'G} + \frac{B'O}{B'G} + \frac{C'O}{C'G}+ \frac{D'O}{D'G} = 4.$$
Let $ABCDE$ be a right quadrangular pyramid with vertex $E$ and height $EO$. Point $S$ divides this height in the ratio $ES: SO=m$. In which ratio does the plane $(ABC)$ divide the lateral area of the pyramid.
In an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, we consider the feet $H_a$ and $H_b$ of the altitudes from $A$ and $B$, and the intersections $W_a$ and $W_b$ of the angle bisectors from $A$ and $B$ with the opposite sides $BC$ and $CA$ respectively. Show that the centre of the incircle $I$ of triangle $ABC$ lies on the segment $H_aH_b$ if and only if the centre of the circumcircle $O$ of triangle $ABC$ lies on the segment $W_aW_b$.
The ratio of the sides of a parallelogram is $\lambda>1$. Given $\lambda$, determine the maximum of the acute angle subtended by the diagonals of the parallelogram.
If a planet of radius $R$ spins with an angular velocity $\omega$ about an axis through the North Pole, what is the ratio of the normal force experienced by a person at the equator to that experienced by a person at the North Pole? Assume a constant gravitational field $g$ and that both people are stationary relative to the planet and are at sea level. $ \textbf{(A)}\ g/R\omega^2$ $\textbf{(B)}\ R\omega^2/g $ $\textbf{(C)}\ 1- R\omega^2/g$ $\textbf{(D)}\ 1+g/R\omega^2$ $\textbf{(E)}\ 1+R\omega^2/g $