Given is an acute triangle $ ABC$ and the points $ A_1,B_1,C_1$, that are the feet of its altitudes from $ A,B,C$ respectively. A circle passes through $ A_1$ and $ B_1$ and touches the smaller arc $ AB$ of the circumcircle of $ ABC$ in point $ C_2$. Points $ A_2$ and $ B_2$ are defined analogously. Prove that the lines $ A_1A_2$, $ B_1B_2$, $ C_1C_2$ have a common point, which lies on the Euler line of $ ABC$.

Let $ ABCD$ be an isosceles trapezoid with $ AD \parallel BC$. Its diagonals $ AC$ and $ BD$ intersect at point $ M$. Points $ X$ and $ Y$ on the segment $ AB$ are such that $ AX \equal{} AM$, $ BY \equal{} BM$. Let $ Z$ be the midpoint of $ XY$ and $ N$ is the point of intersection of the segments $ XD$ and $ YC$. Prove that the line $ ZN$ is parallel to the bases of the trapezoid. [i]Author: A. Akopyan, A. Myakishev[/i]

The average of two positive real numbers is equal to their difference. What is the ratio of the larger number to the smaller one? [i]Author: Ray Li[/i]

A point $(x,y)$ in the first quadrant lies on a line with intercepts $(a,0)$ and $(0,b)$, with $a,b > 0$. Rectangle $M$ has vertices $(0,0)$, $(x,0)$, $(x,y)$, and $(0,y)$, while rectangle $N$ has vertices $(x,y)$, $(x,b)$, $(a,b)$, and $(a,y)$. What is the ratio of the area of $M$ to that of $N$? [i]Proposed by Eugene Chen[/i]

In scalene $\triangle ABC$, $I$ is the incenter, $I_a$ is the $A$-excenter, $D$ is the midpoint of arc $BC$ of the circumcircle of $ABC$ not containing $A$, and $M$ is the midpoint of side $BC$. Extend ray $IM$ past $M$ to point $P$ such that $IM = MP$. Let $Q$ be the intersection of $DP$ and $MI_a$, and $R$ be the point on the line $MI_a$ such that $AR\parallel DP$. Given that $\frac{AI_a}{AI}=9$, the ratio $\frac{QM} {RI_a}$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{m}{n}$ for two relatively prime positive integers $m,n$. Compute $m+n$. [i]Ray Li.[/i] [hide="Clarifications"][list=1][*]"Arc $BC$ of the circumcircle" means "the arc with endpoints $B$ and $C$ not containing $A$".[/list][/hide]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle where $AC\neq BC$. Let $P$ be the foot of the altitude taken from $C$ to $AB$; and let $V$ be the orthocentre, $O$ the circumcentre of $ABC$, and $D$ the point of intersection between the radius $OC$ and the side $AB$. The midpoint of $CD$ is $E$. a) Prove that the reflection $V'$ of $V$ in $AB$ is on the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$. b) In what ratio does the segment $EP$ divide the segment $OV$?

Let $ABC$ be a nondegenerate acute triangle with circumcircle $\omega$ and let its incircle $\gamma$ touch $AB, AC, BC$ at $X, Y, Z$ respectively. Let $XY$ hit arcs $AB, AC$ of $\omega$ at $M, N$ respectively, and let $P \neq X, Q \neq Y$ be the points on $\gamma$ such that $MP=MX, NQ=NY$. If $I$ is the center of $\gamma$, prove that $P, I, Q$ are collinear if and only if $\angle BAC=90^\circ$. [i]Proposed by David Stoner[/i]

For a particular peculiar pair of dice, the probabilities of rolling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on each die are in the ratio $ 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6$. What is the probability of rolling a total of 7 on the two dice? $ \textbf{(A) } \frac 4{63} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac 18 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac 8{63} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac 16 \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac 27$

Let $G$ be the centroid of the triangle $ABC$ in which the angle at $C$ is obtuse and $AD$ and $CF$ be the medians from $A$ and $C$ respectively onto the sides $BC$ and $AB$. If the points $\ B,\ D, \ G$ and $\ F$ are concyclic, show that $\dfrac{AC}{BC} \geq \sqrt{2}$. If further $P$ is a point on the line $BG$ extended such that $AGCP$ is a parallelogram, show that triangle $ABC$ and $GAP$ are similar.

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.

What is the ratio of the least common multiple of 180 and 594 to the greatest common factor of 180 and 594? $\textbf{(A)}\ 110 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 165 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 330 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 625 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 660$

On the sides $AB$ and $AC$ of a triangle $ABC$ select points $D$ and $E$ respectively, such that $AB = 6$, $AC = 9$, $AD = 4$ and $AE = 6$. It is known that the circumscribed circle of $\vartriangle ADE$ interects the side $BC$ at points $F, G$ , where $BF < BG$. Knowing that the point of intersection of lines $DF$ and $EG$ lies on the circumscribed circle of $\vartriangle ABC$ , find the ratio $BC:FG$.

There are ${n}$ tokens in a pack. Some of them (at least one, but not all) are white and the rest are black. All tokens are extracted randomly from the pack, one by one, without putting them back. Let ${X_i}$ be the ratio of white tokens in the pack before the ${i^{\text{th}}}$ extraction and let \[ \displaystyle T =\max \{ |X_i-X_j| : 1 \leq i \leq j \leq n\}.\] Prove that ${\Bbb{E}(T) \leq H(\Bbb{E}(X_1))},$ where ${H(x)=-x\ln x -(1-x)\ln(1-x)}.$ [i]Proposed by Tamás Móri[/i]

The vertices of a triangle have integer coordinates and one of its sides is of length $\sqrt{n}$, where $n$ is a square-free natural number. Prove that the ratio of the circumradius and the inradius is an irrational number.

For what real values of $k>0$ is it possible to dissect a $1 \times k$ rectangle into two similar, but noncongruent, polygons?

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, and let $ P$, $ Q$, $ R$ be three points in the interiors of the sides $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$ of this triangle. Prove that the area of at least one of the three triangles $ AQR$, $ BRP$, $ CPQ$ is less than or equal to one quarter of the area of triangle $ ABC$. [i]Alternative formulation:[/i] Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, and let $ P$, $ Q$, $ R$ be three points on the segments $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, respectively. Prove that $ \min\left\{\left|AQR\right|,\left|BRP\right|,\left|CPQ\right|\right\}\leq\frac14\cdot\left|ABC\right|$, where the abbreviation $ \left|P_1P_2P_3\right|$ denotes the (non-directed) area of an arbitrary triangle $ P_1P_2P_3$.

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.

Two real numbers are selected independently at random from the interval [-20, 10]. What is the probability that the product of those numbers is greater than zero? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{9} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{4}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{2}{3} $

The sides of a right triangle are $a, a+d,$ and $a+2d$, with $a$ and $d$ both positive. The ratio of $a$ to $d$ is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1:3 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1:4 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2:1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3:1\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3:4 $

Two tangents to a circle are drawn from a point $A$. The points of contact $B$ and $C$ divide the circle into arcs with lengths in the ratio $2:3$. What is the degree measure of $\angle BAC$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 48 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 60 $

Each circle in an infinite sequence with decreasing radii is tangent externally to the one following it and to both sides of a given right angle. The ratio of the area of the first circle to the sum of areas of all other circles in the sequence, is $\textbf{(A) }(4+3\sqrt{2}):4\qquad\textbf{(B) }9\sqrt{2}:2\qquad\textbf{(C) }(16+12\sqrt{2}):1\qquad$ $\textbf{(D) }(2+2\sqrt{2}):1\qquad \textbf{(E) }3+2\sqrt{2}):1$

Let $S$ be a planar region. A $\emph{domino-tiling}$ of $S$ is a partition of $S$ into $1\times2$ rectangles. (For example, a $2\times3$ rectangle has exactly $3$ domino-tilings, as shown below.) [asy] import graph; size(7cm); pen dps = linewidth(0.7); defaultpen(dps); draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,2)--(0,2)--cycle, linewidth(2)); draw((4,0)--(4,2)--(7,2)--(7,0)--cycle, linewidth(2)); draw((8,0)--(8,2)--(11,2)--(11,0)--cycle, linewidth(2)); draw((1,0)--(1,2)); draw((2,1)--(3,1)); draw((0,1)--(2,1), linewidth(2)); draw((2,0)--(2,2), linewidth(2)); draw((4,1)--(7,1)); draw((5,0)--(5,2), linewidth(2)); draw((6,0)--(6,2), linewidth(2)); draw((8,1)--(9,1)); draw((10,0)--(10,2)); draw((9,0)--(9,2), linewidth(2)); draw((9,1)--(11,1), linewidth(2)); [/asy] The rectangles in the partition of $S$ are called $\emph{dominoes}$. (a) For any given positive integer $n$, find a region $S_n$ with area at most $2n$ that has exactly $n$ domino-tilings. (b) Find a region $T$ with area less than $50000$ that has exactly $100002013$ domino-tilings.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $M,N,P$ be points on the line $BC$ such that $AM,AN,AP$ are the altitude, the angle bisector and the median of the triangle, respectively. It is known that $\frac{[AMP]}{[ABC]}=\frac{1}{4}$ and $\frac{[ANP]}{[ABC]}=1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$. Find the angles of triangle $ABC$.

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$

On the plane is a set of at least four points. If any one point from this set is removed, the resulting set has an axis of symmetry. Is it necessarily true that the whole set has an axis of symmetry?