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} $

Let $M$ be the intersection of two diagonal, $AC$ and $BD$, of a rhombus $ABCD$, where angle $A<90^\circ$. Construct $O$ on segment $MC$ so that $OB<OC$ and let $t=\frac{MA}{MO}$, provided that $O \neq M$. Construct a circle that has $O$ as centre and goes through $B$ and $D$. Let the intersections between the circle and $AB$ be $B$ and $X$. Let the intersections between the circle and $BC$ be $B$ and $Y$. Let the intersections of $AC$ with $DX$ and $DY$ be $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Express $\frac{OQ}{OP}$ in terms of $t$.

Consider the set of cuboids: the three edges $a, b, c$ from a common vertex satisfy the condition \[\frac ab = \frac{a^2}{c^5}\] (i) Prove that there are $100$ pairs of cuboids in this set with equal volumes in each pair. (ii) For each pair of the above cuboids, find the ratio of the sum of their edges.

Given an integer $ n\ge 2$, find the maximal constant $ \lambda (n)$ having the following property: if a sequence of real numbers $ a_{0},a_{1},a_{2},\cdots,a_{n}$ satisfies $ 0 \equal{} a_{0}\le a_{1}\le a_{2}\le \cdots\le a_{n},$ and $ a_{i}\ge\frac {1}{2}(a_{i \plus{} 1} \plus{} a_{i \minus{} 1}),i \equal{} 1,2,\cdots,n \minus{} 1,$ then $ (\sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n{ia_{i}})^2\ge \lambda (n)\sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n{a_{i}^2}.$

Find all pairwise relatively prime positive integers $l, m, n$ such that \[(l+m+n)\left( \frac{1}{l}+\frac{1}{m}+\frac{1}{n}\right)\] is an integer.

Diameter $ACE$ is divided at $C$ in the ratio $2:3$. The two semicircles, $ABC$ and $CDE$, divide the circular region into an upper (shaded) region and a lower region. The ratio of the area of the upper region to that of the lower region is [asy]pair A,B,C,D,EE; A = (0,0); B = (2,2); C = (4,0); D = (7,-3); EE = (10,0); fill(arc((2,0),A,C,CW)--arc((7,0),C,EE,CCW)--arc((5,0),EE,A,CCW)--cycle,gray); draw(arc((2,0),A,C,CW)--arc((7,0),C,EE,CCW)); draw(circle((5,0),5)); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); dot(EE); label("$A$",A,W); label("$B$",B,N); label("$C$",C,E); label("$D$",D,N); label("$E$",EE,W); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 2:3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1:1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3:2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 9:4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5:2$

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 $\measuredangle MKN = 90^{\circ}$.

Let $P$ be an interior point of a triangle $ABC$ and let $BP$ and $CP$ meet $AC$ and $AB$ in $E$ and $F$ respectively. IF $S_{BPF} = 4$,$S_{BPC} = 8$ and $S_{CPE} = 13$, find $S_{AFPE}.$

Let $n>3$ be a positive integer. Equilateral triangle ABC is divided into $n^2$ smaller congruent equilateral triangles (with sides parallel to its sides). Let $m$ be the number of rhombuses that contain two small equilateral triangles and $d$ the number of rhombuses that contain eight small equilateral triangles. Find the difference $m-d$ in terms of $n$.

In triangle $ABC, AB=\sqrt{30}, AC=\sqrt{6},$ and $BC=\sqrt{15}.$ There is a point $D$ for which $\overline{AD}$ bisects $\overline{BC}$ and $\angle ADB$ is a right angle. The ratio \[ \frac{\text{Area}(\triangle ADB)}{\text{Area}(\triangle ABC)} \] can be written in the form $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$

Let $AB=AC$ in $\triangle ABC$, and let $D$ be a point on segment $AB$. The tangent at $D$ to the circumcircle $\omega$ of $BCD$ hits $AC$ at $E$. The other tangent from $E$ to $\omega$ touches it at $F$, and $G=BF \cap CD$, $H=AG \cap BC$. Prove that $BH=2HC$. [i]Proposed by David Stoner[/i]

In $\triangle ABC$, $AC = BC$, and point $D$ is on $\overline{BC}$ so that $CD = 3 \cdot BD$. Let $E$ be the midpoint of $\overline{AD}$. Given that $CE = \sqrt{7}$ and $BE = 3$, the area of $\triangle ABC$ can be expressed in the form $m\sqrt{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $m+n$.

Let $\mathbb N = B_1\cup\cdots \cup B_q$ be a partition of the set $\mathbb N$ of all positive integers and let an integer $l \in \mathbb N$ be given. Prove that there exist a set $X \subset \mathbb N$ of cardinality $l$, an infinite set $T \subset \mathbb N$, and an integer $k$ with $1 \leq k \leq q$ such that for any $t \in T$ and any finite set $Y \subset X$, the sum $t+ \sum_{y \in Y} y$ belongs to $B_k.$

Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be an equilateral triangle with side $1$. The points $P$, $Q$, $R$ are chosen on the sides of the segments $AB$, $BC$, $AC$ respectively in such a way that $$\frac{AP}{PB}=\frac{BQ}{QC}=\frac{CR}{RA}=\frac25.$$ Find the area of triangle $PQR$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/4/6184d66bd3ae23db29a93eeef241c46ae0ad44.png[/img]

An equilateral triangle is given. A point lies on the incircle of this triangle. If the smallest two distances from the point to the sides of the triangle is $1$ and $4$, the sidelength of this equilateral triangle can be expressed as $\tfrac{a\sqrt b}c$ where $(a,c)=1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of an integer greater than $1$. Find $a+b+c$.

Three nonnegative real numbers $ r_1$, $ r_2$, $ r_3$ are written on a blackboard. These numbers have the property that there exist integers $ a_1$, $ a_2$, $ a_3$, not all zero, satisfying $ a_1r_1 \plus{} a_2r_2 \plus{} a_3r_3 \equal{} 0$. We are permitted to perform the following operation: find two numbers $ x$, $ y$ on the blackboard with $ x \le y$, then erase $ y$ and write $ y \minus{} x$ in its place. Prove that after a finite number of such operations, we can end up with at least one $ 0$ on the blackboard.

The parallelogram $ABCD$ isn't a diamond. The ratio of the diagonal lengths $|AC|/|BD|$ equals to $k$. The $[AM)$ ray is symmetric to the $[AD)$ ray with respect to the $(AC)$ line. The $[BM)$ ray is symmetric to the $[BC)$ ray with respect to the $(BD)$ line. ($M$ point is those rays intersection.) Find the ratio $|AM|/|BM|$ .

A dart board is a regular octagon divided into regions as shown. Suppose that a dart thrown at the board is equally likely to land anywhere on the board. What is probability that the dart lands within the center square? [asy] unitsize(10mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(10pt)); dotfactor=4; pair A=(0,1), B=(1,0), C=(1+sqrt(2),0), D=(2+sqrt(2),1), E=(2+sqrt(2),1+sqrt(2)), F=(1+sqrt(2),2+sqrt(2)), G=(1,2+sqrt(2)), H=(0,1+sqrt(2)); draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--G--H--cycle); draw(A--D); draw(B--G); draw(C--F); draw(E--H); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2} - 1}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{4} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{2 - \sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2 - \sqrt{2}$

Bianca has a rectangle whose length and width are distinct primes less than 100. Let $P$ be the perimeter of her rectangle, and let $A$ be the area of her rectangle. What is the least possible value of $\frac{P^2}{A}$?

What is the ratio of the area of the shaded square to the area of the large square? (The figure is drawn to scale) [asy] draw((0,0)--(0,4)--(4,4)--(4,0)--cycle); draw((0,0)--(4,4)); draw((0,4)--(3,1)--(3,3)); draw((1,1)--(2,0)--(4,2)); fill((1,1)--(2,0)--(3,1)--(2,2)--cycle,black);[/asy] $ \text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{6}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{1}{7}\qquad\text{(C)}\ \frac{1}{8}\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{1}{12}\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{1}{16} $

[b]Q2.[/b] Let be given a parallegogram $ABCD$ with the area of $12 \ \text{cm}^2$. The line through $A$ and the midpoint $M$ of $BC$ mects $BD$ at $N.$ Compute the area of the quadrilateral $MNDC.$ \[(A) \; 4 \text{cm}^2; \qquad (B) \; 5 \text{cm}^2; \qquad (C ) \; 6 \text{cm}^2; \qquad (D) \; 7 \text{cm}^2; \qquad (E) \; \text{None of the above.}\]

A necklace consists of 100 blue and several red beads. It is known that every segment of the necklace containing 8 blue beads contain also at least 5 red beads. What minimum number of red beads can be in the necklace? [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]

Let there be two circles. Find all points $M$ such that there exist two points, one on each circle such that $M$ is their midpoint.

In the following, the point of intersection of two lines $ g$ and $ h$ will be abbreviated as $ g\cap h$. Suppose $ ABC$ is a triangle in which $ \angle A \equal{} 90^{\circ}$ and $ \angle B > \angle C$. Let $ O$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $ ABC$. Let $ l_{A}$ and $ l_{B}$ be the tangents to the circle $ O$ at $ A$ and $ B$, respectively. Let $ BC \cap l_{A} \equal{} S$ and $ AC \cap l_{B} \equal{} D$. Furthermore, let $ AB \cap DS \equal{} E$, and let $ CE \cap l_{A} \equal{} T$. Denote by $ P$ the foot of the perpendicular from $ E$ on $ l_{A}$. Denote by $ Q$ the point of intersection of the line $ CP$ with the circle $ O$ (different from $ C$). Denote by $ R$ be the point of intersection of the line $ QT$ with the circle $ O$ (different from $ Q$). Finally, define $ U \equal{} BR \cap l_{A}$. Prove that \[ \frac {SU \cdot SP}{TU \cdot TP} \equal{} \frac {SA^{2}}{TA^{2}}. \]

Let $p$ be the probability that, in the process of repeatedly flipping a fair coin, one will encounter a run of 5 heads before one encounters a run of 2 tails. Given that $p$ can be written in the form $m/n$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $m+n$.