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Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $CA \neq CB$, the points $A_{1}$ and $B_{1}$ are tangency points for the ex-circles relative to sides $CB$ and $CA$, respectively, and $I$ the incircle. The line $CI$ intersects the cincumcircle of the triangle $ABC$ in the point $P$. The line that trough $P$ that is perpendicular to $CP$, intersects the line $AB$ in $Q$. Prove that the lines $QI$ and $A_{1}B_{1}$ are parallels.
Given that the ratio of $3x-4$ to $y+15$ is constant, and $y=3$ when $x=2$, then, when $y=12$, $x$ equals: $\text{(A)} \ \frac 18 \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac 73 \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac78 \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac72 \qquad \text{(E)} \ 8$
A polyhedron has faces that all either triangles or squares. No two square faces share an edge, and no two triangular faces share an edge. What is the ratio of the number of triangular faces to the number of square faces?
In the isosceles triangle $ ABC$ the angle $ BAC$ is a right angle. Point $ D$ lies on the side $ BC$ and satisfies $ BD \equal{} 2 \cdot CD$. Point $ E$ is the foot of the perpendicular of the point $ B$ on the line $ AD$. Find the angle $ CED$.
Let $ ABC$ be an acute triangle, and $ M_a$, $ M_b$, $ M_c$ be the midpoints of the sides $ a$, $ b$, $ c$. The perpendicular bisectors of $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ (passing through $ M_a$, $ M_b$, $ M_c$) intersect the boundary of the triangle again in points $ T_a$, $ T_b$, $ T_c$. Show that if the set of points $ \left\{A,B,C\right\}$ can be mapped to the set $ \left\{T_a, T_b, T_c\right\}$ via a similitude transformation, then two feet of the altitudes of triangle $ ABC$ divide the respective triangle sides in the same ratio. (Here, "ratio" means the length of the shorter (or equal) part divided by the length of the longer (or equal) part.) Does the converse statement hold?
A massless elastic cord (that obeys Hooke's Law) will break if the tension in the cord exceeds $T_{max}$. One end of the cord is attached to a fixed point, the other is attached to an object of mass $3m$. If a second, smaller object of mass m moving at an initial speed $v_0$ strikes the larger mass and the two stick together, the cord will stretch and break, but the final kinetic energy of the two masses will be zero. If instead the two collide with a perfectly elastic one-dimensional collision, the cord will still break, and the larger mass will move off with a final speed of $v_f$. All motion occurs on a horizontal, frictionless surface. Find the ratio of the total kinetic energy of the system of two masses after the perfectly elastic collision and the cord has broken to the initial kinetic energy of the smaller mass prior to the collision. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1/4 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1/3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1/2 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3/4 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of the above} $
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral with an inscribed circle $\omega$. Let $I$ be the center of $\omega$, and let $IA=12,$ $IB=16,$ $IC=14,$ and $ID=11$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of segment $AC$. Compute the ratio $\frac{IM}{IN}$, where $N$ is the midpoint of segment $BD$.
Let $S$ be a nonempty closed bounded convex set in the plane. Let $K$ be a line and $t$ a positive number. Let $L_1$ and $L_2$ be support lines for $S$ parallel to $K_1$, and let $ \overline {L} $ be the line parallel to $K$ and midway between $L_1$ and $L_2$. Let $B_S(K,t)$ be the band of points whose distance from $\overline{L}$ is at most $ \left( \frac {t}{2} \right) w $, where $w$ is the distance between $L_1$ and $L_2$. What is the smallest $t$ such that \[ S \cap \bigcap_K B_S (K, t) \ne \emptyset \]for all $S$? ($K$ runs over all lines in the plane.)
In a geometric progression whose terms are positive, any term is equal to the sum of the next two following terms. then the common ratio is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{about }\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}\minus{}1}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1\minus{}\sqrt{5}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}$
Let $ABC$ be a triangle right in $C$ and the points $D, E$ on the sides $BC$ and $CA$ respectively, such that $\frac{BD}{AC} =\frac{AE}{CD} = k$. Lines $BE$ and $AD$ intersect at $O$. Show that the angle $\angle BOD = 60^o$ if and only if $k =\sqrt3$.
Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n \le 10$ with integral coefficients such that for every $k \in \{1, 2, \dots, 10\}$ there is an integer $m$ with $P(m) = k$. Furthermore, it is given that $|P(10) - P(0)| < 1000$. Prove that for every integer $k$ there is an integer $m$ such that $P(m) = k.$
In the adjoining figure, $AB$ is a diameter of the circle, $CD$ is a chord parallel to $AB$, and $AC$ intersects $BD$ at $E$, with $\angle AED = \alpha$. The ratio of the area of $\triangle CDE$ to that of $\triangle ABE$ is [asy] size(200); defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)+linewidth(.8pt)); pair A=(-1,0), B=(1,0), E=(0,-.4), C=(.6,-.8), D=(-.6,-.8), E=(0,-.8/(1.6)); draw(unitcircle); draw(A--B--D--C--A); draw(Arc(E,.2,155,205)); label("$A$",A,W); label("$B$",B,C); label("$C$",C,C); label("$D$",D,W); label("$\alpha$",E-(.2,0),W); label("$E$",E,N);[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ \cos\ \alpha\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \sin\ \alpha\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \cos^2\alpha\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \sin^2\alpha\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1 - \sin\ \alpha $
The ratio of $3$ to the positive number $n$ is the same as the ratio of $n$ to $192.$ Find $n.$
If the larger base of an isosceles trapezoid equals a diagonal and the smaller base equals the altitude, then the ratio of the smaller base to the larger base is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3}{4} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3}{5} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{2}{5}$
Six points are chosen on the sides of an equilateral triangle $ABC$: $A_1$, $A_2$ on $BC$, $B_1$, $B_2$ on $CA$ and $C_1$, $C_2$ on $AB$, such that they are the vertices of a convex hexagon $A_1A_2B_1B_2C_1C_2$ with equal side lengths. Prove that the lines $A_1B_2$, $B_1C_2$ and $C_1A_2$ are concurrent. [i]Bogdan Enescu, Romania[/i]
Given six real numbers $a$, $b$, $c$, $x$, $y$, $z$ such that $0 < b-c < a < b+c$ and $ax + by + cz = 0$. What is the sign of the sum $ayz + bzx + cxy$ ?
Determine the value of $ \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{k \equal{} 0}^n\binom{n}{k}^{ \minus{} 1}$.
In $\triangle ABC,$ a point $E$ is on $\overline{AB}$ with $AE=1$ and $EB=2.$ Point $D$ is on $\overline{AC}$ so that $\overline{DE} \parallel \overline{BC}$ and point $F$ is on $\overline{BC}$ so that $\overline{EF} \parallel \overline{AC}.$ What is the ratio of the area of $CDEF$ to the area of $\triangle ABC?$ [asy] size(7cm); pair A,B,C,DD,EE,FF; A = (0,0); B = (3,0); C = (0.5,2.5); EE = (1,0); DD = intersectionpoint(A--C,EE--EE+(C-B)); FF = intersectionpoint(B--C,EE--EE+(C-A)); draw(A--B--C--A--DD--EE--FF,black+1bp); label("$A$",A,S); label("$B$",B,S); label("$C$",C,N); label("$D$",DD,W); label("$E$",EE,S); label("$F$",FF,NE); label("$1$",(A+EE)/2,S); label("$2$",(EE+B)/2,S); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } \frac{4}{9} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{3}{5} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{2}{3}$
When the base of a triangle is increased $10\%$ and the altitude to this base is decreased $10\%$, the change in area is $\text{(A)} \ 1\%~ \text{increase} \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac12 \%~ \text{increase} \qquad \text{(C)} \ 0\% \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac12 \% ~\text{decrease} \qquad \text{(E)} \ 1\% ~\text{decrease}$
An ice cream cone consists of a sphere of vanilla ice cream and a right circular cone that has the same diameter as the sphere. If the ice cream melts, it will exactly fill the cone. Assume that the melted ice cream occupies $ 75\%$ of the volume of the frozen ice cream. What is the ratio of the cone’s height to its radius? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2: 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3: 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4: 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 16: 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6: 1$
2 Points $ P\left(a,\ \frac{1}{a}\right),\ Q\left(2a,\ \frac{1}{2a}\right)\ (a > 0)$ are on the curve $ C: y \equal{}\frac{1}{x}$. Let $ l,\ m$ be the tangent lines at $ P,\ Q$ respectively. Find the area of the figure surrounded by $ l,\ m$ and $ C$.
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.
Let $n$ be an integer greater than two, and let $A_1,A_2, \cdots , A_{2n}$ be pairwise distinct subsets of $\{1, 2, ,n\}$. Determine the maximum value of \[\sum_{i=1}^{2n} \dfrac{|A_i \cap A_{i+1}|}{|A_i| \cdot |A_{i+1}|}\] Where $A_{2n+1}=A_1$ and $|X|$ denote the number of elements in $X.$
In trapezoid $ ABCD$ with bases $ AB$ and $ CD$, we have $ AB\equal{}52$, $ BC\equal{}12$, $ CD\equal{}39$, and $ DA\equal{}5$. The area of $ ABCD$ is [asy] pair A,B,C,D; A=(0,0); B=(52,0); C=(38,20); D=(5,20); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); draw(A--B--C--D--cycle); label("$A$",A,S); label("$B$",B,S); label("$C$",C,N); label("$D$",D,N); label("52",(A+B)/2,S); label("39",(C+D)/2,N); label("12",(B+C)/2,E); label("5",(D+A)/2,W);[/asy] $ \text{(A)}\ 182 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 195 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 210 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 234 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 260$
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle BAC = 60^{\circ}$. Let $AP$ bisect $\angle BAC$ and let $BQ$ bisect $\angle ABC$, with $P$ on $BC$ and $Q$ on $AC$. If $AB + BP = AQ + QB$, what are the angles of the triangle?