How many ways are there to color the vertices of a triangle red, green, blue, or yellow such that no two vertices have the same color? Rotations and reflections are considered distinct.

We say a finite set $S$ of points in the plane is [i]very[/i] if for every point $X$ in $S$, there exists an inversion with center $X$ mapping every point in $S$ other than $X$ to another point in $S$ (possibly the same point). (a) Fix an integer $n$. Prove that if $n \ge 2$, then any line segment $\overline{AB}$ contains a unique very set $S$ of size $n$ such that $A, B \in S$. (b) Find the largest possible size of a very set not contained in any line. (Here, an [i]inversion[/i] with center $O$ and radius $r$ sends every point $P$ other than $O$ to the point $P'$ along ray $OP$ such that $OP\cdot OP' = r^2$.) [i]Proposed by Sammy Luo[/i]

In a triangle $ABC$, $\angle C=45$. $AD$ is the altitude of the triangle. $X$ is on $AD$ such that $\angle XBC=90-\angle B$ ($X$ is in the triangle). $AD$ and $CX$ cut the circumcircle of $ABC$ in $M$ and $N$ respectively. if tangent to circumcircle of $ABC$ at $M$ cuts $AN$ at $P$, prove that $P$,$B$ and $O$ are collinear.(25 points) the exam time was 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Can the number obtained by writing the numbers from 1 to $n$ in order ($n > 1$) be the same when read left-to-right and right-to-left? [i]N. Agakhanov[/i]

Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and let $D$ be a point on the interior of side $AB$. The intersection of $AM$ and $CD$ is called $E$. Suppose that $|AD|=|DE|$. Prove that $|AB|=|CE|$.

Restore a triangle by one of its vertices, the circumcenter and the Lemoine's point. [i](The Lemoine's point is the intersection point of the reflections of the medians in the correspondent angle bisectors)[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$. Let $l$ be the line that passes through the midpoints of $BC$ and $AC$. $E$ is the reflection of $D$ over $l$. Prove that the circumcentre of $\triangle ABC$ lies on the line $AE$.

Let $O$ be the circumcenter and $R$ be the circumradius of an acute triangle $ABC$. Let $AO$ meet the circumcircle of $OBC$ again at $D$, $BO$ meet the circumcircle of $OCA$ again at $E$, and $CO$ meet the circumcircle of $OAB$ again at $F$. Show that $OD.OE.OF\geq 8R^{3}$.

Given a triangle $ \triangle{ABC} $ with circumcircle $ \Omega $. Denote its incenter and $ A $-excenter by $ I, J $, respectively. Let $ T $ be the reflection of $ J $ w.r.t $ BC $ and $ P $ is the intersection of $ BC $ and $ AT $. If the circumcircle of $ \triangle{AIP} $ intersects $ BC $ at $ X \neq P $ and there is a point $ Y \neq A $ on $ \Omega $ such that $ IA = IY $. Show that $ \odot\left(IXY\right) $ tangents to the line $ AI $.

Quadrilateral $ABCD$ is circumscribed around the circle with centre $I$. Let points $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of sides $AB$ and $CD$ respectively and let $\frac{IM}{AB} = \frac{IN}{CD}$. Prove that $ABCD$ is either a trapezoid or a parallelogram.

For all natural $n$, an $n$-staircase is a figure consisting of unit squares, with one square in the first row, two squares in the second row, and so on, up to $n$ squares in the $n^{th}$ row, such that all the left-most squares in each row are aligned vertically. Let $f(n)$ denote the minimum number of square tiles requires to tile the $n$-staircase, where the side lengths of the square tiles can be any natural number. e.g. $f(2)=3$ and $f(4)=7$. (a) Find all $n$ such that $f(n)=n$. (b) Find all $n$ such that $f(n) = n+1$.

Two circles $O, O'$ meet each other at points $A, B$. A line from $A$ intersects the circle $O$ at $C$ and the circle $O'$ at $D$ ($A$ is between $C$ and $D$). Let $M,N$ be the midpoints of the arcs $BC, BD$, respectively (not containing $A$), and let $K$ be the midpoint of the segment $CD$. Show that $\angle KMN = 90^\circ$.

Given that points $ D,E$ lie on the sidelines $ AB,BC$ of triangle $ ABC$, respectively, point $ P$ is in interior of triangle $ ABC$ such that $ PE \equal{} PC$ and $ \bigtriangleup DEP\sim \bigtriangleup PCA.$ Prove that $ BP$ is tangent of the circumcircle of triangle $ PAD.$

The point $E$ is the midpoint of the segment connecting the orthocentre of the scalene triangle $ABC$ and the point $A$. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ incircle is tangent to $AB$ and $AC$ at points $C'$ and $B'$ respectively. Prove that point $F$, the point symmetric to point $E$ with respect to line $B'C'$, lies on the line that passes through both the circumcentre and the incentre of triangle $ABC$.

Let $M$ be the midpoint of (the smaller) arc $BC$ in circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. Suppose that the altitude drawn from $A$ intersects the circle at $N$. Draw two lines through circumcenter $O$ of $ABC$ paralell to $MB$ and $MC$, which intersect $AB$ and $AC$ at $K$ and $L$, respectively. Prove that $NK=NL$.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AC \neq BC$. Points $H$ and $I$ are the orthocenter and incenter of the triangle, respectively. Line $CH$ and $CI$ meet the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ again at $D$ and $L$ (other than $C$), respectively. Prove that $\angle CIH=90^{\circ}$ if and only if $\angle IDL=90^{\circ}$.

In a triangle $ABC$, a point $D$ is on the segment $BC$, Let $X$ and $Y$ be the incentres of triangles $ACD$ and $ABD$ respectively. The lines $BY$ and $CX$ intersect the circumcircle of triangle $AXY$ at $P\ne Y$ and $Q\ne X$, respectively. Let $K$ be the point of intersection of lines $PX$ and $QY$. Suppose $K$ is also the reflection of $I$ in $BC$ where $I$ is the incentre of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $\angle BAC=\angle ADC=90^{\circ}$.

Let $ABCD$ to be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle $\Gamma$. Let $r$ and $s$ to be the tangents to $\Gamma$ through $B$ and $C$, respectively, $M$ the intersection between the lines $r$ and $AD$ and $N$ the intersection between the lines $s$ and $AD$. After all, let $E$ to be the intersection between the lines $BN$ and $CM$, $F$ the intersection between the lines $AE$ and $BC$ and $L$ the midpoint of $BC$. Prove that the circuncircle of the triangle $DLF$ is tangent to $\Gamma$.

Let $ABCD$ a convex quadrilateral with $AB=BC=CD$, with $AC$ not equal to $BD$ and $E$ be the intersection point of it's diagonals. Prove that $AE=DE$ if and only if $\angle BAD+\angle ADC = 120$.

A ball moves endlessly on a circular billiard table. When it hits the edge it is reflected. Show that if it passes through a point on the table three times, then it passes through it infinitely many times.

Let $ ABC$ be a non-obtuse triangle with $ CH$ and $ CM$ are the altitude and median, respectively. The angle bisector of $ \angle BAC$ intersects $ CH$ and $ CM$ at $ P$ and $ Q$, respectively. Assume that \[ \angle ABP\equal{}\angle PBQ\equal{}\angle QBC,\] (a) prove that $ ABC$ is a right-angled triangle, and (b) calculate $ \dfrac{BP}{CH}$. [i]Soewono, Bandung[/i]

Spot spotlight located at vertex $B$ of an equilateral triangle $ABC$, illuminates angle $\alpha$. Find all such values of $\alpha$, not exceeding $60^o$, which at any position of the spotlight, when the illuminated corner is entirely located inside the angle $ABC$, from the illuminated and two unlit segments of side $AC$ can be formed into a triangle.

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let $H_{1}$ be the orthocentre of triangle $ABC$. Point $A_{1}$ is the image of $A$ after reflection about $BH_{1}$. Point $B_{1}$ is the image of of $B$ after reflection about $AH_{1}$. Let $O_{1}$ be the circumcentre of $(A_{1}B_{1}H_{1})$. Let $H_{2}$ be the orthocentre of triangle $ABD$. Point $A_{2}$ is the image of $A$ after reflection about $BH_{2}$. Point $B_{2}$ is the image of of $B$ after reflection about $AH_{2}$. Let $O_{2}$ be the circumcentre of $(A_{2}B_{2}H_{2})$. Lets denote by $\ell_{AB}$ be the line through $O_{1}$ and $O_{2}$. $\ell_{AD}$ ,$\ell_{BC}$ ,$\ell_{CD}$ are defined analogously. Let $M=\ell_{AB} \cap \ell_{BC}$, $N=\ell_{BC} \cap \ell_{CD}$, $P=\ell_{CD} \cap \ell_{AD}$,$Q=\ell_{AD} \cap \ell_{AB}$. Prove that $MNPQ$ is cyclic.

Points $A_1,~ B_1,~ C_1$ lie on the sides $BC,~ AC$ and $AB$ of a triangle $ABC$, respectively, such that $AB_1 -AC_1 = CA_1 -CB_1 = BC_1 -BA_1$. Let $I_A,~ I_B,~ I_C$ be the incenters of triangles $AB_1C_1,~ A_1BC_1$ and $A_1B_1C$ respectively. Prove that the circumcenter of triangle $I_AI_BI_C$, is the incenter of triangle $ABC$.

$l,m$ are skew lines. Three points $A,B,C$ on line $l$ satisfy that $AB=BC$. Projection of $A,B,C$ on $m$ are $D,E,F$. If $|AD|=\sqrt{15},|BE|=\frac{7}{2}|CF|=\sqrt{10}$, find the distance between $l$ and $m$.