If $a \diamondsuit b = \vert a - b \vert \cdot \vert b - a \vert$ then find the value of $1 \diamondsuit (2 \diamondsuit (3 \diamondsuit (4 \diamondsuit 5)))$. [i]Proposed by Muztaba Syed[/i] [hide=Solution] [i]Solution.[/i] $\boxed{9}$ $a\diamondsuit b = (a-b)^2$. This gives us an answer of $\boxed{9}$. [/hide]

[asy] size(5cm); defaultpen(fontsize(6pt)); draw((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,4)--(0,4)--cycle); draw((0,0)--(-4,0)--(-4,-4)--(0,-4)--cycle); draw((1,-1)--(1,3)--(-3,3)--(-3,-1)--cycle); draw((-1,1)--(-1,-3)--(3,-3)--(3,1)--cycle); draw((-4,-4)--(0,-4)--(0,-3)--(3,-3)--(3,0)--(4,0)--(4,4)--(0,4)--(0,3)--(-3,3)--(-3,0)--(-4,0)--cycle, red+1.2); label("1", (-3.5,0), S); label("2", (-2,0), S); label("1", (-0.5,0), S); label("1", (3.5,0), S); label("2", (2,0), S); label("1", (0.5,0), S); label("1", (0,3.5), E); label("2", (0,2), E); label("1", (0,0.5), E); label("1", (0,-3.5), E); label("2", (0,-2), E); label("1", (0,-0.5), E); [/asy] Compute the area of the resulting shape, drawn in red above. [i]Proposed by Nathan Xiong[/i]

$A, B, C$ can walk at $5$ km/hr. They have a car that can accomodate any two of them whch travels at $50$ km/hr. Can they reach a point $62$ km away in less than $3$ hrs?

Find the value of \[(2+0+2+4)+\left(2^0+2^4\right)+\left(2^{0^{2^4}}\right).\]

Find the number of positive integers $x$ that satisfy \[ \left \lfloor{\frac{2024}{ \left \lfloor \frac{2024}{x} \right \rfloor }} \right \rfloor = x.\]

Call a number [i]orz[/i] if it is a positive integer less than $2024$. Call a number [i]admitting[/i] if it can be expressed as $a^2-1$ where $a$ is a positive integer. Finally call a number [i]muztaba[/i] if it has exactly $4$ positive integer factors. Find the number of [i]muztaba admitting orz[/i] numbers.

Let $P(n)$ denote the product of digits of $n$. Find the number of positive integers $n \leq 2024$ where $P(n)$ is divisible by $n$.

Let $a$ and $b$ be two-digit positive integers. Find the greatest possible value of $a+b$, given that the greatest common factor of $a$ and $b$ is $6$. [i]Proposed by Jacob Xu[/i] [hide=Solution][i]Solution[/i]. $\boxed{186}$ We can write our two numbers as $6x$ and $6y$. Notice that $x$ and $y$ must be relatively prime. Since $6x$ and $6y$ are two digit numbers, we just need to check values of $x$ and $y$ from $2$ through $16$ such that $x$ and $y$ are relatively prime. We maximize the sum when $x = 15$ and $y = 16$, since consecutive numbers are always relatively prime. So the sum is $6 \cdot (15+16) = \boxed{186}$.[/hide]

Some math team members decide to study at Cary Library after school. They walk $6$ blocks north, then $8$ blocks west to get there. If they walk $n$ blocks east from the library, they can buy boba from CoCo's. If CoCo's is the same distance from school as it is from the library, find $n$.

Henry places some rooks and some kings in distinct cells of a $2\times 8$ grid such that no two rooks attack each other and no two kings attack each other. Find the maximum possible number of pieces on the board. (Two rooks [i]attack[/i] each other if they are in the same row or column and no pieces are between them. Two kings attack each other if their cells share a vertex.)

The radius $OM$ of a circle rotates uniformly at a rate of $360/n$ degrees per second , where $n$ is a positive integer . The initial radius is $OM_0$. After $1$ second the radius is $OM_1$ , after two more seconds (i.e. after three seconds altogether) the radius is $OM_2$ , after $3$ more seconds (after $6$ seconds altogether) the radius is $OM_3$, ..., after $n - 1$ more seconds its position is $OM_{n-1}$. For which values of $n$ do the points $M_0, M_1 , ..., M_{n-1}$ divide the circle into $n$ equal arcs? (a) Is it true that the powers of $2$ are such values? (b) Does there exist such a value which is not a power of $2$? (V. V. Proizvolov , Moscow)

A snail crawls over a table at a constant speed. Every $15$ minutes it turns by $90^o$, and in between these turns it crawls along a straight line. Prove that it can return to the starting point only in an integer number of hours.

For positive integers $x$, let$$f(x)=\begin{cases} \frac{f\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}{2} &\mbox{if }x\mbox{ is even,} \\ 2^{-x} &\mbox{if }x\mbox{ is odd.} \end{cases}$$Find $f(1)+f(2)+f(3)+\dots$.

Find the area of the quadrilateral with vertices at $(0,0), (2,0), (20,24), (0,2)$ in that order.

The graph of the function $ f$ is shown below. How many solutions does the equation $ f(f(x)) \equal{} 6$ have? [asy]size(220); defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)+linewidth(.8pt)); dotfactor=4; pair P1=(-7,-4), P2=(-2,6), P3=(0,0), P4=(1,6), P5=(5,-6); real[] xticks={-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,1,2,3,4,5,6}; real[] yticks={-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,1,2,3,4,5,6}; draw(P1--P2--P3--P4--P5); dot("(-7, -4)",P1); dot("(-2, 6)",P2,LeftSide); dot("(1, 6)",P4); dot("(5, -6)",P5); xaxis("$x$",-7.5,7,Ticks(xticks),EndArrow(6)); yaxis("$y$",-6.5,7,Ticks(yticks),EndArrow(6));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 7$

Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be real numbers such that $0\le a,b,c\le 5$ and $2a + b + c = 10$. Over all possible values of $a$, $b$, and $c$, determine the maximum possible value of $a + 2b + 3c$. [i]Proposed by Andrew Wen[/i]

Let $x$ and $y$ be real numbers such that \[ x+\frac{1}{y} = 20 \,\,\, \text{and} \,\,\, y+\frac{1}{x} = 24. \]Find $\frac{x}{y}.$

Let $a$ and $b$ be two-digit positive integers. Find the greatest possible value of $a+b$, given that the greatest common factor of $a$ and $b$ is $6$. [i]Proposed by Jacob Xu[/i] [hide=Solution][i]Solution[/i]. $\boxed{186}$ We can write our two numbers as $6x$ and $6y$. Notice that $x$ and $y$ must be relatively prime. Since $6x$ and $6y$ are two digit numbers, we just need to check values of $x$ and $y$ from $2$ through $16$ such that $x$ and $y$ are relatively prime. We maximize the sum when $x = 15$ and $y = 16$, since consecutive numbers are always relatively prime. So the sum is $6 \cdot (15+16) = \boxed{186}$.[/hide]

Let $ZHAO$ be a square with area $2024$. Let $X$ be the center of this square and let $C$, $D$, $E$, $K$ be the centroids of $XZH$, $XHA$, $XAO$, and $XOZ$, respectively. Find $[ZHAO]$ $+$ $[CZHAO]$ $+$ $[DZHAO]$ $+$ $[EZHAO]$ $+$ $[KZHAO]$. (Here $[\mathcal P]$ denotes the area of the polygon $\mathcal P$.)

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle ABC=90^{\circ}$. Let $D$ and $E$ be the feet from $B$ and $C$ to the median from $A$, respectively. Suppose $DE=4$ and $CD=5$. Find the area of $ABC.$

Nina and Meir are walking on a $3$ km path towards grandma's house. They start walking at the same time from the same point. Meir's speed is $4$ km/h and Nina's speed is $3$ km/h. Along the path there are several benches. Whenever Nina or Meir reaches a bench, they sit on it for some time and eat a cookie. Nina always takes $t$ minutes to eat a cookie, and Meir always takes $2t$ minutes to eat a cookie, where $t$ is a positive integer. It turns out that Nina and Meir reached grandma's house at the same time. How many benches were there? Find all of the options.

Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be real numbers such that $0\le a,b,c\le 5$ and $2a + b + c = 10$. Over all possible values of $a$, $b$, and $c$, determine the maximum possible value of $a + 2b + 3c$. [i]Proposed by Andrew Wen[/i]

An automobile starts from rest and ends at rest, traversing a distance of one mile in one minute, along a straight road. If a governor prevents the speed of the car from exceeding $90$ miles per hour, show that at some time of the traverse the acceleration or deceleration of the car was at least $6.6$ ft/sec.

What is $2021+20+21+2+0+2+1$? [i]Proposed by Nathan Xiong[/i]

In the centre of a square swimming pool is a boy, while his teacher (who cannot swim) is standing at one corner of the pool. The teacher can run three times as fast as the boy can swim, but the boy can run faster than the teacher . Can the boy escape from the teacher?