Suppose that $|ax^2+bx+c| \geq |x^2-1|$ for all real numbers x. Prove that $|b^2-4ac|\geq 4$.

A bored student walks down a hall that contains a row of closed lockers, numbered 1 to 1024. He opens the locker numbered 1, and then alternates between skipping and opening each closed locker thereafter. When he reaches the end of the hall, the student turns around and starts back. He opens the first closed locker he encounters, and then alternates between skipping and opening each closed locker thereafter. The student continues wandering back and forth in this manner until every locker is open. What is the number of the last locker he opens?

An integer sequence $\{a_{n}\}_{n \ge 1}$ is defined by \[a_{0}=0, \; a_{1}=1, \; a_{n+2}=2a_{n+1}+a_{n}\] Show that $2^{k}$ divides $a_{n}$ if and only if $2^{k}$ divides $n$.

Let be a real number $ c $ and a differentiable function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ such that $$ f(c)\neq \frac{1}{b-a}\int_a^b f(x)dx, $$ for any real numbers $ a\neq b. $ Prove that $ f'(c)=0. $ [i]Florin Rotaru[/i]

A square with side $1$ is cut from the paper. Construct a segment with length $1/2024$ using at most $20$ folds. No instruments are available. It is allowed only to fold the paper and to mark the common points of folding lines.

Let $D$ be the point different from $B$ on the hypotenuse $AB$ of a right triangle $ABC$ such that $|CB| = |CD|$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of triangle $ACD$. Rays $OD$ and $CB$ intersect at point $P$, and the line through point $O$ perpendicular to side AB and ray $CD$ intersect at point $Q$. Points $A, C, P, Q$ are concyclic. Does this imply that $ACPQ$ is a square?

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle with area $ S$ and points $ D,E,F$ on the sides $ BC,CA,AB$. Perpendiculars at points $ D,E,F$ to the $ BC,CA,AB$ cut circumcircle of the triangle $ ABC$ at points $ (D_1,D_2), (E_1,E_2), (F_1,F_2)$. Prove that: $ |D_1B\cdot D_1C \minus{} D_2B\cdot D_2C| \plus{} |E_1A\cdot E_1C \minus{} E_2A\cdot E_2C| \plus{} |F_1B\cdot F_1A \minus{} F_2B\cdot F_2A| > 4S$

Let $A = \{3 + 10k, 6 + 26k, 5 + 29k, k = 1, 2, 3, 4, ...\}$. Determine the smallest positive integer $r$ such that there exists an integer $b$ with the property that the set $B = \{b + rk, k = 1, 2, 3, 4, ...\}$ is disjoint from $A$.

Evaluate $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{\cos n\theta}{2^n}$, where $\cos\theta = \dfrac{1}{5}$.

Fatima and Asma are playing the following game. First, Fatima chooses $2013$ pairwise different numbers, called $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{2013}$. Then, Asma tries to know the value of each number $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{2013}$.. At each time, Asma chooses $1 \le i < j \le 2013$ and asks Fatima ''[i]What is the set $\{a_i,a_j\}$?[/i]'' (For example, if Asma asks what is the set $\{a_i,a_j\}$, and $a_1 = 17$ and $a_2 = 13$, Fatima will answer $\{13. 17\}$). Find the least number of questions Asma needs to ask, to know the value of all the numbers $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{2013}$.

Let $AA_1 , BB_1$, and $CC_1$ be the altitudes of the non-isosceles acute-angled triangle $ABC$. The circles circumscibred around the triangles $ABC$ and $A_1 B_1 C$ intersect again at the point $P , Z$ is the intersection point of the tangents to the circumscribed circle of the triangle $ABC$ conducted at points $A$ and $B$ . Prove that lines $AP , BC$ and $ZC_1$ are concurrent.

Prove that we can give a color to each of the numbers $1,2,3,...,2013$ with seven distinct colors (all colors are necessarily used) such that for any distinct numbers $a,b,c$ of the same color, then $2014\nmid abc$ and the remainder when $abc$ is divided by $2014$ is of the same color as $a,b,c$.

What is the $288$th term of the sequence $a,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,d,d,e,e,e,e,e,f,f,f,f,f,f,...?$

Suppose $A\subseteq \mathbb R^m$ is closed and non-empty. Let $f:A\to A$ is a lipchitz function with constant less than 1. (ie there exist $c<1$ that $|f(x)-f(y)|<c|x-y|,\ \forall x,y \in A)$. Prove that there exists a unique point $x\in A$ such that $f(x)=x$.

A lightbulb is given that emits red, green or blue light and an infinite set $S$ of switches, each with three positions labeled red, green and blue. We know the following: [list=1] [*]For every combination of the switches the lighbulb emits a given color. [*]If all switches are in a position with a given color, the lightbulb emits the same color. [*]If there are two combinations of the switches where each switch is in a different position, the lightbulb emits a different color for the two combinations. [/list] We create the following set $U$ containing some of the subsets of $S$: for each combination of the switches let us observe the color of the lightbulb, and put the set of those switches in $U$ which are in the same position as the color of the lightbulb. Prove that $U$ is an ultrafilter on $S$. In other words, prove that $U$ satisfies the following conditions: [list=1] [*]The empty set is not in $U.$ [*]If two sets are in $U,$ their intersection is also in $U.$ [*]If a set is in $U,$ every subset of $S$ containing it is also in $U.$ [*]Considering a set and its complement in $S,$ exactly one of these sets is contained in $U.$ [/list]

What is the sum of real roots of the equation \[ \left ( x + 1\right )\left ( x + \dfrac 14\right )\left ( x + \dfrac 12\right )\left ( x + \dfrac 34\right )= \dfrac {45}{32}? \] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -1 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -\dfrac {3}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -\dfrac {5}{4} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -\dfrac {7}{12} $

Let $\triangle ABC$ be acute. The feet of altitudes from the corners $A, B, C$ are $ D, E, F$, respectively. If $|DF|=3, |FE|=4,$ and $|DE|=5$, then what is the radius of the circle with center $C$ and tangent to $DE$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3$

Show that an integer $p > 3$ is a prime if and only if for every two nonzero integers $a,b$ exactly one of the numbers $N_1 = a+b-6ab+\frac{p-1}{6}$ , $N_2 = a+b+6ab+\frac{p-1}{6}$ is a nonzero integer.

Given: point $ A $, line $ p $, and circle $ k $. Construct a triangle $ ABC $ with angles $ A = 60^\circ $, $ B = 90^\circ $, whose vertex $ B $ lies on line $ p $, and vertex $ C $ - on circle $ k $.

Show that no matter how $15$ points are plotted within a circle of radius $2$ (circle border included), there will be a circle with radius $1$ (circle border including) which contains at least three of the $15$ points.

There are $N$ students in a class. Each possible nonempty group of students selected a positive integer. All of these integers are distinct and add up to 2014. Compute the greatest possible value of $N$.

Define $ n_a!$ for $ n$ and $ a$ positive to be \[ n_a ! \equal{} n (n\minus{}a)(n\minus{}2a)(n\minus{}3a)...(n\minus{}ka)\] where $ k$ is the greatest integer for which $ n>ka$. Then the quotient $ 72_8!/18_2!$ is equal to $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4^5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4^6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4^8 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4^9 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4^{12}$

The circle $C_1$ of center $O$ and the circle $C_2$ intersect at points $A$ and $B$, so that point $O$ lies on circle $C_2$. The lines $d$ and $e$ are tangent at point $A$ to the circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ respectively. If the line $e$ intersects the circle $C_1$ at point $D$, prove that the lines $BD$ and $d$ are parallel.

An equilateral triangle has inside it a point with distances 5,12,13 from the vertices . Find its side.

In triangle $ABC$ medians of triangle $BE$ and $AD$ are perpendicular to each other. Find the length of $\overline{AB}$, if $\overline{BC}=6$ and $\overline{AC}=8$