If $a$, $b$, $c \in \mathbb{R}$ then$$\sum \limits_{cyc} \sqrt{(c+a)^2b^2+c^2a^2}+\sqrt{5}\left |\sum \limits_{cyc} \sqrt{ab}\right |\geq \sum \limits_{cyc}\sqrt{(ab+2bc+ca)^2+(b+c)^2a^2}$$

a) Prove that in an infinite sequence ${a_k}$ of integers, pairwise distinct and each member greater than $1$, one can find $100$ members for which $a_k > k$. b) Prove that in an infinite sequence ${a_k}$ of integers, pairwise distinct and each member greater than $1$ there are infinitely many such numbers $a_k$ such that $a_k > k$. (A Andjans, Riga) PS. (a) for juniors (b) for seniors

Find all nonnegative integers $x,y$ such that \[ 2 \cdot 3^{x} +1 = 7 \cdot 5^{y}. \]

Let $\Delta ABC$ be a right triangle with $\angle ACB=90^\circ$. The points $P$ and $Q$ on the side $BC$ and $R$ and $S$ on the side $CA$ are such that $\angle BAP=\angle PAQ=\angle QAC$ and $\angle ABS=\angle SBR=\angle RBC$. If $AP\cap BS=T$, prove that $120^\circ<\angle RTB<150^\circ$.

Some points with the integer coordinates are marked on the coordinate plane. Given a set of nonzero vectors. It is known, that if you apply the beginnings of those vectors to the arbitrary marked point, than there will be more marked ends of the vectors, than not marked. Prove that there is infinite number of marked points.

A finite sequence of three-digit integers has the property that the tens and units digits of each term are, respectively, the hundreds and tens digits of the next term, and the tens and units digits of the last term are, respectively, the hundreds and tens digits of the first term. For example, such a sequence might begin with the terms $ 247,$ $ 275,$ and $ 756$ and end with the term $ 824.$ Let $ \mathcal{S}$ be the sum of all the terms in the sequence. What is the largest prime factor that always divides $ \mathcal{S}?$ $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 13 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 37 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 43$

How many ordered pairs $(a, b)$ of positive integers with $1 \le a, b \le 10$ are there such that in the geometric sequence whose first term is $a$ and whose second term is $b$, the third term is an integer?

The sum of two numbers is $ 10$; their product is $ 20$. The sum of their reciprocals is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{10}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

The value of $ \displaystyle{\frac {1}{2 - \frac {1}{2 - \frac {1}{2 - \frac12}}}}$ is $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3/4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4/5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5/6 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6/7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6/5$

[u]Round 1[/u] [b]1.1.[/b] A person asks for help every $3$ seconds. Over a time period of $5$ minutes, how many times will they ask for help? [b]1.2.[/b] In a big bag, there are $14$ red marbles, $15$ blue marbles, and$ 16$ white marbles. If Anuj takes a marble out of the bag each time without replacement, how many marbles does Anuj need to remove to be sure that he will have at least $3$ red marbles? [b]1.3.[/b] If Josh has $5$ distinct candies, how many ways can he pick $3$ of them to eat? [u]Round 2[/u] [b]2.1.[/b] Annie has a circular pizza. She makes $4$ straight cuts. What is the minimum number of slices of pizza that she can make? [b]2.2.[/b] What is the sum of the first $4$ prime numbers that can be written as the sum of two perfect squares? [b]2.3.[/b] Consider a regular octagon $ABCDEFGH$ inscribed in a circle of area $64\pi$. If the length of arc $ABC$ is $n\pi$, what is $n$? [u]Round 3[/u] [b]3.1.[/b] Let $ABCDEF$ be an equiangular hexagon with consecutive sides of length $6, 5, 3, 8$, and $3$. Find the length of the sixth side. [b]3.2.[/b] Jack writes all of the integers from $ 1$ to $ n$ on a blackboard except the even primes. He selects one of the numbers and erases all of its digits except the leftmost one. He adds up the new list of numbers and finds that the sum is $2020$. What was the number he chose? [b]3.3.[/b] Our original competition date was scheduled for April $11$, $2020$ which is a Saturday. The numbers $4116$ and $2020$ have the same remainder when divided by $x$. If $x$ is a prime number, find the sum of all possible $x$. [u]Round 4[/u] [b]4.1.[/b] The polynomials $5p^2 + 13pq + cq^2$ and $5p^2 + 13pq - cq^2$ where $c$ is a positive integer can both be factored into linear binomials with integer coefficients. Find $c$. [b]4.2.[/b] In a Cartesian coordinate plane, how many ways are there to get from $(0, 0)$ to $(2, 3)$ in $7$ moves, if each move consists of a moving one unit either up, down, left, or right? [b]4.3.[/b] Bob the Builder is building houses. On Monday he finds an empty field. Each day starting on Monday, he finishes building a house at noon. On the $n$th day, there is a $\frac{n}{8}$ chance that a storm will appear at $3:14$ PM and destroy all the houses on the field. At any given moment, Bob feels sad if and only if there is exactly $1$ house left on the field that is not destroyed. The probability that he will not be sad on Friday at $6$ PM can be expressed as $p/q$ in simplest form. Find $p + q$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 5-8 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2784570p24468605]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

The sides of a triangle have lengths of $ 15$, $ 20$, and $ 25$. Find the length of the shortest altitude. $ \text{(A)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 12.5 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 13 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 15$

The absolute value of every number in the sequence $\{a_n\}$ is smaller than 2005, and \[a_{n+6}=a_{n+4}+a_{n+2}-a_n.\] holds for all positive integers n. Prove that $\{a_n\}$ is periodic. Incredibly, this was probably the most difficult problem of our independent study problems in the 1st TST (excluding the final exam).

For the positive integer $n$, let $\left< n \right>$ denote the sum of all the positive divisors of $n$ with the exception of $n$ itself. For example, $\left<4\right> = 1+2=3$ and $\left<12\right>=1+2+3+4+6=16$ What is $\left< \left< \left< 6 \right>\right>\right>$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 36$

The set $M=\{1,2,\ldots,2007\}$ has the following property: If $n$ is an element of $M$, then all terms in the arithmetic progression with its first term $n$ and common difference $n+1$, are in $M$. Does there exist an integer $m$ such that all integers greater than $m$ are elements of $M$?

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Let $ r$ denote the inradius of $\vartriangle ABC$. Let $r_a$ denote the $A$-exradius of $\vartriangle ABC$. Note that the $A$-excircle of $\vartriangle ABC$ is the circle that is tangent to segment $BC$, the extension of ray $AB$ beyond $ B$ and the extension of $AC$ beyond $C$. The $A$-exradius is the radius of the $A$-excircle. Define $ r_b$ and $ r_c$ analogously. Prove that $$\frac{1}{r}=\frac{1}{r_a}+\frac{1}{r_b}+\frac{1}{r_c}$$

$ 2.46\times 8.163\times (5.17+4.829) $ is closest to: $ \text{(A)}\ 100\qquad\text{(B)}\ 200\qquad\text{(C)}\ 300\qquad\text{(D)}\ 400\qquad\text{(E)}\ 500 $

Three sides of a tetrahedron are right-angled triangles having the right angle at their common vertex. The areas of these sides are $A, B$, and $C$. Find the total surface area of the tetrahedron.

Each spinner is divided into $3$ equal parts. The results obtained from spinning the two spinners are multiplied. What is the probability that this product is an even number? [asy] draw(circle((0,0),2)); draw(circle((5,0),2)); draw((0,0)--(sqrt(3),1)); draw((0,0)--(-sqrt(3),1)); draw((0,0)--(0,-2)); draw((5,0)--(5+sqrt(3),1)); draw((5,0)--(5-sqrt(3),1)); draw((5,0)--(5,-2)); fill((0,5/3)--(2/3,7/3)--(1/3,7/3)--(1/3,3)--(-1/3,3)--(-1/3,7/3)--(-2/3,7/3)--cycle,black); fill((5,5/3)--(17/3,7/3)--(16/3,7/3)--(16/3,3)--(14/3,3)--(14/3,7/3)--(13/3,7/3)--cycle,black); label("$1$",(0,1/2),N); label("$2$",(sqrt(3)/4,-1/4),ESE); label("$3$",(-sqrt(3)/4,-1/4),WSW); label("$4$",(5,1/2),N); label("$5$",(5+sqrt(3)/4,-1/4),ESE); label("$6$",(5-sqrt(3)/4,-1/4),WSW); [/asy] $\text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{3} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \frac{2}{3} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \frac{7}{9} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1$

Let $f(x) =x^2-2x$. Find all $x$ for which $f(f(x))<3$.

If $y=(\log_23)(\log_34)\cdots(\log_n[n+1])\cdots(\log_{31}32)$ then $\textbf{(A) }4<y<5\qquad\textbf{(B) }y=5\qquad\textbf{(C) }5<y<6\qquad$ $\textbf{(D) }y=6\qquad \textbf{(E) }6<y<7$

Find all integers $ m $ such that $ m^3+m^2+7 $ is divisible by $ m^2-m+1 $.

For an arbitrary square matrix $M$, define $$\exp(M)=I+\frac M{1!}+\frac{M^2}{2!}+\frac{M^3}{3!}+\ldots.$$Construct $2\times2$ matrices $A$ and $B$ such that $\exp(A+B)\ne\exp(A)\exp(B)$.

A positive integer $a$ is selected, and some positive integers are written on a board. Alice and Bob play the following game. On Alice's turn, she must replace some integer $n$ on the board with $n+a$, and on Bob's turn he must replace some even integer $n$ on the board with $n/2$. Alice goes first and they alternate turns. If on his turn Bob has no valid moves, the game ends. After analyzing the integers on the board, Bob realizes that, regardless of what moves Alice makes, he will be able to force the game to end eventually. Show that, in fact, for this value of $a$ and these integers on the board, the game is guaranteed to end regardless of Alice's or Bob's moves.

Let $n \geq 5$ be a given integer. Determine the greatest integer $k$ for which there exists a polygon with $n$ vertices (convex or not, with non-selfintersecting boundary) having $k$ internal right angles. [i]Proposed by Juozas Juvencijus Macys, Lithuania[/i]

Determine the smallest positive integer $M$ with the following property: For every choice of integers $a,b,c$, there exists a polynomial $P(x)$ with integer coefficients so that $P(1)=aM$ and $P(2)=bM$ and $P(4)=cM$. [i]Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria[/i]