Let $ a_0$ be a natural number. The sequence $ (a_n)$ is defined by $ a_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}\frac{a_n}{5}$ if $ a_n$ is divisible by $ 5$ and $ a_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}[a_n \sqrt{5}]$ otherwise . Show that the sequence $ a_n$ is increasing starting from some term.

Let $n$ be a positive integer, and let $f(n)$ denote the last nonzero digit in the decimal expansion of $n!$. $(\text a)$ Show that if $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_k$ are distinct nonnegative integers, then $f(5^{a_1}+5^{a_2}+\ldots+5^{a_k})$ depends only on the sum $a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_k$. $(\text b)$ Assuming part $(\text a)$, we can define $$g(s)=f(5^{a_1}+5^{a_2}+\ldots+5^{a_k}),$$where $s=a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_k$. Find the least positive integer $p$ for which $$g(s)=g(s+p),\enspace\text{for all }s\ge1,$$or show that no such $p$ exists.

A post service of some country uses carriers to transport the mail, each carrier’s task is to bring the mail from one city to a neighbouring city. It is known that it is possible to send mail from any city to the capital $P$ . For any two cities $A$ and $B$, call $B$ [i]more important than[/i] $A$, if every possible route of mail from $A$ to the capital $P$ goes through $B$. a) Prove that, for any three different cities $A, B$, and $C$, if $B$ is more important than $A$ and $C$ is more important than $B$, then $C$ is more important than $A$. b) Prove that, for any three different cities $A, B$, and $C$, if both B and C are more important than $A$, then either $C$ is more important than $B$ or $B$ is more important than $C$.

The points $M, N,$ and $P$ are chosen on the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$ of the $\Delta ABC$ such that $BM=BP$ and $CM=CN$. The perpendicular dropped from $B$ to $MP$ and the perpendicular dropped from $C$ to $MN$ intersect at $I$. Prove that the angles $\measuredangle{IPA}$ and $\measuredangle{INC}$ are congruent.

Find all real solutions of the equation \[ \left(1+x^2\right)\left(1+x^3\right)\left(1+x^5\right)=8x^5 \]

Define a function $f(n)$ from the positive integers to the positive integers such that $f(f(n))$ is the number of positive integer divisors of $n$. Prove that if $p$ is a prime, then $f(p)$ is prime.

In a massive school which has $m$ students, and each student took at least one subject. Let $p$ be an odd prime. Given that: (i) each student took at most $p+1$ subjects. \\ (ii) each subject is taken by at most $p$ students. \\ (iii) any pair of students has at least $1$ subject in common. \\ Find the maximum possible value of $m$.

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in circle $\Omega$. Let the lines $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at $P$, and the lines $AD$ and $BC$ intersect at $Q$. Let then the circumcircle of the triangle $\triangle APQ$ intersect $\Omega$ at $R \neq A$. Prove that the line $CR$ goes through the midpoint of the segment $PQ$.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Let $S$ be a set of $n$ positive integers such that the greatest common divisors of all nonempty sets of $S$ are distinct. Determine the smallest possible number of distinct prime divisors of the product of the elements of $S$.

Denote by $l(n)$ the largest prime divisor of $n$. Let $a_{n+1} = a_n + l(a_n)$ be a recursively defined sequence of integers with $a_1 = 2$. Determine all natural numbers $m$ such that there exists some $i \in \mathbb{N}$ with $a_i = m^2$. [i]Proposed by Nikola Velov, North Macedonia[/i]

Find all integers $ n \ge 3$ such that there are $ n$ points in space, with no three on a line and no four on a circle, such that all the circles pass through three points between them are congruent.

Find the number of partitions of the set $\{1,2,3,\cdots ,11,12\}$ into three nonempty subsets such that no subset has two elements which differ by $1$. [i]Proposed by Nathan Ramesh

A particle is placed on the parabola $ y \equal{} x^2 \minus{} x \minus{} 6$ at a point $ P$ whose $ y$-coordinate is $ 6$. It is allowed to roll along the parabola until it reaches the nearest point $ Q$ whose $ y$-coordinate is $ \minus{}6$. The horizontal distance traveled by the particle (the numerical value of the difference in the $ x$-coordinates of $ P$ and $ Q$) is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 5\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1$

A store had $376$ chocolate bars. Min bought some of the bars, and Max bought $41$ more of the bars than Min bought. After that, the store still had three times as many chocolate bars as Min bought. Find the number of chocolate bars that Min bought.

Let $ X$ be a set containing $ 2k$ elements, $ F$ is a set of subsets of $ X$ consisting of certain $ k$ elements such that any one subset of $ X$ consisting of $ k \minus{} 1$ elements is exactly contained in an element of $ F.$ Show that $ k \plus{} 1$ is a prime number.

Given a regular octagon $ABCDEFGH$ with side length $3$. By drawing the four diagonals $AF$, $BE$, $CH$, and $DG$, the octagon is divided into a square, four triangles, and four rectangles. Find the sum of the areas of the square and the four triangles.

$h_a$, $h_b$ and $h_c$ are altitudes, $t_a$, $t_b$ and $t_c$ are medians of acute triangle, $r$ radius of incircle, and $R$ radius of circumcircle of acute triangle $ABC$. Prove that $$\frac{t_a}{h_a}+\frac{t_b}{h_b}+\frac{t_c}{h_c} \leq 1+ \frac{R}{r}$$

Triangle $ABC$ has $AB = 5$, $BC = 7$, $CA = 8$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and let points $P$ and $Q$ lie on $AB$ and $AC$ respectively such that $MP \perp AB$ and $MQ \perp AC$. If $H$ is the orthocenter of $\triangle{APQ}$ then the area of $\triangle{HPM}$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ where $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime positive integers and $b$ is square-free. Find $a+b+c$. [i]Proposed by Harry Kim[/i]

Let line $ AC$ be perpendicular to line $ CE$. Connect $ A$ to $ D$, the midpoint of $ CE$, and connect $ E$ to $ B$, the midpoint of $ AC$. If $ AD$ and $ EB$ intersect in point $ F$, and $ \overline{BC} \equal{} \overline{CD} \equal{} 15$ inches, then the area of triangle $ DFE$, in square inches, is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 50\sqrt {2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 75 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {15}{2}\sqrt {105} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 100$

In trapezoid $ABCD$ with $AB$ parallel to $CD$ show that : $\frac{|AB|^2-|BC|^2+|AC|^2}{|CD|^2-|AD|^2+|AC|^2}=\frac{|AB|}{|CD|}=\frac{|AB|^2-|AD|^2+|BD|^2}{|CD|^2-|BC|^2+|BD|^2}$

A closed subset $S$ of $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ lies in $a<x<b$. Show that its projection on the $y$-axis is closed.

Find all triples of nonnegative integers $(m,n,k)$ satisfying $5^m+7^n=k^3$.

Kevin runs uphill at a speed that is $4$ meters per second slower than his speed when he runs downhill. Kevin takes a total of $80$ seconds to run up and down a hill on one path. Given that the path is $300$ meters long (he travels $600$ meters total), find how long Kevin takes to run up the hill in seconds.

1. A strip for playing "hopscotch" consists of ten squares numbered consecutively $1,2, \ldots, 10$. Clarissa and Marissa start from the center of the first square, jump 9 times to the centers of the other squares so that they visit each square once, and end up at the tenth square. (Jumps forward and backward are allowed.) Each jump of Clarissa was for the same distance as the corresponding jump of Marissa. Does this mean that they both visited the squares in the same order? Alexey Tolpygo

Kimia has a weird clock; the clock's second hand moves 34 or 47 seconds forward instead of each regular second, at random. As an example, if the clock displays the time as $\text{12:23:05}$, the following times could be displayed in this order: $$\text{12:23:39, 12:24:13, 12:25:00, 12:25:34, 12:26:21,\dots}$$ Prove that the clock's second hand would eventually land on a perfect square.