Suppose that $a$ and $b$ are two distinct positive real numbers such that $\lfloor na\rfloor$ divides $\lfloor nb\rfloor$ for any positive integer $n$. Prove that $a$ and $b$ are positive integers.

Let be two positive real numbers $ a,b $ whose product is $ 1$ and whose sum is irrational. Prove that for any natural number $ n\ge 2 $ the epression $ \sqrt[n]{a}+\sqrt[n]{b} $ is irrational. [i]Râmbu Gheorghe[/i]

It is given a plane with a coordinate system with a beginning at the point $O$. $A(n)$, when $n$ is a natural number is a count of the points with whole coordinates which distances to $O$ are less than or equal to $n$. (a) Find $$\ell=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{A(n)}{n^2}.$$ (b) For which $\beta$ $(1<\beta<2)$ does the following limit exist? $$\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{A(n)-\pi n^2}{n^\beta}$$

Define a function $f$ on the positive integers as follows: $f(n) = m$, where $m$ is the least positive integer such that $n$ is a factor of $m^2$. Find the smallest integer $M$ such that $\sqrt{M}$ is both a product of prime numbers, of which there are at least $3$, and a factor of $$\sum_{ d|M} f(d),$$ the sum of $f(d)$ for all positive integers $d$ that divide $M$.

A trapezoid $ABCD$ is given where $AB$ and $CD$ are parallel. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB$. Point $N$ is located on the segment $CD$ such that $\angle ADN = \frac{1}{2} \angle MNC$ and $\angle BCN = \frac{1}{2} \angle MND$. Prove that $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $CD$. [i]Proposed by Alireza Dadgarnia[/i]

There are $n!$ empty baskets in a row, labelled $1, 2, . . . , n!$. Caesar first puts a stone in every basket. Caesar then puts 2 stones in every second basket. Caesar continues similarly until he has put $n$ stones into every nth basket. In other words, for each $i = 1, 2, . . . , n,$ Caesar puts $i$ stones into the baskets labelled $i, 2i, 3i, . . . , n!.$ Let $x_i$ be the number of stones in basket $i$ after all these steps. Show that $n! \cdot n^2 \leq \sum_{i=1}^{n!} x_i^2 \leq n! \cdot n^2 \cdot \sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{1}{i} $

In a triangle $ABC$ point $I$ is the incenter, $I_A$ - excenter, $W$ - midpoint of the arc $BAC$ of circumcircle $\omega$ of $ABC$. Point $H$ is the projection of $I_A$ on $IW$. The tangent line to the circumcircle $BIC$ in point $I$ intersects $\omega$ in $E, F$. Prove that the perpendicular bisector to $AI$ is tangent to the circumcircle $EFH$ [i]M. Zorka[/i]

Let $k$ be a given natural number. Prove that for any positive numbers $x; y; z$ with the sum $1$ the following inequality holds: \[\frac{x^{k+2}}{x^{k+1}+y^{k}+z^{k}}+\frac{y^{k+2}}{y^{k+1}+z^{k}+x^{k}}+\frac{z^{k+2}}{z^{k+1}+x^{k}+y^{k}}\geq \frac{1}{7}.\] When does equality occur?

In a circle $O$, there are six points, $ A$, $ B$, $C$, $D$, $E$, $F$ in a counterclockwise order such that $BD \perp CF$ , and $CF$, $BE$, $AD$ are concurrent. Let the perpendicular from $B$ to $AC$ be $M$, and the perpendicular from $D$ to $CE$ be $N$. Prove that $AE \parallel MN$.

Let $a, b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $\prod_{cyc}(16a^2+8b+17)\geq2^{12}\prod_{cyc}(a+1)$.

Let $A$ be the set of all triples $(x, y, z)$ of positive integers satisfying $2x^2 + 3y^3 = 4z^4$ . a) Show that if $(x, y, z) \in A$ then $6$ divides all of $x, y, z$. b) Show that $A$ is an infinite set.

What is the value of $\dfrac{11!-10!}{9!}$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 99\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 100\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 110\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 121\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 132$

For every positive integer $n$ let $\sigma(n)$ denote the sum of all its positive divisors. A number $n$ is called weird if $\sigma(n)\ge2n$ and there exists no representation $$n=d_1+d_2+\ldots+d_r,$$where $r>1$ and $d_1,\ldots,d_r$ are pairwise distinct positive divisors of $n$. Prove that there are infinitely many weird numbers.

For any finite sets $X$ and $Y$ of positive integers, denote by $f_X(k)$ the $k^{\text{th}}$ smallest positive integer not in $X$, and let $$X*Y=X\cup \{ f_X(y):y\in Y\}.$$Let $A$ be a set of $a>0$ positive integers and let $B$ be a set of $b>0$ positive integers. Prove that if $A*B=B*A$, then $$\underbrace{A*(A*\cdots (A*(A*A))\cdots )}_{\text{ A appears $b$ times}}=\underbrace{B*(B*\cdots (B*(B*B))\cdots )}_{\text{ B appears $a$ times}}.$$ [i]Proposed by Alex Zhai, United States[/i]

What is the maximum number of terms in a geometric progression with common ratio greater than 1 whose entries all come from the set of integers between 100 and 1000 inclusive?

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $|AB| < |AC|$, where $| · |$ denotes length. Suppose $D, E, F$ are points on side $BC$ such that $D$ is the foot of the perpendicular on $BC$ from $A$, $AE$ is the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$, and $F$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Further suppose that $\angle BAD = \angle DAE = \angle EAF = \angle FAC$. Determine all possible values of $\angle ABC$.

Find the continuous function such that $ f(x)\equal{}\frac{e^{2x}}{2(e\minus{}1)}\int_0^1 e^{\minus{}y}f(y)dy\plus{}\int_0^{\frac 12} f(y)dy\plus{}\int_0^{\frac 12}\sin ^ 2(\pi y)dy$.

If $a$ and $b$ are positive integers, prove that $11a+2b$ is a multiple of $19$ if and only if so is $18a+5b$ .

We consider the two sequences $(a_n)_{n\ge 0}$ and $(b_n) _{n\ge 0}$ of integers, which are given by $a_0 = b_0 = 2$ and $a_1= b_1 = 14$ and for $n\ge 2$ they are defined as $a_n = 14a_{n-1} + a_{n-2}$ , $b_n = 6b_{n-1}-b_{n-2}$. Determine whether there are infinite numbers that occur in both sequences

Let \(a\), \(b\), and \(n\) be positive integers. A lemonade stand owns \(n\) cups, all of which are initially empty. The lemonade stand has a [i]filling machine[/i] and an [i]emptying machine[/i], which operate according to the following rules: [list] [*]If at any moment, \(a\) completely empty cups are available, the filling machine spends the next \(a\) minutes filling those \(a\) cups simultaneously and doing nothing else. [*]If at any moment, \(b\) completely full cups are available, the emptying machine spends the next \(b\) minutes emptying those \(b\) cups simultaneously and doing nothing else. [/list] Suppose that after a sufficiently long time has passed, both the filling machine and emptying machine work without pausing. Find, in terms of \(a\) and \(b\), the least possible value of \(n\). [i]Proposed by Raymond Feng[/i]

Find the positive integer $n$ such that $$1 + 2 + 3 +...+ n = (n + 1) + (n + 2) +...+ (n + 35).$$

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle $\Omega.$ Let the tangent to $\Omega$ at $D$ meet rays $BA$ and $BC$ at $E$ and $F,$ respectively. A point $T$ is chosen inside $\triangle ABC$ so that $\overline{TE}\parallel\overline{CD}$ and $\overline{TF}\parallel\overline{AD}.$ Let $K\ne D$ be a point on segment $DF$ satisfying $TD=TK.$ Prove that lines $AC,DT,$ and $BK$ are concurrent.

Find the median value of $m$ over all integers $m$ where $|m^2 + 8m - 65|$ is a perfect power. A perfect power is any integer at least $2$ which can be written as $a^b$, where $a$, $b$ are integers and $b \ge 2$. [i]Individual #9[/i]

If $\sin\alpha>0,\cos\alpha<0,\sin\frac{\alpha}{3}>\cos\frac{\alpha}{3}$, then the range value of $\frac{\alpha}{3}$ is $\text{(A)}\left(2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{6},2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{3}\right),k\in\mathbb{Z}$ $\text{(B)}\left(\frac{2k\pi}{3}+\frac{\pi}{6},\frac{2k\pi}{3}+\frac{\pi}{3}\right),k\in\mathbb{Z}$ $\text{(C)}\left(2k\pi+\frac{5\pi}{6},2k\pi+\pi\right),k\in\mathbb{Z}$ $\text{(D)}\left(2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{4},2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\cup\left(2k\pi+\frac{5\pi}{6},2k\pi+\pi\right),k\in\mathbb{Z}$

Show that in any triangle $ABC$ with $A = 90^0$ the following inequality holds: $$(AB -AC)^2(BC^2 + 4AB \cdot AC)^2 \le 2BC^6$$