Simplify $\sin (x-y) \cos y + \cos (x-y) \sin y$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \sin x\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \cos x\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \sin x \cos 2y\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \cos x \cos 2y $

Let $ ABC $ be a triangle and the point $ D $ is on the segment $ BC $ such that $ AD $ is the interior bisector of $ \angle A $. We stretch $ AD $ such that it meets the circumcircle of $ \Delta ABC $ at $ M $. We draw a line from $ D $ such that it meets the lines $ MB,MC $ at $ P,Q $, respectively ($ M $ is not between $ B,P $ and also is not between $ C,Q $). Prove that $ \angle PAQ\geq\angle BAC $.

Find all positive integer solutions for the equation $(3x+1)(3y+1)(3z+1)=34xyz$ Thx

$ABC$ is a right-angled triangle, with $\angle ABC = 90^{\circ}$. $B'$ is the reflection of $B$ over $AC$. $M$ is the midpoint of $AC$. We choose $D$ on $\overrightarrow{BM}$, such that $BD = AC$. Prove that $B'C$ is the angle bisector of $\angle MB'D$. NOTE: An important condition not mentioned in the original problem is $AB<BC$. Otherwise, $\angle MB'D$ is not defined or $B'C$ is the external bisector.

We denote by $S(k)$ the sum of digits of a positive integer number $k$. We say that the positive integer $a$ is $n$-good, if there is a sequence of positive integers $a_0$, $a_1, \dots , a_n$, so that $a_n = a$ and $a_{i + 1} = a_i -S (a_i)$ for all $i = 0, 1,. . . , n-1$. Is it true that for any positive integer $n$ there exists a positive integer $b$, which is $n$-good, but not $(n + 1)$-good? A. Antropov

A castle has a number of halls and $n$ doors. Every door leads into another hall or outside. Every hall has at least two doors. A knight enters the castle. In any hall, he can choose any door for exit except the one he just used to enter that hall. Find a strategy allowing the knight to get outside after visiting no more than $2n$ halls (a hall is counted each time it is entered).

In a cafeteria, a glass of lemonade, three sandwiches and seven biscuits have cost $1$ shilling and $2$ pence, and a glass of lemonade, four sandwiches and $10$ biscuits they are worth $1$ shilling and $5$ pence. Find the price of: a) a glass of lemonade, a sandwich and a cake; b) two glasses of lemonade, three sandwiches and five biscuits. ($1$ shilling = $12$ pence).

A boat has a speed of $ 15$ mph in still water. In a stream that has a current of $ 5$ mph it travels a certain distance downstream and returns. The ratio of the average speed for the round trip to the speed in still water is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{5}{4} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{1} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{8}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{7}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{9}{8}$

A regular polygon of $n$ sides is inscribed in a circle of radius $R$. The area of the polygon is $3R^2$. Then $n$ equals: ${{ \textbf{(A)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 18} $

Let $D,E,F$ be the midpoints of $BC$ ,$CA$, $AB$ in $\vartriangle ABC$ such that $AD= 9$, $BE= 12$, $CF= 15$. Calculate the area of $\vartriangle ABC$

Older television screens have an aspect ratio of $ 4: 3$. That is, the ratio of the width to the height is $ 4: 3$. The aspect ratio of many movies is not $ 4: 3$, so they are sometimes shown on a television screen by 'letterboxing' - darkening strips of equal height at the top and bottom of the screen, as shown. Suppose a movie has an aspect ratio of $ 2: 1$ and is shown on an older television screen with a $ 27$-inch diagonal. What is the height, in inches, of each darkened strip? [asy]unitsize(1mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)); filldraw((0,0)--(21.6,0)--(21.6,2.7)--(0,2.7)--cycle,grey,black); filldraw((0,13.5)--(21.6,13.5)--(21.6,16.2)--(0,16.2)--cycle,grey,black); draw((0,2.7)--(0,13.5)); draw((21.6,2.7)--(21.6,13.5));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2.25 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2.5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2.7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3$

Let $f(n) = 9n^5- 5n^3 - 4n$. Find the greatest common divisor of $f(17), f(18),... ,f(2009)$.

Solve the equation $\cos^n{x}-\sin^n{x}=1$ where $n$ is a natural number.

Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers. Show that $25m+ 3n$ is divisible by $83$ if and only if so is $3m+ 7n$.

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. The altitudes $BE$ and $CF$ intersect at the orthocenter $H$, and point $O$ denotes the circumcenter. Point $P$ is chosen so that $\angle APH = \angle OPE = 90^{\circ}$, and point $Q$ is chosen so that $\angle AQH = \angle OQF = 90^{\circ}$. Lines $EP$ and $FQ$ meet at point $T$. Prove that points $A$, $T$, $O$ are collinear.

Define a sequence by $s_0 = 1$ and for $d \geq 1$, $s_d = s_{d-1} + X_d$, where $X_d$ is chosen uniformly at random from the set $\{1, 2, \dots, d\}$. What is the probability that the sequence $s_0, s_1, s_2, \dots$ contains infinitely many primes?

[color=darkred]A row of a matrix belonging to $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{C})$ is said to be [i]permutable[/i] if no matter how we would permute the entries of that row, the value of the determinant doesn't change. Prove that if a matrix has two [i]permutable[/i] rows, then its determinant is equal to $0$ .[/color]

A polynomial $f$ with integer coefficients is written on the blackboard. The teacher is a mathematician who has $3$ kids: Andrew, Beth and Charles. Andrew, who is $7$, is the youngest, and Charles is the oldest. When evaluating the polynomial on his kids' ages he obtains: [list]$f(7) = 77$ $f(b) = 85$, where $b$ is Beth's age, $f(c) = 0$, where $c$ is Charles' age.[/list] How old is each child?

Given an angle $ \angle QBP$ and a point $ L$ outside the angle $ \angle QBP$. Draw a straight line through $ L$ meeting $ BQ$ in $ A$ and $ BP$ in $ C$ such that the triangle $ \triangle ABC$ has a given perimeter.

Determine for which integers $n \geqslant 4$ the cells of a $1 \times (2n+1)$ table can be filled with the numbers $1, 2, 3, \dots, 2n + 1$ such that the following conditions are satisfied: [list=i] [*]Each of the numbers $1, 2, 3, \dots, 2n + 1$ appears exactly once. [*]In any $1 \times 3$ rectangle, one of the numbers is the arithmetic mean of the other two. [*]The number $1$ is located in the middle cell of the table. [/list]

There is a billiard table in shape of rectangle $2 \times 1$, with pockets at its corners and at midpoints of its two largest sizes. Find the minimal number of balls one has to place on the table interior so that any pocket is on a straight line with some two balls. (Assume that pockets and balls are points). [i](4 points)[/i]

Players $A$ and $B$ play a game with $N \geq 2012$ coins and $2012$ boxes arranged around a circle. Initially $A$ distributes the coins among the boxes so that there is at least $1$ coin in each box. Then the two of them make moves in the order $B,A,B,A,\ldots $ by the following rules: [b](a)[/b] On every move of his $B$ passes $1$ coin from every box to an adjacent box. [b](b)[/b] On every move of hers $A$ chooses several coins that were [i]not[/i] involved in $B$'s previous move and are in different boxes. She passes every coin to an adjacent box. Player $A$'s goal is to ensure at least $1$ coin in each box after every move of hers, regardless of how $B$ plays and how many moves are made. Find the least $N$ that enables her to succeed.

Evaluate \[\int_0^1 \frac{(x-1)^2(\cos x+1)-(2x-1)\sin x}{(x-1+\sqrt{\sin x})^2}\ dx\]

$PQ$ is a chord of parabola $y^2=2px(p>0)$ and $PQ$ pass its focus $F$. Line $l$ is its directrix. Projection of $PQ$ on $l$ is $MN$. The area of curved surface that $PQ$ rotate around $l$ is $S_1$, the area of spherical surface of the ball with diameter of $MN$ is $S_2$, then $\text{(A)}S_1>S_2\qquad\text{(B)}S_1<S_2\qquad\text{(C)}S_1\geq S_2\qquad\text{(D)}$ Not sure

Find all positive integer solutions $ (a,b,c,n)$ of the equation: $ 2^n\equal{}a!\plus{}b!\plus{}c!$.