It is known about positive numbers $a, b, c$ that it is possible to form a triangle from segments of length $a^{2024}, b^{2024}, c^{2024}$. Prove that it is possible to reduce one of the numbers $a, b, c$ by $2024$ times and obtain the numbers $a', b', c'$ so that segments with lengths $a', b', c'$ can also be formed into a triangle. [i]L. Shatunov[/i]

Line $\ell$ in the coordinate plane has the equation $3x - 5y + 40 = 0$. This line is rotated $45^{\circ}$ counterclockwise about the point $(20, 20)$ to obtain line $k$. What is the $x$-coordinate of the $x$-intercept of line $k?$ $\textbf{(A) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 20 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 25 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 30$

Suppose that a triangle $ABC$ with incenter $I$ satisfies $CA+AI=BC$. Find the ratio between the measures of the angles $\angle BAC$ and $\angle CBA$.

Problem 2. A group $\left( G,\cdot \right)$ has the propriety$\left( P \right)$, if, for any automorphism f for G,there are two automorphisms g and h in G, so that $f\left( x \right)=g\left( x \right)\cdot h\left( x \right)$, whatever $x\in G$would be. Prove that: (a) Every group which the property $\left( P \right)$ is comutative. (b) Every commutative finite group of odd order doesn’t have the $\left( P \right)$ property. (c) No finite group of order $4n+2,n\in \mathbb{N}$, doesn’t have the $\left( P \right)$property. (The order of a finite group is the number of elements of that group).

Prove that, for all integers $a, b$, there exists a positive integer $n$, such that the number $n^2+an+b$ has at least $2018$ different prime divisors.

In a certain ring there are as many units as there are nilpotent elements. Prove that the order of the ring is a power of $ 2. $ [i]Dinu Şerbănescu[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle CAB > 45^o$ and $\angle CBA > 45^o$. Construct an isosceles right angled triangle $RAB$ with $AB$ as its hypotenuse and $R$ inside $ABC$. Also construct isosceles right angled triangles $ACQ$ and $BCP$ having $AC$ and $BC$ respectively as their hypotenuses and lying entirely outside $ABC$. Show that $CQRP$ is a parallelogram.

The image shown below is a cross with length 2. If length of a cross of length $k$ it is called a $k$-cross. (Each $k$-cross ahs $6k+1$ squares.) [img]http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/4127/2003057947601864020_th.jpg[/img] a) Prove that space can be tiled with $1$-crosses. b) Prove that space can be tiled with $2$-crosses. c) Prove that for $k\geq5$ space can not be tiled with $k$-crosses.

Determine all positive integers $n$ such that $n={d(n)}^2$.

Given are twenty-two different five-element sets, such that any two of them have exactly two elements in common. Prove that they all have two elements in common.

A regular $2012$-gon is inscribed in a circle. Find the maximal $k$ such that we can choose $k$ vertices from given $2012$ and construct a convex $k$-gon without parallel sides.

Let $S$ be the set of all pairs $(m,n)$ of relatively prime positive integers $m,n$ with $n$ even and $m < n.$ For $s = (m,n) \in S$ write $n = 2^k \cdot n_o$ where $k, n_0$ are positive integers with $n_0$ odd and define \[ f(s) = (n_0, m + n - n_0). \] Prove that $f$ is a function from $S$ to $S$ and that for each $s = (m,n) \in S,$ there exists a positive integer $t \leq \frac{m+n+1}{4}$ such that \[ f^t(s) = s, \] where \[ f^t(s) = \underbrace{ (f \circ f \circ \cdots \circ f) }_{t \text{ times}}(s). \] If $m+n$ is a prime number which does not divide $2^k - 1$ for $k = 1,2, \ldots, m+n-2,$ prove that the smallest value $t$ which satisfies the above conditions is $\left [\frac{m+n+1}{4} \right ]$ where $\left[ x \right]$ denotes the greatest integer $\leq x.$

Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of $$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$ [i]Israel[/i]

Do there exist $2023$ nonzero reals, not necessarily distinct, such that the fractional part of each number is equal to the sum of the rest $2022$ numbers?

The top vertex of this equilateral triangle is folded over the shown dashed line. Which of the 5 points will the vertex lie closest to after this fold? [asy] size(110); draw((0,0)--(1,0)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); dot((0.5,sqrt(3)/2)); pair A_1=(0,0);label("$A_1$",A_1,S);dot(A_1); pair A_2=(0.25,0);label("$A_2$",A_2,S);dot(A_2); pair A_3=(0.5,0);label("$A_3$",A_3,S);dot(A_3); pair A_4=(0.75,0);label("$A_4$",A_4,S);dot(A_4); pair A_5=(1,0);label("$A_5$",A_5,S);dot(A_5); draw((0.23,0.38)--(0.86,0.22),dashed); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) }A_1\qquad\textbf{(B) }A_2\qquad\textbf{(C) }A_3\qquad\textbf{(D) }A_4\qquad\textbf{(E) }A_5$

Let $k$ and $k'$ be concentric circles with center $O$ and radius $R$ and $R'$ where $R<R'$ holds. A line passing through $O$ intersects $k$ at $A$ and $k'$ at $B$ where $O$ is between $A$ and $B$. Another line passing through $O$ and distict from $AB$ intersects $k$ at $E$ and $k'$ at $F$ where $E$ is between $O$ and $F$. Prove that the circumcircles of the triangles $OAE$ and $OBF$, the circle with diameter $EF$ and the circle with diameter $AB$ are concurrent.

A tetrahedron has the side lengths positive integers, such that the product of any two opposite sides equals 6. Prove that the tetrahedron is a regular triangular pyramid in which the lateral sides form an angle of at least 30 degrees with the base plane.

$\vartriangle ABC$ is a triangle and $I_b. I_c$ its excenters opposite to $B,C$. Prove that $\vartriangle ABC$ is right at $A$ if and only if its area is equal to $\frac12 AI_b \cdot AI_c$.

A cube side $100$ is divided into a million unit cubes with faces parallel to the large cube. The edges form a lattice. A prong is any three unit edges with a common vertex. Can we decompose the lattice into prongs with no common edges?

Let $ f[0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a convex and differentiable function with $ f(0)=0. $ [b]a)[/b] Prove that $ \int_0^x f(t)dt\le \frac{x^2}{2}f'(x) , $ for any nonnegative $ x. $ [b]b)[/b] Determine $ f $ if the above inequality is actually an equality. [i]Dorin Andrica[/i] and [i]Mihai Piticari[/i]

Each point $A$ in the plane is assigned a real number $f(A).$ It is known that $f(M)=f(A)+f(B)+f(C),$ whenever $M$ is the centroid of $\triangle ABC.$ Prove that $f(A)=0$ for all points $A.$

Prove that the set of rational-valued, multiplicative arithmetical functions and the set of complex rational-valued, multiplicative arithmetical functions form isomorphic groups with the convolution operation $ f \circ g$ defined by \[{ (f \circ g)(n)= %Error. "displatmath" is a bad command. \sum_{d|n} f(d)g(\frac nd}).\] (We call a complex number $ \textit{complex rational}$, if its real and imaginary parts are both rational.) [i]B. Csakany[/i]

Let $A_1A_2A_3...A_n$ be a bicentric polygon with $n$ sides. Denote by $I_i$ the incenter of triangle $A_{i-1}A_iA_{i+1}, A_{i(i+1)}$ the intersection of $A_iA_{i+2}$ and $A_{i-1}A_{i+1},I_{i(i+1)}$ is the incenter of triangle $A_iA_{i(i+1)}A_{i+1}$ ($i = 1, n$). Prove that there exist $2n$ points $I_1, I_2, ..., I_n, I_{12}, I_{23}, ...., I_{n1}$ on the same circle. Nguyễn Văn Linh

For each positive integer $\,n,\;S(n)\,$ is defined to be the greatest integer such that, for every positive integer $\,k\leq S(n),\;n^{2}\,$ can be written as the sum of $\,k\,$ positive squares. [b]a.)[/b] Prove that $\,S(n)\leq n^{2}-14\,$ for each $\,n\geq 4$. [b]b.)[/b] Find an integer $\,n\,$ such that $\,S(n)=n^{2}-14$. [b]c.)[/b] Prove that there are infintely many integers $\,n\,$ such that $S(n)=n^{2}-14.$

There is a set of $1998$ different natural numbers. It is known that none of them can be represented as the sum of several other numbers in this set. What is the smallest value that the largest of these numbers can take?