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a) The maximal height $|AH|$ of the acute-angled triangle $ABC$ equals the median $|BM|$. Prove that the angle $ABC$ isn't greater than $60$ degrees. b) The height $|AH|$ of the acute-angled triangle $ABC$ equals the median $|BM|$ and bisectrix $|CD|$. Prove that the angle $ABC$ is equilateral.
Determine the smallest natural number $n$ for which there exist distinct nonzero naturals $a, b, c$, such that $n=a+b+c$ and $(a + b)(b + c)(c + a)$ is a perfect cube.
Which of the following is equal to $ 1\plus{}\frac{1}{1\plus{}\frac{1}{1\plus{}1}}$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{5}{4} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{3}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3$
The midpoints of all heights of a certain tetrahedron lie on its inscribed sphere. Is this tetrahedron necessarily regular then?
[hide=Note][i]The following problem is open in the sense that no solution is currently known. Progress on the problem may be awarded points. An example of progress on the problem is a non-trivial bound on the sequence defined below.[/i][/hide] For each integer $n\ge2$, consider a regular polygon with $2n$ sides, all of length $1$. Let $C(n)$ denote the number of ways to tile this polygon using quadrilaterals whose sides all have length $1$. Determine the limit inferior and the limit superior of the sequence defined by $$\frac1{n^2}\log_2C(n).$$
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $a_1\le a_2 \le \dots \le a_n$ be real numbers such that \[a_1+2a_2+\dots+na_n=0.\] Prove that \[a_1[x]+a_2[2x]+\dots+a_n[nx] \ge 0\] for every real number $x$. (Here $[t]$ denotes the integer satisfying $[t] \le t<[t]+1$.)
What is the probability that an integer in the set $ \{1,2,3,\ldots,100\}$ is divisible by $ 2$ and not divisible by $ 3$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{33}{100} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{17}{50} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{18}{25}$
Prove that for any prime $p$ in the interval $\left]n, \frac{4n}{3}\right]$, $p$ divides \[\sum^{n}_{j=0}{{n}\choose{j}}^{4}.\]
A point $M$ inside triangle $ABC$ is such that $AM=AB/2$ and $CM=BC/2$. Points $C_0$ and $A_0$ lying on $AB$ and $CB$ respectively are such that $BC_0:AC_0 = BA_0:CA_0 = 3$. Prove that the distances from $M$ to $C_0$ and $A_0$ are equal.
Let us denote $\prod = \{(x, y) | y > 0\}$. We call a [i]semicircle[/i] in $\prod$ with center on the $x-\text{axis}$ a [i]semi-line[/i]. Two intersecting [i]semi-lines [/i]determine four [i]semi-angles[/i]. A bisector of a [i]semi-angle [/i]is a [i]semi-line [/i]that bisects the [i]semi-angle[/i]. Prove that in every [i]semi-triangle [/i](determined by three [i]semi-lines[/i]) the bisectors are concurrent.
Let $\varepsilon$ be positive constant and $u$ satisfies that \[ \begin{cases} (\partial_t-\varepsilon\partial_x^2-\partial_y^2)u=0, & (t,x,y) \in \mathbb{R}_+ \times \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}_+,\\ \partial_y u\vert_{y=0}=\partial_x h, &\\u\vert_{t=0}=0. & \end{cases}\] Here $h(t,x)$ is a smooth Schwartz function. Define the operator $e^{a\langle D\rangle}$ \[\mathcal{F}_x(e^{a\langle D\rangle} f)(k)=e^{a\langle k\rangle} \mathcal{F}_x(f)(k), \quad \langle k\rangle=1+\vert k\vert,\] where $\mathcal{F}_x$ stands for the Fourier transform in $x$. Show that \[\int_0^T \|e^{(1-s)\langle D\rangle} u\|_{L_{x,y}^2}^2 ds \le C \int_0^T \|e^{(1-s)\langle D\rangle} h\|_{H_x^{\frac{1}{4}}}^2 ds\] with constant $C$ independent of $\varepsilon, T$ and $h$.
Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers integers such that $2m + 1 < n$, and let $S$ be the set of the $2^n$ subsets of $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. Prove that we can place the elements of $S$ on a circle, so that for any two adjacent elements $A$ and $B$, the set $A \Delta B$ has exactly $2m + 1$ elements. [b]Note[/b]: $A \Delta B = (A \cup B) - (A \cap B)$ is the set of elements that are exclusively in $A$ or exclusively in $B$.
In the figure, the outer equilateral triangle has area $16$, the inner equilateral triangle has area $1$, and the three trapezoids are congruent. What is the area of one of the trapezoids? [asy] size((70)); draw((0,0)--(7.5,13)--(15,0)--(0,0)); draw((1.88,3.25)--(9.45,3.25)); draw((11.2,0)--(7.5,6.5)); draw((9.4,9.7)--(5.6,3.25)); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 7$
An isosceles $\triangle ABC$ has $\angle BAC =\angle ABC =72^{o}$. The angle bisector $AL$ meets the line through $C$ parallel to $AB$ at $D$. $a)$ Prove that the circumcenter of $\triangle ADC$ lies on $BD$. $b)$ Prove that $\frac {BE} {BL}$ is irrational.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$. Let $A'$ be the center of the circle passing through $C$ and tangent to $AB$ at $A$, let $B'$ be the center of the circle passing through $A$ and tangent to $BC$ at $B$, let $C'$ be the center of the circle passing through $B$ and tangent to $CA$ at $C$. a) Prove that the area of triangle $A'B'C'$ is not less than the area of triangle $ABC$. b) Let $X, Y, Z$ be the projections of $O$ onto lines $A'B', B'C', C'A'$. Given that the circumcircle of triangle $XYZ$ intersects lines $A'B', B'C', C'A'$ again at $X', Y', Z'$ ($X' \neq X, Y' \neq Y, Z' \neq Z$), prove that lines $AX', BY', CZ'$ are concurrent.
In a rectangular coordinate system we call a horizontal line parallel to the $x$ -axis triangular if it intersects the curve with equation \[y = x^4 + px^3 + qx^2 + rx + s\] in the points $A,B,C$ and $D$ (from left to right) such that the segments $AB, AC$ and $AD$ are the sides of a triangle. Prove that the lines parallel to the $x$ - axis intersecting the curve in four distinct points are all triangular or none of them is triangular.
Triangle $WSE$ has side lengths $WS=13$, $SE=15$, and $WE=14$. Points $J$ and $H$ lie on $\overline{SE}$ such that $SJ=JH=HE=5$. Let the angle bisector of $\angle{WES}$ intersect $\overline{WH}$ and $\overline{WJ}$ at points $M$ and $T$, respectively. Find the area of quadrilateral $JHMT$.
A three-digit number is written $xyz$ in the base $7$ system and $zyx$ in the base $9$ system . What is the number?
A house has an even number of lamps distributed among its rooms in such a way that there are at least three lamps in every room. Each lamp shares a switch with exactly one other lamp, not necessarily from the same room. Each change in the switch shared by two lamps changes their states simultaneously. Prove that for every initial state of the lamps there exists a sequence of changes in some of the switches at the end of which each room contains lamps which are on as well as lamps which are off. [i]Proposed by Australia[/i]
Consider a tetrahedron $SABC$. The incircle of the triangle $ABC$ has the center $I$ and touches its sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at the points $E$, $F$, $D$, respectively. Let $A^{\prime}$, $B^{\prime}$, $C^{\prime}$ be the points on the segments $SA$, $SB$, $SC$ such that $AA^{\prime}=AD$, $BB^{\prime}=BE$, $CC^{\prime}=CF$, and let $S^{\prime}$ be the point diametrically opposite to the point $S$ on the circumsphere of the tetrahedron $SABC$. Assume that the line $SI$ is an altitude of the tetrahedron $SABC$. Show that $S^{\prime}A^{\prime}=S^{\prime}B^{\prime}=S^{\prime}C^{\prime}$.
A function $f$ from the set of positive real numbers to itself satisfies $$f(x + f(y) + xy) = xf(y) + f(x + y)$$ for all positive real numbers $x$ and $y$. Prove that $f(x) = x$ for all positive real numbers $x$.
Let $ n, k \in \mathbb{N}$ with $ 1 \leq k \leq \frac {n}{2} - 1.$ There are $ n$ points given on a circle. Arbitrarily we select $ nk + 1$ chords among the points on the circle. Prove that of these chords there are at least $ k + 1$ chords which pairwise do not have a point in common.
An integer $n \geq 3$ is given. We call an $n$-tuple of real numbers $(x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n)$ [i]Shiny[/i] if for each permutation $y_1, y_2, \dots, y_n$ of these numbers, we have $$\sum \limits_{i=1}^{n-1} y_i y_{i+1} = y_1y_2 + y_2y_3 + y_3y_4 + \cdots + y_{n-1}y_n \geq -1.$$ Find the largest constant $K = K(n)$ such that $$\sum \limits_{1 \leq i < j \leq n} x_i x_j \geq K$$ holds for every Shiny $n$-tuple $(x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n)$.
Compare $\tan(\sin x)$ with $\sin(\tan x)$, for $x\in \left]0,\frac{\pi}{2}\right[$.
For two complex numbers $z_1,z_2$ satisfy that $|z_1|=|z_1+z_2|=3,|z_1-z_2|=3\sqrt3$, then $\log_3|(z_1\overline{z_2})^{2000}+(\overline{z_1}z_2)^{2000}|=$________.