We will say that two pyramids touch each other by faces if they have no common interior points and if the intersection of a face of one of them with a face of the other is either a triangle or a polygon. Is it possible to place $8$ tetrahedra in such a way that every two of them touch each other by faces? (A Andjans, Riga)

For each positive natural number $n$ let $d (n)$ be the number of its divisors including $1$ and $n$. For which positive natural numbers $n$, for every divisor $t$ of $n$, that $d (t)$ is a divisor of $d (n)$?

On a $55\times 55$ square grid, $500$ unit squares were cut out as well as $400$ L-shaped pieces consisting of 3 unit squares (each piece can be oriented in any way) [refer to the figure]. Prove that at least two of the cut out pieces bordered each other before they were cut out. [asy]size(2.013cm); draw ((0,0)--(0,1)); draw ((0,0)--(1,0)); draw ((0,1)--(.5,1)); draw ((.5,1)--(.5,0)); draw ((0,.5)--(1,.5)); draw ((1,.5)--(1,0)); draw ((1,.5)--(1,0)); [/asy]

Let $\, a,b \,$ be odd positive integers. Define the sequence $\, (f_n ) \,$ by putting $\, f_1 = a,$ $f_2 = b, \,$ and by letting $\, f_n \,$ for $\, n \geq 3 \,$ be the greatest odd divisor of $\, f_{n-1} + f_{n-2}$. Show that $\, f_n \,$ is constant for $\, n \,$ sufficiently large and determine the eventual value as a function of $\, a \,$ and $\, b$.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the equation \[x+y+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}=3n\] does not have solutions in positive rational numbers.

An integer $ n$, $ n\ge2$ is called [i]friendly[/i] if there exists a family $ A_1,A_2,\ldots,A_n$ of subsets of the set $ \{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ such that: (1) $ i\not\in A_i$ for every $ i\equal{}\overline{1,n}$; (2) $ i\in A_j$ if and only if $ j\not\in A_i$, for every distinct $ i,j\in\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$; (3) $ A_i\cap A_j$ is non-empty, for every $ i,j\in\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. Prove that: (a) 7 is a friendly number; (b) $ n$ is friendly if and only if $ n\ge7$. [i]Valentin Vornicu[/i]

Does there exist a strictly increasing infinite sequence of perfect squares $a_1, a_2, a_3, ...$ such that for all $k\in \mathbb{Z}^+$ we have that $13^k | a_k+1$? [i]Proposed by Jesse Zhang[/i]

Find all integer triples $(a,b,c)$ with $a>0>b>c$ whose sum equal $0$ such that the number $$N=2017-a^3b-b^3c-c^3a$$ is a perfect square of an integer.

Call a polynomial $ P(x_{1}, \ldots, x_{k})$ [i]good[/i] if there exist $ 2\times 2$ real matrices $ A_{1}, \ldots, A_{k}$ such that $ P(x_{1}, \ldots, x_{k}) = \det \left(\sum_{i=1}^{k}x_{i}A_{i}\right).$ Find all values of $ k$ for which all homogeneous polynomials with $ k$ variables of degree 2 are good. (A polynomial is homogeneous if each term has the same total degree.)

For $x \neq 0$, $\frac{1}{x}+ \frac{1}{2x}+\frac{1}{3x}$ equals $\text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{2x} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \frac{1}{6} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \frac{5}{6x} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \frac{11}{6x} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \frac{1}{6x^3}$

Let $ P$ be a regular polygon. A regular sub-polygon of $ P$ is a subset of vertices of $ P$ with at least two vertices such that divides the circumcircle to equal arcs. Prove that there is a subset of vertices of $ P$ such that its intersection with each regular sub-polygon has even number of vertices.

Find all integer solutions of the equation \[\frac {x^{7} \minus{} 1}{x \minus{} 1} \equal{} y^{5} \minus{} 1.\]

A group of $ 100$ students numbered $ 1$ through $ 100$ are playing the following game. The judge writes the numbers $ 1$, $ 2$, $ \ldots$, $ 100$ on $ 100$ cards, places them on the table in an arbitrary order and turns them over. The students $ 1$ to $ 100$ enter the room one by one, and each of them flips $ 50$ of the cards. If among the cards flipped by student $ j$ there is card $ j$, he gains one point. The flipped cards are then turned over again. The students cannot communicate during the game nor can they see the cards flipped by other students. The group wins the game if each student gains a point. Is there a strategy giving the group more than $ 1$ percent of chance to win?

Let $ABC$ be a scalene triangle and $D$ be the feet of altitude from $A$ to $BC$. Let $I_1$, $I_2$ be incenters of triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ respectively, and let $H_1$, $H_2$ be orthocenters of triangles $ABI_1$ and $ACI_2$ respectively. The circles $(AI_1H_1)$ and $(AI_2H_2)$ meet again at $X$. The lines $AH_1$ and $XI_1$ meet at $Y$, and the lines $AH_2$ and $XI_2$ meet at $Z$. Suppose the external common tangents of circles $(BI_1H_1)$ and $(CI_2H_2)$ meet at $U$. Prove that $UY=UZ$. [i]Proposed by Ivan Chan Kai Chin[/i]

Percy buys $3$ apples for $6$ dollars, $4$ pears for $16$ dollars, and $1$ watermelon for $5$ dollars. Assuming the rates stay the same, how much would it cost to buy $10$ apples, $3$ pears, and $2$ watermelons? $\textbf{(A) } 38\qquad\textbf{(B) } 39\qquad\textbf{(C) } 40\qquad\textbf{(D) } 41\qquad\textbf{(E) } 42$

[b]3.[/b] Let the density function $f(x)$ of the random variable $\xi$ bean even function; let further $f(x)$ be monotonically non-increasing for $x>0$. Suppose that $D^{2}= \int_{-\infty }^{\infty }x^{2}f(x) dx$ exists. Prove that for every non negative $\lambda $ $P(\left |\xi \right |\geq \lambda D)\leq \frac{1}{1+\lambda ^{2}}$. [b](P. 7)[/b]