Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $ \widehat{BAC}\neq 90^\circ $. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. We choose a variable point $D$ on $AM$. Let $(O_1)$ and $(O_2)$ be two circle pass through $ D$ and tangent to $BC$ at $B$ and $C$. The line $BA$ and $CA$ intersect $(O_1),(O_2)$ at $ P,Q$ respectively. [b]a)[/b] Prove that tangent line at $P$ on $(O_1)$ and $Q$ on $(O_2)$ must intersect at $S$. [b]b)[/b] Prove that $S$ lies on a fix line.

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, and let $ X$, $ Y$, $ Z$ be three points on the segments $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, respectively. Denote by $ X^{\prime}$, $ Y^{\prime}$, $ Z^{\prime}$ the reflections of these points $ X$, $ Y$, $ Z$ in the midpoints of the segments $ BC$, $ CA$, $ AB$, respectively. Prove that $ \left\vert XYZ\right\vert \equal{}\left\vert X^{\prime}Y^{\prime}Z^{\prime}\right\vert$.

Compute the minimum possible value of $(x-1)^2+(x-2)^2+(x-3)^2+(x-4)^2+(x-5)^2$ For real values $x$

Let $ABC$ be at triangle with incircle $\Gamma$. Let $\Gamma_1$, $\Gamma_2$, $\Gamma_3$ be three circles inside $\triangle ABC$ each of which is tangent to $\Gamma$ and two sides of the triangle and their radii are $1,4,9$. Find the radius of $\Gamma$.

Prove that the sum of the squares of the medians of a triangle is at least $ 9/4 $ if the circumradius of the triangle, the area of the triangle and the inradius of the triangle (in this order) are in arithmetic progression. [i]Dumitru Crăciun[/i]

Let \( M \) be the midpoint of side \( BC \) of triangle \( ABC \), and let \( D \) be an arbitrary point on the arc \( BC \) of the circumcircle that does not contain \( A \). Let \( N \) be the midpoint of \( AD \). A circle passing through points \( A \), \( N \), and tangent to \( AB \) intersects side \( AC \) at point \( E \). Prove that points \( C \), \( D \), \( E \), and \( M \) are concyclic. [i]Proposed by Matthew Kurskyi[/i]

Let $n$ be a positive integer and $a_1,a_2,\ldots a_{2n+1}$ be positive reals. For $k=1,2,\ldots ,2n+1$, denote $b_k = \max_{0\le m\le n}\left(\frac{1}{2m+1} \sum_{i=k-m}^{k+m} a_i \right)$, where indices are taken modulo $2n+1$. Prove that the number of indices $k$ satisfying $b_k\ge 1$ does not exceed $2\sum_{i=1}^{2n+1} a_i$.

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$ and orthocentre $H$. Let $K$ be a point of $\Gamma$ on the other side of $BC$ from $A$. Let $L$ be the reflection of $K$ in the line $AB$, and let $M$ be the reflection of $K$ in the line $BC$. Let $E$ be the second point of intersection of $\Gamma $ with the circumcircle of triangle $BLM$. Show that the lines $KH$, $EM$ and $BC$ are concurrent. (The orthocentre of a triangle is the point on all three of its altitudes.) [i]Luxembourg (Pierre Haas)[/i]

A $3 \times 3$ square is filled with numbers: $a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i$ in the following way: [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/9/737c41e9d0dbfdc81be1b986b8e680290db55e.png[/img] Given that the square is magic (sums of the numbers in each row, column and each of two diagonals are the same), show that a) $2(a + c + g + i) = b + d + f + h + 4e$. (3) b) $2(a^3 + c^3 + g^3 + i^3) = b^3 + d^3 + f^3 + h^3 + 4e^3$. (3)

Let $P(x)=x^6-x^5-x^3-x^2-x$ and $a,b,c$ and $d$ be the roots of the equation $x^4-x^3-x^2-1=0$, then determine the value of $P(a)+P(b)+P(c)+P(d)$ (A)$5$ (B)$6$ (C)$7$ (D)$8$

On a plane, $n$ straight lines are drawn. Two domains are called [i]adjacent [/i] if they border by a line segment. Prove that the domains into which the plane is divided by these lines can be painted two colors so that no two [i]adjacent [/i] domains are of the same color.

Let $Q^+$ denote the set of positive rationals. Determine all functions $f : Q^+ \to Q^+$ that satisfy both of these conditions: (i) $f(x)$ is an integer if and only if $x$ is an integer; (ii) $f(f(xf(y)) + x) = yf(x) + x$ for all $x, y \in Q^+$.

Let $c$ be a complex number. Suppose there exist distinct complex numbers $r$, $s$, and $t$ such that for every complex number $z$, we have \[ (z - r)(z - s)(z - t) = (z - cr)(z - cs)(z - ct). \] Compute the number of distinct possible values of $c$.

Consider triangle $ABC$ with orthocenter $H$. Let points $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of segments $BC$ and $AH$. Point $D$ lies on line $MH$ so that $AD\parallel BC$ and point $K$ lies on line $AH$ so that $DNMK$ is cyclic. Points $E$ and $F$ lie on lines $AC$ and $AB$ such that $\angle EHM=\angle C$ and $\angle FHM=\angle B$. Prove that points $D,E,F$ and $K$ lie on a circle. [i]Proposed by Alireza Dadgarnia[/i]

Each one of 2009 distinct points in the plane is coloured in blue or red, so that on every blue-centered unit circle there are exactly two red points. Find the gratest possible number of blue points.

We are given tiles in the form of right angled triangles having perpendicular sides of length $1$ cm and $2$ cm. Is it possible to form a square from $20$ such tiles? ( S . Fomin , Leningrad)

The sequence of integers $(a_{n})_{n \ge 1}$ is defined by $a_{1}= 2$, $a_{n+1}= 2a_{n}^{2}-1$. Prove that for each positive integer n, $n$ and $a_{n}$ are coprime.

A “number triangle” $(t_{n, k}) (0 \le k \le n)$ is defined by $t_{n,0} = t_{n,n} = 1 (n \ge 0),$ \[t_{n+1,m} =(2 -\sqrt{3})^mt_{n,m} +(2 +\sqrt{3})^{n-m+1}t_{n,m-1} \quad (1 \le m \le n)\] Prove that all $t_{n,m}$ are integers.

Two permutations $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_{2010}$ and $b_1,b_2,\dots,b_{2010}$ of the numbers $1,2,\dots,2010$ are said to [i]intersect[/i] if $a_k=b_k$ for some value of $k$ in the range $1\le k\le 2010$. Show that there exist $1006$ permutations of the numbers $1,2,\dots,2010$ such that any other such permutation is guaranteed to intersect at least one of these $1006$ permutations.

Recall that a palindrome is a number that reads the same forward and backward. Find the greatest integer less than $1000$ that is a palindrome both when written in base ten and when written in base eight, such as $292=444_{\text{eight}}$.

Define the function $ f(t)\equal{}\int_0^1 (|e^x\minus{}t|\plus{}|e^{2x}\minus{}t|)dx$. Find the minimum value of $ f(t)$ for $ 1\leq t\leq e$.

Let $m$, $n$ be positive integers. Prove that, for some positive integer $a$, each of $\phi(a)$, $\phi(a+1)$, $\cdots$, $\phi(a+n)$ is a multiple of $m$.

To the exterior of side $AB$ of square $ABCD$, we have drawn the regular triangle $ABE$. Point $A$ reflected on line $BE$ is $F$, and point $E$ reflected on line $BF$ is $G$. Let the perpendicular bisector of segment $FG$ meet segment $AD$ at $X$. Show that the circle centered at $X$ with radius $XA$ touches line$ FB$.

Do either $(1)$ or $(2)$: $(1)$ Let $ai = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{x^{3n+i}}{(3n+i)!}$ Prove that $a_0^3 + a_1^3 + a_2^3 - 3 a_0a_1a_2 = 1.$ $(2)$ Let $O$ be the origin, $\lambda$ a positive real number, $C$ be the conic $ax^2 + by^2 + cx + dy + e = 0,$ and $C\lambda$ the conic $ax^2 + by^2 + \lambda cx + \lambda dy + \lambda 2e = 0.$ Given a point $P$ and a non-zero real number $k,$ define the transformation $D(P,k)$ as follows. Take coordinates $(x',y')$ with $P$ as the origin. Then $D(P,k)$ takes $(x',y')$ to $(kx',ky').$ Show that $D(O,\lambda)$ and $D(A,-\lambda)$ both take $C$ into $C\lambda,$ where $A$ is the point $(\dfrac{-c \lambda} {(a(1 + \lambda))}, \dfrac{-d \lambda} {(b(1 + \lambda))}) $. Comment on the case $\lambda = 1.$

If every $k-$element subset of $S=\{1,2,\dots , 32\}$ contains three different elements $a,b,c$ such that $a$ divides $b$, and $b$ divides $c$, $k$ must be at least ? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 17 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 24 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 25 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 29 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None} $