Let $G$ be a group, with operation $*$. Suppose that (i) $G$ is a subset of $\mathbb{R}^3$ (but $*$ need not be related to addition of vectors); (ii) For each $\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}\in G,$ either $\mathbf{a}\times\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{a}*\mathbf{b}$ or $\mathbf{a}\times\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{0}$ (or both), where $\times$ is the usual cross product in $\mathbb{R}^3.$ Prove that $\mathbf{a}\times\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{0}$ for all $\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b}\in G.$

Let $p$ be a prime and $A = \{a_1, \ldots , a_{p-1} \}$ an arbitrary subset of the set of natural numbers such that none of its elements is divisible by $p$. Let us define a mapping $f$ from $\mathcal P(A)$ (the set of all subsets of $A$) to the set $P = \{0, 1, \ldots, p - 1\}$ in the following way: $(i)$ if $B = \{a_{i_{1}}, \ldots , a_{i_{k}} \} \subset A$ and $\sum_{j=1}^k a_{i_{j}} \equiv n \pmod p$, then $f(B) = n,$ $(ii)$ $f(\emptyset) = 0$, $\emptyset$ being the empty set. Prove that for each $n \in P$ there exists $B \subset A$ such that $f(B) = n.$

Find all prime numbers p such that $2^p+p^2 $ is also a prime number.

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with $\angle ACB = 90^o$ and M the center of $AB$. Let $G$ br any point on the line $MC$ and $P$ a point on the line $AG$, such that $\angle CPA = \angle BAC$ . Further let $Q$ be a point on the straight line $BG$, such that $\angle BQC = \angle CBA$ . Show that the circles of the triangles $AQG$ and $BPG$ intersect on the segment $AB$.

Solve in non-negative integers the equation $ 2^{a}3^{b} \plus{} 9 \equal{} c^{2}$

Find all 6-digit numbers $a_1a_2a_3a_4a_5a_6$ formed by using the digits $1,2,3,4,5,6$ once each such that the number $a_1a_2a_2\ldots a_k$ is divisible by $k$ for $1 \leq k \leq 6$.

Find all real solutions of $\sqrt{x-1}+\sqrt{x^2-1}=\sqrt{x^3}$

Consider a plane $\epsilon$ and three non-collinear points $A,B,C$ on the same side of $\epsilon$; suppose the plane determined by these three points is not parallel to $\epsilon$. In plane $\epsilon$ take three arbitrary points $A',B',C'$. Let $L,M,N$ be the midpoints of segments $AA', BB', CC'$; Let $G$ be the centroid of the triangle $LMN$. (We will not consider positions of the points $A', B', C'$ such that the points $L,M,N$ do not form a triangle.) What is the locus of point $G$ as $A', B', C'$ range independently over the plane $\epsilon$?

Harry wants to put $5$ identical blue books, $3$ identical red books, and $1$ white book on his bookshelf. If no two adjacent books may be the same color, how many distinct arrangements can Harry make? [i]Proposed by Anthony Yang[/i]

Given two non-intersecting chords $AB$ and $CD$ of a circle $k$ and a length $a <CD$. Determine a point $X$ on $k$ with the following property: If lines $XA$ and $XB$ intersect $CD$ at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively, then $PQ = a$. Show how to construct all such points $X$ and prove that the obtained points indeed have the desired property.

[b]10.[/b] In an urn there are balls of $N$ different colours, $n$ balls of each colour. Balls are drawn and not replaced until one of the colours turns up twice; denote by $V_{N,n} $ the number of the balls drawn and by $M_{N,n}$ the expectation of the random variable $v_{N,n}$. Find the limit distribution of the random variable $\frac{V_{N,n}}{M_{N,n}}$ if $N \to \infty$ and $n$ is a fixed number. [b](P. 8)[/b]

Let $$A=\left( \begin{array}{cc} 4 & -\sqrt{5} \\ 2\sqrt{5} & -3 \end{array} \right) $$ Find all pairs of integers \(m,n\) with \(n \geq 1\) and \(|m| \leq n\) such as all entries of \(A^n-(m+n^2)A\) are integer.

Given $n$ numbers $a_1,a_2,...,a_n$ ($n\geq 3$) where $a_i\in\{0,1\}$ for all $i=1,2.,,,.n$. Consider $n$ following $n$-tuples \[ \begin{aligned} S_1 & =(a_1,a_2,...,a_{n-1},a_n)\\ S_2 & =(a_2,a_3,...,a_n,a_1)\\ & \vdots\\ S_n & =(a_n,a_1,...,a_{n-2},a_{n-1}).\end{aligned}\] For each tuple $r=(b_1,b_2,...,b_n)$, let \[ \omega (r)=b_1\cdot 2^{n-1}+b_2\cdot 2^{n-2}+\cdots+b_n. \] Assume that the numbers $\omega (S_1),\omega (S_2),...,\omega (S_n)$ receive exactly $k$ different values. a) Prove that $k|n$ and $\frac{2^n-1}{2^k-1}|\omega (S_i)\quad\forall i=1,2,...,n.$ b) Let \[ \begin{aligned} M & =\max _{i=\overline{1,n}}\omega (S_i)\\ m & =\min _{i=\overline{1,n}}\omega (S_i). \end{aligned} \] Prove that \[ M-m\geq\frac{(2^n-1)(2^{k-1}-1)}{2^k-1}. \]

The teacher wrote on the board the quadratic polyomial $x^2+10x+20$. Then in turn, each of the students came to the board and increased or decreased by $1$ either the coefficient at $x$ or the constant term, but not both at once. As a result, the quadratic polyomial $x^2 + 20x +10$ appeared on the board. Is it true that at some point a quadratic polyomial with integer roots appeared on the board?

Right triangle $ABC$ has leg lengths $AB=20$ and $BC=21$. Including $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{BC}$, how many line segments with integer length can be drawn from vertex $B$ to a point on hypotenuse $\overline{AC}$? $ \textbf{(A) }5 \qquad \textbf{(B) }8 \qquad \textbf{(C) }12 \qquad \textbf{(D) }13 \qquad \textbf{(E) }15 \qquad $

A point object of mass $m$ is connected to a cylinder of radius $R$ via a massless rope. At time $t = 0$ the object is moving with an initial velocity $v_0$ perpendicular to the rope, the rope has a length $L_0$, and the rope has a non-zero tension. All motion occurs on a horizontal frictionless surface. The cylinder remains stationary on the surface and does not rotate. The object moves in such a way that the rope slowly winds up around the cylinder. The rope will break when the tension exceeds $T_{max}$. Express your answers in terms of $T_{max}$, $m$, $L_0$, $R$, and $v_0$. [asy] size(200); real L=6; filldraw(CR((0,0),1),gray(0.7),black); path P=nullpath; for(int t=0;t<370;++t) { pair X=dir(180-t)+(L-t/180)*dir(90-t); if(X.y>L) X=(X.x,L); P=P--X; } draw(P,dashed,EndArrow(size=7)); draw((-1,0)--(-1,L)--(2,L),EndArrow(size=7)); filldraw(CR((-1,L),0.25),gray(0.7),black);[/asy] What is the angular momentum of the object with respect to the axis of the cylinder at the instant that the rope breaks? $ \textbf{(A)}\ mv_0R $ $ \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{m^2v_0^3}{T_{max}} $ $ \textbf{(C)}\ mv_0L_0 $ $ \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{T_{max}R^2}{v_0} $ $ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of the above} $

Let $K$ be a convex polygon in the plane and suppose that $K$ is positioned in the coordinate system in such a way that \[\text{area } (K \cap Q_i) =\frac 14 \text{area } K \ (i = 1, 2, 3, 4, ),\] where the $Q_i$ denote the quadrants of the plane. Prove that if $K$ contains no nonzero lattice point, then the area of $K$ is less than $4.$

Let $ n > 2$. Show that there is a set of $ 2^{n-1}$ points in the plane, no three collinear such that no $ 2n$ form a convex $ 2n$-gon.

Determine all pairs of positive integers $(m, n)$ for which there exists a bijective function \[f : \mathbb{Z}_m \times \mathbb{Z}_n \to \mathbb{Z}_m \times \mathbb{Z}_n\]such that the vectors $f(\mathbf{v}) + \mathbf{v}$, as $\mathbf{v}$ runs through all of $\mathbb{Z}_m \times \mathbb{Z}_n$, are pairwise distinct. (For any integers $a$ and $b$, the vectors $[a, b], [a + m, b]$ and $[a, b + n]$ are treated as equal.) [i]Poland, Wojciech Nadara[/i]

The lines \(AB\) and \(CD\), containing the lateral sides of the trapezoid \(ABCD\), intersect at point \(Q\). Inside the trapezoid \(ABCD\), a point \(P\) is chosen such that \(\angle APB = \angle CPD\). Prove that the circumcircles of triangles \(BPD\) and \(APC\) intersect again on the line \(PQ\). [i]Proposed by Mykhailo Shtandenko[/i]

Let $T$ be a finite set of squarefree integers. (a) Show that there exists an integer polynomial $P(x)$ such that the set of squarefree numbers in the range of $P(n)$ across all $n \in \mathbb{Z}$ is exactly $T$. (b) Suppose that $T$ is allowed to be infinite. Is it still true that for all choices of $T$, such an integer polynomial $P(x)$ exists? [i]Allen Wang[/i]

A circle $\omega$ through the incentre$ I$ of a triangle $ABC$ and tangent to $AB$ at $A$, intersects the segment $BC$ at $D$ and the extension of$ BC$ at $E$. Prove that the line $IC$ intersects $\omega$ at a point $M$ such that $MD=ME$.

Two lines with slopes $\dfrac{1}{2}$ and $2$ intersect at $(2,2)$. What is the area of the triangle enclosed by these two lines and the line $x+y=10 ?$ $\textbf{(A) } 4 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 4\sqrt{2} \qquad\textbf{(C) } 6 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 8 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 6\sqrt{2}$

Let $z_1, z_2, z_3$ be pairwise distinct complex numbers satisfying $|z_1| = |z_2| = |z_3| = 1$ and \[\frac{1}{2 + |z_1 + z_2|}+\frac{1}{2 + |z_2 + z_3|}+\frac{1}{2 + |z_3 + z_1|} =1.\] If the points $A(z_1),B(z_2),C(z_3)$ are vertices of an acute-angled triangle, prove that this triangle is equilateral.

Denote $ S_n $ as being the sum of the squares of the first $ n\in\mathbb{N} $ terms of a given arithmetic sequence of natural numbers. [b]a)[/b] If $ p\ge 5 $ is a prime, then $ p\big| S_p. $ [b]b)[/b] $ S_5 $ is not a perfect square.