Found problems: 85335
If \[ \begin {eqnarray*} x + y + z + w = 20 \\ y + 2z - 3w = 28 \\ x - 2y + z = 36 \\ -7x - y + 5z + 3w = 84 \]then what is $(x,y,z,w)$?
Let $O$ be the circumcentre of the acute non-isosceles triangle $ABC$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be points on the altitude $AD$ such that $OP$ and $OQ$ are perpendicular to $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$ and $S$ be the circumcentre of triangle $OPQ$. Prove that $\angle BAS =\angle CAM$.
Let $a_i, b_i$ ($1 \le i \le n$, $n \ge 2$) be positive real numbers such that $\sum_{i=1}^n a_i = \sum_{i=1}^n b_i$.
Prove that $\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{(a_{i+1}+b_{i+1})^2}{n(a_i-b_i)^2+4(n-1)\sum_{j=1}^n a_jb_j} \ge \frac{1}{n-1}$
An acute triangle $ABC$ has side lenghths $a$, $b$, $c$ such that $a$, $b$, $c$ forms an arithmetic sequence. Given that the area of triangle $ABC$ is an integer, what is the smallest value of its perimeter?
[i]2017 CCA Math Bonanza Lightning Round #3.3[/i]
Mater is confused and starts going around the track in the wrong direction. He can go around 7 times in an hour. Lightning and Chick start in the same place at Mater and at the same time, both going the correct direction. Lightning can go around 91 times per hour, while Chick can go around 84 times per hour. When Lightning passes Chick for the third time, how many times will he have passed Mater (if Lightning is passing Mater just as he passes Chick for the third time, count this as passing Mater)?
[i]Proposed by Matthew Weiss
In triangle $\vartriangle ABC, D$ and $E$ are midpoints of the sides $BC$ and $AC$, respectively. Lines $AD$ and $BE$ are drawn intersecting at $P$. It turns out that $\angle CAD = 15^o$ and $\angle APB = 60^o$. What is the value of $AB/BC$ ?
$ABC$ is a triangle. Take $a = BC$ etc as usual.
Take points $T_1, T_2$ on the side $AB$ so that $AT_1 = T_1T_2 = T_2B$. Similarly, take points $T_3, T_4$ on the side BC so that $BT_3 = T_3T_4 = T_4C$, and points $T_5, T_6$ on the side $CA$ so that $CT_5 = T_5T_6 = T_6A$.
Show that if $a' = BT_5, b' = CT_1, c'=AT_3$, then there is a triangle $A'B'C'$ with sides $a', b', c'$ ($a' = B'C$' etc).
In the same way we take points $T_i'$ on the sides of $A'B'C' $ and put $a'' = B'T_6', b'' = C'T_2', c'' = A'T_4'$.
Show that there is a triangle $A'' B'' C'' $ with sides $a'' b'' , c''$ and that it is similar to $ABC$.
Find $a'' /a$.
Six line segments of lengths $17, 18, 19, 20, 21$ and $23$ form the side edges of a triangular pyramid (also called a tetrahedron). Can there exist a sphere tangent to all six lines?
* What is the radius of the largest possible circle inscribed into a cube with side $a$?
For a positive integer $n$, $r(n)$ denote the sum of the remainders when $n$ is divided by $1, 2,..., n$ respectively. Prove that $r(k) = r(k -1)$ for infinitely many positive integers $k$.
Let $n \ge 2$ be an integer, and let $A_n$ be the set \[A_n = \{2^n - 2^k\mid k \in \mathbb{Z},\, 0 \le k < n\}.\] Determine the largest positive integer that cannot be written as the sum of one or more (not necessarily distinct) elements of $A_n$ .
[i]Proposed by Serbia[/i]
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with $AB \ne AC$, and let $I$ and $O$ be its incenter and circumcenter, respectively. Let the incircle touch $BC, CA$ and $AB$ at $D, E$ and $F$, respectively. Assume that the line through $I$ parallel to $EF$, the line through $D$ parallel to$ AO$, and the altitude from $A$ are concurrent. Prove that the concurrency point is the orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$.
Petar Nizic-Nikolac, Croatia
In a horizontal strip $1 \times n$ made of $n$ unit squares the vertices of all squares are marked. The strip is partitioned into parts by segments connecting marked points and not lying on the sides of the strip. The segments can not have common inner points; the upper end of each segment must be either above the lower end or further to the right. Prove that the number of all partitions is divisible by $2^n$. (The partition where no segments are drawn, is counted too.)
[i](E. Robeva, M. Sun)[/i]
How many ways are there to color the vertices of a square with $n$ colors $1,2, .. ., n$. (The colorings must be different so that we can’t get one from the other by a rotation.)
If $2$ is a solution (root) of $x^3+hx+10=0$, then $h$ equals:
$ \textbf{(A) }10\qquad\textbf{(B) }9 \qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }-2\qquad\textbf{(E) }-9 $
In the diagram below, the larger square has side length $6$. Find the area of the smaller square.
Prove that, if $a,b,c$ are sides of a triangle, then we have the following inequality:
$3(a^3 b+b^3 c+c^3 a)+2(ab^3+bc^3+ca^3 )\geq 5(a^2 b^2+a^2 c^2+b^2 c^2 )$.
The concave decagon shown below is embedded in the Cartesian coordinate plane such that all of its vertices have integer coordinates. Two opposite edges have length $5$, whereas the remaining eight edges have length $\sqrt{10}$. Every pair of opposite edges is parallel. The sides of the decagon do not intersect each other, and the decagon has vertical and horizontal axes of symmetry. Find the area of the decagon.
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Let $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of positive real numbers, verifying the inequality $ x_n\le \frac{x_{n-1}+x_{n-2}}{2} , $ for any natural number $ n\ge 3. $
Show that $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent.
A flame test was performed to confirm the identity of a metal ion in solution. The result was a green flame. Which of the following metal ions is indicated?
${ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{copper} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{sodium} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{strontium} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{zinc} } $
Assume that the bisecting plane of the dihedral angle at edge $AB$ of the tetrahedron $ABCD$ meets the edge $CD$ at point $E$. Denote by $S_1, S_2, S_3$, respectively the areas of the triangles $ABC, ABE$, and $ABD$. Prove that no tetrahedron exists for which $S_1, S_2, S_3$ (in this order) form an arithmetic or geometric progression.
Find all values of the positive integer $k$ that has the property:
There are no positive integers $a,b$ such that the expression $A(k,a,b)=\frac{a+b}{a^2+k^2b^2-k^2ab}$ is a composite positive number.
Compute the area of the polygon formed by connecting the roots of
\[x^{10} + x^9 + x^8 + x^6 + x^5 + x^4 + x^2 + x + 1\]
graphed in the complex plane with line segments in counterclockwise order.
$a)$ Prove that $2x^3-3x^2+1\geq 0,~(\forall)x\geq0.$
$b)$ Let $x,y,z\geq 0$ such that $\frac{2}{1+x^3}+\frac{2}{1+y^3}+\frac{2}{1+z^3}=3.$ Prove that $\frac{1-x}{1-x+x^2}+\frac{1-y}{1-y+y^2}+\frac{1-z}{1-z+z^2}\geq 0.$
Find all $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $3^{n}-n$ is divisible by $17$.