It is given that $ a^2\plus{}b^2\plus{}(a\plus{}b)^2\equal{}c^2\plus{}d^2\plus{}(c\plus{}d)^2$. Prove that $ a^4\plus{}b^4\plus{}(a\plus{}b)^4\equal{}c^4\plus{}d^4\plus{}(c\plus{}d)^4$.

Two sequences of positive integers, $x_1,x_2,x_3, ...$ and $y_1,y_2,y_3,..$ are given, such that $\frac{y_{n+1}}{x_{n+1}} > \frac{y_n}{x_n}$ for each $n \ge 1$. Prove that there are infinitely many values of $n$ such that $y_n > \sqrt{n}$.

Let $L$ be the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs $5$ and $12$. Find the least integer greater than $L$.

Aliens from Lumix have one head and four legs, while those from Obscra have two heads and only one leg. If 60 aliens attend a joint Lumix and Obscra interworld conference, and there are 129 legs present, how many heads are there?

Chris has a bag with 4 black socks and 6 red socks (so there are $10$ socks in total). Timothy reaches into the bag and grabs two socks [i]without replacement[/i]. Find the probability that he will not grab two red socks. [i]Proposed by Chris Tong[/i]

Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ and $h : \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ such that \[f(x+y-z)^2=f(xy)+h(x+y+z, xy+yz+zx)\] for all real numbers $x,y,z$.

$101$ blue and $101$ red points are selected on the plane, and no three lie on one straight line. The sum of the pairwise distances between the red points is $1$ (that is, the sum of the lengths of the segments with ends at red points), the sum of the pairwise distances between the blue ones is also $1$, and the sum of the lengths of the segments with the ends of different colors is $400$. Prove that you can draw a straight line separating everything red dots from all blue ones.

Using only once each of the digits $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ and $ 8$, write the square and the cube of a positive integer. Determine what that number can be.

Let AD be the altitude of a triangle ABC and E , F be the incenters of the triangle ABD and ACD , respectively. line EF meets AB and AC at K and L. prove tht AK=AL if and only if AB=AC or A=90

David drives from his home to the airport to catch a flight. He drives $35$ miles in the first hour, but realizes that he will be $1$ hour late if he continues at this speed. He increases his speed by $15$ miles per hour for the rest of the way to the airport and arrives $30$ minutes early. How many miles is the airport from his home? $\textbf{(A) }140\qquad \textbf{(B) }175\qquad \textbf{(C) }210\qquad \textbf{(D) }245\qquad \textbf{(E) }280\qquad$

Find all positive integers $m$ and $n$ for which \[1!+2!+3!+\cdots+n!=m^{2}\]

Given two positive integers $m,n$, we say that a function $f : [0,m] \to \mathbb{R}$ is $(m,n)$-[i]slippery[/i] if it has the following properties: i) $f$ is continuous; ii) $f(0) = 0$, $f(m) = n$; iii) If $t_1, t_2\in [0,m]$ with $t_1 < t_2$ are such that $t_2-t_1\in \mathbb{Z}$ and $f(t_2)-f(t_1)\in\mathbb{Z}$, then $t_2-t_1 \in \{0,m\}$. Find all the possible values for $m, n$ such that there is a function $f$ that is $(m,n)$-slippery.

Given a square $ABCD$, points $E$ and $F$ are taken inside the segments $BC$ and $CD$ so that $\angle EAF = 45^o$. The lines $AE$ and $AF$ intersect the circle circumscribed to the square at points $G$ and $H$ respectively. Prove that lines $EF$ and $GH$ are parallel.

Equilateral triangle $ABC$ has area $1$. $A'$, $B'$, and $C'$ are the midpoints of $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. $A''$, $B''$, $C''$ are the midpoints of $B'C'$, $C'A'$, and $A'B'$, respectively. The area of trapezoid $BB''C''C$ can be written as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relative prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Find $m+n$.

What is the sum of all positive $2$-digit integers whose sum of digits is $16$?

Determine the last digit of number $18^1+18^2+...+18^{19}+18^{20}$

$ABCDE$ is a cyclic pentagon, with circumcentre $O$. $AB=AE=CD$. $I$ midpoint of $BC$. $J$ midpoint of $DE$. $F$ is the orthocentre of $\triangle ABE$, and $G$ the centroid of $\triangle AIJ$.$CE$ intersects $BD$ at $H$, $OG$ intersects $FH$ at $M$. Show that $AM\perp CD$.

Six musicians gathered at a chamber music festival . At each scheduled concert some of these musicians played while the others listened as members of the audience . What is the least number of such concerts which would need to be scheduled in order to enable each musician to listen , as a member of the audience, to all the other musicians? (Canadian origin)

Let the triangle $ABC$ be with $| AB | > | AC |$. Point M is the midpoint of the side $[BC]$, and point $I$ is the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle ABC such that the relation $| AI | = | MI |$. Prove that points $A, B, M, I$ are located on the same circle.

Two of the squares of a $ 7\times 7$ checkerboard are painted yellow, and the rest are painted green. Two color schemes are equivalent if one can be obtained from the other by applying a rotation in the plane of the board. How many inequivalent color schemes are possible?

A circle is drawn on a plane, the center of which is not indicated. On this circle, point $A$ is marked and a second circle with center at $A$ is constructed. The second circle has a radius greater than the radius of the first and intersects the first at two points. Construct the center of the first circle using only a compass, drawing no more than five more circles.

Let $ k\geq 1 $ and let $ I_{1},\dots, I_{k} $ be non-degenerate subintervals of the interval $ [0, 1] $. Prove that \[ \sum \frac{1}{\left | I_{i}\cup I_{j} \right |} \geq k^{2} \] where the summation is over all pairs $ (i, j) $ of indices such that $I_i\cap I_j\neq \emptyset$.

In the space there are given crossed lines $s$ and $t$ such that $\angle(s,t)=60^\circ$ and a segment $AB$ perpendicular to them. On $AB$ it is chosen a point $C$ for which $AC:CB=2:1$ and the points $M$ and $N$ are moving on the lines $s$ and $t$ in such a way that $AM=2BN$. The angle between vectors $\overrightarrow{AM}$ and $\overrightarrow{BM}$ is $60^\circ$. Prove that: (a) the segment $MN$ is perpendicular to $t$; (b) the plane $\alpha$, perpendicular to $AB$ in point $C$, intersects the plane $CMN$ on fixed line $\ell$ with given direction in respect to $s$; (c) all planes passing by $ell$ and perpendicular to $AB$ intersect the lines $s$ and $t$ respectively at points $M$ and $N$ for which $AM=2BN$ and $MN\perp t$.

A "Hishgad" lottery ticket contains the numbers $1$ to $mn$, arranged in some order in a table with $n$ rows and $m$ columns. It is known that the numbers in each row increase from left to right and the numbers in each column increase from top to bottom. An example for $n=3$ and $m=4$: [asy] size(3cm); Label[][] numbers = {{"$1$", "$2$", "$3$", "$9$"}, {"$4$", "$6$", "$7$", "$10$"}, {"$5$", "$8$", "$11$", "$12$"}}; for (int i=0; i<5;++i) { draw((i,0)--(i,3)); } for (int i=0; i<4;++i) { draw((0,i)--(4,i)); } for (int i=0; i<4;++i){ for (int j=0; j<3;++j){ label(numbers[2-j][i], (i+0.5, j+0.5)); }} [/asy] When the ticket is bought the numbers are hidden, and one must "scratch" the ticket to reveal them. How many cells does it always suffice to reveal in order to determine the whole table with certainty?

Prove that: there exists only one function $f:\mathbb{N^*}\to\mathbb{N^*}$ satisfying: i) $f(1)=f(2)=1$; ii)$f(n)=f(f(n-1))+f(n-f(n-1))$ for $n\ge 3$. For each integer $m\ge 2$, find the value of $f(2^m)$.