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Consider the isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $\angle A>90^\circ$ and the circle $\omega$ of radius $AC$ centered at $A.$ Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AC.$ The line $BM$ intersects $\omega$ a second time at $D.$ Let $E$ be a point on $\omega$ such that $BE\perp AC.$ Let $N$ be the intersection of $DE$ and $AC.$ Prove that $AN=2\cdot AB.$
The dodo was a strange animal. As it has already become extinct, only conjectures can be made about its way of life. One of the most unique conjectures is linked to the way the dodo moved. It seems that an adult animal only moved by jumping, which could be of two types: type I: $1$ meter to the East and $3$ to the North; type II: $2$ meters to the West and $4$ to the South. a) Prove that it was possible for the diode to reach a point located $19$ meters to the East and $95$ to the North of it and determines the number of jumps for each type he needed to carry out. b) Prove that it was impossible for the diode to reach a point located $18$ meters to the East and $95$ meters to the North of it.
Given a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, let the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$ and the lines $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $F$. The midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ are $G$ and $H$, respectively. Show that $EF$ is tangent at $E$ to the circle through the points $E$, $G$ and $H$. [i]Proposed by David Monk, United Kingdom[/i]
A square $ABCD,AB=s=1$ is given in the plane with its center $S$. Furthermore, points $E,F$ are given on the rays opposite to $CB,DA$, respectively, $CE=a,DF=b$. Determine all triangles $XYZ$ such that $X,Y,Z$ lie in this order on segments $CD,AD,BC$ and $E,S,F$ lie on lines $XY,YZ,ZX$ respectively. Discuss conditions of solvability in terms of $a,b,s$ and unknown $x=CX$.
Find all pairs $(x, y)$ of integers numbers such that $y^3+5=x(y^2+2)$
Let $f: \mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function, and $a<b$ be two points in the image of $f$ (that is, there exists $x,y$ such that $f(x)=a$ and $f(y)=b$). Show that there is an interval $I$ such that $f(I)=[a,b]$.
An angle is drawn on a set of equally spaced parallel lines as shown. The ratio of the area of shaded region $\mathcal{C}$ to the area of shaded region $\mathcal{B}$ is $11/5$. Find the ratio of shaded region $\mathcal{D}$ to the area of shaded region $\mathcal{A}$. [asy] defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); for(int i=0; i<4; i=i+1) { fill((2*i,0)--(2*i+1,0)--(2*i+1,6)--(2*i,6)--cycle, mediumgray); } pair A=(1/3,4), B=A+7.5*dir(-17), C=A+7*dir(10); draw(B--A--C); fill((7.3,0)--(7.8,0)--(7.8,6)--(7.3,6)--cycle, white); clip(B--A--C--cycle); for(int i=0; i<9; i=i+1) { draw((i,1)--(i,6)); } label("$\mathcal{A}$", A+0.2*dir(-17), S); label("$\mathcal{B}$", A+2.3*dir(-17), S); label("$\mathcal{C}$", A+4.4*dir(-17), S); label("$\mathcal{D}$", A+6.5*dir(-17), S);[/asy]
Let's consider the real numbers $x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4$ satisfying the condition \[ \dfrac{1}{2}\le x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+x_4^2\le 1 \] Find the maximal and the minimal values of expression: \[ A = (x_1 - 2 \cdot x_2 + x_3)^2 + (x_2 - 2 \cdot x_3 + x_4)^2 + (x_2 - 2 \cdot x_1)^2 + (x_3 - 2 \cdot x_4)^2 \]
The side $AC$ of an acute triangle $ABC$ is the diameter of the circle $c_1$ and side $BC$ is the diameter of the circle $c_2$. Let $E$ be the foot of the altitude drawn from the vertex $B$ of the triangle and $F$ the foot of the altitude drawn from the vertex $A$. In addition, let $L$ and $N$ be the points of intersection of the line $BE$ with the circle $c_1$ (the point $L$ lies on the segment $BE$) and the points of intersection of $K$ and $M$ of line $AF$ with circle $c_2$ (point $K$ is in section $AF$). Prove that $K LM N$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.
Robert colors each square in an empty 3 by 3 grid either red or green. Find the number of colorings such that no row or column contains more than one green square.
Prove that there is no positive integer $n>1$ such that $n\mid2^{n} -1.$
The sequence $1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, \ldots$ consists of 1’s separated by blocks of 2’s with n 2’s in the nth block. The sum of the first $1234$ terms of this sequence is $\text{(A)}\ 1996 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2419 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2429 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 2439 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 2449$
The symmetric difference of two homothetic triangles $T_1$ and $T_2$ consists of six triangles $t_1, \ldots, t_6$ with circumcircles $\omega_1, \omega_2, \ldots, \omega_6$ (counterclockwise, no two intersect). Circle $\Omega_1$ with center $O_1$ is externally tangent to $\omega_1, \omega_3,$ and $\omega_5$; circle $\Omega_2$ with center $O_2$ is externally tangent to $\omega_2, \omega_4,$ and $\omega_6$; circle $\Omega_3$ with center $O_3$ is internally tangent to $\omega_1, \omega_3,$ and $\omega_5$; circle $\Omega_4$ with center $O_4$ is internally tangent to $\omega_2, \omega_4,$ and $\omega_6$. Prove that $O_1O_3 = O_2O_4$. [i]Proposed by Ilya Zamotorin[/i]
Find the maximum possible value of the inradius of a triangle whose vertices lie in the interior, or on the boundary, of a unit square.
Around triangle $ABC$ with acute angle C is circumscribed a circle. On the arc $AB$, which does not contain point $C$, point $D$ is chosen. Point $D'$ is symmetric on point $D$ with respect to line $AB$. Straight lines $AD'$ and $BD'$ intersect segments $BC$ and $AC$ at points $E$ and $F$. Let point $C$ move along its arc $AB$. Prove that the center of the circumscribed circle of a triangle $CEF$ moves on a straight line.
Volume $ A$ equals one fourth of the sum of the volumes $ B$ and $ C$, while volume $ B$ equals one sixth of the sum of the volumes $ C$ and $ A$. Find the ratio of the volume $ C$ to the sum of the volumes $ A$ and $ B$.
Point $O$ is inside $\triangle ABC$. The feet of perpendicular from $O$ to $BC,CA,AB$ are $D,E,F$. Perpendiculars from $A$ and $B$ respectively to $EF$ and $FD$ meet at $P$. Let $H$ be the foot of perpendicular from $P$ to $AB$. Prove that $D,E,F,H$ are concyclic.
In triangle $ABC$, $AB=8, AC=9,$ and $BC=10$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Circle $\omega_1$ with area $A_1$ passes through $A,B,$ and $C$. Circle $\omega_2$ with area $A_2$ passes through $A,B,$ and $M$. Then $\frac{A_1}{A_2}=\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Compute $100m+n$. [i]Proposed by Luke Robitaille[/i]
Let $k$ be an integer $\geq 3$. Sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfies that $a_k = 2k$ and for all $n > k$, we have \[a_n = \begin{cases} a_{n-1}+1 & \text{if } (a_{n-1},n) = 1 \\ 2n & \text{if } (a_{n-1},n) > 1 \end{cases} \] Prove that there are infinitely many primes in the sequence $\{a_n - a_{n-1}\}$.
Several irrational numbers are written on a blackboard. It is known that for every two numbers $ a$ and $ b$ on the blackboard, at least one of the numbers $ a\over b\plus{}1$ and $ b\over a\plus{}1$ is rational. What maximum number of irrational numbers can be on the blackboard? [i]Author: Alexander Golovanov[/i]
Justify the statement that $$3=\sqrt{1+2\sqrt{1+3\sqrt{1+4\sqrt{1+5\sqrt{1+\dots}}}}}.$$
If $a,b\in\mathbb{R},ab\neq 0$, the the possible figure of $ax-y+b=0$ and $bx^2+ay^2=ab$ is [center][img]https://services.artofproblemsolving.com/download.php?id=YXR0YWNobWVudHMvYy80Lzc3NGNjZWNiN2ZjYzIxMTJlYWE5NDlmZmQ0ZjE1NzgwNmNhM2JiLnBuZw==&rn=MTI0MjQ1ODUyMTI0MjQyNTI0MjUyNS5wbmc=[/img][/center]
Given a tetrahedron $ABCD$, $E$, $F$, $G$, are on the respectively on the segments $AB$, $AC$ and $AD$. Prove that: i) area $EFG \leq$ max{area $ABC$,area $ABD$,area $ACD$,area $BCD$}. ii) The same as above replacing "area" for "perimeter".
Let be the sequence $ \left( a_n \right)_{n\ge 0} $ of positive real numbers defined by $$ a_n=1+\frac{a_{n-1}}{n} ,\quad\forall n\ge 1. $$ Calculate $ \lim_{n\to\infty } a_n ^n . $ [i]Florian Dumitrel[/i]
How many maxima, minima, and saddle points does the function $x^4 + y^4 + z^4 + u^4 + v^4$ have on the surface $x+ ... +v = 0$, $x^2+ ... + v^2 = 1$, $x^3 + ... + v^3 = C$?