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Let $x,y,z$ be positive numbers such that $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$. Prove that $$\frac x{1-x^2}+\frac y{1-y^2}+\frac z{1-z^2}\ge\frac{3\sqrt3}2$$
On average, for every 4 sports cars sold at the local dealership, 7 sedans are sold. The dealership predicts that it will sell 28 sports cars next month. How many sedans does it expect to sell? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 35 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 49 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 112$
Define a "ternary sequence" is a sequence that every number is $0,1$ or $2$. ternary sequence $(x_1,x_2,x_3,\cdots,x_n)$, define its difference to be $$(|x_1-x_2|,|x_2-x_3|,\cdots,|x_{n-1}-x_n|)$$ A difference will make the length of the sequence decrease by $1$, so we define the "feature value" of a ternary sequence with length $n$ is the number left after $n-1$ differences. How many ternary sequences has length $2023$ and feature value $0$? [i]Proposed by CSJL[/i]
Two beasts, Rosencrans and Gildenstern, play a game. They have a circle with $n$ points ($n \ge 5$) on it. On their turn, each beast (starting with Rosencrans) draws a chord between a pair of points in such a way that any two chords have a shared point. (The chords either intersect or have a common endpoint.) For example, two potential legal moves for the second player are drawn below with dotted lines. [asy] unitsize(0.7cm); draw(circle((0,0),1)); dot((0,-1)); pair A = (-1/2,-(sqrt(3))/2); dot(A); pair B = ((sqrt(2))/2,-(sqrt(2))/2); dot(B); pair C = ((sqrt(3))/2,1/2); dot(C); draw(A--C); pair D = (-(sqrt(0.05)),sqrt(0.95)); dot(D); pair E = (-(sqrt(0.2)),sqrt(0.8)); dot(E); draw(B--E,dotted); draw(C--D,dotted); [/asy] The game ends when a player cannot draw a chord. The last beast to draw a chord wins. For which $n$ does Rosencrans win?
When the roots of the polynomial \[P(x)=\prod_{i=1}^{10}(x-i)^{i}\] are removed from the real number line, what remains is the union of $11$ disjoint open intervals. On how many of those intervals is $P(x)$ positive? $\textbf{(A)}~3\qquad\textbf{(B)}~4\qquad\textbf{(C)}~5\qquad\textbf{(D)}~6\qquad\textbf{(E)}~7$
Let a [i]triplet [/i] be some set of three distinct pairwise parallel lines. $20$ triplets are drawn on a plane. Find the maximum number of regions these $60$ lines can divide the plane into.
Let $ ABCD$ be an isosceles trapezium. Determine the geometric location of all points $ P$ such that \[ |PA| \cdot |PC| \equal{} |PB| \cdot |PD|.\]
A set of $ 25$ square blocks is arranged into a $ 5\times 5$ square. How many different combinations of $ 3$ blocks can be selected from that set so that no two are in the same row or column? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 100\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 125\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 600\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2300\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3600$
For a real number $a$ and an integer $n(\geq 2)$, define $$S_n (a) = n^a \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{1}{k^{2019} (n-k)^{2019}}$$ Find every value of $a$ s.t. sequence $\{S_n(a)\}_{n\geq 2}$ converges to a positive real.
Prove that there exist infinitely many integers $n$ such that $n^2+1$ is squarefree.
Let $p$ be a prime, and $n > p$ be an integer. Prove that \[ \binom{n+p-1}{p} - \binom{n}{p} \] is divisible by $n$.
Suppose $a,b$ are positive real numbers such that $a+a^2 = 1$ and $b^2+b^4=1$. Compute $a^2+b^2$. [i]Proposed by Thomas Lam[/i]
Find all polynomials $P(x)$ such that $2P(2x^2 -1) = P(x)^2 -1$ for all $x$.
Let $T$ be a regular tetrahedron. Let $t$ be the regular tetrahedron whose vertices are the centers of the faces of $T$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of either tetrahedron. Given a point $P$ different from $O$, let $m(P)$ be the midpoint of the points of intersection of the ray $\overrightarrow{OP}$ with $t$ and $T$. Let $S$ be the set of eight points $m(P)$ where $P$ is a vertex of either $t$ or $T$. What is the volume of the convex hull of $S$ divided by the volume of $t$?
Let $ f:\mathbb{Z}_{>0}\rightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a function such that for all $n > 1$ there is a prime divisor $p$ of $n$ such that \[ f(n)=f\left(\frac{n}{p}\right)-f(p). \] Furthermore, it is given that $ f(2^{2014})+f(3^{2015})+f(5^{2016})=2013 $. Determine $ f(2014^2)+f(2015^3)+f(2016^5) $.
Suppose that zeros and ones are written in the cells of an $n\times n$ board, in such a way that the four cells in the intersection of any two rows and any two columns contain at least one zero. Prove that the number of ones does not exceed $\frac n2\left(1+\sqrt{4n-3}\right)$.
Find $100m+n$ if $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers such that \[ \sum_{\substack{i,j \ge 0 \\ i+j \text{ odd}}} \frac{1}{2^i3^j} = \frac{m}{n}. \][i]Proposed by Aaron Lin[/i]
Does there exist an infinite set $ S$ such that for every $ a, b \in S$ we have $ a^2 \plus{} b^2 \minus{} ab \mid (ab)^2$.
In a square $ABCD$ with side $k$, let $P$ and $Q$ in $BC$ and $DC$ respectively, where $PC = 3PB$ and $QD = 2QC$. Let $M$ be the point of intersection of the lines $AQ$ and $PD$, determine the area of $QMD$ in function of $k$
Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots$ be an infinite sequence of positive integers such that $a_1=4$, $a_2=12$, and for all positive integers $n$, \[a_{n+2}=\gcd\left(a_{n+1}^2-4,a_n^2+3a_n \right).\] Find, with proof, a formula for $a_n$ in terms of $n$.
Two equilateral triangles are glued, and their opposite vertices are connected. If the larger equilateral triangle has an area of $225$ and the smaller equilateral triangle has an area of $100$, what is the area of the shaded region? [asy] size(4cm); draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3/2,3sqrt(3)/2)--(0,0)); draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(1,-sqrt(3))--(0,0)); draw((1,-sqrt(3))--(3/2,3sqrt(3)/2)); filldraw((0,0)--(6/5,0)--(3/2,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle, gray); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) }60\qquad\textbf{(B) }90\qquad\textbf{(C) }96\qquad\textbf{(D) }108\qquad\textbf{(E) }120$
Define $(b_{n})$ to be: $b_{0}=12$, $b_{1}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ adn $b_{n+1}+b_{n-1}=b_{n}\cdot\sqrt{3}$. Find $b_{0}+b_{1}+\dots+b_{2007}$. Note. Maybe this seems too easy, but I want to post all the problems...
Let $p$ be an odd prime number. Around a circular table, $p$ students sit. We give $p$ pieces of candy to those students in the following manner. The first candy we give to an arbitrary student. Then, going around clockwise, we skip two students and give the next student a piece of candy, then we skip 4 students and give another piece of candy to the next student... In general in the $k-$th turn we skip $2k$ students and give the next student a piece of candy. We do this until we don't give out all $p$ pieces of candy. $a)$ How many students won't get any pieces of candy? $b)$ How many pairs of neighboring students (those students who sit next to each other on the table) both got at least a piece of candy?
Steven draws a line segment between every two of the points \[A(2,2), B(-2,2), C(-2,-2), D(2,-2), E(1,0), F(0,1), G(-1,0), H(0,-1).\] How many regions does he divide the square $ABCD$ into? [i]Proposed by Michael Ren
A set is called $six\ square$ if it has six pair-wise coprime numbers and for any partition of it into two set with three elements, the sum of the numbers in one of them is perfect square. Prove that there exist infinitely many $six\ square$.