Found problems: 85335
Let be $\gamma_1$ a circumference of radius $r$ and $P$ an exterior point that is at distance $a$ from the centre of $\gamma_1$. We build two tangent lines $r,s$ to $\gamma_1$ from $P$ and $\gamma_2$ is constructed as a smaller circumference, tangent to both lines and, also, tangent to $\gamma_1$. We construct inductively $\gamma_{n+1}$ as a tangent circumference to $\gamma_{n}$ and, also, tangent to $r$ and $s$. Determine:
a) The radius of $\gamma_2$.
b) The radius of $\gamma_n$.
c) The sum of the lengths of $\gamma_1, \gamma_2, \gamma_3, ...$.
Let $ABC$ be a right angled triangle with hypotenuse $AB$ and $P$ be a point on the shorter arc $AC$ of the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$. The line, perpendicuar to $CP$ and passing through $C$, intersects $AP$, $BP$ at points $K$ and $L$ respectively. Prove that the ratio of area of triangles $BKL$ and $ACP$ is independent of the position of point $P$.
To each positive integer $ n$ it is assigned a non-negative integer $f(n)$ such that the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) $ f(rs) \equal{} f(r)\plus{}f(s)$
(2) $ f(n) \equal{} 0$, if the first digit (from right to left) of $ n$ is 3.
(3) $ f(10) \equal{} 0$.
Find $f(1985)$. Justify your answer.
Let $x; y$ and $z$ be positive real numbers such that $\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}+\sqrt{z}= 1$. Prove that $\frac{x^{2}+yz}{\sqrt{2x^{2}(y+z)}}+\frac{y^{2}+zx}{\sqrt{2y^{2}(z+x)}}+\frac{z^{2}+xy}{\sqrt{2z^{2}(x+y)}}\geq 1.$
Determine the smallest possible value of
$$|2^m - 181^n|,$$
where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers.
Let $n$ be an integer greater than $1$ and let $X$ be an $n$-element set. A non-empty collection of subsets $A_1, ..., A_k$ of $X$ is tight if the union $A_1 \cup \cdots \cup A_k$ is a proper subset of $X$ and no element of $X$ lies in exactly one of the $A_i$s. Find the largest cardinality of a collection of proper non-empty subsets of $X$, no non-empty subcollection of which is tight.
[i]Note[/i]. A subset $A$ of $X$ is proper if $A\neq X$. The sets in a collection are assumed to be distinct. The whole collection is assumed to be a subcollection.
The quartic equation $y = x^4 + 2x^3 -20x^2 + 8x+ 64$ contains the points$ (-6, 160)$, $(-3, -113)$ and $(2, 32)$. A cubic $y = ax^3 + bx + c$ also contains these points. Determine the $x$-coordinate of the fourth intersection of the cubic with the quartic.
For a set $S$, let $|S|$ denote the number of elements in $S$. Let $A$ be a set of positive integers with $|A| = 2001$. Prove that there exists a set $B$ such that
(i) $B \subseteq A$;
(ii) $|B| \ge 668$;
(iii) for any $u, v \in B$ (not necessarily distinct), $u+v \not\in B$.
Given are $n^2$ points in the plane, such that no three of them are collinear, where $n \geq 4$ is the positive integer of the form $3k+1$. What is the minimal number of connecting segments among the points, such that for each $n$-plet of points we can find four points, which are all connected to each other?
[i]Proposed by Alexander Ivanov and Emil Kolev[/i]
For any polynomial $P(x)=a_0+a_1x+\ldots+a_kx^k$ with integer coefficients, the number of odd coefficients is denoted by $o(P)$. For $i-0,1,2,\ldots$ let $Q_i(x)=(1+x)^i$. Prove that if $i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_n$ are integers satisfying $0\le i_1<i_2<\ldots<i_n$, then: \[ o(Q_{i_{1}}+Q_{i_{2}}+\ldots+Q_{i_{n}})\ge o(Q_{i_{1}}). \]
The points $A_0, A_1, A_2, A_3, A_4$ divide a unit circle (circle of radius $1$) into five equal parts. Prove that the chords $A_0, A_1, A_0, A_2$ satisfy $$(A_0A_1 \cdot A_0A_2)^2= 5$$
Prove that for positive real numbers $a, b, c$ the following inequality holds:
\begin{align*}
\frac{a}{9bc+1}+\frac{b}{9ca+1}+\frac{c}{9ab+1}\geq \frac{a+b+c}{1+(a+b+c)^2}
\end{align*}
When does equality occur?
All angles of the convex $n$-gon $A_1A_2\dots A_n$ are obtuse, where $n\ge5$. For all $1\le i\le n$, $O_i$ is the circumcenter of triangle $A_{i-1}A_iA_{i+1}$ (where $A_0=A_n$ and $A_{n+1}=A_1$). Prove that the closed path $O_1O_2\dots O_n$ doesn't form a convex $n$-gon.
Let \( n \geq 4 \). Proof that
\[
(2^x - 1)(5^x - 1) = y^n
\]
have no positive integer solution \((x, y)\).
In $1960$, the oldest of three brothers has an age that is the sum of the of his younger siblings. A few years later, the sum of the ages of two of brothers is double that of the other. A number of years have now passed since $1960$, which is equal to two thirds of the sum of the ages that the three brothers were at that year, and one of them has reached $21$ years. What is the age of each of the others two?
Evaluate $\int_{\frac{\pi}{4}}^{\frac{\pi}{3}} \frac{(2\sin \theta +1)\cos ^ 3 \theta}{(\sin ^ 2 \theta +1)^2}d\theta .$
[i]Proposed by kunny[/i]
Given a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with the circumcenter $O$, with $BC$ and $AD$ not parallel. Let $P$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. Let $E$ be the intersection of the rays $AB$ and $DC$. Let $I$ be the incenter of $EBC$ and the incircle of $EBC$ touches $BC$ at $T_1$. Let $J$ be the excenter of $EAD$ that touches $AD$ and the excircle of $EAD$ that touches $AD$ touches $AD$ at $T_2$. Let $Q$ be the intersection between $IT_1$ and $JT_2$. Prove that $O,P,Q$ are collinear.
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the family of circumferences in $\mathbb{R}^2$ that satisfy the following properties:
(i) if $C_n$ is the circumference with center $(n,1/2)$ and radius $1/2$, then $C_n\in \mathcal{C}$, for all $n\in \mathbb{Z}$.
(ii) if $C$ and $C'$, both in $\mathcal{C}$, are externally tangent, then the circunference externally tangent to $C$ and $C'$ and tanget to $x$-axis also belongs to $\mathcal{C}$.
(iii) $\mathcal{C}$ is the least family which these properties.
Determine the set of the real numbers which are obtained as the first coordinate of the points of intersection between the elements of $\mathcal{C}$ and the $x$-axis.
p1. It is known that $m$ and $n$ are two positive integer numbers consisting of four digits and three digits respectively. Both numbers contain the number $4$ and the number $5$. The number $59$ is a prime factor of $m$. The remainder of the division of $n$ by $38$ is $ 1$. If the difference between $m$ and $n$ is not more than $2015$. determine all possible pairs of numbers $(m,n)$.
p2. It is known that the equation $ax^2 + bx + c = $0 with $a> 0$ has two different real roots and the equation $ac^2x^4 + 2acdx^3 + (bc + ad^2) x^2 + bdx + c = 0$ has no real roots. Is it true that $ad^2 + 2ad^2 <4bc + 16c^3$ ?
p3. A basketball competition consists of $6$ teams. Each team carries a team flag that is mounted on a pole located on the edge of the match field. There are four locations and each location has five poles in a row. Pairs of flags at each location starting from the far right pole in sequence. If not all poles in each location must be flagged, determine as many possible flag arrangements.
p4. It is known that two intersecting circles $L_1$ and $L_2$ have centers at $M$ and $N$ respectively. The radii of the circles $L_1$ and $L_2$ are $5$ units and $6$ units respectively. The circle $L_1$ passes through the point $N$ and intersects the circle $L_2$ at point $P$ and at point $Q$. The point $U$ lies on the circle $L_2$ so that the line segment $PU$ is a diameter of the circle $L_2$. The point $T$ lies at the extension of the line segment $PQ$ such that the area of the quadrilateral $QTUN$ is $792/25$ units of area. Determine the length of the $QT$.
p5. An ice ball has an initial volume $V_0$. After $n$ seconds ($n$ is natural number), the volume of the ice ball becomes $V_n$ and its surface area is $L_n$. The ice ball melts with a change in volume per second proportional to its surface area, i.e. $V_n - V_{n+1} = a L_n$, for every n, where a is a positive constant. It is also known that the ratio between the volume changes and the change of the radius per second is proportional to the area of the property, that is $\frac{V_n - V_{n+1}}{R_n - R_{n+1}}= k L_n$ , where $k$ is a positive constant. If $V_1=\frac{27}{64} V_0$ and the ice ball melts totally at exactly $h$ seconds, determine the value of $h$.
In 27,000 fertilization trials with phosphorus fertilizers, the following average average crop yields for potatoes were found:
$$Fertilizer \,\, application \,\,based \,\,on \,\,P2O5 (dt/ha) \ '\ crop \,\, yield \,\, (dt/ha)$$
$$0.0 \ \ 237$$
$$0.3 \ \ 251$$
$$0.9 \ \ 269$$
The relationship between the fertilizer application $x$ (in dt/ha) and the crop yield $y$ (in dt/ha), can be approximated by the following relation:
$$y = a - b \cdot 10^{-kx}$$
where $a, b$ and $k$ are constants.
a) Calculate these constants using the values given above!
b) Calculate the crop yield for a fertilizer application of $0.6$ dt/ha and $1.2$ dt/ha!
c) Set the percentage deviation of the calculated values from those determined in the experiment values $261$ dt/ha or $275$ dt/ha.
Let $D$ be a plane region bounded by a circle of radius $r.$ Let $(x,y)$ be a point of $D$ and consider a circle of radius $\delta$ and center at $(x,y).$ Denote by $l(x,y)$ the length of that arc of the circle which is outside $D.$ Find
$$\lim_{\delta \to 0} \frac{1}{\delta^{2}} \int_{D} l(x,y)\; dx\; dy.$$
In the adjoining figure triangle $ ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. Point $ D$ lies on $ \stackrel{\frown}{AC}$ with $ \stackrel{\frown}{DC} \equal{} 30^\circ$, and point $ G$ lies on $ \stackrel{\frown}{BA}$ with $ \stackrel{\frown}{BG}\, > \, \stackrel{\frown}{GA}$. Side $ AB$ and side $ AC$ each have length equal to the length of chord $ DG$, and $ \angle CAB \equal{} 30^\circ$. Chord $ DG$ intersects sides $ AC$ and $ AB$ at $ E$ and $ F$, respectively. The ratio of the area of $ \triangle AFE$ to the area of $ \triangle ABC$ is
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draw(D--G);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {2 \minus{} \sqrt {3}}{3}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {2\sqrt {3} \minus{} 3}{3}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 7\sqrt {3} \minus{} 12\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3\sqrt {3} \minus{} 5\qquad$
$ \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {9 \minus{} 5\sqrt {3}}{3}$
Suppose that $ABC$ is a triangle with $AB = 6, BC = 12$, and $\angle B = 90^{\circ}$. Point $D$ lies on side $BC$, and point $E$ is constructed on $AC$ such that $\angle ADE = 90^{\circ}$. Given that $DE = EC = \frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ for positive integers $a, b,$ and $c$ with $b$ squarefree and $\gcd(a,c) = 1$, find $a+ b+c$.
[i]Proposed by Andrew Wu[/i]
In the parallelogram $CMNP$ extend the bisectors of angles $MCN$ and $PCN$ and intersect with extensions of sides PN and $MN$ at points $A$ and $B$, respectively. Prove that the bisector of the original angle $C$ of the the parallelogram is perpendicular to $AB$.
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Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in circle $(O)$. $A$ varies on $(O)$ such that $AB>BC$. $M$ is the midpoint of $AC$. The circle with diameter $BM$ intersects $(O)$ at $R$. $RM$ intersects $(O)$ at $Q$ and intersects $BC$ at $P$. The circle with diameter $BP$ intersects $AB, BO$ at $K,S$ in this order.
a. Prove that $SR$ passes through the midpoint of $KP$.
b. Let $N$ be the midpoint of $BC$. The radical axis of circles with diameters $AN, BM$ intersects $SR$ at $E$. Prove that $ME$ always passes through a fixed point.