Let $p$ be a prime and $k$ be a positive integer. Set $S$ contains all positive integers $a$ satisfying $1\le a \le p-1$, and there exists positive integer $x$ such that $x^k\equiv a \pmod p$. Suppose that $3\le |S| \le p-2$. Prove that the elements of $S$, when arranged in increasing order, does not form an arithmetic progression.

Circles $\mathcal{C}_{1}$ and $\mathcal{C}_{2}$ intersect at two points, one of which is $(9,6),$ and the product of the radii is $68.$ The x-axis and the line $y=mx$, where $m>0,$ are tangent to both circles. It is given that $m$ can be written in the form $a\sqrt{b}/c,$ where $a,$ $b,$ and $c$ are positive integers, $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, and $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime. Find $a+b+c.$

If $x_1=5, x_2=401$, and \[ x_n=x_{n-2}-\frac 1{x_{n-1}} \] for every $3\leq n \leq m$, what is the largest value of $m$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 406 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2005 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2006 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2007 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of the above} $

Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be three distinct one-digit numbers. What is the maximum value of the sum of the roots of the equation $(x-a)(x-b)+(x-b)(x-c)=0$? $\textbf{(A) } 15 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 15.5 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 16 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 16.5 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 17 $

$P(z)=a_nz^n+\dots+a_1z+z_0$, with $a_n\neq 0$ is a polynomial with complex coefficients, such that when $|z|=1$, $|P(z)|\leq 1$. Prove that for any $0\leq k\leq n-1$, $|a_k|\leq 1-|a_n|^2$. [i]Proposed by Yijun Yao[/i]

For positive numbers $a, b, c$ define $A = \frac{(a + b + c)}{3}$, $G = \sqrt[3]{abc}$, $H = \frac{3}{(a^{-1} + b^{-1} + c^{-1})}.$ Prove that \[ \left( \frac AG \right)^3 \geq \frac 14 + \frac 34 \cdot \frac AH.\]

Given that $2x + 7y = 3$, find $2^{6x + 21y - 4}$. [i]Proposed by Deyuan Li[/i]

Given finitely many open half planes on the Euclidean plane. The boundary lines of these half planes divide the plane into convex domains. Find a polynomial $C(q)$ of degree two so that the following holds: for any $q\ge 1$ integer, if the half planes cover each point of the plane at least $q$ times, then the set of points covered exactly $q$ times is the union of at most $C(q)$ domains. (translated by L. Erdős)

In triangle $ABC$ let $M$ and $N$ be midpoints of $BC$ and $AC,$ respectively. Point $P$ is inside $ABC$ such that $\angle BAP = \angle PBC = \angle PCA .$ Prove that if $\angle PNA = \angle AMB,$ then $ABC$ is isosceles triangle.

Let $n \ge 2$ be an integer. A cube of size $n \times n \times n$ is dissected into $n^3$ unit cubes. A nonzero real number is written at the center of each unit cube so that the sum of the $n^2$ numbers in each slab of size $1 \times n \times n$, $n \times 1 \times n$, or $n \times n \times 1$ equals zero. (There are a total of $3n$ such slabs, forming three groups of $n$ slabs each such that slabs in the same group are parallel and slabs in different groups are perpendicular.) Could it happen that some plane in three-dimensional space separates the positive and the negative written numbers? (The plane should not pass through any of the numbers.) [i]Nikolai Beluhov[/i]

Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, ...$ be a monotonically decreasing sequence of positive real numbers converging to zero. Suppose that $\Sigma_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{a_i}{i}$ diverges. Show that $\Sigma_{i=1}^{\infty}a_i^{2^{2017}}$ also diverges. You may assume in your proof that $\Sigma_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{i^p}$ converges for all real numbers $p > 1$. (A sum $\Sigma_{i=1}^{\infty}b_i$ of positive real numbers $b_i$ diverges if for each real number $N$ there is a positive integer $k$ such that $b_1+b_2+...+b_k > N$.)

Let $\vartriangle ABC$ have $AB = 15$, $AC = 20$, and $BC = 21$. Suppose $\omega$ is a circle passing through $A$ that is tangent to segment $BC$. Let point $D\ne A$ be the second intersection of AB with $\omega$, and let point $E \ne A$ be the second intersection of $AC$ with $\omega$. Suppose $DE$ is parallel to $BC$. If $DE = \frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$, $b$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $a + b$.

In a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, $\angle BAC=\angle DAC=55^\circ$, $\angle DCA=20^\circ$, and $\angle BCA=15^\circ$. Find the measure of $\angle DBA$.

[asy] draw(ellipse((0,-5),10,3)); fill((-10,-5)--(10,-5)--(10,5)--(-10,5)--cycle,white); draw(ellipse((0,0),10,3)); draw((10,0)--(10,-5)); draw((-10,0)--(-10,-5)); draw((0,0)--(7,-3*sqrt(51)/10)); label("10",(7/2,-3*sqrt(51)/20),NE); label("5",(-10,-3),E); [/asy] Which cylinder has twice the volume of the cylinder shown above? [asy] unitsize(4); draw(ellipse((0,-5),20,6)); fill((-20,-5)--(20,-5)--(20,5)--(-20,5)--cycle,white); draw(ellipse((0,0),20,6)); draw((20,0)--(20,-5)); draw((-20,0)--(-20,-5)); draw((0,0)--(14,-3*sqrt(51)/5)); label("20",(7,-3*sqrt(51)/10),NE); label("5",(-20,-4),E); label("(A)",(0,6),N); draw(ellipse((31,-7),10,3)); fill((21,-7)--(41,-7)--(41,7)--(21,7)--cycle,white); draw(ellipse((31,3),10,3)); draw((41,3)--(41,-7)); draw((21,3)--(21,-7)); draw((31,3)--(38,3-3*sqrt(51)/10)); label("10",(34.5,3-3*sqrt(51)/20),NE); label("10",(21,-4),E); label("(B)",(31,6),N); draw(ellipse((47,-15.5),5,3/2)); fill((42,-15.5)--(42,-15.5)--(42,15.5)--(42,15.5)--cycle,white); draw(ellipse((47,4.5),5,3/2)); draw((42,4.5)--(42,-15.5)); draw((52,4.5)--(52,-15.5)); draw((47,4.5)--(50.5,4.5-3*sqrt(51)/20)); label("5",(48.75,4.5-3*sqrt(51)/40),NE); label("10",(42,-6),E); label("(C)",(47,6),N); draw(ellipse((73,-10),20,6)); fill((53,-10)--(93,-10)--(93,5)--(53,5)--cycle,white); draw(ellipse((73,0),20,6)); draw((53,0)--(53,-10)); draw((93,0)--(93,-10)); draw((73,0)--(87,-3*sqrt(51)/5)); label("20",(80,-3*sqrt(51)/10),NE); label("10",(53,-6),E); label("(D)",(73,6),N); [/asy] $\text{(E)}\ \text{None of the above}$

Show that the reciprocal of any number of the form $2(m^2+m+1)$, where $m$ is a positive integer, can be represented as a sum of consecutive terms in the sequence $(a_j)_{j=1}^{\infty}$ \[ a_j = \frac{1}{j(j + 1)(j + 2)}\]

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezium inscribed in a circle $\Gamma$ with diameter $AB$. Let $E$ be the intersection point of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ . The circle with center $B$ and radius $BE$ meets $\Gamma$ at the points $K$ and $L$ (where $K$ is on the same side of $AB$ as $C$). The line perpendicular to $BD$ at $E$ intersects $CD$ at $M$. Prove that $KM$ is perpendicular to $DL$. [i]Greece - Silouanos Brazitikos[/i]