There are pairs of square numbers with the following two properties: (1) Their decimal representations have the same number of digits, with the first digit starting is different from $0$ . (2) If one appends the second to the decimal representation of the first, the decimal representation results another square number. Example: $16$ and $81$; $1681 = 41^2$. Prove that there are infinitely many pairs of squares with these properties.

The monic polynomial $f$ has rational coefficients and is irreducible over the rational numbers. If $f(\sqrt5 +\sqrt2)= 0$, compute $f(f(\sqrt5 -\sqrt2))$. (A polynomial is [i]monic [/i] if its leading coefficient is $1$. A polynomial is [i]irreducible [/i] over the rational numbers if it cannot be expressed as a product of two polynomials with rational coefficients of positive degree. For example, $x^2 - 2$ is irreducible, but $x^2 - 1 = (x + 1)(x - 1)$ is not.)

Determine all polynomials $P$ with real coeffients such that $1 + P(x) = \frac12 (P(x -1) + P(x + 1))$ for all real $x$.

Given any convex polygon, show that there are three consecutive vertices such that the polygon lies inside the circle through them.

Figure $ABCD$ is a trapezoid with $AB || DC, AB = 5, BC = 3 \sqrt 2, \measuredangle BCD = 45^\circ$, and $\measuredangle CDA = 60^\circ$. The length of $DC$ is $\textbf{(A) }7 + \frac{2}{3} \sqrt{3}\qquad \textbf{(B) }8\qquad \textbf{(C) }9 \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(D) }8 + \sqrt 3\qquad \textbf{(E) }8 + 3 \sqrt 3$

Let $p\ge 2$ be a prime number and $a\ge 1$ be an integer different from $p$. Find all pairs $(a, p)$ such that $a + p | a^2 + p^2$.

Let $A$ and $B$ the series: $$A=\sum \limits_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{C_{2n}^1}{C_{2n}^0+C_{2n}^1+\cdots +C_{2n}^{2n}},\ B=\sum \limits_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{\Gamma \left(n+\frac{1}{2}\right) }{\Gamma \left(n+\frac{5}{2}\right)}$$Study if $\frac{A}{B}$ is irrational number.

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incentre $I$ and circumcircle $\Omega$. Let $D, E, F$ be the midpoints of the arcs $\stackrel{\frown}{BC}, \stackrel{\frown}{CA}, \stackrel{\frown}{AB}$ of $\Omega$ not containing $A, B, C$ respectively. Let $D'$ be the point of $\Omega$ diametrically opposite to $D$. Show that $I, D'$ and the midpoint $M$ of $EF$ lie on a line.

In a $100\times25$ rectangle table, fill in a positive real number in each blank. Let the number in the $i$th line, the $j$th column be $x_{i,j}(i=1,2,\cdots,100,j=1,2,\cdots,25)$ (shown in Fig.1 ). Then, we rearrange the numbers in each column: $x'_{1,j}\geq x'_{2,j}\geq\cdots\geq x'_{100,j}(j=1,2,\cdots,25)$ (shown in Fig.2 ). Find the minumum value of $k$, satisfying: As long as $\sum_{j=1}^{25}x_{i,j}\leq1$ for numbers in Fig.1 ($i=1,2,\cdots,100$), then $\sum_{j=1}^{25}x'_{i,j}\leq1$ for $i\geq k$ in Fig.2. $$\textbf{Fig.1}\\ \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline $x_{1,1}$&$x_{1,2}$&$\cdots$&$x_{1,25}$\\ \hline $x_{2,1}$&$x_{2,2}$&$\cdots$&$x_{2,25}$\\ \hline $\cdots$&$\cdots$&$\cdots$&$\cdots$\\ \hline $x_{100,1}$&$x_{100,2}$&$\cdots$&$x_{100,25}$\\ \hline \end{tabular} \qquad\textbf{Fig.2}\\ \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline $x'_{1,1}$&$x'_{1,2}$&$\cdots$&$x'_{1,25}$\\ \hline $x'_{2,1}$&$x'_{2,2}$&$\cdots$&$x'_{2,25}$\\ \hline $\cdots$&$\cdots$&$\cdots$&$\cdots$\\ \hline $x'_{100,1}$&$x'_{100,2}$&$\cdots$&$x'_{100,25}$\\ \hline \end{tabular}$$

Two people, $A$ and $B$, play the game of blowing up a balloon. The balloon will explode only when the volume of the balloon $V>2014$ mL. $A$ blows in $1$ mL first, and then they takes turns blowing. It is agreed that the gas blown by each person must not be less than the gas blown by the other party last time and should not be more than twice the amount of gas the other party blew last time. The agreement is that the person who blows up the balloon loses. Who has a winning strategy ? Briefly explain it. (Do not consider the change in volume caused by the change in tension when the balloon is inflated).

A planar country has an odd number of cities separated by pairwise distinct distances. Some of these cities are connected by direct two-way flights. Each city is directly connected to exactly two ther cities, and the latter are located farthest from it. Prove that, using these flights, one may go from any city to any other city

Bob, a spherical person, is floating around peacefully when Dave the giant orange fish launches him straight up 23 m/s with his tail. If Bob has density 100 $\text{kg/m}^3$, let $f(r)$ denote how far underwater his centre of mass plunges underwater once he lands, assuming his centre of mass was at water level when he's launched up. Find $\lim_{r\to0} \left(f(r)\right) $. Express your answer is meters and round to the nearest integer. Assume the density of water is 1000 $\text{kg/m}^3$. [i](B. Dejean, 6 points)[/i]

[u]Round 5 [/u] [b]p13.[/b] Circles $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, and $\omega_3$ have radii $8$, $5$, and $5$, respectively, and each is externally tangent to the other two. Circle $\omega_4$ is internally tangent to $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, and $\omega_3$, and circle $\omega_5$ is externally tangent to the same three circles. Find the product of the radii of $\omega_4$ and $\omega_5$. [b]p14.[/b] Pythagoras has a regular pentagon with area $1$. He connects each pair of non-adjacent vertices with a line segment, which divides the pentagon into ten triangular regions and one pentagonal region. He colors in all of the obtuse triangles. He then repeats this process using the smaller pentagon. If he continues this process an infinite number of times, what is the total area that he colors in? Please rationalize the denominator of your answer. p15. Maisy arranges $61$ ordinary yellow tennis balls and $3$ special purple tennis balls into a $4 \times 4 \times 4$ cube. (All tennis balls are the same size.) If she chooses the tennis balls’ positions in the cube randomly, what is the probability that no two purple tennis balls are touching? [u]Round 6 [/u] [b]p16.[/b] Points $A, B, C$, and $D$ lie on a line (in that order), and $\vartriangle BCE$ is isosceles with $\overline{BE} = \overline{CE}$. Furthermore, $F$ lies on $\overline{BE}$ and $G$ lies on $\overline{CE}$ such that $\vartriangle BFD$ and $\vartriangle CGA$ are both congruent to $\vartriangle BCE$. Let $H$ be the intersection of $\overline{DF}$ and $\overline{AG}$, and let $I$ be the intersection of $\overline{BE}$ and $\overline{AG}$. If $m \angle BCE = arcsin \left( \frac{12}{13} \right)$, what is $\frac{\overline{HI}}{\overline{FI}}$ ? [b]p17.[/b] Three states are said to form a tri-state area if each state borders the other two. What is the maximum possible number of tri-state areas in a country with fifty states? Note that states must be contiguous and that states touching only at “corners” do not count as bordering. [b]p18.[/b] Let $a, b, c, d$, and $e$ be integers satisfying $$2(\sqrt[3]{2})^2 + \sqrt[3]{2}a + 2b + (\sqrt[3]{2})^2c +\sqrt[3]{2}d + e = 0$$ and $$25\sqrt5 i + 25a - 5\sqrt5 ib - 5c + \sqrt5 id + e = 0$$ where $i =\sqrt{-1}$. Find $|a + b + c + d + e|$. [u]Round 7[/u] [b]p19.[/b] What is the greatest number of regions that $100$ ellipses can divide the plane into? Include the unbounded region. [b]p20.[/b] All of the faces of the convex polyhedron $P$ are congruent isosceles (but NOT equilateral) triangles that meet in such a way that each vertex of the polyhedron is the meeting point of either ten base angles of the faces or three vertex angles of the faces. (An isosceles triangle has two base angles and one vertex angle.) Find the sum of the numbers of faces, edges, and vertices of $P$. [b]p21.[/b] Find the number of ordered $2018$-tuples of integers $(x_1, x_2, .... x_{2018})$, where each integer is between $-2018^2$ and $2018^2$ (inclusive), satisfying $$6(1x_1 + 2x_2 +...· + 2018x_{2018})^2 \ge (2018)(2019)(4037)(x^2_1 + x^2_2 + ... + x^2_{2018}).$$ PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 1-4 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2784936p24472982]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $ x_1,...,x_n$ be positive real numbers. Prove that: $ \displaystyle\sum_{k\equal{}1}^{n}x_k\plus{}\sqrt{\displaystyle\sum_{k\equal{}1}^{n}x_k^2} \le \frac{n\plus{}\sqrt{n}}{n^2} \left( \displaystyle\sum_{k\equal{}1}^{n} \frac{1}{x_k} \right) \left( \displaystyle\sum_{k\equal{}1}^{n} x_k^2 \right).$

Thirteen black and six white hexagonal tiles were used to create the figure below. If a new figure is created by attaching a border of white tiles with the same size and shape as the others, what will be the difference between the total number of white tiles and the total number of black tiles in the new figure? [asy] defaultpen(linewidth(1)); real x=sqrt(3)/2; path p=rotate(30)*polygon(6); filldraw(p^^shift(0,3)*p^^shift(4x,0)*p^^shift(3x,1.5)*p^^shift(2x,3)*p^^shift(-4x,0)*p^^shift(-3x,1.5)*p^^shift(-2x,3)*p^^shift(3x,-1.5)*p^^shift(-3x,-1.5)*p^^shift(2x,-3)*p^^shift(-2x,-3)*p^^shift(0,-3)*p, black, black); draw(shift(2x,0)*p^^shift(-2x,0)*p^^shift(x,1.5)*p^^shift(-x,1.5)*p^^shift(x,-1.5)*p^^shift(-x,-1.5)*p); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 18 $

Show that $ \det \left( I_n+A \right)\ge 1, $ for any $ n\times n $ antisymmetric real matrix $ A. $

A sample consisting of five observations has an arithmetic mean of $10$ and a median of $12$. The smallest value that the range (largest observation minus smallest) can assume for such a sample is $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 10 $

Delete $100$ digits from the number $1234567891011... 9899100$ so that the remaining number were as big as possible.

The real-valued function $f$ is defined for positive integers, and the positive integer $a$ satisfies $f(a) = f(1995), f(a+1) = f(1996), f(a+2) = f(1997), f(n + a) = \frac{f(n) - 1}{f(n) + 1}$ for all positive integers $n$. (i) Show that $f(n+ 4a) = f(n)$ for all positive integers $n$. (ii) Determine the smallest possible $a$.

Diameter $AB$ is drawn to a circle with radius $1$. Two straight lines $s$ and $t$ touch the circle at points $A$ and $B$, respectively. Points $P$ and $Q$ are chosen on the lines $s$ and $t$, respectively, so that the line $PQ$ touches the circle. Find the smallest possible area of the quadrangle $APQB$.

Complex number $z=\cos\theta+\text{i}\sin\theta(0\leq\theta\leq\pi)$. Points that three complex numbers $z,(1+\text{i})z,2\overline{z}$ refer to on complex plane are $P,Q,R$. When $P,Q,R$ are not collinear, $PQSR$ is a parallelogram. The longest distance between $S$ and the original point is________.

A rectangular $1$ by $10$ strip is divided into $10$ $1$ by $1$ squares. The numbers $1$, $2$, $3$,$...$, $10$ are placed in the squares in the following way. First the number $1$ is placed in an arbitrary square, then $2$ is placed in a neighbouring square, then $3$ is placed into a free square neighbouring one of the squares occupied earlier, and so on (up to $10$). How many different permutations of $1$,$2$, $3$,$...$, $10$ can one get in this way? (A Shen)

$P$ is a point in the interior of acute triangle $ABC$. $D,E,F$ are the reflections of $P$ across $BC,CA,AB$ respectively. Rays $AP,BP,CP$ meet the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ at $L,M,N$ respectively. Prove that the circumcircles of $\triangle PDL,\triangle PEM,\triangle PFN$ meet at a point $T$ different from $P$.

A $3-4-5$ right triangle is inscribed in circle $A$, and a $5-12-13$ right triangle is inscribed in circle $B$. What is the ratio of the area of circle $A$ to the area of circle $B$? $\textbf{(A)}~\frac{9}{25}\qquad\textbf{(B)}~\frac{1}{9}\qquad\textbf{(C)}~\frac{1}{5}\qquad\textbf{(D)}~\frac{25}{169}\qquad\textbf{(E)}~\frac{4}{25}$

Five points are arbitrarily put inside a given equilateral triangle $ABC$ whose area is equal to $1$. Show that we can draw three equilateral triangles within triangle $ABC$ such that the following conditions are all satisfied: i) the five points are covered by the three equilateral triangles; ii) any side of the three equilateral triangles is parallel to a certain side of the triangle $ABC$; iii) the sum of the areas of the three equilateral triangles is not larger than $0.64$.