In $\triangle ABC$ the median $AM$ is drawn. The foot of perpendicular from $B$ to the angle bisector of $\angle BMA$ is $B_1$ and the foot of perpendicular from $C$ to the angle bisector of $\angle AMC$ is $C_1.$ Let $MA$ and $B_1C_1$ intersect at $A_1.$ Find $\frac{B_1A_1}{A_1C_1}.$

An ant is walking on a sidewalk and discovers $12$ sidewalk panels with leaves inscribed in them, as shown below. Find the number of ways in which the ant can traverse from point $A$ to point $B$ if it can only move [list] [*] up, down, or right (along the border of a sidewalk panel), or [*] up-right (along one of two margin halves of a leaf) [/list] and cannot visit any border or margin half more than once (an example path is highlighted in red). [asy] unitsize(1cm); int r = 4; int c = 5; for (int i = 0; i < r; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < c; ++j) { pair A = (j,i); } } for (int i = 0; i < r; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < c; ++j) { if (j != c-1) { draw((j,i)--(j+1,i)); } if (i != r-1) { draw((j,i)--(j,i+1)); } } } for (int i = 1; i < r+1; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < c-2; ++j) { fill(arc((i,j),1,90,180)--cycle,deepgreen); fill(arc((i-1,j+1),1,270,360)--cycle,deepgreen); draw((i-1,j)--(i,j+1), heavygreen+linewidth(0.5)); draw((i-2/3,j+1/3)--(i-2/3,j+1/3+0.1), heavygreen); draw((i-1/3,j+2/3)--(i-1/3,j+2/3+0.1), heavygreen); draw((i-2/3,j+1/3)--(i-2/3+0.1,j+1/3), heavygreen); draw((i-1/3,j+2/3)--(i-1/3+0.1,j+2/3), heavygreen); draw(arc((i,j),1,90,180)); draw(arc((i-1,j+1),1,270,360)); } } draw((0,3)--(0,1), red+linewidth(1.5)); draw((0,3)--(0,1), red+linewidth(1.5)); draw(arc((1,1),1,90,180), red+linewidth(1.5)); draw((1,2)--(1,1)--(2,1), red+linewidth(1.5)); draw(arc((2,2),1,270,360), red+linewidth(1.5)); draw(arc((4,2),1,90,180), red+linewidth(1.5)); draw((4,3)--(4,0), red+linewidth(1.5)); dot((0,3)); dot((4,0)); label("$A$", (0,3), NW); label("$B$", (4,0), SE); [/asy]

Triangle $ABC$ has side lengths $AB=13, BC=14,$ and $CA=15$. Let $\Gamma$ denote the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$. Let $H$ be the orthocenter of $\triangle ABC$. Let $AH$ intersect $\Gamma$ at a point $D$ other than $A$. Let $BH$ intersect $AC$ at $F$ and $\Gamma$ at point $G$ other than $B$. Suppose $DG$ intersects $AC$ at $X$. Compute the greatest integer less than or equal to the area of quadrilateral $HDXF$. [i]Proposed by Kenan Hasanaliyev (claserken)[/i]

Prove that for any prime number $p$ the equation $2^p+3^p=a^n$ has no solution $(a,n)$ in integers greater than $1$.

A point $(x,y)$ is to be chosen in the coordinate plane so that it is equally distant from the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line $x+y = 2$. Then $x$ is A. $\sqrt{2} - 1$ B. $\frac{1}{2}$ C. $2 - \sqrt{2}$ D. 1 E. Not uniquely determined

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle with circumcircle $\omega$ and circumcentre $O$. Points $D\neq B$ and $E\neq C$ lie on $\omega$ such that $BD\perp AC$ and $CE\perp AB$. Let $CO$ meet $AB$ at $X$, and $BO$ meet $AC$ at $Y$. Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $BXD$ and $CYE$ have an intersection lie on line $AO$. [i]Ivan Chan Kai Chin, Malaysia[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a right triangle with right angle at $ B$ and $\angle C=30^o$. If $M$ is midpoint of the hypotenuse and $I$ the incenter of the triangle, show that $ \angle IMB=15^o$.

The solution set to the inequality $\sqrt{\log_2 x-1}+\frac{1}{2}\log_{\frac{1}{2}}x^3+2>0$ is $\text{(A)}[2,3)\qquad\text{(B)}(2,3]\qquad\text{(C)}[2,4)\qquad\text{(D)}(2,4]$

Calculate the following integarls. [1] $\int x\cos ^ 2 x dx$ [2] $\int \frac{x-1}{(3x-1)^2}dx$ [3] $\int \frac{x^3}{(2-x^2)^4}dx$ [4] $\int \left({\frac{1}{4\sqrt{x}}+\frac{1}{2x}}\right)dx$ [5] $\int (\ln x)^2 dx$

Circles ${\omega_1}$ , ${\omega_2}$ are externally tangent at point M and tangent internally with circle ${\omega_3}$ at points ${K}$ and $L$ respectively. Let ${A}$ and ${B}$ be the points that their common tangent at point ${M}$ of circles ${\omega_1}$ and ${\omega_2}$ intersect with circle ${\omega_3.}$ Prove that if ${\angle KAB=\angle LAB}$ then the segment ${AB}$ is diameter of circle ${\omega_3.}$ Theoklitos Paragyiou (Cyprus)

Dave rolls a fair six-sided die until a six appears for the first time. Independently, Linda rolls a fair six-sided die until a six appears for the first time. Let $ m$ and $ n$ be relatively prime positive integers such that $ \frac{m}{n}$ is the probability that the number of times Dave rolls his die is equal to or within one of the number of times Linda rolls her die. Find $ m\plus{}n$.

A regular hexagon in the plane is called sweet if its area is equal to $1$. Is it possible to place $2000000$ sweet hexagons in the plane such that the union of their interiors is a convex polygon of area at least $1900000$? Remark: A subset $S$ of the plane is called convex if for every pair of points in $S$, every point on the straight line segment that joins the pair of points also belongs to $S$. The hexagons may overlap.

Let $ n \geq 2$ be a positive integer and $ \lambda$ a positive real number. Initially there are $ n$ fleas on a horizontal line, not all at the same point. We define a move as choosing two fleas at some points $ A$ and $ B$, with $ A$ to the left of $ B$, and letting the flea from $ A$ jump over the flea from $ B$ to the point $ C$ so that $ \frac {BC}{AB} \equal{} \lambda$. Determine all values of $ \lambda$ such that, for any point $ M$ on the line and for any initial position of the $ n$ fleas, there exists a sequence of moves that will take them all to the position right of $ M$.

$ABC$ is an isosceles triangle such that $\angle{ABC}=90^\circ$ and $AB=2$. $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$ and $E$ is on $AC$ such that the area of $AEDB$ is twice the area of $ECD$. Find the length of $DE$.

There are $6$ pieces of cheese of different weights. For any two pieces we can identify the heavier piece. Given that it is possible to divide them into two groups of equal weights with three pieces in each. Give the explicit way to find these groups by performing two weightings on a regular balance.

Determine all triplets of real numbers $(x, y, z)$ that satisfy the equation $4xyz = x^4 + y^4 + z^4 + 1$.

Let $a$ and $n>0$ be integers. Define $a_{n} = 1+a+a^2...+a^{n-1}$. Show that if $p|a^p-1$ for all prime divisors of $n_{2}-n_{1}$, then the number $\frac{a_{n_{2}}-a_{n_{1}}}{n_{2}-n_{1}}$ is an integer.

Find all positive integers $n$ such that there exists a sequence of positive integers $a_1$, $a_2$,$\ldots$, $a_n$ satisfying: \[a_{k+1}=\frac{a_k^2+1}{a_{k-1}+1}-1\] for every $k$ with $2\leq k\leq n-1$. [i]Proposed by North Korea[/i]

Let $ABCD$ be a right-angled trapezoid and $M$ be the midpoint of its greater lateral side $CD$. Circumcircles $\omega_{1}$ and $\omega_{2}$ of triangles $BCM$ and $AMD$ meet for the second time at point $E$. Let $ED$ meet $\omega_{1}$ at point $F$, and $FB$ meet $AD$ at point $G$. Prove that $GM$ bisects angle $BGD$.

$\frac{2 \sqrt 6}{\sqrt 2 + \sqrt 3 + \sqrt 5}$ equals A. $\sqrt 2 + \sqrt 3 - \sqrt 5$ B. $4 - \sqrt 2 - \sqrt 3$ C. $\sqrt 2 + \sqrt 3 + \sqrt 6 - 5$ D. $\frac{1}{2} (\sqrt 2 + \sqrt 5 - \sqrt 3)$ E. $\frac{1}{3} (\sqrt 3 + \sqrt 5 - \sqrt 2)$

Determine all functions $f:\Bbb{R}\to\Bbb{R}$ such that \[ f^2(x+y)=f^2(x)+2f(xy)+f^2(y), \] for all $x,y\in \Bbb{R}.$

The function $f$ is defined on the set of integers and satisfies \[ f(n)=\begin{cases} n-3 & \text{if } n\ge 1000 \\ f(f(n+5)) & \text{if } n<1000\end{cases} \] Find $f(84)$.

Using each of the ten digits exactly once, construct two five-digit numbers such that their difference is minimized. Determine this minimal difference. [i]Proposed by Giorgi Arabidze, Georgia [/i]

A box contains 36 pink, 18 blue, 9 green, 6 red, and 3 purple cubes that are identical in size. If a cube is selected at random, what is the probability that it is green? $\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{9} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{8} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{5} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{9}{70}$

Find the smallest positive integer $k$ such that, for any subset $A$ of $S=\{1,2,\ldots,2012\}$ with $|A|=k$, there exist three elements $x,y,z$ in $A$ such that $x=a+b$, $y=b+c$, $z=c+a$, where $a,b,c$ are in $S$ and are distinct integers. [i]Proposed by Huawei Zhu[/i]