Natural numbers $k, l,p$ and $q$ are such that if $a$ and $b$ are roots of $x^2 - kx + l = 0$ then $a +\frac1b$ and $b + \frac1a$ are the roots of $x^2 -px + q = 0$. What is the sum of all possible values of $q$?

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral ,circumscribed about a circle. Let $M$ be a point on the side $AB$. Let $I_{1}$,$I_{2}$ and $I_{3}$ be the incentres of triangles $AMD$, $CMD$ and $BMC$ respectively. Prove that $I_{1}I_{2}I_{3}M$ is circumscribed.

Given two positive integers $m$ and $n$, find the largest $k$ in terms of $m$ and $n$ such that the following condition holds: Any tree graph $G$ with $k$ vertices has two (possibly equal) vertices $u$ and $v$ such that for any other vertex $w$ in $G$, either there is a path of length at most $m$ from $u$ to $w$, or there is a path of length at most $n$ from $v$ to $w$. [i]Proposed by Ivan Chan Kai Chin[/i]

A Sudoku matrix is defined as a $ 9\times9$ array with entries from $ \{1, 2, \ldots , 9\}$ and with the constraint that each row, each column, and each of the nine $ 3 \times 3$ boxes that tile the array contains each digit from $ 1$ to $ 9$ exactly once. A Sudoku matrix is chosen at random (so that every Sudoku matrix has equal probability of being chosen). We know two of the squares in this matrix, as shown. What is the probability that the square marked by ? contains the digit $ 3$? $ \setlength{\unitlength}{6mm} \begin{picture}(9,9)(0,0) \multiput(0,0)(1,0){10}{\line(0,1){9}} \multiput(0,0)(0,1){10}{\line(1,0){9}} \linethickness{1.2pt} \multiput(0,0)(3,0){4}{\line(0,1){9}} \multiput(0,0)(0,3){4}{\line(1,0){9}} \put(0,8){\makebox(1,1){1}} \put(1,7){\makebox(1,1){2}} \put(3,6){\makebox(1,1){?}} \end{picture}$

Prove for all real numbers $x, y$, $$(x^2 + 1)(y^2 + 1) + 4(x - 1)(y - 1) \geq 0.$$ Determine when equality holds.

Some boys and girls are having a car wash to raise money for a class trip to China. Initially $ 40 \%$ of the group are girls. Shortly thereafter two girls leave and two boys arrive, and then $ 30 \%$ of the group are girls. How many girls were initially in the group? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$

Makayla attended two meetings during her 9-hour work day. The first meeting took 45 minutes and the second meeting took twice as long. What percent of her work day was spent attending meetings? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 15 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 35$

The base of the pyramid is a convex quadrangle. Is there necessarily a section of this pyramid that does not intersect the base and is an inscribed quadrangle? (M. Volchkevich)

For a positive integer $n$ we denote by $s(n)$ the sum of the digits of $n$. Let $P(x)=x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_1x+a_0$ be a polynomial, where $n \geqslant 2$ and $a_i$ is a positive integer for all $0 \leqslant i \leqslant n-1$. Could it be the case that, for all positive integers $k$, $s(k)$ and $s(P(k))$ have the same parity?

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = 20$ and $AC = 22$. Suppose its incircle touches $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{CA}$, and $\overline{AB}$ at $D$, $E$, and $F$ respectively, and $P$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $D$ to $\overline{EF}$. If $\angle BPC = 90^{\circ}$, then compute $BC^2$. [i]Proposed by Ankan Bhattacharya[/i]

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic convex quadrilateral and let $r_a,r_b,r_c,r_d$ be the radii of the circles inscribed in the triangles $BCD, ACD, ABD, ABC$, respectively. Prove that $r_a+r_c=r_b+r_d$.

Zoli wants to fill the given $4 \times 4$ table with the digits $1$, $2$, $3$ and $4$, such that in every row and column, and also in the diagonal going from the top left cell to the bottom right, each digit appears exactly once. What is the highest possible value of the sum of the digits in the six grey cells? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/0/498e652cd7ce556d8a638f3d51b65b13154ee5.png[/img]

You and five friends need to raise $ \$1500$ in donations for a charity, dividing the fundraising equally. How many dollars will each of you need to raise? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 250\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 300\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1500\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7500\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 9000$

On a certain math exam, $ 10 \%$ of the students got 70 points, $ 25 \%$ got 80 points, $ 20 \%$ got 85 points, $ 15 \%$ got 90 points, and the rest got 95 points. What is the difference between the mean and the median score on this exam? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5$

Let $P(x)=x^{2000}-x^{1000}+1$. Do there exist distinct positive integers $a_1,\dots,a_{2001}$ such that $a_ia_j|P(a_i)P(a_j)$ for all $i\neq j$? [I]Proposed by A. Baranov[/i]

Three-digit powers of 2 and 5 are used in this ''cross-number'' puzzle. What is the only possible digit for the outlined square? \begin{tabular}{lcl} \textbf{ACROSS} & & \textbf{DOWN} \\ \textbf{2}. $2^m$ & & \textbf{1}. $5^n$ \end{tabular} [asy] size(120); draw((0,-1)--(1,-1)--(1,2)--(0,2)--cycle); draw((0,1)--(3,1)--(3,0)--(0,0)); draw((3,0)--(2,0)--(2,1)--(3,1)--cycle,linewidth(1.3)); label("$1$",(0,2),SE); label("$2$",(0,1),SE); [/asy] $\text{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 8$

Two triangles $ ABC$and $ A'B'C'$ are positioned in the space such that the length of every side of $ \triangle ABC$ is not less than $ a$, and the length of every side of $ \triangle A'B'C'$ is not less than $ a'$. Prove that one can select a vertex of $ \triangle ABC$ and a vertex of $ \triangle A'B'C'$ so that the distance between the two selected vertices is not less than $ \sqrt {\frac {a^2 \plus{} a'^2}{3}}$.

$H$ is the orthocentre of an acute–angled triangle $ABC$. A point $E$ is taken on the line segment $CH$ such that $ABE$ is a right–angled triangle. Prove that the area of the triangle $ABE$ is the geometric mean of the areas of triangles $ABC$ and $ABH$.

Let $D$, $E$, $F$ be points on the sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ respectively of a triangle $ABC$ (distinct from the vertices). If the quadrilateral $AFDE$ is cyclic, prove that \[ \frac{ 4 \mathcal A[DEF] }{\mathcal A[ABC] } \leq \left( \frac{EF}{AD} \right)^2 . \] [i]Greece[/i]

Determine whether or not there exist two different sets $A,B$, each consisting of at most $2011^2$ positive integers, such that every $x$ with $0 < x < 1$ satisfies the following inequality: \[\left| \sum_{a \in A} x^a - \sum_{b \in B} x^b \right| < (1-x)^{2011}.\]

(B.Frenkin, A.Zaslavsky) A convex quadrilateral was drawn on the blackboard. Boris marked the centers of four excircles each touching one side of the quadrilateral and the extensions of two adjacent sides. After this, Alexey erased the quadrilateral. Can Boris define its perimeter?

Zé Roberto and Humberto are playing the Millenium Game! There are 30 empty boxes in a queue, and each box have a capacity of one blue stome. Each player takes a blue stone and places it in a box (and it is a [i]move[/i]). The winner is who, in its move, obtain three full consecutive boxes. If Zé Roberto is the first player, who has the winner strategy?

Let $\omega = e^{2\pi i /5}$ be a primitive fifth root of unity. Prove that there do not exist integers $a, b, c, d, k$ with $k > 1$ such that \[(a + b \omega + c \omega^2 + d \omega^3)^{k}=1+\omega.\] [i]Carl Lian[/i]

Jones covered a distance of $ 50$ miles on his first trip. On a later trip he traveled $ 300$ miles while going three times as fast. His new time compared with the old time was: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{three times as much} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{twice as much} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{the same}$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{half as much} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{a third as much}$

A disc is divided into $30$ segments which are labelled by $50,100,150,\ldots,1500$ in some order. Show that there always exist three successive segments, the sum of whose labels is at least $2350$.