Consider the rectangle in the coordinate plane with corners $(0, 0)$, $(16, 0)$, $(16, 4)$, and $(0, 4)$. For a constant $x_0 \in [0, 16]$, the curves \[ \{(x, y) : y = \sqrt{x} \,\text{ and }\, 0 \leq x \leq 16\} \quad \text{and} \quad \{(x_0, y) : 0 \leq y \leq 4\} \] partition this rectangle into four 2D regions. Over all choices of $x_0$, determine the smallest possible sum of the areas of the bottom-left and top-right 2D regions in this partition. (The bottom-left region is $\{(x, y) : 0 \leq x < x_0 \,\text{ and }\, 0 \leq y < \sqrt{x}\}$, and the top-right region is $\{(x, y) : x_0 < x \leq 16 \,\text{ and }\, \sqrt{x} < y \leq 4\}$.)

Find the sum of all the prime numbers less than $100$ which are one more than a multiple of six.

Find the determinant of this matrix: $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 4 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 4 & 4 & 2 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 4 & 4 & 4 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 4 & 4& 4 & 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix} $

$m,n$ are positive intergers and $x,y,z$ positive real numbers such that $0 \leq x,y,z \leq 1$. Let $m+n=p$. Prove that: $0 \leq x^p+y^p+z^p-x^m*y^n-y^m*z^n-z^m*x^n \leq 1$

The graph of $r=2+\cos2\theta$ and its reflection over the line $y=x$ bound five regions in the plane. Find the area of the region containing the origin.

Consider the pentagon below. Find its area. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/b/02ad3852b72682513cf62a170ed4aa45c23785.png[/img]

i) Simplify $\left(a-\frac{4ab}{a+b}+b\right): \left(\frac{a}{a+b}-\frac{b}{b-a}-\frac{2ab}{a^2-b^2}\right)$ ii) Simplify $\frac{2x^2-(3a+b)x+a^2+ab}{2x^2-(a+3b)x+ab+b^2}$

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral in which every angle is smaller than $180^o$. If the bisectors of angles $\angle DAB$ and $\angle DCB$ are parallel, prove that $\angle ADC = \angle ABC$

Find all polynomials $f(x)$ such that $f(2x) = f'(x) f''(x)$.

For positive integers $n$ and $k \geq 2$, define $E_k(n)$ as the greatest exponent $r$ such that $k^r$ divides $n!$. Prove that there are infinitely many $n$ such that $E_{10}(n) > E_9(n)$ and infinitely many $m$ such that $E_{10}(m) < E_9(m)$.

Let $a, b, c$ be nonzero integers, with $1$ as their only positive common divisor, such that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}= 0$. Find the number of such triples $(a, b, c)$ with $50 \ge |a| \ge |b| \ge |c| 1$.

Paul and Sara are playing a game with integers on a whiteboard, with Paul going first. When it is Paul’s turn, he can pick any two integers on the board and replace them with their product; when it is Sara’s turn, she can pick any two integers on the board and replace them with their sum. Play continues until exactly one integer remains on the board. Paul wins if that integer is odd, and Sara wins if it is even. Initially, there are $2021$ integers on the board, each one sampled uniformly at random from the set $\{0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , 2021\}$. Assuming both players play optimally, the probability that Paul wins is $m/n$ , where $m, n$ are positive integers and $gcd(m, n) = 1$. Find the remainder when $m + n$ is divided by $1000$.

Let $A_{1}, ..., A_{n}$ be different subsets of an $n$-element set $X$. Show that there exists $x\in X$ such that the sets $A_{1}-\{x\}, A_{2}-\{x\}, ..., A_{n}-\{x\}$ are all different.

Let a triangle $ABC$ be given. Consider the circle touching its circumcircle at $A$ and touching externally its incircle at some point $A_1$. Points $B_1$ and $C_1$ are defined similarly. a) Prove that lines $AA_1, BB_1$ and $CC1$ concur. b) Let $A_2$ be the touching point of the incircle with $BC$. Prove that lines $AA_1$ and $AA_2$ are symmetric about the bisector of angle $\angle A$.

For positive numbers $ a_1,a_2,\dots,a_n$, we define \[ A\equal{}\frac{a_1\plus{}a_2\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_n}{n}, \quad G\equal{}\sqrt[n]{a_1\cdots a_n}, \quad H\equal{}\frac{n}{a_1^{\minus{}1}\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_n^{\minus{}1}}\] Prove that (i) $ \frac{A}{H}\leq \minus{}1\plus{}2\left(\frac{A}{G}\right)^n$, for n even (ii) $ \frac{A}{H}\leq \minus{}\frac{n\minus{}2}{n}\plus{}\frac{2(n\minus{}1)}{n}\left(\frac{A}{G}\right)^n$, for $ n$ odd

Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be real numbers greater than or equal to $1$. Prove that \[ \min \left(\frac{10a^2-5a+1}{b^2-5b+10},\frac{10b^2-5b+1}{c^2-5c+10},\frac{10c^2-5c+1}{a^2-5a+10}\right )\leq abc. \]