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Shaded Area in a Trapezoid with Equal Segments

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In trapezoid ABCDABCD (with ADBCAD \parallel BC), points EE and FF lie on leg ABAB with AE=BFAE = BF. Segments CECE and $DF…

plane geometryTriangle Geometry
6/10

Locus on a Cube Under a Perpendicularity Condition

In a cube ABCD-A1B1C1D1ABCD\text{-}A_1B_1C_1D_1 of edge length 22, let EE be the midpoint of edge AA1AA_1. A point PP moves over the surface of the cube subject to the condition $\overright…

solid geometrySymmetryvectors
8/10

A Tetrahedron Dot Constraint

In a tetrahedron D-ABCD\text{-}ABC, AB=2AB = 2 and ACBD=3\overrightarrow{AC}\cdot\overrightarrow{BD} = -3. With AD=aAD = a, BC=bBC = b, CD=cCD = c, find the minimum value of

c2ab+1\frac{c^2}{ab + 1}…
Substitutionsolid geometryAM-GMvectors
6/10

Trisection Points on a Hypotenuse

Let E,FE, F be the trisection points of the hypotenuse ABAB of an isosceles right triangle ABCABC. Find tanECF\tan\angle ECF.

plane geometrytrigonometryTriangle Geometry
8/10

Three Crossings Below Three

Consider the line l ⁣:kxyk+1=0l \colon kx - y - k + 1 = 0 and

f(x)={x33x2+2x+1,x2,ax2a+1,x>2.f(x) = \begin{cases} x^3 - 3x^2 + 2x + 1, & x \leqslant 2,\\ ax - 2a + 1, & x > 2. \end{cases}

The line ll meets the grap…

functionscalculusalgebraPolynomials+1
7/10

An Eccentricity from a Focal Sum

The hyperbola x2a2y2b2=1\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1 (a>0a>0, b>0b>0) has left and right foci F1F_1, F2F_2. The parabola y2=2pxy^2=2px (p>0p>0) has focus F2F_2, and meets the hyperbola at …

Substitutionconic sections
8/10

A Cyclic Ratio Comparison

Let a1,a2,,an>0a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n > 0 be real numbers. Prove that

i=1nai1aii=1nai1+ai+1ai+ai+1+1,\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{a_{i-1}}{a_i} \geqslant \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{a_{i-1} + a_i + 1}{a_i + a_{i+1} + 1},

where indices…

SubstitutioninequalityRearrangement Inequality
8/10

A Riemann Function Sum

The Riemann function is defined on [0,1][0, 1] by

R(x) = \begin{cases} \dfrac{1}{p}, & x = \dfrac{q}{p},\ \gcd(p, q) = 1,\ p > q,\\[4pt] 0, & x \text{ irrational in } [0,1] \text{ …
functionsSymmetry
8/10

A Minimum That Stays Positive

The function

f(x)=alnx12x2+bxf(x) = a\ln x - \frac{1}{2}x^2 + bx

has a local minimum, and for every value of bb for which this happens, that local minimum is positive. Find the minimum poss…

ExtremacalculusMonotonicityLogarithms
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Perpendicular Diagonals and a Dihedral Angle in a Right Prism

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As shown in the figure, the right prism ABC-A1B1C1ABC\text{-}A_1B_1C_1 (its lateral edges perpendicular to the base)…

solid geometryTriangle Geometryvectors
7/10

Slopes in Geometric Progression

An ellipse centered at the origin OO, with foci on the xx-axis and eccentricity 32\dfrac{\sqrt 3}2, passes through the point (2,22)\left(\sqrt 2,\dfrac{\sqrt 2}2\right). A line ll n…

Geometric ProgressionExtremaconic sectionsanalytic geometry+1
6/10

A Riemann Sum Limit

Evaluate

limnk=1n1nsin(2k1)π2n.\lim_{n\to\infty}\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac 1n\sin\frac{(2k-1)\pi}{2n}.
Limitscalculus

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