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In tetrahedron $ABCD$, $\angle{ADB} = \angle{BDC} = \angle{CDA} = 60^\circ$, $AD=BD=3$, and $CD=2$. Find the radius of $ABCD$'s circumsphere.


In tetrahedron $P-ABC$, $AB=BC=CA$ and $PA=PB=PC$. If $AB=1$ and the altitude from $P$ to $ABC$ is $\sqrt{2}$, find the radius of $P-ABC$'s inscribed sphere.

Let $AB=2$ is a diameter of circle $O$. If $AC=AO$, $AC\perp AB$, $BD=\frac{3}{2}\cdot AB$, $BD\perp AB$ and $P$ is a point on arc $AB$. Find the largest possible area of the enclosed polygon $ABDPC$.


Two circles, $O_1$ and $O_2$ are tangent. Let $AB$ be their common tangent line which touches $O_1$ at point $A$ and touches $O_2$ at point $B$. Extend $AO_1$ and intersects $O_1$ at another point $C$. Line $CD$ is tangent to circle $O_2$ at point $D$. Show that $AC=CD$.


Let $P$ be a point inside square $ABCD$ such that $AP=1, BP = 3,$ nd $DP=\sqrt{7}$. Find the area of $ABCD$. Try to find at least two solutions.


Compute the value of $$\sum_{n=2019}^\infty\frac{1}{\binom{n}{2019}}$$

Show that $\sin{x}+2\sin{2x}+\cdots + n\sin{nx}=\frac{(n+1)\sin{nx} - n\sin{(n+1)x}}{2(1-\cos{x})}$

Simplify $\cos{x}\cos{2x}\cdots\cos{2^{n-1}x}$.

Evaluate $\cos\frac{2\pi}{2n+1}+\cos\frac{4\pi}{2n+1}+\cdots+\cos\frac{2n\pi}{2n+1}$.

Show that \begin{align*} C_n^0-C_n^2+C_n^4-C_n^6+\cdots &=2^{\frac{n}{2}}\cos\frac{n\pi}{4}\\ C_n^1-C_n^3+C_n^5-C_n^7+\cdots &=2^{\frac{n}{2}}\sin\frac{n\pi}{4} \end{align*}

Show that $$\binom{n}{1}-\frac{1}{2}\binom{n}{2}+\frac{1}{3}\binom{n}{3}-\cdots+(-1)^{n+1}\binom{n}{n}= 1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\cdots+\frac{1}{n}$$


Find the value of $$\binom{n}{0}-\binom{n}{1}+\binom{n}{2}-\binom{n}{3}+\cdots +(-1)^n\binom{n}{n}$$


John walks from point $A$ to $C$ while Mary goes from point $B$ to $D$. Both of them will move along the grid, either right or up, so they take shortest routes. How many different possibilities are there such that their routes do not intersect?


Show that $$\sum_{k=0}^n\left(2^k\binom{n}{k}\right)=3^n$$

Suppose function $f(x)=\frac{1+x}{1-x}$. Evaluate $$f\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)\cdot f\Big(\frac{1}{4}\Big)\cdot f\Big(\frac{1}{6}\Big)\cdots f\Big(\frac{1}{2014}\Big)$$

Let the sum of first $n$ terms of arithmetic sequence $\{a_n\}$ be $S_n$, and the sum of first $n$ terms of arithmetic sequence $\{b_n\}$ be $T_n$. If $\frac{S_n}{T_n}=\frac{2n}{3n+7}$, compute the value of $\frac{a_8}{b_6}$.

Suppose every term in the sequence $$1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, \cdots$$ is either $1$ or $2$. If there are exactly $(2k-1)$ twos between the $k^{th}$ one and the $(k+1)^{th}$ one, find the sum of its first $2014$ terms.

Given the sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfies $a_n+a_m=a_{n+m}$ for any positive integers $n$ and $m$. Suppose $a_1=\frac{1}{2013}$. Find the sum of its first $2013$ terms.

Let sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfy $a_1=2$ and $a_{n+1}=\frac{2(n+2)}{n+1}a_n$ where $n\in \mathbb{Z}^+$. Compute the value of $$\frac{a_{2014}}{a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{2013}}$$

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Show that $$\Big(1+\frac{1}{3}\Big)\Big(1+\frac{1}{3^2}\Big)\cdots\Big(1+\frac{1}{3^n}\Big) < 2$$

Let $a_1, a_2,\cdots, a_n > 0, n\ge 2,$ and $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n=1$. Prove $$\frac{a_1}{2-a_1} + \frac{a_2}{2-a_2}+\cdots+\frac{a_n}{2-a_n}\ge\frac{n}{2n-1}$$

Suppose all the terms in a geometric sequence $\{a_n\}$ are positive. If $|a_2-a_3|=14$ and $|a_1a_2a_3|=343$, find $a_5$.

Suppose no term in an arithmetic sequence $\{a_n\}$ equals $0$. Let $S_n$ be the sum of its first $n$ terms. If $S_{2n-1} = a_n^2$, find the expression for its $n^{th}$ term $a_n$.

Let $S_n$ be the sum of first $n$ terms in sequence $\{a_n\}$ where $$a_n=\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{n^2}+\frac{1}{(n+1)^2}}$$ Find $\lfloor{S_n}\rfloor$ where the floor function $\lfloor{x}\rfloor$ returns the largest integer not exceeding $x$.

Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the two roots of the equation $x^2 -x - 1=0$. If $$a_n = \frac{\alpha^n - \beta^n}{\alpha -\beta}\quad(n=1, 2, \cdots)$$ Show that - For any positive integer $n$, it always hold $a_{n+2}=a_{n+1}+a_n$ - Find all positive integers $a, b$ $( a < b )$ satisfying $b\mid a_n-2na^n$ holds for any positive integer $n$