You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given the real numbers \(a\) and \(b\) satisfying \(\left(a - \frac{b}{2}\right)^2 = 1 - \frac{7}{4} b^2\), let \(t_{\max}\) and \(t_{\min}\) denote the maximum and minimum values of \(t = a^2 + 2b^2\), respectively. Find the value of \(t_{\text{max}} + t_{\text{min}}\).

Answer: $\frac{16}{7}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

One day in the 20th century (1900-1999), a younger brother said to his older brother: "Brother, look, if you add up the four digits of the year you were born, it gives my age." The elder brother responded: "Dear brother, you are right! The same applies to me, if I add up the four digits of the year you were born, it gives my age. Additionally, if we swap the two digits of our respective ages, we can get each other's age." Given that the two brothers were born in different years, in which year did this conversation take place?

Answer: $1941$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

What is the ratio of the legs in a right triangle, if the triangle formed by its altitudes as sides is also a right triangle?

Answer: $\sqrt{\frac{-1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Two identical cars are traveling in the same direction. The speed of one is $36 \kappa \mu / h$, and the other is catching up with a speed of $54 \mathrm{kм} / h$. It is known that the reaction time of the driver in the rear car to the stop signals of the preceding car is 2 seconds. What should be the distance between the cars to avoid a collision if the first driver suddenly brakes? For a car of this make, the braking distance is 40 meters from a speed of $72 \kappa м / h$.

Answer: $42.5$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A banquet has invited 44 guests. There are 15 identical square tables, each of which can seat 1 person per side. By appropriately combining the square tables (to form rectangular or square tables), ensure that all guests are seated with no empty seats. What is the minimum number of tables in the final arrangement?

Answer: $11$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Calculate \( t(0) - t(\pi / 5) + t\left((\pi / 5) - t(3 \pi / 5) + \ldots + t\left(\frac{8 \pi}{5}\right) - t(9 \pi / 5) \right) \), where \( t(x) = \cos 5x + * \cos 4x + * \cos 3x + * \cos 2x + * \cos x + * \). A math student mentioned that he could compute this sum without knowing the coefficients (denoted by *). Is he correct?

Answer: $10$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given a segment of length $2$ with endpoints $A$ and $B$ sliding respectively on the $x$-axis and $y$-axis, the midpoint $M$ of segment $AB$ traces curve $C$.
(Ⅰ) Find the equation of curve $C$;
(Ⅱ) Point $P(x,y)$ is a moving point on curve $C$, find the range of values for $3x-4y$;
(Ⅲ) Given a fixed point $Q(0, \frac {2}{3})$, investigate whether there exists a fixed point $T(0,t) (t\neq \frac {2}{3})$ and a constant $\lambda$ such that for any point $S$ on curve $C$, $|ST|=\lambda|SQ|$ holds? If it exists, find $t$ and $\lambda$; if not, explain why.

Answer: $t=\lambda= \frac {3}{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given the triangle $\triangle ABC$ is an isosceles right triangle with $\angle ABC = 90^\circ$, and sides $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{BC}$ are each tangent to a circle at points $B$ and $C$ respectively, with the circle having center $O$ and located inside the triangle, calculate the fraction of the area of $\triangle ABC$ that lies outside the circle.

Answer: $1 - \frac{\pi}{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Find the distance from point \( M_{0} \) to the plane passing through three points \( M_{1}, M_{2}, M_{3} \).

\( M_{1}(0, -1, -1) \)

\( M_{2}(-2, 3, 5) \)

\( M_{3}(1, -5, -9) \)

\( M_{0}(-4, -13, 6) \)

Answer: $2 \sqrt{45}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Gauss is a famous German mathematician, known as the "Prince of Mathematics". There are 110 achievements named after "Gauss". Let $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$, and $\{x\}=x-[x]$ represents the non-negative fractional part of $x$. Then $y=[x]$ is called the Gauss function. Given a sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfies: $a_1=\sqrt{3}, a_{n+1}=[a_n]+\frac{1}{\{a_n\}}, n\in \mathbb{N}^*$, then $a_{2017}=$ __________.

Answer: $3024+\sqrt{3}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Let  $a$ ,  $b$ ,  $c$  be positive real numbers for which \[
  \frac{5}{a} = b+c, \quad
  \frac{10}{b} = c+a, \quad \text{and} \quad
  \frac{13}{c} = a+b. \] If  $a+b+c = \frac mn$  for relatively prime positive integers  $m$  and  $n$ , compute  $m+n$ .

*Proposed by Evan Chen*

Answer: $55$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Xiao Li drove from location A to location B. Two hours after departure, the car broke down at location C, and it took 40 minutes to repair. After the repair, the speed was only 75% of the normal speed, resulting in arrival at location B being 2 hours later than planned. If the car had instead broken down at location D, which is 72 kilometers past location C, with the same repair time of 40 minutes and the speed after the repair still being 75% of the normal speed, then the arrival at location B would be only 1.5 hours later than planned. Determine the total distance in kilometers between location A and location B.

Answer: $288$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

From point $A$ to point $B$ at 13:00, a bus and a cyclist left simultaneously. After arriving at point $B$, the bus, without stopping, returned and met the cyclist at point $C$ at 13:10. Returning to point $A$, the bus again without stopping headed towards point $B$ and caught up with the cyclist at point $D$, which is $\frac{2}{3}$ km from point $C$. Find the speed of the bus (in km/h), given that the distance between points $A$ and $B$ is 4 km and the speeds of the bus and the cyclist are constant.

Answer: $40$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Five different products, A, B, C, D, and E, are to be arranged in a row on a shelf. Products A and B must be placed together, while products C and D cannot be placed together. How many different arrangements are possible?

Answer: $36$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A rectangular plot $ABCD$ is divided into two rectangles as shown in the diagram and is contracted to two households, Jia and Yi. Jia's vegetable greenhouse has the same area as Yi’s chicken farm, while the remaining part of Jia's area is 96 acres more than Yi's. Given that $BF = 3 CF$, what is the total area of the rectangular plot $ABCD$ in acres?

Answer: $192$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Four points in the order \( A, B, C, D \) lie on a circle with the extension of \( AB \) meeting the extension of \( DC \) at \( E \) and the extension of \( AD \) meeting the extension of \( BC \) at \( F \). Let \( EP \) and \( FQ \) be tangents to this circle with points of tangency \( P \) and \( Q \) respectively. Suppose \( EP = 60 \) and \( FQ = 63 \). Determine the length of \( EF \).

Answer: $87$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

In the famous book "Algorithm for Direct Calculation" by the Chinese mathematician Cheng Dawei of the Ming Dynasty, there is a well-known math problem:

"One hundred mantou for one hundred monks, three big monks have no dispute, three small monks share one, how many big and small monks are there?"

Answer: $75$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

What is the maximum number of self-intersection points that a closed polyline with 7 segments can have?

Answer: $14$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Alexio has 200 cards numbered 1-200, inclusive, and places them in a box. Alexio then chooses a card from the box at random. What is the probability that the number on the card he chooses is a multiple of 4, 5, or 7? Express your answer as a common fraction.

Answer: $\frac{97}{200}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

On a board, the following two sums are written:

$$
\begin{array}{r}
1+22+333+4444+55555+666666+7777777+ \\
+88888888+999999999
\end{array}
$$

$9+98+987+9876+98765+987654+9876543+$

$+98765432+987654321$

Determine which of them is greater (or if they are equal).

Answer: $1097393685$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Integer \( n \) such that the polynomial \( f(x) = 3x^3 - nx - n - 2 \) can be factored into a product of two non-constant polynomials with integer coefficients. Find the sum of all possible values of \( n \).

Answer: $192$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

In triangle \( PQR \), the median \( PA \) and the angle bisector \( QB \) (where \( A \) and \( B \) are the points of their intersection with the corresponding sides of the triangle) intersect at point \( O \). It is known that \( 3PQ = 5QR \). Find the ratio of the area of triangle \( PQR \) to the area of triangle \( PQO \).

Answer: $2.6$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Find the smallest natural number \( n \) such that the sum of the digits of each of the numbers \( n \) and \( n+1 \) is divisible by 17.

Answer: $8899$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Samson writes down the number 123456789 on a piece of paper. He can insert multiplication signs between any two adjacent digits, any number of times at different places, or none at all. By reading the digits between the multiplication signs as individual numbers, he creates an expression made up of the products of these numbers. For example, 1234$\cdot$56$\cdot$789. What is the maximum possible value of the resulting number?

Answer: $123456789$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Nikita schematically drew the graph of the quadratic polynomial \( y = ax^{2} + bx + c \). It turned out that \( AB = CD = 1 \). Consider the four numbers \(-a, b, c\), and the discriminant of the polynomial. It is known that three of these numbers are equal to \( \frac{1}{4}, -1, -\frac{3}{2} \) in some order. Find the value of the fourth number.

Answer: $-1/2$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given real numbers $b$ and $c$, and the function $f(x) = x^2 + bx + c$, the equation $f(f(x)) = 0$ has exactly three different real roots. Find the maximum value of the sum of the roots of $f(x)$.

Answer: $1/2$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Find the smallest positive integer \( n \) such that a cube with side length \( n \) can be divided into 1996 smaller cubes, each with side length a positive integer.

Answer: $13$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Find the maximum value of $S$ such that any finite number of small squares with a total area of $S$ can be placed inside a unit square $T$ with side length 1, in such a way that no two squares overlap.

Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The numbers from 1 to 1000 are written in a circle. Starting from the first one, every 15th number (i.e., the numbers 1, 16, 31, etc.) is crossed out, and during subsequent rounds, already crossed-out numbers are also taken into account. The crossing out continues until it turns out that all the numbers to be crossed out have already been crossed out before. How many numbers remain uncrossed?

Answer: $800$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Circles $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, and $\omega_3$ each have radius $6$ and are placed in the plane so that each circle is externally tangent to the other two. Points $Q_1$, $Q_2$, and $Q_3$ lie on $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, and $\omega_3$ respectively such that triangle $\triangle Q_1Q_2Q_3$ is a right triangle at $Q_1$. Each line $Q_iQ_{i+1}$ is tangent to $\omega_i$ for each $i=1,2,3$, where $Q_4 = Q_1$. Calculate the area of $\triangle Q_1Q_2Q_3$.

Answer: $36$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given an ellipse $G$: $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+ \frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1 (a > b > 0)$ with an eccentricity of $\frac{\sqrt{6}}{3}$, a right focus at $(2 \sqrt{2},0)$, and a line $l$ with a slope of $1$ intersecting the ellipse $G$ at points $A$ and $B$. An isosceles triangle is constructed with $AB$ as the base and $P(-3,2)$ as the vertex.

(1) Find the equation of the ellipse $G$;
(2) If $M(m,n)$ is any point on the ellipse $G$, find the maximum and minimum values of $\frac{n}{m-4}$;
(3) Find the area of $\triangle PAB$.

Answer: $\frac{9}{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Through the vertex \(C\) of the base of a regular triangular pyramid \(SABC\), a plane is drawn perpendicular to the lateral edge \(SA\). This plane forms an angle with the base plane, the cosine of which is \( \frac{2}{3} \). Find the cosine of the angle between two lateral faces.

Answer: $\frac{1}{7}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Alex the Kat has written  $61$  problems for a math contest, and there are a total of  $187$  problems submitted. How many more problems does he need to write (and submit) before he has written half of the total problems?

Answer: $65$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

How many points on the parabola \( y = x^2 \) (other than the origin) have the property that the tangent at these points intersects both coordinate axes at points with integer coordinates whose absolute values do not exceed 2020?

Answer: $44$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given triangle \( \triangle ABC \) with \( AB = 1 \), \( AC = 2 \), and \( \cos B + \sin C = 1 \), find the length of side \( BC \).

Answer: $\frac{3 + 2 \sqrt{21}}{5}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The user has three computer disks from companies $\mathrm{K}$, $\mathrm{L}$, and $\mathrm{M}$, one disk from each of these companies, but the company stamps on the disks are absent. Two out of the three disks are defective. What is the probability that the defective disks are from companies $\mathrm{L}$ and $\mathrm{M}$, given that the defect rates for companies $\mathrm{K}$, $\mathrm{L}$, and $\mathrm{M}$ are $10\%$, $20\%$, and $15\%$, respectively?

Answer: $0.4821$


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In the new clubroom, there were only chairs and a table. Each chair had four legs, and the table had three legs. Scouts came into the clubroom. Each sat on their own chair, two chairs remained unoccupied, and the total number of legs in the room was 101.

Determine how many chairs were in the clubroom.

Answer: $17$


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Let \( A B C \) be a triangle such that \( A B = 7 \), and let the angle bisector of \(\angle B A C \) intersect line \( B C \) at \( D \). If there exist points \( E \) and \( F \) on sides \( A C \) and \( B C \), respectively, such that lines \( A D \) and \( E F \) are parallel and divide triangle \( A B C \) into three parts of equal area, determine the number of possible integral values for \( B C \).

Answer: $13$


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Find the least positive integer of the form a b a a b a, where a and b are distinct digits, such that the integer can be written as a product of six distinct primes

Answer: $282282$


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Let's call a natural number a "snail" if its representation consists of the representations of three consecutive natural numbers, concatenated in some order: for example, 312 or 121413. "Snail" numbers can sometimes be squares of natural numbers: for example, $324=18^{2}$ or $576=24^{2}$. Find a four-digit "snail" number that is the square of some natural number.

Answer: $1089$


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In triangle $\triangle ABC$, $∠B≠\frac{π}{2}$, $cos2B=\sqrt{3}cosB-1$.
$(1)$ Find $\angle B$;
$(2)$ Choose one of the three conditions, condition 1, condition 2, or condition 3, as known to ensure the existence and uniqueness of $\triangle ABC$, and find the area of $\triangle ABC$.
Condition 1: $sinA=\sqrt{3}sinC$, $b=2$;
Condition 2: $2b=3a$, $b\sin A=1$;
Condition 3: $AC=\sqrt{6}$, the height on side $BC$ is $2$.
Note: If the chosen condition does not meet the requirements, the score for the second question is 0; if multiple suitable conditions are chosen and answered separately, the score will be based on the first answer.

Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{3}+2\sqrt{2}}{2}$


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Six natural numbers (with possible repetitions) are written on the faces of a cube, such that the numbers on adjacent faces differ by more than 1. What is the smallest possible sum of these six numbers?

Answer: $18$


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In the right triangle \(ABC\) with an acute angle of \(30^\circ\), an altitude \(CD\) is drawn from the right angle vertex \(C\). Find the distance between the centers of the inscribed circles of triangles \(ACD\) and \(BCD\), if the shorter leg of triangle \(ABC\) is 1.

Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{2}}$


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Given point P(a, -1) (a∈R), draw the tangent line to the parabola C: $y=x^2$ at point P, and let the tangent points be A($x_1$, $y_1$) and B($x_2$, $y_2$) (where $x_1<x_2$).

(Ⅰ) Find the values of $x_1$ and $x_2$ (expressed in terms of a);

(Ⅱ) If a circle E with center at point P is tangent to line AB, find the minimum area of circle E.

Answer: $3\pi$


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Find the smallest number that uses only the digits 2 and 3 in equal quantity and is divisible by both 2 and 3.

Answer: $223332$


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The image of the point with coordinates $(2, -4)$ under the reflection across the line $y = mx + b$ is the point with coordinates $(-4, 8)$. The line of reflection passes through the point $(0, 3)$. Find $m+b$.

Answer: $3.5$


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Let $[x]$ denote the greatest integer not exceeding $x$. Find the last two digits of $\left[\frac{1}{3}\right]+\left[\frac{2}{3}\right]+\left[\frac{2^{2}}{3}\right]+\cdots+\left[\frac{2^{2014}}{3}\right]$.

Answer: $15$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A hectoliter barrel is full of wine; 1 liter of liquid flows out in 24 hours, which is replaced by the inflow of 1 liter of water. After how much time will the contents of the barrel be half wine and half water?

Answer: $69$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Define a function  $g :\mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ Such that  $g(x)=\sqrt{4^x+\sqrt {4^{x+1}+\sqrt{4^{x+2}+...}}}$ .
Find the last 2 digits in the decimal representation of  $g(2021)$ .

Answer: $53$


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The ratio of the measures of two angles of a triangle is 2, and the difference in lengths of the sides opposite to these angles is 2 cm; the length of the third side of the triangle is 5 cm. Calculate the area of the triangle.

Answer: $3.75\sqrt{7}$


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Masha has three identical dice, each face of which has one of six different prime numbers with a total sum of 87.

Masha rolled all three dice twice. The first time, the sum of the numbers rolled was 10, and the second time, the sum of the numbers rolled was 62.

Exactly one of the six numbers never appeared. What number is it?

Answer: $17$


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Calculate:

1. $(1)(\sqrt{2}+2)^{2}$
2. $(2)(\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{8})-\frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{18}+\sqrt{12})$

Answer: $-\frac{7\sqrt{2}}{2}$


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Given the coin denominations 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, and 50 cents, determine the smallest number of coins Lisa would need so she could pay any amount of money less than a dollar.

Answer: $11$


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Scientists found a fragment of an ancient mechanics manuscript. It was a piece of a book where the first page was numbered 435, and the last page was numbered with the same digits, but in some different order. How many sheets did this fragment contain?

Answer: $50$


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Given a triangle \(ABC\) with side lengths \(AB = BC = 80\) and \(AC = 96\).

Circle \(Q_1\) is inscribed in the triangle \(ABC\). Circle \(Q_2\) is tangent to \(Q_1\) and to the sides \(AB\) and \(BC\). Circle \(Q_3\) is tangent to \(Q_2\) and also to the sides \(AB\) and \(BC\). Find the radius of circle \(Q_3\).

Answer: $1.5$


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The cities of Coco da Selva and Quixajuba are connected by a bus line. From Coco da Selva, buses leave for Quixajuba every hour starting at midnight. From Quixajuba, buses leave for Coco da Selva every hour starting at half past midnight. The bus journey takes exactly 5 hours.

If a bus leaves Coco da Selva at noon, how many buses coming from Quixajuba will it encounter during the journey?

Answer: $10$


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A regular 12-sided polygon is inscribed in a circle of radius 1. How many chords of the circle that join two of the vertices of the 12-gon have lengths whose squares are rational?

Answer: $42$


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What is the greatest common divisor of $2^{2024}-1$ and $2^{2015}-1$?

Answer: $511$


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In the diagram, six squares form a \( 2 \times 3 \) grid. The middle square in the top row is marked with an \( R \). Each of the five remaining squares is to be marked with an \( R \), \( S \), or \( T \). In how many ways can the grid be completed so that it includes at least one pair of squares side-by-side in the same row or same column that contain the same letter?

Answer: $225$


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A basketball player scored a mix of free throws, 2-pointers, and 3-pointers during a game, totaling 7 successful shots. Find the different numbers that could represent the total points scored by the player, assuming free throws are worth 1 point each.

Answer: $15$


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Find any solution to the rebus

$$
\overline{A B C A}=182 \cdot \overline{C D}
$$

where \( A, B, C, D \) are four distinct non-zero digits (the notation \(\overline{X Y \ldots Z}\) denotes the decimal representation of a number).

As an answer, write the four-digit number \(\overline{A B C D}\).

Answer: $2916$


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The function $y = \frac{2}{x}$ is defined on the interval $[1, 2]$, and its graph has endpoints $A(1, 2)$ and $B(2, 1)$. Find the linear approximation threshold of the function.

Answer: $3 - 2\sqrt{2}$


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Let $\{x\}$ denote the smallest integer not less than the real number $x$. Then, find the value of the following expression:
$$
\left\{\log _{2} 1\right\}+\left\{\log _{2} 2\right\}+\left\{\log _{2} 3\right\}+\cdots+\left\{\log _{2} 1991\right\}
$$

Answer: $19854$


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For all triples \((x, y, z)\) satisfying the system

\[
\left\{\begin{array}{l}
\sqrt{3} \sin x = \tan y \\
2 \sin y = \cot z \\
\sin z = 2 \tan x
\end{array}\right.
\]

find the minimum value of \(\cos x - \cos z\).

Answer: $-\frac{7 \sqrt{2}}{6}$


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Four people are sitting at four sides of a table, and they are dividing a 32-card Hungarian deck equally among themselves. If one selected player does not receive any aces, what is the probability that the player sitting opposite them also has no aces among their 8 cards?

Answer: $130/759$


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"My phone number," said the trip leader to the kids, "is a five-digit number. The first digit is a prime number, and the last two digits are obtained from the previous pair (which represents a prime number) by rearrangement, forming a perfect square. The number formed by reversing this phone number is even." What is the trip leader's phone number?

Answer: $26116$


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On a circle, 2009 numbers are placed, each of which is equal to 1 or -1. Not all numbers are the same. Consider all possible groups of ten consecutive numbers. Find the product of the numbers in each group of ten and sum them up. What is the largest possible sum?

Answer: $2005$


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A farmer claims that with four rods, he can fence a square plot of land sufficient for one sheep. If this is true, what is the minimum number of rods needed to fence an area for ten sheep? The answer depends on the shape of your fence.

How many rods are required for 10 sheep?

Answer: $12$


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On an island, there live three tribes: knights, who always tell the truth; liars, who always lie; and tricksters, who sometimes tell the truth and sometimes lie. At a round table sit 100 representatives of these tribes.

Each person at the table said two sentences: 1) "To my left sits a liar"; 2) "To my right sits a trickster". How many knights and liars are at the table if half of those present are tricksters?

Answer: $25$


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Businessmen Ivanov, Petrov, and Sidorov decided to create a car company. Ivanov bought 70 identical cars for the company, Petrov bought 40 identical cars, and Sidorov contributed 44 million rubles to the company. It is known that Ivanov and Petrov can share the money among themselves in such a way that each of the three businessmen's contributions to the business is equal. How much money is Ivanov entitled to receive? Provide the answer in million rubles.

Answer: $12$


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A regular triangle $EFG$ with a side length of $a$ covers a square $ABCD$ with a side length of 1. Find the minimum value of $a$.

Answer: $1 + \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$


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Let \( x \) be a real number satisfying \( x^{2} - \sqrt{6} x + 1 = 0 \). Find the numerical value of \( \left| x^{4} - \frac{1}{x^{4}} \right|.

Answer: $4\sqrt{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A basket of apples is divided into two parts, A and B. The ratio of the number of apples in A to the number of apples in B is $27: 25$. Part A has more apples than Part B. If at least 4 apples are taken from A and added to B, then Part B will have more apples than Part A. How many apples are in the basket?

Answer: $156$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

If 8 is added to the square of 5, the result is divisible by:

Answer: $11$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

For a natural number \( N \), if at least five of the natural numbers from 1 to 9 can divide \( N \) evenly, then \( N \) is called a "Five-Divisible Number." Find the smallest "Five-Divisible Number" that is greater than 2000.

Answer: $2004$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given points \( A(4,0) \) and \( B(2,2) \) are inside the ellipse \( \frac{x^{2}}{25}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}=1 \), and \( M \) is a point on the ellipse, find the maximum value of \( |MA| + |MB| \).

Answer: $10 + 2\sqrt{10}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given a cube $ABCD$-$A\_1B\_1C\_1D\_1$ with edge length $1$, point $M$ is the midpoint of $BC\_1$, and $P$ is a moving point on edge $BB\_1$. Determine the minimum value of $AP + MP$.

Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Consider a four-digit natural number with the following property: if we swap its first two digits with the second two digits, we get a four-digit number that is 99 less.

How many such numbers are there in total, and how many of them are divisible by 9?

Answer: $10$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Pascal's Triangle's interior numbers are defined beginning from the third row. Calculate the sum of the cubes of the interior numbers in the fourth row. Following that calculation, if the sum of the cubes of the interior numbers of the fifth row is 468, find the sum of the cubes of the interior numbers of the sixth row.

Answer: $14750$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Find an eight-digit palindrome that is a multiple of three, composed of the digits 0 and 1, given that all its prime divisors only use the digits 1, 3, and %. (Palindromes read the same forwards and backwards, for example, 11011).

Answer: $10111101$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Twenty-eight 4-inch wide square posts are evenly spaced with 4 feet between adjacent posts to enclose a rectangular field. The rectangle has 6 posts on each of the longer sides (including the corners). What is the outer perimeter, in feet, of the fence?

Answer: $112$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A rabbit escapes and runs 100 steps ahead before a dog starts chasing it. The rabbit can cover 8 steps in the same distance that the dog can cover in 3 steps. Additionally, the dog can run 4 steps in the same time that the rabbit can run 9 steps. How many steps must the dog run at least to catch up with the rabbit?

Answer: $240$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A trapezoid is divided into seven strips of equal width. What fraction of the trapezoid's area is shaded? Explain why your answer is correct.

Answer: $4/7$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Consider triangle \(ABC\) where \(BC = 7\), \(CA = 8\), and \(AB = 9\). \(D\) and \(E\) are the midpoints of \(BC\) and \(CA\), respectively, and \(AD\) and \(BE\) meet at \(G\). The reflection of \(G\) across \(D\) is \(G'\), and \(G'E\) meets \(CG\) at \(P\). Find the length \(PG\).

Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{145}}{9}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Let  $ABC$  be a triangle with area  $K$ . Points  $A^*$ ,  $B^*$ , and  $C^*$  are chosen on  $AB$ ,  $BC$ , and  $CA$  respectively such that  $\triangle{A^*B^*C^*}$  has area  $J$ . Suppose that \[\frac{AA^*}{AB}=\frac{BB^*}{BC}=\frac{CC^*}{CA}=\frac{J}{K}=x\] for some  $0<x<1$ . What is  $x$ ?

*2019 CCA Math Bonanza Lightning Round #4.3*

Answer: $1/3$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A pedestrian departed from point \( A \) to point \( B \). After walking 8 km, a second pedestrian left point \( A \) following the first pedestrian. When the second pedestrian had walked 15 km, the first pedestrian was halfway to point \( B \), and both pedestrians arrived at point \( B \) simultaneously. What is the distance between points \( A \) and \( B \)?

Answer: $40$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

In what ratio does the angle bisector of an acute angle of an isosceles right triangle divide the area of the triangle?

Answer: $1 : \sqrt{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

How many ways can you color red 16 of the unit cubes in a 4 x 4 x 4 cube, so that each 1 x 1 x 4 cuboid (and each 1 x 4 x 1 and each 4 x 1 x 1 cuboid) has just one red cube in it?

Answer: $576$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The image depicts a top-down view of a three-layered pyramid made of 14 identical cubes. Each cube is assigned a natural number in such a way that the numbers corresponding to the cubes in the bottom layer are all different, and the number on any other cube is the sum of the numbers on the four adjacent cubes from the layer below.

Determine the smallest number divisible by four that can be assigned to the topmost cube.

Answer: $64$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A department needs to arrange a duty schedule for the National Day holiday (a total of 8 days) for four people: A, B, C, and D. It is known that:

- A and B each need to be on duty for 4 days.
- A cannot be on duty on the first day, and A and B cannot be on duty on the same day.
- C needs to be on duty for 3 days and cannot be on duty consecutively.
- D needs to be on duty for 5 days.
- Each day, exactly two people must be on duty.

How many different duty schedules meet these conditions?

Answer: $700$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A sequence of numbers is written on the blackboard: \(1, 2, 3, \cdots, 50\). Each time, the first 4 numbers are erased, and the sum of these 4 erased numbers is written at the end of the sequence, creating a new sequence. This operation is repeated until there are fewer than 4 numbers remaining on the blackboard. Determine:
1. The sum of the numbers remaining on the blackboard at the end: $\qquad$
2. The last number written: $\qquad$

Answer: $755$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given an arithmetic sequence $\{a\_n\}$, the sum of its first $n$ terms, $S\_n$, satisfies $S\_3=0$ and $S\_5=-5$. The sum of the first 2016 terms of the sequence $\{ \frac{1}{a_{2n-1}a_{2n+1}} \}$ is $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

Answer: $-\frac{2016}{4031}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

If a passenger travels from Moscow to St. Petersburg by a regular train, it will take him 10 hours. If he takes the express train, which he has to wait for more than 2.5 hours, he will arrive 3 hours earlier than the regular train. Find the ratio of the speeds of the express train and the regular train, given that 2 hours after its departure, the express train will be at the same distance from Moscow as the regular train.

Answer: $2.5$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given that $x \in (1,5)$, find the minimum value of the function $y= \frac{2}{x-1}+ \frac{1}{5-x}$.

Answer: $\frac{3+2 \sqrt{2}}{4}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

At an observation station $C$, the distances to two lighthouses $A$ and $B$ are $300$ meters and $500$ meters, respectively. Lighthouse $A$ is observed at $30^{\circ}$ north by east from station $C$, and lighthouse $B$ is due west of station $C$. Calculate the distance between the two lighthouses $A$ and $B$.

Answer: $700$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given that \(a\), \(b\), \(c\), and \(d\) are four positive prime numbers such that the product of these four prime numbers is equal to the sum of 55 consecutive positive integers, find the smallest possible value of \(a + b + c + d\). Note that the four numbers \(a\), \(b\), \(c\), and \(d\) are not necessarily distinct.

Answer: $28$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The length of a chord intercepted on the circle $x^2+y^2-2x+4y-20=0$ by the line $5x-12y+c=0$ is 8. Find the value(s) of $c$.

Answer: $-68$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Let \(A\) and \(G\) be two opposite vertices of a cube with unit edge length. What is the distance between the plane determined by the vertices adjacent to \(A\), denoted as \(S_{A}\), and the plane determined by the vertices adjacent to \(G\), denoted as \(S_{G}\)?

Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Find the number of ways that 2010 can be written as a sum of one or more positive integers in non-decreasing order such that the difference between the last term and the first term is at most 1.

Answer: $2010$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

We know about a convex pentagon that each side is parallel to one of its diagonals. What can be the ratio of the length of a side to the length of the diagonal parallel to it?

Answer: $\frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{2}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The sum of the non-negative numbers \(a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, a_{4}, a_{5}, a_{6}, a_{7}\) is 1. Let \(M\) be the maximum of the quantities \(a_{1} + a_{2} + a_{3}, a_{2} + a_{3} + a_{4}, a_{3} + a_{4} + a_{5}, a_{4} + a_{5} + a_{6}, a_{5} + a_{6} + a_{7}\).

How small can \(M\) be?

Answer: $1/3$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Let \( S \) be a set of size 11. A random 12-tuple \((s_1, s_2, \ldots, s_{12})\) of elements of \( S \) is chosen uniformly at random. Moreover, let \(\pi: S \rightarrow S\) be a permutation of \( S \) chosen uniformly at random. The probability that \( s_{i+1} \neq \pi(s_i) \) for all \( 1 \leq i \leq 12 \) (where \( s_{13} = s_{1} \)) can be written as \(\frac{a}{b}\) where \( a \) and \( b \) are relatively prime positive integers. Compute \( a \).

Answer: $1000000000004$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Let $M = 123456789101112\dots5354$ be the number that results from writing the integers from $1$ to $54$ consecutively. What is the remainder when $M$ is divided by $55$?

Answer: $44$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

In triangle \( \triangle ABC \), the three interior angles \( \angle A, \angle B, \angle C \) satisfy \( \angle A = 3 \angle B = 9 \angle C \). Find the value of
\[ \cos A \cdot \cos B + \cos B \cdot \cos C + \cos C \cdot \cos A = \quad . \]

Answer: $-1/4$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given a set of data is multiplied by 2 and then reduced by 80 for each data point, resulting in a new set of data with an average of 1.2 and a variance of 4.4, determine the average and variance of the original data.

Answer: $1.1$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Let $f(x)=\sin\left(2x+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)+\sqrt{3}\sin^2x-\sqrt{3}\cos^2x-\frac{1}{2}$.
$(1)$ Find the smallest positive period and the interval of monotonicity of $f(x)$;
$(2)$ If $x_0\in\left[\frac{5\pi}{12},\frac{2\pi}{3}\right]$ and $f(x_{0})=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}-\frac{1}{2}$, find the value of $\cos 2x_{0}$.

Answer: $-\frac{3+\sqrt{6}}{6}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

What is the sum of the digits of the integer which is equal to \(6666666^{2} - 3333333^{2}\)?

Answer: $63$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

A cross, consisting of two identical large squares and two identical small squares, is placed inside an even larger square. Calculate the side length of the largest square in centimeters, given that the area of the cross is $810 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$.

Answer: $36$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given square $ABCD$, points $E$ and $F$ lie on $\overline{AB}$ so that $\overline{ED}$ and $\overline{FD}$ bisect $\angle ADC$. Calculate the ratio of the area of $\triangle DEF$ to the area of square $ABCD$.

Answer: $\frac{1}{4}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

In some cells of a \(10 \times 10\) board, there are fleas. Every minute, the fleas jump simultaneously to an adjacent cell (along the sides). Each flea jumps strictly in one of the four directions parallel to the sides of the board, maintaining its direction as long as possible; otherwise, it changes to the opposite direction. Dog Barbos observed the fleas for an hour and never saw two of them on the same cell. What is the maximum number of fleas that could be jumping on the board?

Answer: $40$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Three people, A, B, and C, start from point $A$ to point $B$. A starts at 8:00, B starts at 8:20, and C starts at 8:30. They all travel at the same speed. Ten minutes after C starts, the distance from A to point $B$ is exactly half the distance from B to point $B$. At this time, C is 2015 meters away from point $B$. How far apart are points $A$ and $B$ in meters?

Answer: $2418$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

In triangle $MPQ$, a line parallel to side $MQ$ intersects side $MP$, the median $MM_1$, and side $PQ$ at points $D$, $E$, and $F$ respectively. It is known that $DE = 5$ and $EF = 7$. What is the length of $MQ$?

Answer: $17$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Define a sequence of integers by  $T_1 = 2$  and for  $n\ge2$ ,  $T_n = 2^{T_{n-1}}$ . Find the remainder when  $T_1 + T_2 + \cdots + T_{256}$  is divided by 255.

*Ray Li.*

Answer: $20$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The numbers \(a, b, c, d\) belong to the interval \([-11.5, 11.5]\). Find the maximum value of the expression \(a + 2b + c + 2d - ab - bc - cd - da\).

Answer: $552$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

The triangle \( \triangle ABC \) has side \( AC \) with length \( 24 \text{ cm} \) and a height from vertex \( B \) with length \( 25 \text{ cm} \). Side \( AB \) is divided into five equal parts, with division points labeled \( K, L, M, N \) from \( A \) to \( B \). Each of these points has a parallel line drawn to side \( AC \). The intersections of these parallels with side \( BC \) are labeled \( O, P, Q, R \) from \( B \) to \( C \).

Calculate the sum of the areas of the trapezoids \( KLQR \) and \( MNOP \).

Answer: $120$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given that \( P \) is a point on the hyperbola \( C: \frac{x^{2}}{4}-\frac{y^{2}}{12}=1 \), \( F_{1} \) and \( F_{2} \) are the left and right foci of \( C \), and \( M \) and \( I \) are the centroid and incenter of \(\triangle P F_{1} F_{2}\) respectively, if \( M I \) is perpendicular to the \( x \)-axis, then the radius of the incircle of \(\triangle P F_{1} F_{2}\) is _____.

Answer: $\sqrt{6}$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

At the "Economics and Law" congress, a "Best of the Best" tournament was held, in which more than 220 but fewer than 254 delegates—economists and lawyers—participated. During one match, participants had to ask each other questions within a limited time and record correct answers. Each participant played with each other participant exactly once. A match winner got one point, the loser got none, and in case of a draw, both participants received half a point each. By the end of the tournament, it turned out that in matches against economists, each participant gained half of all their points. How many lawyers participated in the tournament? Provide the smallest possible number as the answer.

Answer: $105$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

There are several solid and hollow circles arranged in a certain pattern as follows: ●○●●○●●●○●○●●○●●●… Among the first 2001 circles, find the number of hollow circles.

Answer: $667$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given a function \( f: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R} \) such that for any real numbers \( x \) and \( y \), \( f(2x) + f(2y) = f(x+y) f(x-y) \). Additionally, \( f(\pi) = 0 \) and \( f(x) \) is not identically zero. What is the period of \( f(x) \)?

Answer: $4\pi$


You are a helpful assistant good at solving math problems with step-by-step reasoning. You should first thinks about the reasoning process in the mind and then provides the user with the answer. Your answer must be in latex format and wrapped in $...$.The reasoning process and answer are enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> Since $1+1=2$, so the answer is $2$. </think><answer> $2$ </answer>, which means your output should start with <think> and end with </answer>.

Given that the sequence $\left\{a_{n}\right\}$ has a period of 7 and the sequence $\left\{b_{n}\right\}$ has a period of 13, determine the maximum value of $k$ such that there exist $k$ consecutive terms satisfying
\[ a_{1} = b_{1}, \; a_{2} = b_{2}, \; \cdots , \; a_{k} = b_{k} \]

Answer: $91$