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$\frac{\sum_{r=0}^{24} \binom{100}{4r} \binom{100}{4r + 2}}{\sum_{r=1}^{25} \binom{200}{8r - 6}}$ is equal to
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Someone please evaluate this ratio inside the log for any given n(I feel the sum doesn't have any nice closed form).
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A crazy physicist discovered a new kind of particle wich he called an imon, after some of them mysteriously appeared in his lab. Some pairs of imons in the lab can be entangled, and each imon can participate in many entanglement relations. The physicist has found a way to perform the following two kinds of operations with these particles, one operation at a time.
(i) If some imon is entangled with an odd number of other imons in the lab, then the physicist can destroy it.
(ii) At any moment, he may double the whole family of imons in the lab by creating a copy $I'$ of each imon $I$. During this procedure, the two copies $I'$ and $J'$ become entangled if and only if the original imons $I$ and $J$ are entangled, and each copy $I'$ becomes entangled with its original imon $I$; no other entanglements occur or disappear at this moment.

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Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $\angle DAB=\angle BCD=90^{\circ}$ and $\angle ABC> \angle CDA$. Let $Q$ and $R$ be points on segments $BC$ and $CD$, respectively, such that line $QR$ intersects lines $AB$ and $AD$ at points $P$ and $S$, respectively. It is given that $PQ=RS$.Let the midpoint of $BD$ be $M$ and the midpoint of $QR$ be $N$.Prove that the points $M,N,A$ and $C$ lie on a circle.
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Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $\angle DAB=\angle BCD=90^{\circ}$ and $\angle ABC> \angle CDA$. Let $Q$ and $R$ be points on segments $BC$ and $CD$, respectively, such that line $QR$ intersects lines $AB$ and $AD$ at points $P$ and $S$, respectively. It is given that $PQ=RS$.Let the midpoint of $BD$ be $M$ and the midpoint of $QR$ be $N$.Prove that the points $M,N,A$ and $C$ lie on a circle.
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Notice $PQ = RS$ implies $N$ is also the midpoint of $PS$, then as $APS$ and $CQR$ are right angled it follows that

$$\angle ANC = \angle ANP + \angle CNQ = 2(\angle ASN + \angle CRN) = 2(\angle DSR + \angle DRS) = 2\angle ADC$$
As $M$ is the center of cyclic queadrilateral $ABCD$ it follows that $\angle AMC = 2\angle ADC$ too, done.
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Notice that $\angle MAN=\angle MCN \Leftrightarrow \angle NAS - \angle MAD=\angle MCD- \angle NCR$, and since $N$ is the midpoint of $PS$, we get that the later is equivalent with $\angle MDA+\angle CDM=\angle DRS +\angle RSD$, which is true as $\angle RDA$ is an exterior angle of $\Delta RDS$.
Finally, we can conclude that $\angle MAN=\angle MCN$, hence $AMNC$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.
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İs it really EGMO P1?too easy.
The KEY is that in right angled triangle the median is equal to the half of hipotenous.
Solution
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The condition is equivalent to $N$ being the midpoint of both $\overline{PS}$ and $\overline{QR}$ simultaneously. (Thus triangles $BAD$ and $BCD$ play morally dual roles.)

The rest is angle chasing. We have \begin{align*} 	\measuredangle ANC &= \measuredangle ANP + \measuredangle QNC \\ 	&= 2\measuredangle ASP + 2\measuredangle QRC \\ 	&= 2 \measuredangle DSR + 2 \measuredangle DRS = 2 \measuredangle RDS \\ 	&= 2 \measuredangle ADC = \measuredangle AMC. \end{align*}
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@juckter I believe you mean to type $PS$ not $PQ$.
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Thanks, edited.
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Let $W,X$ and $Y,Z$ be the feet of the altitudes from $A,C$ to $PQ$ and $BD$, respectively. Note that as $CQR$ and $ABD$ are right triangles, $\angle WAY$ is the reflection of $\angle NAM$ over the angle bisector of $\angle BAD$. Similarly, $\angle XCZ$ the reflection of $\angle NCM$ over the angle bisector of $\angle BCD$. As $AW,CX$ and $AY,CZ$ are pairs of parallel lines, $\angle WAY=\angle XCZ$, so $\angle NAM=\angle NCM$ as desired.
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Notice that $\odot(APS)$ and $\odot(CRQ)$ have common circumcenter at $N$, so
$$\angle ANQ+\angle CNQ=2\pi-2\angle APN-2\angle CQN=2\angle BPQ=2\angle ADC=\angle AMC$$as desired.
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Extension: Prove that $(CQR), (ABCD), AN$ concur. (And similarly, $(APS), (ABCD), CN$ concur.)
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What is the point of $\angle ABC > \angle CDA$? Configuration issues?
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There is no circle if ABC equals CDA.
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IstekOlympiadTeam wrote:
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $\angle DAB=\angle BCD=90^{\circ}$ and $\angle ABC> \angle CDA$. Let $Q$ and $R$ be points on segments $BC$ and $CD$, respectively, such that line $QR$ intersects lines $AB$ and $AD$ at points $P$ and $S$, respectively. It is given that $PQ=RS$.Let the midpoint of $BD$ be $M$ and the midpoint of $QR$ be $N$.Prove that the points $M,N,A$ and $C$ lie on a circle.

Here is my solution. Because $PQ=RS$ the point $N$ is the midpoint of $PS.$ Because $\angle SAP=\angle QCR=90^\circ,$ we deduce that the point $N$ is the circumcenter of both triangles $SAP$ and $QCR.$ Therefore,
\begin{align*}\angle CNA &=\angle CNQ+\angle PNA\\&=2\angle CRQ+2\angle PSA \\&= 2(\angle DRS+\angle RSD) \\&= 2\angle CDA=\angle CMA  \end{align*}and this proves that the points $M,N,A$ and $C$ lie on a circle.
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I understand that the solution is just easy angle chasing, but just for the sake of curiosity, is it "legal" to make projective transformation that sends $AC \cap BD$ to the center of circumcircle $ABCD$ or anything similar? If then, does the new line $A'M'N'C'$ (they become collinear in the new configuration) map to a circle in the original configuration?
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Yeah but you need to show that $M,N,A,C$ are concyclic which isn't something projectivity saves .(for example a perspectivity).
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simple angle chase
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Solution(with char_2539)
We see that $M$ is the circumcenter of cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD \Longrightarrow MA = MB  = MC = MD$
N is the circumcenter of $\triangle RCQ$ and $\triangle ASP \Longrightarrow NC = NQ = NR$ ; $NA = NP = NS$
$\angle DBA = \alpha $ , $\angle DBC = \beta$ and $BQP = \gamma$
See that $\angle BCA = \angle DAM = 90 - \alpha$ and $\angle CAB = 90 - \beta$ and $\angle NCQ = \gamma$
Also, $\angle MCA = \angle MAC = \alpha + \beta - 90 \Longrightarrow \angle NCM = \beta - \gamma$
$\angle APS = \alpha + \beta - \gamma \Longrightarrow \angle ASP  = \angle NAS = 90 - \alpha - \beta + \gamma$
Thus, $\angle MAN = \beta - \gamma$
$MNCA$ is cyclic.
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Since $N$ is the center of both $(CQR)$ and $(APS)$, we have that $$\angle MCN = \angle MCD - \angle NCR = \angle BDR - \angle DRS = \angle DSR - \angle ADM = \angle DAN - \angle DAM = \angle MAN$$, as desired.
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The key observation here is that $M$ is the center of $(BAD)$ and $N$ is the center of $(APS)$ and $(QCR)$. We can proceed with angle-chase.

Let $\angle ABD = a, \angle PSA = b, $ and $\angle BDR = c$. Then, we have that $\angle MDA = 90-a, \angle QBD = 90-c, $ and $\angle APS = 90-b$. Clearly then, looking at $\triangle PQB$, $\angle PQB = b+a-c$. Therefore, since $\angle QCN = b+a-c$ and $\angle QCM = 90-c$, $\angle MCN = b+a-90$. On the other hand, $\angle PAN = 90-b$ and $\angle BAM = a$, so $\angle NAM = b + a -90$. Therefore, $\angle MCN = \angle NAM$ and $MNAC$ is cyclic.
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From the condition that $RS=PQ$, we have that $NS=NP$, thus we have that $N$ is the center of $\left(APS\right)$, also we have that $N$ is the center of $\left(CRQ\right)$.
We denote with $x=\angle DRS=\angle PRC$, and we denote with $\beta =\angle ADC$.Then we have the following:
$$\angle ANC=\angle ANP+\angle PNC=2.(\angle ASN+\angle PRC)=2.(180-(180-\beta+x)+x)=2\beta=\angle AMC$$thus we have that $AMNC$ is cyclic
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We have

$$\measuredangle AMC = 2\measuredangle  ADC = 2\measuredangle  DSR + 2\measuredangle  SRD = \measuredangle  ANP + \measuredangle  PNC = \measuredangle  ANC$$
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Notice $PQ=RS$ implies $N$ is the midpoint of $PS,$ so $N$ is the center of $(CQR)$ and $(APS),$ while $M$ is the center of $(ABC).$ Notice $$\angle BDA+\angle CDB=\angle CDA=\angle RSD+\angle DRS,$$so \begin{align*}\angle MAN&=\angle DAN-\angle DAM=\angle NSA-\angle MDA\\&=\angle CDM-\angle DRS=\angle MCR-\angle NCR=\angle MCN.\end{align*}$\square$
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Probably same as the above solutions but still posting.
Solved with Krutarth and Malay.

Note that $N$ is the midpoint of $PS$. And since $\angle DCB=90\implies NC=NQ=NR.$ Similarly, we have $AN=AP=AS$. So we have $$ \angle ANC=\angle ANP+\angle PNC$$$$=180-\angle 2\angle APN+180-2\angle BQP=360-2(\angle  APN+ \angle BQP)=2(180-(\angle  APN+ \angle BQP))$$$$=2\angle CBP=2\angle ADC.$$
But since $M$ is the center of $ABCD$ we have $$\angle ANC= 2\angle ADC=\angle AMC\implies ANMC\text{ cyclic}.$$
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We will show that $\angle CMA = \angle CNA$, which is enough to imply the result. This is true because $$\measuredangle CNA = \measuredangle CNQ + \measuredangle QNA = 2\measuredangle CQR + 2\measuredangle NPA = 2\measuredangle QBP = \measuredangle CMA$$by utilizing that $M$ is the center of the circle and $N$ is a common midpoint.
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Note that $N$ is the center of $(APS)$ and $M$ is the center of $(ABCD)$. Now \[ 2 \angle D = \angle CMA \]and \[ \angle CNA= \angle CNQ +\angle ANQ = (180-2 \angle PQB )+(180 - 2 \angle NAP) = 360 - 2(\angle NPB+\angle PQB) = 2\angle D\]
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Let $\angle ADC=\alpha$ and $\angle ASC=\beta.$ THen, $\angle AMC=2\alpha.$ However, since $N$ is the midpoint of $PS$, $\angle ANP=2\beta.$ Then, $$\angle PNC=2\angle NKC=2(\alpha-\beta),$$so $\angle ANC=\angle ANP=\angle PNC=2\alpha,$ hence done.
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Easiest of all EGMO geometry.
$$\angle{AMC}=2\angle{ADQ}$$.
$$\angle{ANC}=\angle{ANQ} + \angle{PNC}=2\angle{ASN}+2\angle{NRC}=2\angle{ANC}+ 2\angle{DRS}=2\angle{ADQ}$$.
Hence this proves that $MNCA$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.
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It's simply angle chasing. Mine is not ideal but here it is.
$ABCD$ is cyclic $\implies$ $\angle{ADC}=\angle{PBQ}$
From median in a right triangle we have:
$\angle{ABM}=\angle{BAM}=90^{\circ}-\angle{ADB}$
$\angle{BCM}=\angle{CBM}=90^{\circ}-\angle{BDC}$
$\angle{APN}=\angle{PAN}$
$\angle{CQN}=\angle{QCN}$
$\angle{MCN}=\angle{QCN}-\angle{QCM}=\angle{CQN}-(90^{\circ}-\angle{BCD})=\angle{PQB}+\angle{BDC}-90^{\circ}=180-\angle{PBQ}-\angle{BPQ}+\angle{BDC}-90^{\circ}=90-\angle{ADB}-\angle{APN}=\angle{BAM}-\angle{BAN}=\angle{MAN}$
$\implies AMNC$ is cyclic qed.
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This is a cringe solution :)
Note that $CN$, $CM$, $AM$ and $AN$ are medians in right angled triangles
Let $\angle CDB = \alpha$ and $\angle ADB = \beta$ and $\angle MCN = \psi$. $\angle MDC = \angle DCM = \alpha$ and $\angle DCM = \alpha - \psi$ and $\angle MDA = \angle MAD = \beta$.
From $\triangle CRQ \implies \angle CRN = \alpha - \psi$. Then $\angle DRS = \angle NRC = \alpha - \psi \implies \angle DSR = \beta + \psi$
Since $AN$ is a median in the right angle $\triangle SAP \implies \angle SAN = \angle ASN = \beta + \psi$, but $\angle MAD = \beta \implies \angle MAN = \psi$. Combining with $\angle MCN = \psi \implies A, M, N C$ are concyclic.
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We can obviously see that $M$ is the curcumcenter of $ABCD$. We can also see that $N$ is the midpoint of $PS$ and $QR$ which creates a lot of isosceles triangles.

We claim that $\angle AMC = \angle ANC = 2 \cdot \angle ADC $. We prove this for $\angle AMC$ first. We can see that \[\angle AMC = \angle AMB + \angle BMC \Rightarrow \angle MAB + \angle MCB = 180 - \frac{\angle AMC}{2} \Rightarrow \angle ADC = \angle DAM + \angle DCM = \frac{\angle AMC}{2} \]For $\angle ANC$ we have \[ \angle ANC = \angle ANP + \angle NQC \Rightarrow \angle NAP + \angle NCQ = 180 - \frac{\angle ANC}{2} \Rightarrow \angle DAN + \angle ANC + \angle NCD + \angle ADC = 360\](note that this is not convex). Thus we can see that, $\frac{\angle ANC}{2} + 360 - \angle ANC + \angle ADC = 360$. $\blacksquare$
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The condition implies $N$ is the midpoint of $\overline{PS}$. Now,
$$\angle ANC=\angle ANP+\angle CNQ=2(\angle ASP+\angle CRQ)=2(\angle DPR+\angle DRP)=2\angle ADC=\angle AMC,$$since $M$ is the cicrumcenter of $ABCD$. $\blacksquare$
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Notice that $N$ is the midpoint of $\overline{SP}$ as well. Thus, we have

\[\angle ANC = \angle ANP + \angle QNC = 2(\angle ASP + \angle QRC) = 2(\angle DSR+\angle DRS) = 2 \angle ADC\]
Then, since $M$ is the center of cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, we have $\angle AMC = 2 \angle ADC$. This means that $\angle AMC = \angle ANC$, so $AMNC$ is cyclic. $\square$

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Note that
$$\angle ANC=360^{\circ}- \angle CNR- \angle ANR =180^{\circ}- \angle CNR+180^{\circ}- \angle ANR $$$$=2\angle ASN+ 2\angle RNC= 2\angle DSR+2\angle DRS= 2(180^{\circ}-\angle RDS)=2\angle ADC= \angle AMC$$
Which means $A$,$M$, $N$, and $C$ are cyclic.
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$PQ = RS$, $NQ=NR\implies N$ is the midpoint of $PS$. Now,
\begin{align*}
    \measuredangle NCM &=\measuredangle NCQ-\measuredangle MCB\\
    &= (90^\circ - \measuredangle NRC) - (90^\circ - \measuredangle BDC)\\
    &=\measuredangle BDC - \measuredangle SRD\\
    &=(\measuredangle BDA+\measuredangle SDC) - \measuredangle SRD\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA + \measuredangle SPR + \measuredangle DRS\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA + \measuredangle DSR\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA -\measuredangle RSD
.\end{align*}
And,
\begin{align*}
    \measuredangle NAM &= \measuredangle BAM - \measuredangle BAN\\
    &=-(90^\circ - \measuredangle BDA)-\measuredangle PAN\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA - 90^\circ-(-(90^\circ-\measuredangle PSA))\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA -90^\circ + 90^\circ - \measuredangle PSA\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA \measuredangle PSA\\
    &=\measuredangle BDA - \measuredangle RSD
.\end{align*}
Thus $\measuredangle NCM=\measuredangle NAM \implies MNAC$ is cyclic. :yoda:
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We are given that $\square{ABCD}$ is cyclic with center $M$ and $N$ is the midpoint of both $PS$ and $QR$, the respective hypotenuses of right triangles $\Delta{APS}$ and $\Delta{CQR}$.
Hence, we have:
$\measuredangle{ANC} = \measuredangle{ANP} + \measuredangle{QNC} = 2 \measuredangle{NAP} + 2 \measuredangle{QCN} = 2 \measuredangle{NAB} + 2 \measuredangle{BCN} = 2 (\measuredangle{ANC} + \measuredangle{CBA}) = 2 \measuredangle{ABC} = 2 \measuredangle{ADC} = \measuredangle{AMC}$.
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$N$ is the circumcenter of $(CRQ)$ and $(ASP).$ So
\[\angle ANC=\angle CNQ+\angle ANP=2(\angle CRQ+\angle ASP)=2(\angle DRS+\angle DSR)=2\angle ADC=\angle AMC.\]
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Pretty similar to the above solutions, but this is for storage.

Notice that $M$ is the circumcenter of both $(ABD), (CBD),$ while $N$ is the circumcenter of both $(APS), (CQR).$ Therefore, $$\angle ANC = \angle CNQ + \angle ANP = 2(\angle ASP+\angle CRQ) = 2\angle ADR = 2(\angle ADB+\angle BDC) = \angle AMB+\angle BMC = \angle AMC,$$and the desired result follows. QED
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$M$ is the circumcenter of $ABCD$, and $N$ is both the circumcenter of $QCR$ and $APS$. Now, $\angle AMC = 2 \angle D$ obviously. Also, $\angle ANC = \angle ANP + \angle QNC = 2 \angle ASP + 2 \angle QRC = 2 \angle ASP + 2 \angle DRS = 2 \angle D$ which finishes.
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