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Solution 1

$[asy] path Q; Q=(0,0)--(1,2)--(5,2)--(4,0)--cycle; draw(Q); draw((0,0)--(1.5,1)); label("D",(0,0),S); draw((1,2)--(1.5,1)); label("A",(1,2),N); draw((5,2)--(1.5,1)); label("B",(5,2),N); draw((4,0)--(1.5,1)); label("C",(4,0),S); draw((2,0)--(1.5,1),linetype("8 8")); label("E",(2,0),S); draw((2/3,4/3)--(1.5,1),linetype("8 8")); label("F",(2/3,4/3),W); label("P",(1.5,1),NNE); [/asy]$

First, continue $\overline{AP}$ to hit $\overline{CD}$ at $E$ . Also continue $\overline{CP}$ to hit $\overline{AD}$ at $F$ .

We have that $\angle PAB=\angle PCB$ . Because $\overline{AB}\parallel\overline{CD}$ , we have $\angle PAB=\angle PED$ .

Similarly, because $\overline{AD}\parallel\overline{BC}$ , we have $\angle PCB=\angle PFD$ .

Therefore, $\angle PAB=\angle PED=\angle PCB=\angle PFD$ .

We also have that $\angle ADC=\angle ABC$ because $ABCD$ is a parallelogram, and $\angle APC=\angle FPE$ .

Therefore, $ABCP\sim FDEP$ . This means that $\dfrac{FD}{AB}=\dfrac{FP}{AP}=\dfrac{DP}{BP}$ , so $\Delta ABP\sim\Delta FDP$ .

Therefore, $\angle PBA=\angle PDA$ . $\Box$

Solution 2

Note that $\dfrac{1}{n}$ is rational and $n$ is not divisible by $2$ nor $5$ because $n>11$ .

This means the decimal representation of $\dfrac{1}{n}$ is a repeating decimal.

Let us set $a_1a_2\cdots a_x$ as the block that repeats in the repeating decimal: $\dfrac{1}{n}=0.\overline{a_1a_2\cdots a_x}$ .

( $a_1a_2\cdots a_x$ written without the overline used to signify one number so won't confuse with notation for repeating decimal)

The fractional representation of this repeating decimal would be $\dfrac{1}{n}=\dfrac{a_1a_2\cdots a_x}{10^x-1}$ .

Taking the reciprocal of both sides you get $n=\dfrac{10^x-1}{a_1a_2\cdots a_x}$ .

Multiplying both sides by $a_1a_2\cdots a_n$ gives $n(a_1a_2\cdots a_x)=10^x-1$ .

Since $10^x-1=9\times \underbrace{111\cdots 111}_{x\text{ times}}$ we divide $9$ on both sides of the equation to get $\dfrac{n(a_1a_2\cdots a_x)}{9}=\underbrace{111\cdots 111}_{x\text{ times}}$ .

Because $n$ is not divisible by $3$ (therefore $9$ ) since $n>11$ and $n$ is prime, it follows that $n|\underbrace{111\cdots 111}_{x\text{ times}}$ . $\Box$

Picture 1

$[asy]draw(Circle((1,1),2)); draw(Circle((sqrt(2),sqrt(3)/2),1)); dot((8/5,2/5)); dot((1,1)); draw((1,1)--(8/5,2/5),linetype("8 8")); label("a",(6/5,7/10),SSW); draw((8/5,2/5)--(12/5,-2/5),linetype("8 8")); label("b",(2,0),SSW); [/asy]$ $\text{Find the probability that }b>a \text{.}$

Picture 2

$[asy] for (int i=0;i<6;i=i+1){ draw(dir(60*i)--dir(60*i+60)); } draw(dir(120)--(dir(0)+dir(-60))/2); draw(dir(180)--(dir(60)+dir(0))/2); fill(dir(120)--dir(180)--intersectionpoint(dir(120)--(dir(0)+dir(-60))/2,dir(180)--(dir(60)+dir(0))/2)--cycle,grey); fill((dir(0)+dir(-60))/2--dir(0)--(dir(60)+dir(0))/2--intersectionpoint(dir(120)--(dir(0)+dir(-60))/2,dir(180)--(dir(60)+dir(0))/2)--cycle,grey); [/asy]$ $\text{Prove the shaded areas are equal.}$ $[asy] for(int i = 0; i < 8; ++i){ for(int j = 0; j < 8; ++j){ filldraw((i,j)--(i+1,j)--(i+1,j+1)--(i,j+1)--cycle,black); } } for(int i = 1; i < 7; ++i){ filldraw((i,7-i)--(i+1,7-i)--(i+1,8-i)--(i,8-i)--cycle,white); } for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i){ filldraw((i,4-i)--(i+1,4-i)--(i+1,5-i)--(i,5-i)--cycle,white); } for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i){ filldraw((8-i,4+i)--(7-i,4+i)--(7-i,3+i)--(8-i,3+i)--cycle,white); } filldraw((1,0)--(2,0)--(2,1)--(1,1)--cycle,white); filldraw((0,1)--(0,2)--(1,2)--(1,1)--cycle,white); filldraw((7,8)--(6,8)--(6,7)--(7,7)--cycle,white); filldraw((8,7)--(8,6)--(7,6)--(7,7)--cycle,white); [/asy]$

physics problem

$[asy]size(100,100); draw((0,0)--(0,10)); draw(Circle((1,1),1)); dot((0,0)); draw(9.5*dir(80)..9.5*dir(70)..9.5*dir(60),EndArrow()); label("A",(-1,5),dir(180));[/asy]$

$[asy] size(85,85); draw((0,0)--10*dir(60)); draw(Circle((sqrt(3),1),1)); dot((0,0)); draw(9.5*dir(50)..9.5*dir(40)..9.5*dir(30),EndArrow()); label("B",(0,5),dir(0)); [/asy]$

$[asy] size(110,110); draw((0,0)--10*dir(11.42)); draw(Circle((10,1),1)); dot((0,0)); label("C",(5,1.5),dir(90)); [/asy]$

Solution

$[asy] import olympiad; size(350,350); draw((0,0)--10*dir(60)); draw(Circle((sqrt(3),1),1)); dot((0,0)); draw((-1,0)--(7,0),grey); draw((0,0)--(sqrt(3),1),linetype("8 8")); draw((0,0)--(0,5),grey); draw(sqrt(3)*dir(60)--(sqrt(3),1)--(sqrt(3),0),linetype("8 8")); draw(anglemark((1,0),(0,0),dir(30))); label("$\varphi$",0.3*dir(15),dir(15)); draw(anglemark(dir(60),(0,0),(0,1))); label("$\theta$",0.3*dir(75),dir(75)); label("$1$",(sqrt(3),0.5),dir(0)); label("$\frac{1}{\tan\varphi}$",(sqrt(3)/2,0),dir(-90)); [/asy]$

$[asy] import olympiad; size(300,300); draw((0,0)--10*dir(11.42)); draw(Circle((10,1),1)); dot((0,0)); draw((-1,0)--(12,0),grey); draw((0,0)--(0,3),grey); draw(anglemark(10*dir(11.42),(0,0),(0,1))); label("$\theta$",0.3*dir(50.71),dir(50.71)); draw((0,0)--(10,1),linetype("8 8")); draw(10*dir(11.42)--(10,1)--(10,0),linetype("8 8")); label("$1$",(10,0.5),dir(0)); label("$10$",(5,0),dir(-90)); label("$\varphi$",3.4*dir(2.855),dir(2.855)); markscalefactor=0.4; draw(anglemark((1,0),(0,0),dir(5.71))); [/asy]$

inscribed triangle

$[asy] draw((dir(0)--dir(120)--dir(240)--dir(0)..dir(120)..dir(240)..dir(0)--cycle)); draw(dir(56)--dir(230),green); draw(dir(-23)--dir(-98),red);[/asy]$

$[asy] draw((dir(0)--dir(120)--dir(240)--dir(0)..dir(120)..dir(240)..dir(0)--cycle)); draw(dir(0)--dir(36),red); draw(dir(0)--dir(72),red); draw(dir(0)--dir(108),red); draw(dir(0)--dir(144),green); draw(dir(0)--dir(180),green); draw(dir(0)--dir(216),green); draw(dir(0)--dir(-36),red); draw(dir(0)--dir(-72),red); draw(dir(0)--dir(-108),red); [/asy]$

$[asy] draw((dir(30)--dir(150)--dir(270)--dir(30)..dir(150)..dir(270)..dir(30)--cycle)); draw(dir(-72)--dir(180+72),red); draw(dir(-54)--dir(180+54),red); draw(dir(-36)--dir(180+36),red); draw(dir(-18)--dir(180+18),green); draw(dir(-0)--dir(180+0),green); draw(dir(72)--dir(180-72),red); draw(dir(54)--dir(180-54),red); draw(dir(36)--dir(180-36),red); draw(dir(18)--dir(180-18),green); [/asy]$

$[asy] import olympiad; size(300); draw(dir(0)..dir(60)..dir(120)..dir(180)--cycle); draw((0,0)--dir(30)--dir(150)--cycle); draw((0,0)--dir(90)); label("$r$",0.5*dir(30),dir(-60)); label("$r$",0.5*dir(150),dir(240)); label("$\frac{r}{2}$",0.25*dir(90),dir(0)); label("$\frac{r}{2}$",0.75*dir(90),dir(0)); markscalefactor=0.01; draw(anglemark(dir(90),(0,0),dir(150))); draw(anglemark((0,0),dir(150),dir(30))); draw(rightanglemark(dir(150),0.5*dir(90),(0,0))); label("$60^{\circ}$",0.07*dir(120),dir(120)); label("$30^{\circ}$",0.9*dir(150),dir(0));[/asy]$

$[asy]draw((dir(0)--dir(120)--dir(240)--dir(0)..dir(120)..dir(240)..dir(0)--cycle)); draw(Circle((0,0),0.5)); draw(dir(0)--dir(45),red); dot((dir(0)+dir(45))/2,red); draw(dir(125)--dir(185),red); dot((dir(125)+dir(185))/2,red); draw(dir(240)--dir(325),red); dot((dir(240)+dir(325))/2,red); draw(dir(65)--dir(165),red); dot((dir(65)+dir(165))/2,red); draw(dir(200)--dir(254),red); dot((dir(200)+dir(254))/2,red); draw(dir(80)--dir(205),green); dot((dir(80)+dir(205))/2,green); draw(dir(200)--dir(345),green); dot((dir(200)+dir(345))/2,green); draw(dir(220)--dir(385),green); dot((dir(220)+dir(385))/2,green); draw(dir(-60)--dir(125),green); dot((dir(-60)+dir(125))/2,green); draw(dir(160)--dir(360),green); dot((dir(160)+dir(360))/2,green);[/asy]$

$[asy]draw((dir(0)--dir(120)--dir(240)--dir(0)..dir(120)..dir(240)..dir(0)--cycle)); draw(Circle((0,0),0.5)); draw((0,0)--0.5*dir(-60)); draw((0,0)--dir(120)); label("$r$",0.25*dir(-60),dir(-150)); label("$R$",0.4*dir(120),dir(210)); dot((0,0));[/asy]$

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