Let $D$ be an interior point on the side $BC$ of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Let the circumcircle of triangle $ADB$ intersect $AC$ again at $E(\ne A)$ and the circumcircle of triangle $ADC$ intersect $AB$ again at $F(\ne A)$. Let $AD$, $BE$, and $CF$ intersect the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ again at $D_1(\ne A)$, $E_1(\ne B)$ and $F_1(\ne C)$, respectively. Let $I$ and $I_1$ be the incentres of triangles $DEF$ and $D_1E_1F_1$, respectively. Prove that $E,F, I, I_1$ are concyclic.
2022 India National Olympiad
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Find all natural numbers $n$ for which there is a permutation $\sigma$ of $\{1,2,\ldots, n\}$ that satisfies: \[ \sum_{i=1}^n \sigma(i)(-2)^{i-1}=0 \]
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For a positive integer $N$, let $T(N)$ denote the number of arrangements of the integers $1, 2, \cdots N$ into a sequence $a_1, a_2, \cdots a_N$ such that $a_i > a_{2i}$ for all $i$, $1 \le i < 2i \le N$ and $a_i > a_{2i+1}$ for all $i$, $1 \le i < 2i+1 \le N$. For example, $T(3)$ is $2$, since the possible arrangements are $321$ and $312$ (a) Find $T(7)$ (b) If $K$ is the largest non-negative integer so that $2^K$ divides $T(2^n - 1)$, show that $K = 2^n - n - 1$. (c) Find the largest non-negative integer $K$ so that $2^K$ divides $T(2^n + 1)$