Olympiad problems

2018 Tournament Of Towns, 3.

Do there exist 2018 positive irreducible fractions, each with a different denominator, so that the denominator of the difference of any two (after reducing the fraction) is less than the denominator of any of the initial 2018 fractions? (6 points) Maxim Didin

1992 Poland - First Round, 12

Tags: algebra , polynomial

Prove that the polynomial $x^n+4$ can be expressed as a product of two polynomials (each with degree less than $n$) with integer coefficients, if and only if $n$ is divisible by $4$.

2013 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 6

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Nick is a runner, and his goal is to complete four laps around a circuit at an average speed of 10 mph. If he completes the first three laps at a constant speed of only 9 mph, what speed does he need to maintain in miles per hour on the fourth lap to achieve his goal?

2021 Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 3

Tags: geometry , right triangle , angle

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral satisfying $\angle ADB + \angle ACB = \angle CAB + \angle DBA = 30^o$, $AD = BC$. Prove that there exists a right-angled triangle with side lengths $AC$, $BD$, $CD$.

2021 Bolivian Cono Sur TST, 3

Tags: geometry , rectangle , area

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with sides $AB,BC,CD$ and $DA$. Let $K,L$ be the midpoints of the sides $BC,DA$ respectivily. The perpendicular from $B$ to $AK$ hits $CL$ at $M$. Find $$\frac{[ABKM]}{[ABCL]}$$

2008 Teodor Topan, 1

Tags: linear algebra , matrix

Solve in $ M_2(\mathbb{C})$ the equation $ X^2\equal{}\left( \begin{array}{cc} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 6 \end{array} \right)$

2017 NMTC Junior, 6

Tags: algebra

If $a,b,c,d$ are positive reals such that $a^2+b^2=c^2+d^2$ and $a^2+d^2-ad=b^2+c^2+bc$, find the value of $\frac{ab+cd}{ad+bc}$

2022 Purple Comet Problems, 7

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The value of $$\left(1-\frac{1}{2^2-1}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{2^3-1}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{2^4-1}\right)\dots\left(1-\frac{1}{2^{29}-1}\right)$$ can be written as $\tfrac{m}{n},$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $2m - n.$

Kvant 2023, M2772

Tags: combinatorics

7. There are 100 chess bishops on white squares of a $100 \times 100$ chess board. Some of them are white and some of them are black. They can move in any order and capture the bishops of opposing color. What number of moves is sufficient for sure to retain only one bishop on the chess board?

India EGMO 2025 TST, 5

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Let acute scalene $\Delta ABC$ have circumcircle $\omega$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, define $X$ as the other intersection of $AM$ with $\omega$. Let $E,F$ be the feet of altitudes from $B,C$ to $AC, AB$ respectively. Let $Q$ be the second intersection of the circumcircle of $\Delta AEF$ and $\omega$. Let $Y\neq X$ be a point such that $MX=MY$ and $QMXY$ is cyclic. Finally, let $S$ be a point on $BC$ such that $\angle BAS=\angle MAC.$ Prove that the quadrilaterals $BFYS$ and $CEYS$ are cyclic. Proposed by Kanav Talwar and Malay Mahajan