Olympiad problems

2011 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 2.4

Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle of center $O$, such that $\angle DAC = 60^o$. The angle bisector of $\angle DAC$ meets $DC$ at $S$. Lines $OS$ and $AD$ meet at $L$ and lines $BL$ and $AC$ meet at $M$. Prove that lines $SM$ and $CL$ are parallel.

Kvant 2019, M2555

Tags: combinatorics

In each cell of a $2019\times 2019$ board is written the number $1$ or the number $-1$. Prove that for some positive integer $k$ it is possible to select $k$ rows and $k$ columns so that the absolute value of the sum of the $k^2$ numbers in the cells at the intersection of the selected rows and columns is more than $1000$. [i]Folklore[/i]

2025 Euler Olympiad, Round 1, 7

Tags: algebra

Let $s(n)$ be the final value obtained after repeatedly summing the digits of $n$ until a single-digit number is reached. (For example: $s(187) = 7$, because the digit sum of $187$ is $16$ and the digit sum of $16$ is $7$). Evaluate the sum: $$ s(1^2) + s(2^2) + s(3^2) + \ldots + s(2025^2)$$ [i]Proposed by Lia Chitishvili, Georgia [/i]

2017 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 9

Tags: geometry , equilateral

Prove that the equilateral triangle of area $1$ can be covered by five arbitrary equilateral triangles having the total area $2$.

2017 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , tetrahedron , 3-dimensional geometry

Prove that if all the edges of the tetrahedron are equal triangles (such a tetrahedron is called equilateral), then its projection on the plane of a face is a triangle.

2007 Purple Comet Problems, 4

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Terry drove along a scenic road using $9$ gallons of gasoline. Then Terry went onto the freeway and used $17$ gallons of gasoline. Assuming that Terry gets $6.5$ miles per gallon better gas mileage on the freeway than on the scenic road, and Terry’s average gas mileage for the entire trip was $30$ miles per gallon, find the number of miles Terry drove.

1986 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, P2, 3

Tags: polynomial , limit , algebra

Find all possible values of $ x_0$ and $ x_1$ such that the sequence defined by: $ x_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}\frac{x_{n\minus{}1} x_n}{3x_{n\minus{}1}\minus{}2x_n}$ for $ n \ge 1$ contains infinitely many natural numbers.

2011 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: algebra , functional equation , trigonometry , functional

Find all real $a$ such that there exists a function $f: R \to R$ satisfying the equation $f(\sin x )+ a f(\cos x) = \cos 2x$ for all real $x$. I.Voronovich

2005 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 73

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , vector , function , derivative , calculus computations

Find the minimum value of $\int_0^{\pi} (a\sin x+b\sin 2x+c\sin 3x-x)^2\ dx$

2003 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 4

Tags: geometry , max , circles

Georg and his mother love pizza. They buy a pizza shaped as an equilateral triangle. Georg demands to be allowed to divide the pizza by a straight cut and then make the first choice. The mother accepts this reluctantly, but she wants to choose a point of the pizza through which the cut must pass. Determine the largest fraction of the pizza which the mother is certain to get by this procedure.

2016 Nigerian Senior MO Round 2, Problem 10

Tags: algebra , logarithm

Positive numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy $xy=2^{15}$ and $\log_2{x} \cdot \log_2{y} = 60$. Find $\sqrt[3]{(\log_2{x})^3+(\log_2{y})^3}$

1966 IMO Longlists, 13

Tags: n-variable inequality , inequalities

Let $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ be positive real numbers. Prove the inequality \[\binom n2 \sum_{i<j} \frac{1}{a_ia_j} \geq 4 \left( \sum_{i<j} \frac{1}{a_i+a_j} \right)^2\]

2007 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 9.4

Tags: geometry

Two triangles have equal longest sides and equal smallest angles. A new triangle is constructed, such that its sides are the sum of the longest sides, the sum of the shortest sides, and the sum of the middle sides of the initial triangles. Prove that the area of the new triangle is at least twice as much as the sum of the areas of the initial ones.

1967 AMC 12/AHSME, 2

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An equivalent of the expression $\left(\frac{x^2+1}{x}\right)\left(\frac{y^2+1}{y}\right)+\left(\frac{x^2-1}{y}\right)\left(\frac{y^2-1}{x}\right)$, $xy \not= 0$, is: $ \text{(A)}\ 1\qquad\text{(B)}\ 2xy\qquad\text{(C)}\ 2x^2y^2+2\qquad\text{(D)}\ 2xy+\frac{2}{xy}\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{2x}{y}+\frac{2y}{x} $

Russian TST 2017, P2

Tags: euler line , geometry

Let $D$ be the foot of perpendicular from $A$ to the Euler line (the line passing through the circumcentre and the orthocentre) of an acute scalene triangle $ABC$. A circle $\omega$ with centre $S$ passes through $A$ and $D$, and it intersects sides $AB$ and $AC$ at $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Let $P$ be the foot of altitude from $A$ to $BC$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Prove that the circumcentre of triangle $XSY$ is equidistant from $P$ and $M$.

PEN A Problems, 79

Tags: divisibility theory

Determine all pairs of integers $(a, b)$ such that \[\frac{a^{2}}{2ab^{2}-b^{3}+1}\] is a positive integer.

2011 Armenian Republican Olympiads, Problem 2

Tags: geometry , hexagon , rhombus

Let a hexagone with a diameter $D$ be given and let $d>\frac D 2.$ On each side of the hexagon one constructs a isosceles triangle with two equal sides of length $d$. Prove that the sum of the areas of those isoscele triangles is greater than the area of a rhombus with side lengths $d$ and a diagonal of length $D$. (The diameter of a polygon is the maximum of the lengths of all its sides and diagonals.)

2007 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 1

Tags: analytic geometry , geometry , rectangle , combinatorics

Consider an 8x8 board divided in 64 unit squares. We call [i]diagonal[/i] in this board a set of 8 squares with the property that on each of the rows and the columns of the board there is exactly one square of the [i]diagonal[/i]. Some of the squares of this board are coloured such that in every [i]diagonal[/i] there are exactly two coloured squares. Prove that there exist two rows or two columns whose squares are all coloured.

2023 CMIMC Team, 3

Tags: team , number theory , relatively prime

Find the number of ordered triples of positive integers $(a,b,c),$ where $1 \leq a,b,c \leq 10,$ with the property that $\gcd(a,b), \gcd(a,c),$ and $\gcd(b,c)$ are all pairwise relatively prime. [i]Proposed by Kyle Lee[/i]

2014 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 23

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Let $n$ be a positive integer, and let $x=\frac{\sqrt{n+2}-\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n+2}+\sqrt{n}}$ and $y=\frac{\sqrt{n+2}+\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n+2}-\sqrt{n}}$. It is given that $14x^2+26xy+14y^2=2014$. Find the value of $n$.

2017 AMC 10, 15

Tags: probability

Chloé chooses a real number uniformly at random from the interval $[0, 2017]$. Independently, Laurent chooses a real number uniformly at random from the interval $[0,4034]$. What is the probability that Laurent's number is greater than Chloé's number? $\textbf{(A)}~\frac12 \qquad \textbf{(B)}~\frac23 \qquad \textbf{(C)}~\frac34 \qquad \textbf{(D)}~\frac56\qquad \textbf{(E)}~\frac78$

2021 China Girls Math Olympiad, 6

Tags: inequalities , subset

Given a finite set $S$, $P(S)$ denotes the set of all the subsets of $S$. For any $f:P(S)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ ,prove the following inequality:$$\sum_{A\in P(S)}\sum_{B\in P(S)}f(A)f(B)2^{\left| A\cap B \right|}\geq 0.$$

III Soros Olympiad 1996 - 97 (Russia), 10.1

Tags: trigonometry , algebra

Find the smallest natural number $n$ for which the equality $\sin n^o= \sin (1997n)^o$ holds.

2001 Romania National Olympiad, 2

Tags: superior algebra

Let $A$ be a finite ring. Show that there exists two natural numbers $m,p$ where $m> p\ge 1$, such that $a^m=a^p$ for all $a\in A$.

2007 Tournament Of Towns, 4

Tags: combinatorics

Each cell of a $29 \times 29$ table contains one of the integers $1, 2, 3, \ldots , 29$, and each of these integers appears $29$ times. The sum of all the numbers above the main diagonal is equal to three times the sum of all the numbers below this diagonal. Determine the number in the central cell of the table.