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1977 IMO Longlists, 35

Find all numbers $N=\overline{a_1a_2\ldots a_n}$ for which $9\times \overline{a_1a_2\ldots a_n}=\overline{a_n\ldots a_2a_1}$ such that at most one of the digits $a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_n$ is zero.

2023 CCA Math Bonanza, I11

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be a triangle such that $AB=\sqrt{10}, BC=4,$ and $CA=3\sqrt{2}.$ Circle $\omega$ has diameter $BC,$ with center at $O.$ Extend the altitude from $A$ to $BC$ to hit $\omega$ at $P$ and $P',$ where $AP < AP'.$ Suppose line $P'O$ intersects $AC$ at $X.$ Given that $PX$ can be expressed as $m\sqrt{n}-\sqrt{p},$ where $n$ and $p$ are squarefree, find $m+n+p.$ [i]Individual #11[/i]

2013 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 8

Let P be an arbitrary point on the arc $AC$ of the circumcircle of a fixed triangle $ABC$, not containing $B$. The bisector of angle $APB$ meets the bisector of angle $BAC$ at point $P_a$ the bisector of angle $CPB$ meets the bisector of angle $BCA$ at point $P_c$. Prove that for all points $P$, the circumcenters of triangles $PP_aP_c$ are collinear. by I. Dmitriev

2019 JBMO Shortlist, G3

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incenter $I$. The points $D$ and $E$ lie on the segments $CA$ and $BC$ respectively, such that $CD = CE$. Let $F$ be a point on the segment $CD$. Prove that the quadrilateral $ABEF$ is circumscribable if and only if the quadrilateral $DIEF$ is cyclic. [i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]

2020 Bulgaria Team Selection Test, 1

In acute triangle $\triangle ABC$, $BC>AC$, $\Gamma$ is its circumcircle, $D$ is a point on segment $AC$ and $E$ is the intersection of the circle with diameter $CD$ and $\Gamma$. $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $CM$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $Q$. The tangents to $\Gamma$ at $A,B$ meet at $P$, and $H$ is the foot of perpendicular from $P$ to $BQ$. $K$ is a point on line $HQ$ such that $Q$ lies between $H$ and $K$. Prove that $\angle HKP=\angle ACE$ if and only if $\frac{KQ}{QH}=\frac{CD}{DA}$.

2012 Putnam, 4

Let $q$ and $r$ be integers with $q>0,$ and let $A$ and $B$ be intervals on the real line. Let $T$ be the set of all $b+mq$ where $b$ and $m$ are integers with $b$ in $B,$ and let $S$ be the set of all integers $a$ in $A$ such that $ra$ is in $T.$ Show that if the product of the lengths of $A$ and $B$ is less than $q,$ then $S$ is the intersection of $A$ with some arithmetic progression.

2020 BMT Fall, 8

Tags: geometry
Let triangle $ \vartriangle ABC$ have $AB = 17$, $BC = 14$, $CA = 12$. Let $M_A$, $M_B$, $M_C$ be midpoints of $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AB}$ respectively. Let the angle bisectors of $ A$, $ B$, and $C$ intersect $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AB}$ at $P$, $Q$, and $R$, respectively. Reflect $M_A$ about $\overline{AP}$, $M_B$ about $\overline{BQ}$, and $M_C$ about $\overline{CR}$ to obtain $M'_A$, $M'_B$, $M'_C$, respectively. The lines $AM'_A$, $BM'_B$, and $CM'_C$ will then intersect $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{AC}$, and $\overline{AB}$ at $D$, $E$, and $F$, respectively. Given that $\overline{AD}$, $\overline{BE}$, and $\overline{CF}$ concur at a point $K$ inside the triangle, in simplest form, the ratio $[KAB] : [KBC] : [KCA]$ can be written in the form $p : q : r$, where $p$, $q$ and $ r$ are relatively prime positive integers and $[XYZ]$ denotes the area of $\vartriangle XYZ$. Compute $p + q + r$.

2022 Korea Junior Math Olympiad, 5

Tags: recursion , algebra
A sequence of real numbers $a_1, a_2, \ldots $ satisfies the following conditions. $a_1 = 2$, $a_2 = 11$. for all positive integer $n$, $2a_{n+2} =3a_n + \sqrt{5 (a_n^2+a_{n+1}^2)}$ Prove that $a_n$ is a rational number for each of positive integer $n$.

2023 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 7

Let $G$ be a connected graph and let $X, Y$ be two disjoint subsets of its vertices, such that there are no edges between them. Given that $G/X$ has $m$ connected components and $G/Y$ has $n$ connected components, what is the minimal number of connected components of the graph $G/(X \cup Y)$?

1974 Miklós Schweitzer, 6

Let $ f(x)\equal{}\sum_{n\equal{}1}^{\infty} a_n/(x\plus{}n^2), \;(x \geq 0)\ ,$ where $ \sum_{n\equal{}1}^{\infty} |a_n|n^{\minus{} \alpha} < \infty$ for some $ \alpha > 2$. Let us assume that for some $ \beta > 1/{\alpha}$, we have $ f(x)\equal{}O(e^{\minus{}x^{\beta}})$ as $ x \rightarrow \infty$. Prove that $ a_n$ is identically $ 0$. [i]G. Halasz[/i]

2010 ITAMO, 6

Prove that there are infinitely many prime numbers that divide at least one integer of the form $2^{n^3+1}-3^{n^2+1}+5^{n+1}$ where $n$ is a positive integer.

1977 IMO Longlists, 31

Tags: function , algebra
Let $f$ be a function defined on the set of pairs of nonzero rational numbers whose values are positive real numbers. Suppose that $f$ satisfies the following conditions: [b](1)[/b] $f(ab,c)=f(a,c)f(b,c),\ f(c,ab)=f(c,a)f(c,b);$ [b](2)[/b] $f(a,1-a)=1$ Prove that $f(a,a)=f(a,-a)=1,f(a,b)f(b,a)=1$.

Kvant 2024, M2787

Tags: geometry
Let $XY$ be a segment, which is a diameter of a semi-circle. Let $Z$ be a point on $XY$ and 9 rays from $Z$ are drawn that divide $\angle XZY=180^{\circ}$ into $10$ equal angles. These rays meet the semi-circle at $A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_9$ in this order in the direction from $X$ to $Y$. Prove that the sum of the areas of triangles $ZA_2A_3$ and $ZA_7A_8$ equals the area of the quadrilateral $A_2A_3A_7A_8$.

2013 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 10

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Compute the number of positive integers $b$ where $b \le 2013$, $b \neq 17$, and $b \neq 18$, such that there exists some positive integer $N$ such that $\dfrac{N}{17}$ is a perfect $17$th power, $\dfrac{N}{18}$ is a perfect $18$th power, and $\dfrac{N}{b}$ is a perfect $b$th power.

2012 IMO Shortlist, N6

Let $x$ and $y$ be positive integers. If ${x^{2^n}}-1$ is divisible by $2^ny+1$ for every positive integer $n$, prove that $x=1$.

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 18

Tags: hmmt
Define the sequence of positive integers $\{a_n\}$ as follows. Let $a_1=1$, $a_2=3$, and for each $n>2$, let $a_n$ be the result of expressing $a_{n-1}$ in base $n-1$, then reading the resulting numeral in base $n$, then adding $2$ (in base $n$). For example, $a_2=3_{10}=11_2$, so $a_3=11_3+2_3=6_{10}$. Express $a_{2013}$ in base $10$.

2008 Indonesia TST, 3

$10$ people attended a party. For every $3$ people, there exist at least $2$ people who don’t know each other. Prove that there exist $4$ people who don’t know each other.

1994 Polish MO Finals, 2

Let be given two parallel lines $k$ and $l$, and a circle not intersecting $k$. Consider a variable point $A$ on the line $k$. The two tangents from this point $A$ to the circle intersect the line $l$ at $B$ and $C$. Let $m$ be the line through the point $A$ and the midpoint of the segment $BC$. Prove that all the lines $m$ (as $A$ varies) have a common point.

2020 Novosibirsk Oral Olympiad in Geometry, 3

Maria Ivanovna drew on the blackboard a right triangle $ABC$ with a right angle $B$. Three students looked at her and said: $\bullet$ Yura said: "The hypotenuse of this triangle is $10$ cm." $\bullet$ Roma said: "The altitude drawn from the vertex $B$ on the side $AC$ is $6$ cm." $\bullet$ Seva said: "The area of the triangle $ABC$ is $25$ cm$^2$." Determine which of the students was mistaken if it is known that there is exactly one such person.

1970 Putnam, B4

Tags: speed
An automobile starts from rest and ends at rest, traversing a distance of one mile in one minute, along a straight road. If a governor prevents the speed of the car from exceeding $90$ miles per hour, show that at some time of the traverse the acceleration or deceleration of the car was at least $6.6$ ft/sec.

2017 ITAMO, 6

Prove that there are infinitely many positive integers $m$ such that the number of odd distinct prime factor of $m(m+3)$ is a multiple of $3$.

1994 Poland - Second Round, 2

Let $a_1,...,a_n$ be positive real numbers such that $\sum_{i=1}^n a_i =\prod_{i=1}^n a_i $ , and let $b_1,...,b_n$ be positive real numbers such that $a_i \le b_i$ for all $i$. Prove that $\sum_{i=1}^n b_i \le\prod_{i=1}^n b_i $

2022 Dutch IMO TST, 2

Let $n > 1$ be an integer. There are $n$ boxes in a row, and there are $n + 1$ identical stones. A [i]distribution [/i] is a way to distribute the stones over the boxes, in which every stone is in exactly one of the boxes. We say that two of such distributions are a [i]stone’s throw away[/i] from each other if we can obtain one distribution from the other by moving exactly one stone from one box to another. The [i]cosiness [/i] of a distribution $a$ is defined as the number of distributions that are a stone’s throw away from $a$. Determine the average cosiness of all possible distributions.

2005 AMC 12/AHSME, 13

In the five-sided star shown, the letters $A,B,C,D,$ and $E$ are replaced by the numbers $3,5,6,7,$ and $9$, although not necessarily in this order. The sums of the numbers at the ends of the line segments $\overline{AB}$,$\overline{BC}$,$\overline{CD}$,$\overline{DE}$, and $\overline{EA}$ form an arithmetic sequence, although not necessarily in this order. What is the middle term of the arithmetic sequence? [asy] size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); string[] strng = {'A','D','B','E','C'}; pair A=dir(90),B=dir(306),C=dir(162),D=dir(18),E=dir(234); draw(A--B--C--D--E--cycle); for(int i=0;i<=4;i=i+1) { path circ=circle(dir(90-72*i),0.125); unfill(circ); draw(circ); label("$"+strng[i]+"$",dir(90-72*i)); } [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 9\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 10\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 11\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 12\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 13$

1965 AMC 12/AHSME, 25

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Let $ ABCD$ be a quadrilateral with $ AB$ extended to $ E$ so that $ \overline{AB} \equal{} \overline{BE}$. Lines $ AC$ and $ CE$ are drawn to form angle $ ACE$. For this angle to be a right angle it is necessary that quadrilateral $ ABCD$ have: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{all angles equal}$ $ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{all sides equal}$ $ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{two pairs of equal sides}$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{one pair of equal sides}$ $ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{one pair of equal angles}$