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Putnam 1938, B3

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A horizontal disk diameter $3$ inches rotates once every $15$ seconds. An insect starts at the southernmost point of the disk facing due north. Always facing due north, it crawls over the disk at $1$ inch per second. Where does it again reach the edge of the disk?

2018 USA TSTST, 2

In the nation of Onewaynia, certain pairs of cities are connected by one-way roads. Every road connects exactly two cities (roads are allowed to cross each other, e.g., via bridges), and each pair of cities has at most one road between them. Moreover, every city has exactly two roads leaving it and exactly two roads entering it. We wish to close half the roads of Onewaynia in such a way that every city has exactly one road leaving it and exactly one road entering it. Show that the number of ways to do so is a power of $2$ greater than $1$ (i.e.\ of the form $2^n$ for some integer $n \ge 1$). [i]Victor Wang[/i]

2022 JBMO Shortlist, G2

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcircle $k$. The points $A_1, B_1,$ and $C_1$ on $k$ are the midpoints of arcs $\widehat{BC}$ (not containing $A$), $\widehat{AC}$ (not containing $B$), and $\widehat{AB}$ (not containing $C$), respectively. The pairwise distinct points $A_2, B_2,$ and $C_2$ are chosen such that the quadrilaterals $AB_1A_2C_1, BA_1B_2C_1,$ and $CA_1C_2B_1$ are parallelograms. Prove that $k$ and the circumcircle of triangle $A_2B_2C_2$ have a common center. [b]Comment.[/b] Point $A_2$ can also be defined as the reflection of $A$ with respect to the midpoint of $B_1C_1$, and analogous definitions can be used for $B_2$ and $C_2$.

2014 Contests, 1

Prove that for $n\ge 2$ the following inequality holds: $$\frac{1}{n+1}\left(1+\frac{1}{3}+\ldots +\frac{1}{2n-1}\right) >\frac{1}{n}\left(\frac{1}{2}+\ldots+\frac{1}{2n}\right).$$

2014 AMC 10, 3

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Randy drove the first third of his trip on a gravel road, the next 20 miles on pavement, and the remaining one-fifth on a dirt road. In miles, how long was Randy's trip? $ \textbf {(A) } 30 \qquad \textbf {(B) } \frac{400}{11} \qquad \textbf {(C) } \frac{75}{2} \qquad \textbf {(D) } 40 \qquad \textbf {(E) } \frac{300}{7} $

2009 Turkey Team Selection Test, 1

For which $ p$ prime numbers, there is an integer root of the polynominal $ 1 \plus{} p \plus{} Q(x^1)\cdot\ Q(x^2)\ldots\ Q(x^{2p \minus{} 2})$ such that $ Q(x)$ is a polynominal with integer coefficients?

IV Soros Olympiad 1997 - 98 (Russia), 11.4

Find the largest value of the area of the projection of the cylinder onto the plane if its radius is $r$ and its height is $h$ (orthogonal projection).

1983 IMO Shortlist, 18

Let $a,b$ and $c$ be positive integers, no two of which have a common divisor greater than $1$. Show that $2abc-ab-bc-ca$ is the largest integer which cannot be expressed in the form $xbc+yca+zab$, where $x,y,z$ are non-negative integers.

1987 Putnam, B1

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Evaluate \[ \int_2^4 \frac{\sqrt{\ln(9-x)}\,dx}{\sqrt{\ln(9-x)}+\sqrt{\ln(x+3)}}. \]

2024 Princeton University Math Competition, B1

Let $f(n)$ be the sum of the factors of $2^n \cdot 31.$ Find $\sum_{n=0}^{4} f(n).$

1985 AIME Problems, 2

When a right triangle is rotated about one leg, the volume of the cone produced is $800 \pi$ $\text{cm}^3$. When the triangle is rotated about the other leg, the volume of the cone produced is $1920 \pi$ $\text{cm}^3$. What is the length (in cm) of the hypotenuse of the triangle?

2010 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 3

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and $K$ be the common point of rays $AB$ and $DC$. There exists a point $P$ on the bisectrix of angle $AKD$ such that lines $BP$ and $CP$ bisect segments $AC$ and $BD$ respectively. Prove that $AB = CD$.

1998 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 2

Consider the rectangle $ ABCD $ and the points $ M,N,P,Q $ on the segments $ AB,BC,CD, $ respectively, $ DA, $ excluding its extremities. Denote with $ p_{\square} , A_{\square} $ the perimeter, respectively, the area of $ \square. $ Prove that: [b]a)[/b] $ p_{MNPQ}\ge AC+BD. $ [b]b)[/b] $ p_{MNPQ} =AC+BD\implies A_{MNPQ}\le \frac{A_{ABCD}}{2} . $ [b]c)[/b] $ p_{MNPQ} =AC+BD\implies MP^2 +NQ^2\ge AC^2. $ [i]Dan Brânzei[/i] and [i]Gheorghe Iurea[/i]

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 511

Suppose that $ f(x),\ g(x)$ are differential fuctions and their derivatives are continuous. Find $ f(x),\ g(x)$ such that $ f(x)\equal{}\frac 12\minus{}\int_0^x \{f'(t)\plus{}g(t)\}\ dt\ \ g(x)\equal{}\sin x\minus{}\int_0^{\pi} \{f(t)\minus{}g'(t)\}\ dt$.

2020 Nigerian MO round 3, #3

given any 3 distinct points $X,Y,Z$on the integer coordinates of the x-axis,the following operation is allowed:A point say $X$ is reflected over another point say $Y$. Note that after each operation only one among three points is moved. we perform these operations till 2 out of the 3 points coincide. let $N=N(X,Y,Z)$ denote the minimum number of operations before we are forced to stop.(this could happen in different ways). show that there are at most $2^N$coordinates that point $X$ could end up if we are forced to stop after $N$operations

2009 Postal Coaching, 4

A four - digit natural number which is divisible by $7$ is given. The number obtained by writing the digits in reverse order is also divisible by $7$. Furthermore, both the numbers leave the same remainder when divided by $37$. Find the 4-digit number.

2017 ASDAN Math Tournament, 3

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Triangle $ABC$ has $AB=4,BC=6,CA=5$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $\overline{BC}$ and $P$ the point on the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ such that $\angle MPA=90^\circ$. Let points $D$ and $E$ lie on $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{AB}$ respectively such that $\overline{BD}\perp\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{CE}\perp\overline{AB}$. Find $\tfrac{PD}{PE}$.

1987 India National Olympiad, 6

Prove that if coefficients of the quadratic equation $ ax^2\plus{}bx\plus{}c\equal{}0$ are odd integers, then the roots of the equation cannot be rational numbers.

2000 Austrian-Polish Competition, 2

In a unit cube, $CG$ is the edge perpendicular to the face $ABCD$. Let $O_1$ be the incircle of square $ABCD$ and $O_2$ be the circumcircle of triangle $BDG$. Determine min$\{XY|X\in O_1,Y\in O_2\}$.

2019 Baltic Way, 8

There are $2019$ cities in the country of Balticwayland. Some pairs of cities are connected by non-intersecting bidirectional roads, each road connecting exactly 2 cities. It is known that for every pair of cities $A$ and $B$ it is possible to drive from $A$ to $B$ using at most $2$ roads. There are $62$ cops trying to catch a robber. The cops and robber all know each others’ locations at all times. Each night, the robber can choose to stay in her current city or move to a neighbouring city via a direct road. Each day, each cop has the same choice of staying or moving, and they coordinate their actions. The robber is caught if she is in the same city as a cop at any time. Prove that the cops can always catch the robber

1990 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 5

On the sides $BC,CA$ and $AB$ of a triangle $ABC$ of area $S$ are taken points $A' ,B' ,C'$ respectively such that $AC' /AB = BA' /BC = CB' /CA = p$, where $0 < p < 1$ is variable. (a) Find the area of triangle $A' B' C'$ in terms of $ p$. (b) Find the value of $p$ which minimizes this area. (c) Find the locus of the intersection point $P$ of the lines through $A' $ and $C'$ parallel to $AB$ and $AC$ respectively.

2022 Argentina National Olympiad, 5

Find all pairs of positive integers $x,y$ such that $$x^3+y^3=4(x^2y+xy^2-5).$$

2002 Tuymaada Olympiad, 2

Find all the functions $f(x),$ continuous on the whole real axis, such that for every real $x$ \[f(3x-2)\leq f(x)\leq f(2x-1).\] [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]

2003 Romania National Olympiad, 3

Let be a continuous function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that has the property that $$ xf(x)\ge \int_0^x f(t)dt , $$ for all real numbers $ x. $ Prove that [b]a)[/b] the mapping $ x\mapsto \frac{1}{x}\int_0^x f(t) dt $ is nondecreasing on the restrictions $ \mathbb{R}_{<0 } $ and $ \mathbb{R}_{>0 } . $ [b]b)[/b] if $ \int_x^{x+1} f(t)dt=\int_{x-1}^x f(t)dt , $ for any real number $ x, $ then $ f $ is constant. [i]Mihai Piticari[/i]

2021 Centroamerican and Caribbean Math Olympiad, 3

In a table consisting of $2021\times 2021$ unit squares, some unit squares are colored black in such a way that if we place a mouse in the center of any square on the table it can walk in a straight line (up, down, left or right along a column or row) and leave the table without walking on any black square (other than the initial one if it is black). What is the maximum number of squares that can be colored black?