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2001 Vietnam Team Selection Test, 2

In the plane let two circles be given which intersect at two points $A, B$; Let $PT$ be one of the two common tangent line of these circles ($P, T$ are points of tangency). Tangents at $P$ and $T$ of the circumcircle of triangle $APT$ meet each other at $S$. Let $H$ be a point symmetric to $B$ under $PT$. Show that $A, S, H$ are collinear.

1996 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 10.1

Prove that if $a, b, c$ are positive numbers and $ab + bc + ca > a+ b + c$, then $a + b + c > 3$.

2015 Belarus Team Selection Test, 2

All the numbers $1,2,...,9$ are written in the cells of a $3\times 3$ table (exactly one number in a cell) . Per move it is allowed to choose an arbitrary $2\times2$ square of the table and either decrease by $1$ or increase by $1$ all four numbers of the square. After some number of such moves all numbers of the table become equal to some number $a$. Find all possible values of $a$. I.Voronovich

2011 Romania Team Selection Test, 3

Let $S$ be a finite set of positive integers which has the following property:if $x$ is a member of $S$,then so are all positive divisors of $x$. A non-empty subset $T$ of $S$ is [i]good[/i] if whenever $x,y\in T$ and $x<y$, the ratio $y/x$ is a power of a prime number. A non-empty subset $T$ of $S$ is [i]bad[/i] if whenever $x,y\in T$ and $x<y$, the ratio $y/x$ is not a power of a prime number. A set of an element is considered both [i]good[/i] and [i]bad[/i]. Let $k$ be the largest possible size of a [i]good[/i] subset of $S$. Prove that $k$ is also the smallest number of pairwise-disjoint [i]bad[/i] subsets whose union is $S$.

2022 Auckland Mathematical Olympiad, 5

Tags: quadratic , algebra
The teacher wrote on the board the quadratic polyomial $x^2+10x+20$. Then in turn, each of the students came to the board and increased or decreased by $1$ either the coefficient at $x$ or the constant term, but not both at once. As a result, the quadratic polyomial $x^2 + 20x +10$ appeared on the board. Is it true that at some point a quadratic polyomial with integer roots appeared on the board?

1949-56 Chisinau City MO, 29

Let $M$ be an arbitrary point of a circle circumscribed around an acute-angled triangle $ABC$. Prove that the product of the distances from the point $M$ to the sides $AC$ and $BC$ is equal to the product of the distances from $M$ to the side $AB$ and to the tangent to the circumscribed circle at point $C$.

2012-2013 SDML (Middle School), 5

Tags: inequalities
If $a$ and $b$ are positive integers such that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{9}$, what is the greatest possible value of $a+b$?

1997 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 3

For each parabola $y = x^2+ px+q$ intersecting the coordinate axes in three distinct points, consider the circle passing through these points. Prove that all these circles pass through a single point, and find this point.

2001 Romania National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry
Consider the acute angle $ABC$. On the half-line $BC$ we consider the distinct points $P$ and $Q$ whose projections onto the line $AB$ are the points $M$ and $N$. Knowing that $AP=AQ$ and $AM^2-AN^2=BN^2-BM^2$, find the angle $ABC$.

1956 Polish MO Finals, 5

Prove that every polygon with perimeter $ 2a $ can be covered by a disk with diameter $ a $.

Russian TST 2020, P2

Given a natural number $n{}$ find the smallest $\lambda$ such that\[\gcd(x(x + 1)\cdots(x + n - 1), y(y + 1)\cdots(y + n - 1)) \leqslant (x-y)^\lambda,\] for any positive integers $y{}$ and $x \geqslant y + n$.

2009 Jozsef Wildt International Math Competition, W. 11

Tags: number theory , set
Find all real numbers $m$ such that $$\frac{1-m}{2m} \in \{x\ |\ m^2x^4+3mx^3+2x^2+x=1\ \forall \ x\in \mathbb{R} \}$$

2013 USAMTS Problems, 4

An infinite sequence $(a_0,a_1,a_2,\dots)$ of positive integers is called a $\emph{ribbon}$ if the sum of any eight consecutive terms is at most $16$; that is, for all $i\ge0$, \[a_i+a_{i+1}+\dots+a_{i+7}\le16.\]A positive integer $m$ is called a $\emph{cut size}$ if every ribbon contains a set of consecutive elements that sum to $m$; that is, given any ribbon $(a_0,a_1,a_2,\dots)$, there exist nonnegative integers $k\le l$ such that \[a_k+a_{k+1}+\dots+a_l=m.\]Find, with proof, all cut sizes, or prove that none exist.

2020 LIMIT Category 1, 14

Let $(m,n)$ be the pairs of integers satisfying $2(8n^3+m^3)+6(m^2-6n^2)+3(2m+9n)=437$. Find the sum of all possible values of $mn$.

1989 Flanders Math Olympiad, 1

Show that every subset of {1,2,...,99,100} with 55 elements contains at least 2 numbers with a difference of 9.

1977 IMO Longlists, 48

The intersection of a plane with a regular tetrahedron with edge $a$ is a quadrilateral with perimeter $P.$ Prove that $2a \leq P \leq 3a.$

2021 Bangladeshi National Mathematical Olympiad, 8

Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle. The external bisector of $\angle{BAC}$ meets the line $BC$ at point $N$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. $P$ and $Q$ are two points on line $AN$ such that, $\angle{PMN}=\angle{MQN}=90^{\circ}$. If $PN=5$ and $BC=3$, then the length of $QA$ can be expressed as $\frac{a}{b}$ where $a$ and $b$ are coprime positive integers. What is the value of $(a+b)$?

2010 Mexico National Olympiad, 1

Let $n$ be a positive integer. In an $n\times4$ table, each row is equal to \[\begin{tabular}{| c | c | c | c |} \hline 2 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ \hline \end{tabular}\] A [i]change[/i] is taking three consecutive boxes in the same row with different digits in them and changing the digits in these boxes as follows: \[0\to1\text{, }1\to2\text{, }2\to0\text{.}\] For example, a row $\begin{tabular}{| c | c | c | c |}\hline 2 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ \hline\end{tabular}$ can be changed to the row $\begin{tabular}{| c | c | c | c |}\hline 0 & 1 & 2 & 0 \\ \hline\end{tabular}$ but not to $\begin{tabular}{| c | c | c | c |}\hline 2 & 1 & 2 & 1 \\ \hline\end{tabular}$ because $0$, $1$, and $0$ are not distinct. Changes can be applied as often as wanted, even to items already changed. Show that for $n<12$, it is not possible to perform a finite number of changes so that the sum of the elements in each column is equal.

2023 AMC 8, 22

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In a sequence of positive integers, each term after the second is the product of the previous two terms. The sixth term in the sequence is 4000. What is the first term? $\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 5 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 10$

2015 Singapore Senior Math Olympiad, 2

There are $n=1681$ children, $a_1,a_2,...,a_{n}$ seated clockwise in a circle on the floor. The teacher walks behind the children in the clockwise direction with a box of $1000$ candies. She drops a candy behind the first child $a_1$. She then skips one child and drops a candy behind the third child, $a_3$. Now she skips two children and drops a candy behind the next child, $a_6$. She continues this way, at each stage skipping one child more than at the preceding stage before dropping a candy behind the next child. How many children will never receive a candy? Justify your answer.

2004 Pan African, 3

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral such that $AB$ is a diameter of it's circumcircle. Suppose that $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at $I$, $AD$ and $BC$ at $J$, $AC$ and $BD$ at $K$, and let $N$ be a point on $AB$. Show that $IK$ is perpendicular to $JN$ if and only if $N$ is the midpoint of $AB$.

2002 Romania Team Selection Test, 1

Let $ABCDE$ be a cyclic pentagon inscribed in a circle of centre $O$ which has angles $\angle B=120^{\circ},\angle C=120^{\circ},$ $\angle D=130^{\circ},\angle E=100^{\circ}$. Show that the diagonals $BD$ and $CE$ meet at a point belonging to the diameter $AO$. [i]Dinu Șerbănescu[/i]

2020 ISI Entrance Examination, 4

Let a real-valued sequence $\{x_n\}_{n\geqslant 1}$ be such that $$\lim_{n\to\infty}nx_n=0$$ Find all possible real values of $t$ such that $\lim_{n\to\infty}x_n\big(\log n\big)^t=0$ .

2020 Durer Math Competition Finals, 16

Dora has $8$ rods with lengths $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ and $8$ cm. Dora chooses $4$ of the rods and uses them to assemble a trapezoid (the $4$ chosen rods must be the $4$ sides). How many different trapezoids can she obtain in this way? Two trapezoids are considered different if they are not congruent.

2010 Czech-Polish-Slovak Match, 3

Let $p$ be a prime number. Prove that from a $p^2\times p^2$ array of squares, we can select $p^3$ of the squares such that the centers of any four of the selected squares are not the vertices of a rectangle with sides parallel to the edges of the array.