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2004 Alexandru Myller, 1

[b]a)[/b] Let $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of real numbers having the property that $ \left| x_{n+1} -x_n \right|\leqslant 1/2^n, $ for any $ n\geqslant 1. $ Show that $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent. [b]b)[/b] Create a sequence $ \left( y_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ of real numbers that has the following properties: $ \text{(i) } \lim_{n\to\infty } \left( y_{n+1} -y_n \right) = 0 $ $ \text{(ii) } $ is bounded $ \text{(iii) } $ is divergent [i]Eugen Popa[/i]

LMT Team Rounds 2010-20, A24

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Sam has 1 Among Us task left. He and his task are located at two randomly chosen distinct vertices of a 2021-dimensional unit hypercube. Let $E$ denote the expected distance he has to walk to get to his task, given that he is only allowed to walk along edges of the hypercube. Compute $\lceil 10E \rceil$. [i]Proposed by Sammy Charney[/i]

2008 Hungary-Israel Binational, 1

Find the largest value of n, such that there exists a polygon with n sides, 2 adjacent sides of length 1, and all his diagonals have an integer length.

2008 Hong kong National Olympiad, 3

$ \Delta ABC$ is a triangle such that $ AB \neq AC$. The incircle of $ \Delta ABC$ touches $ BC, CA, AB$ at $ D, E, F$ respectively. $ H$ is a point on the segment $ EF$ such that $ DH \bot EF$. Suppose $ AH \bot BC$, prove that $ H$ is the orthocentre of $ \Delta ABC$. Remark: the original question has missed the condition $ AB \neq AC$

2012 Regional Olympiad of Mexico Center Zone, 4

On an acute triangle $ABC$ we draw the internal bisector of $<ABC$, $BE$, and the altitude $AD$, ($D$ on $BC$), show that $<CDE$ it's bigger than 45 degrees.

2011 Belarus Team Selection Test, 2

Find all pairs $(m,n)$ of nonnegative integers for which \[m^2 + 2 \cdot 3^n = m\left(2^{n+1} - 1\right).\] [i]Proposed by Angelo Di Pasquale, Australia[/i]

2021 Durer Math Competition Finals, 16

The angles of a convex quadrilateral form an arithmetic sequence in clockwise order, and its side lengths also form an arithmetic sequence (but not necessarily in clockwise order). If the quadrilateral is not a square, and its shortest side has length $1$, then its perimeter is $a + \sqrt{b}4$, where $ a$ and $b$ are positive integers. What is the value of $a + b$?

2006 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 6

Tags: exponent , algebra
Determine all positive integers $a,b,c$ satisfying $a^{(b^c)}=(b^a)^c$

1987 Flanders Math Olympiad, 2

Two parallel lines $a$ and $b$ meet two other lines $c$ and $d$. Let $A$ and $A'$ be the points of intersection of $a$ with $c$ and $d$, respectively. Let $B$ and $B'$ be the points of intersection of $b$ with $c$ and $d$, respectively. If $X$ is the midpoint of the line segment $A A'$ and $Y$ is the midpoint of the segment $BB'$, prove that $$|XY| \le \frac{|AB|+|A'B'|}{2}.$$

1972 AMC 12/AHSME, 3

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If $x=\dfrac{1-i\sqrt{3}}{2}$ where $i=\sqrt{-1}$, then $\dfrac{1}{x^2-x}$ is equal to $\textbf{(A) }-2\qquad\textbf{(B) }-1\qquad\textbf{(C) }1+i\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(D) }1\qquad \textbf{(E) }2$

2024 Thailand October Camp, 1

Tags: algebra
Professor Oak is feeding his $100$ Pokémon. Each Pokémon has a bowl whose capacity is a positive real number of kilograms. These capacities are known to Professor Oak. The total capacity of all the bowls is $100$ kilograms. Professor Oak distributes $100$ kilograms of food in such a way that each Pokémon receives a non-negative integer number of kilograms of food (which may be larger than the capacity of the bowl). The [i]dissatisfaction level[/i] of a Pokémon who received $N$ kilograms of food and whose bowl has a capacity of $C$ kilograms is equal to $\lvert N-C\rvert$. Find the smallest real number $D$ such that, regardless of the capacities of the bowls, Professor Oak can distribute food in a way that the sum of the dissatisfaction levels over all the $100$ Pokémon is at most $D$. [i]Oleksii Masalitin, Ukraine[/i]

2015 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

In triangle $ABC$, point $M$ is the midpoint of $BC, P$ is the intersection point of the tangents at points $B$ and $C$ of the circumscribed circle, $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $MP$. The segment $AN$ intersects the circumscribed circle at point $Q$. Prove that $\angle PMQ = \angle MAQ$.

2015 China National Olympiad, 2

Given $30$ students such that each student has at most $5$ friends and for every $5$ students there is a pair of students that are not friends, determine the maximum $k$ such that for all such possible configurations, there exists $k$ students who are all not friends.

2024 JHMT HS, 2

Tags: geometry
Let $N_1$ be the answer to problem 1. On square $JHMT$, point $X$ lies on $\overline{HM}$, and point $Y$ is the intersection point of lines $JM$ and $TX$. Assume that $\tfrac{TY}{XY}=\sqrt5$ and the area of $\triangle{XYM}$ is $N_1$. Compute the area of $\triangle{JYT}$.

2018 Balkan MO Shortlist, G6

In a triangle $ABC$ with $AB=AC$, $\omega$ is the circumcircle and $O$ its center. Let $D$ be a point on the extension of $BA$ beyond $A$. The circumcircle $\omega_{1}$ of triangle $OAD$ intersects the line $AC$ and the circle $\omega$ again at points $E$ and $G$, respectively. Point $H$ is such that $DAEH$ is a parallelogram. Line $EH$ meets circle $\omega_{1}$ again at point $J$. The line through $G$ perpendicular to $GB$ meets $\omega_{1}$ again at point $N$ and the line through $G$ perpendicular to $GJ$ meets $\omega$ again at point $L$. Prove that the points $L, N, H, G$ lie on a circle.

2013 Princeton University Math Competition, 1

We construct three circles: $O$ with diameter $AB$ and area $12+2x$, $P$ with diameter $AC$ and area $24+x$, and $Q$ with diameter $BC$ and area $108-x$. Given that $C$ is on circle $O$, compute $x$.

2006 AMC 12/AHSME, 3

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A football game was played between two teams, the Cougars and the Panthers. The two teams scored a total of 34 points, and the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points. How many points did the Panthers score? $ \textbf{(A) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 14 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 17 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 20 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 24$

2015 IFYM, Sozopol, 4

In how many ways can $n$ rooks be placed on a $2n$ x $2n$ chessboard, so that they cover all the white fields?

1993 Poland - First Round, 3

Tags: inequalities
Prove that if $a,b,c$ are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c} \leq \frac{1}{a+b-c}+\frac{1}{c+a-b}+\frac{1}{b+c-a}$.

MBMT Team Rounds, 2019

[hide=D stands for Descartes, L stands for Leibniz]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide] [b]D1.[/b] What is the solution to the equation $3 \cdot x \cdot 5 = 4 \cdot 5 \cdot 6$? [b]D2.[/b] Mr. Rose is making Platonic solids! If there are five different types of Platonic solids, and each Platonic solid can be one of three colors, how many different colored Platonic solids can Mr. Rose make? [b]D3.[/b] What fraction of the multiples of $5$ between $1$ and $100$ inclusive are also multiples of $20$? [b]D4.[/b] What is the maximum number of times a circle can intersect a triangle? [b]D5 / L1.[/b] At an interesting supermarket, the nth apple you purchase costs $n$ dollars, while pears are $3$ dollars each. Given that Layla has exactly enough money to purchase either $k$ apples or $2k$ pears for $k > 0$, how much money does Layla have? [b]D6 / L3.[/b] For how many positive integers $1 \le n \le 10$ does there exist a prime $p$ such that the sum of the digits of $p$ is $n$? [b]D7 / L2.[/b] Real numbers $a, b, c$ are selected uniformly and independently at random between $0$ and $1$. What is the probability that $a \ge b \le c$? [b]D8.[/b] How many ordered pairs of positive integers $(x, y)$ satisfy $lcm(x, y) = 500$? [b]D9 / L4.[/b] There are $50$ dogs in the local animal shelter. Each dog is enemies with at least $2$ other dogs. Steven wants to adopt as many dogs as possible, but he doesn’t want to adopt any pair of enemies, since they will cause a ruckus. Considering all possible enemy networks among the dogs, find the maximum number of dogs that Steven can possibly adopt. [b]D10 / L7.[/b] Unit circles $a, b, c$ satisfy $d(a, b) = 1$, $d(b, c) = 2$, and $d(c, a) = 3,$ where $d(x, y)$ is defined to be the minimum distance between any two points on circles $x$ and $y$. Find the radius of the smallest circle entirely containing $a$, $b$, and $c$. [b]D11 / L8.[/b] The numbers $1$ through $5$ are written on a chalkboard. Every second, Sara erases two numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $a \ge b$ and writes $\sqrt{a^2 - b^2}$ on the board. Let M and m be the maximum and minimum possible values on the board when there is only one number left, respectively. Find the ordered pair $(M, m)$. [b]D12 / L9.[/b] $N$ people stand in a line. Bella says, “There exists an assignment of nonnegative numbers to the $N$ people so that the sum of all the numbers is $1$ and the sum of any three consecutive people’s numbers does not exceed $1/2019$.” If Bella is right, find the minimum value of $N$ possible. [b]D13 / L10.[/b] In triangle $\vartriangle ABC$, $D$ is on $AC$ such that $BD$ is an altitude, and $E$ is on $AB$ such that $CE$ is an altitude. Let F be the intersection of $BD$ and $CE$. If $EF = 2FC$, $BF = 8DF$, and $DC = 3$, then find the area of $\vartriangle CDF$. [b]D14 / L11.[/b] Consider nonnegative real numbers $a_1, ..., a_6$ such that $a_1 +... + a_6 = 20$. Find the minimum possible value of $$\sqrt{a^2_1 + 1^2} +\sqrt{a^2_2 + 2^2} +\sqrt{a^2_3 + 3^2} +\sqrt{a^2_4 + 4^2} +\sqrt{a^2_5 + 5^2} +\sqrt{a^2_6 + 6^2}.$$ [b]D15 / L13.[/b] Find an $a < 1000000$ so that both $a$ and $101a$ are triangular numbers. (A triangular number is a number that can be written as $1 + 2 +... + n$ for some $n \ge 1$.) Note: There are multiple possible answers to this problem. You only need to find one. [b]L6.[/b] How many ordered pairs of positive integers $(x, y)$, where $x$ is a perfect square and $y$ is a perfect cube, satisfy $lcm(x, y) = 81000000$? [b]L12.[/b] Given two points $A$ and $B$ in the plane with $AB = 1$, define $f(C)$ to be the incenter of triangle $ABC$, if it exists. Find the area of the region of points $f(f(X))$ where $X$ is arbitrary. [b]L14.[/b] Leptina and Zandar play a game. At the four corners of a square, the numbers $1, 2, 3$, and $4$ are written in clockwise order. On Leptina’s turn, she must swap a pair of adjacent numbers. On Zandar’s turn, he must choose two adjacent numbers $a$ and $b$ with $a \ge b$ and replace $a$ with $ a - b$. Zandar wants to reduce the sum of the numbers at the four corners of the square to $2$ in as few turns as possible, and Leptina wants to delay this as long as possible. If Leptina goes first and both players play optimally, find the minimum number of turns Zandar can take after which Zandar is guaranteed to have reduced the sum of the numbers to $2$. [b]L15.[/b] There exist polynomials $P, Q$ and real numbers $c_0, c_1, c_2, ... , c_{10}$ so that the three polynomials $P, Q$, and $$c_0P^{10} + c_1P^9Q + c_2P^8Q^2 + ... + c_{10}Q^{10}$$ are all polynomials of degree 2019. Suppose that $c_0 = 1$, $c_1 = -7$, $c_2 = 22$. Find all possible values of $c_{10}$. Note: The answer(s) are rational numbers. It suffices to give the prime factorization(s) of the numerator(s) and denominator(s). PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 6

Tags: integer
The product of three integers is $60$. What is the least possible positive sum of the three integers? $\textbf{(A) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 3 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 5 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 6 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 13$

2022 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification, 1

Let $n \geq 2$ be a positive integer. On a spaceship, there are $n$ crewmates. At most one accusation of being an imposter can occur from one crewmate to another crewmate. Multiple accusations are thrown, with the following properties: • Each crewmate made a different number of accusations. • Each crewmate received a different number of accusations. • A crewmate does not accuse themself. Prove that no two crewmates made accusations at each other.

2010 Purple Comet Problems, 12

A good approximation of $\pi$ is $3.14.$ Find the least positive integer $d$ such that if the area of a circle with diameter $d$ is calculated using the approximation $3.14,$ the error will exceed $1.$

1991 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 3

For any permutation $p$ of the set $\{1,2,...,n\}$, let us denote $d(p) = |p(1)-1|+|p(2)-2|+...+|p(n)-n|$. Let $i(p)$ be the number of inversions of $p$, i.e. the number of pairs $1 \le i < j \le n$ with $p(i) > p(j)$. Prove that $d(p)\le 2i(p)$$.

2024 Macedonian Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 1

Let $M$ be a positive real number. Determine the least positive real number $k$ with the following property: for each integer $n>M$, the interval $(n,kn]$ contains a power of $2$.