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1974 Chisinau City MO, 78

Each point of the sphere of radius $r\ge 1$ is colored in one of $n$ colors ($n \ge 2$), and for each color there is a point on the sphere colored in this color. Prove that there are points $A_i$, $B_i$, $i= 1, ..., n$ on the sphere such that the colors of the points $A_1, ..., A_n$ are pairwise different and the color of the point $B_i$ at a distance of $1$ from $A_i$ is different from the color of the point $A_1, i= 1, ..., n$

2015 AMC 10, 14

Tags: quadratic
Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be three distinct one-digit numbers. What is the maximum value of the sum of the roots of the equation $(x-a)(x-b)+(x-b)(x-c)=0$? $\textbf{(A) } 15 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 15.5 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 16 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 16.5 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 17 $

2018 Poland - Second Round, 6

Let $k$ be a positive integer and $a_1, a_2, ...$ be a sequence of terms from set $\{ 0, 1, ..., k \}$. Let $b_n = \sqrt[n] {a_1^n + a_2^n + ... + a_n^n}$ for all positive integers $n$. Prove, that if in sequence $b_1, b_2, b_3, ...$ are infinitely many integers, then all terms of this series are integers.

2011 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 1

Prove that you can't split a square into finitely many hexagons, whose inner angles are all less than $180^o$.

2019 Baltic Way, 15

Let $n \geq 4$, and consider a (not necessarily convex) polygon $P_1P_2\hdots P_n$ in the plane. Suppose that, for each $P_k$, there is a unique vertex $Q_k\ne P_k$ among $P_1,\hdots, P_n$ that lies closest to it. The polygon is then said to be [i]hostile[/i] if $Q_k\ne P_{k\pm 1}$ for all $k$ (where $P_0 = P_n$, $P_{n+1} = P_1$). (a) Prove that no hostile polygon is convex. (b) Find all $n \geq 4$ for which there exists a hostile $n$-gon.

2020 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 1

How many of the numbers $1\cdot 2\cdot 3$, $2\cdot 3\cdot 4$,..., $2020 \cdot 2021 \cdot 2022$ are divisible by $2020$?

2024 Indonesia TST, 1

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $D$ be a point on side $AB$ and $E$ be a point on side $AC$ such that lines $BC$ and $DE$ are parallel. Let $X$ be an interior point of $BCED$. Suppose rays $DX$ and $EX$ meet side $BC$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively, such that both $P$ and $Q$ lie between $B$ and $C$. Suppose that the circumcircles of triangles $BQX$ and $CPX$ intersect at a point $Y \neq X$. Prove that the points $A, X$, and $Y$ are collinear.

2016 Iran Team Selection Test, 3

Let $p \neq 13$ be a prime number of the form $8k+5$ such that $39$ is a quadratic non-residue modulo $p$. Prove that the equation $$x_1^4+x_2^4+x_3^4+x_4^4 \equiv 0 \pmod p$$ has a solution in integers such that $p\nmid x_1x_2x_3x_4$.

2010 Saudi Arabia BMO TST, 1

Find all pairs $(x, y)$ of positive integers such that $x^2 + y^2 + 33^2 =2010\sqrt{x-y}$.

2012 NZMOC Camp Selection Problems, 2

Show the the sum of any three consecutive positive integers is a divisor of the sum of their cubes.

1985 AMC 12/AHSME, 8

Tags: inequalities
Let $ a$, $ a'$, $ b$, and $ b'$ be real numbers with $ a$ and $ a'$ nonzero. The solution to $ ax \plus{} b \equal{} 0$ is less than the solution to $ a'x \plus{} b' \equal{} 0$ if and only if $ \textbf{(A)}\ a'b < ab' \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ ab' < a'b \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ ab < a'b' \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {b}{a} < \frac {b'}{a'}$ $ \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {b'}{a'} < \frac {b}{a}$

2021 China Team Selection Test, 5

Tags: algebra , function
Determine all $ f:R\rightarrow R $ such that $$ f(xf(y)+y^3)=yf(x)+f(y)^3 $$

2002 Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 5

Let $a_0,a_1,\ldots$ be an infinite sequence of positive numbers. Prove that the inequality $1+a_n>\sqrt[n]2a_{n-1}$ holds for infinitely many positive integers $n$.

1996 China Team Selection Test, 1

Let side $BC$ of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ be the diameter of a semicircle which cuts $AB$ and $AC$ at $D$ and $E$ respectively. $F$ and $G$ are the feet of the perpendiculars from $D$ and $E$ to $BC$ respectively. $DG$ and $EF$ intersect at $M$. Prove that $AM \perp BC$.

1987 AMC 8, 2

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$\frac{2}{25}=$ $\text{(A)}\ .008 \qquad \text{(B)}\ .08 \qquad \text{(C)}\ .8 \qquad \text{(D)} 1.25 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 12.5$

2015 Israel National Olympiad, 2

A triangle is given whose altitudes' lengths are $\frac{1}{5},\frac{1}{5},\frac{1}{8}$. Evaluate the triangle's area.

VI Soros Olympiad 1999 - 2000 (Russia), 9.5

A straight line is drawn through an arbitrary internal point $K$ of the trapezoid $ABCD$, intersecting the bases of $BC$ and $AD$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. The circles circumscribed around the triangles $BPK$ and $DQK$ intersect, besides the point $K$, also at the point $L$. Prove that the point $L$ lies on the diagonal $BD$.

2019 Baltic Way, 9

For a positive integer $n$, consider all nonincreasing functions $f : \{1,\hdots,n\}\to\{1,\hdots,n\}$. Some of them have a fixed point (i.e. a $c$ such that $f(c) = c$), some do not. Determine the difference between the sizes of the two sets of functions. [i]Remark.[/i] A function $f$ is [i]nonincreasing[/i] if $f(x) \geq f(y)$ holds for all $x \leq y$

2023 Irish Math Olympiad, P4

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ with the property that $$f(x)f(y) = (xy - 1)^2f\left(\frac{x + y - 1}{xy - 1}\right)$$ for all real numbers $x, y$ with $xy \neq 1$.

1989 Chile National Olympiad, 7

Three wise men live in an old region. As they do not always agree on their advice to the king, he decided to stay with the wisest of the three, killing the others. To decide which of them was saved, performed the following test: He put each sage a hat, without him seeing its color, then locked them in a common room and told them: $\bullet$ Only the first to guess the color of his own hat will save his life. $\bullet$ In total there are five hats, three are white and two are black. $\bullet$ You cannot communicate with each other, but you can look at each other. After a long time, one of the wise men says: "I know the color of my hat." What color did they have? How did you figure it out? What color were the other hats used?

1991 India National Olympiad, 7

Solve the following system for real $x,y,z$ \[ \{ \begin{array}{ccc} x+ y -z & =& 4 \\ x^2 - y^2 + z^2 & = & -4 \\ xyz & =& 6. \end{array} \]

2012 Brazil National Olympiad, 4

There exists some integers $n,a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_{2012}$ such that \[ n^2=\sum_{1 \leq i \leq 2012}{{a_i}^{p_i}} \] where $p_i$ is the i-th prime ($p_1=2,p_2=3,p_3=5,p_4=7,\ldots$) and $a_i>1$ for all $i$?

2008 ITest, 26

Done working on his sand castle design, Joshua sits down and starts rolling a $12$-sided die he found when cleaning the storage shed. He rolls and rolls and rolls, and after $17$ rolls he finally rolls a $1$. Just $3$ rolls later he rolls the first $2\textit{ after}$ that first roll of $1$. $11$ rolls later, Joshua rolls the first $3\textit{ after}$ the first $2$ that he rolled $\textit{after}$ the first $1$ that he rolled. His first $31$ rolls make the sequence \[4,3,11,3,11,8,5,2,12,9,5,7,11,3,6,10,\textbf{1},8,3,\textbf{2},10,4,2,8,1,9,7,12,11,4,\textbf{3}.\] Joshua wonders how many times he should expect to roll the $12$-sided die so that he can remove all but $12$ of the numbers from the entire sequence of rolls and (without changing the order of the sequence), be left with the sequence \[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12.\] What is the expected value of the number of times Joshua must roll the die before he has such a sequence? (Assume Joshua starts from the beginning - do $\textit{not}$ assume he starts by rolling the specific sequence of $31$ rolls above.)

2015 Princeton University Math Competition, 9

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Triangle $ABC$ has $\overline{AB} = 5, \overline{BC} = 4, \overline{CA} = 6$. Points $D$ and $E$ are on sides $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, such that $\overline{AD} = \overline{AE} = \overline{BC}$. Let $CD$ and $BE$ intersect at $F$ and let $AF$ and $DE$ intersect at $G$. The length of $FG$ can be expressed in the form $\tfrac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ in simplified form. What is $a + b + c$?

2002 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 2

Let $\lambda$ be a real number such that the inequality $0 <\sqrt {2002} - \frac {a} {b} <\frac {\lambda} {ab}$ holds for an infinite number of pairs $ (a, b)$ of positive integers. Prove that $\lambda \geq 5 $.