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2011 QEDMO 9th, 9

In a very long corridor there is an infinite number of cabinets, which start with $1,2,3,...$ numbered and initially all are closed. There is also a horde of QEDlers, whose number lies in set $A \subseteq \{1, 2,3,...\}$ . In ascending order, the QED people now cause chaos: the person with number $a \in A$ visits the cabinet with the numbers $a,2a,3a,...$ opening all of the closed ones and closes all open. Show that in the end the cabinet has never exactly the same numbers from $A$ open.

2005 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

A sphere can be inscribed into a pyramid, the base of which is a parallelogram. Prove that the sums of the areas of its opposite side faces are equal. (M. Volchkevich)

1975 Vietnam National Olympiad, 2

Solve this equation $\frac{y^{3}+m^{3}}{\left ( y+m \right )^{3}}+\frac{y^{3}+n^{3}}{\left ( y+n \right )^{3}}+\frac{y^{3}+p^{3}}{\left ( y+p \right )^{3}}-\frac{3}{2}+\frac{3}{2}.\frac{y-m}{y+m}.\frac{y-n}{y+n}.\frac{y-p}{y+p}=0$

2010 Math Prize For Girls Problems, 15

Tags: trigonometry
Compute the value of the sum \begin{align*} \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 0^\circ} &+ \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 10^\circ} + \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 20^\circ} + \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 30^\circ} + \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 40^\circ} \\ &+ \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 50^\circ} + \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 60^\circ} + \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 70^\circ} + \frac{1}{1 + \tan^3 80^\circ} \, . \end{align*}

2006 MOP Homework, 1

There are $2005$ players in a chess tournament played a game. Every pair of players played a game against each other. At the end of the tournament, it turned out that if two players $A$ and $B$ drew the game between them, then every other player either lost to $A$ or to $B$. Suppose that there are at least two draws in the tournament. Prove that all players can be lined up in a single file from left to right in the such a way that every play won the game against the person immediately to his right.

2022 Novosibirsk Oral Olympiad in Geometry, 3

Three angle bisectors were drawn in a triangle, and it turned out that the angles between them are $50^o$, $60^o$ and $70^o$. Find the angles of the original triangle.

2002 India IMO Training Camp, 17

Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $(1+iT)^n=f(T)+ig(T)$ where $i$ is the square root of $-1$, and $f$ and $g$ are polynomials with real coefficients. Show that for any real number $k$ the equation $f(T)+kg(T)=0$ has only real roots.

2015 Chile TST Ibero, 3

Tags: geometry
Prove that in a scalene acute-angled triangle, the orthocenter, the incenter, and the circumcenter are not collinear.

2015 Indonesia MO, 6

Let $ABC$ be an acute angled triangle with circumcircle $O$. Line $AO$ intersects the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ again at point $D$. Let $P$ be a point on the side $BC$. Line passing through $P$ perpendicular to $AP$ intersects lines $DB$ and $DC$ at $E$ and $F$ respectively . Line passing through $D$ perpendicular to $BC$ intersects $EF$ at point $Q$. Prove that $EQ = FQ$ if and only if $BP = CP$.

2006 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 11

In the triangle $ABC, O$ is the center of the circumscribed circle, $A ', B', C '$ are the symmetrics of $A, B, C$ with respect to opposite sides, $ A_1, B_1, C_1$ are the intersection points of the lines $OA'$ and $BC, OB'$ and $AC, OC'$ and $AB$. Prove that the lines $A A_1, BB_1, CC_1$ intersect at one point.

2008 IberoAmerican, 3

Let $ P(x) \equal{} x^3 \plus{} mx \plus{} n$ be an integer polynomial satisfying that if $ P(x) \minus{} P(y)$ is divisible by 107, then $ x \minus{} y$ is divisible by 107 as well, where $ x$ and $ y$ are integers. Prove that 107 divides $ m$.

2001 China Team Selection Test, 2

In the equilateral $\bigtriangleup ABC$, $D$ is a point on side $BC$. $O_1$ and $I_1$ are the circumcenter and incenter of $\bigtriangleup ABD$ respectively, and $O_2$ and $I_2$ are the circumcenter and incenter of $\bigtriangleup ADC$ respectively. $O_1I_1$ intersects $O_2I_2$ at $P$. Find the locus of point $P$ as $D$ moves along $BC$.

1978 Romania Team Selection Test, 6

Show that there is no polyhedron whose projection on the plane is a nondegenerate triangle.

2024 Malaysian Squad Selection Test, 8

Tags: geometry
Given a triangle $ABC$, let $I$ be the incenter, and $J$ be the $A$-excenter. A line $\ell$ through $A$ perpendicular to $BC$ intersect the lines $BI$, $CI$, $BJ$, $CJ$ at $P$, $Q$, $R$, $S$ respectively. Suppose the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ meet $BC$ at $K$, and $L$ is a point such that $AL$ is a diameter in $(ABC)$. Prove that the line $KL$, $\ell$, and the line through the centers of circles $(IPQ)$ and $(JRS)$, are concurrent. [i]Proposed by Chuah Jia Herng & Ivan Chan Kai Chin[/i]

2011 China Northern MO, 8

Tags: algebra
It is known that $n$ is a positive integer, and the real number $x$ satisfies $$|1-|2-...|(n-1)-|n-x||...||=x.$$ Find the value of $x$.

2007 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Determine the number of integers $a$ satisfying $1 \le a \le 100$ such that $a^a$ is a perfect square. (And prove that your answer is correct.)

2021 Azerbaijan Junior NMO, 2

Determine whether there is a natural number $n$ for which $8^n + 47$ is prime.

2014 Iran MO (3rd Round), 4

$2 \leq d$ is a natural number. $B_{a,b}$={$a,a+b,a+2b,...,a+db$} $A_{c,q}$={$cq^n \vert n \in\mathbb{N}$} Prove that there are finite prime numbers like $p$ such exists $a,b,c,q$ from natural numbers : $i$ ) $ p \nmid abcq $ $ ii$ ) $A_{c,q} \equiv B_{a,b} (mod p ) $ (15 points )

1979 IMO Longlists, 76

Tags: geometry
Suppose that a triangle whose sides are of integer lengths is inscribed in a circle of diameter $6.25$. Find the sides of the triangle.

1972 Miklós Schweitzer, 2

Let $ \leq$ be a reflexive, antisymmetric relation on a finite set $ A$. Show that this relation can be extended to an appropriate finite superset $ B$ of $ A$ such that $ \leq$ on $ B$ remains reflexive, antisymmetric, and any two elements of $ B$ have a least upper bound as well as a greatest lower bound. (The relation $ \leq$ is extended to $ B$ if for $ x,y \in A , x \leq y$ holds in $ A$ if and only if it holds in $ B$.) [i]E. Freid[/i]

2002 HKIMO Preliminary Selection Contest, 8

Tags: algebra
Given that $0.3010<\log 2<0.3011$ and $0.4771<\log 3<0.4772$. Find the leftmost digit of $12^{37}$

2008 ITest, 63

Tags: ellipse , conic
Looking for a little time alone, Michael takes a jog at along the beach. The crashing of waves reminds him of the hydroelectric plant his father helped maintain before the family moved to Jupiter Falls. Michael was in elementary school at the time. He thinks about whether he wants to study engineering in college, like both his parents did, or pursue an education in business. His aunt Jessica studied business and appraises budding technology companies for a venture capital firm. Other possibilities also tug a little at Michael for different reasons. Michael stops and watches a group of girls who seem to be around Tony's age play a game around an ellipse drawn in the sand. There are two softball bats stuck in the sand. Michael recognizes these as the foci of the ellipse. The bats are $24$ feet apart. Two children stand on opposite ends of the ellipse where the ellipse intersects the line on which the bats lie. These two children are $40$ feet apart. Five other children stand on different points of the ellipse. One of them blows a whistle and all seven children run screaming toward one bat or the other. Each child runs as fast as she can, touching one bat, then the next, and finally returning to the spot on which she started. When the first girl gets back to her place, she declares, "I win this time! I win!" Another of the girls pats her on the back, and the winning girl speaks again. "This time I found the place where I'd have to run the shortest distance." Michael thinks for a moment, draws some notes in the sand, then computes the shortest possible distance one of the girls could run from her starting point on the ellipse, to one of the bats, to the other bat, then back to her starting point. He smiles for a moment, then keeps jogging. If Michael's work is correct, what distance did he compute as the shortest possible distance one of the girls could run during the game?

2011 IFYM, Sozopol, 6

Define a sequence {$a_n$}$^{\infty}_{n=1}$ by $a_1 = 4, a_2 = a_3 = (a^2 - 2)^2$ and $a_n = a_{n-1}.a_{n-2} - 2(a_{n-1} + a_{n-2}) - a_{n-3} + 8, n \ge 4$, where $a > 2$ is a natural number. Prove that for all $n$ the number $2 + \sqrt{a_n}$ is a perfect square.

2018 PUMaC Geometry B, 7

Let $\triangle BC$ be a triangle with side lengths $AB = 9, BC = 10, CA = 11$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $\triangle ABC$. Denote $D = AO \cap BC, E = BO \cap CA, F = CO \cap AB$. If $\frac{1}{AD} + \frac{1}{BE} + \frac{1}{FC}$ can be written in simplest form as $\frac{a \sqrt{b}}{c}$, find $a + b + c$.

2016 ISI Entrance Examination, 4

Given a square $ABCD$ with two consecutive vertices, say $A$ and $B$ on the positive $x$-axis and positive $y$-axis respectively. Suppose the other vertice $C$ lying in the first quadrant has coordinates $(u , v)$. Then find the area of the square $ABCD$ in terms of $u$ and $v$.