Found problems: 85335
2019 IMO, 2
In triangle $ABC$, point $A_1$ lies on side $BC$ and point $B_1$ lies on side $AC$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be points on segments $AA_1$ and $BB_1$, respectively, such that $PQ$ is parallel to $AB$. Let $P_1$ be a point on line $PB_1$, such that $B_1$ lies strictly between $P$ and $P_1$, and $\angle PP_1C=\angle BAC$. Similarly, let $Q_1$ be the point on line $QA_1$, such that $A_1$ lies strictly between $Q$ and $Q_1$, and $\angle CQ_1Q=\angle CBA$.
Prove that points $P,Q,P_1$, and $Q_1$ are concyclic.
[i]Proposed by Anton Trygub, Ukraine[/i]
2021 Lusophon Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Juca has decided to call all positive integers with 8 digits as $sextalternados$ if it is a multiple of 30 and its consecutive digits have different parity. At the same time, Carlos decided to classify all $sextalternados$ that are multiples of 12 as $super sextalternados$.
a) Show that $super sextalternados$ numbers don't exist.
b) Find the smallest $sextalternado$ number.
2012 Romania Team Selection Test, 3
Find the maximum possible number of kings on a $12\times 12$ chess table so that each king attacks exactly one of the other kings (a king attacks only the squares that have a common point with the square he sits on).
2016 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 23
Let $t = 2016$ and $p = \ln 2$. Evaluate in closed form the sum
\[ \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}
\left(
1-\sum_{n=0}^{k-1}\frac{e^{-t}t^{n}}{n!}
\right)
\left(1-p\right)^{k-1}p. \]
2010 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO) Final, 4b
Let $n > 2$ be an integer. Show that it is possible to choose $n$ points in the plane, not all of them lying on the same line, such that the distance between any pair of points is an integer (that is, $\sqrt{(x_1 -x_2)^2 +(y_1 -y_2)^2}$ is an integer for all pairs $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ of points).
MathLinks Contest 5th, 3.1
Let $\{x_n\}_n$ be a sequence of positive rational numbers, such that $x_1$ is a positive integer, and for all positive integers $n$.
$x_n = \frac{2(n - 1)}{n} x_{n-1}$, if $x_{n_1} \le 1$
$x_n = \frac{(n - 1)x_{n-1} - 1}{n}$ , if $x_{n_1} > 1$.
Prove that there exists a constant subsequence of $\{x_n\}_n$.
May Olympiad L1 - geometry, 2020.3
A clueless ant makes the following route: starting at point $ A $ goes $ 1$ cm north, then $ 2$ cm east, then $ 3$ cm south, then $ 4$ cm west, immediately $ 5$ cm north, continues $ 6$ cm east, and so on, finally $ 41$ cm north and ends in point $ B $. Calculate the distance between $ A $ and $ B $ (in a straight line).
2021 Princeton University Math Competition, B2
Kris is asked to compute $\log_{10} (x^y)$, where $y$ is a positive integer and $x$ is a positive real number. However, they misread this as $(\log_{10} x)^y$ , and compute this value. Despite the reading error, Kris still got the right answer. Given that $x > 10^{1.5}$ , determine the largest possible value of $y$.
2019 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 1
In the triangle $ABC, I$ is the center of the inscribed circle, point $M$ lies on the side of $BC$, with $\angle BIM = 90^o$. Prove that the distance from point $M$ to line $AB$ is equal to the diameter of the circle inscribed in triangle $ABC$
Brazil L2 Finals (OBM) - geometry, 2013.6
Consider a positive integer $n$ and two points $A$ and $B$ in a plane. Starting from point $A$, $n$ rays and starting from point $B$, $n$ rays are drawn so that all of them are on the same half-plane defined by the line $AB$ and that the angles formed by the $2n$ rays with the segment $AB$ are all acute. Define circles passing through points $A$, $B$ and each meeting point between the rays. What is the smallest number of [b]distinct [/b] circles that can be defined by this construction?
2001 Kurschak Competition, 2
Let $k\ge 3$ be an integer. Prove that if $n>\binom k3$, then for any $3n$ pairwise different real numbers $a_i,b_i,c_i$ ($1\le i\le n$), among the numbers $a_i+b_i$, $a_i+c_i$, $b_i+c_i$, one can find at least $k+1$ pairwise different numbers. Show that this is not always the case when $n=\binom k3$.
2006 Princeton University Math Competition, 4
What are the last two digits of $$2003^{{2005}^{{2007}^{2009}}}$$ , where $a^{b{^c}}$ means $a^{(b^c)}$?
2020 HK IMO Preliminary Selection Contest, 2
Let $x$, $y$, $z$ be positive integers satisfying $x<y<z$ and $x+xy+xyz=37$. Find the greatest possible value of $x+y+z$.
2023 Indonesia TST, 2
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. Assume that the points $Q, A, B, P$ are collinear in this order, in such a way that the line $AC$ is tangent to the circle $ADQ$, and the line $BD$ is tangent to the circle $BCP$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of segments $BC$ and $AD$, respectively. Prove that the following three lines are concurrent: line $CD$, the tangent of circle $ANQ$ at point $A$, and the tangent to circle $BMP$ at point $B$.
2013 ELMO Shortlist, 3
Let $a_1,a_2,...,a_9$ be nine real numbers, not necessarily distinct, with average $m$. Let $A$ denote the number of triples $1 \le i < j < k \le 9$ for which $a_i + a_j + a_k \ge 3m$. What is the minimum possible value of $A$?
[i]Proposed by Ray Li[/i]
2017 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1
Let $Q(x)=a_0+a_1x+\dots+a_nx^n$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients, and $0\le a_i<3$ for all $0\le i\le n$.
Given that $Q(\sqrt{3})=20+17\sqrt{3}$, compute $Q(2)$.
1974 Polish MO Finals, 5
Prove that for any natural numbers $n,r$ with $r + 3 \le n $the binomial coefficients $n \choose r$, $n \choose r+1$, $n \choose r+2 $, $n \choose r+3 $ cannot be successive terms of an arithmetic progression.
2017 Polish Junior Math Olympiad First Round, 5.
Let $a$ and $b$ be the positive integers. Show that at least one of the numbers $a$, $b$, $a+b$ can be expressed as the difference of the squares of two integers.
2003 India National Olympiad, 3
Show that $8x^4 - 16x^3 + 16x^2 - 8x + k = 0$ has at least one real root for all real $k$. Find the sum of the non-real roots.
1998 USAMTS Problems, 2
For a nonzero integer $i$, the exponent of $2$ in the prime factorization of $i$ is called $ord_2 (i)$. For example, $ord_2(9)=0$ since $9$ is odd, and $ord_2(28)=2$ since $28=2^2\times7$. The numbers $3^n-1$ for $n=1,2,3,\ldots$ are all even so $ord_2(3^n-1)>0$ for $n>0$.
a) For which positive integers $n$ is $ord_2(3^n-1) = 1$?
b) For which positive integers $n$ is $ord_2(3^n-1) = 2$?
c) For which positive integers $n$ is $ord_2(3^n-1) = 3$?
Prove your answers.
1999 Putnam, 1
Find polynomials $f(x)$, $g(x)$, and $h(x)$, if they exist, such that for all $x$, \[|f(x)|-|g(x)|+h(x)=\begin{cases}-1 & \text{if }x<-1\\3x+2 &\text{if }-1\leq x\leq 0\\-2x+2 & \text{if }x>0.\end{cases}\]
2023 JBMO Shortlist, G3
Let $A,B,C,D$ and $E$ be five points lying in this order on a circle, such that $AD=BC$. The lines $AD$ and $BC$ meet at a point $F$. The circumcircles of the triangles $CEF$ and $ABF$ meet again at the point $P$.
Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $BDF$ and $BEP$ are tangent to each other.
1970 IMO, 2
We have $0\le x_i<b$ for $i=0,1,\ldots,n$ and $x_n>0,x_{n-1}>0$. If $a>b$, and $x_nx_{n-1}\ldots x_0$ represents the number $A$ base $a$ and $B$ base $b$, whilst $x_{n-1}x_{n-2}\ldots x_0$ represents the number $A'$ base $a$ and $B'$ base $b$, prove that $A'B<AB'$.
1963 All Russian Mathematical Olympiad, 036
Given the endless arithmetic progression with the positive integer members. One of those is an exact square. Prove that the progression contain the infinite number of the exact squares.
2022 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 10
For each positive integers $u$ and $n$, say that $u$ is a [i]friend[/i] of $n$ if and only if there exists a positive integer $N$ that is a multiple of $n$ and the sum of digits of $N$ (in base 10) is equal to $u$. Determine all positive integers $n$ that only finitely many positive integers are not a friend of $n$.