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2007 AMC 10, 6

The $ 2007$ AMC $ 10$ will be scored by awarding $ 6$ points for each correct response, $ 0$ points for each incorrect response, and $ 1.5$ points for each problem left unanswered. After looking over the $ 25$ problems, Sarah has decided to attempt the first $ 22$ and leave only the last $ 3$ unanswered. How many of the first $ 22$ problems must she solve correctly in order to score at least $ 100$ points? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 13\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 14\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 15\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 16\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 17$

2011 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 1.3

The quadrilateral $ABCD$ has $AD = DC = CB < AB$ and $AB \parallel CD$. Points $E$ and $F$ lie on the sides $CD$ and $BC$ such that $\angle ADE = \angle AEF$. Prove that: (a) $4CF \le CB$. (b) If $4CF = CB$, then $AE$ is the angle bisector of $\angle DAF$.

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 7

Tags: vector , geometry
In $\Delta ABC$, $\angle ABC = 90^\circ$ and $BA = BC = \sqrt{2}$. Points $P_1, P_2, \dots, P_{2024}$ lie on hypotenuse $\overline{AC}$ so that $AP_1= P_1P_2 = P_2P_3 = \dots = P_{2023}P_{2024} = P_{2024}C$. What is the length of the vector sum \[ \overrightarrow{BP_1} + \overrightarrow{BP_2} + \overrightarrow{BP_3} + \dots + \overrightarrow{BP_{2024}}? \] $ \textbf{(A) }1011 \qquad \textbf{(B) }1012 \qquad \textbf{(C) }2023 \qquad \textbf{(D) }2024 \qquad \textbf{(E) }2025 \qquad $

2004 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: function , algebra
Given non-constant linear functions $p(x), q(x), r(x)$. Prove that at least one of three trinomials $pq+r, pr+q, qr+p$ has a real root. [b]proposed by S. Berlov[/b]

Russian TST 2019, P1

Tags: algebra , sequence
Let $a_0, a_1, \ldots , a_n$ and $b_0, b_1, \ldots , b_n$ be sequences of real numbers such that $a_0 = b_0 \geqslant 0$, $a_n = b_n > 0$ and \[a_i=\sqrt{\frac{a_{i+1}+a_{i-1}}{2}},\quad b_i=\sqrt{\frac{b_{i+1}+b_{i-1}}{2}},\]for all $i=1,\ldots,n-1$. Prove that $a_1 = b_1$.

2019 MIG, 9

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Betsy is addicted to chocolate. Every day, she eats $2$ chocolates at breakfast, $3$ chocolates at lunch, $1$ chocolate during her afternoon snack time, and $5$ chocolates at dinner. If she begins eating a bag of $100$ chocolates at breakfast one day, during which meal will she eat the last piece in the bag? $\textbf{(A) }\text{breakfast}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{lunch}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{snack time}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{dinner}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{impossible to determine}$

2019 BMT Spring, 9

Define an [i]almost-palindrome[/i] as a string of letters that is not a palindrome but can become a palindrome if one of its letters is changed. For example, $TRUST$ is an almost-palindrome because the $R$ can be changed to an $S$ to produce a palindrome, but $TRIVIAL$ is not an almost-palindrome because it cannot be changed into a palindrome by swapping out only one letter (both the $A$ and the $L$ are out of place). How many almost-palindromes contain fewer than $4$ letters.

2013 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, Part 1, 3

Arrange the positive integers into two lines as follows: \begin{align*} 1 \quad 3 \qquad 6 \qquad\qquad\quad 11 \qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\quad\ 19\qquad\qquad32\qquad\qquad 53\ldots\\ \mbox{\ \ } 2 \quad 4\ \ 5 \quad 7\ \ 8\ \ 9\ \ 10\quad\ 12\ 13\ 14\ 15\ 16\ 17\ 18\quad\ 20 \mbox{ to } 31\quad\ 33 \mbox{ to } 52\quad\ \ldots\end{align*} We start with writing $1$ in the upper line, $2$ in the lower line and $3$ again in the upper line. Afterwards, we alternately write one single integer in the upper line and a block of integers in the lower line. The number of consecutive integers in a block is determined by the first number in the previous block. Let $a_1$, $a_2$, $a_3$, $\ldots$ be the numbers in the upper line. Give an explicit formula for $a_n$.

2005 Postal Coaching, 5

Characterize all triangles $ABC$ s.t. \[ AI_a : BI_b : CI_c = BC: CA : AB \] where $I_a$ etc. are the corresponding excentres to the vertices $A, B , C$

2020 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 2

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Let $n$ be a fixed positive integer. An $n$-staircase is a polyomino with $\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$ cells arranged in the shape of a staircase, with arbitrary size. Here are two examples of $5$-staircases: [asy] int s = 5; for(int i = 0; i < s; i=i+1) { draw((0,0)--(0,i+1)--(s-i,i+1)--(s-i,0)--cycle); } for(int i = 0; i < s; i=i+1) { draw((10,.67*s)--(10,.67*(s-i-1))--(.67*(s-i)+10,.67*(s-i-1))--(.67*(s-i)+10,.67*s)--cycle); } [/asy] Prove that an $n$-staircase can be dissected into strictly smaller $n$-staircases. [i]Proposed by James Lin.[/i]

Kyiv City MO Juniors 2003+ geometry, 2019.8.3

In the triangle $ABC$ it is known that $2AC=AB$ and $\angle A = 2\angle B$. In this triangle draw the angle bisector $AL$, and mark point $M$, the midpoint of the side $AB$. It turned out that $CL = ML$. Prove that $\angle B= 30^o$. (Hilko Danilo)

2004 IMC, 1

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Let $S$ be an infinite set of real numbers such that $|x_1+x_2+\cdots + x_n | \leq 1 $ for all finite subsets $\{x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n\} \subset S$. Show that $S$ is countable.

1998 Putnam, 4

Let $A_1=0$ and $A_2=1$. For $n>2$, the number $A_n$ is defined by concatenating the decimal expansions of $A_{n-1}$ and $A_{n-2}$ from left to right. For example $A_3=A_2A_1=10$, $A_4=A_3A_2=101$, $A_5=A_4A_3=10110$, and so forth. Determine all $n$ such that $11$ divides $A_n$.

2017 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 6

For each fixed positiver integer $n$, $n\geq 4$ and $P$ an integer, let $(P)_n \in [1, n]$ be the smallest positive residue of $P$ modulo $n$. Two sequences $a_1, a_2, \dots, a_k$ and $b_1, b_2, \dots, b_k$ with the terms in $[1, n]$ are defined as equivalent, if there is $t$ positive integer, gcd$(t,n)=1$, such that the sequence $(ta_1)_n, \dots, (ta_k)_n$ is a permutation of $b_1, b_2, \dots, b_k$. Let $\alpha$ a sequence of size $n$ and your terms are in $[1, n]$, such that each term appears $h$ times in the sequence $\alpha$ and $2h\geq n$. Show that $\alpha$ is equivalent to some sequence $\beta$ which contains a subsequence such that your size is(at most) equal to $h$ and your sum is exactly equal to $n$.

2007 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 24

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Let $x,y,n$ be positive integers with $n>1$. How many ordered triples $(x, y, n)$ of solutions are there to the equation $x^n-y^n=2^{100}$?

2011 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 25

Three equal regular tetrahedrons have the common center. Is it possible that all faces of the polyhedron that forms their intersection are equal?

2023 South Africa National Olympiad, 2

$ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral with $\angle BAD=90^\circ$ and $\angle ABC>90^\circ$. $AB$ is extended to a point $E$ such that $\angle AEC=90^\circ$.If $AB=7,BE=9,$ and $EC=12$,calculate $AD$.

2023 MOAA, 1

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Find the last two digits of $2023+202^3+20^{23}$. [i]Proposed by Anthony Yang[/i]

2018 BMT Spring, 1

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An airplane accelerates at $10$ mph per second and decelerates at $15$ mph/sec. Given that its takeoff speed is $180$ mph, and the pilots want enough runway length to safely decelerate to a stop from any speed below takeoff speed, what’s the shortest length that the runway can be allowed to be? Assume the pilots always use maximum acceleration when accelerating. Please give your answer in miles.

2007 F = Ma, 1

An object moves in two dimensions according to \[\vec{r}(t) = (4.0t^2 - 9.0)\vec{i} + (2.0t - 5.0)\vec{j}\] where $r$ is in meters and $t$ in seconds. When does the object cross the $x$-axis? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0.0 \text{ s}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0.4 \text{ s}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 0.6 \text{ s}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1.5 \text{ s}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2.5 \text{ s}$

2022 Moldova EGMO TST, 10

Tags: trigonometry
Compute $$\frac{\sum_{k=0}^{2022}\sin\frac{k\pi}{3033}}{\sum_{k=0}^{2022}\cos\frac{k\pi}{3033}}.$$

2005 Germany Team Selection Test, 3

Let ABC be a triangle and let $r, r_a, r_b, r_c$ denote the inradius and ex-radii opposite to the vertices $A, B, C$, respectively. Suppose that $a>r_a, b>r_b, c>r_c$. Prove that [b](a)[/b] $\triangle ABC$ is acute. [b](b)[/b] $a+b+c > r+r_a+r_b+r_c$.

2018 SG Originals, Q3

Determine the largest positive integer $n$ such that the following statement is true: There exists $n$ real polynomials, $P_1(x),\ldots,P_n(x)$ such that the sum of any two of them have no real roots but the sum of any three does.

2014 Romania National Olympiad, 4

Outside the square $ABCD$ is constructed the right isosceles triangle $ABD$ with hypotenuse $[AB]$. Let $N$ be the midpoint of the side $[AD]$ and ${M} = CE \cap AB$, ${P} = CN \cap AB$ , ${F} = PE \cap MN$. On the line $FP$ the point $Q$ is considered such that the $[CE$ is the bisector of the angle $QCB$. Prove that $MQ \perp CF$.

2017 Dutch BxMO TST, 3

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 90$ and let $D$ be the orthogonal projection of $A$ onto $BC$. The midpoints of $AD$ and $AC$ are called $E$ and $F$, respectively. Let $M$ be the circumcentre of $BEF$. Prove that $AC$ and $ BM$ are parallel.