Found problems: 39
2011 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 3
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that at least one of the integers $[2^n \cdot \sqrt2]$, $[2^{n+1} \cdot \sqrt2]$, $...$, $[2^{2n} \cdot \sqrt2]$ is even, where $[a]$ denotes the integer part of $a$.
2000 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 4
Let $a, b$ and $c$ be positive integers such that $a^2 + b^2 + 1 = c^2$ . Prove that $[a/2] + [c / 2]$ is even.
Note: $[x]$ is the integer part of $x$.
1947 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 139
In the numerical triangle
$................1..............$
$...........1 ...1 ...1.........$
$......1... 2... 3 ... 2 ... 1....$
$.1...3...6...7...6...3...1$
$...............................$
each number is equal to the sum of the three nearest to it numbers from the row above it; if the number is at the beginning or at the end of a row then it is equal to the sum of its two nearest numbers or just to the nearest number above it (the lacking numbers above the given one are assumed to be zeros). Prove that each row, starting with the third one, contains an even number.
2011 QEDMO 10th, 2
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Let $G (n)$ be the number of $x_1,..., x_n, y_1,...,y_n \in \{0,1\}$, for which the number $x_1y_1 + x_2y_2 +...+ x_ny_n$ is even, and similarly let $U (n)$ be the number for which this sum is odd. Prove that $$\frac{G(n)}{U(n)}= \frac{2^n + 1}{2^n - 1}.$$
2000 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 1
Let $n$ be a natural number. Prove that the number $4 \cdot 3^{2^n}+ 3 \cdot4^{2^n}$ is divisible by $13$ if and only if $n$ is even.
2019 Silk Road, 4
The sequence $ \{a_n \} $ is defined as follows: $ a_0 = 1 $ and $ {a_n} = \sum \limits_ {k = 1} ^ {[\sqrt n]} {{a_ {n - {k ^ 2 }}}} $ for $ n \ge 1. $
Prove that among $ a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_ {10 ^ 6} $ there are at least $500$ even numbers.
(Here, $ [x] $ is the largest integer not exceeding $ x $.)
1939 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 049
Let the product of two polynomials of a variable $x$ with integer coefficients be a polynomial with even coefficients not all of which are divisible by $4$. Prove that all the coefficients of one of the polynomials are even and that at least one of the coefficients of the other polynomial is odd.
2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 2
Let $P_1(x) = x^2 + a_1x + b_1$ and $P_2(x) = x^2 + a_2x + b_2$ be two quadratic polynomials with integer coeffcients. Suppose $a_1 \ne a_2$ and there exist integers $m \ne n$ such that $P_1(m) = P_2(n), P_2(m) = P_1(n)$. Prove that $a_1 - a_2$ is even.
1996 Greece Junior Math Olympiad, 4a
If the fraction $\frac{an + b}{cn + d}$ may be simplified using $2$ (as a common divisor ), show that the number $ad - bc$ is even. ($a, b, c, d, n$ are natural numbers and the $cn + d$ different from zero).
2000 Tournament Of Towns, 4
Let $a_1 , a_2 , ..., a_n$ be non-zero integers that satisfy the equation
$$a_1 +\dfrac{1}{a_2+\dfrac{1}{a_3+ ... \dfrac{1}{a_n+\dfrac{1}{x}} } } = x$$
for all values of $x$ for which the lefthand side of the equation makes sense.
(a) Prove that $n$ is even.
(b) What is the smallest n for which such numbers $a_1 , a_2 , ..., a_n$ exist?
(M Skopenko)
2021 China National Olympiad, 5
$P$ is a convex polyhedron such that:
[b](1)[/b] every vertex belongs to exactly $3$ faces.
[b](1)[/b] For every natural number $n$, there are even number of faces with $n$ vertices.
An ant walks along the edges of $P$ and forms a non-self-intersecting cycle, which divides the faces of this polyhedron into two sides, such that for every natural number $n$, the number of faces with $n$ vertices on each side are the same. (assume this is possible)
Show that the number of times the ant turns left is the same as the number of times the ant turn right.
1999 Singapore MO Open, 1
Let $n$ be a positive integer. A square $ABCD$ is divided into $n^2$ identical small squares by drawing $(n-1)$ equally spaced lines parallel to the side $AB$ and another $(n- 1)$ equally spaced lines parallel to $BC$, thus giving rise to $(n+1)^2$ intersection points. The points $A, C$ are coloured red and the points $B, D$ are coloured blue. The rest of the intersection points are coloured either red or blue. Prove that the number of small squares having exactly $3$ vertices of the same colour is even.
2013 Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 4
A positive integer $n \ge 2$ is called [i]peculiar [/i] if the number $n \choose i$ + $n \choose j $ $-i-j$ is even for all integers $i$ and $j$ such that $0 \le i \le j \le n$. Determine all peculiar numbers.
2005 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 8.5
It is known that the sum of the digits of the natural number $N$ is $100$, and the sum of the digits of the number $5N$ is $50$. Prove that $N$ is even.
2015 Brazil Team Selection Test, 1
Let's call a function $f : R \to R$ [i]cool[/i] if there are real numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $f(x + a)$ is an even function and $f(x + b)$ is an odd function.
(a) Prove that every cool function is periodic.
(b) Give an example of a periodic function that is not cool.
2019 Romanian Master of Mathematics Shortlist, N1
Let $p$ and $q$ be relatively prime positive odd integers such that $1 < p < q$. Let $A$ be a set of pairs of integers $(a, b)$, where $0 \le a \le p - 1, 0 \le b \le q - 1$, containing exactly one pair from each of the sets $$\{(a, b),(a + 1, b + 1)\}, \{(a, q - 1), (a + 1, 0)\}, \{(p - 1,b),(0, b + 1)\}$$ whenever $0 \le a \le p - 2$ and $0 \le b \le q - 2$. Show that $A$ contains at least $(p - 1)(q + 1)/8$ pairs whose entries are both even.
Agnijo Banerjee and Joe Benton, United Kingdom
2008 BAMO, 1
Call a year [i]ultra-even[/i] if all of its digits are even. Thus $2000,2002,2004,2006$, and $2008$ are all [i]ultra-even[/i] years. They are all $2$ years apart, which is the shortest possible gap. $2009$ is not an [i]ultra-even[/i] year because of the $9$, and $2010$ is not an ultra-even year because of the $1$.
(a) In the years between the years $1$ and $10000$, what is the longest possible gap between two [i]ultra-even[/i] years? Give an example of two ultra-even years that far apart with no [i]ultra-even[/i] years between them. Justify your answer.
(b) What is the second-shortest possible gap (that is, the shortest gap longer than $2$ years) between two [i]ultra-even[/i] years? Again, give an example, and justify your answer.
2001 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 5
If you take a subset of $4002$ numbers from the whole numbers $1$ to $6003$, then there is always a subset of $2001$ numbers within that subset with the following property:
If you order the $2001$ numbers from small to large, the numbers are alternately even and odd (or odd and even).
Prove this.
2012 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Let $m, n > 1$ be coprime odd integers. Show that
$$\big \lfloor \frac{m^{\phi (n)+1} + n^{\phi (m)+1}}{mn} \rfloor$$
is an even integer, where $\phi$ is Euler’s totient function.
2011 Tournament of Towns, 1
The numbers from $1$ to $2010$ inclusive are placed along a circle so that if we move along the circle in clockwise order, they increase and decrease alternately. Prove that the difference between some two adjacent integers is even.
1985 Poland - Second Round, 5
Prove that for a natural number $n$ greater than 1, the following conditions are equivalent:
a) $ n $ is an even number,
b) there is a permutation $ (a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{n-1}) $ of the set $ \{0,1,2,\ldots,n—1\} $ with the property that the sequence of residues from dividing by $ n $ the numbers $ a_0, a_0 + a_1, a_0 + a_1 + a_2, \ldots, a_0 + a_1 + a_2 + \ldots a_{n-1} $ is also a permutation of this set.
1978 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 1
A knight is modified so that it moves $p$ fields horizontally or vertically and $q$ fields in the perpendicular direction. It is placed on an infinite chessboard. If the knight returns to the initial field after $n$ moves, show that $n$ must be even.
2013 Costa Rica - Final Round, 2
Determine all even positive integers that can be written as the sum of odd composite positive integers.
2006 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 8.5
The product $a_1 \cdot a_2 \cdot ... \cdot a_{100}$ is written on the board , where $a_1$, $a_2$, $ ... $, $a_{100}$, are natural numbers. Let's consider $99$ expressions, each of which is obtained by replacing one of the multiplication signs with an addition sign. It is known that the values of exactly $32$ of these expressions are even. What is the largest number of even numbers among $a_1$, $a_2$, $ ... $, $a_{100}$ could it be?
1906 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 3
Let $a_1, a_2, ...,a_n$ represent an arbitrary arrangement of the numbers $1, 2, ...,n$. Prove that, if $n$ is odd, the product $$(a_1 - 1)(a_2 - 2) ... (a_n -n)$$ is an even number.