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1994 Tournament Of Towns, (427) 4

Tags: algebra , sequence
From the sequence $1,\frac12, \frac13, ...$ can one choose (a) a subsequence of $100$ different numbers, (b) an infinite subsequence such that each number (beginning from the third) is equal to the difference between the two preceding numbers ($a_k=a_{k-2}-a_{k-1}$)? (SI Tokarev)

2012 Purple Comet Problems, 21

Each time you click a toggle switch, the switch either turns from [i]off[/i] to [i]on[/i] or from [i]on[/i] to [i]off[/i]. Suppose that you start with three toggle switches with one of them [i]on[/i] and two of them [i]off[/i]. On each move you randomly select one of the three switches and click it. Let $m$ and $n$ be relatively prime positive integers so that $\frac{m}{n}$ is the probability that after four such clicks, one switch will be [i]on[/i] and two of them will be [i]off[/i]. Find $m+n$.

2008 Balkan MO Shortlist, A5

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Consider an integer $n \geq 1$, $a_1,a_2, \ldots , a_n$ real numbers in $[-1,1]$ satisfying \begin{align*}a_1+a_2+\ldots +a_n=0 \end{align*} and a function $f: [-1,1] \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ such \begin{align*} \mid f(x)-f(y) \mid \le \mid x-y \mid \end{align*} for every $x,y \in [-1,1]$. Prove \begin{align*} \left| f(x) - \frac{f(a_1) +f(a_2) + \ldots + f(a_n)}{n} \right| \le 1 \end{align*} for every $x$ $\in [-1,1]$. For a given sequence $a_1,a_2, \ldots ,a_n$, Find $f$ and $x$ so hat the equality holds.

2009 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 1

In a sequence of natural numbers, the first number is $a$, and each subsequent number is the smallest number coprime to all the previous ones and greater than all of them. Prove that in this sequence from some place all numbers will be primes.

2002 AMC 12/AHSME, 1

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Compute the sum of all the roots of $ (2x \plus{} 3)(x \minus{} 4) \plus{} (2x \plus{} 3)(x \minus{} 6) \equal{} 0$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 7/2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 13$

1999 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 1

Do there exist a circle and an infinite set of points on it such that the distance between any two of the points is rational?

JOM 2015, 1

Baron and Peter are playing a game. They are given a simple finite graph $G$ with $n\ge 3$ vertex and $k$ edges that connects the vertices. First Peter labels two vertices A and B, and places a counter at A. Baron starts first. A move for Baron is move the counter along an edge. Peter's move is to remove an edge from the graph. Baron wins if he reaches $B$, otherwise Peter wins. Given the value of $n$, what is the largest $k$ so that Peter can always win?

1988 AMC 8, 12

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Suppose the estimated $20$ billion dollar cost to send a person to the planet Mars is shared equally by the $250$ million people in the U.S. Then each person's share is $ \text{(A)}\ 40\text{ dollars}\qquad\text{(B)}\ 50\text{ dollars}\qquad\text{(C)}\ 80\text{ dollars}\qquad\text{(D)}\ 100\text{ dollars}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 125\text{ dollars} $

2002 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 6

Prove that for any natural number $n > 1$, \[ \frac{1}{2} < \frac{1}{n^2+1} + \frac{2}{n^2 +2} + \ldots + \frac{n}{n^2 + n} < \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2n}. \]

Russian TST 2016, P2

Let $x,y,z{}$ be positive real numbers. Prove that \[(xy+yz+zx)\left(\frac{1}{x^2+y^2}+\frac{1}{y^2+z^2}+\frac{1}{z^2+x^2}\right)>\frac{5}{2}.\]

2019 Romanian Masters In Mathematics, 5

Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfying \[f(x + yf(x)) + f(xy) = f(x) + f(2019y),\] for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.

2010 Canada National Olympiad, 5

Let $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ be polynomials with integer coefficients. Let $a_n = n! +n$. Show that if $\frac{P(a_n)}{Q(a_n)}$ is an integer for every $n$, then $\frac{P(n)}{Q(n)}$ is an integer for every integer $n$ such that $Q(n)\neq 0$.

JOM 2014, 2.

In ZS Chess, an Ivanight attacks like a knight, except that if the attacked square is out of range, it goes through the edge and comes out from the other side of the board, and attacks that square instead. The ZS chessboard is an $8 \times 8$ board, where cells are coloured with $n$ distinct colours, where $n$ is a natural number, such that a Ivanight placed on any square attacks $ 8 $ squares that consist of all $n$ colours, and the colours appear equally many times in those $ 8 $ squares. For which values of $n$ does such a ZS chess board exist?

2021 MIG, 24

Tags: geometry
On a circle $O$ with radius $\overline{OA}$, points $B$ and $C$ are drawn such that $\angle AOC = \angle BOA = 30^\circ$, as shown. A second circle passing through $B$, $C$, and the midpoint of $\overline{OA}$ is drawn. The ratio of the radius of this new circle to the radius of circle $O$ can be expressed in the form $\tfrac{a \sqrt 3 - b}{c}$ where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers and $c$ is as small as possible. What is $a + b + c$? [asy] size(100); pair O,A,B,C; O = (0,0); label("$O$",O,W); A = (2,0); label("$A$",A,E); B = (sqrt(3),1); label("$B$",B,N*1.8); C = (sqrt(3),-1); label("$C$",C,S*1.8); draw(Circle(O,2)); dot((1,0)^^A^^B^^C^^O); draw(O--B); draw(O--C); draw(O--A); draw(Circle((2.04904,0),1.04904),dashed); [/asy] [center]Note: In the diagram, $A$ is not necessarily the center of the second circle.[/center] $\textbf{(A) }10\qquad\textbf{(B) }12\qquad\textbf{(C) }15\qquad\textbf{(D) }21\qquad\textbf{(E) }27$

2013 APMO, 5

Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle $\omega$, and let $P$ be a point on the extension of $AC$ such that $PB$ and $PD$ are tangent to $\omega$. The tangent at $C$ intersects $PD$ at $Q$ and the line $AD$ at $R$. Let $E$ be the second point of intersection between $AQ$ and $\omega$. Prove that $B$, $E$, $R$ are collinear.

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 447

Evaluate $ \int_{\frac{\pi}{4}}^{\frac{\pi}{3}} \frac{x^2}{(1\plus{}x\tan x)(x\minus{}\tan x)\cos ^ 2 x}\ dx.$

2018 Switzerland - Final Round, 3

Determine all natural integers $n$ for which there is no triplet $(a, b, c)$ of natural numbers such that: $$n = \frac{a \cdot \,\,lcm(b, c) + b \cdot lcm \,\,(c, a) + c \cdot lcm \,\, (a, b)}{lcm \,\,(a, b, c)}$$

1978 IMO Longlists, 16

Let $f$ be an injective function from ${1,2,3,\ldots}$ in itself. Prove that for any $n$ we have: $\sum_{k=1}^{n} f(k)k^{-2} \geq \sum_{k=1}^{n} k^{-1}.$

2002 India IMO Training Camp, 4

Let $O$ be the circumcenter and $H$ the orthocenter of an acute triangle $ABC$. Show that there exist points $D$, $E$, and $F$ on sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ respectively such that \[ OD + DH = OE + EH = OF + FH\] and the lines $AD$, $BE$, and $CF$ are concurrent.

2005 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 3

Exactly one number from the set $\{ -1,0,1 \}$ is written in each unit cell of a $2005 \times 2005$ table, so that the sum of all the entries is $0$. Prove that there exist two rows and two columns of the table, such that the sum of the four numbers written at the intersections of these rows and columns is equal to $0$.

1991 Baltic Way, 11

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The integers from $1$ to $1000000$ are divided into two groups consisting of numbers with odd or even sums of digits respectively. Which group contains more numbers?

2015 Iran Team Selection Test, 2

In triangle $ABC$(with incenter $I$) let the line parallel to $BC$ from $A$ intersect circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ at $A_1$ let $AI\cap BC=D$ and $E$ is tangency point of incircle with $BC$ let $ EA_1\cap \odot (\triangle ADE)=T$ prove that $AI=TI$.

2022 HMNT, 13

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Consider the paths from $(0,0)$ to $(6,3)$ that only take steps of unit length up and right. Compute the sum of the areas bounded by the path, the $x$-axis, and the line $x = 6$ over all such paths. (In particular, the path from $(0,0)$ to $(6,0)$ to $(6,3)$ corresponds to an area of $0.$)

2002 IMO Shortlist, 3

Let $n$ be a positive integer. A sequence of $n$ positive integers (not necessarily distinct) is called [b]full[/b] if it satisfies the following condition: for each positive integer $k\geq2$, if the number $k$ appears in the sequence then so does the number $k-1$, and moreover the first occurrence of $k-1$ comes before the last occurrence of $k$. For each $n$, how many full sequences are there ?

1991 AMC 12/AHSME, 25

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If $T_{n} = 1 + 2 + 3 + \ldots + n$ and \[P_{n} = \frac{T_{2}}{T_{2} - 1} \cdot \frac{T_{3}}{T_{3} - 1} \cdot \frac{T_{4}}{T_{4} - 1} \cdot\,\, \cdots \,\,\cdot \frac{T_{n}}{T_{n} - 1}\quad\text{for }n = 2,3,4,\ldots,\] then $P_{1991}$ is closest to which of the following numbers? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2.0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2.3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2.6\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2.9\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3.2 $