Olympiad problems

2010 AMC 12/AHSME, 25

Tags: geometric transformation , rotation , perimeter , trigonometry , cyclic quadrilateral , group theory , geometry

Two quadrilaterals are considered the same if one can be obtained from the other by a rotation and a translation. How many different convex cyclic quadrilaterals are there with integer sides and perimeter equal to $ 32$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 560 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 564 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 568 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1498 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2255$

1964 German National Olympiad, 4

Tags: number theory , last digit , periodic , digit

Denote by $a_n$ the last digit of the number $n^{(n^n)}$ (let $n\ne 0$ be a natural number ). Prove that the numbers $a_n$ form a periodic sequence and state this period!

1955 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

Tags: calculus , function , analytic geometry , graphing lines , slope

How many hours does it take a train traveling at an average rate of $ 40$ mph between stops to travel $ a$ miles it makes $ n$ stops of $ m$ minutes each? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3a\plus{}2mn}{120} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3a\plus{}2mn \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3a\plus{}2mn}{12} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{a\plus{}mn}{40} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{a\plus{}40mn}{40}$

2004 Czech-Polish-Slovak Match, 5

Tags: vector , circumcircle , geometry

Points $K,L,M$ on the sides $AB,BC,CA$ respectively of a triangle $ABC$ satisfy $\frac{AK}{KB} = \frac{BL}{LC} = \frac{CM}{MA}$. Show that the triangles $ABC$ and $KLM$ have a common orthocenter if and only if $\triangle ABC$ is equilateral.

1993 Tournament Of Towns, (377) 5

Tags: function , algebra , functional , functional equation

Does there exist a piecewise linear function $f$ defined on the segment [$-1,1]$ (including the ends) such that $f(f(x)) = -x$ for all x? (A function is called piecewise linear if its graph is the union of a finite set of points and intervals; it may be discontinuous).

2004 Korea National Olympiad, 5

Tags: circumcircle , incenter , ratio , geometric transformation , geometry

$A, B, C$, and $D$ are the four different points on the circle $O$ in the order. Let the centre of the scribed circle of triangle $ABC$, which is tangent to $BC$, be $O_1$. Let the centre of the scribed circle of triangle $ACD$, which is tangent to $CD$, be $O_2$. (1) Show that the circumcentre of triangle $ABO_1$ is on the circle $O$. (2) Show that the circumcircle of triangle $CO_1O_2$ always pass through a fixed point on the circle $O$, when $C$ is moving along arc $BD$.

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 13

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The graph of $y=e^{x+1}+e^{-x}-2$ has an axis of symmetry. What is the reflection of the point $(-1,\tfrac{1}{2})$ over this axis? $\textbf{(A) }\left(-1,-\frac{3}{2}\right)\qquad\textbf{(B) }(-1,0)\qquad\textbf{(C) }\left(-1,\tfrac{1}{2}\right)\qquad\textbf{(D) }\left(0,\frac{1}{2}\right)\qquad\textbf{(E) }\left(3,\frac{1}{2}\right)$

1954 AMC 12/AHSME, 48

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A train, an hour after starting, meets with an accident which detains it a half hour, after which it proceeds at $ \frac{3}{4}$ of its former rate and arrives $ 3 \frac{1}{2}$ hours late. Had the accident happened $ 90$ miles farther along the line, it would have arrived only $ 3$ hours late. The length of the trip in miles was: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 400 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 465 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 600 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 640 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 550$

1987 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 455

Tags: game , game strategy , combinatorics

Two players are writting in turn natural numbers not exceeding $p$. The rules forbid to write the divisors of the numbers already having been written. Those who cannot make his move looses. a) Who, and how, can win if $p=10$? b) Who wins if $p=1000$?

2022 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: algebra

Ivan and Kolya play a game, Ivan starts. Initially, the polynomial $x-1$ is written of the blackboard. On one move, the player deletes the current polynomial $f(x)$ and replaces it with $ax^{n+1}-f(-x)-2$, where $\deg(f)=n$ and $a$ is a real root of $f$. The player who writes a polynomial which does not have real roots loses. Can Ivan beat Kolya?