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1971 IMO Longlists, 38

Let $A,B,C$ be three points with integer coordinates in the plane and $K$ a circle with radius $R$ passing through $A,B,C$. Show that $AB\cdot BC\cdot CA\ge 2R$, and if the centre of $K$ is in the origin of the coordinates, show that $AB\cdot BC\cdot CA\ge 4R$.

2010 Contests, 2

Find all natural numbers $ n > 1$ such that $ n^{2}$ does $ \text{not}$ divide $ (n \minus{} 2)!$.

2012 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2

Suppose $s,k,t\in \mathbb N$. We've colored each natural number with one of the $k$ colors, such that each color is used infinitely many times. We want to choose a subset $\mathcal A$ of $\mathbb N$ such that it has $t$ disjoint monochromatic $s$-element subsets. What is the minimum number of elements of $A$? [i]Proposed by Navid Adham[/i]

2023 Ukraine National Mathematical Olympiad, 11.5

Let's call a polynomial [i]mixed[/i] if it has both positive and negative coefficients ($0$ isn't considered positive or negative). Is the product of two mixed polynomials always mixed? [i]Proposed by Vadym Koval[/i]

Putnam 1938, B1

Do either $(1)$ or $(2)$ $(1)$ Let $A$ be matrix $(a_{ij}), 1 \leq i,j \leq 4.$ Let $d =$ det$(A),$ and let $A_{ij}$ be the cofactor of $a_{ij}$, that is, the determinant of the $3 \times 3$ matrix formed from $A$ by deleting $a_{ij}$ and other elements in the same row and column. Let $B$ be the $4 \times 4$ matrix $(A_{ij})$ and let $D$ be det $B.$ Prove $D = d^3$. $(2)$ Let $P(x)$ be the quadratic $Ax^2 + Bx + C.$ Suppose that $P(x) = x$ has unequal real roots. Show that the roots are also roots of $P(P(x)) = x.$ Find a quadratic equation for the other two roots of this equation. Hence solve $(y^2 - 3y + 2)2 - 3(y^2 - 3y + 2) + 2 - y = 0.$

2017 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Kelvin and $15$ other frogs are in a meeting, for a total of $16$ frogs. During the meeting, each pair of distinct frogs becomes friends with probability $\frac{1}{2}$. Kelvin thinks the situation after the meeting is [I]cool[/I] if for each of the $16$ frogs, the number of friends they made during the meeting is a multiple of $4$. Say that the probability of the situation being cool can be expressed in the form $\frac{a}{b}$, where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime. Find $a$.

2020 Polish Junior MO First Round, 7.

Consider the right prism with the rhombus with side $a$ and acute angle $60^{\circ}$ as a base. This prism was intersected by some plane intersecting its side edges, such that the cross-section of the prism and the plane is a square. Determine all possible lengths of the side of this square.

1988 AMC 8, 11

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$ \sqrt{164} $ is $ \text{(A)}\ 42\qquad\text{(B)}\ \text{less than }10\qquad\text{(C)}\ \text{between }10\text{ and }11\qquad\text{(D)}\ \text{between }11\text{ and }12\qquad\text{(E)}\ \text{between }12\text{ and }13 $

2001 Moldova National Olympiad, Problem 5

Tags: algebra
Consider all quadratic trinomials $x^2+px+q$ with $p,q\in\{1,\ldots,2001\}$. Which of them has more elements: those having integer roots, or those having no real roots?

2016 IOM, 1

Find all positive integers $n$ such that there exist $n$ consecutive positive integers whose sum is a perfect square.

2022 Thailand TSTST, 3

Tags: function , algebra
Let $S$ be the set of the positive integers greater than $1$, and let $n$ be from $S$. Does there exist a function $f$ from $S$ to itself such that for all pairwise distinct positive integers $a_1, a_2,...,a_n$ from $S$, we have $f(a_1)f(a_2)...f(a_n)=f(a_1^na_2^n...a_n^n)$?

1985 AMC 12/AHSME, 6

Tags: probability , ratio
One student in a class of boys and girls is chosen to represent the class. Each student is equally likely to be chosen and the probability that a boy is chosen is $ \frac23$ of the probability that a girl is chosen. The ratio of the number of boys to the total number of boys and girls is $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac13 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac25 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac35 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac23$

2019 Purple Comet Problems, 22

Tags: algebra
Let $a$ and $b$ positive real numbers such that $(65a^2 + 2ab + b^2)(a^2 + 8ab + 65b^2) = (8a^2 + 39ab + 7b^2)^2$. Then one possible value of $\frac{a}{b}$ satis es $2 \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) = m +\sqrt{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers. Find $m + n$.

2006 China Team Selection Test, 3

Given positive integers $m$ and $n$ so there is a chessboard with $mn$ $1 \times 1$ grids. Colour the grids into red and blue (Grids that have a common side are not the same colour and the grid in the left corner at the bottom is red). Now the diagnol that goes from the left corner at the bottom to the top right corner is coloured into red and blue segments (Every segment has the same colour with the grid that contains it). Find the sum of the length of all the red segments.

2014 China Team Selection Test, 3

$A$ is the set of points of a convex $n$-gon on a plane. The distinct pairwise distances between any $2$ points in $A$ arranged in descending order is $d_1>d_2>...>d_m>0$. Let the number of unordered pairs of points in $A$ such that their distance is $d_i$ be exactly $\mu _i$, for $i=1, 2,..., m$. Prove: For any positive integer $k\leq m$, $\mu _1+\mu _2+...+\mu _k\leq (3k-1)n$.

2007 Iran Team Selection Test, 1

In triangle $ABC$, $M$ is midpoint of $AC$, and $D$ is a point on $BC$ such that $DB=DM$. We know that $2BC^{2}-AC^{2}=AB.AC$. Prove that \[BD.DC=\frac{AC^{2}.AB}{2(AB+AC)}\]

1997 Iran MO (3rd Round), 6

Let $\mathcal P$ be the set of all points in $\mathbb R^n$ with rational coordinates. For the points $A,B \in \mathcal l{P}$, one can move from $A$ to $B$ if the distance $AB$ is $1$. Prove that every point in $\mathcal l{ P}$ can be reached from any other point in $\mathcal{P}$ by a finite sequence of moves if and only if $n \geq 5$.

1913 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 3

Let $d$ denote the greatest common divisor of the natural numbers $a$ and $b$, and let $d'$ denote the greatest common divisor of the natural numbers $a'$ and $b'$. Prove that $dd'$ is the greatest common divisor of the four numbers $$ aa' , \ \ ab' , \ \ ba' , \ \ bb' .$$

1989 IMO Longlists, 85

Tags: geometry
Let a regular $ (2n \plus{}1)\minus{}$gon be inscribed in a circle of radius $ r.$ We consider all the triangles whose vertices are from those of the regular $ (2n \plus{} 1)\minus{}$gon. [b](a)[/b] How many triangles among them contain the center of the circle in their interior? [b](b)[/b] Find the sum of the areas of all those triangles that contain the center of the circle in their interior.

1978 IMO Longlists, 19

Tags: geometry , triangle
We consider three distinct half-lines $Ox, Oy, Oz$ in a plane. Prove the existence and uniqueness of three points $A \in Ox, B \in Oy, C \in Oz$ such that the perimeters of the triangles $OAB,OBC,OCA$ are all equal to a given number $2p > 0.$

2024 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, 3

The smallest positive integer which can be expressed as sum of positive perfect cubes (possibly with repetition and/or with a single element sum) in at least two different ways in $$(A) 8$$ $$(B) 1729$$ $$(C) 2023$$ $$(D) 2024$$

2009 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Consider the sequence of integers $0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12,...$ obtained by starting with zero, adding $1$, then adding $1$ again, then adding $2$, and adding $2$ again, then adding $3$, and adding $3$ again, and so on. If we call the subsequent terms of this sequence $a_0, a_1, a_2, ...$, then we have $a_0 = 0$, and $a_{2n-1} = a_{2n-2} + n$ , $a_{2n} = a_{2n-1} + n$ for all integers $n \ge 1$. Find all integers $k \ge 0$ for which $a_k$ is the square of an integer.

1996 AIME Problems, 4

A wooden cube, whose edges are one centimeter long, rests on a horizontal surface. Illuminated by a point source of light that is $x$ centimeters directly above an upper vertex, the cube casts a shadow on the horizontal surface. The area of the shadow, which does not inclued the area beneath the cube is 48 square centimeters. Find the greatest integer that does not exceed $1000x.$

2017 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

The leader of an IMO team chooses positive integers $n$ and $k$ with $n > k$, and announces them to the deputy leader and a contestant. The leader then secretly tells the deputy leader an $n$-digit binary string, and the deputy leader writes down all $n$-digit binary strings which differ from the leader’s in exactly $k$ positions. (For example, if $n = 3$ and $k = 1$, and if the leader chooses $101$, the deputy leader would write down $001, 111$ and $100$.) The contestant is allowed to look at the strings written by the deputy leader and guess the leader’s string. What is the minimum number of guesses (in terms of $n$ and $k$) needed to guarantee the correct answer?

2003 Croatia National Olympiad, Problem 3

Tags: geometry
In an isosceles triangle with base $a$, lateral side $b$, and height to the base $v$, it holds that $\frac a2+v\ge b\sqrt2$. Find the angles of the triangle. Compute its area if $b=8\sqrt2$.