Found problems: 329
1984 Balkan MO, 3
Show that for any positive integer $m$, there exists a positive integer $n$ so that in the decimal representations of the numbers $5^{m}$ and $5^{n}$, the representation of $5^{n}$ ends in the representation of $5^{m}$.
2003 Moldova Team Selection Test, 2
The positive reals $ x,y$ and $ z$ are satisfying the relation $ x \plus{} y \plus{} z\geq 1$. Prove that:
$ \frac {x\sqrt {x}}{y \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {y\sqrt {y}}{z \plus{} x} \plus{} \frac {z\sqrt {z}}{x \plus{} y}\geq \frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}$
[i]Proposer[/i]:[b] Baltag Valeriu[/b]
2013 Princeton University Math Competition, 4
Suppose $a,b$ are nonzero integers such that two roots of $x^3+ax^2+bx+9a$ coincide, and all three roots are integers. Find $|ab|$.
2006 China Girls Math Olympiad, 6
Let $M= \{ 1, 2, \cdots, 19 \}$ and $A = \{ a_{1}, a_{2}, \cdots, a_{k}\}\subseteq M$. Find the least $k$ so that for any $b \in M$, there exist $a_{i}, a_{j}\in A$, satisfying $b=a_{i}$ or $b=a_{i}\pm a_{i}$ ($a_{i}$ and $a_{j}$ do not have to be different) .
1952 AMC 12/AHSME, 35
With a rational denominator, the expression $ \frac {\sqrt {2}}{\sqrt {2} \plus{} \sqrt {3} \minus{} \sqrt {5}}$ is equivalent to:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {3 \plus{} \sqrt {6} \plus{} \sqrt {15}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac {\sqrt {6} \minus{} 2 \plus{} \sqrt {10}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac {2 \plus{} \sqrt {6} \plus{} \sqrt {10}}{10}$
$ \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {2 \plus{} \sqrt {6} \minus{} \sqrt {10}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$
2008 AIME Problems, 8
Find the positive integer $ n$ such that \[\arctan\frac{1}{3}\plus{}\arctan\frac{1}{4}\plus{}\arctan\frac{1}{5}\plus{}\arctan\frac{1}{n}\equal{}\frac{\pi}{4}.\]
1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 21
If $p$ is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle, the area of the circle is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{3} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{9}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{27}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\pi p^2}{81} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\pi p^2 \sqrt3}{27} $
1994 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 10.3
A circle with center O is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD and touches its non-parallel sides BC and AD at E and F respectively. The lines AO and DO meet the segment EF at K and N respectively, and the lines BK and CN meet at M. Prove that the points O,K,M and N lie on a circle.
1989 IMO Longlists, 5
The sequences $ a_0, a_1, \ldots$ and $ b_0, b_1, \ldots$ are defined for $ n \equal{} 0, 1, 2, \ldots$ by the equalities
\[ a_0 \equal{} \frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}, \quad a_{n \plus{} 1} \equal{} \frac {\sqrt {2}}{2} \cdot \sqrt {1 \minus{} \sqrt {1 \minus{} a^2_n}}
\]
and
\[ b_0 \equal{} 1, \quad b_{n \plus{} 1} \equal{} \frac {\sqrt {1 \plus{} b^2_n} \minus{} 1}{b_n}
\]
Prove the inequalities for every $ n \equal{} 0, 1, 2, \ldots$
\[ 2^{n \plus{} 2} a_n < \pi < 2^{n \plus{} 2} b_n.
\]
2006 Team Selection Test For CSMO, 3
The set $M= \{1;2;3;\ldots ; 29;30\}$ is divided in $k$
subsets such that if $a+b=n^2, (a,b \in M, a\neq b, n$ is an
integer number $)$, then $a$ and $b$ belong different subsets.
Determine the minimum value of $k$.
2016 Indonesia TST, 4
We call a subset $B$ of natural numbers [i]loyal[/i] if there exists natural numbers $i\le j$ such that $B=\{i,i+1,\ldots,j\}$. Let $Q$ be the set of all [i]loyal[/i] sets. For every subset $A=\{a_1<a_2<\ldots<a_k\}$ of $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ we set
\[f(A)=\max_{1\le i \le k-1}{a_{i+1}-a_i}\qquad\text{and}\qquad g(A)=\max_{B\subseteq A, B\in Q} |B|.\] Furthermore, we define \[F(n)=\sum_{A\subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}} f(A)\qquad\text{and}\qquad G(n)=\sum_{A\subseteq \{1,2,\ldots,n\}} g(A).\] Prove that there exists $m\in \mathbb N$ such that for each natural number $n>m$ we have $F(n)>G(n)$. (By $|A|$ we mean the number of elements of $A$, and if $|A|\le 1$, we define $f(A)$ to be zero).
[i]Proposed by Javad Abedi[/i]
2013 India IMO Training Camp, 2
In a triangle $ABC$ with $B = 90^\circ$, $D$ is a point on the segment $BC$ such that the inradii of triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ are equal. If $\widehat{ADB} = \varphi$ then prove that $\tan^2 (\varphi/2) = \tan (C/2)$.
1989 China Team Selection Test, 2
Let $v_0 = 0, v_1 = 1$ and $v_{n+1} = 8 \cdot v_n - v_{n-1},$ $n = 1,2, ...$. Prove that in the sequence $\{v_n\}$ there aren't terms of the form $3^{\alpha} \cdot 5^{\beta}$ with $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{N}.$
2014 Uzbekistan National Olympiad, 2
Find all functions $f:R\rightarrow R$ such that \[ f(x^3)+f(y^3)=(x+y)(f(x^2)+f(y^2)-f(xy)) \] for all $x,y\in R$.
2011 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 3
A natural number $n$ is chosen strictly between two consecutive perfect squares. The smaller of these two squares is obtained by subtracting $k$ from $n$ and the larger by adding $l$ to $n.$ Prove that $n-kl$ is a perfect square.
2010 South East Mathematical Olympiad, 2
For any set $A=\{a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_m\}$, let $P(A)=a_1a_2\cdots a_m$. Let $n={2010\choose99}$, and let $A_1, A_2,\cdots,A_n$ be all $99$-element subsets of $\{1,2,\cdots,2010\}$. Prove that $2010|\sum^{n}_{i=1}P(A_i)$.
2004 China Team Selection Test, 1
Points $D,E,F$ are on the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$, respectively which satisfy $EF || BC$, $D_1$ is a point on $BC,$ Make $D_1E_1 || D_E, D_1F_1 || DF$ which intersect $AC$ and $AB$ at $E_1$ and $F_1$, respectively. Make $\bigtriangleup PBC \sim \bigtriangleup DEF$ such that $P$ and $A$ are on the same side of $BC.$ Prove that $E, E_1F_1, PD_1$ are concurrent.
[color=red][Edit by Darij: See my post #4 below for a [b]possible correction[/b] of this problem. However, I am not sure that it is in fact the problem given at the TST... Does anyone have a reliable translation?][/color]
2011 AMC 12/AHSME, 11
Circles $A$, $B$, and $C$ each have radius $1$. Circles $A$ and $B$ share one point of tangency. Circle $C$ has a point of tangency with the midpoint of $\overline{AB}$. What is the area inside circle $C$ but outside circle $A$ and circle $B$?
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$ \textbf{(A)}\ 3-\frac{\pi}{2} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\pi}{2} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3\pi}{4} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 1+\frac{\pi}{2}$
2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 29
Let $ (x,y)$ be a pair of real numbers satisfying \[ 56x \plus{} 33y \equal{} \frac{\minus{}y}{x^2\plus{}y^2}, \qquad \text{and} \qquad 33x\minus{}56y \equal{} \frac{x}{x^2\plus{}y^2}.
\]Determine the value of $ |x| \plus{} |y|$.
2004 China Team Selection Test, 3
Let $k \geq 2, 1 < n_1 < n_2 < \ldots < n_k$ are positive integers, $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}^+$ satisfy \[ \prod^k_{i=1} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n_i} \right) \leq \frac{a}{b} < \prod^{k-1}_{i=1} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n_i} \right) \]
Prove that: \[ \prod^k_{i=1} n_i \geq (4 \cdot a)^{2^k - 1}. \]
2011 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
Let $ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon of area $1$, whose opposite sides are parallel. The lines $AB$, $CD$ and $EF$ meet in pairs to determine the vertices of a triangle. Similarly, the lines $BC$, $DE$ and $FA$ meet in pairs to determine the vertices of another triangle. Show that the area of at least one of these two triangles is at least $3/2$.
2013 Online Math Open Problems, 41
While there do not exist pairwise distinct real numbers $a,b,c$ satisfying $a^2+b^2+c^2 = ab+bc+ca$, there do exist complex numbers with that property. Let $a,b,c$ be complex numbers such that $a^2+b^2+c^2 = ab+bc+ca$ and $|a+b+c| = 21$. Given that $|a-b| = 2\sqrt{3}$, $|a| = 3\sqrt{3}$, compute $|b|^2+|c|^2$.
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[*] The problem should read $|a+b+c| = 21$. An earlier version of the test read $|a+b+c| = 7$; that value is incorrect.
[*] $|b|^2+|c|^2$ should be a positive integer, not a fraction; an earlier version of the test read ``... for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Find $m+n$.''[/list][/hide]
[i]Ray Li[/i]
2011 Math Prize For Girls Problems, 17
There is a polynomial $P$ such that for every real number $x$,
\[
x^{512} + x^{256} + 1 = (x^2 + x + 1) P(x).
\]
When $P$ is written in standard polynomial form, how many of its coefficients are nonzero?
2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 3
How many ways can you color the squares of a $ 2 \times 2008$ grid in 3 colors such that no two squares of the same color share an edge?
2001 AMC 8, 3
Granny Smith has $\$63$. Elberta has $\$2$ more than Anjou and Anjou has one-third as much as Granny Smith. How many dollars does Elberta have?
$ \text{(A)}\ 17\qquad\text{(B)}\ 18\qquad\text{(C)}\ 19\qquad\text{(D)}\ 21\qquad\text{(E)}\ 23 $