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2018 China Girls Math Olympiad, 5

Let $\omega \in \mathbb{C}$, and $\left | \omega \right | = 1$. Find the maximum length of $z = \left( \omega + 2 \right) ^3 \left( \omega - 3 \right)^2$.

1987 IMO Longlists, 24

Prove that if the equation $x^4 + ax^3 + bx + c = 0$ has all its roots real, then $ab \leq 0.$

Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly VII, 2023.1

Let's call a corner the figure that is obtained by removing one cell from a $2 \times 2$ square. Cut the $6 \times 6$ square into corners so that no two of them form a $2 \times 3$ or $3 \times 2$ rectangle together.

1968 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 104

Three spheres are constructed so that the edges $[AB], [BC], [AD]$ of the tetrahedron $ABCD$ are their respective diameters. Prove that the spheres cover all the tetrahedron.

1977 AMC 12/AHSME, 26

Let $a,b,c,$ and $d$ be the lengths of sides $MN,NP,PQ,$ and $QM$, respectively, of quadrilateral $MNPQ$. If $A$ is the area of $MNPQ$, then $\textbf{(A) }A=\left(\frac{a+c}{2}\right)\left(\frac{b+d}{2}\right)\text{ if and only if }MNPQ\text{ is convex}$ $\textbf{(B) }A=\left(\frac{a+c}{2}\right)\left(\frac{b+d}{2}\right)\text{ if and only if }MNPQ\text{ is a rectangle}$ $\textbf{(C) }A\le\left(\frac{a+c}{2}\right)\left(\frac{b+d}{2}\right)\text{ if and only if }MNPQ\text{ is a rectangle}$ $\textbf{(D) }A\le\left(\frac{a+c}{2}\right)\left(\frac{b+d}{2}\right)\text{ if and only if }MNPQ\text{ is a parallelogram}$ $\textbf{(E) }A\ge\left(\frac{a+c}{2}\right)\left(\frac{b+d}{2}\right)\text{ if and only if }MNPQ\text{ is a parallelogram}$

2015 AIME Problems, 2

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The nine delegates to the Economic Cooperation Conference include 2 officials from Mexico, 3 officials from Canada, and 4 officials from the United States. During the opening session, three of the delegates fall asleep. Assuming that the three sleepers were determined randomly, the probability that exactly two of the sleepers are from the same country is $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.

2008 Croatia Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: function , algebra
For which $ n\in \mathbb{N}$ do there exist rational numbers $ a,b$ which are not integers such that both $ a \plus{} b$ and $ a^n \plus{} b^n$ are integers?

Estonia Open Junior - geometry, 2009.2.4

The triangle $ABC$ is $| BC | = a$ and $| AC | = b$. On the ray starting from vertex $C$ and passing the midpoint of side $AB$ , choose any point $D$ other than vertex $C$. Let $K$ and $L$ be the projections of $D$ on the lines $AC$ and $BC$, respectively, $K$ and $L$. Find the ratio $| DK | : | DL |$.

2010 Tournament Of Towns, 3

Tags: inequalities
For each side of a given polygon, divide its length by the total length of all other sides. Prove that the sum of all the fractions obtained is less than $2$.

2015 All-Russian Olympiad, 2

Let $n > 1$ be a natural number. We write out the fractions $\frac{1}{n}$, $\frac{2}{n}$, $\dots$ , $\dfrac{n-1}{n}$ such that they are all in their simplest form. Let the sum of the numerators be $f(n)$. For what $n>1$ is one of $f(n)$ and $f(2015n)$ odd, but the other is even?

Indonesia Regional MO OSP SMA - geometry, 2004.5

The lattice point on the plane is a point that has coordinates in the form of a pair of integers. Let $P_1, P_2, P_3, P_4, P_5$ be five different lattice points on the plane. Prove that there is a pair of points $(P_i, P_j), i \ne j$, so that the line segment $P_iP_j$ contains a lattice point other than $P_i$ and $P_j$.

1999 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 6

Show that for any $n \in N$ the polynomial $f(x) = (x^2 +x)^{2^n}+1$ is irreducible over $Z[x]$.

1984 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 1

The natural numbers $n$ and $z$ are relatively prime and greater than $1$. For $k = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1$ let $s(k) = 1 + z + z^2 + ...+ z^k.$ Prove that: a) At least one of the numbers $s(k)$ is divisible by $n$. b) If $n$ and $z - 1$ are also coprime, then already one of the numbers $s(k)$ with $k = 0,1, 2,..., n- 2$ is divisible by $n$.

STEMS 2021 Phy Cat A, Q2

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A regular tetrahedral massless frame whose side length is physically variable (with the constraint of the tetrahedron being regular) is dipped in a soap solution of surface tension $T$, taken outside and allowed to settle after a little wiggle.\\ The soap film is formed such that there is no volume in space that is enclosed by any of the surfaces soap film and all the soap film surfaces are planar. You may assume the configuration of the soap film without proof.\\ Now 4 point charges of charge $q$ are fixed at the vertices of the tetrahedron.\\ The system now sets into motion with the shape and nature of soap film being unaltered at all times. [list] [*] Describe the shape of the soap film you observe and your speculations on why it is formed this way. Also shew that the area spanned by the soap film is less than the total surface area of the tetrahedron.[/*] [*] Find the side length of the tetrahedron for which the system attains mechanical equilibrium. [/*] [/list]

1991 Flanders Math Olympiad, 1

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Show that the number $111...111$ with 1991 times the number 1, is not prime.

2002 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Five pairs of cartoon characters, Donald and Katrien Duck, Asterix and Obelix, Suske and Wiske, Tom and Jerry, Heer Bommel and Tom Poes, sit around a round table with $10$ chairs. The two members of each pair ensure that they sit next to each other. In how many different ways can the ten seats be occupied? Two ways are different if they cannot be transferred to each other by a rotation.

2020 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 1

Determine all integers $m\ge2$ for which there exists an integer $n\ge1$ with $\gcd(m,n)=d$ and $\gcd(m,4n+1)=1$. [i]Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria[/i]

2014 Belarusian National Olympiad, 1

Tags: parabola , geometry , conic
Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in the parabola $y=x^2$ such that the line $AB \parallel$ the axis $Ox$. Also point $C$ is closer to the axis $Ox$ than the line $AB$. Given that the length of the segment $AB$ is 1 shorter than the length of the altitude $CH$ (of the triangle $ABC$). Determine the angle $\angle{ACB}$ .

2000 Pan African, 3

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Let $p$ and $q$ be coprime positive integers such that: \[ \dfrac{p}{q}=1-\frac12+\frac13-\frac14 \cdots -\dfrac{1}{1334}+\dfrac{1}{1335} \] Prove $p$ is divisible by 2003.

2019 IFYM, Sozopol, 5

The non-decreasing functions $f,g: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ are such that $f(r)\leq g(r)$ for $\forall$ rational numbers $r$. Is it true that $f(x)\leq g(x)$ for $\forall$ real numbers $x$?

2009 Indonesia TST, 4

Given triangle $ ABC$. Let the tangent lines of the circumcircle of $ AB$ at $ B$ and $ C$ meet at $ A_0$. Define $ B_0$ and $ C_0$ similarly. a) Prove that $ AA_0,BB_0,CC_0$ are concurrent. b) Let $ K$ be the point of concurrency. Prove that $ KG\parallel BC$ if and only if $ 2a^2\equal{}b^2\plus{}c^2$.

2024 AMC 8 -, 12

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Rohan keeps a total of 90 guppies in 4 fish tanks. There is 1 more guppy in the 2nd tank than the 1st tank. There are 2 more guppies the the 3rd tank than the 2nd tank. There are 3 more guppies in the 4th tank than the 3rd tank. How many guppies are in the 4th tank? $\textbf{(A) } 20\qquad\textbf{(B) } 21\qquad\textbf{(C) } 23\qquad\textbf{(D) } 24\qquad\textbf{(E) } 26$

2018 CHMMC (Fall), Individual

[b]p1.[/b] Two robots race on the plane from $(0, 0)$ to $(a, b)$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive real numbers with $a < b$. The robots move at the same constant speed. However, the first robot can only travel in directions parallel to the lines $x = 0$ or $y = 0$, while the second robot can only travel in directions parallel to the lines $y = x$ or $y = -x$. Both robots take the shortest possible path to $(a, b)$ and arrive at the same time. Find the ratio $\frac{a}{b}$ . [b]p2.[/b] Suppose $x + \frac{1}{x} + y + \frac{1}{y} = 12$ and $x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2} + y^2 + \frac{1}{y^2} = 70$. Compute $x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} + y^3 + \frac{1}{y^3}$. [b]p3.[/b] Find the largest non-negative integer $a$ such that $2^a$ divides $$3^{2^{2018}}+ 3.$$ [b]p4.[/b] Suppose $z$ and $w$ are complex numbers, and $|z| = |w| = z \overline{w}+\overline{z}w = 1$. Find the largest possible value of $Re(z + w)$, the real part of $z + w$. [b]p5.[/b] Two people, $A$ and $B$, are playing a game with three piles of matches. In this game, a move consists of a player taking a positive number of matches from one of the three piles such that the number remaining in the pile is equal to the nonnegative difference of the numbers of matches in the other two piles. $A$ and $B$ each take turns making moves, with $A$ making the first move. The last player able to make a move wins. Suppose that the three piles have $10$, $x$, and $30$ matches. Find the largest value of $x$ for which $A$ does not have a winning strategy. [b]p6.[/b] Let $A_1A_2A_3A_4A_5A_6$ be a regular hexagon with side length $1$. For $n = 1$,$...$, $6$, let $B_n$ be a point on the segment $A_nA_{n+1}$ chosen at random (where indices are taken mod $6$, so $A_7 = A_1$). Find the expected area of the hexagon $B_1B_2B_3B_4B_5B_6$. [b]p7.[/b] A termite sits at the point $(0, 0, 0)$, at the center of the octahedron $|x| + |y| + |z| \le 5$. The termite can only move a unit distance in either direction parallel to one of the $x$, $y$, or $z$ axes: each step it takes moves it to an adjacent lattice point. How many distinct paths, consisting of $5$ steps, can the termite use to reach the surface of the octahedron? [b]p8.[/b] Let $$P(x) = x^{4037} - 3 - 8 \cdot \sum^{2018}_{n=1}3^{n-1}x^n$$ Find the number of roots $z$ of $P(x)$ with $|z| > 1$, counting multiplicity. [b]p9.[/b] How many times does $01101$ appear as a not necessarily contiguous substring of $0101010101010101$? (Stated another way, how many ways can we choose digits from the second string, such that when read in order, these digits read $01101$?) [b]p10.[/b] A perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive divisors excluding the number itself. For example, $28$ is a perfect number because $1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 = 28$. Let $n_i$ denote the ith smallest perfect number. Define $$f(x) =\sum_{i|n_x}\sum_{j|n_i}\frac{1}{j}$$ (where $\sum_{i|n_x}$ means we sum over all positive integers $i$ that are divisors of $n_x$). Compute $f(2)$, given there are at least $50 $perfect numbers. [b]p11.[/b] Let $O$ be a circle with chord $AB$. The perpendicular bisector to $AB$ is drawn, intersecting $O$ at points $C$ and $D$, and intersecting $AB$ at the midpoint $E$. Finally, a circle $O'$ with diameter $ED$ is drawn, and intersects the chord $AD$ at the point $F$. Given $EC = 12$, and $EF = 7$, compute the radius of $O$. [b]p12.[/b] Suppose $r$, $s$, $t$ are the roots of the polynomial $x^3 - 2x + 3$. Find $$\frac{1}{r^3 - 2}+\frac{1}{s^3 - 2}+\frac{1}{t^3 - 2}.$$ [b]p13.[/b] Let $a_1$, $a_2$,..., $a_{14}$ be points chosen independently at random from the interval $[0, 1]$. For $k = 1$, $2$,$...$, $7$, let $I_k$ be the closed interval lying between $a_{2k-1}$ and $a_{2k}$ (from the smaller to the larger). What is the probability that the intersection of $I_1$, $I_2$,$...$, $I_7$ is nonempty? [b]p14.[/b] Consider all triangles $\vartriangle ABC$ with area $144\sqrt3$ such that $$\frac{\sin A \sin B \sin C}{ \sin A + \sin B + \sin C}=\frac14.$$ Over all such triangles $ABC$, what is the smallest possible perimeter? [b]p15.[/b] Let $N$ be the number of sequences $(x_1,x_2,..., x_{2018})$ of elements of $\{1, 2,..., 2019\}$, not necessarily distinct, such that $x_1 + x_2 + ...+ x_{2018}$ is divisible by $2018$. Find the last three digits of $N$. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2012 China Team Selection Test, 2

Find all integers $k\ge 3$ with the following property: There exist integers $m,n$ such that $1<m<k$, $1<n<k$, $\gcd (m,k)=\gcd (n,k) =1$, $m+n>k$ and $k\mid (m-1)(n-1)$.

2002 Putnam, 2

Consider a polyhedron with at least five faces such that exactly three edges emerge from each of its vertices. Two players play the following game: Each, in turn, signs his or her name on a previously unsigned face. The winner is the player who first succeeds in signing three faces that share a common vertex. Show that the player who signs first will always win by playing as well as possible.