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2007 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 4

The figure shows a $60^o$ angle in which are placed $2007$ numbered circles (only the first three are shown in the figure). The circles are numbered according to size. The circles are tangent to the sides of the angle and to each other as shown. Circle number one has radius $1$. Determine the radius of circle number $2007$. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1bsLIXZpol4/Xzb-Nk6ospI/AAAAAAAAMWk/jrx1zVYKbNELTWlDQ3zL9qc_22b2IJF6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2007%2BMohr%2Bp4.png[/img]

2023 USAMO, 6

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incenter $I$ and excenters $I_a$, $I_b$, and $I_c$ opposite $A$, $B$, and $C$, respectively. Let $D$ be an arbitrary point on the circumcircle of $\triangle{ABC}$ that does not lie on any of the lines $II_a$, $I_bI_c$, or $BC$. Suppose the circumcircles of $\triangle{DII_a}$ and $\triangle{DI_bI_c}$ intersect at two distinct points $D$ and $F$. If $E$ is the intersection of lines $DF$ and $BC$, prove that $\angle{BAD} = \angle{EAC}$. [i]Proposed by Zach Chroman[/i]

2019 Macedonia National Olympiad, 5

Let $n$ be a given positive integer. Sisyphus performs a sequence of turns on a board consisting of $n + 1$ squares in a row, numbered $0$ to $n$ from left to right. Initially, $n$ stones are put into square $0$, and the other squares are empty. At every turn, Sisyphus chooses any nonempty square, say with $k$ stones, takes one of these stones and moves it to the right by at most $k$ squares (the stone should say within the board). Sisyphus' aim is to move all $n$ stones to square $n$. Prove that Sisyphus cannot reach the aim in less than \[ \left \lceil \frac{n}{1} \right \rceil + \left \lceil \frac{n}{2} \right \rceil + \left \lceil \frac{n}{3} \right \rceil + \dots + \left \lceil \frac{n}{n} \right \rceil \] turns. (As usual, $\lceil x \rceil$ stands for the least integer not smaller than $x$. )

2017 Baltic Way, 2

Does there exist a finite set of real numbers such that their sum equals $2$, the sum of their squares equals $3$, the sum of their cubes equals $4$, ..., and the sum of their ninth powers equals $10$?

2016 India National Olympiad, P1

Tags: geometry
Let $ABC$ be a triangle in which $AB=AC$. Suppose the orthocentre of the triangle lies on the incircle. Find the ratio $\frac{AB}{BC}$.

1991 Romania Team Selection Test, 8

Let $n, a, b$ be integers with $n \geq 2$ and $a \notin \{0, 1\}$ and let $u(x) = ax + b$ be the function defined on integers. Show that there are infinitely many functions $f : \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ such that $f_n(x) = \underbrace{f(f(\cdots f}_{n}(x) \cdots )) = u(x)$ for all $x$. If $a = 1$, show that there is a $b$ for which there is no $f$ with $f_n(x) \equiv u(x)$.

1902 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 1

Tags: algebra , trinomial
Prove that any quadratic expression $$Q(x) = Ax^2 + Bx + C$$ (a) can be put into the form $$Q(x) = k \frac{x(x- 1)}{1 \cdot 2} + \ell x + m$$ where $k, \ell, m$ depend on the coefficients $A,B,C$ and (b) $Q(x)$ takes on integral values for every integer $x$ if and only if $k, \ell, m$ are integers.

2006 Argentina National Olympiad, 3

Pablo and Nacho write together a succession of positive integers of $2006$ terms, according to the following rules: Pablo begins, who in his first turn writes $1$, and from then on, each one in his turn writes an integer positive that is greater than or equal to the last number that the opponent wrote and less than or equal to triple the last number that the opponent wrote. When the two of them have written the $2006$ numbers, the sum $S$ of the first $ 2005$ numbers written (all except the last one) and the sum $T$ of the $2006$ numbers written. If $S$ and $T $ are co-cousins, Nacho wins. Otherwise, Pablo wins. Determine which of the two players has a winning strategy, describe the strategy and demonstrate that it is a winning one.

2016 Postal Coaching, 1

If the polynomials $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are written on a blackboard then we can also write down the polynomials $f(x)\pm g(x), f(x)g(x), f(g(x))$ and $cf(x)$, where $c$ is an arbitrary real constant. The polynomials $x^3 - 3x^2 + 5$ and $x^2 - 4x$ are written on the blackboard. Can we write a nonzero polynomial of the form $x^n - 1$ after a finite number of steps? Justify your answer.

2015 District Olympiad, 4

Let $ \left( x_n\right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of real numbers of the interval $ [1,\infty) . $ Suppose that the sequence $ \left( \left[ x_n^k\right]\right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent for all natural numbers $ k. $ Prove that $ \left( x_n\right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent. Here, $ [\beta ] $ means the greatest integer smaller than $ \beta . $

1955 AMC 12/AHSME, 6

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A merchant buys a number of oranges at $ 3$ for $ 10$ cents and an equal number at $ 5$ for $ 20$ cents. To "break even" he must sell all at: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{8 for 30 cents} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{3 for 11 cents} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{5 for 18 cents} \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{11 for 40 cents} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{13 for 50 cents}$

2020 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5

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A positive integer $N$ is \emph{piquant} if there exists a positive integer $m$ such that if $n_i$ denotes the number of digits in $m^i$ (in base $10$), then $n_1+n_2+\cdots + n_{10}=N$. Let $p_M$ denote the fraction of the first $M$ positive integers that are piquant. Find $\lim\limits_{M\to \infty} p_M$. [i]Proposed by James Lin.[/i]

1997 Akdeniz University MO, 1

Prove that, $$15x^2-7y^2=9$$ equation has any solutions in integers.

1997 National High School Mathematics League, 5

Let $f(x)=x^2-\pi x$, $\alpha=\arcsin\frac{1}{3},\beta=\arctan\frac{5}{4},\gamma=\arccos\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right),\delta=\text{arccot}\left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)$ $\text{(A)}f(\alpha)>f(\beta)>f(\delta)>f(\gamma)$ $\text{(B)}f(\alpha)>f(\delta)>f(\beta)>f(\gamma)$ $\text{(C)}f(\delta)>f(\alpha)>f(\beta)>f(\gamma)$ $\text{(D)}f(\delta)>f(\alpha)>f(\gamma)>f(\beta)$

2020 Online Math Open Problems, 22

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Three points $P_1, P_2,$ and $P_3$ and three lines $\ell_1, \ell_2,$ and $\ell_3$ lie in the plane such that none of the three points lie on any of the three lines. For (not necessarily distinct) integers $i$ and $j$ between 1 and 3 inclusive, we call a line $\ell$ $(i, j)$-[i]good[/i] if the reflection of $P_i$ across $\ell$ lies on $\ell_j$, and call it [i]excellent[/i] if there are two distinct pairs $(i_1, j_1)$ and $(i_2, j_2)$ for which it is good. Suppose that exactly $N$ excellent lines exist. Compute the largest possible value of $N$. [i]Proposed by Yannick Yao[/i]

2018 Latvia Baltic Way TST, P15

Determine whether there exists a positive integer $n$ such that it is possible to find at least $2018$ different quadruples $(x,y,z,t)$ of positive integers that simultaneously satisfy equations $$\begin{cases} x+y+z=n\\ xyz = 2t^3. \end{cases}$$

1997 AIME Problems, 7

A car travels due east at $\frac 23$ mile per minute on a long, straight road. At the same time, a circular storm, whose radius is 51 miles, moves southeast at $\frac 12\sqrt{2}$ mile per minute. At time $t=0,$ the center of the storm is 110 miles due north of the car. At time $t=t_1$ minutes, the car enters the storm circle, and at time $t=t_2$ minutes, the car leaves the storm circle. Find $\frac 12(t_1+t_2).$

2020 Bulgaria EGMO TST, 1

Tags: inequalities
The positive integers $a$, $p$, $q$ and $r$ are greater than $1$ and are such that $p$ divides $aqr+1$, $q$ divides $apr+1$ and $r$ divides $apq+1$. Prove that: a) There are infinitely many such quadruples $(a,p,q,r)$. b) For each such quadruple we have $a\geq \frac{pqr-1}{pq+qr+rp}$.

2002 Italy TST, 3

Tags: function , algebra
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^+$ which satisfy the following conditions: $(\text{i})$ $f(x+f(y))=f(x)f(y)$ for all $x,y>0;$ $(\text{ii})$ there are at most finitely many $x$ with $f(x)=1$.

2023 pOMA, 1

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Marc has $2n$ boxes, and in particular, he has one box filled with $k$ apples for each $k=1,2,3,\ldots,2n$. Every day, Marc opens a box and eats all the apples in it. However, if he eats strictly more than $2n+1$ apples in two consecutive days, he gets stomach ache. Prove that Marc has exactly $2^n$ distinct ways of choosing the boxes so that he eats all the apples but doesn't get stomach ache.

2008 South africa National Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with the property that $AB$ extended and $CD$ extended intersect at a right angle. Prove that $AC\cdot BD>AD\cdot BC$.

2020 AMC 10, 2

The numbers $3, 5, 7, a,$ and $b$ have an average (arithmetic mean) of $15$. What is the average of $a$ and $b$? $\textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 30 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 45 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 60$

2018 CHMMC (Fall), 4

Find the sum of the real roots of $f(x) = x^4 + 9x^3 + 18x^2 + 18x + 4$.

2018 ASDAN Math Tournament, 3

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In a bag are all natural numbers less than or equal to $999$ whose digits sum to $6$. What is the probability of drawing a number from the bag that is divisible by $11$?

2013 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 2

Determine the least integer $k$ for which the following story could hold true: In a chess tournament with $24$ players, every pair of players plays at least $2$ and at most $k$ games against each other. At the end of the tournament, it turns out that every player has played a different number of games.