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2024 ELMO Shortlist, C5

Let $\mathcal{S}$ be a set of $10$ points in a plane that lie within a disk of radius $1$ billion. Define a $move$ as picking a point $P \in \mathcal{S}$ and reflecting it across $\mathcal{S}$'s centroid. Does there always exist a sequence of at most $1500$ moves after which all points of $\mathcal{S}$ are contained in a disk of radius $10$? [i]Advaith Avadhanam[/i]

1918 Eotvos Mathematical Competition, 1

Let $AC$ be the longer of the two diagonals of the parallelogram $ABCD$. Drop perpendiculars from $C$ to $AB$ and $AD$ extended. If $E$ and $F$ are the feet of these perpendiculars, prove that $$AB \cdot AE + AD \cdot AF = (AC)^2.$$

2014 PUMaC Algebra B, 8

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Given that $x_{n+2}=\dfrac{20x_{n+1}}{14x_n}$, $x_0=25$, $x_1=11$, it follows that $\sum_{n=0}^\infty\dfrac{x_{3n}}{2^n}=\dfrac pq$ for some positive integers $p$, $q$ with $GCD(p,q)=1$. Find $p+q$.

2005 IMO Shortlist, 2

We denote by $\mathbb{R}^\plus{}$ the set of all positive real numbers. Find all functions $f: \mathbb R^ \plus{} \rightarrow\mathbb R^ \plus{}$ which have the property: \[f(x)f(y)\equal{}2f(x\plus{}yf(x))\] for all positive real numbers $x$ and $y$. [i]Proposed by Nikolai Nikolov, Bulgaria[/i]

1991 Poland - Second Round, 1

The numbers $ a_i $, $ b_i $, $ c_i $, $ d_i $ satisfy the conditions $ 0\leq c_i \leq a_i \leq b_i \leq d_i $ and $ a_i+b_i = c_i+d_i $ for $ i=1,2 ,\ldots,n$. Prove that $$ \prod_{i=1}^n a_i + \prod_{i=1}^n b_i \leq \prod_{i=1}^n c_i + \prod_{i=1}^n d_i$$

2010 Turkey Team Selection Test, 3

A teacher wants to divide the $2010$ questions she asked in the exams during the school year into three folders of $670$ questions and give each folder to a student who solved all $670$ questions in that folder. Determine the minimum number of students in the class that makes this possible for all possible situations in which there are at most two students who did not solve any given question.

Fractal Edition 1, P3

Find all functions \( f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} \) that satisfy the following two conditions: \[ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \mbox{If } f(0) = 0, \mbox{ then } f(x) \neq 0 \mbox{ for any non-zero } x. \\ \\ f(x + y)f(y + z)f(z + x) = f(x + y + z)f(xy + yz + zx) - f(x)f(y)f(z) \quad \forall x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}. \end{array} \right. \]

1956 AMC 12/AHSME, 7

Tags: quadratic
The roots of the equation $ ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c \equal{} 0$ will be reciprocal if: $ \textbf{(A)}\ a \equal{} b \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ a \equal{} bc \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ c \equal{} a \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ c \equal{} b \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ c \equal{} ab$

1955 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 287

a) The numbers $1, 2, . . . , 49$ are arranged in a square table as follows: [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/0/c2e350a6ad0ebb8c728affe0ebb70783baf913.png[/img] Among these numbers we select an arbitrary number and delete from the table the row and the column which contain this number. We do the same with the remaining table of $36$ numbers, etc., $7$ times. Find the sum of the numbers selected. b) The numbers $1, 2, . . . , k^2$ are arranged in a square table as follows: [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/d/28d60518952c3acddc303e427483211c42cd4a.png[/img] Among these numbers we select an arbitrary number and delete from the table the row and the column which contain this number. We do the same with the remaining table of $(k - 1)^2$ numbers, etc., $k$ times. Find the sum of the numbers selected.

2016 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

In a convex $n$-gonal prism all sides are equal. For what $n$ is this prism right?

2012 Romania Team Selection Test, 3

Let $a_1$ , $\ldots$ , $a_n$ be positive integers and $a$ a positive integer that is greater than $1$ and is divisible by the product $a_1a_2\ldots a_n$. Prove that $a^{n+1}+a-1$ is not divisible by the product $(a+a_1-1)(a+a_2-1)\ldots(a+a_n-1)$.

1991 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 2

A museum has the shape of a (not necessarily convex) 3$n$-gon. Prove that $n$ custodians can be positioned so as to control all of the museum’s space.

2007 Purple Comet Problems, 20

Tags: ellipse , geometry , conic
Three congruent ellipses are mutually tangent. Their major axes are parallel. Two of the ellipses are tangent at the end points of their minor axes as shown. The distance between the centers of these two ellipses is $4$. The distances from those two centers to the center of the third ellipse are both $14$. There are positive integers m and n so that the area between these three ellipses is $\sqrt{n}-m \pi$. Find $m+n$. [asy] size(250); filldraw(ellipse((2.2,0),2,1),grey); filldraw(ellipse((0,-2),4,2),white); filldraw(ellipse((0,+2),4,2),white); filldraw(ellipse((6.94,0),4,2),white);[/asy]

1999 APMO, 4

Determine all pairs $(a,b)$ of integers with the property that the numbers $a^2+4b$ and $b^2+4a$ are both perfect squares.

1990 IMO Shortlist, 27

Find all natural numbers $ n$ for which every natural number whose decimal representation has $ n \minus{} 1$ digits $ 1$ and one digit $ 7$ is prime.

2024 Nordic, 1

Tags: algebra
Let $T(a)$ be the sum of digits of $a$. For which positive integers $R$ does there exist a positive integer $n$ such that $\frac{T(n^2)}{T(n)}=R$?

2019 Czech-Polish-Slovak Junior Match, 6

Tags: geometry
Given is a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$. Points $K, L, M, N$ lying on sides $AB, BC, CD, DA$, respectively, satisfy $\angle ADK=\angle BCK$, $\angle BAL=\angle CDL$, $\angle CBM =\angle DAM$, $\angle DCN =\angle ABN$. Prove that lines $KM$ and $LN$ are perpendicular.

2000 National Olympiad First Round, 24

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Let $a,b,c,d,e$ be non-negative real numbers such that $a+b+c+d+e>0$. What is the least real number $t$ such that $a+c=tb$, $b+d=tc$, $c+e=td$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt 2}2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt 2 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac32 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2 $

2008 Greece Junior Math Olympiad, 2

Tags: inequalities
If $x,y,z$ are positive real numbers with $x^2+y^2+z^2=3$, prove that $\frac32<\frac{1+y^2}{x+2}+\frac{1+z^2}{y+2}+\frac{1+x^2}{z+2}<3$

2003 Romania National Olympiad, 2

In a meeting there are 6 participants. It is known that among them there are seven pairs of friends and in any group of three persons there are at least two friends. Prove that: (a) there exists a person who has at least three friends; (b) there exists three persons who are friends with each other. [i]Valentin Vornicu[/i]

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 420

Let $ K$ be the figure bounded by the curve $ y\equal{}e^x$ and 3 lines $ x\equal{}0,\ x\equal{}1,\ y\equal{}0$ in the $ xy$ plane. (1) Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving $ K$ about the $ x$ axis. (2) Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving $ K$ about the $ y$ axis.

2020 Purple Comet Problems, 13

Tags: algebra
There are relatively prime positive integers $s$ and $t$ such that $$\sum_{n=2}^{100}\left(\frac{n}{n^2-1}- \frac{1}{n}\right)=\frac{s}{t}$$ Find $s + t$.

1991 IMO Shortlist, 27

Determine the maximum value of the sum \[ \sum_{i < j} x_ix_j (x_i \plus{} x_j) \] over all $ n \minus{}$tuples $ (x_1, \ldots, x_n),$ satisfying $ x_i \geq 0$ and $ \sum^n_{i \equal{} 1} x_i \equal{} 1.$

2005 Miklós Schweitzer, 12

Let $x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n$ be iid rv. $S_n=\sum x_k$ (a) let $P(|x_1|\leq 1)=1$ , $E[x_1]=0$ , $E[x_1^2]=\sigma^2>0$ Prove that $\exists C>0$ , $\forall u\geq 2n\sigma^2$ $P(S_n\geq u)\leq e^{-C u \log(u/n\sigma^2)}$ (b) let $P(x_1=1)=P(x_1=-1)=\sigma^2/2$ , $P(x_1=0)=1-\sigma^2$ Prove that $\exists B_1<1,B_2>1,B_3>0$ , $\forall u\geq1, B_1 n\geq u\geq B_2 n\sigma^2$ $P(S_n\geq u)>e^{-B_3 u \log(u/n\sigma^2)}$

2012 Online Math Open Problems, 29

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How many positive integers $a$ with $a\le 154$ are there such that the coefficient of $x^a$ in the expansion of \[(1+x^{7}+x^{14}+ \cdots +x^{77})(1+x^{11}+x^{22}+\cdots +x^{77})\] is zero? [i]Author: Ray Li[/i]