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2008 AMC 8, 13

Tags: factorial
Mr. Harman needs to know the combined weight in pounds of three boxes he wants to mail. However, the only available scale is not accurate for weights less than $100$ pounds or more than $150$ pounds. So the boxes are weighed in pairs in every possible way. The results are $122$, $125$ and $127$ pounds. What is the combined weight in pounds of the three boxes? $\textbf{(A)}\ 160\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 170\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 187\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 195\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 354$

VMEO I 2004, 5

Find all the functions $f:R \to R$ satisfying $$(x + y)(f (x)-f (y)) = f (x^2) - f (y^2),\, \forall x, y \in R$$

2003 AMC 12-AHSME, 6

The second and fourth terms of a geometric sequence are $ 2$ and $ 6$. Which of the following is a possible first term? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \minus{}\!\sqrt3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \minus{}\!\frac{2\sqrt3}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \minus{}\!\frac{\sqrt3}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \sqrt3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3$

1955 Polish MO Finals, 4

Prove that $$ \sin^2 \alpha + \sin^2 \beta \geq \sin \alpha \sin \beta + \sin \alpha + \sin \beta - 1.$$

1986 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 1

The edges of a cube are numbered from $1$ to $12$, then is calculated for each vertex the sum of the numbers of the edges going out from it. a) Prove that these sums cannot all be the same. b) Can eight equal sums result after one of the edge numbers is replaced by the number $13$ ?

2023 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, P2

Tags: geometry
Given is a triangle $ABC$. Let the points $P$ and $Q$ be on the sides $AB, AC$, respectively, so that $AP=AQ$, and $PQ$ passes through the incenter $I$. Let $(BPI)$ meet $(CQI)$ at $M$, $PM$ meets $BI$ at $D$ and $QM$ meets $CI$ at $E$. Prove that the line $MI$ passes through the midpoint of $DE$.

2020-2021 Winter SDPC, #8

The Queen of Hearts rules a kingdom with $n$ (distinguishable) cities. Each pair of cities is either connected with a bridge or not connected with a bridge. Each day, the Queen of Hearts visits $2021$ cities. For every pair of cities, if she sees a bridge she gets angry and destroys it; otherwise she feels nice and constructs a bridge between them. We call two configurations of bridges [i]equivalent[/i] if one can be reached from the other after a finite number of days. Show that there is some integer $M$ such that if $n>M$, two configurations are equivalent if both of the following conditions hold: [list] [*] The parity of the total number of bridges is the same in both configurations [*] For every city, the parity of the number of bridges going out of that city is the same in both configurations. [/list]

1990 IMO Shortlist, 12

Let $ ABC$ be a triangle, and let the angle bisectors of its angles $ CAB$ and $ ABC$ meet the sides $ BC$ and $ CA$ at the points $ D$ and $ F$, respectively. The lines $ AD$ and $ BF$ meet the line through the point $ C$ parallel to $ AB$ at the points $ E$ and $ G$ respectively, and we have $ FG \equal{} DE$. Prove that $ CA \equal{} CB$. [i]Original formulation:[/i] Let $ ABC$ be a triangle and $ L$ the line through $ C$ parallel to the side $ AB.$ Let the internal bisector of the angle at $ A$ meet the side $ BC$ at $ D$ and the line $ L$ at $ E$ and let the internal bisector of the angle at $ B$ meet the side $ AC$ at $ F$ and the line $ L$ at $ G.$ If $ GF \equal{} DE,$ prove that $ AC \equal{} BC.$

2015 Junior Balkan Team Selection Test, 2

Two different $3$ digit numbers are picked and then for every of them is calculated sum of all $5$ numbers which are getting when digits of picked number change place (etc. if one of the number is $707$, the sum is $2401=770+77+77+770+707$). Do the given results must be different?

1967 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 086

a) A lamp of a lighthouse enlights an angle of $90$ degrees. Prove that you can turn the lamps of four arbitrary posed lighthouses so, that all the plane will be enlightened. b) There are eight lamps in eight points of the space. Each can enlighten an octant (three-faced space polygon with three mutually orthogonal edges). Prove that you can turn them so, that all the space will be enlightened.

2004 Kurschak Competition, 3

We have placed some red and blue points along a circle. The following operations are permitted: (a) we may add a red point somewhere and switch the color of its neighbors, (b) we may take off a red point from somewhere and switch the color of its neighbors (if there are at least $3$ points on the circle and there is a red one too). Initially, there are two blue points on the circle. Using a number of these operations, can we reach a state with exactly two red point?

2016 Saudi Arabia GMO TST, 2

Find all functions $f : Z \to Z$ such that $f (2m + f (m) + f (m)f (n)) = nf (m) + m$ for any integers $m, n$

2001 AMC 10, 11

Consider the dark square in an array of unit squares, part of which is shown. The first ring of squares around this center square contains $ 8$ unit squares. The second ring contains $ 16$ unit squares. If we continue this process, the number of unit squares in the $ 100^\text{th}$ ring is $ \textbf{(A)}\ 396 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 404 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 800 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10,\!000 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 10,\!404$ [asy]unitsize(3mm); defaultpen(linewidth(1pt)); fill((2,2)--(2,7)--(7,7)--(7,2)--cycle, mediumgray); fill((3,3)--(6,3)--(6,6)--(3,6)--cycle, gray); fill((4,4)--(5,4)--(5,5)--(4,5)--cycle, black); for(real i=0; i<=9; ++i) { draw((i,0)--(i,9)); draw((0,i)--(9,i)); }[/asy]

2011 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, Part 1, 1

Determine all integer triplets $(x,y,z)$ such that \[x^4+x^2=7^zy^2\mbox{.}\]

2014 Contests, 3

Tags: algebra
Denote by $d(n)$ be the biggest prime divisor of $|n|>1$. Find all polynomials with integer coefficients satisfy; $$P(n+d(n))=n+d(P(n)) $$ for the all $|n|>1$ integers such that $P(n)>1$ and $d(P(n))$ can be defined.

2007 Princeton University Math Competition, 8

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In how many ways can $1 + 2 + \cdots + 2007$ be expressed as a sum of consecutive positive integers?

1999 Romania Team Selection Test, 7

Prove that for any integer $n$, $n\geq 3$, there exist $n$ positive integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ in arithmetic progression, and $n$ positive integers in geometric progression $b_1,b_2,\ldots,b_n$ such that \[ b_1 < a_1 < b_2 < a_2 <\cdots < b_n < a_n . \] Give an example of two such progressions having at least five terms. [i]Mihai Baluna[/i]

1985 IMO Longlists, 68

Show that the sequence $\{a_n\}_{n\geq1}$ defined by $a_n = [n \sqrt 2]$ contains an infinite number of integer powers of $2$. ($[x]$ is the integer part of $x$.)

2012 Princeton University Math Competition, A2 / B5

Tags: geometry
Two circles centered at $O$ and $P$ have radii of length $5$ and $6$ respectively. Circle $O$ passes through point $P$. Let the intersection points of circles $O$ and $P$ be $M$ and $N$. The area of triangle $\vartriangle MNP$ can be written in simplest form as $a/b$. Find $a + b$.

2023 MMATHS, 6

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Compute $\left|\sum_{i=1}^{2022} \sum_{j=1}^{2022} \cos\left(\frac{ij\pi}{2023}\right)\right|.$

2012 Belarus Team Selection Test, 2

Determine all pairs $(f,g)$ of functions from the set of real numbers to itself that satisfy \[g(f(x+y)) = f(x) + (2x + y)g(y)\] for all real numbers $x$ and $y$. [i]Proposed by Japan[/i]

2023 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, P1

Tags: algebra
Determine the real numbers $x$, $y$, $z > 0$ for which $xyz \leq \min\left\{4(x - \frac{1}{y}), 4(y - \frac{1}{z}), 4(z - \frac{1}{x})\right\}$

2018 IMO Shortlist, C6

Let $a$ and $b$ be distinct positive integers. The following infinite process takes place on an initially empty board. [list=i] [*] If there is at least a pair of equal numbers on the board, we choose such a pair and increase one of its components by $a$ and the other by $b$. [*] If no such pair exists, we write two times the number $0$. [/list] Prove that, no matter how we make the choices in $(i)$, operation $(ii)$ will be performed only finitely many times. Proposed by [I]Serbia[/I].

2010 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1.2

Points $H$ and $T$ are marked respectively on the sides $BC$ abd $AC$ of triangle $ABC$ so that $AH$ is the altitude and $BT$ is the bisectrix $ABC$. It is known that the gravity center of $ABC$ lies on the line $HT$. a) Find $AC$ if $BC$=a nad $AB$=c. b) Determine all possible values of $\frac{c}{b}$ for all triangles $ABC$ satisfying the given condition.

2019 India PRMO, 18

Find the number of ordered triples $(a, b)$ of positive integers with $a < b$ and $100 \leq a, b \leq 1000$ satisfy $\gcd(a, b) : \mathrm{lcm}(a, b) = 1 : 495$?