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2022 VN Math Olympiad For High School Students, Problem 4

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Given [i]Fibonacci[/i] sequence $(F_n),$ and a positive integer $m$, denote $k(m)$ by the smallest positive integer satisfying $F_{n+k(m)}\equiv F_n(\bmod m),$ for all natural numbers $n$. a) Prove that: For all $m_1,m_2\in \mathbb{Z^+}$, we have:$$k([m_1,m_2])=[k(m_1),k(m_2)].$$(Here $[a,b]$ is the least common multiple of $a,b.$) b) Determine $k(2),k(4),k(5),k(10).$

1996 IberoAmerican, 3

There are $n$ different points $A_1, \ldots , A_n$ in the plain and each point $A_i$ it is assigned a real number $\lambda_i$ distinct from zero in such way that $(\overline{A_i A_j})^2 = \lambda_i + \lambda_j$ for all the $i$,$j$ with $i\neq{}j$} Show that: (1) $n \leq 4$ (2) If $n=4$, then $\frac{1}{\lambda_1} + \frac{1}{\lambda_2} + \frac{1}{\lambda_3}+ \frac{1}{\lambda_4} = 0$

2020 Flanders Math Olympiad, 2

Every officially published book used to have an ISBN code (International Standard Book Number) which consisted of $10$ symbols. Such code looked like this: $$a_1a_2 . . . a_9a_{10}$$ with $a_1, . . . , a_9 \in \{0, 1, . . . , 9\}$ and $a_{10} \in \{0, 1, . . . , 9, X\}$. The symbol $X$ stood for the number $10$. With a valid ISBN code was $$a_1 + 2a2 + . . . + 9a_9 + 10a_{10}$$ a multiple of $11$. Prove the following statements. (a) If one symbol is changed in a valid ISBN code, the result is no valid ISBN code. (b) When two different symbols swap places in a valid ISBN code then the result is not a valid ISBN.

2014 India PRMO, 12

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $\angle DAB =\angle B DC = 90^o$. Let the incircles of triangles $ABD$ and $BCD$ touch $BD$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively, with $P$ lying in between $B$ and $Q$. If $AD = 999$ and $PQ = 200$ then what is the sum of the radii of the incircles of triangles $ABD$ and $BDC$ ?

2010 Purple Comet Problems, 4

Sally's salary in 2006 was $\$37,500$. For 2007 she got a salary increase of $x$ percent. For 2008 she got another salary increase of $x$ percent. For 2009 she got a salary decrease of $2x$ percent. Her 2009 salary is $\$34,825$. Suppose instead, Sally had gotten a $2x$ percent salary decrease for 2007, an $x$ percent salary increase for 2008, and an $x$ percent salary increase for 2009. What would her 2009 salary be then?

2013 Brazil National Olympiad, 2

Arnaldo and Bernaldo play the following game: given a fixed finite set of positive integers $A$ known by both players, Arnaldo picks a number $a \in A$ but doesn't tell it to anyone. Bernaldo thens pick an arbitrary positive integer $b$ (not necessarily in $A$). Then Arnaldo tells the number of divisors of $ab$. Show that Bernaldo can choose $b$ in a way that he can find out the number $a$ chosen by Arnaldo.

2012 Turkey Team Selection Test, 3

Let $\mathbb{Z^+}$ and $\mathbb{P}$ denote the set of positive integers and the set of prime numbers, respectively. A set $A$ is called $S-\text{proper}$ where $A, S \subset \mathbb{Z^+}$ if there exists a positive integer $N$ such that for all $a \in A$ and for all $0 \leq b <a$ there exist $s_1, s_2, \ldots, s_n \in S$ satisfying $ b \equiv s_1+s_2+\cdots+s_n \pmod a$ and $1 \leq n \leq N.$ Find a subset $S$ of $\mathbb{Z^+}$ for which $\mathbb{P}$ is $S-\text{proper}$ but $\mathbb{Z^+}$ is not.

1975 Chisinau City MO, 117

Prove that the numbers $\tan^2 20^o, \tan^2 40^o,\tan^2 80^o$ are the roots of the equation $x^3 - 33x^2 + 27x - 33 = 0$.

2021 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 3

In the pyramid $SA_1A_2 \cdots A_n$, all sides are equal. Let point $X_i$ be the midpoint of arc $A_iA_{i+1}$ in the circumcircle of $\triangle SA_iA_{i+1}$ for $1 \le i \le n$ with indices taken mod $n$. Prove that the circumcircles of $X_1A_2X_2, X_2A_3X_3, \cdots, X_nA_1X_1$ have a common point.

2018 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1.3

We call a coloring of an $m\times n$ table ($m,n\ge 5$) in three colors a [i]good coloring[/i] if the following conditions are satisfied: 1) Each cell has the same number of neighboring cells of two other colors; 2) Each corner has no neighboring cells of its color. Find all pairs $(m,n)$ ($m,n\ge 5$) for which there exists a good coloring of $m\times n$ table. [i](I. Manzhulina, B. Rubliov)[/i]

2019 Brazil Team Selection Test, 3

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 $x$. )

1940 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 062

Find all $3$-digit numbers $\overline {abc}$ such that $\overline {abc} = a! + b! + c! $.

2020 MIG, 17

Tags: geometry
A rubber band of negligible thickness encloses three pegs that lie in a perfect line, as shown. Each peg has a diameter of $4$ cm, as shown. What is the length of the rubber band used, in centimeters? All pegs shown are congruent circles. [asy] size(120); draw(circle((0,0),1));draw(circle((0,2),1));draw(circle((0,4),1)); dot((0,0)^^(0,2)^^(0,4)); draw((-1,0)--(-1,4)--arc((0,4),1,180,0)--(1,4)--(1,0)--arc((0,0),1,360,180),linewidth(2)); draw((-1,0)--(1,0),dotted); label("$4$ cm", (-0.38,0)--(1,0), N); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) }8\qquad\textbf{(B) }8+4\pi\qquad\textbf{(C) }16+4\pi\qquad\textbf{(D) }16+8\pi\qquad\textbf{(E) }16\pi$

2020 Peru EGMO TST, 6

A table $110\times 110$ is given, we define the distance between two cells $A$ and $B$ as the least quantity of moves to move a chess king from the cell $A$ to cell $B$. We marked $n$ cells on the table $110\times 110$ such that the distance between any two cells is not equal to $15$. Determine the greatest value of $n$.

2014 India IMO Training Camp, 3

Starting with the triple $(1007\sqrt{2},2014\sqrt{2},1007\sqrt{14})$, define a sequence of triples $(x_{n},y_{n},z_{n})$ by $x_{n+1}=\sqrt{x_{n}(y_{n}+z_{n}-x_{n})}$ $y_{n+1}=\sqrt{y_{n}(z_{n}+x_{n}-y_{n})}$ $ z_{n+1}=\sqrt{z_{n}(x_{n}+y_{n}-z_{n})}$ for $n\geq 0$.Show that each of the sequences $\langle x_n\rangle _{n\geq 0},\langle y_n\rangle_{n\geq 0},\langle z_n\rangle_{n\geq 0}$ converges to a limit and find these limits.

2022 Puerto Rico Team Selection Test, 1

Let's call a natural number [i] interesting[/i] if any of its two digits consecutive forms a number that is a multiple of $19$ or $21$. For example, The number $7638$ is interesting, because $76$ is a multiple of $19$, $63$ is multiple of $21$, and $38$ is a multiple of $19$. How many interesting numbers of $2022$ digits exist?

2001 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 9.7

300 students participate on the international math olympiad. Every student speaks in exactly two of the official languages of the olympiad and every language is spoken by 100 people (it is known that students speak only the official languages). Prove that the students can be sited on a circular table, such that no two neighbors spoke the same language.

Kharkiv City MO Seniors - geometry, 2012.10.4

In the acute-angled triangle $ABC$ on the sides $AC$ and $BC$, points $D$ and $E$ are chosen such that points $A, B, E$, and $D$ lie on one circle. The circumcircle of triangle $DEC$ intersects side $AB$ at points $X$ and $Y$. Prove that the midpoint of segment $XY$ is the foot of the altitude of the triangle, drawn from point $C$.

2023 CUBRMC, 1

Let $x, y, z$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $$\sqrt{(z + x)(z + y)} - z \ge \sqrt{xy}.$$

2001 China Team Selection Test, 2

Let \(L_3 = \{3\}\), \(L_n = \{3, 4, \ldots, h\}\) (where \(h > 3\)). For any given integer \(n \geq 3\), consider a graph \(G\) with \(n\) vertices that contains a Hamiltonian cycle \(C\) and has more than \(\frac{n^2}{4}\) edges. For which lengths \(l \in L_n\) must the graph \(G\) necessarily contain a cycle of length \(l\)?

2015 Belarus Team Selection Test, 3

Consider all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients that have the following property: for any two real numbers $x$ and $y$ one has \[|y^2-P(x)|\le 2|x|\quad\text{if and only if}\quad |x^2-P(y)|\le 2|y|.\] Determine all possible values of $P(0)$. [i]Proposed by Belgium[/i]

2021 IMO Shortlist, N6

Determine all integers $n\geqslant 2$ with the following property: every $n$ pairwise distinct integers whose sum is not divisible by $n$ can be arranged in some order $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_n$ so that $n$ divides $1\cdot a_1+2\cdot a_2+\cdots+n\cdot a_n.$ [i]Arsenii Nikolaiev, Anton Trygub, Oleksii Masalitin, and Fedir Yudin[/i]

2012 Greece Team Selection Test, 4

Let $n=3k$ be a positive integer (with $k\geq 2$). An equilateral triangle is divided in $n^2$ unit equilateral triangles with sides parallel to the initial, forming a grid. We will call "trapezoid" the trapezoid which is formed by three equilateral triangles (one base is equal to one and the other is equal to two). We colour the points of the grid with three colours (red, blue and green) such that each two neighboring points have different colour. Finally, the colour of a "trapezoid" will be the colour of the midpoint of its big base. Find the number of all "trapezoids" in the grid (not necessarily disjoint) and determine the number of red, blue and green "trapezoids".

PEN P Problems, 11

For each positive integer $n$, let $f(n)$ denote the number of ways of representing $n$ as a sum of powers of 2 with nonnegative integer exponents. Representations which differ only in the ordering of their summands are considered to be the same. For instance, $f(4)=4$, because the number $4$ can be represented in the following four ways: \[4, 2+2, 2+1+1, 1+1+1+1.\] Prove that, for any integer $n \geq 3$, \[2^{n^{2}/4}< f(2^{n}) < 2^{n^{2}/2}.\]

2010 CIIM, Problem 6

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A group is call locally cyclic if any finitely generated subgroup is cyclic. Prove that a locally cyclic group is isomorphic to one of its proper subgroups if and only if it's isomorphic to a proper subgroup of the rational numbers with the adition.