Found problems: 81
2016 IMO Shortlist, C3
Let $n$ be a positive integer relatively prime to $6$. We paint the vertices of a regular $n$-gon with three colours so that there is an odd number of vertices of each colour. Show that there exists an isosceles triangle whose three vertices are of different colours.
1983 IMO Shortlist, 3
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle and $\mathcal{E}$ the set of all points contained in the three segments $AB$, $BC$, and $CA$ (including $A$, $B$, and $C$). Determine whether, for every partition of $\mathcal{E}$ into two disjoint subsets, at least one of the two subsets contains the vertices of a right-angled triangle.
1999 IMO Shortlist, 6
Suppose that every integer has been given one of the colours red, blue, green or yellow. Let $x$ and $y$ be odd integers so that $|x| \neq |y|$. Show that there are two integers of the same colour whose difference has one of the following values: $x,y,x+y$ or $x-y$.
2005 Bulgaria Team Selection Test, 6
In a group of nine persons it is not possible to choose four persons such that every one knows the three others. Prove that this group of nine persons can be partitioned into four groups such that nobody knows anyone from his or her group.
2017 Morocco TST-, 5
Let $n$ be a positive integer relatively prime to $6$. We paint the vertices of a regular $n$-gon with three colours so that there is an odd number of vertices of each colour. Show that there exists an isosceles triangle whose three vertices are of different colours.
1983 IMO Longlists, 50
Is it possible to choose $1983$ distinct positive integers, all less than or equal to $10^5$, no three of which are consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression?
2010 CHKMO, 2
There are $ n$ points on the plane, no three of which are collinear. Each pair of points is joined by a red, yellow or green line. For any three points, the sides of the triangle they form consist of exactly two colours. Show that $ n<13$.
2017 Peru IMO TST, 6
Let $n$ be a positive integer relatively prime to $6$. We paint the vertices of a regular $n$-gon with three colours so that there is an odd number of vertices of each colour. Show that there exists an isosceles triangle whose three vertices are of different colours.
1966 IMO Longlists, 43
Given $5$ points in a plane, no three of them being collinear. Each two of these $5$ points are joined with a segment, and every of these segments is painted either red or blue; assume that there is no triangle whose sides are segments of equal color.
[b]a.)[/b] Show that:
[i](1)[/i] Among the four segments originating at any of the $5$ points, two are red and two are blue.
[i](2)[/i] The red segments form a closed way passing through all $5$ given points. (Similarly for the blue segments.)
[b]b.)[/b] Give a plan how to paint the segments either red or blue in order to have the condition (no triangle with equally colored sides) satisfied.
2000 Czech and Slovak Match, 6
Suppose that every integer has been given one of the colors red, blue, green, yellow. Let $x$ and $y$ be odd integers such that $|x| \ne |y|$. Show that there are two integers of the same color whose difference has one of the following values: $x,y,x+y,x-y$.
1966 IMO Shortlist, 43
Given $5$ points in a plane, no three of them being collinear. Each two of these $5$ points are joined with a segment, and every of these segments is painted either red or blue; assume that there is no triangle whose sides are segments of equal color.
[b]a.)[/b] Show that:
[i](1)[/i] Among the four segments originating at any of the $5$ points, two are red and two are blue.
[i](2)[/i] The red segments form a closed way passing through all $5$ given points. (Similarly for the blue segments.)
[b]b.)[/b] Give a plan how to paint the segments either red or blue in order to have the condition (no triangle with equally colored sides) satisfied.
1983 IMO Longlists, 1
The localities $P_1, P_2, \dots, P_{1983}$ are served by ten international airlines $A_1,A_2, \dots , A_{10}$. It is noticed that there is direct service (without stops) between any two of these localities and that all airline schedules offer round-trip flights. Prove that at least one of the airlines can offer a round trip with an odd number of landings.
2017 India IMO Training Camp, 2
Let $n$ be a positive integer relatively prime to $6$. We paint the vertices of a regular $n$-gon with three colours so that there is an odd number of vertices of each colour. Show that there exists an isosceles triangle whose three vertices are of different colours.
2000 Belarus Team Selection Test, 8.3
Prove that the set of positive integers cannot be partitioned into three nonempty subsets such that, for any two integers $x,y$ taken from two different subsets, the number $x^2-xy+y^2$ belongs to the third subset.
1978 IMO, 3
An international society has its members from six different countries. The list of members contain $1978$ names, numbered $1, 2, \dots, 1978$. Prove that there is at least one member whose number is the sum of the numbers of two members from his own country, or twice as large as the number of one member from his own country.
2000 Belarus Team Selection Test, 5.3
Suppose that every integer has been given one of the colours red, blue, green or yellow. Let $x$ and $y$ be odd integers so that $|x| \neq |y|$. Show that there are two integers of the same colour whose difference has one of the following values: $x,y,x+y$ or $x-y$.
1992 IMO Shortlist, 4
Consider $9$ points in space, no four of which are coplanar. Each pair of points is joined by an edge (that is, a line segment) and each edge is either colored blue or red or left uncolored. Find the smallest value of $\,n\,$ such that whenever exactly $\,n\,$ edges are colored, the set of colored edges necessarily contains a triangle all of whose edges have the same color.
1993 IMO Shortlist, 5
Let $S_n$ be the number of sequences $(a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n),$ where $a_i \in \{0,1\},$ in which no six consecutive blocks are equal. Prove that $S_n \rightarrow \infty$ when $n \rightarrow \infty.$
2006 Hong kong National Olympiad, 1
A subset $M$ of $\{1, 2, . . . , 2006\}$ has the property that for any three elements $x, y, z$ of $M$ with $x < y < z$, $x+ y$ does not divide $z$. Determine the largest possible size of $M$.
2008 China Team Selection Test, 3
Suppose that every positve integer has been given one of the colors red, blue,arbitrarily. Prove that there exists an infinite sequence of positive integers $ a_{1} < a_{2} < a_{3} < \cdots < a_{n} < \cdots,$ such that inifinite sequence of positive integers $ a_{1},\frac {a_{1} \plus{} a_{2}}{2},a_{2},\frac {a_{2} \plus{} a_{3}}{2},a_{3},\frac {a_{3} \plus{} a_{4}}{2},\cdots$ has the same color.
2017 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 5
Let $n$ be a positive integer relatively prime to $6$. We paint the vertices of a regular $n$-gon with three colours so that there is an odd number of vertices of each colour. Show that there exists an isosceles triangle whose three vertices are of different colours.
2024 China Team Selection Test, 9
Color the positive integers by four colors $c_1,c_2,c_3,c_4$.
(1)Prove that there exists a positive integer $n$ and $i,j\in\{1,2,3,4\}$,such that among all the positive divisors of $n$, the number of divisors with color $c_i$ is at least greater than the number of divisors with color $c_j$ by $3$.
(2)Prove that for any positive integer $A$,there exists a positive integer $n$ and $i,j\in\{1,2,3,4\}$,such that among all the positive divisors of $n$, the number of divisors with color $c_i$ is at least greater than the number of divisors with color $c_j$ by $A$.
2005 Bulgaria Team Selection Test, 6
In a group of nine persons it is not possible to choose four persons such that every one knows the three others. Prove that this group of nine persons can be partitioned into four groups such that nobody knows anyone from his or her group.
2005 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 8
For $n$ people, if it is known that
(a) there exist two people knowing each other among any three people, and
(b) there exist two people not knowing each other among any four people.
Find the maximum of $n$.
Here, we assume that if $A$ knows $B$, then $B$ knows $A$.
1984 IMO, 3
Given points $O$ and $A$ in the plane. Every point in the plane is colored with one of a finite number of colors. Given a point $X$ in the plane, the circle $C(X)$ has center $O$ and radius $OX+{\angle AOX\over OX}$, where $\angle AOX$ is measured in radians in the range $[0,2\pi)$. Prove that we can find a point $X$, not on $OA$, such that its color appears on the circumference of the circle $C(X)$.