Olympiad problems

1993 AMC 12/AHSME, 19

How many ordered pairs $(m,n)$ of positive integers are solutions to $\frac{4}{m}+\frac{2}{n}=1$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{more than}\ 4 $

2012 USAMTS Problems, 2

Tags: USAMTS , SFFT

Find all triples $(a, b, c)$ of positive integers with $a\le b\le c$ such that\[\left(1+\dfrac1{a}\right)\left(1+\dfrac1{b}\right)\left(1+\dfrac1{c}\right)=3.\]

2010 Purple Comet Problems, 24

Tags: SFFT , special factorizations

Find the number of ordered pairs of integers $(m, n)$ that satisfy $20m-10n = mn$.

2007 AMC 12/AHSME, 23

Tags: geometry , perimeter , inradius , SFFT , special factorizations

How many non-congruent right triangles with positive integer leg lengths have areas that are numerically equal to $ 3$ times their perimeters? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$

2013 Princeton University Math Competition, 7

Tags: SFFT , special factorizations

Find the total number of triples of integers $(x,y,n)$ satisfying the equation $\tfrac 1x+\tfrac 1y=\tfrac1{n^2}$, where $n$ is either $2012$ or $2013$.

2001 National Olympiad First Round, 11

Tags: quadratics , Vieta , SFFT

For how many integers $n$, does the equation system \[\begin{array}{rcl} 2x+3y &=& 7\\ 5x + ny &=& n^2 \end{array}\] have a solution over integers? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of the preceding} $

1998 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Tags: SFFT , symmetry

How many pairs of positive integers $(a,b)$ with $a\leq b$ satisfy $\dfrac{1}{a}+\dfrac{1}{b}=\dfrac{1}{6}$?

2019 India PRMO, 11

Tags: algebra , PRMO , SFFT

Find the largest value of $a^b$ such that the positive integers $a,b>1$ satisfy $$a^bb^a+a^b+b^a=5329$$

2021 AMC 10 Fall, 7

Tags: SFFT , Fractions , AMC , AMC 10 , number theory

Call a fraction $\frac{a}{b}$, not necessarily in the simplest form [i]special[/i] if $a$ and $b$ are positive integers whose sum is $15$. How many distinct integers can be written as the sum of two, not necessarily different, special fractions? $\textbf{(A)}\ 9 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 13$

2021 AMC 10 Spring, 9

Tags: SFFT , AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A , AUKAAT

What is the least possible value of $(xy-1)^2+(x+y)^2$ for real numbers $x$ and $y$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac14 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac12 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2$

2015 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

Tags: SFFT , special factorizations , AMC

Integers $x$ and $y$ with $x>y>0$ satisfy $x+y+xy=80$. What is $x$? $\textbf{(A) }8\qquad\textbf{(B) }10\qquad\textbf{(C) }15\qquad\textbf{(D) }18\qquad\textbf{(E) }26$

2010 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 9

Tags: SFFT

Suppose $xy-5x+2y=30$, where $x$ and $y$ are positive integers. Find the sum of all possible values of $x$

2002 AIME Problems, 4

Tags: SFFT , special factorizations

Consider the sequence defined by $a_k=\frac 1{k^2+k}$ for $k\ge 1.$ Given that $a_m+a_{m+1}+\cdots+a_{n-1}=1/29,$ for positive integers $m$ and $n$ with $m<n$, find $m+n.$

2023 Chile Classification NMO Seniors, 4

Tags: SFFT , algebra , Chile

When writing the product of two three-digit numbers, the multiplication sign was omitted, forming a six-digit number. It turns out that the six-digit number is equal to three times the product. Find the six-digit number.

1987 AIME Problems, 5

Tags: SFFT , special factorizations

Find $3x^2 y^2$ if $x$ and $y$ are integers such that $y^2 + 3x^2 y^2 = 30x^2 + 517$.

2012 Pan African, 1

Tags: induction , SFFT , geometry , 3D geometry , invariant , special factorizations , combinatorics proposed

The numbers $\frac{1}{1}, \frac{1}{2}, \cdots , \frac{1}{2012}$ are written on the blackboard. Aïcha chooses any two numbers from the blackboard, say $x$ and $y$, erases them and she writes instead the number $x + y + xy$. She continues to do this until only one number is left on the board. What are the possible values of the final number?

2015 AMC 10, 23

Tags: quadratics , function , algebra , polynomial , Vieta , SFFT , AMC

The zeroes of the function $f(x)=x^2-ax+2a$ are integers. What is the sum of all possible values of $a$? $\textbf{(A) }7\qquad\textbf{(B) }8\qquad\textbf{(C) }16\qquad\textbf{(D) }17\qquad\textbf{(E) }18$

2021 AMC 12/AHSME Fall, 5

Tags: SFFT , Fractions , AMC , AMC 10 , number theory

Call a fraction $\frac{a}{b}$, not necessarily in the simplest form [i]special[/i] if $a$ and $b$ are positive integers whose sum is $15$. How many distinct integers can be written as the sum of two, not necessarily different, special fractions? $\textbf{(A)}\ 9 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 13$

2015 AMC 10, 15

Tags: SFFT , AMC , AIME , number theory , relatively prime

Consider the set of all fractions $\tfrac{x}{y},$ where $x$ and $y$ are relatively prime positive integers. How many of these fractions have the property that if both numerator and denominator are increased by $1$, the value of the fraction is increased by $10\%$? $ \textbf{(A) }0\qquad\textbf{(B) }1\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }3\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{infinitely many} $

2021 AMC 12/AHSME Spring, 7

Tags: SFFT , AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A , AUKAAT

What is the least possible value of $(xy-1)^2+(x+y)^2$ for real numbers $x$ and $y$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac14 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac12 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2$

2010 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 18

Tags: SFFT

In an $n$-by-$m$ grid, $1$ row and $1$ column are colored blue, the rest of the cells are white. If precisely $\frac{1}{2010}$ of the cells in the grid are blue, how many values are possible for the ordered pair $(n,m)$

2001 AMC 10, 10

Tags: SFFT , AMC , AMC 10

If $ x$, $ y$, and $ z$ are positive with $ xy \equal{} 24$, $ xz \equal{} 48$, and $ yz \equal{} 72$, then $ x \plus{} y \plus{} z$ is $ \textbf{(A) }18\qquad\textbf{(B) }19\qquad\textbf{(C) }20\qquad\textbf{(D) }22\qquad\textbf{(E) }24$

1983 AMC 12/AHSME, 24

Tags: geometry , perimeter , trigonometry , inradius , AMC , AIME , SFFT

How many non-congruent right triangles are there such that the perimeter in $\text{cm}$ and the area in $\text{cm}^2$ are numerically equal? $\text{(A)} \ \text{none} \qquad \text{(B)} \ 1 \qquad \text{(C)} \ 2 \qquad \text{(D)} \ 4 \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{infinitely many}$

2010 AIME Problems, 5

Tags: logarithms , SFFT , special factorizations , AMC

Positive numbers $ x$, $ y$, and $ z$ satisfy $ xyz \equal{} 10^{81}$ and $ (\log_{10}x)(\log_{10} yz) \plus{} (\log_{10}y) (\log_{10}z) \equal{} 468$. Find $ \sqrt {(\log_{10}x)^2 \plus{} (\log_{10}y)^2 \plus{} (\log_{10}z)^2}$.

1979 IMO Longlists, 34

Tags: SFFT , number theory proposed , number theory

Notice that in the fraction $\frac{16}{64}$ we can perform a simplification as $\cancel{\frac{16}{64}}=\frac 14$ obtaining a correct equality. Find all fractions whose numerators and denominators are two-digit positive integers for which such a simplification is correct.