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1995 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO), 1a

Tags: algebra , function
Let a function $f$ satisfy $f(1) = 1$ and $f(1)+ f(2)+...+ f(n) = n^2f(n)$ for all $n \in N$. Determine $f(1995)$.

1983 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 4

Let $f(0), f(1), f(2), \dots$ be a sequence satisfying \[ f(0) = 0 \quad \text{and} \quad f(n) = n - f(f(n-1)) \] for $n=1,2,3,\dots$. Give a formula for $f(n)$ such that its value can be immediately computed using $n$ without having to compute the previous terms.

PEN F Problems, 7

If $x$ is a positive rational number, show that $x$ can be uniquely expressed in the form \[x=a_{1}+\frac{a_{2}}{2!}+\frac{a_{3}}{3!}+\cdots,\] where $a_{1}a_{2},\cdots$ are integers, $0 \le a_{n}\le n-1$ for $n>1$, and the series terminates. Show also that $x$ can be expressed as the sum of reciprocals of different integers, each of which is greater than $10^{6}$.

2016 AMC 10, 19

In rectangle $ABCD$, $AB=6$ and $BC=3$. Point $E$ between $B$ and $C$, and point $F$ between $E$ and $C$ are such that $BE=EF=FC$. Segments $\overline{AE}$ and $\overline{AF}$ intersect $\overline{BD}$ at $P$ and $Q$, respectively. The ratio $BP:PQ:QD$ can be written as $r:s:t$, where the greatest common factor of $r,s$ and $t$ is $1$. What is $r+s+t$? $\textbf{(A) } 7 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 9 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 20$

2005 Chile National Olympiad, 3

The Fibonacci numbers $f_n$ are defined for each natural number $n$ as follows: $f_0=f_1=1$ and for $n$ greater than or equal to $2$, by recurrence: $f_n=f_{n-1}+f_{n-2}$ Let $S=f_1+f_2+...+f_{2004}+f_{2005}$. Calculate the largest value of $N$, such that the Fibonacci number $f_N$ satisfies $f_N<S$

1977 AMC 12/AHSME, 9

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[asy] size(120); path c = Circle((0, 0), 1); pair A = dir(20), B = dir(130), C = dir(240), D = dir(330); draw(c); pair F = 3(A-B) + B; pair G = 3(D-C) + C; pair E = intersectionpoints(B--F, C--G)[0]; draw(B--E--C--A); label("$A$", A, NE); label("$B$", B, NW); label("$C$", C, SW); label("$D$", D, SE); label("$E$", E, E); //Credit to MSTang for the diagram[/asy] In the adjoining figure $\measuredangle E=40^\circ$ and arc $AB$, arc $BC$, and arc $CD$ all have equal length. Find the measure of $\measuredangle ACD$. $\textbf{(A) }10^\circ\qquad\textbf{(B) }15^\circ\qquad\textbf{(C) }20^\circ\qquad\textbf{(D) }\left(\frac{45}{2}\right)^\circ\qquad \textbf{(E) }30^\circ$

1986 India National Olympiad, 7

Tags: algebra
If $ a$, $ b$, $ x$, $ y$ are integers greater than 1 such that $ a$ and $ b$ have no common factor except 1 and $ x^a \equal{} y^b$ show that $ x \equal{} n^b$, $ y \equal{} n^a$ for some integer $ n$ greater than 1.

1999 APMO, 1

Find the smallest positive integer $n$ with the following property: there does not exist an arithmetic progression of $1999$ real numbers containing exactly $n$ integers.

2021 Israel TST, 1

Which is greater: \[\frac{1^{-3}-2^{-3}}{1^{-2}-2^{-2}}-\frac{2^{-3}-3^{-3}}{2^{-2}-3^{-2}}+\frac{3^{-3}-4^{-3}}{3^{-2}-4^{-2}}-\cdots +\frac{2019^{-3}-2020^{-3}}{2019^{-2}-2020^{-2}}\] or \[1-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{9}-\cdots +\frac{1}{5781}?\]

2019 Romanian Master of Mathematics Shortlist, C1

Let $k$ and $N$ be integers such that $k > 1$ and $N > 2k + 1$. A number of $N$ persons sit around the Round Table, equally spaced. Each person is either a knight (always telling the truth) or a liar (who always lies). Each person sees the nearest k persons clockwise, and the nearest $k$ persons anticlockwise. Each person says: ''I see equally many knights to my left and to my right." Establish, in terms of $k$ and $N$, whether the persons around the Table are necessarily all knights. Sergey Berlov, Russia

1969 AMC 12/AHSME, 26

Tags: parabola , conic
[asy] size(180); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); real r=4/5; draw((-1,0)..(-6/7,r/3)..(0,r)..(6/7,r/3)..(1,0),linetype("4 4")); draw((-1,0)--(1,0)^^origin--(0,r)); label("$A$",(-1,0),W); label("$B$",(1,0),E); label("$M$",origin,S); label("$C$",(0,r),N); [/asy] A parabolic arch has a height of $16$ inches and a span of $40$ inches. The height, in inches, of the arch at a point $5$ inches from the center of $M$ is: $\textbf{(A) }1\qquad \textbf{(B) }15\qquad \textbf{(C) }15\tfrac13\qquad \textbf{(D) }15\tfrac12\qquad \textbf{(E) }15\tfrac34$

2020 DMO Stage 1, 5.

Find the number of solutions to the given congruence$$x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2} \equiv 2 a x y z \pmod p$$ where $p$ is an odd prime and $x,y,z \in \mathbb{Z}$. [i]Proposed by math_and_me[/i]

2019 Switzerland Team Selection Test, 7

Prove that for all positive integers $n$ there are positive integers $a,b$ such that $$n\mid 4a^2+9b^2-1.$$

2022 CMIMC, 8

Tags: team
There are 36 contestants in the CMU Puyo-Puyo Tournament, each with distinct skill levels. The tournament works as follows: First, all $\binom{36}{2}$ pairings of players are written down on slips of paper and are placed in a hat. Next, a slip of paper is drawn from the hat, and those two players play a match. It is guaranteed that the player with a higher skill level will always win the match. We continue drawing slips (without replacement) and playing matches until the results of the match completely determine the order of skill levels of all 36 contestants (i.e. there is only one possible ordering of skill levels consistent with the match results), at which point the tournament immediately finishes. What is the expected value of the number of matches played before the stopping point is reached? [i]Proposed by Dilhan Salgado[/i]

2016 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 1

Consider a regular polygon $A_1A_2\ldots A_{6n+3}$. The vertices $A_{2n+1}, A_{4n+2}, A_{6n+3}$ are called [i]holes[/i]. Initially there are three pebbles in some vertices of the polygon, which are also vertices of equilateral triangle. Players $A$ and $B$ take moves in turn. In each move, starting from $A$, the player chooses pebble and puts it to the next vertex clockwise (for example, $A_2\rightarrow A_3$, $A_{6n+3}\rightarrow A_1$). Player $A$ wins if at least two pebbles lie in holes after someone's move. Does player $A$ always have winning strategy? [i]Proposed by Bohdan Rublov [/i]

CVM 2020, Problem 1+

Given the number $\overline{a_1a_2\cdots a_n}$ such that $$\overline{a_n\cdots a_2a_1}\mid \overline{a_1a_2\cdots a_n}$$Then show $(\overline{a_1a_2\cdots a_n})(\overline{a_n\cdots a_2a_1})$ is a perfect square. [i]Proposed by Ezra Guerrero, Francisco Morazan[/i]

1965 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 3

Find all real roots $x$ of the equation $$\sqrt{x^2-2x-1}+\sqrt{x^2+2x-1}=p,$$ where $p$ is a real parameter.

2007 F = Ma, 17

A small point-like object is thrown horizontally off of a $50.0$-$\text{m}$ high building with an initial speed of $10.0 \text{ m/s}$. At any point along the trajectory there is an acceleration component tangential to the trajectory and an acceleration component perpendicular to the trajectory. How many seconds after the object is thrown is the tangential component of the acceleration of the object equal to twice the perpendicular component of the acceleration of the object? Ignore air resistance. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2.00\text{ s}$ $\textbf{(B)}\ 1.50\text{ s}$ $\textbf{(C)}\ 1.00\text{ s}$ $\textbf{(D)}\ 0.50\text{ s}$ $\textbf{(E)}\ \text{The building is not high enough for this to occur.} $

Kyiv City MO Juniors 2003+ geometry, 2020.9.4

Let the point $D$ lie on the arc $AC$ of the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$ ($AB < BC$), which does not contain the point $B$. On the side $AC$ are selected an arbitrary point $X$ and a point $X'$ for which $\angle ABX= \angle CBX'$. Prove that regardless of the choice of the point $X$, the circle circumscribed around $\vartriangle DXX'$, passes through a fixed point, which is different from point $D$. (Nikolaev Arseniy)

MOAA Team Rounds, 2018.6

Consider an $m \times n$ grid of unit squares. Let $R$ be the total number of rectangles of any size, and let $S$ be the total number of squares of any size. Assume that the sides of the rectangles and squares are parallel to the sides of the $m \times n$ grid. If $\frac{R}{S} =\frac{759}{50}$ , then determine $mn$.

2012 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 1

The sequence $a_1,a_2,a_3\ldots $, consisting of natural numbers, is defined by the rule: \[a_{n+1}=a_{n}+2t(n)\] for every natural number $n$, where $t(n)$ is the number of the different divisors of $n$ (including $1$ and $n$). Is it possible that two consecutive members of the sequence are squares of natural numbers?

1969 IMO Shortlist, 41

$(MON 2)$ Given reals $x_0, x_1, \alpha, \beta$, find an expression for the solution of the system \[x_{n+2} -\alpha x_{n+1} -\beta x_n = 0, \qquad n= 0, 1, 2, \ldots\]

2007 India National Olympiad, 6

If $ x$, $ y$, $ z$ are positive real numbers, prove that \[ \left(x \plus{} y \plus{} z\right)^2 \left(yz \plus{} zx \plus{} xy\right)^2 \leq 3\left(y^2 \plus{} yz \plus{} z^2\right)\left(z^2 \plus{} zx \plus{} x^2\right)\left(x^2 \plus{} xy \plus{} y^2\right) .\]

1940 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 066

* Given an infinite cone. The measure of its unfolding’s angle is equal to $\alpha$. A curve on the cone is represented on any unfolding by the union of line segments. Find the number of the curve’s self-intersections.

2011 India National Olympiad, 4

Suppose five of the nine vertices of a regular nine-sided polygon are arbitrarily chosen. Show that one can select four among these five such that they are the vertices of a trapezium.