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2009 AMC 10, 21

What is the remainder when $ 3^0\plus{}3^1\plus{}3^2\plus{}\ldots\plus{}3^{2009}$ is divided by $ 8$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6$

2002 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 1

For any integer $n$ we define the numbers $a = n^5 + 6n^3 + 8n$ ¸ $b = n^4 + 4n^2 + 3$. Prove that the numbers $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime or have the greatest common factor of $3$.

2011 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 2

Let $ABC$ an acute triangle and $H$ its orthocenter. Let $E$ and $F$ be the intersection of lines $BH$ and $CH$ with $AC$ and $AB$ respectively, and let $D$ be the intersection of lines $EF$ and $BC$. Let $\Gamma_1$ be the circumcircle of $AEF$, and $\Gamma_2$ the circumcircle of $BHC$. The line $AD$ intersects $\Gamma_1$ at point $I \neq A$. Let $J$ be the feet of the internal bisector of $\angle{BHC}$ and $M$ the midpoint of the arc $\stackrel{\frown}{BC}$ from $\Gamma_2$ that contains the point $H$. The line $MJ$ intersects $\Gamma_2$ at point $N \neq M$. Show that the triangles $EIF$ and $CNB$ are similar.

2020 Tuymaada Olympiad, 4

Points $D$ and $E$ lie on the lines $BC$ and $AC$ respectively so that $B$ is between $C$ and $D$, $C$ is between $A$ and $E$, $BC = BD$ and $\angle BAD = \angle CDE$. It is known that the ratio of the perimeters of the triangles $ABC$ and $ADE$ is $2$. Find the ratio of the areas of these triangles.

2018 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 10-11.3

Given a prime number $p>5$. It is known that the length of the smallest period of the fraction $1/p$ is a multiple of three. This period (including possible leading zeros) was written on a strip of paper and cut into three equal-length parts $a$, $b$, $c$ (they may also have leading zeros). What could be the sum of the three periodic fractions: $0.(a)$, $0.(b)$, and $0.(c)$? [i]Proposed by A. Khrabrov[/i]

1989 China Team Selection Test, 3

$1989$ equal circles are arbitrarily placed on the table without overlap. What is the least number of colors are needed such that all the circles can be painted with any two tangential circles colored differently.

2020 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 1

Tags: rhombus , geometry
A circle with radius $1$ is circumscribed by a rhombus. What is the minimum possible area of this rhombus?

2019 Korea - Final Round, 6

A sequence $\{x_n \}=x_0, x_1, x_2, \cdots $ satisfies $x_0=a(1\le a \le 2019, a \in \mathbb{R})$, and $$x_{n+1}=\begin{cases}1+1009x_n &\ (x_n \le 2) \\ 2021-x_n &\ (2<x_n \le 1010) \\ 3031-2x_n &\ (1010<x\le 1011) \\ 2020-x_n &\ (1011<x_n) \end{cases}$$ for each non-negative integer $n$. If there exist some integer $k>1$ such that $x_k=a$, call such minimum $k$ a [i] fundamental period[/i] of $\{x_n \}$. Find all integers which can be a fundamental period of some seqeunce; and for such minimal odd period $k(>1)$, find all values of $x_0=a$ such that the fundamental period of $\{x_n \}$ equals $k$.

1985 IMO Longlists, 24

Let $d \geq 1$ be an integer that is not the square of an integer. Prove that for every integer $n \geq 1,$ \[(n \sqrt d +1) \cdot | \sin(n \pi \sqrt d )| \geq 1\]

2001 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 2

Tags: algebra
Let $A$ be a non-empty subset of $\mathbb{R}$ with the property that for every real numbers $x,y$, if $x+y\in A$ then $xy\in A$. Prove that $A=\mathbb{R}$.

2019 MIG, 22

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Scientists perform an experiment on a colony of bacteria with an initial population of $32$. The scientists expose the bacteria to alternating rounds of light and darkness. They first put the bacteria in a bright environment for one hour before placing it in a dark room for the second hour, and then repeating this process. Because they are vulnerable to light, the population of the bacteria will be halved in one hour of exposure to sunlight. However, in one hour of darkness, the population triples. How many hours will it take for the bacteria’s population to exceed $150$? $\textbf{(A) }\text{between }4\text{ and }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{between }5\text{ and }6\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{between }6\text{ and }7\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{between }7\text{ and }8\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{between }8\text{ and }9$

2007 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: algebra
For a multiple of $ kb$ of $ b$ let $ a \% kb$ be the greatest number such that $ a \% kb \equal{} a \bmod b$ which is smaller than $ kb$ and not greater than $ a$ itself. Let $ n \in \mathbb{Z}^ \plus{} .$ Determine all integer pairs $ (a,b)$ with: \[ a\%b \plus{} a\%2b \plus{} a\%3b \plus{} \ldots \plus{} a\%nb \equal{} a \plus{} b \]

2007 Putnam, 6

A [i]triangulation[/i] $ \mathcal{T}$ of a polygon $ P$ is a finite collection of triangles whose union is $ P,$ and such that the intersection of any two triangles is either empty, or a shared vertex, or a shared side. Moreover, each side of $ P$ is a side of exactly one triangle in $ \mathcal{T}.$ Say that $ \mathcal{T}$ is [i]admissible[/i] if every internal vertex is shared by $ 6$ or more triangles. For example [asy] size(100); dot(dir(-100)^^dir(230)^^dir(160)^^dir(100)^^dir(50)^^dir(5)^^dir(-55)); draw(dir(-100)--dir(230)--dir(160)--dir(100)--dir(50)--dir(5)--dir(-55)--cycle); pair A = (0,-0.25); dot(A); draw(A--dir(-100)^^A--dir(230)^^A--dir(160)^^A--dir(100)^^A--dir(5)^^A--dir(-55)^^dir(5)--dir(100)); [/asy] Prove that there is an integer $ M_n,$ depending only on $ n,$ such that any admissible triangulation of a polygon $ P$ with $ n$ sides has at most $ M_n$ triangles.

1978 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 267

Given $a_1, a_2, ... , a_n$. Define $$b_k = \frac{a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_k}{k}$$ for $1 \le k\le n.$ Let $$C = (a_1 - b_1)^2 + (a_2 - b_2)^2 + ... + (a_n - b_n)^2, D = (a_1 - b_n)^2 + (a_2 - b_n)^2 + ... + (a_n - b_n)^2$$ Prove that $C \le D \le 2C$.

1996 Niels Henrik Abels Math Contest (Norwegian Math Olympiad) Round 2, 4

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Three friends are to divide five different jobs between each other so that nobody is left without a job. In how many different ways can this be done? A. 6 B. 25 C. 40 D. 90 E. 150

2019 AMC 12/AHSME, 13

Tags: probability
A red ball and a green ball are randomly and independently tossed into bins numbered with positive integers so that for each ball, the probability that it is tossed into bin $k$ is $2^{-k}$ for $k=1,2,3,\ldots.$ What is the probability that the red ball is tossed into a higher-numbered bin than the green ball? $\textbf{(A) } \frac{1}{4} \qquad\textbf{(B) } \frac{2}{7} \qquad\textbf{(C) } \frac{1}{3} \qquad\textbf{(D) } \frac{3}{8} \qquad\textbf{(E) } \frac{3}{7}$

1998 Slovenia National Olympiad, Problem 1

Find all integers $x,y$ which satisfy the equation $xy=20-3x+y$.

2013 Brazil Team Selection Test, 4

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the conditions \[f(1+xy)-f(x+y)=f(x)f(y) \quad \text{for all } x,y \in \mathbb{R},\] and $f(-1) \neq 0$.

2006 IMC, 2

Tags: function
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}\to{R}$ such that for any $a<b$, $f([a,b])$ is an interval of length $b-a$

1995 IMO, 6

Let $ p$ be an odd prime number. How many $ p$-element subsets $ A$ of $ \{1,2,\dots,2p\}$ are there, the sum of whose elements is divisible by $ p$?

2005 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 4

If $a,b,c>0$, what is the smallest possible value of $ \left\lfloor \dfrac {a+b}{c} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor \dfrac {b+c}{a} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor \dfrac {c+a}{b} \right\rfloor $? (Note that $ \lfloor x \rfloor $ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$.)

2009 Tuymaada Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry
A triangle $ ABC$ is given. Let $ B_1$ be the reflection of $ B$ across the line $ AC$, $ C_1$ the reflection of $ C$ across the line $ AB$, and $ O_1$ the reflection of the circumcentre of $ ABC$ across the line $ BC$. Prove that the circumcentre of $ AB_1C_1$ lies on the line $ AO_1$. [i]Proposed by A. Akopyan[/i]

1999 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

What fraction of the Earth's volume lies above the $45$ degrees north parallel? You may assume the Earth is a perfect sphere. The volume in question is the smaller piece that we would get if the sphere were sliced into two pieces by a plane.

2006 May Olympiad, 4

With $150$ white cubes of $1 \times 1 \times 1$ a prism of $6 \times 5 \times 5$ is assembled, its six faces are painted blue and then the prism is disassembled. Lucrecia must build a new prism, without holes, exclusively using cubes that have at least one blue face and so that the faces of Lucrecia's prism are all completely blue. Give the dimensions of the prism with the largest volume that Lucrecia can assemble.

2005 Gheorghe Vranceanu, 1

For a natural number $ n\ge 2, $ prove that the $ \text{n-ary} $ direct product of the group of order $ 2 $ is abelian and isomorphic with the group of the power set of a set under symmetric difference.