Olympiad problems

2018 China Northern MO, 4

For $n(n\geq3)$ positive intengers $a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_n$. Put the numbers on a circle. In each operation, calculate difference between two adjacent numbers and take its absolute value. Put the $n$ numbers we get on another ciecle (do not change their order). Find all $n$, satisfying that no matter how $a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_n$ are given, all numbers on the circle are equal after limited operations.

2022 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: geometry

Let $BC$ be a chord of a circle $\Gamma$ and $A$ be a point inside $\Gamma$ such that $\angle BAC$ is acute. Outside $\triangle ABC$, construct two isosceles triangles $\triangle ACP$ and $\triangle ABR$ such that $\angle ACP$ and $\angle ABR$ are right angles. Let lines $BA$ and $CA$ meet $\Gamma$ again at points $E$ and $F$, respectively. Let lines $EP$ and $FR$ meet $\Gamma$ again at points $X$ and $Y$, respectively. Prove that $BX=CY$.

2002 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 1

Tags: sum , combinatorics , algebra

$268$ numbers are written around a circle. The $17$th number is $3$, the $83$rd is $4$ and the $144$th is $9$. The sum of every $20$ consecutive numbers is $72$. Find the $210$th number.

2014 ASDAN Math Tournament, 9

Tags: team test

Find the sum of all real numbers $x$ such that $x^4-2x^3+3x^2-2x-2014=0$.

2010 JBMO Shortlist, 1

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , reflection

$\textbf{Problem G1}$ Consider a triangle $ABC$ with $\angle ACB=90^{\circ}$. Let $F$ be the foot of the altitude from $C$. Circle $\omega$ touches the line segment $FB$ at point $P$, the altitude $CF$ at point $Q$ and the circumcircle of $ABC$ at point $R$. Prove that points $A, Q, R$ are collinear and $AP = AC$.

2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 806

Tags: calculus , integration , trigonometry , calculus computations

Let $n$ be positive integers and $t$ be a positive real number. Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac{2n}{t}\pi} |x\sin\ tx|\ dx.$

2001 Poland - Second Round, 1

Tags: algebra , polynomial , modular arithmetic , number theory

Let $k,n>1$ be integers such that the number $p=2k-1$ is prime. Prove that, if the number $\binom{n}{2}-\binom{k}{2}$ is divisible by $p$, then it is divisible by $p^2$.

2001 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 2

Tags: number theory

For each $ n \in \mathbb{N}$ we have two numbers $ p_n, q_n$ with the following property: For exactly $ n$ distinct integer numbers $ x$ the number \[ x^2 \plus{} p_n \cdot x \plus{} q_n\] is the square of a natural number. (Note the definition of natural numbers includes the zero here.)

PEN A Problems, 48

Tags: divisibility theory

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that \[\frac{1}{3}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n+1}\] is not an integer.

KoMaL A Problems 2020/2021, A. 788

Tags: system of equations , algebra

Solve the following system of equations: $$x+\frac{1}{x^3}=2y,\quad y+\frac{1}{y^3}=2z,\quad z+\frac{1}{z^3}=2w,\quad w+\frac{1}{w^3}=2x.$$

2016 Taiwan TST Round 3, 2

Tags: combinatorics

There's a convex $3n$-polygon on the plane with a robot on each of it's vertices. Each robot fires a laser beam toward another robot. On each of your move,you select a robot to rotate counter clockwise until it's laser point a new robot. Three robots $A$, $B$ and $C$ form a triangle if $A$'s laser points at $B$, $B$'s laser points at $C$, and $C$'s laser points at $A$. Find the minimum number of moves that can guarantee $n$ triangles on the plane.

2017 Greece JBMO TST, 1

Tags: inequalities

Positive real numbers $a,b,c$ satisfy $a+b+c=1$. Prove that $$(a+1)\sqrt{2a(1-a)} + (b+1)\sqrt{2b(1-b)} + (c+1)\sqrt{2c(1-c)} \geq 8(ab+bc+ca).$$ Also, find the values of $a,b,c$ for which the equality happens.

2016 Switzerland Team Selection Test, Problem 10

Tags: aligned points , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a non-rectangle triangle with $M$ the middle of $BC$. Let $D$ be a point on the line $AB$ such that $CA=CD$ and let $E$ be a point on the line $BC$ such that $EB=ED$. The parallel to $ED$ passing through $A$ intersects the line $MD$ at the point $I$ and the line $AM$ intersects the line $ED$ at the point $J$. Show that the points $C, I$ and $J$ are aligned.

1985 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 4

Tags: analysis , algebra , polynomial

Let $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ with real coefficients such that $p(x) \ge 0$ for all $x$. Prove that $p(x)+ p'(x)+ p''(x)+...+ p^{(n)}(x) \ge 0$.

2018 China Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: combinatorics

Two positive integers $p,q \in \mathbf{Z}^{+}$ are given. There is a blackboard with $n$ positive integers written on it. A operation is to choose two same number $a,a$ written on the blackboard, and replace them with $a+p,a+q$. Determine the smallest $n$ so that such operation can go on infinitely.

2017 India PRMO, 10

Tags: combinatorics

There are eight rooms on the first floor of a hotel, with four rooms on each side of the corridor, symmetrically situated (that is each room is exactly opposite to one other room). Four guests have to be accommodated in four of the eight rooms (that is, one in each) such that no two guests are in adjacent rooms or in opposite rooms. In how many ways can the guests be accommodated?

2000 Romania Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: modular arithmetic , number theory

Let $a>1$ be an odd positive integer. Find the least positive integer $n$ such that $2^{2000}$ is a divisor of $a^n-1$. [i]Mircea Becheanu [/i]

2005 Miklós Schweitzer, 10

Tags: vector , angle , 3d geometry , linear algebra

Given 5 nonzero vectors in three-dimensional Euclidean space, prove that the sum of their pairwise angles is at most $6\pi$.

2010 APMO, 1

Tags: circumcircle , perpendicular bisector , geometry

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle BAC \neq 90^{\circ}.$ Let $O$ be the circumcenter of the triangle $ABC$ and $\Gamma$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $BOC.$ Suppose that $\Gamma$ intersects the line segment $AB$ at $P$ different from $B$, and the line segment $AC$ at $Q$ different from $C.$ Let $ON$ be the diameter of the circle $\Gamma.$ Prove that the quadrilateral $APNQ$ is a parallelogram.

2014 IMC, 3

Tags: calculus , derivative , function

Let $f(x)=\frac{\sin x}{x}$, for $x>0$, and let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that $|f^{(n)}(x)|<\frac{1}{n+1}$, where $f^{(n)}$ denotes the $n^{\mathrm{th}}$ derivative of $f$. (Proposed by Alexander Bolbot, State University, Novosibirsk)

1976 Chisinau City MO, 130

Tags: algebra , function , functional

Prove that the function $f (x)$ satisfying the relation $|f (x) - f (y) | \le | x - y|^a$ for any real numbers $x, y$ and some number $a> 1$ is constant.

2019 AMC 10, 19

Tags: divisor

Let $S$ be the set of all positive integer divisors of $100,000.$ How many numbers are the product of two distinct elements of $S?$ $\textbf{(A) }98\qquad\textbf{(B) }100\qquad\textbf{(C) }117\qquad\textbf{(D) }119\qquad\textbf{(E) }121$

2017 ASDAN Math Tournament, 9

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Compute $$\int_0^4\frac{x^4-4x+4}{1+2017^{x-2}}dx.$$

1990 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 528

Tags: piles , combinatorics , algebra , game , game strategy

Given $1990$ piles of stones, containing $1, 2, 3, ... , 1990$ stones. A move is to take an equal number of stones from one or more piles. How many moves are needed to take all the stones?

2019 AMC 8, 19

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In a tournament there are six teams that play each other twice. A team earns 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. After all the games have been played it turns out that the top three teams earned the same number of total points. What is the greatest possible number of total points for each of the top three teams? $\textbf{(A) }22\qquad\textbf{(B) }23\qquad\textbf{(C) }24\qquad\textbf{(D) }26\qquad\textbf{(E) }30$