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1978 Canada National Olympiad, 6

Tags: algebra
Sketch the graph of $x^3 + xy + y^3 = 3$.

2020 Malaysia IMONST 1, 7

Three brothers own a painting company called Tiga Abdul Enterprise. They are hired to paint a building. Wahab says, “I can paint this building in $3$ months if I work alone”. Wahib says, “I can paint this building in $2$ months if I work alone”. Wahub says, “I can paint this building in k months if I work alone”. If they work together, they can finish painting the building in $1$ month only. What is $k$?

2022 Germany Team Selection Test, 3

For each integer $n\ge 1,$ compute the smallest possible value of \[\sum_{k=1}^{n}\left\lfloor\frac{a_k}{k}\right\rfloor\] over all permutations $(a_1,\dots,a_n)$ of $\{1,\dots,n\}.$ [i]Proposed by Shahjalal Shohag, Bangladesh[/i]

2000 Baltic Way, 17

Find all real solutions to the following system of equations: \[\begin{cases} x+y+z+t=5\\xy+yz+zt+tx=4\\xyz+yzt+ztx+txy=3\\xyzt=-1\end{cases}\]

2003 Estonia Team Selection Test, 1

Two treasure-hunters found a treasure containing coins of value $a_1< a_2 < ... < a_{2003}$ (the quantity of coins of each value is unlimited). The first treasure-hunter forms all the possible sets of different coins containing odd number of elements, and takes the most valuable coin of each such set. The second treasure-hunter forms all the possible sets of different coins containing even number of elements, and takes the most valuable coin of each such set. Which one of them is going to have more money and how much more? (H. Nestra)

2013 Purple Comet Problems, 10

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The number $N$ is the product of two primes. The sum of the positive divisors of $N$ that are less than $N$ is $2014$. Find $N$.

1997 Canadian Open Math Challenge, 8

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An hourglass is formed from two identical cones. Initially, the upper cone is fi lled with sand and the lower one is empty. The sand flows at a constant rate from the upper to the lower cone. It takes exactly one hour to empty the upper cone. How long does it take for the depth of sand in the lower cone to be half the depth of sand in the upper cone? (Assume that the sand stays level in both cones at all times.)

2022 AMC 8 -, 8

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What is the value of \[\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}\cdot\displaystyle\frac{2}{4}\cdot\displaystyle\frac{3}{5}\cdots\displaystyle\frac{18}{20}\cdot\displaystyle\frac{19}{21}\cdot\displaystyle\frac{20}{22}?\] $\textbf{(A)} ~\displaystyle\frac{1}{462}\qquad\textbf{(B)} ~\displaystyle\frac{1}{231}\qquad\textbf{(C)} ~\displaystyle\frac{1}{132}\qquad\textbf{(D)} ~\displaystyle\frac{2}{213}\qquad\textbf{(E)} ~\displaystyle\frac{1}{22}\qquad$

2012 Korea - Final Round, 1

Tags: ratio , geometry
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $ H $ be the foot of perpendicular from $ A $ to $ BC $. $ D, E $ are the points on $ AB, AC $ and let $ F, G $ be the foot of perpendicular from $ D, E $ to $ BC $. Assume that $ DG \cap EF $ is on $ AH $. Let $ P $ be the foot of perpendicular from $ E $ to $ DH $. Prove that $ \angle APE = \angle CPE $.

1981 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry
A wire figure is held in different ways in a bundle of parallel light rays, so that different shadow figures are created in a plane perpendicular to the light rays. In this way one can form: (a) an isosceles triangle; (b) an isosceles triangle with altitude from the apex; (c) a rectangle containing an isosceles triangle; (d) a rhombus with one diagonal. The wire figure consists of eight straight pieces of iron wire, with each piece connected to both ends are attached to at least one other piece. Determine a figure corresponding to the above description is satisfactory, and indicate the direction of the light rays at which the shadow figures (a) to (d) arise. [hide=original wording]Men houdt een draadfiguur op verschillende manieren in een bundel evenwijdige lichtstralen, waardoor er in een vlak loodrecht op de lichtstralen verschillende schaduwfiguren ontstaan. Op deze wijze kan men vormen: (a) een gelijkbenige driehoek; (b) een gelijkbenige driehoek met hoogtelijn uit de top; (c) een rechthoek met daarin een gelijkbenige driehoek; (d) een ruit met één diagonaal. De draadfiguur bestaat uit acht rechte stukjes ijzerdraad, waarbij ieder stukje aan beide uiteinden aan tenminste één ander stukje vastzit. Bepaal een figuur die aan bovenstaande beschrijving voldoet, en geef de richting van de lichtstralen aan waarbij de schaduwfiguren (a) tot en met (d) ontstaan.[/hide]

2017 IFYM, Sozopol, 6

Let $A_n$ be the number of arranged n-tuples of natural numbers $(a_1,a_2…a_n)$, such that $\frac{1}{a_1} +\frac{1}{a_2} +...+\frac{1}{a_n} =1$. Find the parity of $A_{68}$.

2002 AMC 10, 11

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Jamal wants to store $ 30$ computer files on floppy disks, each of which has a capacity of $ 1.44$ megabytes (MB). Three of his files require $ 0.8$ MB of memory each, $ 12$ more require $ 0.7$ MB each, and the remaining $ 15$ require $ 0.4$ MB each. No file can be split between floppy disks. What is the minimal number of floppy disks that will hold all the files? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 13 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 14 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 15 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 16$

2007 All-Russian Olympiad, 7

Given a tetrahedron $ T$. Valentin wants to find two its edges $ a,b$ with no common vertices so that $ T$ is covered by balls with diameters $ a,b$. Can he always find such a pair? [i]A. Zaslavsky[/i]

2021 BMT, 5

Bill divides a $28 \times 30$ rectangular board into two smaller rectangular boards with a single straightcut, so that the side lengths of both boards are positive whole numbers. How many different pairs of rectangular boards, up to congruence and arrangement, can Bill possibly obtain? (For instance, a cut that is $1$ unit away from either of the edges with length $28$ will result in the same pair of boards: either way, one would end up with a $1 \times 28$ board and a $29 \times 28$ board.)

2000 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 7

Find $ [\sqrt{19992000}]$ where $ [x]$ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $ x$.

2025 VJIMC, 1

Let $a\geq 2$ be an integer. Prove that there exists a positive integer $b$ with the following property: For each positive integer $n$, there is a prime number $p$ (possibly depending on $a,b,n$) such that $a^n + b$ is divisible by $p$, but not divisible by $p^2$.

2010 National Chemistry Olympiad, 2

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A flame test was performed to confirm the identity of a metal ion in solution. The result was a green flame. Which of the following metal ions is indicated? ${ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{copper} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{sodium} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{strontium} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{zinc} } $

2007 ITest, 41

Tags: function
The sequence of digits \[123456789101112131415161718192021\ldots\] is obtained by writing the positive integers in order. If the $10^n$th digit in this sequence occurs in the part of the sequence in which the $m$-digit numbers are placed, define $f(n)$ to be $m$. For example, $f(2) = 2$ because the $100^{\text{th}}$ digit enters the sequence in the placement of the two-digit integer $55$. Find the value of $f(2007)$.

2010 ISI B.Math Entrance Exam, 2

In the accompanying figure , $y=f(x)$ is the graph of a one-to-one continuous function $f$ . At each point $P$ on the graph of $y=2x^2$ , assume that the areas $OAP$ and $OBP$ are equal . Here $PA,PB$ are the horizontal and vertical segments . Determine the function $f$. [asy] Label f; xaxis(0,60,blue); yaxis(0,60,blue); real f(real x) { return (x^2)/60; } draw(graph(f,0,53),red); label("$y=x^2$",(30,15),E); real f(real x) { return (x^2)/25; } draw(graph(f,0,38),red); label("$y=2x^2$",(37,37^2/25),E); real f(real x) { return (x^2)/10; } draw(graph(f,0,25),red); label("$y=f(x)$",(24,576/10),W); label("$O(0,0)$",(0,0),S); dot((20,400/25)); dot((20,400/60)); label("$P$",(20,400/25),E); label("$B$",(20,400/60),SE); dot(((4000/25)^(0.5),400/25)); label("$A$",((4000/25)^(0.5),400/25),W); draw((20,400/25)..((4000/25)^(0.5),400/25)); draw((20,400/25)..(20,400/60)); [/asy]

2004 Estonia Team Selection Test, 6

Call a convex polyhedron a [i]footballoid [/i] if it has the following properties. (1) Any face is either a regular pentagon or a regular hexagon. (2) All neighbours of a pentagonal face are hexagonal (a [i]neighbour [/i] of a face is a face that has a common edge with it). Find all possibilities for the number of pentagonal and hexagonal faces of a footballoid.

1978 Kurschak Competition, 2

The vertices of a convex $n$-gon are colored so that adjacent vertices have different colors. Prove that if $n$ is odd, then the polygon can be divided into triangles with non-intersecting diagonals such that no diagonal has its endpoints the same color.

1995 AMC 8, 3

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Which of the following operations has the same effect on a number as multiplying by $\dfrac{3}{4}$ and then dividing by $\dfrac{3}{5}$? $\text{(A)}\ \text{dividing by }\dfrac{4}{3} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{dividing by }\dfrac{9}{20} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{multiplying by }\dfrac{9}{20} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{dividing by }\dfrac{5}{4} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{multiplying by }\dfrac{5}{4}$

2009 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 12

Find all non-negative integer solutions of the equation \[ 2^x\plus{}2009\equal{}3^y5^z.\]

2013 Bosnia Herzegovina Team Selection Test, 4

Find all primes $p,q$ such that $p$ divides $30q-1$ and $q$ divides $30p-1$.

1950 AMC 12/AHSME, 46

Tags: geometry
In triangle $ABC$, $AB=12$, $AC=7$, and $BC=10$. If sides $AB$ and $AC$ are doubled while $BC$ remains the same, then: $\textbf{(A)}\ \text{The area is doubled} \qquad\\ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{The altitude is doubled} \qquad\\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{The area is four times the original area} \qquad\\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{The median is unchanged} \qquad\\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{The area of the triangle is 0}$