Found problems: 252
2002 France Team Selection Test, 3
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $(a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_{2n})$ be a permutation of $1,2,\ldots ,2n$ such that the numbers $|a_{i+1}-a_i|$ are pairwise distinct for $i=1,\ldots ,2n-1$.
Prove that $\{a_2,a_4,\ldots ,a_{2n}\}=\{1,2,\ldots ,n\}$ if and only if $a_1-a_{2n}=n$.
2024-IMOC, A2
Given integer $n \geq 3$ and $x_1$, $x_2$, …, $x_n$ be $n$ real numbers satisfying $|x_1|+|x_2|+…+|x_n|=1$. Find the minimum of
\[|x_1+x_2|+|x_2+x_3|+…+|x_{n-1}+x_n|+|x_n+x_1|.\]
[i]Proposed by snap7822[/i]
2011 AMC 12/AHSME, 18
Suppose that $|x+y|+|x-y|=2$. What is the maximum possible value of $x^2-6x+y^2$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 7 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 8 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 9
$
2011 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 8
Find the minimum value of $S = |x + 1| + |x + 5|+ |x + 14| + |x + 97| + |x + 1920|$.
2017 AMC 8, 21
Suppose $a$, $b$, and $c$ are nonzero real numbers, and $a+b+c=0$. What are the possible value(s) for $\frac{a}{|a|}+\frac{b}{|b|}+\frac{c}{|c|}+\frac{abc}{|abc|}$?
$\textbf{(A) }0\qquad\textbf{(B) }1\text{ and }-1\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\text{ and }-2\qquad\textbf{(D) }0,2,\text{ and }-2\qquad\textbf{(E) }0,1,\text{ and }-1$
1955 AMC 12/AHSME, 19
Two numbers whose sum is $ 6$ and the absolute value of whose difference is $ 8$ are roots of the equation:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ x^2\minus{}6x\plus{}7\equal{}0 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ x^2\minus{}6x\minus{}7\equal{}0 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ x^2\plus{}6x\minus{}8\equal{}0 \\
\textbf{(D)}\ x^2\minus{}6x\plus{}8\equal{}0 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ x^2\plus{}6x\minus{}7\equal{}0$
2019 Philippine TST, 3
Determine all ordered triples $(a, b, c)$ of real numbers such that whenever a function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfies $$|f(x) - f(y)| \le a(x - y)^2 + b(x - y) + c$$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y$, then $f$ must be a constant function.
2019 Azerbaijan Junior NMO, 2
Alice creates the graphs $y=|x-a|$ and $y=c-|x-b|$ , where $a,b,c\in\mathbb{R^+}$. She observes that these two graphs and $x$ axis divides the positive side of the plane ($x,y>0$) into two triangles and a quadrilateral. Find the ratio of sums of two triangles' areas to the area of quadrilateral.
[hide=There might be a translation error] In the original statement,it says $XOY$ plane,instead of positive side of the plane. I think these 2 are the same,but I might be wrong [/hide]
2008 Bulgarian Autumn Math Competition, Problem 8.1
Solve the equation $|x-m|+|x+m|=x$ depending on the value of the parameter $m$.
1984 AMC 12/AHSME, 30
For any complex number $w = a + bi$, $|w|$ is defined to be the real number $\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$. If $w = \cos{40^\circ} + i\sin{40^\circ}$, then
\[ |w + 2w^2 + 3w^3 + \cdots + 9w^9|^{-1} \]
equals
$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{9}\sin{40^\circ} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{9}\sin{20^\circ} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{9}\cos{40^\circ} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1}{18}\cos{20^\circ} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\text{ none of these}$
2017 Danube Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Let us have an infinite grid of unit squares. We write in every unit square a real number, such that the absolute value of the sum of the numbers from any $n*n$ square is less or equal than $1$. Prove that the absolute value of the sum of the numbers from any $m*n$ rectangular is less or equal than $4$.
2021 Polish Junior MO First Round, 3
The numbers $a, b, c$ satisfy the condition $| a - b | = 2 | b - c | = 3 | c - a |$. Prove that $a = b = c$.
2006 Iran Team Selection Test, 6
Suppose we have a simple polygon (that is it does not intersect itself, but not necessarily convex).
Show that this polygon has a diameter which is completely inside the polygon and the two arcs it creates on the polygon perimeter (the two arcs have 2 vertices in common) both have at least one third of the vertices of the polygon.
2002 Baltic Way, 12
A set $S$ of four distinct points is given in the plane. It is known that for any point $X\in S$ the remaining points can be denoted by $Y,Z$ and $W$ so that
$|XY|=|XZ|+|XW|$
Prove that all four points lie on a line.
2013 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
$101$ distinct numbers are chosen among the integers between $0$ and $1000$. Prove that, among the absolute values of their pairwise differences, there are ten different numbers not exceeding $100$.
2021 AMC 10 Fall, 14
How many ordered pairs $(x,y)$ of real numbers satisfy the following system of equations?
\begin{align*}
x^2+3y&=9\\
(|x|+|y|-4)^2&=1\\
\end{align*}
$\textbf{(A)}\: 1\qquad\textbf{(B)} \: 2\qquad\textbf{(C)} \: 3\qquad\textbf{(D)} \: 5\qquad\textbf{(E)} \: 7$
2014 Math Prize For Girls Problems, 20
How many complex numbers $z$ such that $\left| z \right| < 30$ satisfy the equation
\[
e^z = \frac{z - 1}{z + 1} \, ?
\]
2003 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 8.5
Numbers from$ 1$ to $8$ were written at the vertices of the cube, and on each edge the absolute value of the difference between the numbers at its ends.. What is the smallest number of different numbers that can be written on the edges?
2006 Tuymaada Olympiad, 3
From a $n\times (n-1)$ rectangle divided into unit squares, we cut the [i]corner[/i], which consists of the first row and the first column. (that is, the corner has $2n-2$ unit squares). For the following, when we say [i]corner[/i] we reffer to the above definition, along with rotations and symmetry. Consider an infinite lattice of unit squares. We will color the squares with $k$ colors, such that for any corner, the squares in that corner are coloured differently (that means that there are no squares coloured with the same colour). Find out the minimum of $k$.
[i]Proposed by S. Berlov[/i]
1997 Niels Henrik Abels Math Contest (Norwegian Math Olympiad) Round 2, 2
How many real solutions are there to the equation $ |x \minus{} |2x \plus{} 1\parallel{} \equal{} 3.$ (Here, $ |x|$ denotes the absolute value of $ x$: i.e., if $ x \geq 0,$ then $ |x| \equal{} |\minus{}x| \equal{} x.$)
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
2020 Macedonian Nationаl Olympiad, 2
Let $x_1, ..., x_n$ ($n \ge 2$) be real numbers from the interval $[1, 2]$. Prove that
$|x_1 - x_2| + ... + |x_n - x_1| \le \frac{2}{3}(x_1 + ... + x_n)$,
with equality holding if and only if $n$ is even and the $n$-tuple $(x_1, x_2, ..., x_{n - 1}, x_n)$ is equal to $(1, 2, ..., 1, 2)$ or $(2, 1, ..., 2, 1)$.
2000 Moldova Team Selection Test, 8
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $(a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_{2n})$ be a permutation of $1,2,\ldots ,2n$ such that the numbers $|a_{i+1}-a_i|$ are pairwise distinct for $i=1,\ldots ,2n-1$.
Prove that $\{a_2,a_4,\ldots ,a_{2n}\}=\{1,2,\ldots ,n\}$ if and only if $a_1-a_{2n}=n$.
2015 Tournament of Towns, 5
Do there exist two polynomials with integer coefficients such that each polynomial has a coefficient with an absolute value exceeding $2015$ but all coefficients of their product have absolute values not exceeding $1$?
[i]($10$ points)[/i]
1941 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 079
Solve the equation: $|x + 1| - |x| + 3|x - 1| - 2|x - 2| = x + 2$.
2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1
How many integers $x$ satisfy $|x|+5<7$ and $|x-3|>2$?