Found problems: 15925
2019 Peru IMO TST, 6
Let $p$ and $q$ two positive integers. Determine the greatest value of $n$ for which there exists sets $A_1,\ A_2,\ldots,\ A_n$ and $B_1,\ B_2,\ldots,\ B_n$ such that:
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[*] The sets $A_1,\ A_2,\ldots,\ A_n$ have $p$ elements each one. [/*]
[*] The sets $B_1,\ B_2,\ldots,\ B_n$ have $q$ elements each one. [/*]
[*] For all $1\leq i,\ j \leq n$, sets $A_i$ and $B_j$ are disjoint if and only if $i=j$.
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2024 Irish Math Olympiad, P10
Let $\mathbb{Z}_+=\{1,2,3,4...\}$ be the set of all positive integers. Find, with proof, all functions $f : \mathbb{Z}_+ \mapsto \mathbb{Z}_+$ with the property that $$f(x+f(y)+f(f(z)))=z+f(y)+f(f(x))$$ for all positive integers $x,y,z$.
2010 Olympic Revenge, 4
Let $a_n$ and $b_n$ to be two sequences defined as below:
$i)$ $a_1 = 1$
$ii)$ $a_n + b_n = 6n - 1$
$iii)$ $a_{n+1}$ is the least positive integer different of $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n, b_1, b_2, \ldots, b_n$.
Determine $a_{2009}$.
2017 China Team Selection Test, 5
Let $ \varphi(x)$ be a cubic polynomial with integer coefficients. Given that $ \varphi(x)$ has have 3 distinct real roots $u,v,w $ and $u,v,w $ are not rational number. there are integers $ a, b,c$ such that $u=av^2+bv+c$. Prove that $b^2 -2b -4ac - 7$ is a square number .
2018 CHKMO, 1
The sequence $\{x_n\}$ is defined by $x_1=5$ and $x_{k+1}=x_k^2-3x_k+3$ for $k=1,2,3\cdots$. Prove that $x_k>3^{2^{k-1}}$ for any positive integer $k$.
Oliforum Contest IV 2013, 2
Given an acute angled triangle $ABC$ with $M$ being the mid-point of $AB$ and $P$ and $Q$ are the feet of heights from $A$ to $BC$ and $B$ to $AC$ respectively. Show that if the line $AC$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $BMP$ then the line $BC$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $AMQ$.
2009 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 10.7
Positive numbers $ x_1, x_2, . . ., x_{2009}$ satisfy the equalities
$$x^2_1 - x_1x_2 +x^2_2 =x^2_2 -x_2x_3+x^2_3=x^2_3 -x_3x_4+x^2_4= ...= x^2_{2008}- x_{2008}x_{2009}+x^2_{2009}=
x^2_{2009}-x_{2009}x_1+x^2_1$$. Prove that the numbers $ x_1, x_2, . . ., x_{2009}$ are equal.
2022 LMT Spring, 2
Let $a \spadesuit b = \frac{a^2-b^2}{2b-2a}$ . Given that $3 \spadesuit x = -10$, compute $x$.
2019 PUMaC Algebra A, 5
Let $\omega=e^{\frac{2\pi i}{2017}}$ and $\zeta = e^{\frac{2\pi i}{2019}}$. Let $S=\{(a,b)\in\mathbb{Z}\,|\,0\leq a \leq 2016, 0 \leq b \leq 2018, (a,b)\neq (0,0)\}$. Compute
$$\prod_{(a,b)\in S}(\omega^a-\zeta^b).$$
1977 IMO Shortlist, 15
In a finite sequence of real numbers the sum of any seven successive terms is negative and the sum of any eleven successive terms is positive. Determine the maximum number of terms in the sequence.
2012 China Northern MO, 5
Let $\{a_n\}$ be the sequance with $a_0=0$, $a_n=\frac{1}{a_{n-1}-2}$ ($n\in N_+$). Select an arbitrary term $a_k$ in the sequence $\{a_n\}$ and construct the sequence $\{b_n\}$: $b_0=a_k$, $b_n=\frac{2b_{n-1}+1} {b_{n-1}}$ ($n\in N_+$) . Determine whether the sequence $\{b_n\}$ is a finite sequence or an infinite sequence and give proof.
2011 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 8
We call a positive integer $n$ [i]amazing[/i] if there exist positive integers $a, b, c$ such that the equality
\[n = (b, c)(a, bc) + (c, a)(b, ca) + (a, b)(c, ab)\]
holds. Prove that there exist $2011$ consecutive positive integers which are [i]amazing[/i].
[b]Note.[/b] By $(m, n)$ we denote the greatest common divisor of positive integers $m$ and $n$.
2022 Baltic Way, 5
Let $\mathbb{R}$ be the set of real numbers. Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(0)+1=f(1)$ and for any real numbers $x$ and $y$,
$$ f(xy-x)+f(x+f(y))=yf(x)+3 $$
2004 Vietnam National Olympiad, 2
Let $x$, $y$, $z$ be positive reals satisfying $\left(x+y+z\right)^{3}=32xyz$
Find the minimum and the maximum of $P=\frac{x^{4}+y^{4}+z^{4}}{\left(x+y+z\right)^{4}}$
2009 Hong kong National Olympiad, 1
let ${a_{n}}$ be a sequence of integers,$a_{1}$ is odd,and for any positive integer $n$,we have
$n(a_{n+1}-a_{n}+3)=a_{n+1}+a_{n}+3$,in addition,we have $2010$ divides $a_{2009}$
find the smallest $n\ge\ 2$,so that $2010$ divides $a_{n}$
2003 China Team Selection Test, 1
$m$ and $n$ are positive integers. Set $A=\{ 1, 2, \cdots, n \}$. Let set $B_{n}^{m}=\{ (a_1, a_2 \cdots, a_m) \mid a_i \in A, i= 1, 2, \cdots, m \}$ satisfying:
(1) $|a_i - a_{i+1}| \neq n-1$, $i=1,2, \cdots, m-1$; and
(2) at least three of $a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_m$ ($m \geq 3$) are pairwise distince.
Find $|B_n^m|$ and $|B_6^3|$.
1996 Austrian-Polish Competition, 4
Real numbers $x,y,z, t$ satisfy $x + y + z +t = 0$ and $x^2+ y^2+ z^2+t^2 = 1$.
Prove that $- 1 \le xy + yz + zt + tx \le 0$.
2021 CMIMC, 8
Determine the number of functions $f$ from the integers to $\{1,2,\cdots,15\}$ which satisfy $$f(x)=f(x+15)$$
and
$$f(x+f(y))=f(x-f(y))$$
for all $x,y$.
[i]Proposed by Vijay Srinivasan[/i]
2013 NIMO Summer Contest, 4
Find the sum of the real roots of the polynomial \[ \prod_{k=1}^{100} \left( x^2-11x+k \right) = \left( x^2-11x+1 \right)\left( x^2-11x+2 \right)\dots\left(x^2-11x+100\right). \][i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]
2023 Indonesia MO, 2
Determine all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that the following equation holds for every real $x,y$:
\[ f(f(x) + y) = \lfloor x + f(f(y)) \rfloor. \]
[b]Note:[/b] $\lfloor x \rfloor$ denotes the greatest integer not greater than $x$.
2012 IFYM, Sozopol, 3
Prove the following inequality: $tan \, 1>\frac{3}{2}$.
2016 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 8
At some integer points a polynomial with integer coefficients take values $1, 2$ and $3$. Prove that there exist not more than one integer at which the polynomial is equal to $5$.
2016 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 1.1
Let $x, y, z$ be positive real numbers satisfy the condition $x^2 +y^2 + z^2 = 2(x y + yz + z x)$. Prove that $x + y + z + \frac{1}{2x yz} \ge 4$
2005 Gheorghe Vranceanu, 2
Let be a twice-differentiable function $ f:(0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that admits a polynomial function of degree $ 1 $ or $ 2, $ namely, $ \alpha :(0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ as its asymptote. Prove the following propositions:
[b]a)[/b] $ f''>0\implies f-\alpha >0 $
[b]b)[/b] $ \text{supp} f''=(0,\infty )\wedge f-\alpha >0\implies f''=0 $
2010 Indonesia TST, 1
Sequence ${u_n}$ is defined with $u_0=0,u_1=\frac{1}{3}$ and
$$\frac{2}{3}u_n=\frac{1}{2}(u_{n+1}+u_{n-1})$$ $\forall n=1,2,...$
Show that $|u_n|\leq1$ $\forall n\in\mathbb{N}.$