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2023 All-Russian Olympiad, 3

Tags: algebra
Every positive integer greater than $1000$ is colored in red or blue, such that the product of any two distinct red numbers is blue. Is it possible to happen that no two blue numbers have difference $1$?

2017 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: algebra
Find the smallest constant $C > 0$ for which the following statement holds: among any five positive real numbers $a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4,a_5$ (not necessarily distinct), one can always choose distinct subscripts $i,j,k,l$ such that \[ \left| \frac{a_i}{a_j} - \frac {a_k}{a_l} \right| \le C. \]

2017 Costa Rica - Final Round, F1

Let $f: Z ^+ \to R$, such that $f (1) = 2018$ and $f (1) + f (2) + ...+ f (n) = n^2f (n)$, for all $n> 1$. Find the value $f (2017)$.

2018 China Team Selection Test, 5

Suppose the real number $\lambda \in \left( 0,1\right),$ and let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the modulus of all the roots of the polynomial $$f\left ( x \right )=\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}\lambda^{k\left ( n-k \right )}x^{k}$$ are $1.$

2021 Malaysia IMONST 1, Juniors

IMONST = [b]I[/b]nternational [b]M[/b]athematical [b]O[/b]lympiad [b]N[/b]ational [b]S[/b]election [b]T[/b]est Malaysia 2021 Round 1 Juniors Time: 2.5 hours [hide=Rules] $\bullet$ For each problem you have to submit the answer only. The answer to each problem is a non-negative integer. $\bullet$ No mark is deducted for a wrong answer. $\bullet$ The maximum number of points is (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) x 5 = 50 points.[/hide] [b]Part A[/b] (1 point each) p1. Adam draws $7$ circles on a paper, with radii $ 1$ cm, $2$ cm, $3$ cm, $4$ cm, $5$ cm, $6$ cm, and $7$ cm. The circles do not intersect each other. He colors some circles completely red, and the rest of the circles completely blue. What is the minimum possible difference (in cm$^2$) between the total area of the red circles and the total area of the blue circles? p2. The number $2021$ has a special property that the sum of any two neighboring digits in the number is a prime number ($2 + 0 = 2$, $0 + 2 = 2$, and $2 + 1 = 3$ are all prime numbers). Among numbers from $2021$ to $2041$, how many of them have this property? p3. Clarissa opens a pet shop that sells three types of pets: goldshes, hamsters, and parrots. The pets inside the shop together have a total of $14$ wings, $24$ heads, and $62$ legs. How many goldshes are there inside Clarissa's shop? p4. A positive integer $n$ is called special if $n$ is divisible by $4$, $n+1$ is divisible by $5$, and $n + 2$ is divisible by $6$. How many special integers smaller than $1000$ are there? p5. Suppose that this decade begins on $ 1$ January $2020$ (which is a Wednesday) and the next decade begins on $ 1$ January $2030$. How many Wednesdays are there in this decade? [b]Part B[/b] (2 points each) p6. Given an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$. Let D be a point on $AB$ such that $CD$ is the bisector of $\angle ACB$. If $CB = CD$, what is $\angle ADC$, in degrees? p7. Determine the number of isosceles triangles with the following properties: all the sides have integer lengths (in cm), and the longest side has length $21$ cm. p8. Haz marks $k$ points on the circumference of a circle. He connects every point to every other point with straight lines. If there are $210$ lines formed, what is $k$? p9. What is the smallest positive multiple of $24$ that can be written using digits $4$ and $5$ only? p10. In a mathematical competition, there are $2021$ participants. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the winners as follows: (i) the number of silver medals is at least twice the number of gold medals, (ii) the number of bronze medals is at least twice the number of silver medals, (iii) the number of all medals is not more than $40\%$ of the number of participants. The competition director wants to maximize the number of gold medals to be awarded based on the given conditions. In this case, what is the maximum number of bronze medals that can be awarded? [b]Part C[/b] (3 points each) p11. Dinesh has several squares and regular pentagons, all with side length $ 1$. He wants to arrange the shapes alternately to form a closed loop (see diagram). How many pentagons would Dinesh need to do so? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/9/6345d7150298fe26cfcfba554656804ed25a6d.jpg [/img] p12. If $x +\frac{1}{x} = 5$, what is the value of $x^3 +\frac{1}{x^3} $ ? p13. There are $10$ girls in a class, all with different heights. They want to form a queue so that no girl stands directly between two girls shorter than her. How many ways are there to form the queue? p14. The two diagonals of a rhombus have lengths with ratio $3 : 4$ and sum $56$. What is the perimeter of the rhombus? p15. How many integers $n$ (with $1 \le n \le 2021$) have the property that $8n + 1$ is a perfect square? [b]Part D[/b] (4 points each) p16. Given a segment of a circle, consisting of a straight edge and an arc. The length of the straight edge is $24$. The length between the midpoint of the straight edge and the midpoint of the arc is $6$. Find the radius of the circle. p17. Sofia has forgotten the passcode of her phone. She only remembers that it has four digits and that the product of its digits is $18$. How many passcodes satisfy these conditions? p18. A tree grows in the following manner. On the first day, one branch grows out of the ground. On the second day, a leaf grows on the branch and the branch tip splits up into two new branches. On each subsequent day, a new leaf grows on every existing branch, and each branch tip splits up into two new branches. How many leaves does the tree have at the end of the tenth day? p19. Find the sum of (decimal) digits of the number $(10^{2021} + 2021)^2$? p20. Determine the number of integer solutions $(x, y, z)$, with $0 \le x, y, z \le 100$, for the equation$$(x - y)^2 + (y + z)^2 = (x + y)^2 + (y - z)^2.$$

1992 Putnam, B4

Let $p(x)$ be a nonzero polynomial of degree less than $1992$ having no nonconstant factor in common with $x^3 -x$. Let $$ \frac{d^{1992}}{dx^{1992}} \left( \frac{p(x)}{x^3 -x } \right) =\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}$$ for polynomials $f(x)$ and $g(x).$ Find the smallest possible degree of $f(x)$.

2024 Greece Junior Math Olympiad, 1

a) Prove that for all real numbers $k,l,m$ holds : $$(k+l+m)^2 \ge 3 (kl+lm+mk)$$ When does equality holds? b) If $x,y,z$ are positive real numbers and $a,b$ real numbers such that $$a(x+y+z)=b(xy+yz+zx)=xyz,$$ prove that $a \ge 3b^2$. When does equality holds?

2014 Uzbekistan National Olympiad, 2

Find all functions $f:R\rightarrow R$ such that \[ f(x^3)+f(y^3)=(x+y)(f(x^2)+f(y^2)-f(xy)) \] for all $x,y\in R$.

1982 Tournament Of Towns, (020) 1

(a) Prove that for any positive numbers $x_1,x_2,...,x_k$ ($k > 3$), $$\frac{x_1}{x_k+x_2}+ \frac{x_2}{x_1+x_3}+...+\frac{x_k}{x_{k-1}+x_1}\ge 2$$ (b) Prove that for every $k$ this inequality cannot be sharpened, i.e. prove that for every given $k$ it is not possible to change the number $2$ in the right hand side to a greater number in such a way that the inequality remains true for every choice of positive numbers $x_1,x_2,...,x_k$. (A Prokopiev)

1992 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 3

Let $x$ and $y$ be positive numbers with $x +y=1$. Show that $$\left(1+\frac{1}{x}\right)\left(1+\frac{1}{y}\right) \ge 9.$$

2006 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, Part 2, 3

Let $ A$ be an integer not equal to $ 0$. Solve the following system of equations in $ \mathbb{Z}^3$. $ x \plus{} y^2 \plus{} z^3 \equal{} A$ $ \frac {1}{x} \plus{} \frac {1}{y^2} \plus{} \frac {1}{z^3} \equal{} \frac {1}{A}$ $ xy^2z^3 \equal{} A^2$

2012 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Let $P(x)=x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_0$ be a polynomial of degree $n\geq 3.$ Knowing that $a_{n-1}=-\binom{n}{1}$ and $a_{n-2}=\binom{n}{2},$ and that all the roots of $P$ are real, find the remaining coefficients. Note that $\binom{n}{r}=\frac{n!}{(n-r)!r!}.$

2022 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: algebra
Let $a,b,c,d$ be four positive real numbers. If they satisfy \[a+b+\frac{1}{ab}=c+d+\frac{1}{cd}\quad\text{and}\quad\frac1a+\frac1b+ab=\frac1c+\frac1d+cd\] then prove that at least two of the values $a,b,c,d$ are equal.

EMCC Speed Rounds, 2022

[i]20 problems for 25 minutes.[/i] [b]p1.[/b] Compute $(2 + 0)(2 + 2)(2 + 0)(2 + 2)$. [b]p2.[/b] Given that $25\%$ of $x$ is $120\%$ of $30\%$ of $200$, find $x$. [b]p3.[/b] Jacob had taken a nap. Given that he fell asleep at $4:30$ PM and woke up at $6:23$ PM later that same day, for how many minutes was he asleep? [b]p4.[/b] Kevin is painting a cardboard cube with side length $12$ meters. Given that he needs exactly one can of paint to cover the surface of a rectangular prism that is $2$ meters long, $3$ meters wide, and $6$ meters tall, how many cans of paint does he need to paint the surface of his cube? [b]p5.[/b] How many nonzero digits does $200 \times 25 \times 8 \times 125 \times 3$ have? [b]p6.[/b] Given two real numbers $x$ and $y$, define $x \# y = xy + 7x - y$. Compute the absolute value of $0 \# (1 \# (2 \# (3 \# 4)))$. [b]p7.[/b] A $3$-by-$5$ rectangle is partitioned into several squares of integer side length. What is the fewest number of such squares? Squares in this partition must not overlap and must be contained within the rectangle. [b]p8.[/b] Points $A$ and $B$ lie in the plane so that $AB = 24$. Given that $C$ is the midpoint of $AB$, $D$ is the midpoint of $BC$, $E$ is the midpoint of $AD$, and $F$ is the midpoint of $BD$, find the length of segment $EF$. [b]p9.[/b] Vincent the Bug and Achyuta the Anteater are climbing an infinitely tall vertical bamboo stalk. Achyuta begins at the bottom of the stalk and climbs up at a rate of $5$ inches per second, while Vincent begins somewhere along the length of the stalk and climbs up at a rate of $3$ inches per second. After climbing for $t$ seconds, Achyuta is half as high above the ground as Vincent. Given that Achyuta catches up to Vincent after another $160$ seconds, compute $t$. [b]p10.[/b] What is the minimum possible value of $|x - 2022| + |x - 20|$ over all real numbers $x$? [b]p11.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle. Lines $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ divide $ABCD$ into four regions such that $\ell_1$ is parallel to $AB$ and line $\ell_2$ is parallel to $AD$. Given that three of the regions have area $6$, $8$, and $12$, compute the sum of all possible areas of the fourth region. [b]p12.[/b] A diverse number is a positive integer that has two or more distinct prime factors. How many diverse numbers are less than $50$? [b]p13.[/b] Let $x$, $y$, and $z$ be real numbers so that $(x+y)(y +z) = 36$ and $(x+z)(x+y) = 4$. Compute $y^2 -x^2$. [b]p14.[/b] What is the remainder when $ 1^{10} + 3^{10} + 7^{10}$ is divided by $58$? [b]p15.[/b] Let $A = (0, 1)$, $B = (3, 5)$, $C = (1, 4)$, and $D = (3, 4)$ be four points in the plane. Find the minimum possible value of $AP + BP + CP + DP$ over all points $P$ in the plane. [b]p16.[/b] In trapezoid $ABCD$, points $E$ and $F$ lie on sides $BC$ and $AD$, respectively, such that $AB \parallel CD \parallel EF$. Given that $AB = 3$, $EF = 5$, and $CD = 6$, the ratio $\frac{[ABEF]}{[CDFE]}$ can be written as $\frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $a + b$. (Note: $[F]$ denotes the area of $F$.) [b]p17.[/b] For sets $X$ and $Y$ , let $|X \cap Y |$ denote the number of elements in both $X$ and $Y$ and $|X \cup Y|$ denote the number of elements in at least one of $X$ or $Y$ . How many ordered pairs of subsets $(A,B)$ of $\{1, 2, 3,..., 8\}$ are there such that $|A \cap B| = 2$ and $|A \cup B| = 5$? [b]p18.[/b] A tetromino is a polygon composed of four unit squares connected orthogonally (that is, sharing a edge). A tri-tetromino is a polygon formed by three orthogonally connected tetrominoes. What is the maximum possible perimeter of a tri-tetromino? [b]p19.[/b] The numbers from $1$ through $2022$, inclusive, are written on a whiteboard. Every day, Hermione erases two numbers $a$ and $b$ and replaces them with $ab+a+b$. After some number of days, there is only one number $N$ remaining on the whiteboard. If $N$ has $k$ trailing nines in its decimal representation, what is the maximum possible value of $k$? [b]p20.[/b] Evaluate $5(2^2 + 3^2) + 7(3^2 + 4^2) + 9(4^2 + 5^2) + ... + 199(99^2 + 100^2)$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2013 National Olympiad First Round, 35

What is the least positive integer $n$ such that $\overbrace{f(f(\dots f}^{21 \text{ times}}(n)))=2013$ where $f(x)=x+1+\lfloor \sqrt x \rfloor$? ($\lfloor a \rfloor$ denotes the greatest integer not exceeding the real number $a$.) $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1214 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1202 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1186 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1178 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of above} $

2006 Austria Beginners' Competition, 2

For which real numbers $a$ is the set of all solutions of the inequality $$(x^2 + ax + 4)(x^2 - 5x + 6) < 0$$ an interval?

2013 South africa National Olympiad, 4

Determine all pairs of polynomials $f$ and $g$ with real coefficients such that \[ x^2 \cdot g(x) = f(g(x)). \]

2015 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 1

Tags: algebra , sequence
What is the $7$th term of the sequence $\{-1, 4,-2, 3,-3, 2,...\}$? (A) $ -1$ (B) $ -2$ (C) $-3$ (D) $-4$ (E) None of the above

2013 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: algebra
Let $f(x)=x^3+ax^2+bx+c$ and $g(x)=x^3+bx^2+cx+a$, where $a,b,c$ are integers with $c\not=0$. Suppose that the following conditions hold: [list=a][*]$f(1)=0$, [*]the roots of $g(x)=0$ are the squares of the roots of $f(x)=0$.[/list] Find the value of $a^{2013}+b^{2013}+c^{2013}$.

2008 CentroAmerican, 5

Find a polynomial $ p\left(x\right)$ with real coefficients such that $ \left(x\plus{}10\right)p\left(2x\right)\equal{}\left(8x\minus{}32\right)p\left(x\plus{}6\right)$ for all real $ x$ and $ p\left(1\right)\equal{}210$.

2002 Singapore MO Open, 4

Find all real-valued functions $f : Q \to R$ defined on the set of all rational numbers $Q$ satisfying the conditions $f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + 2xy$ for all $x, y$ in $Q$ and $f(1) = 2002.$ Justify your answers.

2014 Israel National Olympiad, 7

Tags: algebra , polynomial , root
Find one real value of $x$ satisfying $\frac{x^7}{7}=1+\sqrt[7]{10}x\left(x^2-\sqrt[7]{10}\right)^2$.

1994 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO), 3a

Let $x_1,x_2,...,x_{1994}$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $$\left(\frac{x_1}{x_2}\right)^{\frac{x_1}{x_2}}\left(\frac{x_2}{x_3}\right)^{\frac{x_2}{x_3}}...\left(\frac{x_{1993}}{x_{1994}}\right)^{\frac{x_{1993}}{x_{1994}}} \ge \left(\frac{x_1}{x_2}\right)^{\frac{x_2}{x_1}}\left(\frac{x_2}{x_3}\right)^{\frac{x_3}{x_2}}...\left(\frac{x_{1993}}{x_{1994}}\right)^{\frac{x_{1994}}{x_{1993}}}$$

2008 Putnam, A5

Let $ n\ge 3$ be an integer. Let $ f(x)$ and $ g(x)$ be polynomials with real coefficients such that the points $ (f(1),g(1)),(f(2),g(2)),\dots,(f(n),g(n))$ in $ \mathbb{R}^2$ are the vertices of a regular $ n$-gon in counterclockwise order. Prove that at least one of $ f(x)$ and $ g(x)$ has degree greater than or equal to $ n\minus{}1.$

2004 Estonia Team Selection Test, 4

Denote $f(m) =\sum_{k=1}^m (-1)^k cos \frac{k\pi}{2 m + 1}$ For which positive integers $m$ is $f(m)$ rational?