[b]6.1[/b] The capacities of cubic vessels are in the ratio 1:8:27 and the volumes of liquid poured into them are 1: 2: 3. After this, from the first to a certain amount of liquid was poured into the second vessel, and then from the second in the third so that in all three vessels the liquid level became the same. After this, 128 4/7 liters were poured from the first vessel into the second, and from the second in the first back so much that the height of the liquid column in the first vessel became twice as large as in the second. It turned out that in the first vessel there were 100 fewer liters than at first. How much liquid was initially in each vessel? [b]6.2[/b] How many times a day do all three hands on a clock coincide, including the second hand? [b]6.3.[/b] Prove that in Leningrad there are two people who have the same number of familiar Leningraders. [b]6.4 / 7.4[/b] Each of the eight given different natural numbers less than $16$. Prove that among their pairwise differences there is at least at least three are the same. [b]6.5 / 7.6[/b] The distance AB is 100 km. From A and B , cyclists simultaneously ride towards each other at speeds of 20 km/h and 30 km/hour accordingly. Together with the first A, a fly flies out with speed 50 km/h, she flies until she meets the cyclist from B, after which she turns around and flies back until she meets the cyclist from A, after which turns around, etc. How many kilometers will the fly fly in the direction from A to B until the cyclists meet? PS. You should use hide for answers.Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3988083_1967_leningrad_math_olympiad]here[/url].

In base $R_1$ the expanded fraction $F_1$ becomes $0.373737...$, and the expanded fraction $F_2$ becomes $0.737373...$. In base $R_2$ fraction $F_1$, when expanded, becomes $0.252525...$, while fraction $F_2$ becomes $0.525252...$. The sum of $R_1$ and $R_2$, each written in base ten is: $\text{(A)}\ 24 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 22\qquad \text{(C)}\ 21\qquad \text{(D)}\ 20\qquad \text{(E)}\ 19$

Let $\theta$ be a real number such that $1 + \sin 2\theta -\left(\frac12 \sin 2\theta\right)^2= 0$. Compute the maximum value of $(1 + \sin \theta )(1 + \cos \theta)$.

Let $P, Q \in \mathbb{R}[x]$ be relatively prime nonconstant polynomials. Show that there can be at most three real numbers $\lambda$ such that $P + \lambda Q$ is the square of a polynomial. [i]Alison Miller[/i]

Let $N =\{1, 2, 3, ...\}$ be the set of all natural numbers and $f : N\to N$ be a function. Suppose $f(1) = 1$, $f(2n) = f(n)$ and $f(2n + 1) = f(2n) + 1$ for all natural numbers $n$. (i) Calculate the maximum value $M$ of $f(n)$ for $n \in N$ with $1 \le n \le 1994$. (ii) Find all $n \in N$, with 1 \le n \le 1994, such that $f(n) = M$.

Find all integers $m$ and $n$ such that the fifth power of $m$ minus the fifth power of $n$ is equal to $16mn$.

A sequence $\{y_i\}$ is given, where $y_0=-\frac{1}{4},y_1=0$. For every positive integer $n$ the following equality holds: $$y_{n-1}+y_{n+1}=4y_n+1$$ Prove that for every positive integer $n$ the number $2y_{2n}+\frac{3}{2}$ a) is a positive integer b) is a square of a positive integer [i]D. Zmiaikou[/i]

If we separate the numbers $1,2,3,4,\dots, 100$ in two lists with $$a_1<a_2<\cdots<a_{50}$$ and $$b_1>b_2>\cdots>b_{50}$$ Prove that, no matter how we do the separation, $$\vert a_1-b_1\vert +\vert a_2-b_2\vert+\cdots +\vert a_{50}-b_{50}\vert=2500$$

[i]Version 1[/i]. Let $n$ be a positive integer, and set $N=2^{n}$. Determine the smallest real number $a_{n}$ such that, for all real $x$, \[ \sqrt[N]{\frac{x^{2 N}+1}{2}} \leqslant a_{n}(x-1)^{2}+x . \] [i]Version 2[/i]. For every positive integer $N$, determine the smallest real number $b_{N}$ such that, for all real $x$, \[ \sqrt[N]{\frac{x^{2 N}+1}{2}} \leqslant b_{N}(x-1)^{2}+x . \]

Which of the following polynomials does not divide $x^{60} - 1$? $ \textbf{a)}\ x^2+x+1 \qquad\textbf{b)}\ x^4-1 \qquad\textbf{c)}\ x^5-1 \qquad\textbf{d)}\ x^{15}-1 \qquad\textbf{e)}\ \text{None of above} $

Define a a sequence $ {<{a_n}>}^{\infty}_{n\equal{}1}$ as follows $ a_n\equal{}0$, if number of positive divisors of $ n$ is [i]odd[/i] $ a_n\equal{}1$, if number of positive divisors of $ n$ is [i]even[/i] (The positive divisors of $ n$ include $ 1$ as well as $ n$.)Let $ x\equal{}0.a_1a_2a_3........$ be the real number whose decimal expansion contains $ a_n$ in the $ n$-th place,$ n\geq1$.Determine,with proof,whether $ x$ is rational or irrational.

Prove that for any integer $n$, there exists a unique polynomial $Q$ with coefficients in $\{0,1,\ldots,9\}$ such that $Q(-2) = Q(-5) = n$.

Prove that there is no function $f:(0,\infty )\rightarrow (0,\infty)$ such that \[f(x+y)\ge f(x)+yf(f(x)) \] for every $x,y\in (0,\infty )$.

Let $a, b, c, d$ be positive reals such that $abcd = 1$. Prove that $$\frac{1}{a(b + 1)} +\frac{1}{b(c + 1)} +\frac{1}{c(d + 1)} +\frac{1}{d(a + 1)} \ge 2.$$

Father moves $3$ steps forward just as son moves $5$ steps, but this while the father takes $6$ steps, the son does $7$ steps. At first, father and son are together, then the son begins to walk away from his father in a straight line. When the son has done $30$ steps, the father starts to follow him. In a few steps, Dad arrives after the son?

For non-negative integers $n$ and $k$, let $P_{n, k}(x)$ denote the rational function \[\frac{(x^{n}-1)(x^{n}-x) \cdots (x^{n}-x^{k-1})}{(x^{k}-1)(x^{k}-x) \cdots (x^{k}-x^{k-1})}.\] Show that $P_{n, k}(x)$ is actually a polynomial for all $n, k \in \mathbb{N}$.

It is known that for some $x{}$ and $y{}$ the sums $\sin x+ \cos y$ and $\sin y + \cos x$ are positive rational numbers. Prove that there exist natural numbers $m{}$ and $n{}$ such that $m\sin x+n\cos x$ is a natural number. [i]Proposed by N. Agakhanov[/i]

The real numbers $x, y, z$, distinct in pairs satisfy $$\begin{cases} x^2=2 + y \\ y^2=2 + z \\ z^2=2 + x.\end{cases}$$ Find the possible values of $x^2 + y^2 + z^2$.

Show that for any real numbers $a$ and $b$ different from $0$, the inequality $$\bigg \lvert \frac{a}{b} + \frac{b}{a}+ab \bigg \lvert \geq \lvert a+b+1 \rvert$$ holds. When is equality achieved?

Let $a, b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers for which $a + b + c = 1$. Prove that $$\frac{a^2}{b^3 + c^4 + 1}+\frac{b^2}{c^3 + a^4 + 1}+\frac{c^2}{a^3 + b^4 + 1} > \frac{1}{5}$$

For each $n \ge 2$ define the polynomial $$f_n(x)=x^n-x^{n-1}-\dots-x-1.$$ Prove that (a) For each $n \ge 2$, $f_n(x)=0$ has a unique positive real root $\alpha_n$; (b) $(\alpha_n)_n$ is a strictly increasing sequence; (c) $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \alpha_n=2.$

A fisherman has caught a number of fish. The three heaviest together make up $35\%$ of the total weight of the catch. He sells them. After that, the three lightest make up together $5/13$ of the weight of the rest. How many fish did he catch?

[b]p1. [/b] Evaluate $S$. $$S =\frac{10000^2 - 1}{\sqrt{10000^2 - 19999}}$$ [b]p2. [/b] Starting on a triangular face of a right triangular prism and allowing moves to only adjacent faces, how many ways can you pass through each of the other four faces and return to the first face in five moves? [b]p3.[/b] Given that $$(a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a) = 18$$ $$\frac{1}{a + b}+\frac{1}{b + c}+ \frac{1}{c + a}=\frac59,$$ determine $$\frac{c}{a + b}+\frac{a}{b + c}+\frac{b}{c + a}.$$ [b]p4.[/b] Find all primes $p$ such that $2^{p+1} + p^3 - p^2 - p$ is prime. [b]p5.[/b] In right triangle $ABC$ with the right angle at $A$, $AF$ is the median, $AH$ is the altitude, and $AE$ is the angle bisector. If $\angle EAF = 30^o$ , find $\angle BAH$ in degrees. [b]p6.[/b] For which integers $a$ does the equation $(1 - a)(a - x)(x- 1) = ax$ not have two distinct real roots of $x$? [b]p7. [/b]Given that $a^2 + b^2 - ab - b +\frac13 = 0$, solve for all $(a, b)$. [b]p8. [/b] Point $E$ is on side $\overline{AB}$ of the unit square $ABCD$. $F$ is chosen on $\overline{BC}$ so that $AE = BF$, and $G$ is the intersection of $\overline{DE}$ and $\overline{AF}$. As the location of $E$ varies along side $\overline{AB}$, what is the minimum length of $\overline{BG}$? [b]p9.[/b] Sam and Susan are taking turns shooting a basketball. Sam goes first and has probability $P$ of missing any shot, while Susan has probability $P$ of making any shot. What must $P$ be so that Susan has a $50\%$ chance of making the first shot? [b]p10.[/b] Quadrilateral $ABCD$ has $AB = BC = CD = 7$, $AD = 13$, $\angle BCD = 2\angle DAB$, and $\angle ABC = 2\angle CDA$. Find its area. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

$ P(x)$ is a quadratic trinomial. What maximum number of terms equal to the sum of the two preceding terms can occur in the sequence $ P(1)$, $ P(2)$, $ P(3)$, $ \dots?$ [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]

Let $a_0$, $a_1$, $a_2$, ... be an infinite sequence of real numbers satisfying the equation $a_n=\left|a_{n+1}-a_{n+2}\right|$ for all $n\geq 0$, where $a_0$ and $a_1$ are two different positive reals. Can this sequence $a_0$, $a_1$, $a_2$, ... be bounded? [i]Proposed by Mihai Bălună, Romania[/i]