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2010 Argentina Team Selection Test, 6

Suppose $a_1, a_2, ..., a_r$ are integers with $a_i \geq 2$ for all $i$ such that $a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_r = 2010$. Prove that the set $\{1,2,3,...,2010\}$ can be partitioned in $r$ subsets $A_1, A_2, ..., A_r$ each with $a_1, a_2, ..., a_r$ elements respectively, such that the sum of the numbers on each subset is divisible by $2011$. Decide whether this property still holds if we replace $2010$ by $2011$ and $2011$ by $2012$ (that is, if the set to be partitioned is $\{1,2,3,...,2011\}$).

2011 Mathcenter Contest + Longlist, 9 sl13

Let $a,b,c\in\mathbb{R^+}$ If $3=a+b+c\le 3abc$ , prove that $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2a+1}}+ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2b+1}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2c+1}}\le \left( \frac32\right)^{3/2}$$ [i](Real Matrik)[/i]

1966 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 8

Determine the values of $a, b, c$, so that the graphical representation of the function $$y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx$$ has an inflection point at the point of abscissa $ x = 3$, with tangent at the point of equation $x - 4y + 1 = 0.$ Then draw the corresponding graph.

2025 Israel TST, P1

Tags: function , algebra
Let \(\mathcal{F}\) be a family of functions from \(\mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+\). It is known that for all \( f, g \in \mathcal{F} \), there exists \( h \in \mathcal{F} \) such that for all \( x, y \in \mathbb{R}^+ \), the following equation holds: \[ y^2 \cdot f\left(\frac{g(x)}{y}\right) = h(xy) \] Prove that for all \( f \in \mathcal{F} \) and all \( x \in \mathbb{R}^+ \), the following identity is satisfied: \[ f\left(\frac{x}{f(x)}\right) = 1. \]

2007 Hong Kong TST, 2

[url=http://www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=107262]IMO 2007 HKTST 1[/url] Problem 2 Let $A$, $B$ and $C$ be real numbers such that (i) $\sin A \cos B+|\cos A \sin B|=\sin A |\cos A|+|\sin B|\cos B$, (ii) $\tan C$ and $\cot C$ are defined. Find the minimum value of $(\tan C-\sin A)^{2}+(\cot C-\cos B)^{2}$.

2008 AMC 12/AHSME, 12

Tags: function , algebra , domain
A function $ f$ has domain $ [0,2]$ and range $ [0,1]$. (The notation $ [a,b]$ denotes $ \{x: a\le x\le b\}$.) What are the domain and range, respectively, of the function $ g$ defined by $ g(x)\equal{}1\minus{}f(x\plus{}1)$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ [\minus{}1,1],[\minus{}1,0] \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ [\minus{}1,1],[0,1] \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ [0,2],[\minus{}1,0] \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ [1,3],[\minus{}1,0] \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ [1,3],[0,1]$

2011 Serbia JBMO TST, 1

A $tetromino$ is a figure made up of four unit squares connected by common edges. [List=i] [*] If we do not distinguish between the possible rotations of a tetromino within its plane, prove that there are seven distinct tetrominos. [*]Prove or disprove the statement: It is possible to pack all seven distinct tetrominos into $4\times 7$ rectangle without overlapping. [/list]

2018 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 8

There are $2n + 1$ tickets, each with a unique positive integer as the ticket number. It is known that the sum of all ticket numbers is more than $2330$, but the sum of any $n$ ticket numbers is at most $1165$. What is the maximum value of $n$?

2018 IMO Shortlist, A4

Let $a_0,a_1,a_2,\dots $ be a sequence of real numbers such that $a_0=0, a_1=1,$ and for every $n\geq 2$ there exists $1 \leq k \leq n$ satisfying \[ a_n=\frac{a_{n-1}+\dots + a_{n-k}}{k}. \]Find the maximum possible value of $a_{2018}-a_{2017}$.

2007 Baltic Way, 3

Suppose that $F,G,H$ are polynomials of degree at most $2n+1$ with real coefficients such that: i) For all real $x$ we have $F(x)\le G(x)\le H(x)$. ii) There exist distinct real numbers $x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_n$ such that $F(x_i)=H(x_i)\quad\text{for}\ i=1,2,3,\ldots ,n$. iii) There exists a real number $x_0$ different from $x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_n$ such that $F(x_0)+H(x_0)=2G(x_0)$. Prove that $F(x)+H(x)=2G(x)$ for all real numbers $x$.

2023 Baltic Way, 4

Tags: algebra
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $$f(f(x)+y)+xf(y)=f(xy+y)+f(x)$$ for reals $x, y$.

2014 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 3

Tags: algebra
Prove that for every integer $S\ge100$ there exists an integer $P$ for which the following story could hold true: The mathematician asks the shop owner: ``How much are the table, the cabinet and the bookshelf?'' The shop owner replies: ``Each item costs a positive integer amount of Euros. The table is more expensive than the cabinet, and the cabinet is more expensive than the bookshelf. The sum of the three prices is $S$ and their product is $P$.'' The mathematician thinks and complains: ``This is not enough information to determine the three prices!'' (Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria)

2010 Mathcenter Contest, 6

Find all $a\in\mathbb{N}$ such that exists a bijective function $g :\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ and a function $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$, such that for all $x\in\mathbb{N}$, $$f(f(f(...f(x)))...)=g(x)+a$$ where $f$ appears $2009$ times. [i](tatari/nightmare)[/i]

2001 IMO Shortlist, 2

Consider the system \begin{align*}x + y &= z + u,\\2xy & = zu.\end{align*} Find the greatest value of the real constant $m$ such that $m \leq x/y$ for any positive integer solution $(x,y,z,u)$ of the system, with $x \geq y$.

1972 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 172

Let the sum of positive numbers $x_1, x_2, ... , x_n$ be $1$. Let $s$ be the greatest of the numbers $$\left\{\frac{x_1}{1+x_1}, \frac{x_2}{1+x_1+x_2}, ..., \frac{x_n}{1+x_1+...+x_n}\right\}$$ What is the minimal possible $s$? What $x_i $correspond it?

2015 Taiwan TST Round 2, 1

Let $f(x)=\sum_{i=0}^{n}a_ix^i$ and $g(x)=\sum_{i=0}^{n}b_ix^i$, where $a_n$,$b_n$ can be zero. Called $f(x)\ge g(x)$ if exist $r$ such that $\forall i>r,a_i=b_i,a_r>b_r$ or $f(x)=g(x)$. Prove that: if the leading coefficients of $f$ and $g$ are positive, then $f(f(x))+g(g(x))\ge f(g(x))+g(f(x))$

2017 Pan African, Problem 1

Tags: algebra
We consider the real sequence $(x_n)$ defined by $x_0=0, x_1=1$ and $x_{n+2}=3x_{n+1}-2x_n$ for $n=0,1,...$ We define the sequence $(y_n)$ by $y_n=x_n^2+2^{n+2}$ for every non negative integer $n$. Prove that for every $n>0$, $y_n$ is the square of an odd integer

EMCC Speed Rounds, 2024

[i]20 problems for 25 minutes.[/i] [b]p1.[/b] Compute $\frac{2024}{2 + 0 \times 2 - 4}.$ [b]p2.[/b] Find the smallest integer that can be written as the product of three distinct positive odd integers. [b]p3.[/b] Bryan’s physics test score is a two-digit number. When Bryan reverses its digits and adds the tens digit of his test score, he once again obtains his test score. Determine Bryan’s physics test score. [b]p4.[/b] Grant took four classes today. He spent $70$ minutes in math class. Had his math class been $40$ minutes instead, he would have spent $15\%$ less total time in class today. Find how many minutes he spent in his other classes combined. [b]p5.[/b] Albert’s favorite number is a nonnegative integer. The square of Albert’s favorite number has $9$ digits. Find the number of digits in Albert’s favorite number. [b]p6.[/b] Two semicircular arcs are drawn in a rectangle, splitting it into four regions as shown below. Given the areas of two of the regions, find the area of the entire rectangle. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/1/a/22109b346c7bdadeaf901d62155de4c506b33c.png[/img] [b]p7.[/b] Daria is buying a tomato and a banana. She has a $20\%$-off coupon which she may use on one of the two items. If she uses it on the tomato, she will spend $\$1.21$ total, and if she uses it on the banana, she will spend $\$1.31$ total. In cents, find the absolute difference between the price of a tomato and the price of a banana. [b]p8.[/b] Celine takes an $8\times 8$ checkerboard of alternating black and white unit squares and cuts it along a line, creating two rectangles with integer side lengths, each of which contains at least $9$ black squares. Find the number of ways Celine can do this. (Rotations and reflections of the cut are considered distinct.) [b]p9.[/b] Each of the nine panes of glass in the circular window shown below has an area of $\pi$, eight of which are congruent. Find the perimeter of one of the non-circular panes. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/b/c/0d3644dde33b68f186ba1ff0602e08ce7996f5.png[/img] [b]p10.[/b] In Alan’s favorite book, pages are numbered with consecutive integers starting with $1$. The average of the page numbers in Chapter Five is $95$ and the average of the page numbers in Chapter Six is $114$. Find the number of pages in Chapters Five and Six combined. [b]p11.[/b] Find the number of ordered pairs $(a, b)$ of positive integers such that $a + b = 2024$ and $$\frac{a}{b}>\frac{1000}{1025}.$$ [b]p12.[/b] A square is split into three smaller rectangles $A$, $B$, and $C$. The area of $A$ is $80$, $B$ is a square, and the area of $C$ is $30$. Compute the area of $B$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/5/43109b964eacaddefd410ddb8bf4e4354a068b.png[/img] [b]p13.[/b] A knight on a chessboard moves two spaces horizontally and one space vertically, or two spaces vertically and one space horizontally. Two knights attack each other if each knight can move onto the other knight’s square. Find the number of ways to place a white knight and a black knight on an $8 \times 8$ chessboard so that the two knights attack each other. One such possible configuration is shown below. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/2/b4a83fbbab7e54dda81ac5805728d268b6db9f.png[/img] [b]p14.[/b] Find the sum of all positive integers $N$ for which the median of the positive divisors of $N$ is $9$. [b]p15.[/b] Let $x$, $y$, and $z$ be nonzero real numbers such that $$\begin{cases} 20x + 24y = yz \\ 20y + 24x = xz \end{cases}$$ Find the sum of all possible values of $z$. [b]p16.[/b] Ava glues together $9$ standard six-sided dice in a $3 \times 3$ grid so that any two touching faces have the same number of dots. Find the number of dots visible on the surface of the resulting shape. (On a standard six-sided die, opposite faces sum to $7$.) [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/5/5/bc71dac9b8ae52a4456154000afde2c89fd83a.png[/img] [b]p17.[/b] Harini has a regular octahedron of volume $1$. She cuts off its $6$ vertices, turning the triangular faces into regular hexagons. Find the volume of the resulting solid. [b]p18.[/b] Each second, Oron types either $O$ or $P$ with equal probability, forming a growing sequence of letters. Find the probability he types out $POP$ before $OOP$. [b]p19.[/b] For an integer $n \ge 10$, define $f(n)$ to be the number formed after removing the first digit from $n$ (and removing any leading zeros) and define $g(n)$ to be the number formed after removing the last digit from $n$. Find the sum of the solutions to the equation $f(n) + g(n) = 2024$. [b]p20.[/b] In convex trapezoid $ABCD$ with $\overline{AB} \parallel \overline{CD}$ and $AD = BC$, let $M$ be the midpoint of $\overline{BC}$. If $\angle AMB = 24^o$ and $\angle CMD = 66^o$, find $\angle ABC$, in degrees. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2015 Kosovo Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: algebra
Prove that circle l(0,2) with equation $x^2+y^2=4$ contains infinite points with rational coordinates

1998 VJIMC, Problem 3

Show that all complex roots of the polynomial $P(z)=a_0z^n+a_1z^{n-1}+\ldots+a_{n-1}z+a_n$, where $0<a_0<\ldots<a_n$, satisfy $|z|>1$.

2003 Indonesia Juniors, day 1

p1. The pattern $ABCCCDDDDABBCCCDDDDABBCCCDDDD...$ repeats to infinity. Which letter ranks in place $2533$ ? p2. Prove that if $a > 2$ and $b > 3$ then $ab + 6 > 3a + 2b$. p3. Given a rectangle $ABCD$ with size $16$ cm $\times 25$ cm, $EBFG$ is kite, and the length of $AE = 5$ cm. Determine the length of $EF$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/e/885af838bcf1392eb02e2764f31ae83cb84b78.png[/img] p4. Consider the following series of statements. It is known that $x = 1$. Since $x = 1$ then $x^2 = 1$. So $x^2 = x$. As a result, $x^2 - 1 = x- 1$ $(x -1) (x + 1) = (x - 1) \cdot 1$ Using the rule out, we get $x + 1 = 1$ $1 + 1 = 1$ $2 = 1$ The question. a. If $2 = 1$, then every natural number must be equal to $ 1$. Prove it. b. The result of $2 = 1$ is something that is impossible. Of course there's something wrong in the argument above? Where is the fault? Why is that you think wrong? p5. To calculate $\sqrt{(1998)(1996)(1994)(1992)+16}$ . someone does it in a simple way as follows: $2000^2-2 \times 5\times 2000 + 5^2 - 5$? Is the way that person can justified? Why? p6. To attract customers, a fast food restaurant give gift coupons to everyone who buys food at the restaurant with a value of more than $25,000$ Rp.. Behind every coupon is written one of the following numbers: $9$, $12$, $42$, $57$, $69$, $21$, 15, $75$, $24$ and $81$. Successful shoppers collect coupons with the sum of the numbers behind the coupon is equal to 100 will be rewarded in the form of TV $21''$. If the restaurant owner provides as much as $10$ $21''$ TV pieces, how many should be handed over to the the customer? p7. Given is the shape of the image below. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/4/6/5511d3fb67c039ca83f7987a0c90c652b94107.png[/img] The centers of circles $B$, $C$, $D$, and $E$ are placed on the diameter of circle $A$ and the diameter of circle $B$ is the same as the radius of circle $A$. Circles $C$, $D$, and $E$ are equal and the pairs are tangent externally such that the sum of the lengths of the diameters of the three circles is the same with the radius of the circle $A$. What is the ratio of the circumference of the circle $A$ with the sum of the circumferences of circles $B$, $C$, $D$, and $E$? p8. It is known that $a + b + c = 0$. Prove that $a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 3abc$.

Mid-Michigan MO, Grades 5-6, 2018

[b]p1.[/b] A Slavic dragon has three heads. A knight fights the dragon. If the knight cuts off one dragon’s head three new heads immediately grow. Is it possible that the dragon has $2018$ heads at some moment of the fight? [b]p2.[/b] Peter has two squares $3\times 3$ and $4\times 4$. He must cut one of them or both of them in no more than four parts in total. Is Peter able to assemble a square using all these parts? [b]p3.[/b] Usually, dad picks up Constantine after his music lessons and they drive home. However, today the lessons have ended earlier and Constantine started walking home. He met his dad $14$ minutes later and they drove home together. They arrived home $6$ minutes earlier than usually. Home many minutes earlier than usual have the lessons ended? Please, explain your answer. [b]p4.[/b] All positive integers from $1$ to $2018$ are written on a blackboard. First, Peter erased all numbers divisible by $7$. Then, Natalie erased all remaining numbers divisible by $11$. How many numbers did Natalie remove? Please, explain your answer. [b]p5.[/b] $30$ students took part in a mathematical competition consisting of four problems. $25$ students solved the first problem, $24$ students solved the second problem, $22$ students solved the third, and, finally, $21$ students solved the fourth. Show that there are at least two students who solved all four problems. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2021 ABMC., Team

[u]Round 5[/u] [b]5.1.[/b] Julia baked a pie for herself to celebrate pi day this year. If Julia bakes anyone pie on pi day, the following year on pi day she bakes a pie for herself with $1/3$ probability, she bakes her friend a pie with $1/6$ probability, and she doesn't bake anyone a pie with $1/2$ probability. However, if Julia doesn't make pie on pi day, the following year on pi day she bakes a pie for herself with $1/2$ probability, she bakes her friend a pie with $1/3$ probability, and she doesn't bake anyone a pie with $1/6$ probability. The probability that Julia bakes at least $2$ pies on pi day in the next $5$ years can be expressed as $p/q$, for relatively prime positive integers $p$ and $q$. Compute $p + q$. [b]5.2.[/b] Steven is flipping a coin but doesn't want to appear too lucky. If he ips the coin $8$ times, the probability he only gets sequences of consecutive heads or consecutive tails that are of length $4$ or less can be expressed as $p/q$, for relatively prime positive integers $p$ and $q$. Compute $p + q$. [b]5.3.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a square with side length $3$. Further, let $E$ be a point on side$ AD$, such that $AE = 2$ and $DE = 1$, and let $F$ be the point on side $AB$ such that triangle $CEF$ is right with hypotenuse $CF$. The value $CF^2$ can be expressed as $m/n$ , where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Compute $m + n$. [u]Round 6[/u] [b]6.1.[/b] Let $P$ be a point outside circle $\omega$ with center $O$. Let $A,B$ be points on circle $\omega$ such that $PB$ is a tangent to $\omega$ and $PA = AB$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$. Given $OM = 1$, $PB = 3$, the value of $AB^2$ can be expressed as $m/n$ for relatively prime positive integers $m, n$. Find $m + n$. [b]6.2.[/b] Let $a_0, a_1, a_2,...$with each term defined as $a_n = 3a_{n-1} + 5a_{n-2}$ and $a_0 = 0$, $a_1 = 1$. Find the remainder when $a_{2020}$ is divided by $360$. [b]6.3.[/b] James and Charles each randomly pick two points on distinct sides of a square, and they each connect their chosen pair of points with a line segment. The probability that the two line segments intersect can be expressed as $m/n$ for relatively prime positive integers $m, n$. Find $m + n$. [u]Round 7[/u] [b]7.1.[/b] For some positive integers $x, y$ let $g = gcd (x, y)$ and $\ell = lcm (2x, y)$: Given that the equation $xy+3g+7\ell = 168$ holds, find the largest possible value of $2x + y$. [b]7.2.[/b] Marco writes the polynomials $$f(x) = nx^4 +2x^3 +3x^2 +4x+5$$ and $$g(x) = a(x-1)^4 +b(x-1)^3 +6(x-1)^2 + d(x - 1) + e,$$ where $n, a, b, d, e$ are real numbers. He notices that $g(i) = f(i) - |i|$ for each integer $i$ satisfying $-5 \le i \le -1$. Then $n^2$ can be expressed as $p/q$ for relatively prime positive integers $p, q$. Find $p + q$. [b]7.3. [/b]Equilateral $\vartriangle ABC$ is inscribed in a circle with center $O$. Points $D$ and $E$ are chosen on minor arcs $AB$ and $BC$, respectively. Segment $\overline{CD}$ intersects $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AE}$ at $Y$ and $X$, respectively. Given that $\vartriangle DXE$ and $\vartriangle AXC$ have equal area, $\vartriangle AXY$ has area $ 1$, and $\vartriangle ABC$ has area $52$, find the area of $\vartriangle BXC$. [u]Round 8[/u] [b]8.[/b] Let $A$ be the number of total webpage visits our website received last month. Let $B$ be the number photos in our photo collection from ABMC onsite 2017. Let $M$ be the mean speed round score. Further, let $C$ be the number of times the letter c appears in our problem bank. Estimate $$A \cdot B + M \cdot C.$$Your answer will be scored according to the following formula, where $X$ is the correct answer and $I$ is your input. $$max \left\{ 0, \left\lceil min \left\{13 - \frac{|I-X|}{0.05 |I|}, 13 - \frac{|I-X|}{0.05 |I-2X|} \right\} \right\rceil \right\}$$ PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 1-4 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2766251p24226451]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

2004 India IMO Training Camp, 3

Suppose the polynomial $P(x) \equiv x^3 + ax^2 + bx +c$ has only real zeroes and let $Q(x) \equiv 5x^2 - 16x + 2004$. Assume that $P(Q(x)) = 0$ has no real roots. Prove that $P(2004) > 2004$

1997 Miklós Schweitzer, 3

Denote $f_n(X) \in \Bbb Z [X]$ the polynomial $\Pi_{j=1}^n ( X + j -1)$. Show that if the numbers $\alpha$ and $\beta$ satisfy $f'_{1997} (\alpha) = f'_{1999} (\beta) = 0$ , then $f_{1997} (\alpha ) \neq f_{1999} (\beta)$ .