Found problems: 15925
2005 China Team Selection Test, 2
Determine whether $\sqrt{1001^2+1}+\sqrt{1002^2+1}+ \cdots + \sqrt{2000^2+1}$ be a rational number or not?
1964 Leningrad Math Olympiad, grade 8
[b]8.1[/b] Find all primes $p,q$ and $r$ such that $$pqr= 5(p + q + r).$$
[b]8.2 [/b] Prove that if $\overline{ab}/\overline{bc} = a/c$, then $$\overline{abb...bb}/\overline{bb...bbc} = a/c$$ (each number has $n$ digits).
[b]8.3 / 9.1[/b] Construct a triangle with perimeter, altitude and angle at the base.
[b]8.4. / 9.4[/b] Prove that the square of the sum of N distinct non-zero squares of integers is also the sum of $N $squares of non-zero integers.
[b]8.5.[/b] In the quadrilateral $ABCD$ the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ are drawn. Prove that if the circles inscribed in $ABC$ and $ ADC$ touch each other each other, then the circles inscribed in $BAD$ and in $BCD$ also touch each other.
[b]8.6 / 9.6[/b] If the numbers $A$ and $n$ are coprime, then there are integers $X$ and $Y$ such that $ |X| <\sqrt{n}$, $|Y| <\sqrt{n} $ and $AX-Y$ is divided by $n$. Prove it.
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2010 Germany Team Selection Test, 1
A sequence $\left(a_n\right)$ with $a_1 = 1$ satisfies the following recursion: In the decimal expansion of $a_n$ (without trailing zeros) let $k$ be the smallest digest then $a_{n+1} = a_n + 2^k.$ How many digits does $a_{9 \cdot 10^{2010}}$ have in the decimal expansion?
IV Soros Olympiad 1997 - 98 (Russia), 9.2
The student wrote on the board three natural numbers that are consecutive members of one arithmetic progression. Then he erased the commas separating the numbers, resulting in a seven-digit number. What is the largest number that could result?
MathLinks Contest 7th, 5.1
Find all real polynomials $ g(x)$ of degree at most $ n \minus{} 3$, $ n\geq 3$, knowing that all the roots of the polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} x^n \plus{} nx^{n \minus{} 1} \plus{} \frac {n(n \minus{} 1)}2 x^{n \minus{} 2} \plus{} g(x)$ are real.
2000 Putnam, 6
Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Define a sequence $a_0, a_1, \cdots $ of integers such that $a_0=0$ and $a_{n+1}=f(a_n)$ for all $n \ge 0$. Prove that if there exists a positive integer $m$ for which $a_m=0$ then either $a_1=0$ or $a_2=0$.
2006 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 6
Find all real solutions $(x,y,z)$ of the system of equations:
\[
\begin{cases}
\tan ^2x+2\cot^22y=1 \\
\tan^2y+2\cot^22z=1 \\
\tan^2z+2\cot^22x=1 \\
\end{cases}
\]
2021 Flanders Math Olympiad, 4
(a) Prove that for every $x \in R$ holds that
$$-1 \le \frac{x}{x^2 + x + 1} \le \frac 13$$
(b) Determine all functions $f : R \to R$ for which for every $x \in R$ holds that
$$f \left( \frac{x}{x^2 + x + 1} \right) = \frac{x^2}{x^4 + x^2 + 1}$$
2012 Princeton University Math Competition, A3 / B6
Compute $\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n + 1}{n^2(n + 2)^2}$ .
Your answer in simplest form can be written as $a/b$, where $a, b$ are relatively-prime positive integers. Find $a + b$.
V Soros Olympiad 1998 - 99 (Russia), 11.5
Find all values of the parameter $a$ for which the sum of all solutions (meaning real solutions) of the equation $x^4 - 5x + a = 0$ is equal to $a$
2010 USA Team Selection Test, 1
Let $P$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that $P(0)=0$ and
\[\gcd(P(0), P(1), P(2), \ldots ) = 1.\]
Show there are infinitely many $n$ such that
\[\gcd(P(n)- P(0), P(n+1)-P(1), P(n+2)-P(2), \ldots) = n.\]
2021 LMT Spring, B1
Given that the expression $\frac{20^{21}}{20^{20}} +\frac{20^{20}}{20^{21}}$ can be written in the form $m/n$ , where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $m +n$.
[i]Proposed by Ada Tsui[/i]
MOAA Gunga Bowls, 2018
[u]Set 7[/u]
[b]p19.[/b] Let circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$, with centers $O_1$ and $O_2$, respectively, intersect at $X$ and $Y$ . A lies on $\omega_1$ and $B$ lies on $\omega_2$ such that $AO_1$ and $BO_2$ are both parallel to $XY$, and $A$ and $B$ lie on the same side of $O_1O_2$. If $XY = 60$, $\angle XAY = 45^o$, and $\angle XBY = 30^o$, then the length of $AB$ can be expressed in the form $\sqrt{a - b\sqrt2 + c\sqrt3}$, where $a, b, c$ are positive integers. Determine $a + b + c$.
[b]p20.[/b] If $x$ is a positive real number such that $x^{x^2}= 2^{80}$, find the largest integer not greater than $x^3$.
[b]p21.[/b] Justin has a bag containing $750$ balls, each colored red or blue. Sneaky Sam takes out a random number of balls and replaces them all with green balls. Sam notices that of the balls left in the bag, there are $15$ more red balls than blue balls. Justin then takes out $500$ of the balls chosen randomly. If $E$ is the expected number of green balls that Justin takes out, determine the greatest integer less than or equal to $E$.
[u]Set 8[/u]
These three problems are interdependent; each problem statement in this set will use the answers to the other two problems in this set. As such, let the positive integers $A, B, C$ be the answers to problems $22$, $23$, and $24$, respectively, for this set.
[b]p22.[/b] Let $WXYZ$ be a rectangle with $WX =\sqrt{5B}$ and $XY =\sqrt{5C}$. Let the midpoint of $XY$ be $M$ and the midpoint of $YZ$ be $N$. If $XN$ and $W Y$ intersect at $P$, determine the area of $MPNY$ .
[b]p23.[/b] Positive integers $x, y, z$ satisfy $$xy \equiv A \,\, (mod 5)$$
$$yz \equiv 2A + C\,\, (mod 7)$$
$$zx \equiv C + 3 \,\, (mod 9).$$ (Here, writing $a \equiv b \,\, (mod m)$ is equivalent to writing $m | a - b$.)
Given that $3 \nmid x$, $3 \nmid z$, and $9 | y$, find the minimum possible value of the product $xyz$.
[b]p24.[/b] Suppose $x$ and $y$ are real numbers such that $$x + y = A$$
$$xy =\frac{1}{36}B^2.$$ Determine $|x - y|$.
[u]Set 9[/u]
[b]p25. [/b]The integer $2017$ is a prime which can be uniquely represented as the sum of the squares of two positive integers: $$9^2 + 44^2 = 2017.$$ If $N = 2017 \cdot 128$ can be uniquely represented as the sum of the squares of two positive integers $a^2 +b^2$, determine $a + b$.
[b]p26.[/b] Chef Celia is planning to unveil her newest creation: a whole-wheat square pyramid filled with maple syrup. She will use a square flatbread with a one meter diagonal and cut out each of the five polygonal faces of the pyramid individually. If each of the triangular faces of the pyramid are to be equilateral triangles, the largest volume of syrup, in cubic meters, that Celia can enclose in her pyramid can be expressed as $\frac{a-\sqrt{b}}{c}$ where $a, b$ and $c$ are the smallest possible possible positive integers. What is $a + b + c$?
[b]p27.[/b] In the Cartesian plane, let $\omega$ be the circle centered at $(24, 7)$ with radius $6$. Points $P, Q$, and $R$ are chosen in the plane such that $P$ lies on $\omega$, $Q$ lies on the line $y = x$, and $R$ lies on the $x$-axis. The minimum possible value of $PQ+QR+RP$ can be expressed in the form $\sqrt{m}$ for some integer $m$. Find m.
[u]Set 10[/u]
[i]Deja vu?[/i]
[b]p28. [/b] Let $ABC$ be a triangle with incircle $\omega$. Let $\omega$ intersect sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at $D, E, F$, respectively. Suppose $AB = 7$, $BC = 12$, and $CA = 13$. If the area of $ABC$ is $K$ and the area of $DEF$ is $\frac{m}{n}\cdot K$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, then compute $m + n$.
[b]p29.[/b] Sebastian is playing the game Split! again, but this time in a three dimensional coordinate system. He begins the game with one token at $(0, 0, 0)$. For each move, he is allowed to select a token on any point $(x, y, z)$ and take it off, replacing it with three tokens, one at $(x + 1, y, z)$, one at $(x, y + 1, z)$, and one at $(x, y, z + 1)$ At the end of the game, for a token on $(a, b, c)$, it is assigned a score $\frac{1}{2^{a+b+c}}$ . These scores are summed for his total score. If the highest total score Sebastian can get in $100$ moves is $m/n$, then determine $m + n$.
[b]p30.[/b] Determine the number of positive $6$ digit integers that satisfy the following properties:
$\bullet$ All six of their digits are $1, 5, 7$, or $8$,
$\bullet$ The sum of all the digits is a multiple of $5$.
[u]Set 11[/u]
[b]p31.[/b] The triangular numbers are defined as $T_n =\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$. We also define $S_n =\frac{n(n+2)}{3}$. If the sum $$\sum_{i=16}^{32} \left(\frac{1}{T_i}+\frac{1}{S_i}\right)= \left(\frac{1}{T_{16}}+\frac{1}{S_{16}}\right)+\left(\frac{1}{T_{17}}+\frac{1}{S_{17}}\right)+...+\left(\frac{1}{T_{32}}+\frac{1}{S_{32}}\right)$$ can be written in the form $a/b$ , where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers with $gcd(a, b) = 1$, then find $a + b$.
[b]p32.[/b] Farmer Will is considering where to build his house in the Cartesian coordinate plane. He wants to build his house on the line $y = x$, but he also has to minimize his travel time for his daily trip to his barnhouse at $(24, 15)$ and back. From his house, he must first travel to the river at $y = 2$ to fetch water for his animals. Then, he heads for his barnhouse, and promptly leaves for the long strip mall at the line $y =\sqrt3 x$ for groceries, before heading home. If he decides to build his house at $(x_0, y_0)$ such that the distance he must travel is minimized, $x_0$ can be written in the form $\frac{a\sqrt{b}-c}{d}$ , where $a, b, c, d$ are positive integers, $b$ is not divisible by the square of a prime, and $gcd(a, c, d) = 1$. Compute $a+b+c+d$.
[b]p33.[/b] Determine the greatest positive integer $n$ such that the following two conditions hold:
$\bullet$ $n^2$ is the difference of consecutive perfect cubes;
$\bullet$ $2n + 287$ is the square of an integer.
[u]Set 12[/u]
The answers to these problems are nonnegative integers that may exceed $1000000$. You will be awarded points as described in the problems.
[b]p34.[/b] The “Collatz sequence” of a positive integer n is the longest sequence of distinct integers $(x_i)_{i\ge 0}$ with $x_0 = n$ and $$x_{n+1} =\begin{cases} \frac{x_n}{2} & if \,\, x_n \,\, is \,\, even \\ 3x_n + 1 & if \,\, x_n \,\, is \,\, odd \end{cases}.$$ It is conjectured that all Collatz sequences have a finite number of elements, terminating at $1$. This has been confirmed via computer program for all numbers up to $2^{64}$. There is a unique positive integer $n < 10^9$ such that its Collatz sequence is longer than the Collatz sequence of any other positive integer less than $10^9$. What is this integer $n$?
An estimate of $e$ gives $\max\{\lfloor 32 - \frac{11}{3}\log_{10}(|n - e| + 1)\rfloor, 0\}$ points.
[b]p35.[/b] We define a graph $G$ as a set $V (G)$ of vertices and a set $E(G)$ of distinct edges connecting those vertices. A graph $H$ is a subgraph of $G$ if the vertex set $V (H)$ is a subset of $V (G)$ and the edge set $E(H)$ is a subset of $E(G)$. Let $ex(k, H)$ denote the maximum number of edges in a graph with $k$ vertices without a subgraph of $H$. If $K_i$ denotes a complete graph on $i$ vertices, that is, a graph with $i$ vertices and all ${i \choose 2}$ edges between them present, determine $$n =\sum_{i=2}^{2018} ex(2018, K_i).$$
An estimate of $e$ gives $\max\{\lfloor 32 - 3\log_{10}(|n - e| + 1)\rfloor, 0\}$ points.
[b]p36.[/b] Write down an integer between $1$ and $100$, inclusive. This number will be denoted as $n_i$ , where your Team ID is $i$. Let $S$ be the set of Team ID’s for all teams that submitted an answer to this problem. For every ordered triple of distinct Team ID’s $(a, b, c)$ such that a, b, c ∈ S, if all roots of the polynomial $x^3 + n_ax^2 + n_bx + n_c$ are real, then the teams with ID’s $a, b, c$ will each receive one virtual banana.
If you receive $v_b$ virtual bananas in total and $|S| \ge 3$ teams submit an answer to this problem, you will be awarded $$\left\lfloor \frac{32v_b}{3(|S| - 1)(|S| - 2)}\right\rfloor$$ points for this problem. If $|S| \le 2$, the team(s) that submitted an answer to this problem will receive $32$ points for this problem.
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2018 Purple Comet Problems, 17
Let $a, b, c$, and $d$ be real numbers such that $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = 3a + 8b + 24c + 37d = 2018$. Evaluate $3b + 8c + 24d + 37a$.
1995 Austrian-Polish Competition, 1
Determine all real solutions $(a_1,...,a_n)$ of the following system of equations:
$$\begin{cases}a_3 = a_2 + a_1\\
a_4 = a_3 + a_2\\
...\\
a_n = a_{n-1} + a_{n-2}\\
a_1= a_n +a_{n-1} \\
a_2 = a_1 + a_n \end{cases}$$
1966 IMO Shortlist, 25
Prove that \[\tan 7 30^{\prime }=\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{3}-2.\]
2012 BMT Spring, round 4
[b]p1.[/b] Denote $S_n = 1 + \frac12 + \frac13 + ...+ \frac{1}{n}$. What is $144169\cdot S_{144169} - (S_1 + S_2 + ... + S_{144168})$?
[b]p2.[/b] Let $A,B,C$ be three collinear points, with $AB = 4$, $BC = 8$, and $AC = 12$. Draw circles with diameters $AB$, $BC$, and $AC$. Find the radius of the two identical circles that will lie tangent to all three circles.
[b]p3.[/b] Let $s(i)$ denote the number of $1$’s in the binary representation of $i$. What is $$\sum_{x=1}{314}\left( \sum_{i=0}^{2^{576}-2} x^{s(i)} \right)
\,\, mod \,\,629 ?$$
[b]p4.[/b] Parallelogram $ABCD$ has an area of $S$. Let $k = 42$. $E$ is drawn on AB such that $AE =\frac{AB}{k}$ . $F$ is drawn on $CD$ such that $CF = \frac{CD}{k}$ . $G$ is drawn on $BC$ such that $BG = \frac{BC}{k}$ . $H$ is drawn on $AD$ such that $DH = \frac{AD}{k}$ . Line $CE$ intersects $BH$ at $M$, and $DG$ at $N$. Line $AF$ intersects $DG$ at $P$, and $BH$ at $Q$. If $S_1$ is the area of quadrilateral $MNPQ$, find $\frac{S_1}{S}$.
[b]p5.[/b] Let $\phi$ be the Euler totient function. What is the sum of all $n$ for which $\frac{n}{\phi(n)}$ is maximal for $1 \le n \le 500$?
[b]p6.[/b] Link starts at the top left corner of an $12 \times 12$ grid and wants to reach the bottom right corner. He can only move down or right. A turn is defined a down move immediately followed by a right move, or a right move immediately followed by a down move. Given that he makes exactly $6$ turns, in how many ways can he reach his destination?
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2001 Putnam, 3
For each integer $m$, consider the polynomial \[ P_m(x)=x^4-(2m+4)x^2+(m-2)^2. \] For what values of $m$ is $P_m(x)$ the product of two non-consant polynomials with integer coefficients?
1998 Greece National Olympiad, 4
Let a function $g:\mathbb{N}_0\to\mathbb{N}_0$ satisfy $g(0)=0$ and $g(n)=n-g(g(n-1))$ for all $n\ge 1$. Prove that:
a) $g(k)\ge g(k-1)$ for any positive integer $k$.
b) There is no $k$ such that $g(k-1)=g(k)=g(k+1)$.
2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6
If $a$ is a root of $x^3-x-1 = 0$, compute the value of $$a^{10 }+ 2a^8 -a^7 - 3a^6 - 3a^5 + 4a^4 + 2a^3 - 4a^4 - 6a - 17.$$
1990 Tournament Of Towns, (263) 1
Suppose two positive real numbers are given. Prove that if their sum is less than their product then their sum is greater than four.
(N Vasiliev, Moscow)
2011 IberoAmerican, 2
Let $x_1,\ldots ,x_n$ be positive real numbers. Show that there exist $a_1,\ldots ,a_n\in\{-1,1\}$ such that:
\[a_1x_1^2+a_2x_2^2+\ldots +a_nx_n^2\ge (a_1x_1+a_2x_2+\ldots + a_n x_n)^2\]
2010 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 3
$a$ is irrational , but $a$ and $a^3-6a$ are roots of square polynomial with integer coefficients.Find $a$
2009 AMC 10, 6
Kiana has two older twin brothers. The product of their ages is $ 128$. What is the sum of their three ages?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 10\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 12\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 16\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 18\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 24$
1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina Team Selection Test, 3
Let $f : [0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be injective function such that $f(0)+f(1)=1$. Prove that exists $x_1$, $x_2 \in [0,1]$, $x_1 \neq x_2$ such that $2f(x_1)<f(x_2)+\frac{1}{2}$. After that state at least one generalization of this result