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Gheorghe Țițeica 2025, P3
Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }\to\mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }$ satisfying $ f\left(x \plus{} f\left(y\right)\right) \equal{} f\left(x \plus{} y\right) \plus{} f\left(y\right)$ for all pairs of positive reals $ x$ and $ y$. Here, $ \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }$ denotes the set of all positive reals.
[i]Proposed by Paisan Nakmahachalasint, Thailand[/i]
1995 Tournament Of Towns, (468) 2
The first five terms of a sequence are $1, 2, 3, 4$ and $5$. From the sixth term on, each term is $1$ less than the product of all the proceeding ones. Prove that the product of the first$ 70$ terms is equal to the sum of their squares.
(LD Kurliandchik)
Kettering MO, 2015
[b]p1.[/b] Solve the equation $\log_x (x + 2) = 2$.
[b]p2.[/b] Solve the inequality: $0.5^{|x|} > 0.5^{x^2}$.
[b]p3.[/b] The integers from 1 to 2015 are written on the blackboard. Two randomly chosen numbers are erased and replaced by their difference giving a sequence with one less number. This process is repeated until there is only one number remaining. Is the remaining number even or odd? Justify your answer.
[b]p4.[/b] Four circles are constructed with the sides of a convex quadrilateral as the diameters. Does there exist a point inside the quadrilateral that is not inside the circles? Justify your answer.
[b]p5.[/b] Prove that for any finite sequence of digits there exists an integer the square of which begins with that sequence.
[b]p6.[/b] The distance from the point $P$ to two vertices $A$ and $B$ of an equilateral triangle are $|P A| = 2$ and $|P B| = 3$. Find the greatest possible value of $|P C|$.
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2010 Canada National Olympiad, 3
Three speed skaters have a friendly "race" on a skating oval. They all start from the same point and skate in the same direction, but with different speeds that they maintain throughout the race. The slowest skater does $1$ lap per minute, the fastest one does $3.14$ laps per minute, and the middle one does $L$ laps a minute for some $1 < L < 3.14$. The race ends at the moment when all three skaters again come together to the same point on the oval (which may differ from the starting point.) Determine the number of different choices for $L$ such that exactly $117$ passings occur before the end of the race.
Note: A passing is defined as when one skater passes another one. The beginning and the end of the race when all three skaters are together are not counted as passings.
2003 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 4
Determine all polynomials $P$ with real coeffients such that $1 + P(x) = \frac12 (P(x -1) + P(x + 1))$ for all real $x$.
1987 AMC 12/AHSME, 28
Let $a, b, c, d$ be real numbers. Suppose that all the roots of $z^4+az^3+bz^2+cz+d=0$ are complex numbers lying on a circle in the complex plane centered at $0+0i$ and having radius $1$. The sum of the reciprocals of the roots is necessarily
$ \textbf{(A)}\ a \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ b \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ c \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -a \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -b $
1993 Greece National Olympiad, 4
How many ordered four-tuples of integers $(a,b,c,d)$ with $0 < a < b < c < d < 500$ satisfy $a + d = b + c$ and $bc - ad = 93$?
2021 Indonesia TST, A
Let $a$ and $b$ be integers. Find all polynomial with integer coefficients sucht that $P(n)$ divides $P(an+b)$ for infinitely many positive integer $n$
2013 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Math teacher wrote in a table a polynomial $P(x)$ with integer coefficients and he said:
"Today my daughter have a birthday.If in polynomial $P(x)$ we have $x=a$ where $a$ is the age of my daughter we have $P(a)=a$ and $P(0)=p$ where $p$ is a prime number such that $p>a$."
How old is the daughter of math teacher?
2010 Indonesia TST, 1
Find all triplets of real numbers $(x, y, z)$ that satisfies the system of equations
$x^5 = 2y^3 + y - 2$
$y^5 = 2z^3 + z - 2$
$z^5 = 2x^3 + x - 2$
2008 Hungary-Israel Binational, 1
Prove that: $ \sum_{i\equal{}1}^{n^2} \lfloor \frac{i}{3} \rfloor\equal{} \frac{n^2(n^2\minus{}1)}{6}$
For all $ n \in N$.
2011 HMNT, 5
Find all real values of $x$ for which
$$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{x - 2}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+2} + \sqrt{x }} =\frac14.$$
ABMC Speed Rounds, 2021
[i]25 problems for 30 minutes[/i]
[b]p1.[/b] You and nine friends spend $4000$ dollars on tickets to attend the new Harry Styles concert. Unfortunately, six friends cancel last minute due to the u. You and your remaining friends still attend the concert and split the original cost of $4000$ dollars equally. What percent of the total cost does each remaining individual have to pay?
[b]p2.[/b] Find the number distinct $4$ digit numbers that can be formed by arranging the digits of $2021$.
[b]p3.[/b] On a plane, Darnay draws a triangle and a rectangle such that each side of the triangle intersects each side of the rectangle at no more than one point. What is the largest possible number of points of intersection of the two shapes?
[b]p4.[/b] Joy is thinking of a two-digit number. Her hint is that her number is the sum of two $2$-digit perfect squares $x_1$ and $x_2$ such that exactly one of $x_i - 1$ and $x_i + 1$ is prime for each $i = 1, 2$. What is Joy's number?
[b]p5.[/b] At the North Pole, ice tends to grow in parallelogram structures of area $60$. On the other hand, at the South Pole, ice grows in right triangular structures, in which each triangular and parallelogram structure have the same area. If every ice triangle $ABC$ has legs $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AC}$ that are integer lengths, how many distinct possible lengths are there for the hypotenuse $\overline{BC}$?
[b]p6.[/b] Carlsen has some squares and equilateral triangles, all of side length $1$. When he adds up the interior angles of all shapes, he gets $1800^o$. When he adds up the perimeters of all shapes, he gets $24$. How many squares does he have?
[b]p7.[/b] Vijay wants to hide his gold bars by melting and mixing them into a water bottle. He adds $100$ grams of liquid gold to $100$ grams of water. His liquefied gold bars have a density of $20$ g/ml and water has a density of $1$ g/ml. Given that the density of the mixture in g/mL can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$, compute the sum $m + n$. (Note: density is mass divided by volume, gram (g) is unit of mass and ml is unit of volume. Further, assume the volume of the mixture is the sum of the volumes of the components.)
[b]p8.[/b] Julius Caesar has epilepsy. Specifically, if he sees $3$ or more flashes of light within a $0.1$ second time frame, he will have a seizure. His enemy Brutus has imprisoned him in a room with $4$ screens, which flash exactly every $4$, $5$, $6$, and $7$ seconds, respectively. The screens all flash at once, and $105$ seconds later, Caesar opens his eyes. How many seconds after he opened his eyes will Caesar first get a seizure?
[b]p9.[/b] Angela has a large collection of glass statues. One day, she was bored and decided to use some of her statues to create an entirely new one. She melted a sphere with radius $12$ and a cone with height of 18 and base radius of $2$. If Angela wishes to create a new cone with a base radius $2$, what would the the height of the newly created cone be?
[b]p10.[/b] Find the smallest positive integer $N$ satisfying these properties:
(a) No perfect square besides $1$ divides $N$.
(b) $N$ has exactly $16$ positive integer factors.
[b]p11.[/b] The probability of a basketball player making a free throw is $\frac15$. The probability that she gets exactly $2$ out of $4$ free throws in her next game can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers m and n. Find $m + n$.
[b]p12.[/b] A new donut shop has $1000$ boxes of donuts and $1000$ customers arriving. The boxes are numbered $1$ to $1000$. Initially, all boxes are lined up by increasing numbering and closed. On the first day of opening, the first customer enters the shop and opens all the boxes for taste testing. On the second day of opening, the second customer enters and closes every box with an even number. The third customer then "reverses" (if closed, they open it and if open, they close it) every box numbered with a multiple of three, and so on, until all $1000$ customers get kicked out for having entered the shop and reversing their set of boxes. What is the number on the sixth box that is left open?
[b]p13.[/b] For an assignment in his math class, Michael must stare at an analog clock for a period of $7$ hours. He must record the times at which the minute hand and hour hand form an angle of exactly $90^o$, and he will receive $1$ point for every time he records correctly. What is the maximum number of points Michael can earn on his assignment?
[b]p14.[/b] The graphs of $y = x^3 +5x^2 +4x-3$ and $y = -\frac15 x+1$ intersect at three points in the Cartesian plane. Find the sum of the $y$-coordinates of these three points.
[b]p15.[/b] In the quarterfinals of a single elimination countdown competition, the $8$ competitors are all of equal skill. When any $2$ of them compete, there is exactly a $50\%$ chance of either one winning. If the initial bracket is randomized, the probability that two of the competitors, Daniel and Anish, face off in one of the rounds can be expressed as $\frac{p}{q}$ for relatively prime positive integers $p$, $q$. Find $p + q$.
[b]p16.[/b] How many positive integers less than or equal to $1000$ are not divisible by any of the numbers $2$, $3$, $5$ and $11$?
[b]p17.[/b] A strictly increasing geometric sequence of positive integers $a_1, a_2, a_3,...$ satisfies the following properties:
(a) Each term leaves a common remainder when divided by $7$
(b) The first term is an integer from $1$ to $6$
(c) The common ratio is an perfect square
Let $N$ be the smallest possible value of $\frac{a_{2021}}{a_1}$. Find the remainder when $N$ is divided by $100$.
[b]p18.[/b] Suppose $p(x) = x^3 - 11x^2 + 36x - 36$ has roots $r, s,t$. Find %\frac{r^2 + s^2}{t}+\frac{s^2 + t^2}{r}+\frac{t^2 + r^2}{s}%.
[b]p19.[/b] Let $a, b \le 2021$ be positive integers. Given that $ab^2$ and $a^2b$ are both perfect squares, let $G = gcd(a, b)$. Find the sum of all possible values of $G$.
[b]p20.[/b] Jessica rolls six fair standard six-sided dice at the same time. Given that she rolled at least four $2$'s and exactly one $3$, the probability that all six dice display prime numbers can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$, $n$. What is $m + n$?
[b]p21.[/b] Let $a, b, c$ be numbers such $a + b + c$ is real and the following equations hold:
$$a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 25$$
$$\frac{1}{ab}+\frac{1}{bc}+\frac{1}{ac}= 1$$
$$\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=\frac{25}{9}$$
The value of $a + b + c$ can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$, $n$. Find $m + n$.
[b]p22.[/b] Let $\omega$ be a circle and $P$ be a point outside $\omega$. Let line $\ell$ pass through $P$ and intersect $\omega$ at points $A,B$ and with $PA < PB$ and let $m$ be another line passing through $P$ intersecting $\omega$ at points $C,D$ with $PC < PD$. Let X be the intersection of $AD$ and $BC$. Given that $\frac{PC}{CD}=\frac23$, $\frac{PC}{PA}=\frac45$, and $\frac{[ABC]}{[ACD]}=\frac79$,the value of $\frac{[BXD]}{[BXA]}$ can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m, n$: Find $m + n$.
[b]p23.[/b] Define the operation $a \circ b =\frac{a^2 + 2ab + a - 12}{b}$. Given that $1 \circ (2 \circ (3 \circ (... 2019 \circ (2020 \circ 2021)))...)$ can be expressed as $-\frac{a}{b}$ for some relatively prime positive integers $a,b$, compute $a + b$.
[b]p24.[/b] Find the largest integer $n \le 2021$ for which $5^{n-3} | (n!)^4$
[b]p25.[/b] On the Cartesian plane, a line $\ell$ intersects a parabola with a vertical axis of symmetry at $(0, 5)$ and $(4, 4)$. The focus $F$ of the parabola lies below $\ell$, and the distance from $F$ to $\ell$ is $\frac{16}{\sqrt{17}}$. Let the vertex of the parabola be $(x, y)$. The sum of all possible values of $y$ can be expressed as $\frac{p}{q}$ for relatively prime positive integers $p, q$. Find $p + q$.
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2023 Romania Team Selection Test, P2
Let $k\ge2$ be an integer. Find the smallest integer $n \ge k+1$ with the property that there exists a set of $n$ distinct real numbers such that each of its elements can be written as a sum of $k$ other distinct elements of the set.
2013 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification Repechage, 1
Determine all real solutions to the following equation: \[2^{(2^x)}-3\cdot2^{(2^{x-1}+1)}+8=0.\]
2014 USA Team Selection Test, 1
Let $n$ be a positive even integer, and let $c_1, c_2, \dots, c_{n-1}$ be real numbers satisfying \[ \sum_{i=1}^{n-1} \left\lvert c_i-1 \right\rvert < 1. \] Prove that \[
2x^n - c_{n-1}x^{n-1} + c_{n-2}x^{n-2} - \dots - c_1x^1 + 2
\] has no real roots.
2019 IFYM, Sozopol, 8
Find all polynomials $f\in Z[X],$ such that for each odd prime $p$ $$f(p)|(p-3)!+\frac{p+1}{2}.$$
2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 22
What is the maximum value of $\frac{(2^t-3t)t}{4^t}$ for real values of $t?$
$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{16} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{15} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{12} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1}{10} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{1}{9}$
2005 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 1
It is known that $a^{2005} + b^{2005}$ can be expressed as the polynomial of $a + b$ and $ab$. Find the coefficients' sum of this polynomial.
1979 Vietnam National Olympiad, 1
Show that for all $x > 1$ there is a triangle with sides, $x^4 + x^3 + 2x^2 + x + 1, 2x^3 + x^2 + 2x + 1, x^4 - 1.$
2023 Germany Team Selection Test, 3
Let $f(x)$ be a monic polynomial of degree $2023$ with positive integer coefficients.
Show that for any sufficiently large integer $N$ and any prime number $p>2023N$, the product
\[f(1)f(2)\dots f(N)\]
is at most $\binom{2023}{2}$ times divisible by $p$.
[i]Proposed by Ashwin Sah[/i]
2024 IMO, 1
Determine all real numbers $\alpha$ such that, for every positive integer $n,$ the integer
$$\lfloor\alpha\rfloor +\lfloor 2\alpha\rfloor +\cdots +\lfloor n\alpha\rfloor$$
is a multiple of $n.$ (Note that $\lfloor z\rfloor$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $z.$ For example, $\lfloor -\pi\rfloor =-4$ and $\lfloor 2\rfloor= \lfloor 2.9\rfloor =2.$)
[i]Proposed by Santiago Rodríguez, Colombia[/i]
1969 Poland - Second Round, 1
Prove that if the real numbers $ a, b, c, d $ satisfy the equations
$$
\; a^2 + b^2 = 1,\; c^2 + d^2 = 1, \; ac + bd = -\frac{1}{2},$$
then
$$a^2 + ac + c^2 = b^2 + bd + d^2.$$
KoMaL A Problems 2017/2018, A. 708
Let $S$ be a finite set of rational numbers. For each positive integer $k$, let $b_k=0$ if we can select $k$ (not necessarily distinct) numbers in $S$ whose sum is $0$, and $b_k=1$ otherwise. Prove that the binary number $0.b_1b_2b_3…$ is a rational number. Would this statement remain true if we allowed $S$ to be infinite?
2019 China Girls Math Olympiad, 6
Let $0\leq x_1\leq x_2\leq \cdots \leq x_n\leq 1 $ $(n\geq 2).$ Prove that $$\sqrt[n]{x_1x_2 \cdots x_n}+
\sqrt[n]{(1-x_1)(1-x_2)\cdots (1-x_n)}\leq \sqrt[n]{1-(x_1- x_n)^2}.$$