Olympiad problems

1985 Balkan MO, 1

In a given triangle $ABC$, $O$ is its circumcenter, $D$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $E$ is the centroid of the triangle $ACD$. Show that the lines $CD$ and $OE$ are perpendicular if and only if $AB=AC$.

2022 Iran MO (3rd Round), 3

Tags: algebra , complex number , absolute value

Prove that for natural number $n$ it's possible to find complex numbers $\omega_1,\omega_2,\cdots,\omega_n$ on the unit circle that $$\left\lvert\sum_{j=1}^{n}\omega_j\right\rvert=\left\lvert\sum_{j=1}^{n}\omega_j^2\right\rvert=n-1$$ iff $n=2$ occurs.

1958 February Putnam, A4

Tags: complex number

If $a_1 ,a_2 ,\ldots, a_n$ are complex numbers such that $$ |a_1| =|a_2 | =\cdots = |a_n| =r \ne 0,$$ and if $T_s$ denotes the sum of all products of these $n$ numbers taken $s$ at a time, prove that $$ \left| \frac{T_s }{T_{n-s}}\right| =r^{2s-n}$$ whenever the denominator of the left-hand side is different from $0$.

2022 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Tags: algebra , complex number , polynomial

Let $P(x) = x^4 + ax^3 + bx^2 + x$ be a polynomial with four distinct roots that lie on a circle in the complex plane. Prove that $ab\ne 9$.

2001 AMC 12/AHSME, 23

Tags: algebra , polynomial , quadratic , complex number

A polynomial of degree four with leading coefficient 1 and integer coefficients has two zeros, both of which are integers. Which of the following can also be a zero of the polynomial? $ \textbf{(A)} \ \frac {1 \plus{} i \sqrt {11}}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ \frac {1 \plus{} i}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ \frac {1}{2} \plus{} i \qquad \textbf{(D)} \ 1 \plus{} \frac {i}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \ \frac {1 \plus{} i \sqrt {13}}{2}$

2021 Romania National Olympiad, 1

Tags: complex number , algebra

Find the complex numbers $x,y,z$,with $\mid x\mid=\mid y\mid=\mid z\mid$,knowing that $x+y+z$ and $x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}$ are be real numbers.

2018 PUMaC Live Round, Misc. 2

Tags: complex number

What is the sum of the possible values for the complex number $a$ such that the coefficient of the $x^5$ term in the power series expansion of $\tfrac{x^3+ax^2+3x-4}{2x^2+ax+2}$ is $1?$

2019 CMIMC, 9

Tags: complex number , number theory , greatest common divisor

Let $a_0=29$, $b_0=1$ and $$a_{n+1} = a_n+a_{n-1}\cdot b_n^{2019}, \qquad b_{n+1}=b_nb_{n-1}$$ for $n\geq 1$. Determine the smallest positive integer $k$ for which $29$ divides $\gcd(a_k, b_k-1)$ whenever $a_1,b_1$ are positive integers and $29$ does not divide $b_1$.

2003 Alexandru Myller, 1

Tags: complex number , inequalities , algebra

Let be a natural number $ n, $ a positive real number $ \lambda , $ and a complex number $ z. $ Prove the following inequalities. $$ 0\le -\lambda +\frac{1}{n}\sum_{\stackrel{w\in\mathbb{C}}{w^n=1 }} \left| z-\lambda w \right|\le |z| $$ [i]Gheorghe Iurea[/i]

2004 Romania Team Selection Test, 16

Tags: inequalities , geometry , circumcircle , geometric transformation , homothety , parallelogram , complex number

Three circles $\mathcal{K}_1$, $\mathcal{K}_2$, $\mathcal{K}_3$ of radii $R_1,R_2,R_3$ respectively, pass through the point $O$ and intersect two by two in $A,B,C$. The point $O$ lies inside the triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ be the intersection points of the lines $AO,BO,CO$ with the sides $BC,CA,AB$ of the triangle $ABC$. Let $ \alpha = \frac {OA_1}{AA_1} $, $ \beta= \frac {OB_1}{BB_1} $ and $ \gamma = \frac {OC_1}{CC_1} $ and let $R$ be the circumradius of the triangle $ABC$. Prove that \[ \alpha R_1 + \beta R_2 + \gamma R_3 \geq R. \]

MathLinks Contest 1st, 2

Tags: complex number , inequalities , algebra

Let $m$ be the greatest number such that for any set of complex numbers having the sum of all modulus of all the elements $1$, there exists a subset having the modulus of the sum of the elements in the subset greater than $m$. Prove that $$\frac14 \le m \le \frac12.$$ (Optional Task for 3p) Find a smaller value for the RHS.

2003 Romania National Olympiad, 4

Tags: complex number , group theory , algebra , cyclic group

[b]a)[/b] Prove that the sum of all the elements of a finite union of sets of elements of finite cyclic subgroups of the group of complex numbers, is an integer number. [b]b)[/b] Show that there are finite union of sets of elements of finite cyclic subgroups of the group of complex numbers such that the sum of all its elements is equal to any given integer. [i]Paltin Ionescu[/i]

2006 Victor Vâlcovici, 2

Tags: complex number , complex number geometry , algebra

Prove that the affixes of three pairwise distinct complex numbers $ z_0,z_1,z_2 $ represent an isosceles triangle with right angle at $ z_0 $ if and only if $ \left( z_1-z_0 \right)^2 =-\left( z_2-z_0 \right)^2. $

2019 District Olympiad, 3

Tags: complex number , complex number geometry , algebra

Let $a,b,c$ be distinct complex numbers with $|a|=|b|=|c|=1.$ If $|a+b-c|^2+|b+c-a|^2+|c+a-b|^2=12,$ prove that the points of affixes $a,b,c$ are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.

Gheorghe Țițeica 2025, P1

Tags: complex number

Find all complex numbers $a,b,c\in\mathbb{C}^*$ such that $$|a\overline{b}+b\overline{c}+c\overline{a}|=|a|^2+|b|^2+|c|^2.$$ [i]Mihai Opincariu[/i]

2011 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Tags: hmmt , trigonometry , complex number

Let $z = \cos \frac{2\pi}{2011} + i\sin \frac{2\pi}{2011}$, and let \[ P(x) = x^{2008} + 3x^{2007} + 6x^{2006} + \cdots + \frac{2008 \cdot 2009}{2} x + \frac{2009 \cdot 2010}{2} \] for all complex numbers $x$. Evaluate $P(z)P(z^2)P(z^3) \cdots P(z^{2010})$.

2013 Purple Comet Problems, 20

Tags: ratio , geometric series , algebra , complex number

Let $z$ be a complex number satisfying $(z+\tfrac{1}{z})(z+\tfrac{1}{z}+1)=1$. Evaluate $(3z^{100}+\tfrac{2}{z^{100}}+1)(z^{100}+\tfrac{2}{z^{100}}+3)$.

2010 Postal Coaching, 2

Tags: quadratic , real analysis , complex number , algebra , polynomial , sum of roots , number theory

Find all non-negative integers $m,n,p,q$ such that \[ p^mq^n = (p+q)^2 +1 . \]

2012 Online Math Open Problems, 49

Tags: algebra , polynomial , induction , calculus , derivative , complex number

Find the magnitude of the product of all complex numbers $c$ such that the recurrence defined by $x_1 = 1$, $x_2 = c^2 - 4c + 7$, and $x_{n+1} = (c^2 - 2c)^2 x_n x_{n-1} + 2x_n - x_{n-1}$ also satisfies $x_{1006} = 2011$. [i]Author: Alex Zhu[/i]

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 12

Tags: complex number , geometry

Suppose $z$ is a complex number with positive imaginary part, with real part greater than $1$, and with $|z| = 2$. In the complex plane, the four points $0$, $z$, $z^{2}$, and $z^{3}$ are the vertices of a quadrilateral with area $15$. What is the imaginary part of $z$? $\textbf{(A)}~\displaystyle\frac{3}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}~1\qquad\textbf{(C)}~\displaystyle\frac{4}{3}\qquad\textbf{(D)}~\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(E)}~\displaystyle\frac{5}{3}$

2025 District Olympiad, P3

Tags: function , complex number , functional equation , algebra

Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{C}\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ such that $$|wf(z)+zf(w)|=2|zw|$$ for all $w,z\in\mathbb{C}$.

2024 IMC, 1

Tags: complex number

Determine all pairs $(a,b) \in \mathbb{C} \times \mathbb{C}$ of complex numbers satisfying $|a|=|b|=1$ and $a+b+a\overline{b} \in \mathbb{R}$.

2007 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Tags: vieta , algebra , polynomial , quadratic , complex number , system of equations

The complex numbers $\alpha_1$, $\alpha_2$, $\alpha_3$, and $\alpha_4$ are the four distinct roots of the equation $x^4+2x^3+2=0$. Determine the unordered set \[\{\alpha_1\alpha_2+\alpha_3\alpha_4,\alpha_1\alpha_3+\alpha_2\alpha_4,\alpha_1\alpha_4+\alpha_2\alpha_3\}.\]

2021 BMT, 14

Tags: algebra , complex number

Let $r_1, r_2, ..., r_{47}$ be the roots of $x^{47} - 1 = 0$. Compute $$\sum^{47}_{i=1}r^{2020}_i .$$

2015 Iran MO (3rd round), 4

Tags: algebra , polynomial , complex number

$p(x)\in \mathbb{C}[x]$ is a polynomial such that: $\forall z\in \mathbb{C}, |z|=1\Longrightarrow p(z)\in \mathbb{R}$ Prove that $p(x)$ is constant.