Olympiad problems

2008 AMC 8, 13

Tags: factorial

Mr. Harman needs to know the combined weight in pounds of three boxes he wants to mail. However, the only available scale is not accurate for weights less than $100$ pounds or more than $150$ pounds. So the boxes are weighed in pairs in every possible way. The results are $122$, $125$ and $127$ pounds. What is the combined weight in pounds of the three boxes? $\textbf{(A)}\ 160\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 170\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 187\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 195\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 354$

2016 Purple Comet Problems, 6

Tags: Purple Comet

The following diagram shows a square where each side has seven dots that divide the side into six equal segments. All the line segments that connect these dots that form a $45^{\circ}$ angle with a side of the square are drawn as shown. The area of the shaded region is 75. Find the area of the original square. [center][img]https://i.snag.gy/Jzx9Fn.jpg[/img][/center]

1993 Irish Math Olympiad, 4

Tags: algebra , polynomial , algebra proposed

Let $ f(x)\equal{}x^n\plus{}a_{n\minus{}1} x^{n\minus{}1}\plus{}...\plus{}a_0$ $ (n \ge 1)$ be a polynomial with real coefficients such that $ |f(0)|\equal{}f(1)$ and each root $ \alpha$ of $ f$ is real and lies in the interval $ [0,1]$. Prove that the product of the roots does not exceed $ \frac{1}{2^n}$.

2023 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification, 1

Tags: combinatorics

There are two imposters and seven crewmates on Polus. How many ways are there for the nine people to split into three groups of three, such that each group has at least two crewmates? Assume that the two imposters and seven crewmates are all distinguishable from each other, but that the three groups are not distinguishable from each other.

2014 PUMaC Geometry A, 8

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , trigonometry , cyclic quadrilateral

$ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral with circumcenter $O$ and circumradius $7$. $AB$ intersects $CD$ at $E$, $DA$ intersects $CB$ at $F$. $OE=13$, $OF=14$. Let $\cos\angle FOE=\dfrac pq$, with $p$, $q$ coprime. Find $p+q$.

2022 May Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry , isosceles

Vero had an isosceles triangle made of paper. Using scissors, he divided it into three smaller triangles and painted them blue, red and green. Having done so, he observed that: $\bullet$ with the blue triangle and the red triangle an isosceles triangle can be formed, $\bullet$ with the blue triangle and the green triangle an isosceles triangle can be formed, $\bullet$ with the red triangle and the green triangle an isosceles triangle can be formed. Show what Vero's triangle looked like and how he might have made the cuts to make this situation be possible.

1949-56 Chisinau City MO, 55

Tags: algebra , equation

Find the real roots of the equation $$(5-x)^4+ (x-2)^ 4 = 17$$ and the real roots of a more general equation $$(a - x) ^4+ (x - b)^4 = c$$

2009 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 4

Tags: algebra , polynomial , algebra proposed

Let $ n\ge 3$ be a natural number. Find all nonconstant polynomials with real coeficcietns $ f_{1}\left(x\right),f_{2}\left(x\right),\ldots,f_{n}\left(x\right)$, for which \[ f_{k}\left(x\right)f_{k+ 1}\left(x\right) = f_{k +1}\left(f_{k + 2}\left(x\right)\right), \quad 1\le k\le n,\] for every real $ x$ (with $ f_{n +1}\left(x\right)\equiv f_{1}\left(x\right)$ and $ f_{n + 2}\left(x\right)\equiv f_{2}\left(x\right)$).

2005 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 1

Tags: symmetry , geometry , perpendicular bisector , power of a point , radical axis , geometry solved

Let the triangle $ABC$ with $BC$ the smallest side. Let $P$ on ($AB$) such that angle $PCB$ equals angle $BAC$. and $Q$ on side ($AC$) such that angle $QBC$ equals angle $BAC$. Show that the line passing through the circumenters of triangles $ABC$ and $APQ$ is perpendicular on $BC$.

2004 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , trigonometry , angle bisector , geometry proposed

The $A$-excircle of a triangle $ABC$ touches the side $BC$ at the point $K$ and the extended side $AB$ at the point $L$. The $B$-excircle touches the lines $BA$ and $BC$ at the points $M$ and $N$, respectively. The lines $KL$ and $MN$ meet at the point $X$. Show that the line $CX$ bisects the angle $ACN$.

1991 AIME Problems, 7

Tags: quadratics , algebra , function , domain , ratio , AMC , AIME

Find $A^2$, where $A$ is the sum of the absolute values of all roots of the following equation: \begin{eqnarray*}x &=& \sqrt{19} + \frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{x}}}}}}}}}\end{eqnarray*}

2010 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

Tags: AMC

The average of the numbers $ 1,2,3,...,98,99$, and $ x$ is $ 100x$. What is $ x$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{49}{101} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{50}{101} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac12 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{51}{101} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{50}{99}$

2005 Irish Math Olympiad, 2

Tags: combinatorics unsolved , combinatorics

Using the digits: $ 1,2,3,4,5,$ players $ A$ and $ B$ compose a $ 2005$-digit number $ N$ by selecting one digit at a time: $ A$ selects the first digit, $ B$ the second, $ A$ the third and so on. Player $ A$ wins if and only if $ N$ is divisible by $ 9$. Who will win if both players play as well as possible?

2006 China Girls Math Olympiad, 4

Tags: combinatorics unsolved , combinatorics

$8$ people participate in a party. (1) Among any $5$ people there are $3$ who pairwise know each other. Prove that there are $4$ people who paiwise know each other. (2) If Among any $6$ people there are $3$ who pairwise know each other, then can we find $4$ people who pairwise know each other?

2013 Iran Team Selection Test, 13

Tags: geometry , geometric transformation , reflection , parallelogram , perimeter , homothety , ratio

$P$ is an arbitrary point inside acute triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ be the reflections of point $P$ with respect to sides $BC,CA,AB$. Prove that the centroid of triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ lies inside triangle $ABC$.

1999 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 2

Tags: geometry

Consider, on a plane, the triangle $ ABC, $ vectors $ \vec x,\vec y,\vec z, $ real variable $ \lambda >0 $ and $ M,N,P $ such that $$ \left\{\begin{matrix} \overrightarrow{AM}=\lambda\cdot\vec x\\\overrightarrow{AN}=\lambda\cdot\vec y \\\overrightarrow{AP}=\lambda\cdot\vec z \end{matrix}\right. . $$ Find the locus of the center of mass of $ MNP. $ [i]Dan Brânzei and Gheorghe Iurea[/i]

2011 Postal Coaching, 5

Tags: inequalities , logarithms , inequalities unsolved

Let $<a_n>$ be a sequence of non-negative real numbers such that $a_{m+n} \le a_m +a_n$ for all $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$. Prove that \[\sum_{k=1}^{N} \frac{a_k}{k^2}\ge \frac{a_N}{4N}\ln N\] for any $N \in \mathbb{N}$, where $\ln$ denotes the natural logarithm.

1952 AMC 12/AHSME, 35

Tags: LaTeX

With a rational denominator, the expression $ \frac {\sqrt {2}}{\sqrt {2} \plus{} \sqrt {3} \minus{} \sqrt {5}}$ is equivalent to: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {3 \plus{} \sqrt {6} \plus{} \sqrt {15}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac {\sqrt {6} \minus{} 2 \plus{} \sqrt {10}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac {2 \plus{} \sqrt {6} \plus{} \sqrt {10}}{10}$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {2 \plus{} \sqrt {6} \minus{} \sqrt {10}}{6} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$

2000 Switzerland Team Selection Test, 13

Tags: geometry , incircle , Concyclic

The incircle of a triangle $ABC$ touches the sides $AB,BC,CA$ at points $D,E,F$ respectively. Let $P$ be an internal point of triangle $ABC$ such that the incircle of triangle $ABP$ touches $AB$ at $D$ and the sides $AP$ and $BP$ at $Q$ and $R$. Prove that the points $E,F,R,Q$ lie on a circle.

2024 Iran Team Selection Test, 7

Tags: geometry

Let $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle C'B'A$ be two congruent triangles ( with this order and orient. ). Define point $M$ as the midpoint of segment $AB$ and suppose that the extension of $CB'$ from $B'$ passes trough $M$ , if $F$ be a point on the smaller arc $MC$ of circumcircle of triangle $\triangle BMC$ such that $\angle FB'A=90$ and $\angle C'CB' \neq 90$ , then prove that $\angle B'C'C=\angle CAF$. [i]Proposed by Alireza Dadgarnia[/i]

2015 Iran Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: number theory

Let $ b_1<b_2<b_3<\dots $ be the sequence of all natural numbers which are sum of squares of two natural numbers. Prove that there exists infinite natural numbers like $m$ which $b_{m+1}-b_m=2015$ .

Math Hour Olympiad, Grades 8-10, 2014.2

Tags: Math Hour Olympiad

A complete set of the Encyclopedia of Mathematics has $10$ volumes. There are ten mathematicians in Mathemagic Land, and each of them owns two volumes of the Encyclopedia. Together they own two complete sets. Show that there is a way for each mathematician to donate one book to the library such that the library receives a complete set.

1971 IMO, 2

Tags: geometry , polyhedron , 3D geometry , combinatorial geometry , Volume , IMO , IMO 1971

Let $P_1$ be a convex polyhedron with vertices $A_1,A_2,\ldots,A_9$. Let $P_i$ be the polyhedron obtained from $P_1$ by a translation that moves $A_1$ to $A_i$. Prove that at least two of the polyhedra $P_1,P_2,\ldots,P_9$ have an interior point in common.

2006 AIME Problems, 13

Tags: function , AMC

For each even positive integer $x$, let $g(x)$ denote the greatest power of $2$ that divides $x$. For example, $g(20)=4$ and $g(16)=16$. For each positive integer $n$, let $S_n=\sum_{k=1}^{2^{n-1}}g(2k).$ Find the greatest integer $n$ less than $1000$ such that $S_n$ is a perfect square.

2018 PUMaC Live Round, 7.3

Tags: PuMAC , Live Round

Kite $ABCD$ has right angles at $B$ and $D$, and $AB<BC$. Points $E\in AB$ and $F\in AD$ satisfy $AE=4$, $EF=7$, and $FA=5$. If $AB=8$ and points $X$ lies outside $ABCD$ while satisfying $XE-XF=1$ and $XE+XF+2XA=23$, then $XA$ may be written as $\tfrac{a-b\sqrt{c}}{d}$ for $a,b,c,d$ positive integers with $\gcd(a^2,b^2,c,d^2)=1$ and $c$ squarefree. Find $a+b+c+d$.