Olympiad problems

1995 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 6

Find all real parameters $p$ for which the equation $x^3 -2p(p+1)x^2+(p^4 +4p^3 -1)x-3p^3 = 0$ has three distinct real roots which are sides of a right triangle.

2023 USAMO, 3

Tags: AMC , USA(J)MO , USAMO , Hi

Consider an $n$-by-$n$ board of unit squares for some odd positive integer $n$. We say that a collection $C$ of identical dominoes is a [i]maximal grid-aligned configuration[/i] on the board if $C$ consists of $(n^2-1)/2$ dominoes where each domino covers exactly two neighboring squares and the dominoes don't overlap: $C$ then covers all but one square on the board. We are allowed to slide (but not rotate) a domino on the board to cover the uncovered square, resulting in a new maximal grid-aligned configuration with another square uncovered. Let $k(C)$ be the number of distinct maximal grid-aligned configurations obtainable from $C$ by repeatedly sliding dominoes. Find all possible values of $k(C)$ as a function of $n$. [i]Proposed by Holden Mui[/i]

2006 MOP Homework, 1

Tags: ceiling function , logarithms , combinatorics unsolved , combinatorics

Determine all positive real numbers $a$ such that there exists a positive integer $n$ and partition $A_1$, $A_2$, ..., $A_n$ of infinity sets of the set of the integers satisfying the following condition: for every set $A_i$, the positive difference of any pair of elements in $A_i$ is at least $a^i$.

2006 Cezar Ivănescu, 3

Tags: function , real analysis , FTC , leibniz-newton

[b]a)[/b] Let $ h:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ he a function that admits a primitive $ H $ such that the function $ h/H $ is constant. Prove that there is a real number $ \gamma $ such that $ h(x)=\gamma\cdot\exp \left( x\cdot\frac{h}{H} (x) \right) , $ for any real number $ x. $ [b]b)[/b] Find the functions $ f,g:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that admit the primitives $ F,G, $ respectively, that satisfy $ f=\frac{G+g}{2},g=\frac{F+f}{2} $ and $ f(0)=g(0)=0. $

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 718

Tags: calculus , integration , calculus computations

Find $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{2^n}\int_{-1}^1 (1-x)^2(1+x)^n dx\ (n\geq 1).$

2015 IMC, 10

Tags: college contests , Polynomials , Inequality , IMC2015

Let $n$ be a positive integer, and let $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ with integer coefficients. Prove that $$ \max_{0\le x\le1} \big|p(x)\big| > \frac1{e^n}. $$ Proposed by Géza Kós, Eötvös University, Budapest

2006 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , tetrahedron

Four spheres, each of radius $r$, lie inside a regular tetrahedron with side length $1$ such that each sphere is tangent to three faces of the tetrahedron and to the other three spheres. Find $r$.

2009 Romanian Master of Mathematics, 2

Tags: analytic geometry , modular arithmetic , combinatorics unsolved , combinatorics , number theory , combinatorial geometry

A set $ S$ of points in space satisfies the property that all pairwise distances between points in $ S$ are distinct. Given that all points in $ S$ have integer coordinates $ (x,y,z)$ where $ 1 \leq x,y, z \leq n,$ show that the number of points in $ S$ is less than $ \min \Big((n \plus{} 2)\sqrt {\frac {n}{3}}, n \sqrt {6}\Big).$ [i]Dan Schwarz, Romania[/i]

2004 Estonia National Olympiad, 4

Tags: divides , divisible , odd , number theory

Prove that the number $n^n-n$ is divisible by $24$ for any odd integer $n$.

2025 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 23

Tags: geometry , combinatorial geometry

Let us say that a subset $M$ of the plane contains a hole if there exists a disc not contained in $M$, but contained inside some polygon with the boundary lying in $M$. Can the plane be presented as a union of $n$ convex sets such that the union of any $n-1$ from them contains a hole? Proposed by: N.Spivak

2016 HMNT, 1

Tags: HMMT

If $a$ and $b$ satisfy the equations $a +\frac1b=4$ and $\frac1a+b=\frac{16}{15}$, determine the product of all possible values of $ab$.

2016 ASDAN Math Tournament, 8

Tags: 2016 , team test

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB=24$, $BC=30$, and $AC=36$. Point $M$ lies on $BC$ such that $BM=12$, and point $N$ lies on $AC$ such that $CN=20$. Let $X$ be the intersection of $AM$ and $BN$ and let line $CX$ intersect $AB$ at point $L$. Compute $$\frac{AX}{XM}+\frac{BX}{XN}+\frac{CX}{XL}.$$

2005 China Girls Math Olympiad, 8

Tags: geometry , rectangle , perimeter , geometry unsolved

Given an $ a \times b$ rectangle with $ a > b > 0,$ determine the minimum side of a square that covers the rectangle. (A square covers the rectangle if each point in the rectangle lies inside the square.)

2020 Cono Sur Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , butterfly theorem , cono sur , lines meeting at circmucircle , geometry solved

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle such that $AC<BC$ and $\omega$ its circumcircle. $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Points $F$ and $E$ are chosen in $AB$ and $BC$, respectively, such that $AC=CF$ and $EB=EF$. The line $AM$ intersects $\omega$ in $D\neq A$. The line $DE$ intersects the line $FM$ in $G$. Prove that $G$ lies on $\omega$.

2016 Postal Coaching, 3

Tags: algebra , polynomial

Call a non-constant polynomial [i]real[/i] if all its coecients are real. Let $P$ and $Q$ be polynomials with complex coefficients such that the composition $P \circ Q$ is real. Show that if the leading coefficient of $Q$ and its constant term are both real, then $P$ and $Q$ are real.

2024 Regional Competition For Advanced Students, 4

Tags: number theory , divisible , divides

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that $a(n) = n^5 +5^n$ is divisible by $11$ if and only if $b(n) = n^5 · 5^n +1$ is divisible by $11$. [i](Walther Janous)[/i]

1962 AMC 12/AHSME, 7

Tags: exterior angle

Let the bisectors of the exterior angles at $ B$ and $ C$ of triangle $ ABC$ meet at $ D.$ Then, if all measurements are in degrees, angle $ BDC$ equals: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {1}{2} (90 \minus{} A) \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 90 \minus{} A \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {1}{2} (180 \minus{} A) \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 180 \minus{} A \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 180 \minus{} 2A$

2016 Croatia Team Selection Test, Problem 3

Tags: geometry , geometry proposed , Circumcenter , midpoint , circumcircle

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$. Points $E$ and $F$ are chosen on segments $OB$ and $OC$ such that $BE = OF$. If $M$ is the midpoint of the arc $EOA$ and $N$ is the midpoint of the arc $AOF$, prove that $\sphericalangle ENO + \sphericalangle OMF = 2 \sphericalangle BAC$.

2023 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 10.5

Tags: geometry , Sharygin Geometry Olympiad , Sharygin 2023

The incircle of a triangle $ABC$ touches $BC$ at point $D$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of arc $\widehat{BAC}$ of the circumcircle, and $P$, $Q$ be the projections of $M$ to the external bisectors of angles $B$ and $C$ respectively. Prove that the line $PQ$ bisects $AD$.

1946 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 115

Tags: trigonometry , inequalities , acute

Prove that if $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are acute angles and $\alpha$ < $\beta$ , then $\frac{tan \alpha}{\alpha} < \frac{tan \beta}{\beta} $

2014 BMT Spring, 2

Tags: geometry , area of a triangle , areas

Suppose $ \vartriangle ABC$ is similar to $\vartriangle DEF$, with $ A$, $ B$, and $C$ corresponding to $D, E$, and $F$ respectively. If $\overline{AB} = \overline{EF}$, $\overline{BC} = \overline{FD}$, and $\overline{CA} = \overline{DE} = 2$, determine the area of $ \vartriangle ABC$.

2022 JHMT HS, 7

Tags: geometry , optimization , slope , 2022

Two rays emanate from the origin $O$ and form a $45^\circ$ angle in the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate plane. For some positive numbers $X$, $Y$, and $S$, the ray with the larger slope passes through point $A = (X, S)$, and the ray with the smaller slope passes through point $B = (S, Y)$. If $6X + 6Y + 5S = 600$, then determine the maximum possible area of $\triangle OAB$.