Olympiad problems

2021 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament., 3

Tags: geometry

Triangle $ABC$ has a right angle at $C$, and $D$ is the foot of the altitude from $C$ to $AB$. Points $L, M,$ and $N$ are the midpoints of segments $AD, DC,$ and $CA,$ respectively. If $CL = 7$ and $BM = 12,$ compute $BN^2$.

2021 AMC 10 Fall, 5

Tags: AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A

The six-digit number $\underline{2}\,\underline{0}\,\underline{2}\,\underline{1}\,\underline{0}\,\underline{A}$ is prime for only one digit $A.$ What is $A?$ $(\textbf{A})\: 1\qquad(\textbf{B}) \: 3\qquad(\textbf{C}) \: 5 \qquad(\textbf{D}) \: 7\qquad(\textbf{E}) \: 9$

2000 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 1

Tags: algebra , polynomial , algebra unsolved

Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients such that \[P(x)P(x + 1) = P(x^2), \quad \forall x \in \mathbb R.\]

2007 Polish MO Finals, 3

Tags: induction , combinatorics proposed , combinatorics , chess

3. Plane is divided with horizontal and vertical lines into unit squares. Into each square we write a positive integer so that each positive integer appears exactly once. Determine whether it is possible to write numbers in such a way, that each written number is a divisor of a sum of its four neighbours.

2024 Israel Olympic Revenge, P3

Tags: olympic revenge , combinatorics

In La-La-Land there are 5784 cities. Alpaca chooses for each pair of cities to either build a road or a river between them, and additionally she places a fish in each city to defend it. Subsequently Bear chooses a city to start his trip. At first, he chooses whether to take his trip in a car or in a boat. A boat can sail through rivers but not drive on roads, and a car can drive on roads but not sail through rivers. When Bear enters a city he takes the fish defending it, and consequently the city collapses and he can't return to it again. What is the maximum number of fish Bear can guarantee himself, regardless of the construction of the paths? Remarks: Bear takes a fish also from the city he begins his trip from (and the city collapses). All roads and rivers are two-way.

2007 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 6

Tags: angles , trinomial , Quadratic

The lengths of the sides $a, b$ and $c$ of a right triangle satisfy the relations $a <b <c$, and $\alpha$ is the measure of the smallest angle of the triangle. For which real values $k$ the equation $ax^2 + bx + kc = 0$ has real solutions for any measure of the angle $\alpha$ not exceeding $18^o$

2007 F = Ma, 26

Tags: analytic geometry , graphing lines , slope , trigonometry , rotation

A sled loaded with children starts from rest and slides down a snowy $25^\circ$ (with respect to the horizontal) incline traveling $85$ meters in $17$ seconds. Ignore air resistance. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the sled and the slope? $ \textbf {(A) } 0.36 \qquad \textbf {(B) } 0.40 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 0.43 \qquad \textbf {(D) } 1.00 \qquad \textbf {(E) } 2.01 $

2014 South East Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: ratio , combinatorics

Let $n\geq 4$ be a positive integer.Out of $n$ people,each of two individuals play table tennis game(every game has a winner).Find the minimum value of $n$,such that for any possible outcome of the game,there always exist an ordered four people group $(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},a_{4})$,such that the person $a_{i}$ wins against $a_{j}$ for any $1\leq i<j\leq 4$

1992 China National Olympiad, 2

Tags: inequalities , quadratics , inequalities unsolved

Given nonnegative real numbers $x_1,x_2,\dots ,x_n$, let $a=min\{x_1, x_2,\dots ,x_n\}$. Prove that the following inequality holds: \[ \sum^{n}_{i=1}\dfrac{1+x_i}{1+x_{i+1}}\le n+\dfrac{1}{(1+a)^2}\sum^{n}_{i=1}(x_i-a)^2 \quad\quad (x_{n+1}=x_1),\] and equality occurs if and only if $x_1=x_2=\dots =x_n$.

2010 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , Locus , circle

Two points $A$ and $B$ are given. Find the locus of points $C$ such that triangle $ABC$ can be covered by a circle with radius $1$. (Arseny Akopyan)