Olympiad problems

2007 Indonesia TST, 1

Let $ a,b,c$ be real numbers. Prove that $ (ab\plus{}bc\plus{}ca\minus{}1)^2 \le (a^2\plus{}1)(b^2\plus{}1)(c^2\plus{}1)$.

2023 China Team Selection Test, P6

Tags: algebra , China TST

Prove that: (1) In the complex plane, each line (except for the real axis) that crosses the origin has at most one point ${z}$, satisfy $$\frac {1+z^{23}}{z^{64}}\in\mathbb R.$$ (2) For any non-zero complex number ${a}$ and any real number $\theta$, the equation $1+z^{23}+az^{64}=0$ has roots in $$S_{\theta}=\left\{ z\in\mathbb C\mid\operatorname{Re}(ze^{-i\theta })\geqslant |z|\cos\frac{\pi}{20}\right\}.$$ [i]Proposed by Yijun Yao[/i]

VI Soros Olympiad 1999 - 2000 (Russia), 10.5

Tags: algebra , polynomial

Prove that the polynomial $x^{1999}+x^{1998}+...+x^3+x^2+ax+b$ for any real values of the coefficients $a>b>0$ does not have an integer root.

2016 Azerbaijan Junior Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: number theory

In decimal representation $$\text {34!=295232799039a041408476186096435b0000000}.$$ Find the numbers $a$ and $b$.

2017 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry

10.5 Let $BB'$, $CC'$ be the altitudes of an acute triangle $ABC$. Two circles through $A$ and $C'$ are tangent to $BC$ at points $P$ and $Q$. Prove that $A, B', P, Q$ are concyclic.

2023 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, P2

Tags: geometry , TST

Given is a triangle $ABC$. Let the points $P$ and $Q$ be on the sides $AB, AC$, respectively, so that $AP=AQ$, and $PQ$ passes through the incenter $I$. Let $(BPI)$ meet $(CQI)$ at $M$, $PM$ meets $BI$ at $D$ and $QM$ meets $CI$ at $E$. Prove that the line $MI$ passes through the midpoint of $DE$.

2021 Baltic Way, 4

Tags: algebra , algebra proposed

Let $\Gamma$ be a circle in the plane and $S$ be a point on $\Gamma$. Mario and Luigi drive around the circle $\Gamma$ with their go-karts. They both start at $S$ at the same time. They both drive for exactly $6$ minutes at constant speed counterclockwise around the circle. During these $6$ minutes, Luigi makes exactly one lap around $\Gamma$ while Mario, who is three times as fast, makes three laps. While Mario and Luigi drive their go-karts, Princess Daisy positions herself such that she is always exactly in the middle of the chord between them. When she reaches a point she has already visited, she marks it with a banana. How many points in the plane, apart from $S$, are marked with a banana by the end of the $6$ minutes.

2017 Turkey Junior National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry

In a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ whose diagonals intersect at point $E$, the equalities$$\dfrac{|AB|}{|CD|}=\dfrac{|BC|}{|AD|}=\sqrt{\dfrac{|BE|}{|ED|}}$$hold. Prove that $ABCD$ is either a paralellogram or a cyclic quadrilateral

Maryland University HSMC part II, 2023.4

Tags: geometry , trigonometry , ratio , similar triangles

Assume every side length of a triangle $ABC$ is more than $2$ and two of its angles are given by $\angle ABC = 57^\circ$ and $ACB = 63^\circ$. Point $P$ is chosen on side $BC$ with $BP:PC = 2:1$. Points $M,N$ are chosen on sides $AB$ and $AC$, respectively so that $BM = 2$ and $CN = 1$. Let $Q$ be the point on segment $MN$ for which $MQ:QN = 2:1$. Find the value of $PQ$. Your answer must be in simplest form.

2017 CCA Math Bonanza, I15

Tags: geometry , circumcircle

Let $ABC$, $AB<AC$ be an acute triangle inscribed in circle $\Gamma$ with center $O$. The altitude from $A$ to $BC$ intersects $\Gamma$ again at $A_1$. $OA_1$ intersects $BC$ at $A_2$ Similarly define $B_1$, $B_2$, $C_1$, and $C_2$. Then $B_2C_2=2\sqrt{2}$. If $B_2C_2$ intersects $AA_2$ at $X$ and $BC$ at $Y$, then $XB_2=2$ and $YB_2=k$. Find $k^2$. [i]2017 CCA Math Bonanza Individual Round #15[/i]

2022 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 1

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If $f(x)=x^4+4x^3+7x^2+6x+2022$, compute $f'(3)$.

1999 Estonia National Olympiad, 4

Tags: Vectors , altitudes , median , geometry

For the given triangle $ABC$, prove that a point $X$ on the side $AB$ satisfies the condition $\overrightarrow{XA} \cdot\overrightarrow{XB} +\overrightarrow{XC} \cdot \overrightarrow{XC} = \overrightarrow{CA} \cdot \overrightarrow{CB} $, iff $X$ is the basepoint of the altitude or median of the triangle $ABC$.

2025 India STEMS Category C, 3

Tags: functional equation

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}$, \[xf(y+x)+(y+x)f(y)=f(x^2+y^2)+2f(xy)\] [i]Proposed by Aritra Mondal[/i]

2013 NIMO Problems, 3

Tags: geometry , parallelogram , geometric transformation , reflection

Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Prove that there exists a unique point $P$ for which one can find points $D$, $E$ and $F$ such that the quadrilaterals $APBF$, $BPCD$, $CPAE$, $EPFA$, $FPDB$, and $DPEC$ are all parallelograms. [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]

2018 ITAMO, 1

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry

$1.$A bottle in the shape of a cone lies on its base. Water is poured into the bottle until its level reaches a distance of 8 centimeters from the vertex of the cone (measured vertically). We now turn the bottle upside down without changing the amount of water it contains; This leaves an empty space in the upper part of the cone that is 2 centimeters high. Find the height of the bottle.

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 32

Tags: geometry , power of a point , AMC , circle , AMC 12

The length $l$ of a tangent, drawn from a point $A$ to a circle, is $\frac43$ of the radius $r$. The (shortest) distance from $A$ to the circle is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{2}r \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ r\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{2}l\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac23l \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{a value between r and l.} $

2023 Korea Summer Program Practice Test, P5

Tags: combinatorics

For a positive integer $n$, $n$ vertices which have $10000$ written on them exist on a plane. For $3$ vertices that are collinear and are written positive numbers on them, denote procedure $P$ as subtracting $1$ from the outer vertices and adding $2023$ to the inner vertical. Show that procedure $P$ cannot be repeated infinitely.

2021 Indonesia TST, C

Tags: combinatorics

In a country, there are $2018$ cities, some of which are connected by roads. Each city is connected to at least three other cities. It is possible to travel from any city to any other city using one or more roads. For each pair of cities, consider the shortest route between these two cities. What is the greatest number of roads that can be on such a shortest route?

2009 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 472

Tags: calculus , integration , conics , parabola , geometry , analytic geometry , calculus computations

Given a line segment $ PQ$ moving on the parabola $ y \equal{} x^2$ with end points on the parabola. The area of the figure surrounded by $ PQ$ and the parabola is always equal to $ \frac {4}{3}$. Find the equation of the locus of the mid point $ M$ of $ PQ$.

1968 Putnam, A1

Tags: integration , algebra , polynomial , Putnam , calculus , college contests

Prove $ \ \ \ \frac{22}{7}\minus{}\pi \equal{}\int_0^1 \frac{x^4(1\minus{}x)^4}{1\plus{}x^2}\ dx$.

1998 South africa National Olympiad, 3

Tags: trigonometry , geometry unsolved , geometry

$A,\ B,\ C,\ D,\ E$ and $F$ lie (in that order) on the circumference of a circle. The chords $AD,\ BE$ and $CF$ are concurrent. $P,\ Q$ and $R$ are the midpoints of $AD,\ BE$ and $CF$ respectively. Two further chords $AG \parallel BE$ and $AH \parallel CF$ are drawn. Show that $PQR$ is similar to $DGH$.

2022 CHMMC Winter (2022-23), 4

Tags: combinatorics

Gus is an inhabitant on an $11$ by $11$ grid of squares. He can walk from one square to an adjacent square (vertically or horizontally) in $1$ unit of time. There are also two vents on the grid, one at the top left and one at the bottom right. If Gus is at one vent, he can teleport to the other vent in $0.5$ units of time. Let an ordered pair of squares $(a,b)$ on the grid be [i]sus [/i] if the fastest path from $a$ to $b$ requires Gus to teleport between vents. Walking on top of a vent does not count as teleporting between vents. What is the total number of ordered pairs of squares that are [i]sus[/i]? Note that the pairs $(a_1,b_1)$ and $(a_2,b_2)$ are considered distinct if and only if $a_1 \ne a_2$ or $b_1 \ne b_2$.

2015 Math Prize for Girls Problems, 12

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A [i]permutation[/i] of a finite set is a one-to-one function from the set onto itself. A [i]cycle[/i] in a permutation $P$ is a nonempty sequence of distinct items $x_1$, $\ldots\,$, $x_n$ such that $P(x_1) = x_2$, $P(x_2) = x_3$, $\ldots\,$, $P(x_n) = x_1$. Note that we allow the 1-cycle $x_1$ where $P(x_1) = x_1$ and the 2-cycle $x_1, x_2$ where $P(x_1) = x_2$ and $P(x_2) = x_1$. Every permutation of a finite set splits the set into a finite number of disjoint cycles. If this number equals 2, then the permutation is called [i]bi-cyclic[/i]. Compute the number of bi-cyclic permutations of the 7-element set formed by the letters of "PROBLEM".

2008 Germany Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: algebra , polynomial , inequalities , algebra unsolved

Find all real polynomials $ f$ with $ x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ 2 y f(x \plus{} y) \plus{} (x \minus{} y)(f(x) \plus{} f(y)) \geq 0. \]

1983 Miklós Schweitzer, 1

Tags: floor function , combinatorics proposed , combinatorics

Given $ n$ points in a line so that any distance occurs at most twice, show that the number of distance occurring exactly once is at least $ \lfloor n/2 \rfloor$. [i]V. T. Sos, L. Szekely[/i]