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There are $ n$ students; each student knows exactly $d $ girl students and $d $ boy students ("knowing" is a symmetric relation). Find all pairs $ (n,d) $ of integers .
Let a set $S$ of 2004 points in the plane be given, no three of which are collinear. Let ${\cal L}$ denote the set of all lines (extended indefinitely in both directions) determined by pairs of points from the set. Show that it is possible to colour the points of $S$ with at most two colours, such that for any points $p,q$ of $S$, the number of lines in ${\cal L}$ which separate $p$ from $q$ is odd if and only if $p$ and $q$ have the same colour. Note: A line $\ell$ separates two points $p$ and $q$ if $p$ and $q$ lie on opposite sides of $\ell$ with neither point on $\ell$.
Let $m,n,a_1,a_2,\dots,a_n$ be positive integers and $r$ be a real number. Prove that the equation \[\lfloor a_1x\rfloor+\lfloor a_2x\rfloor+\cdots+\lfloor a_nx\rfloor=sx+r\] has exactly $ms$ solutions in $x$, where $s=a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n+\frac1m$. [i]Linus Tang[/i]
Two players play a card game. They have a deck of $n$ distinct cards. About any two cards from the deck know which of them has a different (in this case, if $A$ beats $B$, and $B$ beats $C$, then it may be that $C$ beats $A$). The deck is split between players in an arbitrary manner. In each turn the players over the top card from his deck and one whose card has a card from another player takes both cards and puts them to the bottom of your deck in any order of their discretion. Prove that for any initial distribution of cards, the players can with knowing the location agree and act so that one of the players left without a card. [i]E. Lakshtanov[/i]
Fix an integer $n\geq4$. Let $C_n$ be the collection of all $n$–point configurations in the plane, every three points of which span a triangle of area strictly greater than $1.$ For each configuration $C\in C_n$ let $f(n,C)$ be the maximal size of a subconfiguration of $C$ subject to the condition that every pair of distinct points has distance strictly greater than $2.$ Determine the minimum value $f(n)$ which $f(n,C)$ achieves as $C$ runs through $C_n.$ [i]Radu Bumbăcea and Călin Popescu[/i]
Let $N$ be a positive integer, and consider an $N \times N$ grid. A [i]right-down path[/i] is a sequence of grid cells such that each cell is either one cell to the right of or one cell below the previous cell in the sequence. A [i]right-up path[/i] is a sequence of grid cells such that each cell is either one cell to the right of or one cell above the previous cell in the sequence. Prove that the cells of the $N \times N$ grid cannot be partitioned into less than $N$ right-down or right-up paths. For example, the following partition of the $5 \times 5$ grid uses $5$ paths. [asy] size(4cm); draw((5,-1)--(0,-1)--(0,-2)--(5,-2)--(5,-3)--(0,-3)--(0,-4)--(5,-4),gray+linewidth(0.5)+miterjoin); draw((1,-5)--(1,0)--(2,0)--(2,-5)--(3,-5)--(3,0)--(4,0)--(4,-5),gray+linewidth(0.5)+miterjoin); draw((0,0)--(5,0)--(5,-5)--(0,-5)--cycle,black+linewidth(2.5)+miterjoin); draw((0,-1)--(3,-1)--(3,-2)--(1,-2)--(1,-4)--(4,-4)--(4,-3)--(2,-3)--(2,-2),black+linewidth(2.5)+miterjoin); draw((3,0)--(3,-1),black+linewidth(2.5)+miterjoin); draw((1,-4)--(1,-5),black+linewidth(2.5)+miterjoin); draw((4,-3)--(4,-1)--(5,-1),black+linewidth(2.5)+miterjoin); [/asy] [i]Proposed by Zixiang Zhou, Canada[/i]
Suppose $ \,G\,$ is a connected graph with $ \,k\,$ edges. Prove that it is possible to label the edges $ 1,2,\ldots ,k\,$ in such a way that at each vertex which belongs to two or more edges, the greatest common divisor of the integers labeling those edges is equal to 1. [b]Note: Graph-Definition[/b]. A [b]graph[/b] consists of a set of points, called vertices, together with a set of edges joining certain pairs of distinct vertices. Each pair of vertices $ \,u,v\,$ belongs to at most one edge. The graph $ G$ is connected if for each pair of distinct vertices $ \,x,y\,$ there is some sequence of vertices $ \,x \equal{} v_{0},v_{1},v_{2},\cdots ,v_{m} \equal{} y\,$ such that each pair $ \,v_{i},v_{i \plus{} 1}\;(0\leq i < m)\,$ is joined by an edge of $ \,G$.
Find the maximal value of \[S = \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{b+7}} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{b}{c+7}} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{c}{d+7}} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{d}{a+7}},\] where $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ are nonnegative real numbers which satisfy $a+b+c+d = 100$. [i]Proposed by Evan Chen, Taiwan[/i]
In some country several pairs of cities are connected by direct two-way flights. It is possible to go from any city to any other by a sequence of flights. The distance between two cities is defined to be the least possible numbers of flights required to go from one of them to the other. It is known that for any city there are at most $100$ cities at distance exactly three from it. Prove that there is no city such that more than $2550$ other cities have distance exactly four from it.
Let $A$ be a subset of $\{2,3, \ldots, 28 \}$ such that if $a \in A$, then the residue obtained when we divide $a^2$ by $29$ also belongs to $A$. Find the minimum possible value of $|A|$.
Geoff has an infinite stock of sweets, which come in $n$ flavours. He arbitrarily distributes some of the sweets amongst $n$ children (a child can get sweets of any subset of all flavours, including the empty set). Call a distribution $k-\textit{nice}$ if every group of $k$ children together has sweets in at least $k$ flavours. Find all subsets $S$ of $\{ 1, 2, \dots, n \}$ such that if a distribution of sweets is $s$-nice for all $s \in S$, then it is $s$-nice for all $s \in \{ 1, 2, \dots, n \}$. [i]Proposed by Kyle Hess, USA[/i]
Let $n\geqslant 2$ be a positive integer. Paul has a $1\times n^2$ rectangular strip consisting of $n^2$ unit squares, where the $i^{\text{th}}$ square is labelled with $i$ for all $1\leqslant i\leqslant n^2$. He wishes to cut the strip into several pieces, where each piece consists of a number of consecutive unit squares, and then [i]translate[/i] (without rotating or flipping) the pieces to obtain an $n\times n$ square satisfying the following property: if the unit square in the $i^{\text{th}}$ row and $j^{\text{th}}$ column is labelled with $a_{ij}$, then $a_{ij}-(i+j-1)$ is divisible by $n$. Determine the smallest number of pieces Paul needs to make in order to accomplish this.
On each of the cards written in $2013$ by number, all of these $2013$ numbers are different. The cards are turned down by numbers. In a single move is allowed to point out the ten cards and in return will report one of the numbers written on them (do not know what). For what most $w$ guaranteed to be able to find $w$ cards for which we know what numbers are written on each of them?
Let $n$ be an even positive integer. Show that there is a permutation $\left(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots,x_{n}\right)$ of $\left(1,\,2,\,\ldots,n\right)$ such that for every $i\in\left\{1,\ 2,\ ...,\ n\right\}$, the number $x_{i+1}$ is one of the numbers $2x_{i}$, $2x_{i}-1$, $2x_{i}-n$, $2x_{i}-n-1$. Hereby, we use the cyclic subscript convention, so that $x_{n+1}$ means $x_{1}$.
Fix positive integers $k,n$. A candy vending machine has many different colours of candy, where there are $2n$ candies of each colour. A couple of kids each buys from the vending machine $2$ candies of different colours. Given that for any $k+1$ kids there are two kids who have at least one colour of candy in common, find the maximum number of kids.
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $a^2<bc$. Prove that $b^3+ac^2>ab(a+c)$.
For positive integers $p$, $q$ and $r$ we are given $p \cdot q \cdot r$ unit cubes. We drill a hole along the space diagonal of each of these cubes and then tie them to a very thin thread of length $p \cdot q \cdot r \cdot \sqrt{3}$ like a string of pearls. We now want to construct a cuboid of side lengths $p$, $q$ and $r$ out of the cubes, without tearing the thread. a) For which numbers $p$, $q$ and $r$ is this possible? b) For which numbers $p$, $q$ and $r$ is this possible in a way such that both ends of the thread coincide?
Let $n>2$ be an integer. A deck contains $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ cards,numbered \[1,2,3,\cdots , \frac{n(n-1)}{2}\] Two cards form a [i]magic pair[/i] if their numbers are consecutive , or if their numbers are $1$ and $\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$. For which $n$ is it possible to distribute the cards into $n$ stacks in such a manner that, among the cards in any two stacks , there is exactly one [i]magic pair[/i]?
A graph $G=(V,E)$ is given. If at least $n$ colors are required to paints its vertices so that between any two same colored vertices no edge is connected, then call this graph ''$n-$colored''. Prove that for any $n \in \mathbb{N}$, there is a $n-$colored graph without triangles.
For each prime $p$, construct a graph $G_p$ on $\{1,2,\ldots p\}$, where $m\neq n$ are adjacent if and only if $p$ divides $(m^{2} + 1-n)(n^{2} + 1-m)$. Prove that $G_p$ is disconnected for infinitely many $p$
An integer $n \geq 3$ is given. We call an $n$-tuple of real numbers $(x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n)$ [i]Shiny[/i] if for each permutation $y_1, y_2, \dots, y_n$ of these numbers, we have $$\sum \limits_{i=1}^{n-1} y_i y_{i+1} = y_1y_2 + y_2y_3 + y_3y_4 + \cdots + y_{n-1}y_n \geq -1.$$ Find the largest constant $K = K(n)$ such that $$\sum \limits_{1 \leq i < j \leq n} x_i x_j \geq K$$ holds for every Shiny $n$-tuple $(x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n)$.
A positive integer $N$ is called [i]googolicious[/i] if there are exactly $10^{100}$ positive integers $x$ that satisfy \[\left\lfloor \frac{N}{\left\lfloor \frac{N}{x} \right\rfloor } \right\rfloor = x,\] where $z$ denotes the greatest integer less than $z.$ Find, with proof, all googolicious integers $N.$
A bank has a set S of codes formed only with 0 and 1,each one with length n.Two codes are 'friends' if they are different on only one position.We know that each code has exactly k 'friends'.Prove that: 1)S has an even number of elements 2)S contains at least $2^k$ codes
A hunter and an invisible rabbit play a game on an infinite square grid. First the hunter fixes a colouring of the cells with finitely many colours. The rabbit then secretly chooses a cell to start in. Every minute, the rabbit reports the colour of its current cell to the hunter, and then secretly moves to an adjacent cell that it has not visited before (two cells are adjacent if they share an edge). The hunter wins if after some finite time either:[list][*]the rabbit cannot move; or [*]the hunter can determine the cell in which the rabbit started.[/list]Decide whether there exists a winning strategy for the hunter. [i]Proposed by Aron Thomas[/i]
There are two-way flights between some of the $2017$ cities in a country, such that given two cities, it is possible to reach one from the other. No matter how the flights are appointed, one can define $k$ cities as "special city", so that there is a direct flight from each city to at least one "special city". Find the minimum value of $k$.