Found problems: 161
Let $f$ be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients, and let $g_1, g_2, g_3, \ldots$ be a geometric progression of real numbers. Define $a_n=f(n)+g_n.$ Given that $a_1, a_2, a_3, a_4,$ and $a_5$ are equal to $1, 2, 3, 14,$ and $16,$ respectively, compute $\tfrac{g_2}{g_1}.$
A [i]checkerboard[/i] is a rectangular grid of cells colored black and white such that the top-left corner is black and no two cells of the same color share an edge. Two checkerboards are [i]distinct[/i] if and only if they have a different number of rows or columns. For example, a $20 \times 25$ checkerboard and a $25 \times 20$ checkerboard are considered distinct.
Compute the number of distinct checkerboards that have exactly $41$ distinct black cells.
Call a $9$-digit number a [i]cassowary[/i] if it uses each of the digits $1$ through $9$ exactly once. Compute the number of cassowaries that are prime.
In the coordinate plane, a closed lattice loop of length $2n$ is a sequence of lattice points $P_0, P_1, P_2, \ldots, \ldots, P_{2n}$ such that $P_0$ and $P_{2n}$ are both the origin and $P_{i}P_{i+1}=1$ for each $i.$ A closed lattice loop of length $2026$ is chosen uniformly at random from all such loops. Let $k$ be the maximum integer such that the line $\ell$ with equation $x+y=k$ passes through at least one point of the loop. Compute the expected number of indices $i$ such that $0 \le i \le 2025$ and $P_i$ lies on $\ell.$
(A lattice point is a point with integer coordinates.)
Let $P$ and $Q$ be points selected uniformly and independently at random inside a regular hexagon $ABCDEF.$ Compute the probability that segment $\overline{PQ}$ is entirely contained in at least one of the quadrilaterals $ABCD,$ $BCDE,$ $CDEF,$ $DEFA,$ $EFAB,$ or $FABC.$
In triangle $ABC,$ points $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $AB$ and $AC,$ respectively, and points $P$ and $Q$ trisect $BC.$ Given that $A, M, P, N,$ and $Q$ lie on a circle and $BC=1,$ compute the area of triangle $ABC.$
Let $P$ be a point in the interior of square $ABCD$ such that $\angle APB+\angle CPD=180^\circ$ and $\angle APB$ $ <$ $\angle CPD$. If $PC=7$ and $PD=5$, find $\tfrac{PA}{PB}$.
The number $770$ is written on a blackboard. Melody repeatedly performs moves, where a move consists of subtracting either $40$ or $41$ from the number on the board. She performs moves until the number is not positive, and then she stops. Let $N$ be the number of sequences of moves that Melody could perform. Suppose $N = a\cdot 2^b$ where $a$ is an odd positive integer and $b$ is a nonnegative integer. Compute $100a+b.$
Suppose $m>n>1$ are positive integers such that there exist $n$ complex numbers $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$ for which
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[*]$x_1^k+x_2^k+\ldots+x_n^k=1$ for $k=1, 2, \ldots, n-1;$
[*]$x_1^n+x_2^n+\ldots+x_n^n=2;$ and
[*]$x_1^m+x_2^m+\ldots+x_n^m= 4.$
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Compute the smallest possible value of $m+n.$
Let $\omega$ be a circle with positive integer radius $r$. Suppose that it is possible to draw isosceles triangle with integer side lengths inscribed in $\omega$. Compute the number of possible values of $r$ where $1 \le r \le 2023^2$.
Submit your answer as a positive integer $E$. If the correct answer is $A$, your score for this question will be $\max \left( 0, 25\left(3 - 2 \max \left( \frac{A}{E} , \frac{E}{A}\right)\right)\right)$, rounded to the nearest integer.
It can be shown that there exists a unique polynomial $P$ in two variables such that for all positive integers $m$ and $n,$ $$P(m,n)=\sum_{i=1}^m\sum_{i=1}^n (i+j)^7.$$ Compute $P(3,-3).$
Derek is bored in math class and is drawing a flower. He first draws $8$ points $A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_8$ equally spaced around an enormous circle. He then draws $8$ arcs outside the circle where the $i$th arc for $i = 1, 2, \ldots, 8$ has endpoints $A_i, A_{i+1}$ with $A_9 = A_1,$ such that all of the arcs have radius $1$ and any two consecutive arcs are tangent. Compute the perimeter of Derek’s $8$-petaled flower (not including the central circle).
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A [i]standard $n$-sided die[/i] has $n$ sides labeled $1$ to $n.$ Luis, Luke, and Sean play a game in which they roll a fair standard $4$-sided die, a fair standard $6$-sided die, and a fair standard $8$-sided die, respectively. They lose the game if Luis's roll is less than Luke's roll, and Luke's roll is less than Sean's roll. Compute the probability that they lose the game.
An equilateral triangle lies in the Cartesian plane such that the $x$-coordinates of its vertices are pairwise distinct and all satisfy the equation $x^3-9x^2 + 10x + 5 = 0.$ Compute the side length of the triangle.
There exists a unique line tangent to the graph of $y=x^4-20x^3+24x^2-20x+25$ at two distinct points. Compute the product of the $x$-coordinates of the two tangency points.
Five people take a true-or-false test with five questions. Each person randomly guesses on every question. Given that, for each question, a majority of test-takers answered it correctly, let $p$ be the probability that every person answers exactly three questions correctly. Suppose that $p=\tfrac{a}{2^b}$ where $a$ is an odd positive integer and $b$ is a nonnegative integer. Compute $100a+b.$
The graphs of the lines $$y=x+2, \quad y=3x+4, \quad y=5x+6,\quad y=7x+8,\quad y=9x+10,\quad y=11x+12$$ are drawn. These six lines divide the plane into several regions. Compute the number of regions the plane is divided into.
The number $$316990099009901=\frac{32016000000000001}{101}$$ is the product of two distinct prime numbers. Compute the smaller of these two primes.
Let $P$ be a point in rectangle $ABCD$ such that the area of $PAB$ is $20$ and the area of $PCD$ is $24$. Find the area of $ABCD$.
The [i]Cantor set[/i] is defined as the set of real numbers $x$ such that $0 \le x < 1$ and the digit $1$ does not appear in the base-$3$ expansion of $x.$ Two numbers are uniformly and independently selected at random from the Cantor set. Compute the expected value of their difference.
(Formally, one can pick a number $x$ uniformly at random from the Cantor set by first picking a real number $y$ uniformly at random from the interval $[0, 1)$, writing it out in binary, reading its digits as if they were in base-$3,$ and setting $x$ to $2$ times the result.)
A grid is called [i]groovy[/i] if each cell of the grid is labeled with the smallest positive integer that does not appear below it in the same column or to the left of it in the same row. Compute the sum of the entries of a groovy $14 \times 14$ grid whose bottom left entry is $1.$
Let $f$ and $g$ be two quadratic polynomials with real coefficients such that the equation $f(g(x)) = 0$ has four distinct real solutions: $112, 131, 146,$ and $a.$ Compute the sum of all possible values of $a.$
A parallelogram $P$ can be folded over a straight line so that the resulting shape is a regular pentagon with side length $1.$ Compute the perimeter of $P.$
Regular hexagon $ABCDEF$ with side length $2$ is inscribed within a sphere of radius $4$. Let point $X$ be on the sphere. Find the maximum value of the volume of the pyramid $ABCDEFX$.
Suppose $ABCD$ is a convex quadrilateral with $\angle{ABD}=105^\circ, \angle{ADB}=15^\circ, AC=7,$ and $BC=CD=5.$ Compute the sum of all possible values of $BD.$