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2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5

Tags: hmmt
Thaddeus is given a $2013 \times 2013$ array of integers each between $1$ and $2013$, inclusive. He is allowed two operations: 1. Choose a row, and subtract $1$ from each entry. 2. Chooses a column, and add $1$ to each entry. He would like to get an array where all integers are divisible by $2013$. On how many arrays is this possible?

2019 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Tags: hmmt , geometry
Scalene triangle $ABC$ satisfies $\angle A = 60^{\circ}$. Let the circumcenter of $ABC$ be $O$, the orthocenter be $H$, and the incenter be $I$. Let $D$, $T$ be the points where line $BC$ intersects the internal and external angle bisectors of $\angle A$, respectively. Choose point $X$ on the circumcircle of $\triangle IHO$ such that $HX \parallel AI$. Prove that $OD \perp TX$.

2019 HMNT, 3

Tags: hmmt
The coefficients of the polynomial $P(x)$ are nonnegative integers, each less than 100. Given that $P(10) = 331633$ and $P(-10) = 273373$, compute $P(1)$.

2012 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Let $x_1=y_1=x_2=y_2=1$, then for $n\geq 3$ let $x_n=x_{n-1}y_{n-2}+x_{n-2}y_{n-1}$ and $y_n=y_{n-1}y_{n-2}-x_{n-1}x_{n-2}$. What are the last two digits of $|x_{2012}|?$

2011 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 3

Nathaniel and Obediah play a game in which they take turns rolling a fair six-sided die and keep a running tally of the sum of the results of all rolls made. A player wins if, after he rolls, the number on the running tally is a multiple of 7. Play continues until either player wins, or else inde nitely. If Nathaniel goes fi rst, determine the probability that he ends up winning.

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 36

Tags: hmmt , euler , college
(Mathematicians A to Z) Below are the names of 26 mathematicians, one for each letter of the alphabet. Your answer to this question should be a subset of $\{A,B,\cdots,Z\}$, where each letter represents the corresponding mathematician. If two mathematicians in your subset have birthdates that are within $20$ years of each other, then your score is $0$. Otherwise, your score is $\max(3(k-3),0)$ where $k$ is the number of elements in your set. \[\begin{tabular}{cc}Niels Abel & Isaac Newton\\Etienne Bezout & Nicole Oresme \\ Augustin-Louis Cauchy & Blaise Pascal \\ Rene Descartes & Daniel Quillen \\ Leonhard Euler & Bernhard Riemann\\ Pierre Fatou & Jean-Pierre Serre \\ Alexander Grothendieck & Alan Turing \\ David Hilbert & Stanislaw Ulam \\ Kenkichi Iwasawa & John Venn \\ Carl Jacobi & Andrew Wiles \\ Andrey Kolmogorov & Leonardo Ximenes \\ Joseph-Louis Lagrange & Shing-Tung Yau \\ John Milnor & Ernst Zermelo\end{tabular}\]

2016 HMIC, 4

Let $P$ be an odd-degree integer-coefficient polynomial. Suppose that $xP(x)=yP(y)$ for infinitely many pairs $x,y$ of integers with $x\ne y$. Prove that the equation $P(x)=0$ has an integer root. [i]Victor Wang[/i]

2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1

Let $O_1$ and $O_2$ be concentric circles with radii 4 and 6, respectively. A chord $AB$ is drawn in $O_1$ with length $2$. Extend $AB$ to intersect $O_2$ in points $C$ and $D$. Find $CD$.

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Find the number of integers $n$ such that \[1+\left\lfloor\dfrac{100n}{101}\right\rfloor=\left\lceil\dfrac{99n}{100}\right\rceil.\]

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Let $R$ be the region in the Cartesian plane of points $(x,y)$ satisfying $x\geq 0$, $y\geq 0$, and $x+y+\lfloor x\rfloor+\lfloor y\rfloor\leq 5$. Determine the area of $R$.

2016 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1

Tags: hmmt , probability
DeAndre Jordan shoots free throws that are worth $1$ point each. He makes $40\%$ of his shots. If he takes two shots find the probability that he scores at least $1$ point.

2011 HMNT, 10

Tags: hmmt , algebra , polynomial
Let $r_1, r_2, \cdots, r_7$ be the distinct complex roots of the polynomial $P(x) = x^7 - 7$ Let \[K = \prod_{1 \leq i < j \leq 7} (r_i + r_j)\] that is, the product of all the numbers of the form $r_i + r_j$, where $i$ and $j$ are integers for which $1 \leq i < j \leq 7$. Determine the value of $K^2$.

2016 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Tags: hmmt
The vertices of a regular nonagon are colored such that $1)$ adjacent vertices are different colors and $2)$ if $3$ vertices form an equilateral triangle, they are all different colors. Let $m$ be the minimum number of colors needed for a valid coloring, and n be the total number of colorings using $m$ colors. Determine $mn$. (Assume each vertex is distinguishable.)

2012 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Hexagon $ABCDEF$ has a circumscribed circle and an inscribed circle. If $AB = 9$, $BC = 6$, $CD = 2$, and $EF = 4$. Find $\{DE, FA\}$.

2012 AIME Problems, 14

Tags: hmmt
In a group of nine people each person shakes hands with exactly two of the other people from the group. Let N be the number of ways this handshaking can occur. Consider two handshaking arrangements different if and only if at least two people who shake hands under one arrangement do not shake hands under the other arrangement. Find the remainder when N is divided by 1000.

2011 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 2

Tags: hmmt
Let $a \star b = ab + a + b$ for all integers $a$ and $b$. Evaluate $1 \star ( 2 \star ( 3 \star (4 \star \ldots ( 99 \star 100 ) \ldots )))$.

2019 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 6

Tags: hmmt , algebra
For positive reals $p$ and $q$, define the [i]remainder[/i] when $p$ and $q$ as the smallest nonnegative real $r$ such that $\tfrac{p-r}{q}$ is an integer. For an ordered pair $(a, b)$ of positive integers, let $r_1$ and $r_2$ be the remainder when $a\sqrt{2} + b\sqrt{3}$ is divided by $\sqrt{2}$ and $\sqrt{3}$ respectively. Find the number of pairs $(a, b)$ such that $a, b \le 20$ and $r_1 + r_2 = \sqrt{2}$.

2011 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 7

Tags: hmmt , function
Let $A = \{1,2,\ldots,2011\}$. Find the number of functions $f$ from $A$ to $A$ that satisfy $f(n) \le n$ for all $n$ in $A$ and attain exactly $2010$ distinct values.

2008 AMC 12/AHSME, 24

Triangle $ ABC$ has $ \angle C \equal{} 60^{\circ}$ and $ BC \equal{} 4$. Point $ D$ is the midpoint of $ BC$. What is the largest possible value of $ \tan{\angle BAD}$? $ \textbf{(A)} \ \frac {\sqrt {3}}{6} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ \frac {\sqrt {3}}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ \frac {\sqrt {3}}{2\sqrt {2}} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \ \frac {\sqrt {3}}{4\sqrt {2} \minus{} 3} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1$

2016 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Tags: hmmt
Let $P_1P_2 \ldots P_8$ be a convex octagon. An integer $i$ is chosen uniformly at random from $1$ to $7$, inclusive. For each vertex of the octagon, the line between that vertex and the vertex $i$ vertices to the right is painted red. What is the expected number times two red lines intersect at a point that is not one of the vertices, given that no three diagonals are concurrent?

2009 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 2

Let $S$ be the sum of all the real coefficients of the expansion of $(1+ix)^{2009}$. What is $\log_2(S)$?

2011 HMNT, 7

Determine the number of angles $\theta$ between $0$ and $2 \pi$, other than integer multiples of $\pi /2$, such that the quantities $\sin \theta, \cos \theta, $ and $\tan \theta$ form a geometric sequence in some order.

2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 7

Let $ C_1$ and $ C_2$ be externally tangent circles with radius 2 and 3, respectively. Let $ C_3$ be a circle internally tangent to both $ C_1$ and $ C_2$ at points $ A$ and $ B$, respectively. The tangents to $ C_3$ at $ A$ and $ B$ meet at $ T$, and $ TA \equal{} 4$. Determine the radius of $ C_3$.

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 30

How many positive integers $k$ are there such that \[\dfrac k{2013}(a+b)=lcm(a,b)\] has a solution in positive integers $(a,b)$?

2014 PUMaC Individual Finals A, 2

Given $a,b,c \in\mathbb{R}^+$, and that $a^2+b^2+c^2=3$. Prove that \[ \frac{1}{a^3+2}+\frac{1}{b^3+2}+\frac{1}{c^3+2}\ge 1 \]