Found problems: 2008
1996 AIME Problems, 10
Find the smallest positive integer solution to $\tan 19x^\circ=\frac{\cos 96^\circ+\sin 96^\circ}{\cos 96^\circ-\sin 96^\circ}.$
2005 China Team Selection Test, 3
$n$ is a positive integer, $F_n=2^{2^{n}}+1$. Prove that for $n \geq 3$, there exists a prime factor of $F_n$ which is larger than $2^{n+2}(n+1)$.
PEN A Problems, 69
Prove that if the odd prime $p$ divides $a^{b}-1$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers, then $p$ appears to the same power in the prime factorization of $b(a^{d}-1)$, where $d=\gcd(b,p-1)$.
2013 Macedonia National Olympiad, 1
Let $ p,q,r $ be prime numbers. Solve the equation $ p^{2q}+q^{2p}=r $
2012 Iran MO (3rd Round), 1
$P(x)$ is a nonzero polynomial with integer coefficients. Prove that there exists infinitely many prime numbers $q$ such that for some natural number $n$, $q|2^n+P(n)$.
[i]Proposed by Mohammad Gharakhani[/i]
1994 Putnam, 6
For $a\in \mathbb{Z}$ define \[ n_a=101a-100\cdot 2^a \]
Show that, for $0\le a,b,c,d\le 99$
\[ n_a+n_b\equiv n_c+n_d\pmod{10100}\implies \{a,b\}=\{c,d\} \]
1994 Hong Kong TST, 2
Given that, a function $f(n)$, defined on the natural numbers, satisfies the following conditions: (i)$f(n)=n-12$ if $n>2000$; (ii)$f(n)=f(f(n+16))$ if $n \leq 2000$.
(a) Find $f(n)$.
(b) Find all solutions to $f(n)=n$.
1992 Kurschak Competition, 2
For any positive integer $k$ define $f_1(k)$ as the square of the digital sum of $k$ in the decimal system, and $f_{n}(k)=f_1(f_{n-1}(k))$ $\forall n>1$. Compute $f_{1992}(2^{1991})$.
2010 ELMO Shortlist, 3
2010 MOPpers are assigned numbers 1 through 2010. Each one is given a red slip and a blue slip of paper. Two positive integers, A and B, each less than or equal to 2010 are chosen. On the red slip of paper, each MOPper writes the remainder when the product of A and his or her number is divided by 2011. On the blue slip of paper, he or she writes the remainder when the product of B and his or her number is divided by 2011. The MOPpers may then perform either of the following two operations:
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[*] Each MOPper gives his or her red slip to the MOPper whose number is written on his or her blue slip.
[*] Each MOPper gives his or her blue slip to the MOPper whose number is written on his or her red slip.[/list]
Show that it is always possible to perform some number of these operations such that each MOPper is holding a red slip with his or her number written on it.
[i]Brian Hamrick.[/i]
2007 IMC, 2
Let $ x$, $ y$ and $ z$ be integers such that $ S = x^{4}+y^{4}+z^{4}$ is divisible by 29. Show that $ S$ is divisible by $ 29^{4}$.
2010 Korea National Olympiad, 1
Prove that $ 7^{2^{20}} + 7^{2^{19}} + 1 $ has at least $ 21 $ distinct prime divisors.
PEN B Problems, 1
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Show that there are infinitely many primes $p$ such that the smallest positive primitive root of $p$ is greater than $n$.
2006 Italy TST, 2
Let $n$ be a positive integer, and let $A_{n}$ be the the set of all positive integers $a\le n$ such that $n|a^{n}+1$.
a) Find all $n$ such that $A_{n}\neq \emptyset$
b) Find all $n$ such that $|{A_{n}}|$ is even and non-zero.
c) Is there $n$ such that $|{A_{n}}| = 130$?
2002 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
For any positive integer $n$, let $f(n)$ be the number of possible choices of signs $+\ \text{or}\ - $ in the algebraic expression $\pm 1\pm 2\ldots \pm n$, such that the obtained sum is zero. Show that $f(n)$ satisfies the following conditions:
a) $f(n)=0$ for $n=1\pmod{4}$ or $n=2\pmod{4}$.
b) $2^{\frac{n}{2}-1}\le f(n)\le 2^n-2^{\lfloor\frac{n}{2}\rfloor+1}$, for $n=0\pmod{4}$ or $n=3\pmod{4}$.
[i]Ioan Tomsecu[/i]
2009 Germany Team Selection Test, 2
Let $ a_1$, $ a_2$, $ \ldots$, $ a_n$ be distinct positive integers, $ n\ge 3$. Prove that there exist distinct indices $ i$ and $ j$ such that $ a_i \plus{} a_j$ does not divide any of the numbers $ 3a_1$, $ 3a_2$, $ \ldots$, $ 3a_n$.
[i]Proposed by Mohsen Jamaali, Iran[/i]
2015 District Olympiad, 4
[b]a)[/b] Show that the three last digits of $ 1038^2 $ are equal with $ 4. $
[b]b)[/b] Show that there are infinitely many perfect squares whose last three digits are equal with $ 4. $
[b]c)[/b] Prove that there is no perfect square whose last four digits are equal to $ 4. $
2013 China Team Selection Test, 2
Prove that: there exists a positive constant $K$, and an integer series $\{a_n\}$, satisfying:
$(1)$ $0<a_1<a_2<\cdots <a_n<\cdots $;
$(2)$ For any positive integer $n$, $a_n<1.01^n K$;
$(3)$ For any finite number of distinct terms in $\{a_n\}$, their sum is not a perfect square.
2001 Manhattan Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Let $x_1$ and $x_2$ be roots of the equation $x^2 - 6x + 1 = 0$. Prove that for any integer $n \ge 1$ the number $x_1^n + x_2^n$ is integer and is not divisible by $5$.
2010 Singapore MO Open, 5
A prime number $p$ and integers $x, y, z$ with $0 < x < y < z < p$ are given. Show that if the numbers $x^3, y^3, z^3$ give the same remainder when divided by $p$, then $x^2 + y^2 + z^2$ is divisible by $x + y + z.$
2013 ELMO Shortlist, 7
Let $p$ be a prime satisfying $p^2\mid 2^{p-1}-1$, and let $n$ be a positive integer. Define
\[ f(x) = \frac{(x-1)^{p^n}-(x^{p^n}-1)}{p(x-1)}. \]
Find the largest positive integer $N$ such that there exist polynomials $g(x)$, $h(x)$ with integer coefficients and an integer $r$ satisfying $f(x) = (x-r)^N g(x) + p \cdot h(x)$.
[i]Proposed by Victor Wang[/i]
1983 Canada National Olympiad, 4
Prove that for every prime number $p$, there are infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that $p$ divides $2^n - n$.
2009 China Team Selection Test, 2
Find all the pairs of integers $ (a,b)$ satisfying $ ab(a \minus{} b)\not \equal{} 0$ such that there exists a subset $ Z_{0}$ of set of integers $ Z,$ for any integer $ n$, exactly one among three integers $ n,n \plus{} a,n \plus{} b$ belongs to $ Z_{0}$.
1988 China Team Selection Test, 4
Let $k \in \mathbb{N},$ $S_k = \{(a, b) | a, b = 1, 2, \ldots, k \}.$ Any two elements $(a, b)$, $(c, d)$ $\in S_k$ are called "undistinguishing" in $S_k$ if $a - c \equiv 0$ or $\pm 1 \pmod{k}$ and $b - d \equiv 0$ or $\pm 1 \pmod{k}$; otherwise, we call them "distinguishing". For example, $(1, 1)$ and $(2, 5)$ are undistinguishing in $S_5$. Considering the subset $A$ of $S_k$ such that the elements of $A$ are pairwise distinguishing. Let $r_k$ be the maximum possible number of elements of $A$.
(i) Find $r_5$.
(ii) Find $r_7$.
(iii) Find $r_k$ for $k \in \mathbb{N}$.
2006 Polish MO Finals, 1
Given a triplet we perform on it the following operation. We choose two numbers among them and change them into their sum and product, left number stays unchanged. Can we, starting from triplet $(3,4,5)$ and performing above operation, obtain again a triplet of numbers which are lengths of right triangle?
1998 Romania Team Selection Test, 2
An infinite arithmetic progression whose terms are positive integers contains the square of an integer and the cube of an integer. Show that it contains the sixth power of an integer.