a) A game master divides a group of $12$ players into two teams of six. The players do not know what the teams are, however the master gives each player a card containing the names of two other players: one of them is a teammate and the other is not, but the master does not tell the player which is which. Can the master write the names on the cards in such a way that the players can determine the teams? (All of the players can work together to do so.) b) On the next occasion, the game master writes the names of $3$ teammates and $1$ opposing player on each card (possibly in a mixed up order). Now he wants to write the names in such away that the players together cannot determine the two teams. Is it possible for him to achieve this? c) Can he write the names in such a way that the players together cannot determine the two teams, if now each card contains the names of $4$ teammates and $1$ opposing player (possibly in a mixed up order)?

Let $f: Z ^+ \to R$, such that $f (1) = 2018$ and $f (1) + f (2) + ...+ f (n) = n^2f (n)$, for all $n> 1$. Find the value $f (2017)$.

In an $m \times n$ grid, each square is either filled or not filled. For each square, its [i]value[/i] is defined as $0$ if it is filled and is defined as the number of neighbouring filled cells if it is not filled. Here, two squares are neighbouring if they share a common vertex or side. Let $f(m,n)$ be the largest total value of squares in the grid. Determine the minimal real constant $C$ such that $$\frac{f(m,n)}{mn} \le C$$holds for any positive integers $m,n$ [i]CSJL[/i]

Find the smallest nonnegative integer $n$ for which $\binom{2006}{n}$ is divisible by $7^3$.

A point in the plane is called a node if both its coordinates are integers. Consider a triangle with vertices at nodes containing at least two nodes inside. Prove that there exists a pair of internal nodes such that a straight line connecting them either passes through a vertex or is parallel to side of the triangle.

Suppose the real number $\lambda \in \left( 0,1\right),$ and let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the modulus of all the roots of the polynomial $$f\left ( x \right )=\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}\lambda^{k\left ( n-k \right )}x^{k}$$ are $1.$

Find locus of points $ M $ inside an equilateral triangle $ ABC $ such that $$ \angle MBC+\angle MCA +\angle MAB={\pi}/{2}. $$

A chessboard $1000 \times 1000$ is covered by dominoes $1 \times 10$ that can be rotated. We don't know which is the cover, but we are looking for it. For this reason, we choose a few $N$ cells of the chessboard, for which we know the position of the dominoes that cover them. Which is the minimum $N$ such that after the choice of $N$ and knowing the dominoed that cover them, we can be sure and for the rest of the cover? (Bulgaria)

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Tangents on the circumscribed circle of triangle $ABC$ at points $B$ and $C$ intersect at point $T$. Let $D$ and $E$ be a foot of the altitudes from $T$ onto $AB$ and $AC$ and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Prove: A) Prove that $M$ is the orthocenter of the triangle $ADE$. B) Prove that $TM$ cuts $DE$ in half.

Find all real polynomials $f$ and $g$, such that: \[(x^2+x+1)\cdot f(x^2-x+1)=(x^2-x+1)\cdot g(x^2+x+1), \] for all $x\in\mathbb{R}$.

A cloakroom in a cinema works with some breaks. The total time cloakroom worked today is 8 hours. The schedule of the cloakroom is such that it is possible to show any film of duration at most 12 hours such that the cloakroom will be open at least one hour before and after the film (the films are shown without breaks). Find the minimal possible amount of breaks in the schedule of cloakroom. [i]A. Voidelevich[/i]

Sally has five red cards numbered $ 1$ through $ 5$ and four blue cards numbered $ 3$ through $ 6$. She stacks the cards so that the colors alternate and so that the number on each red card divides evenly into the number on each neighboring blue card. What is the sum of the numbers on the middle three cards? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 11 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$

Each number in the list $1,2,3,\ldots,10$ is either colored red or blue. Numbers are colored independently, and both colors are equally probable. The expected value of the number of positive integers expressible as a sum of a red integer and a blue integer can be written as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. What is $m+n$? [i]2021 CCA Math Bonanza Team Round #9[/i]

Prove that $n^3-n-3$ is not a perfect square for any integer $n$. [i]Calvin Deng.[/i]

Integers $a$, $b$, $c$ are selected independently and at random from the set $ \{ 1, 2, \cdots, 10 \} $, with replacement. If $p$ is the probability that $a^{b-1}b^{c-1}c^{a-1}$ is a power of two, compute $1000p$. [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

Tickets for the football game are \$10 for students and \$15 for non-students. If 3000 fans attend and pay \$36250, how many students went?

For $i=0,1,\dots,5$ let $l_i$ be the ray on the Cartesian plane starting at the origin, an angle $\theta=i\frac{\pi}{3}$ counterclockwise from the positive $x$-axis. For each $i$, point $P_i$ is chosen uniformly at random from the intersection of $l_i$ with the unit disk. Consider the convex hull of the points $P_i$, which will (with probability 1) be a convex polygon with $n$ vertices for some $n$. What is the expected value of $n$?

Let $a,b,c,d,e,f$ be non-negative real numbers satisfying $a+b+c+d+e+f=6$. Find the maximal possible value of $\color{white}\ .\quad \ \color{black}\ \quad abc+bcd+cde+def+efa+fab$ and determine all $6$-tuples $(a,b,c,d,e,f)$ for which this maximal value is achieved.

Find all positive integers $n$ satisfying $\left(1 +\frac{1}{n}\right)^{n+1} = \left(1 + \frac{1}{1998}\right)^{1998}$.

IMONST = [b]I[/b]nternational [b]M[/b]athematical [b]O[/b]lympiad [b]N[/b]ational [b]S[/b]election [b]T[/b]est Malaysia 2021 Round 1 Juniors Time: 2.5 hours [hide=Rules] $\bullet$ For each problem you have to submit the answer only. The answer to each problem is a non-negative integer. $\bullet$ No mark is deducted for a wrong answer. $\bullet$ The maximum number of points is (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) x 5 = 50 points.[/hide] [b]Part A[/b] (1 point each) p1. Adam draws $7$ circles on a paper, with radii $ 1$ cm, $2$ cm, $3$ cm, $4$ cm, $5$ cm, $6$ cm, and $7$ cm. The circles do not intersect each other. He colors some circles completely red, and the rest of the circles completely blue. What is the minimum possible difference (in cm$^2$) between the total area of the red circles and the total area of the blue circles? p2. The number $2021$ has a special property that the sum of any two neighboring digits in the number is a prime number ($2 + 0 = 2$, $0 + 2 = 2$, and $2 + 1 = 3$ are all prime numbers). Among numbers from $2021$ to $2041$, how many of them have this property? p3. Clarissa opens a pet shop that sells three types of pets: goldshes, hamsters, and parrots. The pets inside the shop together have a total of $14$ wings, $24$ heads, and $62$ legs. How many goldshes are there inside Clarissa's shop? p4. A positive integer $n$ is called special if $n$ is divisible by $4$, $n+1$ is divisible by $5$, and $n + 2$ is divisible by $6$. How many special integers smaller than $1000$ are there? p5. Suppose that this decade begins on $ 1$ January $2020$ (which is a Wednesday) and the next decade begins on $ 1$ January $2030$. How many Wednesdays are there in this decade? [b]Part B[/b] (2 points each) p6. Given an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with $AB = AC$. Let D be a point on $AB$ such that $CD$ is the bisector of $\angle ACB$. If $CB = CD$, what is $\angle ADC$, in degrees? p7. Determine the number of isosceles triangles with the following properties: all the sides have integer lengths (in cm), and the longest side has length $21$ cm. p8. Haz marks $k$ points on the circumference of a circle. He connects every point to every other point with straight lines. If there are $210$ lines formed, what is $k$? p9. What is the smallest positive multiple of $24$ that can be written using digits $4$ and $5$ only? p10. In a mathematical competition, there are $2021$ participants. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the winners as follows: (i) the number of silver medals is at least twice the number of gold medals, (ii) the number of bronze medals is at least twice the number of silver medals, (iii) the number of all medals is not more than $40\%$ of the number of participants. The competition director wants to maximize the number of gold medals to be awarded based on the given conditions. In this case, what is the maximum number of bronze medals that can be awarded? [b]Part C[/b] (3 points each) p11. Dinesh has several squares and regular pentagons, all with side length $ 1$. He wants to arrange the shapes alternately to form a closed loop (see diagram). How many pentagons would Dinesh need to do so? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/9/6345d7150298fe26cfcfba554656804ed25a6d.jpg [/img] p12. If $x +\frac{1}{x} = 5$, what is the value of $x^3 +\frac{1}{x^3} $ ? p13. There are $10$ girls in a class, all with different heights. They want to form a queue so that no girl stands directly between two girls shorter than her. How many ways are there to form the queue? p14. The two diagonals of a rhombus have lengths with ratio $3 : 4$ and sum $56$. What is the perimeter of the rhombus? p15. How many integers $n$ (with $1 \le n \le 2021$) have the property that $8n + 1$ is a perfect square? [b]Part D[/b] (4 points each) p16. Given a segment of a circle, consisting of a straight edge and an arc. The length of the straight edge is $24$. The length between the midpoint of the straight edge and the midpoint of the arc is $6$. Find the radius of the circle. p17. Sofia has forgotten the passcode of her phone. She only remembers that it has four digits and that the product of its digits is $18$. How many passcodes satisfy these conditions? p18. A tree grows in the following manner. On the first day, one branch grows out of the ground. On the second day, a leaf grows on the branch and the branch tip splits up into two new branches. On each subsequent day, a new leaf grows on every existing branch, and each branch tip splits up into two new branches. How many leaves does the tree have at the end of the tenth day? p19. Find the sum of (decimal) digits of the number $(10^{2021} + 2021)^2$? p20. Determine the number of integer solutions $(x, y, z)$, with $0 \le x, y, z \le 100$, for the equation$$(x - y)^2 + (y + z)^2 = (x + y)^2 + (y - z)^2.$$

There are five dots arranged in a line from left to right. Each of the dots is colored from one of five colors so that no $3$ consecutive dots are all the same color. How many ways are there to color the dots?

In a fixed plane, consider a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. Choose a point $O$ in the plane and let $K, L, M$, and $N$ be the circumcentres of triangles $AOB, BOC, COD$, and $DOA$, respectively. Prove that there exists exactly one point $O$ in the plane such that $KLMN$ is a parallelogram.

Let $p(x)$ be a nonzero polynomial of degree less than $1992$ having no nonconstant factor in common with $x^3 -x$. Let $$ \frac{d^{1992}}{dx^{1992}} \left( \frac{p(x)}{x^3 -x } \right) =\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}$$ for polynomials $f(x)$ and $g(x).$ Find the smallest possible degree of $f(x)$.

Let $K, L,M,N$ designate the centers of the squares erected on the four sides (outside) of a rhombus. Prove that the polygon $KLMN$ is a square.

The numbers $1,2,\ldots,9$ are arranged so that the $1$st term is not $1$ and the $9$th term is not $9$. What is the probability that the third term is $3$? $\text{(A) }\frac{17}{75}\qquad\text{(B) }\frac{43}{399}\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{127}{401}\qquad\text{(D) }\frac{16}{19}\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{6}{7}$