Let $k$ be a positive integer such that $p = 8k + 5$ is a prime number. The integers $r_1, r_2, \dots, r_{2k+1}$ are chosen so that the numbers $0, r_1^4, r_2^4, \dots, r_{2k+1}^4$ give pairwise different remainders modulo $p$. Prove that the product \[\prod_{1 \leqslant i < j \leqslant 2k+1} \big(r_i^4 + r_j^4\big)\] is congruent to $(-1)^{k(k+1)/2}$ modulo $p$. (Two integers are congruent modulo $p$ if $p$ divides their difference.) [i]Fedor Petrov[/i]

Prove that there is no natural $n$ such that $8n + 7$ is the sum of three squares.

A finite set $S$ consists of primes, and $3$ is not in $S$. Prove that there exists a positive integer $M$ such that for every $p \in S$ one can shuffle the digits of $M$ to get a number divisible by $p$ and not divisible by all other numbers in $S$. (Note: the first digit of a positive integer can not be zero). [i]A. Voidelevich[/i]

[u]Round 1[/u] [b]p1.[/b] A positive integer is said to be transcendent if it leaves a remainder of $1$ when divided by $2$. Find the $1010$th smallest positive integer that is transcendent. [b]p2.[/b] The two diagonals of a square are drawn, forming four triangles. Determine, in degrees, the sum of the interior angle measures in all four triangles. [b]p3.[/b] Janabel multiplied $2$ two-digit numbers together and the result was a four digit number. If the thousands digit was nine and hundreds digit was seven, what was the tens digit? [u]Round 2[/u] [b]p4.[/b] Two friends, Arthur and Brandon, are comparing their ages. Arthur notes that $10$ years ago, his age was a third of Brandon’s current age. Brandon points out that in $12$ years, his age will be double of Arthur’s current age. How old is Arthur now? [b]p5.[/b] A farmer makes the observation that gathering his chickens into groups of $2$ leaves $1$ chicken left over, groups of $3$ leaves $2$ chickens left over, and groups of $5$ leaves $4$ chickens left over. Find the smallest possible number of chickens that the farmer could have. [b]p6.[/b] Charles has a bookshelf with $3$ layers and $10$ indistinguishable books to arrange. If each layer must hold less books than the layer below it and a layer cannot be empty, how many ways are there for Charles to arrange his $10$ books? [u]Round 3[/u] [b]p7.[/b] Determine the number of factors of $2^{2019}$. [b]p8.[/b] The points $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ lie along a line in that order. It is given that $\overline{AB} : \overline{CD} = 1 : 7$ and $\overline{AC} : \overline{BD} = 2 : 5$. If $BC = 3$, find $AD$. [b]p9.[/b] A positive integer $n$ is equal to one-third the sum of the first $n$ positive integers. Find $n$. [u]Round 4[/u] [b]p10.[/b] Let the numbers $a,b,c$, and $d$ be in arithmetic progression. If $a +2b +3c +4d = 5$ and $a =\frac12$ , find $a +b +c +d$. [b]p11.[/b] Ten people playing brawl stars are split into five duos of $2$. Determine the probability that Jeff and Ephramare paired up. [b]p12.[/b] Define a sequence recursively by $F_0 = 0$, $F_1 = 1$, and for all $n\ge 2$, $$F_n = \left \lceil \frac{F_{n-1}+F_{n-2}}{2} \right \rceil +1,$$ where $\lceil r \rceil$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $r$ . Find $F_{2019}$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 5-8 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3166019p28809679]here [/url] and 9-12 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3166115p28810631]here[/url].Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Given an odd $n$, prove that there exist $2n$ integers $a_1,a_2,\cdots ,a_n$; $b_1,b_2,\cdots ,b_n$, such that for any integer $k$ ($0<k<n$), the following $3n$ integers: $a_i+a_{i+1}, a_i+b_i, b_i+b_{i+k}$ ($i=1,2,\cdots ,n; a_{n+1}=a_1, b_{n+j}=b_j, 0<j<n$) are of different remainders on division by $3n$.

Let $d(n)$ be the number of divisors of $n$. Show that there exists positive integers $m$ and $n$ such that there are exactly 2024 triples of integers $(i, j, k)$ satisfying the following condition: [center]$0<i<j<k \le m$ and $d(n+i)d(n+j)d(n+k)$ is a multiple of $ijk$[/center]

Let $x$, $y$, and $z$ be positive real numbers that satisfy \[ 2\log_x(2y) = 2\log_{2x}(4z) = \log_{2x^4}(8yz) \neq 0. \] The value of $xy^5z$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{1}{2^{p/q}}$, where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime integers. Find $p+q$.

[b]p1.[/b] Each box represents $1$ square unit. Find the area of the shaded region. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/0/f8f8ad6d771f3bbbc59b374a309017cecdce5a.png[/img] [b]p2.[/b] Evaluate $(3^3)\sqrt{5^2-2^4} -5 \cdot 9$. [b]p3.[/b] Find the last two digits of $21^3$. [b]p4.[/b] Let $L$, $M$, and $T$ be distinct prime numbers. Find the least possible odd value of$ L+M +T$ . [b]p5.[/b]Two circles have areas that sum to $20\pi$ and diameters that sum to $12$. Find the radius of the smaller circle. [b]p6.[/b] Zach and Evin each independently choose a date in the year $2022$, uniformly and randomly. The probability that at least one of the chosen dates is December $17$, $2022$ can be expressed as $\frac{A}{B}$ for relatively prime positive integers $A$ and $B$. Find $A$. [b]p7.[/b] Let $L$ be a list of $2023$ real numbers with medianm. When any two numbers are removed from $L$, its median is still $m$. Find the greatest possible number of distinct values in $L$. [b]p8.[/b] Some children and adults are eating a delicious pile of sand. Children comprise $20\%$ of the group and combined, they consume $80\%$ of the sand. Given that on average, each child consumes $N$ pounds of sand and on average, each adult consumes $M$ pounds of sand, find $\frac{N}{M}$. [b]p9.[/b] An integer $N$ is chosen uniformly and randomly from the set of positive integers less than $100$. The expectedm number of digits in the base-$10$-representation of $N$ can be expressed as $\frac{A}{B}$ for relatively prime positive integers $A$ and $B$. Find $1000A+B$. [b]p10.[/b] Dunan is taking a calculus course in which the final exam counts for $15\%$ of the total grade. Dunan wishes to have an $A$ in the course, which is defined as a grade of $93\%$ or above. When counting everything but the final exam, he currently has a $92\%$ in the course. What is the minimum integer grade Dunan must get on the final exam in order to get an $A$ in the course? [b]p11.[/b] Norbert, Eorbert, Sorbert, andWorbert start at the origin of the Cartesian Plane and walk in the positive $y$, positive $x$, negative $y$, and negative $x$ directions respectively at speeds of $1$, $2$, $3$, and $4$ units per second respectively. After how many seconds will the quadrilateral with a vertex at each person’s location have area $300$? [b]p12.[/b] Find the sum of the unique prime factors of $1020201$. [b]p13.[/b] HacoobaMatata rewrites the base-$10$ integers from $0$ to $30$ inclusive in base $3$. How many times does he write the digit $1$? [b]p14.[/b] The fractional part of $x$ is $\frac17$. The greatest possible fractional part of $x^2$ can be written as $\frac{A}{B}$ for relatively prime positive integers $A$ and $B$. Find $1000A+B$. [b]p15.[/b] For howmany integers $x$ is $-2x^2 +8 \ge x^2 -3x +2$? [b]p16.[/b] In the figure below, circle $\omega$ is inscribed in square $EFGH$, which is inscribed in unit square $ABCD$ such that $\overline{EB} = 2\overline{AE}$. If the minimum distance from a point on $\omega$ to $ABCD$ can be written as $\frac{P-\sqrt{Q}}{R}$ with $Q$ square-free, find $10000P +100Q +R$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/a/1/c6e5400bc508ab14f34987c9f5f4039daaa4d6.png[/img] [b]p17.[/b] There are two base number systems in use in the LHS Math Team. One member writes “$13$ people usemy base, while $23$ people use the other, base $12$.” Another member writes “out of the $34$ people in the club, $10$ use both bases while $9$ use neither.” Find the sum of all possible numbers ofMath Team members, as a regular decimal number. [b]p18.[/b] Sam is taking a test with $100$ problems. On this test the questions gradually get harder in such a way that for question $i$ , Sam has a $\frac{(101-i)^2}{ 100} \%$ chance to get the question correct. Suppose the expected number of questions Sam gets correct can be written as $\frac{A}{B}$ for relatively prime positive integers $A$ and $B$. Find $1000A+B$. [b]p19.[/b] In an ordered $25$-tuple, each component is an integer chosen uniformly and randomly from $\{1,2,3,4,5\}$. Ephram and Zach both copy this tuple into a $5\times 5$ grid, both starting from the top-left corner. Ephram writes five components from left to right to fill one row before continuing down to the next row. Zach writes five components from top to bottom to fill one column before continuing right to the next column. Find the expected number of spaces on their grids where Zach and Ephram have the same integer written. [b]p20.[/b] In $\vartriangle ABC$ with circumcenter $O$ and circumradius $8$, $BC = 10$. Let $r$ be the radius of the circle that passes through $O$ and is tangent to $BC$ at $C$. The value of $r^2$ can be written as $\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Find $1000m+n$. [b]p21.[/b] Find the number of integer values of $n$ between $1$ and $100$ inclusive such that the sum of the positive divisors of $2n$ is at least $220\%$ of the sum of the divisors of $n$. [b]p22.[/b] Twenty urns containing one ball each are arranged in a circle. Ernie then moves each ball either $1$, $2$ or $3$ urns clockwise, chosen independently, uniformly, and randomly. The expected number of empty urns after this process is complete can be expressed as $\frac{A}{B}$ for relatively prime positive integers $A$ and $B$. Find $1000A+B$. [b]p23.[/b] Hannah the cat begins at $0$ on a number line. Every second, Hannah jumps $1$ unit in the positive or negative direction, chosen uniformly at random. After $7$ seconds,Hannah‘s expected distance from $0$, in units, can be expressed as $\frac{A}{B}$ for relatively prime positive integers $A$ and $B$. Find $1000A+B$. [b]p24.[/b] Find the product of all primes $p < 30$ for which there exists an integer $n$ such that $p$ divides $n +(n +1)^{-1}\,\, (mod \,\,p)$. [b]p25.[/b] In quadrilateral $ABCD$, $\angle ABD = \angle CBD = \angle C AD$, $AB = 9$, $BC = 6$, and $AC = 10$. The area of $ABCD$ can be expressed as $\frac{P\sqrt{Q}}{R}$ with $Q$ squarefree and $P$ and $R$ relatively prime. Find $10000P +100Q +R$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/4/8/28569605b262c8f26e685e27f5f261c70a396c.png[/img] PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

[u]Round 4[/u] [b]p13.[/b] What is the units digit of the number $(2^1 + 1)(2^2 - 1)(2^3 + 1)(2^4 - 1)...(2^{2010} - 1)$? [b]p14.[/b] Mr. Fat noted that on January $2$, $2010$, the display of the day is $01/02/2010$, and the sequence $01022010$ is a palindrome (a number that reads the same forwards and backwards). How many days does Mr. Fat need to wait between this palindrome day and the last palindrome day of this decade? [b]p15.[/b] Farmer Tim has a $30$-meter by $30$-meter by $30\sqrt2$-meter triangular barn. He ties his goat to the corner where the two shorter sides meet with a 60-meter rope. What is the area, in square meters, of the land where the goat can graze, given that it cannot get inside the barn? [b]p16.[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 3$, $BC = 4$, and $CA = 5$. Point $P$ lies inside the triangle and the distances from $P$ to two of the sides of the triangle are $ 1$ and $2$. What is the maximum distance from $P$ to the third side of the triangle? [u]Round 5[/u] [b]p17.[/b] Let $Z$ be the answer to the third question on this guts quadruplet. If $x^2 - 2x = Z - 1$, find the positive value of $x$. [b]p18.[/b] Let $X$ be the answer to the first question on this guts quadruplet. To make a FATRON2012, a cubical steel body as large as possible is cut out from a solid sphere of diameter $X$. A TAFTRON2013 is created by cutting a FATRON2012 into $27$ identical cubes, with no material wasted. What is the length of one edge of a TAFTRON2013? [b]p19.[/b] Let $Y$ be the smallest integer greater than the answer to the second question on this guts quadruplet. Fred posts two distinguishable sheets on the wall. Then, $Y$ people walk into the room. Each of the Y people signs up on $0, 1$, or $2$ of the sheets. Given that there are at least two people in the room other than Fred, how many possible pairs of lists can Fred have? [b]p20.[/b] Let $A, B, C$, be the respective answers to the first, second, and third questions on this guts quadruplet. At the Robot Design Convention and Showcase, a series of robots are programmed such that each robot shakes hands exactly once with every other robot of the same height. If the heights of the $16$ robots are $4$, $4$, $4$, $5$, $5$, $7$, $17$, $17$, $17$, $34$, $34$, $42$, $100$, $A$, $B$, and $C$ feet, how many handshakes will take place? [u]Round 6[/u] [b]p21.[/b] Determine the number of ordered triples $(p, q, r)$ of primes with $1 < p < q < r < 100$ such that $q - p = r - q$. [b]p22.[/b] For numbers $a, b, c, d$ such that $0 \le a, b, c, d \le 10$, find the minimum value of $ab + bc + cd + da - 5a - 5b - 5c - 5d$. [b]p23.[/b] Daniel has a task to measure $1$ gram, $2$ grams, $3$ grams, $4$ grams , ... , all the way up to $n$ grams. He goes into a store and buys a scale and six weights of his choosing (so that he knows the value for each weight that he buys). If he can place the weights on either side of the scale, what is the maximum value of $n$? [b]p24.[/b] Given a Rubik’s cube, what is the probability that at least one face will remain unchanged after a random sequence of three moves? (A Rubik’s cube is a $3$ by $3$ by $3$ cube with each face starting as a different color. The faces ($3$ by $3$) can be freely turned. A move is defined in this problem as a $90$ degree rotation of one face either clockwise or counter-clockwise. The center square on each face–six in total–is fixed.) PS. You should use hide for answers. First rounds have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2766534p24230616]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $ p$ and $ q$ be relatively prime positive integers. A subset $ S$ of $ \{0, 1, 2, \ldots \}$ is called [b]ideal[/b] if $ 0 \in S$ and for each element $ n \in S,$ the integers $ n \plus{} p$ and $ n \plus{} q$ belong to $ S.$ Determine the number of ideal subsets of $ \{0, 1, 2, \ldots \}.$

Prove that every integer $k > 1$ has a multiple less than $k^4$ whose decimal expension has at most four distinct digits.

Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N}\rightarrow{\mathbb{N}}$ such that for all positive integers $m$ and $n$ the number $f(m)+n-m$ is divisible by $f(n)$.

Find all functions $f$ defined on the integers greater than or equal to $1$ that satisfy: (a) for all $n,f(n)$ is a positive integer. (b) $f(n + m) =f(n)f(m)$ for all $m$ and $n$. (c) There exists $n_0$ such that $f(f(n_0)) = [f(n_0)]^2$ .

Find the least positive integer such that the sum of its digits is $2011$ and the product of its digits is a power of $6$.

Show that there are no integers $n$ such that $n^4 + 4^n$ is a prime greater than $5$.

Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that the greatest prime divisor of $n^2+1$ is less than $n \cdot \pi^{-2019}.$

Does there exist a positive integer $n$ such that all its digits (in the decimal system) are greather than 5, while all the digits of $n^2$ are less than 5?

Does there exist a solution $(x,y,z,u,v)$ in integers greater than $1998$ to the equation $x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}+u^{2}+v^{2}=xyzuv-65$?

Let $n$ a positive integer, $n > 1$. The number $n$ is wonderful if the number is divisible by sum of the your prime factors. For example; $90$ is wondeful, because $90 = 2 \times 3^2\times 5$ and $2 + 3 + 5 = 10, 10$ divides $90$. Show that, exist a number "wonderful" with at least $10^{2002}$ distinct prime numbers.

Let $N = 2010!+1$. Prove that a) $N$ is not divisible by $4021$; b) $N$ is not divisible by $2027,2029,2039$; c)$ N$ has a prime divisor greater than $2050$.

The sequence $a_1, a_2,...$ is defined by the equalities $a_1 = 2, a_2 = 12$ and $a_{n+1} = 6a_n-a_{n-1}$ for every positive integer $n \ge 2$. Prove that no member of this sequence is equal to a perfect power (greater than one) of a positive integer.

Prove that for every natural number $k$ ($k \geq 2$) there exists an irrational number $r$ such that for every natural number $m$, \[[r^m] \equiv -1 \pmod k .\] [i]Remark.[/i] An easier variant: Find $r$ as a root of a polynomial of second degree with integer coefficients. [i]Proposed by Yugoslavia.[/i]

Find all the pairs of integers $ (m, n)$ such that $ \sqrt {n +\sqrt {2016}} +\sqrt {m-\sqrt {2016}} \in \mathbb {Q}.$

El Chapulín observed that the number $2014$ has an unusual property. By placing its eight positive divisors in increasing order, the fifth divisor is equal to three times the third minus $4$. A number of eight divisors with this unusual property is called the [i]red[/i] number . How many [i]red[/i] numbers smaller than $2014$ exist?

Let $k$ be a positive integer. Consider $k$ not necessarily distinct prime numbers such that their product is ten times their sum. What are these primes and what is the value of $k$?