Let $n$ be a positive integer and suppose that $\phi(n)=\frac{n}{k}$, where $k$ is the greatest perfect square such that $k \mid n$. Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ be $n$ positive integers such that $a_i=p_1^{a_1i} \cdot p_2^{a_2i} \cdots p_n^{a_ni}$, where $p_i$ are prime numbers and $a_{ji}$ are non-negative integers, $1 \leq i \leq n, 1 \leq j \leq n$. We know that $p_i\mid \phi(a_i)$, and if $p_i\mid \phi(a_j)$, then $p_j\mid \phi(a_i)$. Prove that there exist integers $k_1,k_2,\ldots,k_m$ with $1 \leq k_1 \leq k_2 \leq \cdots \leq k_m \leq n$ such that \[\phi(a_{k_{1}} \cdot a_{k_{2}} \cdots a_{k_{m}})=p_1 \cdot p_2 \cdots p_n.\]

Let $f(n)$ be the number of ordered pairs $(k, \ell)$ of positive integers such that $n = (2\ell-1)\cdot 2^k - k$, and let $g(n)$ be the number of ordered pairs $(k, \ell)$ of positive integers such that $n = \ell \cdot 2^{k+1}-k$. Compute $\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{f(i) - g(i)}{2^i}$. .

For any positive integer $a$, denote $f(a)=|\{b\in\mathbb{N}| b|a$ $\text{and}$ $b\mod{10}\in\{1,9\}\}|$ and $g(a)=|\{b\in\mathbb{N}| b|a$ $\text{and}$ $b\mod{10}\in\{3,7\}\}|$. Prove that $f(a)\geq g(a)\forall a\in\mathbb{N}$.

Find all the positive perfect cubes that are not divisible by $10$ such that the number obtained by erasing the last three digits is also a perfect cube.

Carlos and Yue play the following game: First Carlos writes a $+$ sign or a $-$ sign in front of each of the $50$ numbers $1,2,\cdots,50$. Then, in turns, each one chooses a number from the sequence obtained; Start by choosing Yue. If the absolute value of the sum of the $25$ numbers that Carlos chose is greater than or equal to the absolute value of the sum of the $25$ numbers that Yue chose, Carlos wins. In the other case, Yue wins. Determine which of the two players can develop a strategy that will ensure victory, no matter how well their opponent plays, and describe said strategy.

[b]p1.[/b] Farmer James goes to Kristy’s Krispy Chicken to order a crispy chicken sandwich. He can choose from $3$ types of buns, $2$ types of sauces, $4$ types of vegetables, and $4$ types of cheese. He can only choose one type of bun and cheese, but can choose any nonzero number of sauces, and the same with vegetables. How many different chicken sandwiches can Farmer James order? [b]p2.[/b] A line with slope $2$ and a line with slope $3$ intersect at the point $(m, n)$, where $m, n > 0$. These lines intersect the $x$ axis at points $A$ and $B$, and they intersect the y axis at points $C$ and $D$. If $AB = CD$, find $m/n$. [b]p3.[/b] A multi-set of $11$ positive integers has a median of $10$, a unique mode of $11$, and a mean of $ 12$. What is the largest possible number that can be in this multi-set? (A multi-set is a set that allows repeated elements.) [b]p4.[/b] Farmer James is swimming in the Eggs-Eater River, which flows at a constant rate of $5$ miles per hour, and is recording his time. He swims $ 1$ mile upstream, against the current, and then swims $1$ mile back to his starting point, along with the current. The time he recorded was double the time that he would have recorded if he had swum in still water the entire trip. To the nearest integer, how fast can Farmer James swim in still water, in miles per hour? [b]p5.[/b] $ABCD$ is a square with side length $60$. Point $E$ is on $AD$ and $F$ is on $CD$ such that $\angle BEF = 90^o$. Find the minimum possible length of $CF$. [b]p6.[/b] Farmer James makes a trianglomino by gluing together $5$ equilateral triangles of side length $ 1$, with adjacent triangles sharing an entire edge. Two trianglominoes are considered the same if they can be matched using only translations and rotations (but not reflections). How many distinct trianglominoes can Farmer James make? [b]p7.[/b] Two real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy $x^2 - y^2 = 2y - 2x$ , and $x + 6 = y^2 + 2y$. What is the sum of all possible values of$ y$? [b]p8.[/b] Let $N$ be a positive multiple of $840$. When $N$ is written in base $6$, it is of the form $\overline{abcdef}_6$ where $a, b, c, d, e, f$ are distinct base $6$ digits. What is the smallest possible value of $N$, when written in base $6$? [b]p9.[/b] For $S = \{1, 2,..., 12\}$, find the number of functions $f : S \to S$ that satisfy the following $3$ conditions: (a) If $n$ is divisible by $3$, $f(n)$ is not divisible by $3$, (b) If $n$ is not divisible by $3$, $f(n)$ is divisible by $3$, and (c) $f(f(n)) = n$ holds for exactly $8$ distinct values of $n$ in $S$. [b]p10.[/b] Regular pentagon $JAMES$ has area $ 1$. Let $O$ lie on line $EM$ and $N$ lie on line $MA$ so that $E, M, O$ and $M, A, N$ lie on their respective lines in that order. Given that $MO = AN$ and $NO = 11 \cdot ME$, find the area of $NOM$. [b]p11.[/b] Hen Hao is flipping a special coin, which lands on its sunny side and its rainy side each with probability $1/2$. Hen Hao flips her coin ten times. Given that the coin never landed with its rainy side up twice in a row, find the probability that Hen Hao’s last flip had its sunny side up. [b]p12.[/b] Find the product of all integer values of a such that the polynomial $x^4 + 8x^3 + ax^2 + 2x - 1$ can be factored into two non-constant polynomials with integer coefficients. [b]p13.[/b] Isosceles trapezoid $ABCD$ has $AB = CD$ and $AD = 6BC$. Point $X$ is the intersection of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$. There exist a positive real number $k$ and a point $P$ inside $ABCD$ which satisfy $$[PBC] : [PCD] : [PDA] = 1 : k : 3,$$ where $[XYZ]$ denotes the area of triangle $XYZ$. If $PX \parallel AB$, find the value of $k$. [b]p14.[/b] How many positive integers $n < 1000$ are there such that in base $10$, every digit in $3n$ (that isn’t a leading zero) is greater than the corresponding place value digit (possibly a leading zero) in $n$? For example, $n = 56$, $3n = 168$ satisfies this property as $1 > 0$, $6 > 5$, and $8 > 6$. On the other hand, $n = 506$, $3n = 1518$ does not work because of the hundreds place. [b]p15.[/b] Find the greatest integer that is smaller than $$\frac{2018}{37^2}+\frac{2018}{39^2}+ ... +\frac{2018}{ 107^2}.$$ PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

[hide=R stands for Ramanujan , P stands for Pascal]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide] [u]Set 3[/u] [b]P3.11[/b] Find all possible values of $c$ in the following system of equations: $$a^2 + ab + c^2 = 31$$ $$b^2 + ab - c^2 = 18$$ $$a^2 - b^2 = 7$$ [b]P3.12 / R5.25[/b] In square $ABCD$ with side length $13$, point $E$ lies on segment $CD$. Segment $AE$ divides $ABCD$ into triangle $ADE$ and quadrilateral $ABCE$. If the ratio of the area of $ADE$ to the area of $ABCE$ is $4 : 11$, what is the ratio of the perimeter of $ADE$ to the perimeter of$ ABCE$? [b]P3.13[/b] Thomas has two distinct chocolate bars. One of them is $1$ by $5$ and the other one is $1$ by $3$. If he can only eat a single $1$ by $1$ piece off of either the leftmost side or the rightmost side of either bar at a time, how many different ways can he eat the two bars? [b]P3.14[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, and $CA = 15$. The entire triangle is revolved about side $BC$. What is the volume of the swept out region? [b]P3.15[/b] Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers $(a, b)$ that satisfy the equation $a(a -1) + 2ab + b(b - 1) = 600$. [u]Set 4[/u] [b]P4.16[/b] Compute the sum of the digits of $(10^{2017} - 1)^2$ . [b]P4.17[/b] A right triangle with area $210$ is inscribed within a semicircle, with its hypotenuse coinciding with the diameter of the semicircle. $2$ semicircles are constructed (facing outwards) with the legs of the triangle as their diameters. What is the area inside the $2$ semicircles but outside the first semicircle? [b]P4.18[/b] Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that exactly $\frac{1}{10}$ of its positive divisors are perfect squares. [b]P4.19[/b] One day, Sambuddha and Jamie decide to have a tower building competition using oranges of radius $1$ inch. Each player begins with $14$ oranges. Jamie builds his tower by making a $3$ by $3$ base, placing a $2$ by $2$ square on top, and placing the last orange at the very top. However, Sambuddha is very hungry and eats $4$ of his oranges. With his remaining $10$ oranges, he builds a similar tower, forming an equilateral triangle with $3$ oranges on each side, placing another equilateral triangle with $2$ oranges on each side on top, and placing the last orange at the very top. What is the positive difference between the heights of these two towers? [b]P4.20[/b] Let $r, s$, and $t$ be the roots of the polynomial $x^3 - 9x + 42$. Compute the value of $(rs)^3 + (st)^3 + (tr)^3$. [u]Set 5[/u] [b]P5.21[/b] For all integers $k > 1$, $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}k^{-n} =\frac{k}{k -1}$. There exists a sequence of integers $j_0, j_1, ...$ such that $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}j_n k^{-n} =\left(\frac{k}{k -1}\right)^3$ for all integers $k > 1$. Find $j_{10}$. [b]P5.22[/b] Nimi is a triangle with vertices located at $(-1, 6)$, $(6, 3)$, and $(7, 9)$. His center of mass is tied to his owner, who is asleep at $(0, 0)$, using a rod. Nimi is capable of spinning around his center of mass and revolving about his owner. What is the maximum area that Nimi can sweep through? [b]P5.23[/b] The polynomial $x^{19} - x - 2$ has $19$ distinct roots. Let these roots be $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{19}$. Find $a^{37}_1 + a^{37}_2+...+a^{37}_{19}$. [b]P5.24[/b] I start with a positive integer $n$. Every turn, if $n$ is even, I replace $n$ with $\frac{n}{2}$, otherwise I replace $n$ with $n-1$. Let $k$ be the most turns required for a number $n < 500$ to be reduced to $1$. How many values of $n < 500$ require k turns to be reduced to $1$? [b]P5.25[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, and $AC = 15$. Let $I$ and $O$ be the incircle and circumcircle of $ABC$, respectively. The altitude from $A$ intersects $I$ at points $P$ and $Q$, and $O$ at point $R$, such that $Q$ lies between $P$ and $R$. Find $PR$. PS. You should use hide for answers. R1-15 /P1-5 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786721p24495629]here[/url], and R16-30 /P6-10/ P26-30 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786837p24497019]here[/url] Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

There is a bottle with a flat and circular bottom, closed and partially filled of wine, so that its level does not exceed the cylindrical part. Discuss in which cases the capacity of the bottle can be calculated without opening it, having only one double graduated decimeter; and if possible, describe how it would be calculated. (Problem of the Italian [i]Gara Mathematica[/i]).

$P(x)$ 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]

Prove that the sequence $a_{n}=\lfloor n\sqrt 2 \rfloor+\lfloor n\sqrt 3 \rfloor$ contains infintely many even and infinitely many odd numbers.

Find the smallest odd integer $ k$ such that: for every $ 3\minus{}$degree polynomials $ f$ with integer coefficients, if there exist $ k$ integer $ n$ such that $ |f(n)|$ is a prime number, then $ f$ is irreducible in $ \mathbb{Z}[n]$.

Prove that for any integer $n>1$ there exist infinitely many pairs $(x,y)$ of integers $1<x<y$, such that $x^n+y \mid x+y^n$. ([i]Dan Schwarz[/i])

Given a positive integer $k$ show that there exists a prime $p$ such that one can choose distinct integers $a_1,a_2\cdots, a_{k+3} \in \{1, 2, \cdots ,p-1\}$ such that p divides $a_ia_{i+1}a_{i+2}a_{i+3}-i$ for all $i= 1, 2, \cdots, k$. [i]South Africa [/i]

$n$ - some natural. We write on the board all such numbers $d$, that $d\leq 1000$ and $d|n+k$ for some $ 1\leq k \leq 1000$. Let $S(n)$ -sum of all written numbers. Prove , that $S(n)<10^6$ and $S(n)>10^6$ has infinitely many solutions.

Find all pairs of natural numbers $(p,n)$ with $p$ prime such that $p^6+p^5+n^3+n=n^5+n^2$

Find the smallest prime number $p$ for which the number $p^3+2p^2+p$ has exactly $42$ divisors.

[b]Problem 4 [/b] Let $m$ be a positive integer and let $p$ be a prime divisor of $m$. Suppose that the complex polynomial $a_0 + a_1x + \ldots + a_nx^n$ with $n < \frac{p}{p-1}\varphi(m)$ and $a_n \neq 0$ is divisible by the cyclotomic polynomial $\phi_m(x)$. Prove that there are at least $p$ nonzero coefficients $a_i\ .$ The cyclotomic polynomial $\phi_m(x)$ is the monic polynomial whose roots are the $m$-th primitive complex roots of unity. Euler’s totient function $\varphi(m)$ denotes the number of positive integers less than or equal to $m$ which are coprime to $m$.

Let $p$ and $q$ be prime numbers and $\{a_{n}\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a sequence of integers defined by: \[a_{0}=0, a_{1}=1, a_{n+2}=pa_{n+1}-qa_{n}\quad\forall n\geq 0\] Find $p$ and $q$ if there exists an integer $k$ such that $a_{3k}=-3$.

$p$ is a give odd prime, if $\sqrt{k^2-pk}$ is a positive integer, then the value of positive integer $k$ is________.

Can one find 4004 positive integers such that the sum of any 2003 of them is not divisible by 2003?

Let $p$ be a prime number and let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers with $p^2 + m^2 = n^2$. Prove that $m> p$. (Karl Czakler)

Let $k$ be a fixed integer greater than 1, and let ${m=4k^2-5}$. Show that there exist positive integers $a$ and $b$ such that the sequence $(x_n)$ defined by \[x_0=a,\quad x_1=b,\quad x_{n+2}=x_{n+1}+x_n\quad\text{for}\quad n=0,1,2,\dots,\] has all of its terms relatively prime to $m$. [i]Proposed by Jaroslaw Wroblewski, Poland[/i]

$k$ is an integer. We define the sequence $\{a_n\}_{n=0}^{\infty}$ like this: \[a_0=0,\ \ \ a_1=1,\ \ \ a_n=2ka_{n-1}-(k^2+1)a_{n-2}\ \ (n \geq 2)\] $p$ is a prime number that $p\equiv 3(\mbox{mod}\ 4)$ a) Prove that $a_{n+p^2-1}\equiv a_n(\mbox{mod}\ p)$ b) Prove that $a_{n+p^3-p}\equiv a_n(\mbox{mod}\ p^2)$

[u]Round 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] A unit square is rotated $30^o$ counterclockwise about one of its vertices. Determine the area of the intersection of the original square with the rotated one. [b]p14.[/b] Suppose points $A$ and $B$ lie on a circle of radius $4$ with center $O$, such that $\angle AOB = 90^o$. The perpendicular bisectors of segments $OA$ and $OB$ divide the interior of the circle into four regions. Find the area of the smallest region. [b]p15.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral such that $AB = 4$, $BC = 6$, $CD = 5$, $DA = 3$, and $\angle DAB = 90^o$. There is a point $I$ inside the quadrilateral that is equidistant from all the sides. Find $AI$. [u]Round 6[/u] [i]The answer to each of the three questions in this round depends on the answer to one of the other questions. There is only one set of correct answers to these problems; however, each question will be scored independently, regardless of whether the answers to the other questions are correct. [/i] [b]p16.[/b] Let $C$ be the answer to problem $18$. Compute $$\left( 1 - \frac{1}{2^2} \right) \left( 1 - \frac{1}{3^2} \right) ... \left( 1 - \frac{1}{C^2} \right).$$ [b]p17.[/b] Let $A$ be the answer to problem $16$. Let $PQRS$ be a square, and let point $M$ lie on segment $PQ$ such that $MQ = 7PM$ and point $N$ lie on segment $PS$ such that $NS = 7PN$. Segments $MS$ and $NQ$ meet at point $X$. Given that the area of quadrilateral $PMXN$ is $A - \frac12$, find the side length of the square. [b]p18.[/b] Let $B$ be the answer to problem $17$ and let $N = 6B$. Find the number of ordered triples $(a, b, c)$ of integers between $0$ and $N - 1$, inclusive, such that $a + b + c$ is divisible by $N$. [u]Round 7[/u] [b]p19.[/b] Let $k$ be the units digit of $\underbrace{7^{7^{7^{7^{7^{7^{7}}}}}}}_{Seven \,\,7s}$ . What is the largest prime factor of the number consisting of $k$ $7$’s written in a row? [b]p20.[/b] Suppose that $E = 7^7$ , $M = 7$, and $C = 7·7·7$. The characters $E, M, C, C$ are arranged randomly in the following blanks. $$... \times ... \times ... \times ... $$ Then one of the multiplication signs is chosen at random and changed to an equals sign. What is the probability that the resulting equation is true? [b]p21[/b]. During a recent math contest, Sophy Moore made the mistake of thinking that $133$ is a prime number. Fresh Mann replied, “To test whether a number is divisible by $3$, we just need to check whether the sum of the digits is divisible by $3$. By the same reasoning, to test whether a number is divisible by $7$, we just need to check that the sum of the digits is a multiple of $7$, so $133$ is clearly divisible by $7$.” Although his general principle is false, $133$ is indeed divisible by $7$. How many three-digit numbers are divisible by $7$ and have the sum of their digits divisible by $7$? [u]Round 8[/u] [b]p22.[/b] A [i]look-and-say[/i] sequence is defined as follows: starting from an initial term $a_1$, each subsequent term $a_k$ is found by reading the digits of $a_{k-1}$ from left to right and specifying the number of times each digit appears consecutively. For example, $4$ would be succeeded by $14$ (“One four.”), and $31337$ would be followed by $13112317$ (“One three, one one, two three, one seven.”) If $a_1$ is a random two-digit positive integer, find the probability that $a_4$ is at least six digits long. [b]p23.[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $\angle C = 90^o$. Point $P$ lies on segment $BC$ and is not $B$ or $C$. Point $I$ lies on segment $AP$, and $\angle BIP = \angle PBI = \angle CAB$. If $\frac{AP}{BC} = k$, express $\frac{IP}{CP}$ in terms of $k$. [b]p24.[/b] A subset of $\{1, 2, 3, ... , 30\}$ is called [i]delicious [/i] if it does not contain an element that is $3$ times another element. A subset is called super delicious if it is delicious and no delicious set has more elements than it has. Determine the number of super delicious subsets. PS. You sholud use hide for answers. First rounds have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2784267p24464980]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

[u]Round 1[/u] [b]p1.[/b] An iscoceles triangle has one angle equal to $100$ degrees, what is the degree measure of one of the two remaining angles. [b]p2.[/b] Tanmay picks four cards from a standard deck of $52$ cards at random. What is the probability he gets exactly one Ace, exactly exactly one King, exactly one Queen, exactly one Jack and exactly one Ten? [b]p3.[/b] What is the sum of all the factors of $2014$? [u]Round 2[/u] [b]p4.[/b] Which number under $1000$ has the greatest number of factors? [b]p5.[/b] How many $10$ digit primes have all distinct digits? [b]p6.[/b] In a far o universe called Manhattan, the distance between two points on the plane $P = (x_1, y_1)$ and $Q = (x_2, y_2)$ is defined as $d(P,Q) = |x_1-x_2|+|y_1-y_2|$. Let $S$ be the region of points that are a distance of $\le 7$ away from the origin $(0, 0)$. What is the area of $S$? [u]Round 3[/u] [b]p7.[/b] How many factors does $13! + 14! + 15!$ have? [b]p8.[/b] How many zeroes does $45!$ have consecutively at the very end in its representation in base $45$? [b]p9.[/b] A sequence of circles $\omega_0$, $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$, ... is drawn such that: $\bullet$ $\omega_0$ has a radius of $1$. $\bullet$ $\omega_{i+1}$ has twice the radius of $\omega_i$. $\bullet$ $\omega_i$ is internally tangent to $\omega_{i+1}$. Let $A$ be a point on $\omega_0$ and $B$ be a point on $\omega_{10}$. What is the maximum possible value of $AB$? [u]Round 4[/u] [b]p10.[/b] A $3-4-5$ triangle is constructed. Then a similar triangle is constructed with the shortest side of the first triangle being the new hypotenuse for the second triangle. This happens an infinite amount of times. What is the maximum area of the resulting figure? [b]p11.[/b] If an unfair coin is flipped $4$ times and has a $3/64$ chance of coming heads exactly thrice, what is the probability the coin comes tails on a single flip. [b]p12.[/b] Find all triples of positive integers $(a, b, c)$ that satisfy $2a = 1+bc$, $2b = 1+ac$, and $2c = 1 + ab$. [u]Round 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] $6$ numbered points on a plane are placed so that they can create a regular hexagon $P_1P_2P_3P_4P_5P_6$ if connected. If a triangle is drawn to include a certain amount of points in it, how many triangles are there that hold a different set of points? (note: the triangle with $P_1$ and $P_2$ is not the same as the one with $P_3$ and $P_4$). [b]p14.[/b] Let $S$ be the set of all numbers of the form $n(2n + 1)(3n + 2)(4n + 3)(5n + 4)$ for $n \ge 1$. What is the largest number that divides every member of $S$? [b]p15. [/b]Jordan tosses a fair coin until he gets heads at least twice. What is the expected number of flips of the coin that he will make? PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 6-10 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3156859p28695035]here[/url].. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].