Found problems: 85335
2012 AMC 12/AHSME, 21
Let $a,b,$ and $c$ be positive integers with $a\ge b\ge c$ such that
\begin{align*} a^2-b^2-c^2+ab&=2011\text{ and}\\
a^2+3b^2+3c^2-3ab-2ac-2bc&=-1997\end{align*}
What is $a$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 249
\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 250
\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 251
\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 252
\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 253
$
2014 Contests, 1
Let $a_0 < a_1 < a_2 < \dots$ be an infinite sequence of positive integers. Prove that there exists a unique integer $n\geq 1$ such that
\[a_n < \frac{a_0+a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n}{n} \leq a_{n+1}.\]
[i]Proposed by Gerhard Wöginger, Austria.[/i]
2002 Putnam, 1
Shanille O'Keal shoots free throws on a basketball court. She hits the first and misses the second, and thereafter the probability that she hits the next shot is equal to the proportion of shots she has hit so far. What is the probability she hits exactly $50$ of her first $100$ shots?
2022 Saudi Arabia BMO + EGMO TST, 1.3
Given is triangle $ABC$ with $AB > AC$. Circles $O_B$, $O_C$ are inscribed in angle $BAC$ with $O_B$ tangent to $AB$ at $B$ and $O_C$ tangent to $AC$ at $C$. Tangent to $O_B$ from $C$ different than $AC$ intersects $AB$ at $K$ and tangent to $O_C$ from $B$ different than $AB$ intersects $AC$ at $L$. Line $KL$ and the angle bisector of $BAC$ intersect $BC$ at points $P$ and $M$, respectively. Prove that $BP = CM$.
2010 Estonia Team Selection Test, 1
For arbitrary positive integers $a, b$, denote $a @ b =\frac{a-b}{gcd(a,b)}$
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the following conditions are equivalent:
(i) $gcd(n, n @ m) = 1$ for every positive integer $m < n$,
(ii) $n = p^k$ where $p$ is a prime number and $k$ is a non-negative integer.
1996 USAMO, 1
Prove that the average of the numbers $n \sin n^{\circ} \; (n = 2,4,6,\ldots,180)$ is $\cot 1^{\circ}$.
1956 AMC 12/AHSME, 46
For the equation $ \frac {1 \plus{} x}{1 \minus{} x} \equal{} \frac {N \plus{} 1}{N}$ to be true where $ N$ is positive, $ x$ can have:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{any positive value less than }1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{any value less than }1$
$ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{the value zero only} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{any non \minus{} negative value} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{any value}$
2017 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Each cell of a $3\times n$ table was filled by a number. In each of three rows, the number $1,2,…,n$ appear in some order. It is know that for each column, the sum of pairwise product of three numbers in it is a multiple of $n$. Find all possible value of $n$.
2006 China National Olympiad, 6
Suppose $X$ is a set with $|X| = 56$. Find the minimum value of $n$, so that for any 15 subsets of $X$, if the cardinality of the union of any 7 of them is greater or equal to $n$, then there exists 3 of them whose intersection is nonempty.
2015 İberoAmerican, 6
Beto plays the following game with his computer: initially the computer randomly picks $30$ integers from $1$ to $2015$, and Beto writes them on a chalkboard (there may be repeated numbers). On each turn, Beto chooses a positive integer $k$ and some if the numbers written on the chalkboard, and subtracts $k$ from each of the chosen numbers, with the condition that the resulting numbers remain non-negative. The objective of the game is to reduce all $30$ numbers to $0$, in which case the game ends. Find the minimal number $n$ such that, regardless of which numbers the computer chooses, Beto can end the game in at most $n$ turns.
2019 VJIMC, 3
For an invertible $n\times n$ matrix $M$ with integer entries we define a sequence $\mathcal{S}_M=\{M_i\}_{i=0}^{\infty}$ by the recurrence $M_0=M$ ,$M_{i+1}=(M_i^T)^{-1}M_i$ for $i\geq 0$.
Find the smallest integer $n\geq 2 $ for wich there exists a normal $n\times n$ matrix with integer entries such that its sequence $\mathcal{S}_M$ is not constant and has period $P=7$ i.e $M_{i+7}=M_i$.
($M^T$ means the transpose of a matrix $M$ . A square matrix is called normal if $M^T M=M M^T$ holds).
[i]Proposed by Martin Niepel (Comenius University, Bratislava)..[/i]
2014 Argentine National Olympiad, Level 3, 3.
Two circumferences of radius $1$ that do not intersect, $c_1$ and $c_2$, are placed inside an angle whose vertex is $O$. $c_1$ is tangent to one of the rays of the angle, while $c_2$ is tangent to the other ray. One of the common internal tangents of $c_1$ and $c_2$ passes through $O$, and the other one intersects the rays of the angle at points $A$ and $B$, with $AO=BO$. Find the distance of point $A$ to the line $OB$.
1993 Brazil National Olympiad, 5
Find at least one function $f: \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb R$ such that $f(0)=0$ and $f(2x+1) = 3f(x) + 5$ for any real $x$.
2014 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 1
Given an integer $n \ge 2$ and a regular $2n$-polygon at each vertex of which sitting on an ant. At some points in time, each ant creeps into one of two adjacent peaks (some peaks may have several ants at a time). Through $k$ such operations, it turned out to be an arbitrary line connecting two different ones the vertices of a polygon with ants do not pass through its center. For given $n$ find the lowest possible value of $k$.
2022 HMNT, 9
Call a positive integer $n$ quixotic if the value of
\[\operatorname{lcm}(1,2,...,n)\cdot\left(\frac11+\frac12+\frac13+\dots+\frac1n\right)\]is divisible by 45. Compute the tenth smallest quixotic integer.
2017 China Team Selection Test, 5
In the non-isosceles triangle $ABC$,$D$ is the midpoint of side $BC$,$E$ is the midpoint of side $CA$,$F$ is the midpoint of side $AB$.The line(different from line $BC$) that is tangent to the inscribed circle of triangle $ABC$ and passing through point $D$ intersect line $EF$ at $X$.Define $Y,Z$ similarly.Prove that $X,Y,Z$ are collinear.
2023 European Mathematical Cup, 1
Suppose $a,b,c$ are positive integers such that \[\gcd(a,b)+\gcd(a,c)+\gcd(b,c)=b+c+2023\] Prove that $\gcd(b,c)=2023$.
[i]Remark.[/i] For positive integers $x$ and $y$, $\gcd(x,y)$ denotes their greatest common divisor.
[i]Ivan Novak[/i]
2023 Baltic Way, 12
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB>AC$. The internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ meets $BC$ at $D$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $ABC$ and let $AO$ meet $BC$ at $E$. Let $J$ be the incenter of triangle $AED$. Show that if $\angle ADO=45^{\circ}$, then $OJ=JD$.
1993 USAMO, 5
Let $ \, a_{0}, a_{1}, a_{2},\ldots\,$ be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying $ \, a_{i\minus{}1}a_{i\plus{}1}\leq a_{i}^{2}\,$ for $ i \equal{} 1,2,3,\ldots\; .$ (Such a sequence is said to be [i]log concave[/i].) Show that for each $ \, n > 1,$
\[ \frac{a_{0}\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_{n}}{n\plus{}1}\cdot\frac{a_{1}\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_{n\minus{}1}}{n\minus{}1}\geq\frac{a_{0}\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_{n\minus{}1}}{n}\cdot\frac{a_{1}\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_{n}}{n}.\]
2019 Saudi Arabia JBMO TST, 4
A positive integer $n$ is called $nice$, if the sum of the squares of all its positive divisors is equal to $(n+3)^2$. Prove that if $n=pq$ is nice, where $p, q$ are not necessarily distinct primes, then $n+2$ and $2(n+1)$ are simultaneously perfect squares.
2005 Iran Team Selection Test, 2
Assume $ABC$ is an isosceles triangle that $AB=AC$ Suppose $P$ is a point on extension of side $BC$. $X$ and $Y$ are points on $AB$ and $AC$ that:
\[PX || AC \ , \ PY ||AB \]
Also $T$ is midpoint of arc $BC$. Prove that $PT \perp XY$
1989 Austrian-Polish Competition, 2
Each point of the plane is colored by one of the two colors. Show that there exists an equilateral triangle with monochromatic vertices.
STEMS 2021 Math Cat C, Q4
Let $n$ be a fixed positive integer.
- Show that there exist real polynomials $p_1, p_2, p_3, \cdots, p_k \in \mathbb{R}[x_1, \cdots, x_n]$ such that
\[(x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n)^2 + p_1(x_1, \cdots, x_n)^2 + p_2(x_1, \cdots, x_n)^2 + \cdots + p_k(x_1, \cdots, x_n)^2 = n(x_1^2 + x_2^2 + \cdots + x_n^2)\]
- Find the least natural number $k$, depending on $n$, such that the above polynomials $p_1, p_2, \cdots, p_k$ exist.
2019 CCA Math Bonanza, I3
Sristan Thin is walking around the Cartesian plane. From any point $\left(x,y\right)$, Sristan can move to $\left(x+1,y\right)$ or $\left(x+1,y+3\right)$. How many paths can Sristan take from $\left(0,0\right)$ to $\left(9,9\right)$?
[i]2019 CCA Math Bonanza Individual Round #3[/i]
2023 MOAA, 10
Let $S$ be the set of lattice points $(a,b)$ in the coordinate plane such that $1\le a\le 30$ and $1\le b\le 30$. What is the maximum number of lattice points in $S$ such that no four points form a square of side length 2?
[i]Proposed by Harry Kim[/i]