This website contains problems from math contests. Problems and corresponding tags were obtained from the Art of Problem Solving website.

Tags were heavily modified to better represent problems.

AND:
OR:
NO:

Found problems: 1342

2008 Czech-Polish-Slovak Match, 3

Find all triplets $(k, m, n)$ of positive integers having the following property: Square with side length $m$ can be divided into several rectangles of size $1\times k$ and a square with side length $n$.

2018 Vietnam Team Selection Test, 2

For every positive integer $m$, a $m\times 2018$ rectangle consists of unit squares (called "cell") is called [i]complete[/i] if the following conditions are met: i. In each cell is written either a "$0$", a "$1$" or nothing; ii. For any binary string $S$ with length $2018$, one may choose a row and complete the empty cells so that the numbers in that row, if read from left to right, produce $S$ (In particular, if a row is already full and it produces $S$ in the same manner then this condition ii. is satisfied). A [i]complete[/i] rectangle is called [i]minimal[/i], if we remove any of its rows and then making it no longer [i]complete[/i]. a. Prove that for any positive integer $k\le 2018$ there exists a [i]minimal[/i] $2^k\times 2018$ rectangle with exactly $k$ columns containing both $0$ and $1$. b. A [i]minimal[/i] $m\times 2018$ rectangle has exactly $k$ columns containing at least some $0$ or $1$ and the rest of columns are empty. Prove that $m\le 2^k$.

2005 Taiwan TST Round 1, 1

More than three quarters of the circumference of a circle is colored black. Prove that there exists a rectangle such that all of its vertices are black. Actually the result holds if "three quarters" is replaced by "one half"...

2013 Macedonian Team Selection Test, Problem 5

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with given sides $a,b,c$. Determine the minimal possible length of the diagonal of an inscribed rectangle in this triangle. [i]Note: A rectangle is inscribed in the triangle if two of its consecutive vertices lie on one side of the triangle, while the other two vertices lie on the other two sides of the triangle. [/i]

2017 CCA Math Bonanza, L4.4

Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. $PQRS$ is a rectangle with $P$ on $AB$, $Q$ and $R$ on $BC$, and $S$ on $AC$ such that $PQRS$ has the largest area among all rectangles $TUVW$ with $T$ on $AB$, $U$ and $V$ on $BC$, and $W$ on $AC$. If $D$ is the point on $BC$ such that $AD\perp BC$, then $PQ$ is the harmonic mean of $\frac{AD}{DB}$ and $\frac{AD}{DC}$. What is $BC$? Note: The harmonic mean of two numbers $a$ and $b$ is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of $a$ and $b$. [i]2017 CCA Math Bonanza Lightning Round #4.4[/i]

2018 India IMO Training Camp, 1

A rectangle $\mathcal{R}$ with odd integer side lengths is divided into small rectangles with integer side lengths. Prove that there is at least one among the small rectangles whose distances from the four sides of $\mathcal{R}$ are either all odd or all even. [i]Proposed by Jeck Lim, Singapore[/i]

2016 CCA Math Bonanza, I2

Rectangle $ABCD$ has perimeter $178$ and area $1848$. What is the length of the diagonal of the rectangle? [i]2016 CCA Math Bonanza Individual Round #2[/i]

2007 IMO Shortlist, 5

In the Cartesian coordinate plane define the strips $ S_n \equal{} \{(x,y)|n\le x < n \plus{} 1\}$, $ n\in\mathbb{Z}$ and color each strip black or white. Prove that any rectangle which is not a square can be placed in the plane so that its vertices have the same color. [b]IMO Shortlist 2007 Problem C5 as it appears in the official booklet:[/b] In the Cartesian coordinate plane define the strips $ S_n \equal{} \{(x,y)|n\le x < n \plus{} 1\}$ for every integer $ n.$ Assume each strip $ S_n$ is colored either red or blue, and let $ a$ and $ b$ be two distinct positive integers. Prove that there exists a rectangle with side length $ a$ and $ b$ such that its vertices have the same color. ([i]Edited by Orlando Döhring[/i]) [i]Author: Radu Gologan and Dan Schwarz, Romania[/i]

2005 IMAR Test, 1

The incircle of triangle $ABC$ touches the sides $BC,CA,AB$ at the points $D,E,F$, respectively. Let $K$ be a point on the side $BC$ and let $M$ be the point on the line segment $AK$ such that $AM=AE=AF$. Denote by $L,N$ the incenters of triangles $ABK,ACK$, respectively. Prove that $K$ is the foot of the altitude from $A$ if and only if $DLMN$ is a square. [hide="Remark"]This problem is slightly connected to [url=http://www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=344774#p344774]GMB-IMAR 2005, Juniors, Problem 2[/url] [/hide] [i]Bogdan Enescu[/i]

1999 National Olympiad First Round, 17

In a regular pyramid with top point $ T$ and equilateral base $ ABC$, let $ P$, $ Q$, $ R$, $ S$ be the midpoints of $ \left[AB\right]$, $ \left[BC\right]$, $ \left[CT\right]$ and $ \left[TA\right]$, respectively. If $ \left|AB\right| \equal{} 6$ and the altitude of pyramid is equal to $ 2\sqrt {15}$, then area of $ PQRS$ will be $\textbf{(A)}\ 4\sqrt {15} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8\sqrt {2} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8\sqrt {3} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\sqrt {5} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 9\sqrt {2}$

2009 Purple Comet Problems, 14

Rectangle $ABCD$ measures $70$ by $40$. Eighteen points (including $A$ and $C$) are marked on the diagonal $AC$ dividing the diagonal into $17$ congruent pieces. Twenty-two points (including A and B) are marked on the side $AB$ dividing the side into $21$ congruent pieces. Seventeen non-overlapping triangles are constructed as shown. Each triangle has two vertices that are two of these adjacent marked points on the side of the rectangle, and one vertex that is one of the marked points along the diagonal of the rectangle. Only the left $17$ of the $21$ congruent pieces along the side of the rectangle are used as bases of these triangles. Find the sum of the areas of these $17$ triangles. [asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); pair A=origin,B=(21,0),C=(21,12),D=(0,12); path P=origin; draw(A--B--C--D--cycle--C); for (int r = 1; r <= 17;++r) { P=P--(21*r/17,12*r/17)--(r,0); } P=P--cycle; filldraw(P,gray(0.7)); label("$A$",A,SW); label("$B$",B,SE); label("$C$",C,NE); label("$D$",D,NW); [/asy]

2012 AMC 10, 2

A circle of radius $5$ is inscribed in a rectangle as shown. The ratio of the the length of the rectangle to its width is $2\ :\ 1$. What is the area of the rectangle? [asy] draw((0,0)--(0,10)--(20,10)--(20,0)--cycle); draw(circle((10,5),5)); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 50\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 100\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 125\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 150\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 200 $

2008 CentroAmerican, 4

Five girls have a little store that opens from Monday through Friday. Since two people are always enough for taking care of it, they decide to do a work plan for the week, specifying who will work each day, and fulfilling the following conditions: a) Each girl will work exactly two days a week b) The 5 assigned couples for the week must be different In how many ways can the girls do the work plan?

2012 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 4

A rectangle with the side lengths $a$ and $b$ with $a <b$ should be placed in a right-angled coordinate system so that there is no point with integer coordinates in its interior or on its edge. Under what necessary and at the same time sufficient conditions for $a$ and $b$ is this possible?

1988 Tournament Of Towns, (202) 6

$M$ is an interior point of a rectangle $ABCD$ and $S$ is its area. Prove that $S \le AM \cdot CM + BM \cdot DM$. (I.J . Goldsheyd)

2022 AMC 12/AHSME, 13

The diagram below shows a rectangle with side lengths $4$ and $8$ and a square with side length $5$. Three vertices of the square lie on three different sides of the rectangle, as shown. What is the area of the region inside both the square and the rectangle? [asy] size(5cm); filldraw((4,0)--(8,3)--(8-3/4,4)--(1,4)--cycle,mediumgray); draw((0,0)--(8,0)--(8,4)--(0,4)--cycle,linewidth(1.1)); draw((1,0)--(1,4)--(4,0)--(8,3)--(5,7)--(1,4),linewidth(1.1)); label("$4$", (8,2), E); label("$8$", (4,0), S); label("$5$", (3,11/2), NW); draw((1,.35)--(1.35,.35)--(1.35,0),linewidth(.4)); draw((5,7)--(5+21/100,7-28/100)--(5-7/100,7-49/100)--(5-28/100,7-21/100)--cycle,linewidth(.4)); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } 15\dfrac{1}{8} \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15\dfrac{3}{8} \qquad \textbf{(C) } 15\dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D) } 15\dfrac{5}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E) } 15\dfrac{7}{8}$

Denmark (Mohr) - geometry, 2013.2

The figure shows a rectangle, its circumscribed circle and four semicircles, which have the rectangle’s sides as diameters. Prove that the combined area of the four dark gray crescentshaped regions is equal to the area of the light gray rectangle. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gojv6KfBC9I/XzT9ZMKrIeI/AAAAAAAAMVU/NB-vUldjULI7jvqiFWmBC_Sd8QFtwrc7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2013%2BMohr%2Bp3.png[/img]

2009 National Olympiad First Round, 24

In $ xy \minus{}$plane, there are $ b$ blue and $ r$ red rectangles whose sides are parallel to the axis. Any parallel line to the axis can intersect at most one rectangle with same color. For any two rectangle with different colors, there is a line which is parallel to the axis and which intersects only these two rectangles. $ (b,r)$ cannot be ? $\textbf{(A)}\ (1,7) \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ (2,6) \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ (3,4) \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ (3,3) \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None}$

1955 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 306

Cut a rectangle into $18$ rectangles so that no two adjacent ones form a rectangle.

2018 Auckland Mathematical Olympiad, 3

A rectangular sheet of paper whose dimensions are $12 \times 18$ is folded along a diagonal, creating the $M$-shaped region drawn in the picture (see below). Find the area of the shaded region. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/4/7/d82cde3e91ab83fa14cd6cefe9bba28462dde1.png[/img]

2004 AIME Problems, 9

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with sides 3, 4, and 5, and $DEFG$ be a 6-by-7 rectangle. A segment is drawn to divide triangle $ABC$ into a triangle $U_1$ and a trapezoid $V_1$ and another segment is drawn to divide rectangle $DEFG$ into a triangle $U_2$ and a trapezoid $V_2$ such that $U_1$ is similar to $U_2$ and $V_1$ is similar to $V_2$. The minimum value of the area of $U_1$ can be written in the form $m/n$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.

1999 Tournament Of Towns, 6

On a large chessboard $2n$ of its $1 \times 1$ squares have been marked such thar the rook (which moves only horizontally or vertically) can visit all the marked squares without jumpin over any unmarked ones. Prove that the figure consisting of all the marked squares can be cut into rectangles. (A Shapovalov)

2011 India IMO Training Camp, 3

Consider a $ n\times n $ square grid which is divided into $ n^2 $ unit squares(think of a chess-board). The set of all unit squares intersecting the main diagonal of the square or lying under it is called an $n$-staircase. Find the number of ways in which an $n$-stair case can be partitioned into several rectangles, with sides along the grid lines, having mutually distinct areas.

2008 AMC 8, 17

Ms.Osborne asks each student in her class to draw a rectangle with integer side lengths and a perimeter of $50$ units. All of her students calculate the area of the rectangle they draw. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible areas of the rectangles? $\textbf{(A)}\ 76\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 120\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 128\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 132\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 136$

1998 Romania Team Selection Test, 2

All the vertices of a convex pentagon are on lattice points. Prove that the area of the pentagon is at least $\frac{5}{2}$. [i]Bogdan Enescu[/i]