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Found problems: 698

2010 India IMO Training Camp, 5

Given an integer $k>1$, show that there exist an integer an $n>1$ and distinct positive integers $a_1,a_2,\cdots a_n$, all greater than $1$, such that the sums $\sum_{j=1}^n a_j$ and $\sum_{j=1}^n \phi (a_j)$ are both $k$-th powers of some integers. (Here $\phi (m)$ denotes the number of positive integers less than $m$ and relatively prime to $m$.)

2015 Switzerland Team Selection Test, 4

Find all relatively prime integers $a,b$ such that $$a^2+a=b^3+b$$

2004 AIME Problems, 12

Let $S$ be the set of ordered pairs $(x, y)$ such that $0<x\le 1$, $0<y\le 1$, and $\left[\log_2{\left(\frac 1x\right)}\right]$ and $\left[\log_5{\left(\frac 1y\right)}\right]$ are both even. Given that the area of the graph of $S$ is $m/n$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $m+n$. The notation $[z]$ denotes the greatest integer that is less than or equal to $z$.

2006 AIME Problems, 5

When rolling a certain unfair six-sided die with faces numbered $1, 2, 3, 4, 5$, and $6$, the probability of obtaining face $F$ is greater than $\frac{1}{6}$, the probability of obtaining the face opposite is less than $\frac{1}{6}$, the probability of obtaining any one of the other four faces is $\frac{1}{6}$, and the sum of the numbers on opposite faces is $7$. When two such dice are rolled, the probability of obtaining a sum of $7$ is $\frac{47}{288}$. Given that the probability of obtaining face $F$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $m+n$.

PEN A Problems, 96

Find all positive integers $n$ that have exactly $16$ positive integral divisors $d_{1},d_{2} \cdots, d_{16}$ such that $1=d_{1}<d_{2}<\cdots<d_{16}=n$, $d_6=18$, and $d_{9}-d_{8}=17$.

1995 AIME Problems, 7

Given that $(1+\sin t)(1+\cos t)=5/4$ and \[ (1-\sin t)(1-\cos t)=\frac mn-\sqrt{k}, \] where $k, m,$ and $n$ are positive integers with $m$ and $n$ relatively prime, find $k+m+n.$

1974 Putnam, A1

Call a set of positive integers "conspiratorial" if no three of them are pairwise relatively prime. What is the largest number of elements in any "conspiratorial" subset of the integers $1$ to $16$?

2005 AIME Problems, 8

Circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ are externally tangent, and they are both internally tangent to circle $C_3$. The radii of $C_1$ and $C_2$ are $4$ and $10$, respectively, and the centers of the three circles are all collinear. A chord of $C_3$ is also a common external tangent of $C_1$ and $C_2$. Given that the length of the chord is $\frac{m\sqrt{n}}{p}$ where $m,n,$ and $p$ are positive integers, $m$ and $p$ are relatively prime, and $n$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, find $m+n+p$.

2021 Purple Comet Problems, 30

For positive integer $k$, define $x_k=3k+\sqrt{k^2-1}-2(\sqrt{k^2-k}+\sqrt{k^2+k})$. Then $\sqrt{x_1}+\sqrt{x_2}+\cdots+\sqrt{x_{1681}}=\sqrt{m}-n$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.

2009 APMO, 5

Larry and Rob are two robots travelling in one car from Argovia to Zillis. Both robots have control over the steering and steer according to the following algorithm: Larry makes a 90 degrees left turn after every $ \ell$ kilometer driving from start, Rob makes a 90 degrees right turn after every $ r$ kilometer driving from start, where $ \ell$ and $ r$ are relatively prime positive integers. In the event of both turns occurring simultaneously, the car will keep going without changing direction. Assume that the ground is flat and the car can move in any direction. Let the car start from Argovia facing towards Zillis. For which choices of the pair ($ \ell$, $ r$) is the car guaranteed to reach Zillis, regardless of how far it is from Argovia?

2006 Estonia Math Open Junior Contests, 4

Does there exist a natural number with the sum of digits of its $ kth$ power being equal to $ k$, if a) $ k \equal{} 2004$; b) $ k \equal{} 2006?$

2000 AIME Problems, 3

A deck of forty cards consists of four 1's, four 2's,..., and four 10's. A matching pair (two cards with the same number) is removed from the deck. Given that these cards are not returned to the deck, let $m/n$ be the probability that two randomly selected cards also form a pair, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$

1991 IMO Shortlist, 12

Let $ S \equal{} \{1,2,3,\cdots ,280\}$. Find the smallest integer $ n$ such that each $ n$-element subset of $ S$ contains five numbers which are pairwise relatively prime.

2000 Brazil Team Selection Test, Problem 4

[b]Problem:[/b]For a positive integer $ n$,let $ V(n; b)$ be the number of decompositions of $ n$ into a product of one or more positive integers greater than $ b$. For example,$ 36 \equal{} 6.6 \equal{}4.9 \equal{} 3.12 \equal{} 3 .3. 4$, so that $ V(36; 2) \equal{} 5$.Prove that for all positive integers $ n$; b it holds that $ V(n;b)<\frac{n}{b}$. :)

PEN B Problems, 6

Suppose that $m$ does not have a primitive root. Show that \[a^{ \frac{\phi(m)}{2}}\equiv 1 \; \pmod{m}\] for every $a$ relatively prime $m$.

2015 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 6

A sequence of integers is defined as follows: $a_1=1,a_2=2,a_3=3$ and for $n>3$, $$a_n=\textsf{The smallest integer not occurring earlier, which is relatively prime to }a_{n-1}\textsf{ but not relatively prime to }a_{n-2}.$$Prove that every natural number occurs exactly once in this sequence. [i]M. Ivanov[/i]

2023 USAMTS Problems, 1

In the diagram below, fill the $12$ circles with numbers from the following bank so that each number is used once. Two circles connected by a single line must contain relatively prime numbers. Two circles connected by a double line must contain numbers that are not relatively prime. $$\text{Bank: } 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30 ,32, 33 ,35$$ [asy] real HRT3 = sqrt(3) / 2; void drawCircle(real x, real y, real r) { path p = circle((x,y), r); draw(p); fill(p, white); } void drawCell(int gx, int gy) { real x = 0.5 * gx; real y = HRT3 * gy; drawCircle(x, y, 0.35); } void drawEdge(int gx1, int gy1, int gx2, int gy2, bool doubled) { real x1 = 0.5 * gx1; real y1 = HRT3 * gy1; real x2 = 0.5 * gx2; real y2 = HRT3 * gy2; if (doubled) { real dx = x2 - x1; real dy = y2 - y1; real ox = -0.035 * dy / sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy); real oy = 0.035 * dx / sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy); draw((x1+ox,y1+oy)--(x2+ox,y2+oy)); draw((x1-ox,y1-oy)--(x2-ox,y2-oy)); } else { draw((x1,y1)--(x2,y2)); } } drawEdge(2, 0, 4, 0, true); drawEdge(2, 0, 1, 1, true); drawEdge(2, 0, 3, 1, true); drawEdge(4, 0, 3, 1, false); drawEdge(4, 0, 5, 1, false); drawEdge(1, 1, 0, 2, false); drawEdge(1, 1, 2, 2, false); drawEdge(1, 1, 3, 1, false); drawEdge(3, 1, 2, 2, true); drawEdge(3, 1, 4, 2, true); drawEdge(3, 1, 5, 1, false); drawEdge(5, 1, 4, 2, true); drawEdge(5, 1, 6, 2, false); drawEdge(0, 2, 1, 3, false); drawEdge(0, 2, 2, 2, false); drawEdge(2, 2, 1, 3, false); drawEdge(2, 2, 3, 3, true); drawEdge(2, 2, 4, 2, false); drawEdge(4, 2, 3, 3, false); drawEdge(4, 2, 5, 3, false); drawEdge(4, 2, 6, 2, false); drawEdge(6, 2, 5, 3, true); drawEdge(1, 3, 3, 3, true); drawEdge(3, 3, 5, 3, false); drawCell(2, 0); drawCell(4, 0); drawCell(1, 1); drawCell(3, 1); drawCell(5, 1); drawCell(0, 2); drawCell(2, 2); drawCell(4, 2); drawCell(6, 2); drawCell(1, 3); drawCell(3, 3); drawCell(5, 3); [/asy]

2010 AIME Problems, 13

The $ 52$ cards in a deck are numbered $ 1, 2, \ldots, 52$. Alex, Blair, Corey, and Dylan each picks a card from the deck without replacement and with each card being equally likely to be picked, The two persons with lower numbered cards from a team, and the two persons with higher numbered cards form another team. Let $ p(a)$ be the probability that Alex and Dylan are on the same team, given that Alex picks one of the cards $ a$ and $ a\plus{}9$, and Dylan picks the other of these two cards. The minimum value of $ p(a)$ for which $ p(a)\ge\frac12$ can be written as $ \frac{m}{n}$. where $ m$ and $ n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $ m\plus{}n$.

2017 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Kelvin and $15$ other frogs are in a meeting, for a total of $16$ frogs. During the meeting, each pair of distinct frogs becomes friends with probability $\frac{1}{2}$. Kelvin thinks the situation after the meeting is [I]cool[/I] if for each of the $16$ frogs, the number of friends they made during the meeting is a multiple of $4$. Say that the probability of the situation being cool can be expressed in the form $\frac{a}{b}$, where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime. Find $a$.

2013 Math Prize For Girls Problems, 19

If $n$ is a positive integer, let $\phi(n)$ be the number of positive integers less than or equal to $n$ that are relatively prime to $n$. Compute the value of the infinite sum \[ \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{\phi(n) 2^n}{9^n - 2^n} \, . \]

PEN Q Problems, 7

Let $f(x)=x^{n}+5x^{n-1}+3$, where $n>1$ is an integer. Prove that $f(x)$ cannot be expressed as the product of two nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients.

2014 NIMO Problems, 11

Consider real numbers $A$, $B$, \dots, $Z$ such that \[ EVIL = \frac{5}{31}, \; LOVE = \frac{6}{29}, \text{ and } IMO = \frac{7}{3}. \] If $OMO = \tfrac mn$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$, find the value of $m+n$. [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

2005 Purple Comet Problems, 10

A jar contains $2$ yellow candies, $4$ red candies, and $6$ blue candies. Candies are randomly drawn out of the jar one-by-one and eaten. The probability that the $2$ yellow candies will be eaten before any of the red candies are eaten is given by the fraction $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$.

2009 Purple Comet Problems, 14

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid with $AB$ parallel to $CD, AB$ has length $1,$ and $CD$ has length $41.$ Let points $X$ and $Y$ lie on sides $AD$ and $BC,$ respectively, such that $XY$ is parallel to $AB$ and $CD,$ and $XY$ has length $31.$ Let $m$ and $n$ be two relatively prime positive integers such that the ratio of the area of $ABYX$ to the area of $CDXY$ is $\tfrac{m}{n}.$ Find $m+2n.$

2012 IMC, 5

Let $a$ be a rational number and let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the polynomial $X^{2^n}(X+a)^{2^n}+1$ is irreducible in the ring $\mathbb{Q}[X]$ of polynomials with rational coefficients. [i]Proposed by Vincent Jugé, École Polytechnique, Paris.[/i]