Found problems: 229
2025 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be an acute triangle with orthocenter $H.$ Points $E$ and $F$ are on segments $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{AB},$ respectively, such that $\angle{EHF}=90^\circ.$ Let $X$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $H$ to $\overline{EF}.$ Prove that $\angle{BXC}=90^\circ.$
2019 MOAA, 2
The lengths of the two legs of a right triangle are the two distinct roots of the quadratic $x^2 - 36x + 70$. What is the length of the triangle’s hypotenuse?
2025 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with incenter $I.$ The incircle of triangle $\triangle{ABC}$ touches $\overline{BC}$ at $D.$ Let $M$ be the midpoint of $\overline{BC},$ and let line $AI$ meet the circumcircle of triangle $\triangle{ABC}$ again at $L \neq A.$ Let $\omega$ be the circle centered at $L$ tangent to $AB$ and $AC.$ If $\omega$ intersects $\overline{AD}$ at point $P,$ prove that $\angle{IPM}=90^\circ.$
MOAA Team Rounds, 2021.17
Compute the remainder when $10^{2021}$ is divided by $10101$.
[i]Proposed by Nathan Xiong[/i]
2020 CMIMC Team, 15
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB = 3$ and $AC = 4$. Suppose $M$ is the midpoint of segment $\overline{BC}$, $N$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AM}$, and $E$ and $F$ are the feet of the altitudes of $M$ onto $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AC}$, respectively. Further suppose $BC$ intersects $NE$ at $S$ and $NF$ at $T$, and let $X$ and $Y$ be the circumcenters of $\triangle MES$ and $\triangle MFT$, respectively. If $XY$ is tangent to the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$, what is the area of $\triangle ABC$?
2024 CMIMC Team, 1
Solve for $x$ if $\sqrt{x + 1}+ \sqrt{x} = 5.$
[i]Proposed by Eric Oh[/i]
2016 CMIMC, 4
For some integer $n > 0$, a square paper of side length $2^{n}$ is repeatedly folded in half, right-to-left then bottom-to-top, until a square of side length 1 is formed. A hole is then drilled into the square at a point $\tfrac{3}{16}$ from the top and left edges, and then the paper is completely unfolded. The holes in the unfolded paper form a rectangular array of unevenly spaced points; when connected with horizontal and vertical line segments, these points form a grid of squares and rectangles. Let $P$ be a point chosen randomly from \textit{inside} this grid. Suppose the largest $L$ such that, for all $n$, the probability that the four segments $P$ is bounded by form a square is at least $L$ can be written in the form $\tfrac mn$ where $m$ and $n$ are positive relatively prime integers. Find $m+n$.
MOAA Team Rounds, 2021.15
Consider the polynomial
\[P(x)=x^3+3x^2+6x+10.\]
Let its three roots be $a$, $b$, $c$. Define $Q(x)$ to be the monic cubic polynomial with roots $ab$, $bc$, $ca$. Compute $|Q(1)|$.
[i]Proposed by Nathan Xiong[/i]
2017 CMIMC Team, 6
George is taking a ten-question true-false exam, where the answer key has been selected uniformly at random; however, he doesn't know any of the answers! Luckily, a friend has helpfully hinted that no two consecutive questions have true as the correct answer. If George takes the exam and maximizes the expected number of questions he gets correct, how many of his answers are expected to be right?
2019 CMIMC, 6
Across all $x \in \mathbb{R}$, find the maximum value of the expression $$\sin x + \sin 3x + \sin 5x.$$
2022 CMIMC, 4
Let $\triangle ABC$ be equilateral with integer side length. Point $X$ lies on $\overline{BC}$ strictly between $B$ and $C$ such that $BX<CX$. Let $C'$ denote the reflection of $C$ over the midpoint of $\overline{AX}$. If $BC'=30$, find the sum of all possible side lengths of $\triangle ABC$.
[i]Proposed by Connor Gordon[/i]
2025 CMIMC Team, 6
Suppose we have a regular $24$-gon labeled $A_1 \cdots A_{24}.$ We will draw $2$ similar $24$-gons within $A_1 \cdots A_{24}.$ For the sake of this problem, make $A_i=A_{i+24}.$
With our first configuration, we create $3$ stars by creating lines $\overline{A_iA_{i+9}}.$ A $24$-gon will be created in the center, which we denote as our first $24$-gon.
With our second configuration, we create a start by creating lines $\overline{A_iA_{i+11}}.$ A $24$-gon will be created in the center, which we denote as our second $24$-gon.
Find the ratio of the areas of the first $24$-gon to the second $24$-gon.
2025 CMIMC Team, 7
The binomial coefficient $\tbinom{n}{k}$ can be defined as the coefficient of $x^k$ in the expansion of $(1+x)^n.$ Similarly, define the trinomial coefficient $\tbinom{n}{k}_3$ as the coefficient of $x^k$ in the expansion of $(1+x+x^2)^n.$
Determine the number of integers $k$ with $0 \le k \le 4048$ such that $\tbinom{2024}{k}_3 \equiv 1 \pmod{3}.$
2017 CMIMC Team, 1
Find the integer $n$ such that
\[n + \left\lfloor\sqrt{n}\right\rfloor + \left\lfloor\sqrt{\sqrt{n}}\right\rfloor = 2017.\] Here, as usual, $\lfloor\cdot\rfloor$ denotes the floor function.
MOAA Team Rounds, 2021.11
Find the product of all possible real values for $k$ such that the system of equations
$$x^2+y^2= 80$$
$$x^2+y^2= k+2x-8y$$
has exactly one real solution $(x,y)$.
[i]Proposed by Nathan Xiong[/i]
2017 CMIMC Team, 5
We have four registers, $R_1,R_2,R_3,R_4$, such that $R_i$ initially contains the number $i$ for $1\le i\le4$. We are allowed two operations:
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[*] Simultaneously swap the contents of $R_1$ and $R_3$ as well as $R_2$ and $R_4$.
[*] Simultaneously transfer the contents of $R_2$ to $R_3$, the contents of $R_3$ to $R_4$, and the contents of $R_4$ to $R_2$. (For example if we do this once then $(R_1,R_2,R_3,R_4)=(1,4,2,3)$.)
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Using these two operations as many times as desired and in whatever order, what is the total number of possible outcomes?
2020 CMIMC Team, 10
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. The incircle $\omega$ of $\triangle ABC$, which has radius $3$, is tangent to $\overline{BC}$ at $D$. Suppose the length of the altitude from $A$ to $\overline{BC}$ is $15$ and $BD^2 + CD^2 = 33$. What is $BC$?
2020 CMIMC Team, 1
In a game of ping-pong, the score is $4-10$. Six points later, the score is $10-10$. You remark that it was impressive that I won the previous $6$ points in a row, but I remark back that you have won $n$ points in a row. What the largest value of $n$ such that this statement is true regardless of the order in which the points were distributed?
2020 CMIMC Team, 12
Determine the maximum possible value of $$\sqrt{x}(2\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{1-x})(3\sqrt{x}+4\sqrt{1-x})$$ over all $x\in [0,1]$.
2020 CMIMC Team, 13
Given $10$ points arranged in a equilateral triangular grid of side length $4$, how many ways are there to choose two distinct line segments, with endpoints on the grid, that intersect in exactly one point (not necessarily on the grid)?
2023 CMIMC Team, 2
Real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy
\begin{align*}
x^2 + y^2 &= 2023 \\
(x-2)(y-2) &= 3.
\end{align*}
Find the largest possible value of $|x-y|$.
[i]Proposed by Howard Halim[/i]
2018 MOAA, 3
Let $BE$ and $CF$ be altitudes in triangle $ABC$. If $AE = 24$, $EC = 60$, and $BF = 31$, determine $AF$.
2025 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 1
Let $a,b,$ and $c$ be pairwise distinct positive integers such that $\tfrac{1}{a}, \tfrac{1}{b}, \tfrac{1}{c}$ is an increasing arithmetic sequence in that order. Prove that $\gcd(a,b)>1.$
MOAA Team Rounds, 2018.8
Suppose that k and x are positive integers such that $$\frac{k}{2}=\left( \sqrt{1 +\frac{\sqrt3}{2}}\right)^x+\left( \sqrt{1 -\frac{\sqrt3}{2}}\right)^x.$$
Find the sum of all possible values of $k$
2020 CMIMC Team, 8
Simplify $$\dbinom{2020}{1010}\dbinom{1010}{1010}+\dbinom{2019}{1010}\dbinom{1011}{1010}+\cdots+\dbinom{1011}{1010}\dbinom{2019}{1010} + \dbinom{1010}{1010}\dbinom{2020}{1010}.$$