Found problems: 235
2017 Kyrgyzstan Regional Olympiad, 1
$a^3 + b^3 + 3abc \ge\ c^3$ prove that where a,b and c are sides of triangle.
2019 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 13
Find all points inside a given equilateral triangle such that the distances from it to three sides of the given triangle are the side lengths of a triangle.
1999 South africa National Olympiad, 1
How many non-congruent triangles with integer sides and perimeter 1999 can be constructed?
1980 IMO Longlists, 15
Prove that the sum of the six angles subtended at an interior point of a tetrahedron by its six edges is greater than 540°.
2005 Taiwan TST Round 1, 1
Let $f(x)=Ax^2+Bx+C$, $g(x)=ax^2+bx+c$ be two quadratic polynomial functions with real coefficients that satisfy the relation \[|f(x)| \ge |g(x)|\] for all real $x$. Prove that $|b^2-4ac| \le |B^2-4AC|.$
My solution was nearly complete...
1983 IMO Longlists, 66
Let $ a$, $ b$ and $ c$ be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Prove that
\[ a^{2}b(a \minus{} b) \plus{} b^{2}c(b \minus{} c) \plus{} c^{2}a(c \minus{} a)\ge 0.
\]
Determine when equality occurs.
2005 China Team Selection Test, 3
Let $n$ be a positive integer, and $a_j$, for $j=1,2,\ldots,n$ are complex numbers. Suppose $I$ is an arbitrary nonempty subset of $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$, the inequality $\left|-1+ \prod_{j\in I} (1+a_j) \right| \leq \frac 12$ always holds.
Prove that $\sum_{j=1}^n |a_j| \leq 3$.
2010 Contests, 3
Let $h_a, h_b, h_c$ be the lengths of the altitudes of a triangle $ABC$ from $A, B, C$ respectively. Let $P$ be any point inside the triangle. Show that
\[\frac{PA}{h_b+h_c} + \frac{PB}{h_a+h_c} + \frac{PC}{h_a+h_b} \ge 1.\]
2005 Germany Team Selection Test, 3
Let ABC be a triangle and let $r, r_a, r_b, r_c$ denote the inradius and ex-radii opposite to the vertices $A, B, C$, respectively. Suppose that $a>r_a, b>r_b, c>r_c$. Prove that
[b](a)[/b] $\triangle ABC$ is acute.
[b](b)[/b] $a+b+c > r+r_a+r_b+r_c$.
2005 France Team Selection Test, 6
Let $P$ be a polynom of degree $n \geq 5$ with integer coefficients given by $P(x)=a_{n}x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_0 \quad$ with $a_i \in \mathbb{Z}$, $a_n \neq 0$.
Suppose that $P$ has $n$ different integer roots (elements of $\mathbb{Z}$) : $0,\alpha_2,\ldots,\alpha_n$. Find all integers $k \in \mathbb{Z}$ such that $P(P(k))=0$.
2004 IMO, 4
Let $n \geq 3$ be an integer. Let $t_1$, $t_2$, ..., $t_n$ be positive real numbers such that \[n^2 + 1 > \left( t_1 + t_2 + \cdots + t_n \right) \left( \frac{1}{t_1} + \frac{1}{t_2} + \cdots + \frac{1}{t_n} \right).\] Show that $t_i$, $t_j$, $t_k$ are side lengths of a triangle for all $i$, $j$, $k$ with $1 \leq i < j < k \leq n$.
1964 IMO, 2
Suppose $a,b,c$ are the sides of a triangle. Prove that \[ a^2(b+c-a)+b^2(a+c-b)+c^2(a+b-c) \leq 3abc \]
2005 Germany Team Selection Test, 3
Let ABC be a triangle and let $r, r_a, r_b, r_c$ denote the inradius and ex-radii opposite to the vertices $A, B, C$, respectively. Suppose that $a>r_a, b>r_b, c>r_c$. Prove that
[b](a)[/b] $\triangle ABC$ is acute.
[b](b)[/b] $a+b+c > r+r_a+r_b+r_c$.
1979 IMO Longlists, 63
Let the sequence $\{a_i\}$ of $n$ positive reals denote the lengths of the sides of an arbitrary $n$-gon. Let $s=\sum_{i=1}^{n}{a_i}$. Prove that $2\ge \sum_{i=1}^{n}{\frac{a_i}{s-a_i}}\ge \frac{n}{n-1}$.
2020 Durer Math Competition Finals, 16
Dora has $8$ rods with lengths $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ and $8$ cm. Dora chooses $4$ of the rods and uses them to assemble a trapezoid (the $4$ chosen rods must be the $4$ sides). How many different trapezoids can she obtain in this way?
Two trapezoids are considered different if they are not congruent.
2009 AMC 10, 12
In quadrilateral $ ABCD$, $ AB \equal{} 5$, $ BC \equal{} 17$, $ CD \equal{} 5$, $ DA \equal{} 9$, and $ BD$ is an integer. What is $ BD$?
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defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(8pt));
dotfactor=4;
pair C=(0,0), B=(17,0);
pair D=intersectionpoints(Circle(C,5),Circle(B,13))[0];
pair A=intersectionpoints(Circle(D,9),Circle(B,5))[0];
pair[] dotted={A,B,C,D};
draw(D--A--B--C--D--B);
dot(dotted);
label("$D$",D,NW);
label("$C$",C,W);
label("$B$",B,E);
label("$A$",A,NE);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 11 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 13 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 14 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 15$
2004 France Team Selection Test, 3
Each point of the plane with two integer coordinates is the center of a disk with radius $ \frac {1} {1000}$.
Prove that there exists an equilateral triangle whose vertices belong to distinct disks.
Prove that such a triangle has side-length greater than 96.
1987 IMO Longlists, 33
Show that if $a, b, c$ are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and if $2S = a + b + c$, then
\[\frac{a^n}{b+c} + \frac{b^n}{c+a} +\frac{c^n}{a+b} \geq \left(\dfrac 23 \right)^{n-2}S^{n-1} \quad \forall n \in \mathbb N \]
[i]Proposed by Greece.[/i]
2013 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 5
Let $P$ be a point inside or outside (but not on) of a triangle $ABC$. Prove that $PA +PB +PC$ is greater than half of the perimeter of the triangle
2011 Junior Balkan MO, 4
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and points $E$ and $F$ on sides $AB,CD$ such that
\[\tfrac{AB}{AE}=\tfrac{CD}{DF}=n\]
If $S$ is the area of $AEFD$ show that ${S\leq\frac{AB\cdot CD+n(n-1)AD^2+n^2DA\cdot BC}{2n^2}}$
2016 IFYM, Sozopol, 1
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}^+\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^+$ with the following property: $a,b,$ and $c$ are lengths of sides of a triangle, if and only if $f(a),f(b),$ and $f(c)$ are lengths of sides of a triangle.
2002 Moldova National Olympiad, 1
Consider the real numbers $ a\ne 0,b,c$ such that the function $ f(x) \equal{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$ satisfies $ |f(x)|\le 1$ for all $ x\in [0,1]$. Find the greatest possible value of $ |a| \plus{} |b| \plus{} |c|$.
2013 NIMO Problems, 6
Let $n$ and $k$ be integers satisfying $\binom{2k}{2} + n = 60$. It is known that $n$ days before Evan's 16th birthday, something happened. Compute $60-n$.
[i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]
Brazil L2 Finals (OBM) - geometry, 2003.5
Given a circle and a point $A$ inside the circle, but not at its center. Find points $B$, $C$, $D$ on the circle which maximise the area of the quadrilateral $ABCD$.
1968 IMO Shortlist, 2
Find all triangles whose side lengths are consecutive integers, and one of whose angles is twice another.