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Found problems: 55

1969 IMO Longlists, 26

$(GBR 3)$ A smooth solid consists of a right circular cylinder of height $h$ and base-radius $r$, surmounted by a hemisphere of radius $r$ and center $O.$ The solid stands on a horizontal table. One end of a string is attached to a point on the base. The string is stretched (initially being kept in the vertical plane) over the highest point of the solid and held down at the point $P$ on the hemisphere such that $OP$ makes an angle $\alpha$ with the horizontal. Show that if $\alpha$ is small enough, the string will slacken if slightly displaced and no longer remain in a vertical plane. If then pulled tight through $P$, show that it will cross the common circular section of the hemisphere and cylinder at a point $Q$ such that $\angle SOQ = \phi$, $S$ being where it initially crossed this section, and $\sin \phi = \frac{r \tan \alpha}{h}$.

1961 IMO, 3

Solve the equation $\cos^n{x}-\sin^n{x}=1$ where $n$ is a natural number.

1963 IMO Shortlist, 5

Prove that $\cos{\frac{\pi}{7}}-\cos{\frac{2\pi}{7}}+\cos{\frac{3\pi}{7}}=\frac{1}{2}$

1969 IMO Longlists, 37

$(HUN 4)$IMO2 If $a_1, a_2, . . . , a_n$ are real constants, and if $y = \cos(a_1 + x) +2\cos(a_2+x)+ \cdots+ n \cos(a_n + x)$ has two zeros $x_1$ and $x_2$ whose difference is not a multiple of $\pi$, prove that $y = 0.$

1969 IMO Shortlist, 29

$(GDR 1)$ Find all real numbers $\lambda$ such that the equation $\sin^4 x - \cos^4 x = \lambda(\tan^4 x - \cot^4 x)$ $(a)$ has no solution, $(b)$ has exactly one solution, $(c)$ has exactly two solutions, $(d)$ has more than two solutions (in the interval $(0, \frac{\pi}{4}).$

2010 IFYM, Sozopol, 7

Prove the following equality: $4 sin\frac{2\pi }{7}-tg \frac{\pi }{7}=\sqrt{7}$

1969 IMO Shortlist, 26

$(GBR 3)$ A smooth solid consists of a right circular cylinder of height $h$ and base-radius $r$, surmounted by a hemisphere of radius $r$ and center $O.$ The solid stands on a horizontal table. One end of a string is attached to a point on the base. The string is stretched (initially being kept in the vertical plane) over the highest point of the solid and held down at the point $P$ on the hemisphere such that $OP$ makes an angle $\alpha$ with the horizontal. Show that if $\alpha$ is small enough, the string will slacken if slightly displaced and no longer remain in a vertical plane. If then pulled tight through $P$, show that it will cross the common circular section of the hemisphere and cylinder at a point $Q$ such that $\angle SOQ = \phi$, $S$ being where it initially crossed this section, and $\sin \phi = \frac{r \tan \alpha}{h}$.

1966 IMO Shortlist, 50

Solve the equation $\frac{1}{\sin x}+\frac{1}{\cos x}=\frac 1p$ where $p$ is a real parameter. Discuss for which values of $p$ the equation has at least one real solution and determine the number of solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ for a given $p.$

1966 IMO Shortlist, 10

How many real solutions are there to the equation $x = 1964 \sin x - 189$ ?

1969 IMO Shortlist, 37

$(HUN 4)$IMO2 If $a_1, a_2, . . . , a_n$ are real constants, and if $y = \cos(a_1 + x) +2\cos(a_2+x)+ \cdots+ n \cos(a_n + x)$ has two zeros $x_1$ and $x_2$ whose difference is not a multiple of $\pi$, prove that $y = 0.$

1961 IMO Shortlist, 3

Solve the equation $\cos^n{x}-\sin^n{x}=1$ where $n$ is a natural number.

2014 Czech-Polish-Slovak Match, 1

Prove that if the positive real numbers $a, b, c$ satisfy the equation \[a^4 + b^4 + c^4 + 4a^2b^2c^2 = 2 (a^2b^2 + a^2c^2 + b^2c^2),\] then there is a triangle $ABC$ with internal angles $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ such that \[\sin \alpha = a, \qquad \sin \beta = b, \qquad \sin \gamma= c.\]

1967 IMO Longlists, 45

[b](i)[/b] Solve the equation: \[ \sin^3(x) + \sin^3\left( \frac{2 \pi}{3} + x\right) + \sin^3\left( \frac{4 \pi}{3} + x\right) + \frac{3}{4} \cos {2x} = 0.\] [b](ii)[/b] Supposing the solutions are in the form of arcs $AB$ with one end at the point $A$, the beginning of the arcs of the trigonometric circle, and $P$ a regular polygon inscribed in the circle with one vertex in $A$, find: 1) The subsets of arcs having the other end in $B$ in one of the vertices of the regular dodecagon. 2) Prove that no solution can have the end $B$ in one of the vertices of polygon $P$ whose number of sides is prime or having factors other than 2 or 3.

1983 IMO Shortlist, 22

Let $n$ be a positive integer having at least two different prime factors. Show that there exists a permutation $a_1, a_2, \dots , a_n$ of the integers $1, 2, \dots , n$ such that \[\sum_{k=1}^{n} k \cdot \cos \frac{2 \pi a_k}{n}=0.\]

2010 Laurențiu Panaitopol, Tulcea, 1

Solve in the real numbers the equation $ \arcsin x=\lfloor 2x \rfloor . $ [i]Petre Guțescu[/i]

1966 IMO, 2

Let $a,b,c$ be the lengths of the sides of a triangle, and $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ respectively, the angles opposite these sides. Prove that if \[ a+b=\tan{\frac{\gamma}{2}}(a\tan{\alpha}+b\tan{\beta}) \] the triangle is isosceles.

1962 IMO Shortlist, 4

Solve the equation $\cos^2{x}+\cos^2{2x}+\cos^2{3x}=1$

1967 IMO Shortlist, 5

If $x,y,z$ are real numbers satisfying relations \[x+y+z = 1 \quad \textrm{and} \quad \arctan x + \arctan y + \arctan z = \frac{\pi}{4},\] prove that $x^{2n+1} + y^{2n+1} + z^{2n+1} = 1$ holds for all positive integers $n$.

1966 IMO Shortlist, 59

Let $a,b,c$ be the lengths of the sides of a triangle, and $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ respectively, the angles opposite these sides. Prove that if \[ a+b=\tan{\frac{\gamma}{2}}(a\tan{\alpha}+b\tan{\beta}) \] the triangle is isosceles.

2016 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, MCQ: P 1

Sum of the roots in the range $\left(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2} \right)$ of the equation $\sin x\tan x=x^2$ is [list=1] [*] $\frac{\pi}{2}$ [*] 0 [*] 1 [*] None of these [/list]

1967 IMO Shortlist, 1

Decompose the expression into real factors: \[E = 1 - \sin^5(x) - \cos^5(x).\]

1969 IMO, 2

Let $f(x)=\cos(a_1+x)+{1\over2}\cos(a_2+x)+{1\over4}\cos(a_3+x)+\ldots+{1\over2^{n-1}}\cos(a_n+x)$, where $a_i$ are real constants and $x$ is a real variable. If $f(x_1)=f(x_2)=0$, prove that $x_1-x_2$ is a multiple of $\pi$.

1966 IMO Shortlist, 9

Find $x$ such that trigonometric \[\frac{\sin 3x \cos (60^\circ -4x)+1}{\sin(60^\circ - 7x) - \cos(30^\circ + x) + m}=0\] where $m$ is a fixed real number.

1969 IMO Longlists, 10

$(BUL 4)$ Let $M$ be the point inside the right-angled triangle $ABC (\angle C = 90^{\circ})$ such that $\angle MAB = \angle MBC = \angle MCA =\phi.$ Let $\Psi$ be the acute angle between the medians of $AC$ and $BC.$ Prove that $\frac{\sin(\phi+\Psi)}{\sin(\phi-\Psi)}= 5.$

1966 IMO Longlists, 10

How many real solutions are there to the equation $x = 1964 \sin x - 189$ ?