Found problems: 55
1969 IMO Longlists, 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 $(0, \frac{\pi}{4}).$
2009 Kyiv Mathematical Festival, 1
Solve the equation $\big(2cos(x-\frac{\pi}{4})+tgx\big)^3=54 sin^2x$, $x\in \big[0,\frac{\pi}{2}\big)$
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.
1967 IMO Longlists, 46
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, 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 $y = 0.$
2016 Indonesia MO, 4
Given triangle $ABC$ such that angles $A$, $B$, $C$ satisfy
\[
\frac{\cos A}{20}+\frac{\cos B}{21}+\frac{\cos C}{29}=\frac{29}{420}
\]
Prove that $ABC$ is right angled triangle
1962 IMO, 4
Solve the equation $\cos^2{x}+\cos^2{2x}+\cos^2{3x}=1$
1966 IMO Longlists, 10
How many real solutions are there to the equation $x = 1964 \sin x - 189$ ?
2017 Latvia Baltic Way TST, 2
Find all pairs of real numbers $(x, y)$ that satisfy the equation
$$\frac{(x+y)(2-\sin(x+y))}{4\sin^2(x+y)}=\frac{xy}{x+y}$$
1963 IMO Shortlist, 5
Prove that $\cos{\frac{\pi}{7}}-\cos{\frac{2\pi}{7}}+\cos{\frac{3\pi}{7}}=\frac{1}{2}$
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
\[\sum_{k=1}^{n} k \cdot \cos \frac{2 \pi a_k}{n}=0.\]
1959 IMO, 3
Let $a,b,c$ be real numbers. Consider the quadratic equation in $\cos{x}$ \[ a \cos^2{x}+b \cos{x}+c=0. \] Using the numbers $a,b,c$ form a quadratic equation in $\cos{2x}$ whose roots are the same as those of the original equation. Compare the equation in $\cos{x}$ and $\cos{2x}$ for $a=4$, $b=2$, $c=-1$.
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 $n$.
1983 IMO Longlists, 63
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
\[\sum_{k=1}^{n} k \cdot \cos \frac{2 \pi a_k}{n}=0.\]
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.
1967 IMO Shortlist, 1
Decompose the expression into real factors:
\[E = 1 - \sin^5(x) - \cos^5(x).\]
1969 IMO Shortlist, 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, 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.
1972 IMO Shortlist, 11
Consider a sequence of circles $K_1,K_2,K_3,K_4, \ldots$ of radii $r_1, r_2, r_3, r_4, \ldots$ , respectively, situated inside a triangle $ABC$. The circle $K_1$ is tangent to $AB$ and $AC$; $K_2$ is tangent to $K_1$, $BA$, and $BC$; $K_3$ is tangent to $K_2$, $CA$, and $CB$; $K_4$ is tangent to $K_3$, $AB$, and $AC$; etc.
(a) Prove the relation
\[r_1 \cot \frac 12 A+ 2 \sqrt{r_1r_2} + r_2 \cot \frac 12 B = r \left(\cot \frac 12 A + \cot \frac 12 B \right) \]
where $r$ is the radius of the incircle of the triangle $ABC$. Deduce the existence of a $t_1$ such that
\[r_1=r \cot \frac 12 B \cot \frac 12 C \sin^2 t_1\]
(b) Prove that the sequence of circles $K_1,K_2, \ldots $ is periodic.
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.
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
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[*] $\frac{\pi}{2}$
[*] 0
[*] 1
[*] None of these
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2015 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, MCQ: P 12
Maximum value of $\sin^4\theta +\cos^6\theta $ will be ?
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[*] $\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}$
[*] $\frac{1}{2}$
[*] $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
[*] 1
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