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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 $n$.
Do there exist $1990$ pairwise coprime positive integers such that all sums of two or more of these numbers are composite numbers?
Find all function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for any three real number $a,b,c$ , if $ a + f(b) + f(f(c)) = 0$ : $$ f(a)^3 + bf(b)^2 + c^2f(c) = 3abc $$. [i]Proposed by Amirhossein Zolfaghari [/i]
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Given is a subset $A$ of $\{0,1,...,5^n\}$ with $4n+2$ elements. Prove that there exist three elements $a<b<c$ from $A$ such that $c+2a>3b$. [i]Proposed by Dominik Burek and Tomasz Ciesla, Poland[/i]
The degree measures of the angles of nondegenerate hexagon $ABCDEF$ are integers that form a non-constant arithmetic sequence in some order, and $\angle A$ is the smallest angle of the (not necessarily convex) hexagon. Compute the sum of all possible degree measures of $\angle A$. [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]
Let be a surjective function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that has the property that if the sequence $ \left( f\left( x_n \right) \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent, then the sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent. Prove that it is continuous.
$(SWE 6)$ Prove that there are infinitely many positive integers that cannot be expressed as the sum of squares of three positive integers.
Mark six points in a plane so that any three of them are vertices of a nondegenerate isosceles triangle.
In a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$, let the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at $X$. Let the circumcircles of triangles $AXD$ and $BXC$ intersect again at $Y$ . If $X$ is the incentre of triangle $ABY$ , show that $\angle CAD = 90^o$.
a) Two seventh graders and several eightth graders take part in a chess tournament. The two seventh graders together scored eight points. The scores of eightth graders are equal. How many eightth graders took part in the tournament? b) Ninth and tenth graders participated in a chess tournament. There were ten times as many tenth graders as ninth graders. The total score of tenth graders was $4.5$ times that of the ninth graders. What was the ninth graders score? Note: According to the rules of a chess tournament, each of the tournament participants ra plays one game with each of them. If one of the players wins the game, then he gets one point, and his opponent gets zero points. In case of a tie, the players receive 1/2 point.
Let $ABC$ be a non-isosceles triangle with incenter $I$. Let $D$ be a point on the segment $BC$ such that the circumcircle of $BID$ intersects the segment $AB$ at $E\neq B$, and the circumcircle of $CID$ intersects the segment $AC$ at $F\neq C$. The circumcircle of $DEF$ intersects $AB$ and $AC$ at the second points $M$ and $N$ respectively. Let $P$ be the point of intersection of $IB$ and $DE$, and let $Q$ be the point of intersection of $IC$ and $DF$. Prove that the three lines $EN, FM$ and $PQ$ are parallel. [i]Proposed by Saudi Arabia[/i]
Consider $ABC$ with $AC > AB$ and incenter $I$. The midpoints of $\overline{BC}$ and $\overline{AC}$ are $M$ and $N$, respectively. If $\overline{AI}$ is perpendicular to $\overline{IN}$, then prove that $\overline{AI}$ is tangent to the circumscribed circle of $\vartriangle BMI$.
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ which satisfy $f(x) = max_{y\in R} (2xy - f(y))$ for all $x \in R$.
There is at least one friend pair in a class of students with different names. Students in an ordered list of some of the students write the names of all their friends who are not currently written on the blackboard, in order. If each student on the list wrote at least one name on the board and the name of each student with at least one friend on the blackboard at the end of the process, call this list a $golden$ $ list$. Prove that there exists a $golden$ $ list$ such that number of students in this list is even.
A cube has one of its vertices and all edges connected to that vertex deleted. How many ways can the letters from the word "$AMONGUS$" be placed on the remaining vertices of the cube so that one can walk along the edges to spell out "$AMONGUS$"? Note that each vertex will have at most $1$ letter, and one vertex is deleted and not included in the walk
What is the largest positive integer $n$ less than $10, 000$ such that in base $4$, $n$ and $3n$ have the same number of digits; in base $8$, $n$ and $7n$ have the same number of digits; and in base $16$, $n$ and $15n$ have the same number of digits? Express your answer in base $10$.
Show that for any real $x\in[0,1]$ the inequality \[\frac{(1-x)x^2}{(1+x)^3}<\frac{1}{25}\] holds.
Let $ \alpha$ be the positive root of the equation $ x^2 \minus{} 1989x \minus{} 1 \equal{} 0.$ Prove that there exist infinitely many natural numbers $ n$ that satisfy the equation: \[ \lfloor \alpha n \plus{} 1989 \alpha \lfloor \alpha n \rfloor \rfloor \equal{} 1989n \plus{} \left( 1989^2 \plus{} 1 \right) \lfloor \alpha n \rfloor.\]
Five distinct points $A,B,C,D$ and $E$ lie on a line with $|AB|=|BC|=|CD|=|DE|$. The point $F$ lies outside the line. Let $G$ be the circumcentre of the triangle $ADF$ and $H$ the circumcentre of the triangle $BEF$. Show that the lines $GH$ and $FC$ are perpendicular.
Nine distinct light bulbs are placed in a circle, each of which is off. Determine the number of ways to turn on some of the light bulbs in the circle such that no four consecutive bulbs are all off.
Determine all positive integers $n$ such that for every positive devisor $ d $ of $n$, $d+1$ is devisor of $n+1$.
On a large, flat field $n$ people are positioned so that for each person the distances to all the other people are different. Each person holds a water pistol and at a given signal fires and hits the person who is closest. When $n$ is odd show that there is at least one person left dry. Is this always true when $n$ is even?
Source: 1976 Euclid Part A Problem 8 ----- Given that $a$, $b$, and $c$ are the roots of the equation $x^3-3x^2+mx+24=0$, and that $-a$ and $-b$ are the roots of the equation $x^2+nx-6=0$, then the value of $n$ is $\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad \textbf{(B) } -1 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 7 \qquad \textbf{(D) } -7 \qquad \textbf{(E) } \text{none of these}$
The chess piece [i]sick rook[/i] can move along rows and columns as a regular rook, but at most by $2$ fields. We can place [i]sick rooks[/i] on a square board in such a way that no two of them attack each other and no field is attacked by more than one [i]sick rook[/i]. a) Prove that on $30\times 30$ board, we cannot place more than $100$ [i]sick rooks[/i]. b) Find the maximum number of [i]sick rooks[/i] which can be placed on $8\times 8$ board. c) Prove that on $32\times 32$ board, we cannot place more than $120$ [i]sick rooks[/i].
1. If $5x+3y-z=4$, $x=y$, and $z=4$, find $x+y+z$. 2. How many ways are there to pick three distinct vertices of a regular hexagon such that the triangle with those three points as its vertices shares exactly one side with the hexagon? 3. Sirena picks five distinct positive primes, $p_1 < p_2 < p_3 < p_4 < p_5$, and finds that they sum to $192$. If the product $p_1p_2p_3p_4p_5$ is as large as possible, what is $p_1 - p_2 + p_3 - p_4 + p_5$?