Found problems: 85335
Let $\ell$ be a line in the plane, and a point $A \not \in \ell$. Determine the locus of the points $Q$ in the plane, for which there exists a point $P\in \ell$ so that $AQ=PQ$ and $\angle PAQ = 45^{\circ}$.
([i]Dan Schwarz[/i])
Let $a,b,c$ be positive integers such that $a|b^2, b|c^2$ and $c|a^2$. Prove that $abc|(a+b+c)^{7}$
Let $A,B,C,D$ be four points in space, and $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $AC$ and $BD$, respectively. Show that $$AB^2+BC^2+CD^2+DA^2 = AC^2+BD^2+4MN^2$$
Mr. Ganzgenau would like to take his tea mug out of the microwave right at the front. But Mr. Ganzgenau's microwave doesn't really want to be very precise play along. To be precise, the two of them play the following game:
Let $n$ be a positive integer. The turntable of the microwave makes one in $n$ seconds full turn. Each time the microwave is switched on, an integer number of seconds turned either clockwise or counterclockwise so that there are n possible positions in which the tea mug can remain. One of these positions is right up front.
At the beginning, the microwave turns the tea mug to one of the $n$ possible positions. After that Mr. Ganzgenau enters an integer number of seconds in each move, and the microwave decides either clockwise or counterclockwise this number of spin for seconds.
For which $n$ can Mr. Ganzgenau force the tea cup after a finite number of puffs to be able to take it out of the microwave right up front?
(Birgit Vera Schmidt)
[hide=original wording, in case it doesn't make much sense]Herr Ganzgenau möchte sein Teehäferl ganz genau vorne aus der Mikrowelle herausnehmen. Die Mikrowelle von Herrn Ganzgenau möchte da aber so ganz genau gar nicht mitspielen.
Ganz genau gesagt spielen die beiden das folgende Spiel:
Sei n eine positive ganze Zahl. In n Sekunden macht der Drehteller der Mikrowelle eine vollständige Umdrehung. Bei jedem Einschalten der Mikrowelle wird eine ganzzahlige Anzahl von Sekunden entweder im oder gegen den Uhrzeigersinn gedreht, sodass es n mögliche Positionen gibt, auf denen das Teehäferl stehen bleiben kann. Eine dieser Positionen ist ganz genau vorne.
Zu Beginn dreht die Mikrowelle das Teehäferl auf eine der n möglichen Positionen. Danach gibt Herr Ganzgenau in jedem Zug eine ganzzahlige Anzahl von Sekunden ein, und die Mikrowelle entscheidet, entweder im oder gegen den Uhrzeigersinn diese Anzahl von Sekunden lang zu drehen.
Für welche n kann Herr Ganzgenau erzwingen, das Teehäferl nach endlich vielen Zügen ganz genau vorne aus der Mikrowelle nehmen zu können?
(Birgit Vera Schmidt) [/hide]
Let $\triangle ABC$ satisfy $AB = 17, AC = \frac{70}{3}$ and $BC = 19$. Let $I$ be the incenter of $\triangle ABC$ and $E$ be the excenter of $\triangle ABC$ opposite $A$. (Note: this means that the circle tangent to ray $AB$ beyond $B$, ray $AC$ beyond $C$, and side $BC$ is centered at $E$.) Suppose the circle with diameter $IE$ intersects $AB$ beyond $B$ at $D$. If $BD = \frac{a}{b}$ where $a, b$ are coprime positive integers, find $a + b$.
Let $a_1=2013$ and $a_{n+1} = 2013^{a_n}$ for all positive integers $n$. Let $b_1=1$ and $b_{n+1}=2013^{2012b_n}$ for all positive integers $n$. Prove that $a_n>b_n$ for all positive integers $n$.
The point $O$ is the centre of the circumscribed circle of the acute-angled triangle $ABC$. The line $AO$ cuts the side $BC$ in point $N$, and the line $BO$ cuts the side $AC$ at point $M$. Prove that if $CM=CN$, then $AC=BC$.
All positive divisors of a positive integer $N$ are written on a blackboard. Two players $A$ and $B$ play the following game taking alternate moves. In the firt move, the player $A$ erases $N$. If the last erased number is $d$, then the next player erases either a divisor of $d$ or a multiple of $d$. The player who cannot make a move loses. Determine all numbers $N$ for which $A$ can win independently of the moves of $B$.
[i](4th Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, Individual Competition, Problem 2)[/i]
Evaluate
\[\sum_{n=0}^{2006}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{dx}{2(x+n+1)\sqrt{(x+n)(x+n+1)}}\]
A point $ P$ is randomly selected from the rectangular region with vertices $ (0, 0)$, $ (2, 0)$, $ (2, 1)$, $ (0, 1)$. What is the probability that $ P$ is closer to the origin than it is to the point $ (3, 1)$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{3} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3}{4} \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{4}{5} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 1$
Let $d$ be any positive integer not equal to $2, 5$ or $13$. Show that one can find distinct $a,b$ in the set $\{2,5,13,d\}$ such that $ab-1$ is not a perfect square.
Two circles $\alpha$ and $\beta$ intersect at points $P$ and $Q$. The lines connecting a point $R$ on $\beta$ with $P$ and $Q$ intersect $\alpha$ again at $S$ and $T$ respectively. Prove that $ST$ is parallel to the line tangent to $\beta$ at $R$.
Let $x_1=a, x_2=a^{x_1}, ..., x_n=a^{x_{n-1}}$ where $a>1$. What is the maximum value of $a$ for which lim exists $\lim_{n\to \infty} x_n$ and what is this limit?
Given a ring $\left( A,+,\cdot \right)$ that meets both of the following conditions:
(1) $A$ is not a field, and
(2) For every non-invertible element $x$ of $ A$, there is an integer $m>1$ (depending on $x$) such that $x=x^2+x^3+\ldots+x^{2^m}$.
Show that
(a) $x+x=0$ for every $x \in A$, and
(b) $x^2=x$ for every non-invertible $x\in A$.
(a) For given complex numbers $a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4$, we define a function $P:\mathbb C\to\mathbb C$ by $P(z)=z^5+a_4z^4+a_3z^3+a_2z^2+a_1z$. Let $w_k=e^{2ki\pi/5}$, where $k=0,\ldots,4$. Prove that
$$P(w_0)+P(w_1)+P(w_2)+P(w_3)+P(w_4)=5.$$(b) Let $A_1,A_2,A_3,A_4,A_5$ be five points in the plane. A pentagon is inscribed in the circle with center $A_1$ and radius $R$. Prove that there is a vertex $S$ of the pentagon for which
$$SA_1\cdot SA_2\cdot SA_3\cdot SA_4\cdot SA_5\ge R^5.$$
Solve the equation $y^3 = x^3 + 8x^2 - 6x +8$, for positive integers $x$ and $y$.
A sample consisting of five observations has an arithmetic mean of $10$ and a median of $12$. The smallest value that the range (largest observation minus smallest) can assume for such a sample is
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 10 $
Which of the following is closest to $\sqrt{65}-\sqrt{63}$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ .12 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ .13 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ .14 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ .15 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ .16 $
Let $\omega$ denote the excircle tangent to side $BC$ of triangle $ABC$. A line $\ell$ parallel to $BC$ meets sides $AB$ and $AC$ at points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Let $\omega'$ denote the incircle of triangle $ADE$. The tangent from $D$ to $\omega$ (different from line $AB$) and the tangent from $E$ to $\omega$ (different from line $AC$) meet at point $P$. The tangent from $B$ to $\omega'$ (different from line $AB$) and the tangent from $C$ to $\omega'$ (different from line $AC$) meet at point $Q$. Prove that, independent of the choice of $\ell$, there is a fixed point that line $PQ$ always passes through.
Given that $x$, $y$ are positive integers with $x(x+1)|y(y+1)$, but neither $x$ nor $x+1$ divides either of $y$ or $y+1$, and $x^2 + y^2$ as small as possible, find $x^2 + y^2$.
Let $f$ be a function defined on the positive integers, taking positive integral values, such that
$f(a)f(b) = f(ab)$ for all positive integers $a$ and $b$,
$f(a) < f(b)$ if $a < b$,
$f(3) \geq 7$.
Find the smallest possible value of $f(3)$.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB < AC$. Its incircle with centre $I$ touches the sides $BC, CA,$ and $AB$ in the points $D, E,$ and $F$ respectively. The angle bisector $AI$ intersects the lines $DE$ and $DF$ in the points $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Let $Z$ be the foot of the altitude through $A$ with respect to $BC$.
Prove that $D$ is the incentre of the triangle $XYZ$.
Let $M$ be a subset of the set of $2021$ integers $\{1, 2, 3, ..., 2021\}$ such that for any three elements (not necessarily distinct) $a, b, c$ of $M$ we have $|a + b - c | > 10$.
Determine the largest possible number of elements of $M$.
Let $S_1$ and $S_2$ be two circles intersecting at points $A$ and $B$. Let $C$ and $D$ be points on $S_1$ and $S_2$ respectively such that line $CD$ is tangent to both circles and $A$ is closer to line $CD$ than $B$. If $\angle BCA = 52^\circ$ and $\angle BDA = 32^\circ$, determine the degree measure of $\angle CBD$.
[i]Ray Li[/i]
Compute $\left\lfloor \sum_{k=0}^{10}\left(3+2\cos\left(\frac{2k\pi}{11}\right)\right)^{10}\right\rfloor \pmod{100}.$