Found problems: 85335
Putnam 1939, B5
Do either $(1)$ or $(2)$:
$(1)$ Prove that $\int_{1}^{k} [x] f'(x) dx = [k] f(k) - \sum_{1}{[k]} f(n),$ where $k > 1,$ and $[z]$ denotes the greatest integer $\leq z.$ Find a similar expression for: $\int_{1}^{k} [x^2] f'(x) dx.$
$(2)$ A particle moves freely in a straight line except for a resistive force proportional to its speed. Its speed falls from $1,000 \dfrac{ft}{s}$ to $900 \dfrac{ft}{s}$ over $1200 ft.$ Find the time taken to the nearest $0.01 s.$ [No calculators or log tables allowed!]
2024 Assara - South Russian Girl's MO, 3
In the cells of the $4\times N$ table, integers are written, modulo no more than $2024$ (i.e. numbers from the set $\{-2024, -2023,\dots , -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,\dots , 2024\}$) so that in each of the four lines there are no two equal numbers. At what maximum $N$ could it turn out that in each column the sum of the numbers is equal to $2$?
[i]G.M.Sharafetdinova[/i]
2024 District Olympiad, P1
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at $O.$ Given that \[\overrightarrow{AB}+\overrightarrow{AD}+\overrightarrow{AO}=\overrightarrow{BC}+\overrightarrow{DC}+\overrightarrow{OC},\]prove that $ABCD$ is a parallelogram.
Mathley 2014-15, 5
Triangle $ABC$ has incircle $(I)$ and $P,Q$ are two points in the plane of the triangle. Let $QA,QB,QC$ meet $BA,CA,AB$ respectively at $D,E,F$. The tangent at $D$, other than $BC$, of the circle $(I)$ meets $PA$ at $X$. The points $Y$ and $Z$ are defined in the same manner. The tangent at $X$, other than $XD$, of the circle $(I)$ meets $ (I)$ at $U$. The points $V,W$ are defined in the same way. Prove that three lines $(AU,BV,CW)$ are concurrent.
Tran Quang Hung, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi.
1980 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 3
Given 2n+3 points in the plane, no three on a line and no four on a circle, prove that it is always possible to find a circle C that goes through three of the given points and splits the other 2n in half, that is, has n on the inside and n on the outside.
2007 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 5
Each edge of a convex polyhedron is shifted such that the obtained edges form the frame of another convex polyhedron. Are these two polyhedra necessarily congruent?
2023 Brazil EGMO Team Selection Test, 2
Let $A$ be a finite set made up of prime numbers. Determine if there exists an infinite set $B$ that satisfies the following conditions:
$(i)$ the prime factors of any element of $B$ are in $A$;
$(ii)$ no term of $B$ divides another element of this set.
2021 Lotfi Zadeh Olympiad, 2
Let $a_1, a_2,\cdots , a_n$ and $b_1, b_2,\cdots , b_n$ be (not necessarily distinct) positive integers. We continue the sequences as follows: For every $i>n$, $a_i$ is the smallest positive integer which is not among $b_1, b_2,\cdots , b_{i-1}$, and $b_i$ is the smallest positive integer which is not among $a_1, a_2,\cdots , a_{i-1}$. Prove that there exists $N$ such that for every $i>N$ we have $a_i=b_i$ or for every $i>N$ we have $a_{i+1}=a_i$.
2008 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 3
For a given positive integer $n$, find the greatest positive integer $k$, such that there exist three sets of $k$ non-negative distinct integers, $A=\{x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_k\}, B=\{y_1,y_2,\cdots,y_k\}$ and $C=\{z_1,z_2,\cdots,z_k\}$ with $ x_j\plus{}y_j\plus{}z_j\equal{}n$ for any $ 1\leq j\leq k$.
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1989 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 1
Three different points $A, B, C $ lying on a circle with center $S$ and a line $p$ perpendicular to $ AS$ are given in the plane. Let's mark the intersections of the line $p$ with the lines $AB$, $AC$ as $D$ and $E$. Prove that the points $B, C, D, E$ lie on the same circle.
2017 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 3
In a circle, let $AB$ and $BC$ be chords , with $AB =\sqrt3, BC =3\sqrt3, \angle ABC =60^o$. Find the length of the circle chord that divides angle $ \angle ABC$ in half.
1979 IMO Longlists, 15
Let $n \geq 2$ be an integer. Find the maximal cardinality of a set $M$ of pairs $(j, k)$ of integers, $1 \leq j < k \leq n$, with the following property: If $(j, k) \in M$, then $(k,m) \not \in M$ for any $m.$
2020 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 3
Consider the system of equations $\begin{cases} x^2 - 3y + p = z, \\
y^2 - 3z + p = x, \\
z^2 - 3x + p = y \end{cases}$ with real parameter $p$.
a) For $p \ge 4$, solve the considered system in the field of real numbers.
b) Prove that for $p \in (1, 4)$ every real solution of the system satisfies $x = y = z$.
(Jaroslav Svrcek)
2006 IMO Shortlist, 8
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. A circle passing through the points $A$ and $D$ and a circle passing through the points $B$ and $C$ are externally tangent at a point $P$ inside the quadrilateral. Suppose that \[\angle{PAB}+\angle{PDC}\leq 90^\circ\qquad\text{and}\qquad\angle{PBA}+\angle{PCD}\leq 90^\circ.\] Prove that $AB+CD \geq BC+AD$.
[i]Proposed by Waldemar Pompe, Poland[/i]
2012 Belarus Team Selection Test, 2
Two distinct points $A$ and $B$ are marked on the left half of the parabola $y = x^2$. Consider any pair of parallel lines which pass through $A$ and $B$ and intersect the right half of the parabola at points $C$ and $D$. Let $K$ be the intersection point of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ of the obtained trapezoid $ABCD$. Let $M, N$ be the midpoints of the bases of $ABCD$. Prove that the difference $KM - KN$ depends only on the choice of points $A$ and $B$ but does not depend on the pair of parallel lines described above.
(I. Voronovich)
2010 BAMO, 4
Place eight rooks on a standard $8 \times 8$ chessboard so that no two are in the same row or column. With the standard rules of chess, this means that no two rooks are attacking each other. Now paint $27$ of the remaining squares (not currently occupied by rooks) red. Prove that no matter how the rooks are arranged and which set of $27$ squares are painted, it is always possible to move some or all of the rooks so that:
• All the rooks are still on unpainted squares.
• The rooks are still not attacking each other (no two are in the same row or same column).
• At least one formerly empty square now has a rook on it; that is, the rooks are not on the same $8$ squares as before.
2003 Italy TST, 3
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy
\[f(f(x)+y)=2x+f(f(y)-x)\quad\text{for all real}\ x,y. \]
2010 Contests, 1
If $a$ and $b$ are nonzero real numbers such that $\left| a \right| \ne \left| b \right|$, compute the value of the expression
\[
\left( \frac{b^2}{a^2} + \frac{a^2}{b^2} - 2 \right) \times
\left( \frac{a + b}{b - a} + \frac{b - a}{a + b} \right) \times
\left(
\frac{\frac{1}{a^2} + \frac{1}{b^2}}{\frac{1}{b^2} - \frac{1}{a^2}}
- \frac{\frac{1}{b^2} - \frac{1}{a^2}}{\frac{1}{a^2} + \frac{1}{b^2}}
\right).
\]
1997 Singapore Team Selection Test, 1
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $D, E$ and $F$ be the midpoints of the sides $AB, BC$ and $CA$ respectively. Suppose that the angle bisector of $\angle BDC$ meets $BC$ at the point $M$ and the angle bisector of $\angle ADC$ meets $AC$ at the point $N$. Let $MN$ and $CD$ intersect at $O$ and let the line $EO$ meet $AC$ at $P$ and the line $FO$ meet $BC$ at $Q$. Prove that $CD = PQ$.
1972 IMO Longlists, 25
We consider $n$ real variables $x_i(1 \le i \le n)$, where $n$ is an integer and $n \ge 2$. The product of these variables will be denoted by $p$, their sum by $s$, and the sum of their squares by $S$. Furthermore, let $\alpha$ be a positive constant. We now study the inequality $ps \le S\alpha$. Prove that it holds for every $n$-tuple $(x_i)$ if and only if $\alpha=\frac{n+1}{2}$
1997 Slovenia National Olympiad, Problem 3
In a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ we have $\angle ADB=\angle ACD$ and $AC=CD=DB$. If the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at $X$, prove that $\frac{CX}{BX}-\frac{AX}{DX}=1$.
1993 Balkan MO, 2
A positive integer given in decimal representation $\overline{ a_na_{n-1} \ldots a_1a_0 }$ is called [i]monotone[/i] if $a_n\leq a_{n-1} \leq \cdots \leq a_0$. Determine the number of monotone positive integers with at most 1993 digits.
2013 Iran Team Selection Test, 13
$P$ is an arbitrary point inside acute triangle $ABC$. Let $A_1,B_1,C_1$ be the reflections of point $P$ with respect to sides $BC,CA,AB$. Prove that the centroid of triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ lies inside triangle $ABC$.
2023 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 8
Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid with bases $ AB$ and $CD$ $(AB>CD)$. Diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ intersect in point $ N$ and lines $AD$ and $BC$ intersect in point $ M$. The circumscribed circles of $ADN$ and $BCN$ intersect in point $ P$, different from point $ N$. Prove that the angles $AMP$ and $BMN$ are equal.
2005 India IMO Training Camp, 3
A merida path of order $2n$ is a lattice path in the first quadrant of $xy$- plane joining $(0,0)$ to $(2n,0)$ using three kinds of steps $U=(1,1)$, $D= (1,-1)$ and $L= (2,0)$, i.e. $U$ joins $x,y)$ to $(x+1,y+1)$ etc... An ascent in a merida path is a maximal string of consecutive steps of the form $U$. If $S(n,k)$ denotes the number of merdia paths of order $2n$ with exactly $k$ ascents, compute $S(n,1)$ and $S(n,n-1)$.