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2014 Contests, 2

Tags: inequalities
Let $a,b\in\mathbb{R}_+$ such that $a+b=1$. Find the minimum value of the following expression: \[E(a,b)=3\sqrt{1+2a^2}+2\sqrt{40+9b^2}.\]

2010 Bosnia Herzegovina Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: algebra , function
Find all functions $ f :\mathbb{Z}\mapsto\mathbb{Z} $ such that following conditions holds: $a)$ $f(n) \cdot f(-n)=f(n^2)$ for all $n\in\mathbb{Z}$ $b)$ $f(m+n)=f(m)+f(n)+2mn$ for all $m,n\in\mathbb{Z}$

2018 Romanian Master of Mathematics Shortlist, N2

Prove that for each positive integer $k$ there exists a number base $b$ along with $k$ triples of Fibonacci numbers $(F_u,F_v,F_w)$ such that when they are written in base $b$, their concatenation is also a Fibonacci number written in base $b$. (Fibonacci numbers are defined by $F_1 = F_2 = 1$ and $F_{n+2} = F_{n+1} + F_n$ for all positive integers $n$.) [i]Proposed by Serbia[/i]

2016 Postal Coaching, 1

The set of all positive real numbers is partitioned into three mutually disjoint non-empty subsets: $\mathbb R^+ = A \cup B\cup C$ and $A \cap B = B \cap C = C \cap A = \emptyset$ whereas none of $A, B, C$ is empty. [list=a][*] Show that one can choose $a \in A, b \in B$ and $c \in C$ such that $a,b, c$ are the sides of a triangle. [*] Is it always possible to choose three numbers from three different sets $A,B,C$ such that these three numbers are the sides of a right-angled triangle?[/list]

2018 Purple Comet Problems, 7

Tags: algebra
In $10$ years the product of Melanie's age and Phil's age will be $400$ more than it is now. Find what the sum of Melanie's age and Phil's age will be $6$ years from now.

LMT Team Rounds 2021+, A27

Chandler the Octopus is at a tentacle party! At this party, there is $1$ creature with $2$ tentacles, $2$ creatures with $3$ tentacles, $3$ creatures with $4$ tentacles, all the way up to $14$ creatures with $15$ tentacles. Each tentacle is distinguishable from all other tentacles. For some $2\le m < n \le 15$, a creature with m tentacles “meets” a creature with n tentacles; “meeting” another creature consists of shaking exactly 1 tentacle with each other. Find the number of ways there are to pick distinct $m < n$ between $2$ and $15$, inclusive, and then to pick a creature with $m$ tentacles to “meet” a selected creature with $n$ tentacles. [i]Proposed by Armaan Tipirneni, Richard Chen, and Denise the Octopus[/i]

1976 Chisinau City MO, 122

The diagonals of some convex quadrilateral are mutually perpendicular and divide the quadrangle into $4$ triangles, the areas of which are expressed by prime numbers. Prove that a circle can be inscribed in this quadrilateral.

2004 Croatia Team Selection Test, 1

Find all pairs $(x,y)$ of positive integers such that $x(x+y)=y^2+1.$

2004 USAMO, 5

Let $a, b, c > 0$. Prove that $(a^5 - a^2 + 3)(b^5 - b^2 + 3)(c^5 - c^2 + 3) \geq (a + b + c)^3$.

2020 India National Olympiad, 4

Let $n \geqslant 2$ be an integer and let $1<a_1 \le a_2 \le \dots \le a_n$ be $n$ real numbers such that $a_1+a_2+\dots+a_n=2n$. Prove that$$a_1a_2\dots a_{n-1}+a_1a_2\dots a_{n-2}+\dots+a_1a_2+a_1+2 \leqslant a_1a_2\dots a_n.$$ [i]Proposed by Kapil Pause[/i]

1963 IMO, 6

Five students $ A, B, C, D, E$ took part in a contest. One prediction was that the contestants would finish in the order $ ABCDE$. This prediction was very poor. In fact, no contestant finished in the position predicted, and no two contestants predicted to finish consecutively actually did so. A second prediction had the contestants finishing in the order $ DAECB$. This prediction was better. Exactly two of the contestants finished in the places predicted, and two disjoint pairs of students predicted to finish consecutively actually did so. Determine the order in which the contestants finished.

2020 Vietnam Team Selection Test, 6

In the scalene acute triangle $ABC$, $O$ is the circumcenter. $AD, BE, CF$ are three altitudes. And $H$ is the orthocenter. Let $G$ be the reflection point of $O$ through $BC$. Draw the diameter $EK$ in $\odot (GHE)$, and the diameter $FL$ in $\odot (GHF)$. a) If $AK, AL$ and $DE, DF$ intersect at $U, V$ respectively, prove that $UV\parallel EF$. b) Suppose $S$ is the intersection of the two tangents of the circumscribed circle of $\triangle ABC$ at $B$ and $C$. $T$ is the intersection of $DS$ and $HG$. And $M,N$ are the projection of $H$ on $TE,TF$ respectively. Prove that $M,N,E,F$ are concyclic.

2021 Baltic Way, 2

Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be the side lengths of a triangle. Prove that $$ \sqrt[3]{(a^2+bc)(b^2+ca)(c^2+ab)} > \frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{2}. $$

2015 Czech-Polish-Slovak Junior Match, 3

Real numbers $x, y$ satisfy the inequality $x^2 + y^2 \le 2$. Orove that $xy + 3 \ge 2x + 2y$

2006 Pre-Preparation Course Examination, 4

Show that for every prime $p$ and integer $n$, there is an irreducible polynomial of degree $n$ in $\mathbb{Z}_p[x]$ and use that to show there is a field of size $p^n$.

MBMT Team Rounds, 2020.2

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Daniel, Clarence, and Matthew split a \$20.20 dinner bill so that Daniel pays half of what Clarence pays. If Daniel pays \$6.06, what is the ratio of Clarence's pay to Matthew's pay? [i]Proposed by Henry Ren[/i]

2003 Gheorghe Vranceanu, 3

Show that $ n\equiv 0\pmod 9 $ if $ 2^n\equiv -1\pmod n, $ where $ n $ is a natural number greater than $ 3. $

2020 BMT Fall, 19

John is flipping his favorite bottle, which currently contains $10$ ounces of water. However, his bottle is broken from excessive flipping, so after he performs a flip, one ounce of water leaks out of his bottle. When his bottle contains k ounces of water, he has a $\frac{1}{k+1}$ probability of landing it on its bottom. What is the expected number of number of flips it takes for John’s bottle to land on its bottom ?

1969 IMO, 5

Given $n>4$ points in the plane, no three collinear. Prove that there are at least $\frac{(n-3)(n-4)}{2}$ convex quadrilaterals with vertices amongst the $n$ points.

2021 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 8

In a box there are $n$ balls, each colored in one of the following colors: green, red, blue or yellow. It is known that among any $28$ balls in the box at least one is green. Among any $26$ balls at least one is red. Among any $24$ balls at least one is blue. Among any $23$ balls at least one is yellow. Find the largest possible value of the number $n$.

2008 IberoAmerican, 4

Prove that the equation \[ x^{2008}\plus{} 2008!\equal{} 21^{y}\] doesn't have solutions in integers.

2007 Paraguay Mathematical Olympiad, 1

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A list with $2007$ positive integers is written on a board, such that the arithmetic mean of all the numbers is $12$. Then, seven consecutive numbers are erased from the board. The arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers is $11.915$. The seven erased numbers have this property: the sixth number is half of the seventh, the fifth number is half of the sixth, and so on. Determine the $7$ erased numbers.

2009 AMC 10, 18

Tags: percent
At Jefferson Summer Camp, $ 60\%$ of the children play soccer, $ 30\%$ of the children swim, and $ 40\%$ of the soccer players swim. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the non-swimmers play soccer? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 30\% \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 40\% \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 49\% \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 51\% \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 70\%$

2017 CMIMC Combinatorics, 3

Annie stands at one vertex of a regular hexagon. Every second, she moves independently to one of the two vertices adjacent to her, each with equal probability. Determine the probability that she is at her starting position after ten seconds.

2022 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 2

Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that $$f(x + zf(y)) = f(x) + zf(y), $$ for all $x, y, z \in R$.