Olympiad problems

2014 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 5

Tags: geometry

let $ABC$ be a triangle and $I$ be its incentre. let the incircle of $ABC$ touch $BC$ at $D$. let incircle of triangle $ABD$ touch $AB$ at $E$ and incircle of triangle $ACD$ touch $AC$ at $F$. prove that $B,E,I,F$ are concyclic.

2013 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 5

Tags: orthocenter , geometry , circumcircle

In triangle $ABC, \angle C= 60^o, \angle A= 45^o$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC, H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that line $MH$ passes through the midpoint of arc $AB$ of the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$.

2022 USAMTS Problems, 2

Tags: algebra , functional equation , function

Let $Z^+$ denote the set of positive integers. Determine , with proof, if there exists a function $f:\mathbb{Z^+}\rightarrow\mathbb {Z^+}$ such that $f(f(f(f(f(n)))))$ = $2022n$ for all positive integers $n$.

2007 All-Russian Olympiad, 3

Tags: algorithm , combinatorics

Arutyun and Amayak show another effective trick. A spectator writes down on a board a sequence of $N$ (decimal) digits. Amayak closes two adjacent digits by a black disc. Then Arutyun comes and says both closed digits (and their order). For which minimal $N$ they may show such a trick? [i]K. Knop, O. Leontieva[/i]

Revenge ELMO 2023, 1

Tags: inequalities , geometric inequality

In cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with circumcenter $O$ and circumradius $R$, define $X=\overline{AB}\cap\overline{CD}$, $Y=\overline{AC}\cap \overline{BD}$, and $Z=\overline{AD}\cap\overline{BC}$. Prove that \[OX^2+OY^2+OZ^2\ge 2R^2+2[ABCD].\] [i]Rohan Bodke[/i]

2019 USMCA, 4

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Find all functions $f: \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb R$ such that for all $x, y \in \mathbb R$, $$f(f(x) + y)^2 = (x-y)(f(x) - f(y)) + 4f(x) f(y).$$

2004 Alexandru Myller, 2

Tags: 3d geometry , geometry , tetrahedron

The medians from $ A $ to the faces $ ABC,ABD,ACD $ of a tetahedron $ ABCD $ are pairwise perpendicular. Show that the edges from $ A $ have equal lengths. [i]Dinu Șerbănescu[/i]

1987 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: positive integer , inequalities , binomial coefficient

Show that for each natural number $n > 1$ $1 \cdot \sqrt{{n \choose 1}}+ 2 \cdot \sqrt{{n \choose 2}}+...+n \cdot \sqrt{{n \choose n}} <\sqrt{2^{n-1}n^3}$

2021 MMATHS, 5

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Suppose that $a_1 = 1$, and that for all $n \ge 2$, $a_n = a_{n-1} + 2a_{n-2} + 3a_{n-3} + \ldots + (n-1)a_1.$ Suppose furthermore that $b_n = a_1 + a_2 + \ldots + a_n$ for all $n$. If $b_1 + b_2 + b_3 + \ldots + b_{2021} = a_k$ for some $k$, find $k$. [i]Proposed by Andrew Wu[/i]

1975 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 216

Tags: coloring , cube , geometry

For what $k$ is it possible to construct a cube $k\times k\times k$ of the black and white cubes $1\times 1\times 1$ in such a way that every small cube has the same colour, that have exactly two his neighbours. (Two cubes are neighbours, if they have the common face.)

2019 Latvia Baltic Way TST, 4

Tags: chebyshev polynomial , algebra , polynomial , inequalities

Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with degree $n$ and real coefficients. For all $0 \le y \le 1$ holds $\mid p(y) \mid \le 1$. Prove that $p(-\frac{1}{n}) \le 2^{n+1} -1$

2007 Estonia National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry

Two triangles are drawn on a plane in such a way that the area covered by their union is an n-gon (not necessarily convex). Find all possible values of the number of vertices n.

1994 China National Olympiad, 2

Tags: pigeonhole principle , combinatorics

There are $m$ pieces of candy held in $n$ trays($n,m\ge 4$). An [i]operation[/i] is defined as follow: take out one piece of candy from any two trays respectively, then put them in a third tray. Determine, with proof, if we can move all candies to a single tray by finite [i]operations[/i].

2006 China National Olympiad, 3

Tags: quadratic , number theory

Positive integers $k, m, n$ satisfy $mn=k^2+k+3$, prove that at least one of the equations $x^2+11y^2=4m$ and $x^2+11y^2=4n$ has an odd solution.

2020 HK IMO Preliminary Selection Contest, 10

Tags: absolute value , algebra

Let $k$ be an integer. If the equation $(x-1)|x+1|=x+\frac{k}{2020}$ has three distinct real roots, how many different possible values of $k$ are there?

2015 Danube Mathematical Competition, 1

Tags: number theory

Consider a positive integer $n=\overline{a_1a_2...a_k},k\ge 2$.A [i]trunk[/i] of $n$ is a number of the form $\overline{a_1a_2...a_t},1\le t\le k-1$.(For example,the number $23$ is a [i]trunk[/i] of $2351$.) By $T(n)$ we denote the sum of all [i]trunk[/i] of $n$ and let $S(n)=a_1+a_2+...+a_k$.Prove that $n=S(n)+9\cdot T(n)$.

2007 Princeton University Math Competition, 6

Tags: inequalities

If $a, b, c, d$ are reals with $a \ge b \ge c \ge d \ge 0$ and $b(b-a)+c(c-b)+d(d-c) \le 2 - \frac{a^2}{2}$, find the minimum value of the expression \begin{align*}\frac{1}{b+2006c-2006d}+\frac{1}{a+2006b-2006c-d} + \frac{1}{2007a-2006b-c+d} + \frac{1}{a-b+c+2006d}.\end{align*}

1977 Vietnam National Olympiad, 1

Tags: radical , algebra , inequalities

Find all real $x$ such that $ \sqrt{x - \frac{1}{x}} + \sqrt{1 - \frac{1}{x}}> \frac{x - 1}{x}$

1986 IMO Longlists, 71

Tags: geometry , modular arithmetic

Two straight lines perpendicular to each other meet each side of a triangle in points symmetric with respect to the midpoint of that side. Prove that these two lines intersect in a point on the nine-point circle.

2007 F = Ma, 33

Tags: calculus

A thin, uniform rod has mass $m$ and length $L$. Let the acceleration due to gravity be $g$. Let the rotational inertia of the rod about its center be $md^2$. The rod is suspended from a distance $kd$ from the center, and undergoes small oscillations with an angular frequency $\beta \sqrt{\frac{g}{d}}$. Find the maximum value of $\beta$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1$ $ \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{2}$ $ \textbf{(C)}\ 1/\sqrt{2}$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ \beta \text{ does not attain a maximum value}$ $ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of the above}$

2022 Azerbaijan IMO TST, 5

Tags: algebra , combinatorics

For each integer $n\ge 1,$ compute the smallest possible value of \[\sum_{k=1}^{n}\left\lfloor\frac{a_k}{k}\right\rfloor\] over all permutations $(a_1,\dots,a_n)$ of $\{1,\dots,n\}.$ [i]Proposed by Shahjalal Shohag, Bangladesh[/i]

2001 AMC 10, 13

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A telephone number has the form $ ABC \minus{} DEF \minus{} GHIJ$, where each letter represents a different digit. The digits in each part of the numbers are in decreasing order; that is, $ A > B > C$, $ D > E > F$, and $ G > H > I > J$. Furthermore, $ D$, $ E$, and $ F$ are consecutive even digits; $ G$, $ H$, $ I$, and $ J$ are consecutive odd digits; and $ A \plus{} B \plus{} C \equal{} 9$. Find $ A$. $ \textbf{(A)} \ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ 5 \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ 6 \qquad \textbf{(D)} \ 7 \qquad \textbf{(E)} \ 8$

1998 Gauss, 16

Tags: gauss

Each of the digits 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 is placed one to a box in the diagram. If the two digit number is subtracted from the three digit number, what is the smallest difference? $\textbf{(A)}\ 269 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 278 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 484 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 271 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 261$

2024 EGMO, 3

Tags: greatest common divisor , number theory

We call a positive integer $n{}$ [i]peculiar[/i] if, for any positive divisor $d{}$ of $n{}$ the integer $d(d + 1)$ divides $n(n + 1).$ Prove that for any four different peculiar positive integers $A, B, C$ and $D{}$ the following holds: \[\gcd(A, B, C, D) = 1.\]

2000 AMC 10, 18

Tags: rectangle , geometry

Charlyn walks completely around the boundary of a square whose sides are each $5$ km long. From any point on her path she can see exactly $1$ km horizontally in all directions. What is the area of the region consisting of all points Charlyn can see during her walk, expressed in square kilometers and rounded to the nearest whole number? $\text{(A)}\ 24 \qquad\text{(B)}\ 27\qquad\text{(C)}\ 39\qquad\text{(D)}\ 40 \qquad\text{(E)}\ 42$