Putnam 1958 November A7
by sqrtX, Jul 19, 2022, 3:47 PM
Let
and
be relatively prime positive integers,
even. For each positive integer
, let
be chosen so that
is a minimum. Prove that








Putnam 1954 A3
by sqrtX, Jul 17, 2022, 3:28 PM
Prove that if the family of integral curves of the differential equation
where
, is cut by the line
the tangents at the points of intersection are concurrent.



Putnam 1954 A1
by sqrtX, Jul 17, 2022, 3:23 PM
Let
be an odd integer greater than
Let
be an
symmetric matrix such that each row and column consists of some permutation of the integers
Show that each of the integers
must appear in the main diagonal of
.







Putnam 1953 B1
by sqrtX, Jul 16, 2022, 9:24 PM
Putnam 1952 B4
by sqrtX, Jul 7, 2022, 7:03 PM
A homogeneous solid body is made by joining a base of a circular cylinder of height
and radius
and the base of a hemisphere of radius
This body is placed with the hemispherical end on a horizontal table, with the axis of the cylinder in a vertical position, and then slightly oscillated. It is intuitively evident that if
is large as compared to
, the equilibrium will be stable; but if
is small compared to
, the equilibrium will be unstable. What is the critical value of the ratio
which enables the body to rest in neutral equilibrium in any position?








Putnam 1952 B3
by centslordm, May 30, 2022, 6:06 PM
Develop necessary and sufficient conditions that the equation
shall have a multiple root.
![\[ \begin{vmatrix} 0 & a_1 - x & a_2 - x \\ -a_1 - x & 0 & a_3 - x \\ -a_2 - x & -a_3 - x & 0\end{vmatrix} = 0 \qquad (a_i \neq 0) \]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/2/1/721620c769b5622dc4172dd38b7a924b5d95e694.png)
Putnam 1952 A6
by centslordm, May 29, 2022, 8:17 PM
A man has a rectangular block of wood
by
by
inches (
and
are integers). He paints the entire surface of the block, cuts the block into inch cubes, and notices that exactly half the cubes are completely unpainted. Prove that the number of essentially different blocks with this property is finite. (Do not attempt to enumerate them.)





Putnam 1952 A4
by centslordm, May 29, 2022, 8:12 PM
The flag of the United Nations consists of a polar map of the world, with the North Pole as its center, extending to approximately
South Latitude. The parallels of latitude are concentric circles with radii proportional to their co-latitudes. Australia is near the periphery of the map and is intersected by the parallel of latitude
S.In the very close vicinity of this parallel how much are East and West distances exaggerated as compared to North and South distances?


1953 Putnam A2
by Taco12, Aug 20, 2021, 5:53 PM
The complete graph with 6 points and 15 edges has each edge colored red or blue. Show that we can find 3 points such that the 3 edges joining them are the same color.
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