Nice FE from Canada Winter Camp

by AshAuktober, Apr 12, 2025, 10:47 AM

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{Z}$ such that $f(x+y)<f(x)+f(y)$ and $f(f(x))=\lfloor x\rfloor+2$ for all reals $x,y$.

Unusual Hexagon Geo

by oVlad, Apr 12, 2025, 9:47 AM

Let $ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon, such that the triangles $ABC$ and $DEF$ are equilateral and the diagonals $AD, BE$ and $CF$ are concurrent. Prove that $AC\parallel DF$ or $BE=AD+CF.$

Determining Integers From Sums

by oVlad, Apr 12, 2025, 9:45 AM

Let $n\geqslant 3$ be a positiv integer. Ana chooses the positive integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ and for any non-empty subset $A\subseteq\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ she computes the sum \[s_A=\sum_{k
\in A}a_k.\]She orders these sums $s_1\leqslant s_2\leqslant\cdots\leqslant s_{2^n-1}.$ Prove that there exists a subset $B\subseteq\{1,2,\ldots,2^n-1\}$ with $2^{n-2}+1$ elements such that, regardless of the integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ chosen by Ana, these can be determined by only knowing the sums $s_i$ with $i\in B.$
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Almost Squarefree Integers

by oVlad, Apr 12, 2025, 9:35 AM

A positive integer $n\geqslant 3$ is almost squarefree if there exists a prime number $p\equiv 1\bmod 3$ such that $p^2\mid n$ and $n/p$ is squarefree. Prove that for any almost squarefree positive integer $n$ the ratio $2\sigma(n)/d(n)$ is an integer.

NEPAL TST DAY 2 PROBLEM 2

by Tony_stark0094, Apr 12, 2025, 8:37 AM

Kritesh manages traffic on a $45 \times 45$ grid consisting of 2025 unit squares. Within each unit square is a car, facing either up, down, left, or right. If the square in front of a car in the direction it is facing is empty, it can choose to move forward. Each car wishes to exit the $45 \times 45$ grid.

Kritesh realizes that it may not always be possible for all the cars to leave the grid. Therefore, before the process begins, he will remove $k$ cars from the $45 \times 45$ grid in such a way that it becomes possible for all the remaining cars to eventually exit the grid.

What is the minimum value of $k$ that guarantees that Kritesh's job is possible?

Nepal TST DAY 1 Problem 1

by Bata325, Apr 11, 2025, 1:21 PM

Consider a triangle $\triangle ABC$ and some point $X$ on $BC$. The perpendicular from $X$ to $AB$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle AXC$ at $P$ and the perpendicular from $X$ to $AC$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle AXB$ at $Q$. Show that the line $PQ$ does not depend on the choice of $X$.(Shining Sun, USA)
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Navid FE on R+

by Assassino9931, Apr 9, 2025, 10:31 PM

Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R}^{+} \to \mathbb{R}^{+}$ such that
\[ f(x)f\left(x + 4f(y)\right) = xf\left(x + 3y\right) + f(x)f(y) \]for any positive real numbers $x,y$.

Number Theory Chain!

by JetFire008, Apr 7, 2025, 7:14 AM

I will post a question and someone has to answer it. Then they have to post a question and someone else will answer it and so on. We can only post questions related to Number Theory and each problem should be more difficult than the previous. Let's start!

Question 1
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A geometry about a parallelogram ABCD

by nAalniaOMliO, Mar 28, 2025, 8:22 PM

On the side $CD$ of parallelogram $ABCD$ a point $E$ is chosen. The perpendicular from $C$ to $BE$ and the perpendicular from $D$ to $AE$ intersect at $P$. Point $M$ is the midpoint of $PE$.
Prove that the perpendicular from $M$ to $CD$ passes through the center of parallelogram $ABCD$.
Matsvei Zorka
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JBMO Shortlist 2020 N1

by Lukaluce, Jul 4, 2021, 2:47 PM

Determine whether there is a natural number $n$ for which $8^n + 47$ is prime.

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