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China Mathematical Olympiad 1993 problem5
jred   3
N 35 minutes ago by iStud
Source: China Mathematical Olympiad 1993 problem5
$10$ students bought some books in a bookstore. It is known that every student bought exactly three kinds of books, and any two of them shared at least one kind of book. Determine, with proof, how many students bought the most popular book at least? (Note: the most popular book means most students bought this kind of book)
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jred
Sep 23, 2013
iStud
35 minutes ago
x and o game, in an infinite grid of regular triangles
parmenides51   5
N an hour ago by Lil_flip38
Source: Norwegian Mathematical Olympiad 2017 - Abel Competition p3b
In an infinite grid of regular triangles, Niels and Henrik are playing a game they made up.
Every other time, Niels picks a triangle and writes $\times$ in it, and every other time, Henrik picks a triangle where he writes a $o$. If one of the players gets four in a row in some direction (see figure), he wins the game.
Determine whether one of the players can force a victory.
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parmenides51
Sep 3, 2019
Lil_flip38
an hour ago
BMN is equilateral iff rectangle ABCD is square
parmenides51   4
N an hour ago by Tsikaloudakis
Source: 2004 Romania NMO SL - Shortlist VII-VIII p8 https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3950157_
Consider a point $M$ on the diagonal $BD$ of a given rectangle $ABCD$, such that $\angle AMC = \angle  CMD$. The point $N$ is the intersection point between $AM$ and the parallel line to $CM$ that contains $B$. Prove that the triangle $BMN$ is equilateral if and only if $ABCD$ is a square.

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parmenides51
Sep 16, 2024
Tsikaloudakis
an hour ago
Loop of Logarithms
scls140511   10
N an hour ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: 2024 China Round 1 (Gao Lian)
Round 1

1 Real number $m>1$ satisfies $\log_9 \log_8 m =2024$. Find the value of $\log_3 \log_2 m$.
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scls140511
Sep 8, 2024
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
an hour ago
Proving a kite
Bugi   4
N 2 hours ago by ali123456
Source: Serbian JBTST 3, Day 2
Let $ ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral, such that

$ \angle CBD=2\cdot\angle ADB, \angle ABD=2\cdot\angle CDB$ and $ AB=CB$.

Prove that quadrilateral $ ABCD$ is a kite.
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Bugi
May 31, 2009
ali123456
2 hours ago
Inequality
Marinchoo   6
N 2 hours ago by sqing
If $abc=1$ prove that $8(a^3+b^3+c^3) \geq 3(a^2+bc)(b^2+ac)(c^2+ab)$
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Marinchoo
Apr 28, 2020
sqing
2 hours ago
Interesting inequality
sqing   4
N 2 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 2  . $ Prove that
$$(a^2-1)(b-1)(c^2-1) -\frac{9}{4}abc\geq -9$$$$(a^2-1)(b-1)(c^2-1) -\frac{11}{5}abc\geq -\frac{43}{5}$$$$(a^2-1)(b-1)(c^2-1) -2abc\geq -7$$$$(a-1)(b^2-1)(c-1) -\frac{3}{4}abc\geq -3$$$$(a-1)(b^2-1)(c-1) -\frac{3}{5}abc\geq -\frac{9}{5}$$$$(a-1)(b^2-1)(c-1) -\frac{1}{2}abc\geq -1$$
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sqing
4 hours ago
sqing
2 hours ago
Orthocentre is collinear with two tangent points
vladimir92   42
N 2 hours ago by AshAuktober
Source: Chinese MO 1996
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a triangle with orthocentre $H$. The tangent lines from $A$ to the circle with diameter $BC$ touch this circle at $P$ and $Q$. Prove that $H,P$ and $Q$ are collinear.
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vladimir92
Jul 29, 2010
AshAuktober
2 hours ago
Problem 4
den_thewhitelion   3
N 2 hours ago by DensSv
Source: Second Romanian JBMO TST 2016
We have a 4x4 board.All 1x1 squares are white.A move is changing colours of all squares of a 1x3 rectangle from black to white and from white to black.It is possible to make all the 1x1 squares black after several moves?
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den_thewhitelion
Jun 15, 2016
DensSv
2 hours ago
Find the period
Anto0110   2
N 2 hours ago by YaoAOPS
Let $a_1, a_2, ..., a_k, ...$ be a sequence that consists of an initial block of $p$ positive distinct integers that then repeat periodically. This means that $\{a_1, a_2, \dots, a_p\}$ are $p$ distinct positive integers and $a_{n+p}=a_n$ for every positive integer $n$. The terms of the sequence are not known and the goal is to find the period $p$. To do this, at each move it possible to reveal the value of a term of the sequence at your choice.
If $p$ is one of the first $k$ prime numbers, find for which values of $k$ there exist a strategy that allows to find $p$ revealing at most $8$ terms of the sequence.
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Anto0110
Yesterday at 7:37 PM
YaoAOPS
2 hours ago
Inequalities
sqing   7
N Today at 8:12 AM by sqing
Let $a,b,c\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $\left(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{c}\right)\left(\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\right)\le 1. $ Prove that
$$a+b+c\geq 2$$Let $a,b,c\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $ \left(a+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{c}\right)\left(a+\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\right)\le \frac{9}{2}. $ Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2\geq 1$$Let $a,b\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $ \left( \frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+2\right)\left( \frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{a}+2\right) \le   \frac{20}{9}. $ Prove that
$$ a+b\geq 2$$Let $a,b\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $a^2+b^2=1. $ Prove that
$$\left(\frac{2}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-1\right)\left(\frac{2}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+1\right)\ge \frac{13}{3}$$
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sqing
Mar 15, 2025
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Let $a,b,c\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $\left(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{c}\right)\left(\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\right)\le 1. $ Prove that
$$a+b+c\geq 2$$Let $a,b,c\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $ \left(a+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{c}\right)\left(a+\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\right)\le \frac{9}{2}. $ Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2\geq 1$$Let $a,b\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $ \left( \frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+2\right)\left( \frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{a}+2\right) \le   \frac{20}{9}. $ Prove that
$$ a+b\geq 2$$Let $a,b\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $a^2+b^2=1. $ Prove that
$$\left(\frac{2}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-1\right)\left(\frac{2}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+1\right)\ge \frac{13}{3}$$
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Let $ a,b,c $ be real numbers such that $    \frac{3}{a^2+6}+\frac{2}{b^2+4}+\frac{3}{c^2+6}=1. $ Prove that$$ab+bc+2ca\leq 13$$$$ab+bc+3ca\leq \frac{56}{3}$$Let $ a,b,c $ be real numbers such that $  \frac{3}{a^2+6}+\frac{4}{b^2+8}+\frac{3}{c^2+6}=1. $ Prove that$$ab+bc+2ca\leq 14$$$$ab+bc+4ca\leq 25$$
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sqing wrote:
Let $a,b\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $ \left( \frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+2\right)\left( \frac{1}{b}-\frac{1}{a}+2\right) \le   \frac{20}{9}. $ Prove that $ a+b\geq 2$
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Let $a,b\ge \frac{1}{2}$ and $a^2+b^2=1. $ Prove that $\left(\frac{2}{a}+\frac{1}{b}-1\right)\left(\frac{2}{a}-\frac{1}{b}+1\right)\ge \frac{13}{3}$

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Let $ a,b,c  $ be reals such that $  a^2+b^2 +ab+bc+ca=3. $ Prove that
$$   (a+ b) (c-1)   \leq\frac{10}{3}$$$$   (a+ b) (c-3)   \leq6$$$$   (a+ b) (c-\frac{1}{2})   \leq\frac{37}{12}$$
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Let $ a,b,c  $ be reals such that $  a^2+b^2 +ab+bc+ca=3. $ Prove that $   (a+ b) (c-\frac{1}{2})   \leq\frac{37}{12}$
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