2015 Taiwan TST Round 3

Quiz 1

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Let $x,y$ be the positive real numbers with $x+y=1$, and $n$ be the positive integer with $n\ge2$. Prove that \[\frac{x^n}{x+y^3}+\frac{y^n}{x^3+y}\ge\frac{2^{4-n}}{5}\]

2

Let $O$ be the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$. Two circles $O_1,O_2$ are tangent to each of the circle $O$ and the rays $\overrightarrow{AB},\overrightarrow{AC}$, with $O_1$ interior to $O$, $O_2$ exterior to $O$. The common tangent of $O,O_1$ and the common tangent of $O,O_2$ intersect at the point $X$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the arc $BC$ (not containing the point $A$) on the circle $O$, and the segment $\overline{AA'}$ be the diameter of $O$. Prove that $X,M$, and $A'$ are collinear.

Quiz 2

1

Let $\mathbb{Q}^+$ be the set of all positive rational numbers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Q}^+\rightarrow \mathbb{Q}^+$ satisfying $f(1)=1$ and \[ f(x+n)=f(x)+nf(\frac{1}{x}) \forall n\in\mathbb{N},x\in\mathbb{Q}^+\]

2

Consider the permutation of $1,2,...,n$, which we denote as $\{a_1,a_2,...,a_n\}$. Let $f(n)$ be the number of these permutations satisfying the following conditions: (1)$a_1=1$ (2)$|a_i-a_{i-1}|\le2, i=1,2,...,n-1$ what is the residue when we divide $f(2015)$ by $4$ ?

Quiz 3

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For any positive integer $n$, let $a_n=\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}[\frac{n+2^{k-1}}{2^k}]$, where $[x]$ is the largest integer that is equal or less than $x$. Determine the value of $a_{2015}$.

2

In a scalene triangle $ABC$ with incenter $I$, the incircle is tangent to sides $CA$ and $AB$ at points $E$ and $F$. The tangents to the circumcircle of triangle $AEF$ at $E$ and $F$ meet at $S$. Lines $EF$ and $BC$ intersect at $T$. Prove that the circle with diameter $ST$ is orthogonal to the nine-point circle of triangle $BIC$. Proposed by Evan Chen

Mock IMO, Day 1

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A plane has several seats on it, each with its own price, as shown below(attachment). $2n-2$ passengers wish to take this plane, but none of them wants to sit with any other passenger in the same column or row. The captain realize that, no matter how he arranges the passengers, the total money he can collect is the same. Proof this fact, and compute how much money the captain can collect.

2

Let $\Omega$ and $O$ be the circumcircle and the circumcentre of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with $AB > BC$. The angle bisector of $\angle ABC$ intersects $\Omega$ at $M \ne B$. Let $\Gamma$ be the circle with diameter $BM$. The angle bisectors of $\angle AOB$ and $\angle BOC$ intersect $\Gamma$ at points $P$ and $Q,$ respectively. The point $R$ is chosen on the line $P Q$ so that $BR = MR$. Prove that $BR\parallel AC$. (Here we always assume that an angle bisector is a ray.) Proposed by Sergey Berlov, Russia

3

Let $c \ge 1$ be an integer. Define a sequence of positive integers by $a_1 = c$ and \[a_{n+1}=a_n^3-4c\cdot a_n^2+5c^2\cdot a_n+c\] for all $n\ge 1$. Prove that for each integer $n \ge 2$ there exists a prime number $p$ dividing $a_n$ but none of the numbers $a_1 , \ldots , a_{n -1}$ . Proposed by Austria

Mock IMO, Day 2

1

Let $ABC$ be a fixed acute-angled triangle. Consider some points $E$ and $F$ lying on the sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $EF$. Let the perpendicular bisector of $EF$ intersect the line $BC$ at $K$, and let the perpendicular bisector of $MK$ intersect the lines $AC$ and $AB$ at $S$ and $T$, respectively. If the quadrilateral $KSAT$ is cycle, prove that $\angle{KEF}=\angle{KFE}=\angle{A}$.

2

Consider all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients that have the following property: for any two real numbers $x$ and $y$ one has \[|y^2-P(x)|\le 2|x|\quad\text{if and only if}\quad |x^2-P(y)|\le 2|y|.\] Determine all possible values of $P(0)$. Proposed by Belgium

3

We are given an infinite deck of cards, each with a real number on it. For every real number $x$, there is exactly one card in the deck that has $x$ written on it. Now two players draw disjoint sets $A$ and $B$ of $100$ cards each from this deck. We would like to define a rule that declares one of them a winner. This rule should satisfy the following conditions: 1. The winner only depends on the relative order of the $200$ cards: if the cards are laid down in increasing order face down and we are told which card belongs to which player, but not what numbers are written on them, we can still decide the winner. 2. If we write the elements of both sets in increasing order as $A =\{ a_1 , a_2 , \ldots, a_{100} \}$ and $B= \{ b_1 , b_2 , \ldots , b_{100} \}$, and $a_i > b_i$ for all $i$, then $A$ beats $B$. 3. If three players draw three disjoint sets $A, B, C$ from the deck, $A$ beats $B$ and $B$ beats $C$ then $A$ also beats $C$. How many ways are there to define such a rule? Here, we consider two rules as different if there exist two sets $A$ and $B$ such that $A$ beats $B$ according to one rule, but $B$ beats $A$ according to the other. Proposed by Ilya Bogdanov, Russia