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Challenging myself? [Jan 15-Jan 27]

Ehh INMO was trash. I think I will get 17/0/0/0-1/3-5/10-14, which is def not good enough for qualifying from 12th grade. Well, I really feel sad but let's not talk about it and focus on EGMO rather.  INMO 2023 P1 Let S be a finite set of positive integers. Assume that there are precisely 2023 ordered pairs (x,y) in S\times S so that the product xy is a perfect square. Prove that one can find at least four distinct elements in S so that none of their pairwise products is a perfect square. I will use Atul's sol, cause it's the exact same as mine.  Proof: Consider the graph G induced by the elements of S and edges being if the products are perfect squares. Note that if xy = a^2 and xz = b^2, then yz = \left( \frac{ab}{x} \right)^2, since its an integer and square of a rational number its a perfect square and so yz is an edge too. So the graph is a bunch of disjoint cliques, say with sizes c_1, c_2, \cdots, c_k. Then \sum_{i=1}^k c_i^2 = 2023, which ...

Problems I did this week [Jan8-Jan14]

Yeyy!! I am being so consistent with my posts~~ Here are a few problems I did the past week and yeah INMO going to happen soon :) All the best to everyone who is writing!  I wont be trying any new problems and will simply revise stuffs :) Some problems here are hard. Try them yourself and yeah~~Solutions (with sources) are given at the end! Problems discussed in the blog post Problem1: Let ABC be a triangle whose incircle \omega touches sides BC, CA, AB at D,E,F respectively. Let H be the orthocenter of DEF and let altitude DH intersect \omega again at P and EF intersect BC at L. Let the circumcircle of BPC intersect \omega again at X. Prove that points L,D,H,X are concyclic. Problem 2: Let ABCD be a convex quadrangle, P the intersection of lines AB and CD, Q the intersection of lines AD and BC and O the intersection of diagonals AC and BD. Show that if \angle POQ= 90^\circ then PO is the bisector of \angle AOD ...

Problems I did this week #1[Jan1-Jan8]

 Random thoughts but I think these days I am more into Rock? Like not metal rock but pop/indie rock. Those guitars, drums, vocals everything just attracts me.  The Rose, TXT, N.Flying, The western ghats, Seventeen, Enhypen and Woosung are my favourites currently.  My current fav songs are: Oki a few problems I did this week! Tuymaada 2018 Junior League/Problem 2 A circle touches the side AB of the triangle ABC at A, touches the side BC at P and intersects the side AC at Q. The line symmetrical to PQ with respect to AC meets the line AP at X. Prove that PC=CX. Proof: Note that \angle CPX=\angle APB=\angle AQP=\angle XQC\implies PQCX\text{ is cyclic}. So \angle XPC=\angle AQP=\angle CXP. We are done. EGMO 2020 P1 The positive integers a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{3030} satisfy2a_{n + 2} = a_{n + 1} + 4a_n \text{ for } n = 0, 1, 2, \ldots, 3028. Prove that at least one of the numbers a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{3030} is divisible ...

Trying to go beyond my comfort level?

Wrapping up year 2022 with a few problems I did in the past week :)  Edge colouring with n colours K_n  Prove that if the edges of K_n are coloured with n colours, then some triangle has its edges of different colours.  Proof: We use induction. For n=3 it is true. Now, suppose it is true for n=1,\dots, l. We will show it is true for n=l+1. Now, consider k_{l+1} with vertex v_1,\dots,v_{l+1}. Consider the k_l with vertex v_2,\dots, v_{l+1}. Now note that the colours used in that k_l are max l-1 colours (since by induction, if l colours then we get a triangle with the property given.) But since l+1 colours are used, at least two of the edges v_1v_2,v_1v_3,\dots v_{l+1} are coloured with 2 colours which are not used in k_{l}. WLOG say v_1v_2,v_1v_3, then v_1v_2v_3 is a triangle with edges of diff colour.  Russia 2011 Grade 10 P6 Given is an acute triangle ABC. Its heights BB_1 and CC_1 are extended past points B_1 and $C_...