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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$ and

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 $a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{3030}$ satisfy$$2a_{n + 2} = a_{n + 1} + 4a_n \text{ for } n = 0, 1, 2, \ldots, 3028.$$ Prove that at least one of the numbers $a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{3030}$ is divisible by $2^{2020}$.

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 $C_1$. On these extens