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Problem Stash

piyush kumar jha


May 30, 2023

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Problem 1.1. Euler is walking around the Cartesian plane. From any point (x, y), Euler
can move to (x + 1, y) or (x + 1, y + 3). How many paths can Euler take from (0, 0) to
(9, 9)?
E L
Problem 1.2. If distinct digits D, E, L, M, Q (between 0 and 9 inclusive) satisfy + M E M
QED
If the maximum possible value of the three digit integer QED is Ω, find sum of digits
of Ω.
Problem 1.3. What is the smallest prime number p such that 1 + p + p2 + . . . + pp−1 is
not prime
Problem 1.4. Points P and Q are chosen on diagonal AC of square ABCD such that
AB = AP = CQ = 1. What is the measure of ∠P BQ in degrees?

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Problem 2.1. What is the smallest positive integer n such that there exists a choice of
signs for which 12 ± 22 ± 32 . . . ± n2 = 0 is true?
Problem 2.2. If an angle 0◦ < θ < 30◦ satisfies sin (90◦ − θ) sin (60◦ − θ) sin (30◦ − θ) =
sin3 (θ), compute 57 sin (θ).
Problem 2.3. Let ABC be a triangle with area K. Points A∗ , B ∗ , and C ∗ are chosen
on AB, BC, and CA respectively such that △A∗ B ∗ C ∗ has area J. Suppose that
AA∗ BB ∗ CC ∗ J
= = = =x
AB BC CA K
for some 0 < x < 1. What is 9x?
Problem 2.4. Two rooks on a chessboard are said to be attacking each other if they
are placed in the same row or column of the board. Number of ways can eight mutually
non-attacking rooks be placed on the 9 × 9 chessboard so that all eight rooks are on
squares of the same color is of the form k! , find k.

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Problem 3.1. polynomial P (x) with real coefficient satisfies (x3 +3x2 +3x+2)P (x−1) =
(x3 − 3x2 + 3x − 2)P (x) such that , P (3) = 1560, compute ⌊ P1000
(5)

Problem 3.2. Find product of all possible values of k if P, Q, R, and S are points on
the sides of quadrilateral ABCD so that
AP BQ CR DS
= = = = k,
PB QC RD SA

and the area of the quadrilateral P QRS is exactly 52% of the area of the quadrilateral
ABCD.
Problem 3.3. What are the maximum number of disjoint pairs of elements of the set
{1, 2, . . . , 20} such that the sums of the different pairs are different integers not exceeding
20?

Problem 3.4. Gauss is solving a math problem,√ and he encounters the expression 15!.
He attempts to simplify this radical as a b where a and b are positive integers. The sum
of all possible values of ab can be expressed in the form q · 15! for some rational number
q. Find q.

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