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The document contains 10 math problems with assigned point values ranging from 5 to 40 points. It provides instructions that for problems requiring diagrams, teams must include sufficiently large and clearly labeled diagrams or they will lose 2 points. It wishes participants to enjoy the problems.

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HMMT February 2015: 1 N I I 1 N

The document contains 10 math problems with assigned point values ranging from 5 to 40 points. It provides instructions that for problems requiring diagrams, teams must include sufficiently large and clearly labeled diagrams or they will lose 2 points. It wishes participants to enjoy the problems.

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HMMT February 2015

Saturday 21 February 2015

Team
For any geometry problem (e.g. Problem 2, 4, or 5), your teams solution should include diagrams as
appropriate (sufficiently large, in-scale, clearly labeled, etc.). Failure to meet any of these requirements
will result in a 2-point automatic deduction. Thanks in advance for your effort and understanding,
and we hope you enjoy the problems!
1. [5] The complex numbers x, y, z satisfy
xyz = 4
(x + 1)(y + 1)(z + 1) = 7
(x + 2)(y + 2)(z + 2) = 3.
Find, with proof, the value of (x + 3)(y + 3)(z + 3).
2. [10] Let P be a (non-self-intersecting) polygon in the plane. Let C1 , . . . , Cn be circles in the plane
whose interiors cover the interior of P . For 1 i n, let ri be the radius of Ci . Prove that there is a
single circle of radius r1 + + rn whose interior covers the interior of P .

3. [15] Let z = a+bi be a complex number with integer real and imaginary parts a, b Z, where i = 1
(i.e. z is a Gaussian integer). If p is an odd prime number, show that the real part of z p z is an
integer divisible by p.
4. [15] (Convex) quadrilateral ABCD with BC = CD is inscribed in circle ; the diagonals of ABCD
meet at X. Suppose AD < AB, the circumcircle of triangle BCX intersects segment AB at a point

Y 6= B, and ray CY meets again at a point Z 6= C. Prove that ray DY bisects angle ZDB.

(We have only included the conditions AD < AB and that Z lies on ray CY for everyones convenience.
With slight modifications, the problem holds in general. But we will only grade your teams solution
in this special case.)
5. [20] For a convex quadrilateral P , let D denote the sum of the lengths of its diagonals and let S
S
denote its perimeter. Determine, with proof, all possible values of D
.
6. [30] $indy has $100 in pennies (worth $0.01 each), nickels (worth $0.05 each), dimes (worth $0.10
each), and quarters (worth $0.25 each). Prove that she can split her coins into two piles, each with
total value exactly $50.
7. [35] Let f : [0, 1] C be a nonconstant complex-valued function on the real interval [0, 1]. Prove that
there exists > 0 (possibly depending on f ) such that for any polynomial P with complex coefficients,
there exists a complex number z with |z| 1 such that |f (|z|) P (z)| .
8. [40] Let be a permutation of {1, 2, . . . , 2015}. With proof, determine the maximum possible number
of ordered pairs (i, j) {1, 2, . . . , 2015}2 with i < j such that (i) (j) > i j.
2i

9. [40] Let z = e 101 and let = e

2i
10

. Prove that
100
100 Y
9 Y
Y

( a + z b + z c )

a=0 b=0 c=0

is an integer and find (with proof) its remainder upon division by 101.

10. [40] The sequences of real numbers {ai }


i=1 and {bi }i=1 satisfy an+1 = (an1 1)(bn + 1) and
bn+1 = an bn1 1 for n 2, with a1 = a2 = 2015 and b1 = b2 = 2013. Evaluate, with proof, the
infinite sum



X
1
1

.
bn
an+1
an+3
n=1

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