AMO 2022
Athu Sathe
February 16, 2022
Problem 1: A convex pentagon has integer side lengths and odd perimeter.
Prove that it can have 2 right angles, but not 3.
Problem 2: A point P exists inside convex hexagon ABCDEF such that P ABC, P CDE,
and P EF A are all parallelograms of equal area.
Prove that P BCD, P DEF, and P F AB are also all parallelograms of equal area.
Problem 3: Find all polynomials P (x) with real coefficients such that:
- P (x) > 0 for x > 0
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- P (a) + P (b) + P (c) = 1 for abc = 1
Problem 4: Consider the set of lattice points (x, y) in the plane such that x, y ∈ {1, 2, 3...2022}
and x < y. Colour the points blue and red, following the rule that if (i, j) and (j, k)
are coloured the same, then so is (i, k). How many possible colourings are there?
Problem 5: Consider a set of reals a1 , a2 ...a2022 such that a1 + a2 + ... + a2022 > 0.
Suppose there is an integer k < 2022 such that:
- ai ≤ 0 for i ≤ k
- ai ≥ 0 for i ≥ k
Prove a1 + 2a2 + 3a2 + ... + 2022a2022 > 0
Problem 6: There are 20 cities in Biplania, including Adabu and Belrot. Each pair of cities is
connected by either a red or blue flight. Martha only uses blue flights, and Bobby
only uses red flights. Bobby can travel from Abadu to Belrot in 4 flights, but not less.
Prove that Martha needs at most 2 flights to travel in between any two pairs of cities.
Problem 7: Define a function f (n) as the absolute difference between an integer n and the
nearest power of two. For example, f (56) = |58 − 64| = 8. Define S(n) as the stopping
time of n, or the smallest number k such that f k (n) = 0.
For example, f (f (56)) = f (8) = 0 =⇒ S(56) = 2.
a) Find the smallest n such that S(n) = 2022
b) Find the largest k such that there exist k consecutive integers with the same
stopping time.
Problem 8: Let ABC be an acute scalene triangle with orthocenter H. BH, CH (extended) meet
the angle bisector of ∠BAC at D, E. The tangents of the circumcircle of DEH and
D, E intersect at point X. Prove BX = CX.
