IMO 2025

6 problems with complete solutions · Official problem paper (PDF)

  1. Problem 1

    A line in the plane is called sunny if it is not parallel to any of the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis, and the line \(x+y=0\).

    Let \(n\geq 3\) be a given integer. Determine all nonnegative integers \(k\) such that there exist \(n\) distinct lines in the plane satisfying both of the following:

    • for all positive integers \(a\) and \(b\) with \(a+b\leq n+1\), the point \((a,b)\) is on at least one of the lines; and
    • exactly \(k\) of the \(n\) lines are sunny.

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  2. Problem 2

    Let \(\Omega\) and \(\Gamma\) be circles with centres \(M\) and \(N\), respectively, such that the radius of \(\Omega\) is less than the radius of \(\Gamma\). Suppose circles \(\Omega\) and \(\Gamma\) intersect at two distinct points \(A\) and \(B\). Line \(MN\) intersects \(\Omega\) at \(C\) and \(\Gamma\) at \(D\), such that points \(C\), \(M\), \(N\) and \(D\) lie on the line in that order. Let \(P\) be the circumcentre of triangle \(ACD\). Line \(AP\) intersects \(\Omega\) again at \(E\ne A\). Line \(AP\) intersects \(\Gamma\) again at \(F\ne A\). Let \(H\) be the orthocentre of triangle \(PMN\).

    Prove that the line through \(H\) parallel to \(AP\) is tangent to the circumcircle of triangle \(BEF\).

    (The orthocentre of a triangle is the point of intersection of its altitudes.)

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  3. Problem 3

    Let \(\mathbb{N}\) denote the set of positive integers. A function \(f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}\) is said to be bonza if \[ f(a)\text{ divides }b^a-f(b)^{f(a)} \] for all positive integers \(a\) and \(b\).

    Determine the smallest real constant \(c\) such that \(f(n)\leqslant cn\) for all bonza functions \(f\) and all positive integers \(n\).

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  4. Problem 4

    A proper divisor of a positive integer \(N\) is a positive divisor of \(N\) other than \(N\) itself.

    The infinite sequence \(a_1,a_2,\ldots\) consists of positive integers, each of which has at least three proper divisors. For each \(n\geq 1\), the integer \(a_{n+1}\) is the sum of the three largest proper divisors of \(a_n\).

    Determine all possible values of \(a_1\).

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  5. Problem 5

    Alice and Bazza are playing the inekoalaty game, a two-player game whose rules depend on a positive real number \(\lambda\) which is known to both players. On the \(n\)th turn of the game (starting with \(n=1\)) the following happens:

    • If \(n\) is odd, Alice chooses a nonnegative real number \(x_n\) such that \[ x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_n\leq \lambda n. \]

    • If \(n\) is even, Bazza chooses a nonnegative real number \(x_n\) such that \[ x_1^2+x_2^2+\cdots+x_n^2\leq n. \]

    If a player cannot choose a suitable number \(x_n\), the game ends and the other player wins. If the game goes on forever, neither player wins. All chosen numbers are known to both players.

    Determine all values of \(\lambda\) for which Alice has a winning strategy and all those for which Bazza has a winning strategy.

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  6. Problem 6

    Consider a \(2025 \times 2025\) grid of unit squares. Matilda wishes to place on the grid some rectangular tiles, possibly of different sizes, such that each side of every tile lies on a grid line and every unit square is covered by at most one tile.

    Determine the minimum number of tiles Matilda needs to place so that each row and each column of the grid has exactly one unit square that is not covered by any tile.

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