2022 Azerbaijan JBMO TST

N1

Find all positive integers $a, b, c$ such that $ab + 1$, $bc + 1$, and $ca + 1$ are all equal to factorials of some positive integers. Proposed by Nikola Velov, Macedonia

A2

For positive real numbers $a,b,c$, $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c} \ge \frac{3}{abc}$ is true. Prove that: $$ \frac{a^2+b^2}{a^2+b^2+1}+\frac{b^2+c^2}{b^2+c^2+1}+\frac{c^2+a^2}{c^2+a^2+1} \ge 2$$

G3

In acute, scalene Triangle $ABC$, $H$ is orthocenter,$ BD$ and $CE$ are heights. $X,Y$ are reflection of $A$ from $D$,$E$ respectively such that the points$ X,Y$ are on segments $DC$ and $EB$. The intersection of circles $ HXY$ and $ADE$ is $F.$ ( $F \neq H$). Prove that$ AF$ intersects middle point of $BC$. ( $M$ in the diagram is Midpoint of $BC$)

C4

$n$ is a natural number. Given $3n \cdot 3n$ table, the unit cells are colored white and black such that starting from the left up corner diagonals are colored in pure white or black in ratio of 2:1 respectively. ( See the picture below). In one step any chosen $2 \cdot 2$ square's white cells are colored orange, orange are colored black and black are colored white. Find all $n$ such that with finite steps, all the white cells in the table turns to black, and all black cells in the table turns to white. ( From starting point)

C5?

Alice and Bob play a game together as a team on a $100 \times 100$ board with all unit squares initially white. Alice sets up the game by coloring exactly $k$ of the unit squares red at the beginning. After that, a legal move for Bob is to choose a row or column with at least $10$ red squares and color all of the remaining squares in it red. What is the smallest $k$ such that Alice can set up a game in such a way that Bob can color the entire board red after finitely many moves? Proposed by Nikola Velov, Macedonia