Let $n \geq 5$ be a positive integer. There are $n$ stars with values $1$ to $n$, respectively. Anya and Becky play a game. Before the game starts, Anya places the $n$ stars in a row in whatever order she wishes. Then, starting from Becky, each player takes the left-most or right-most star in the row. After all the stars have been taken, the player with the highest total value of stars wins; if their total values are the same, then the game ends in a draw. Find all $n$ such that Becky has a winning strategy. Proposed by Ho-Chien Chen
2024 Taiwan TST Round 1
Quiz 1
Given a prime number $p$, a set is said to be $p$-good if the set contains exactly three elements $a, b, c$ and $a + b \equiv c \pmod{p}$. Find all prime number $p$ such that $\{ 1, 2, \cdots, p-1 \}$ can be partitioned into several $p$-good sets. Proposed by capoouo
Quiz 2
A $k$-set is a set with exactly $k$ elements. For a $6$-set $A$ and any collection $\mathcal{F}$ of $4$-sets, we say that $A$ is $\mathcal{F}$-good if there are exactly three elements $B_1, B_2, B_3$ in $\mathcal{F}$ that are subsets of $A$, and they furthermore satisfy $$(A \backslash B_1) \cup (A \backslash B_2) \cup (A \backslash B_3) = A.$$Find all $n \geq 6$ so that there exists a collection $\mathcal{F}$ of $4$-subsets of $\{1, 2, \ldots , n\}$ such that every $6$-set $A \subseteq \{1, 2, \ldots , n\}$ is $\mathcal{F}$-good. Proposed by usjl
For the quadrilateral $ABCD$, let $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at $E$, $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at $F$, and $AD$ and $BC$ intersect at $G$. Additionally, let $W, X, Y$, and $Z$ be the points of symmetry to $E$ with respect to $AB, BC, CD,$ and $DA$ respectively. Prove that one of the intersection points of $\odot(FWY)$ and $\odot(GXZ)$ lies on the line $FG$. Proposed by chengbilly
Mock IMO, Day 1
Mock IMO, Day 2