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Five men and nine women stand equally spaced around a circle in random order. The probability that every man stands diametrically opposite a woman is $$$\frac{m}{n},$$$ where $$$m$$$ and $$$n$$$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $$$m+n.$$$
2
A plane contains $$$40$$$ lines, no $$$2$$$ of which are parallel. Suppose there are $$$3$$$ points where exactly $$$3$$$ lines intersect, $$$4$$$ points where exactly $$$4$$$ lines intersect, $$$5$$$ points where exactly $$$5$$$ lines intersect, $$$6$$$ points where exactly $$$6$$$ lines intersect, and no points where more than $$$6$$$ lines intersect. Find the number of points where exactly $$$2$$$ lines intersect.
3
The sum of all positive integers $$$m$$$ for which $$$\tfrac{13!}{m}$$$ is a perfect square can be written as $$$2^{a}3^{b}5^{c}7^{d}11^{e}13^{f}$$$, where $$$a, b, c, d, e,$$$ and $$$f$$$ are positive integers. Find $$$a+b+c+d+e+f$$$.
4
There exists a unique positive integer $$$a$$$ for which the sum $$$[U=\sum_{n=1}^{2023}\left\lfloor\dfrac{n^{2}-na}{5}\right\rfloor]$$$ is an integer strictly between $$$-1000$$$ and $$$1000$$$. For that unique $$$a$$$, find $$$a+U$$$.
(Note that $$$\lfloor x\rfloor$$$ denotes the greatest integer that is less than or equal to $$$x$$$.)
5
Consider an $$$n$$$-by-$$$n$$$ board of unit squares for some odd positive integer $$$n$$$. We say that a collection $$$C$$$ of identical dominoes is a maximal grid-aligned configuration on the board if $$$C$$$ consists of $$$(n^2-1)/2$$$ dominoes where each domino covers exactly two neighboring squares and the dominoes don't overlap: $$$C$$$ then covers all but one square on the board. We are allowed to slide (but not rotate) a domino on the board to cover the uncovered square, resulting in a new maximal grid-aligned configuration with another square uncovered. Let $$$k(C)$$$ be the number of distinct maximal grid-aligned configurations obtainable from $$$C$$$ by repeatedly sliding dominoes. Find the maximum value of $$$k(C)$$$ as a function of $$$n$$$.
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When posting problems you did not create, you should credit the original source. (The first four problems come from the 2023 AIME I and the last comes from the 2023 USAJMO.)
Ok i will do that, I starting practising some maths after reading your blog. Thought it would be good idea to post problems here, for others and my own reference too.
Makes sense, good luck with your training!
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