Found problems: 1671
Let $x \neq y$ be positive reals satisfying $x^3+2013y=y^3+2013x$, and let $M = \left( \sqrt{3}+1 \right)x + 2y$. Determine the maximum possible value of $M^2$.
[i]Proposed by Varun Mohan[/i]
Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be reals. Find the least possible value of $$(2 \cos \alpha + 5 \sin \beta - 8)^2 + (2 \sin \alpha + 5 \cos \beta - 15)^2.$$
If $a, b, c$ are non-negative real numbers with $ a^2 \plus{} b^2 \plus{} c^2 \equal{} 1$, prove that:
\[ \frac {a}{b^2 \plus{} 1} \plus{} \frac {b}{c^2 \plus{} 1} \plus{} \frac {c}{a^2 \plus{} 1} \geq \frac {3}{4}(a\sqrt {a} \plus{} b\sqrt {b} \plus{} c\sqrt {c})^2\]
Let $ c > 2,$ and let $ a(1), a(2), \ldots$ be a sequence of nonnegative real numbers such that
\[ a(m \plus{} n) \leq 2 \cdot a(m) \plus{} 2 \cdot a(n) \text{ for all } m,n \geq 1,
\]
and $ a\left(2^k \right) \leq \frac {1}{(k \plus{} 1)^c} \text{ for all } k \geq 0.$ Prove that the sequence $ a(n)$ is bounded.
[i]Author: Vjekoslav Kovač, Croatia[/i]
Let $ f:[0,1]\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ a continuous function. Prove that
$$ \int_0^1 f^2\left( x^2 \right) dx\ge \frac{3}{4}\left( \int_0^1 f(x)dx \right)^2 , $$
and find the circumstances under which equality happens.
Suppose that a sequence $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of positive real numbers satisfies \[a_{k+1}\geq\frac{ka_k}{a_k^2+(k-1)}\] for every positive integer $k$. Prove that $a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_n\geq n$ for every $n\geq2$.
Let $S$ be a set of $n$ points in the plane such that no four points are collinear. Let $\{d_1,d_2,\cdots ,d_k\}$ be the set of distances between pairs of distinct points in $S$, and let $m_i$ be the multiplicity of $d_i$, i.e. the number of unordered pairs $\{P,Q\}\subseteq S$ with $|PQ|=d_i$. Prove that $\sum_{i=1}^k m_i^2\leq n^3-n^2$.
Let $a$ and $b$ be two positive real numbers such that $a+b=ab$.
Prove that $\frac{a}{b^{2}+4}+\frac{b}{a^{2}+4}\geq \frac{1}{2}$.
Each of the players in a tennis tournament played one match against each of the others. If every player won at least one match, show that there are three players A,B, and C such that A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A. Such a triple of player is called a cycle. Determine the number of maximum cycles such a tournament can have.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $BC=2$ and $CD=6.$ Suppose that the centroids of $\triangle ABC,\triangle BCD,$ and $\triangle ACD$ form the vertices of an equilateral triangle. What is the maximum possible value of the area of $ABCD$?
$\textbf{(A) } 27 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 16\sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 12+10\sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 9+12\sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 30$
Find all polynomials $P$ in two variables with real coefficients satisfying the identity
$$P(x,y)P(z,t)=P(xz-yt,xt+yz).$$
Let $r_1,r_2,\dots ,r_n$ be real numbers. Given $n$ reals $a_1,a_2,\dots ,a_n$ that are not all equal to $0$, suppose that inequality
\[r_1(x_1-a_1)+ r_2(x_2-a_2)+\dots + r_n(x_n-a_n)\leq\sqrt{x_1^2+ x_2^2+\dots + x_n^2}-\sqrt{a_1^2+a_2^2+\dots +a_n^2}\]
holds for arbitrary reals $x_1,x_2,\dots ,x_n$. Find the values of $r_1,r_2,\dots ,r_n$.
[b]5.[/b] Find the continuous solutions of the functional equation $f(xyz)= f(x)+f(y)+f(z)$ in the following cases:
(a) $x,y,z$ are arbitrary non-zero real numbers;
(b) $a<x,y,z<b (1<a^{3}<b)$.
[b](R. 13)[/b]
For positive reals $a,b$ and $c$ with $ab+bc+ca=1$, show that
\[\sqrt{3}({\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}+\sqrt{c})\le \frac{a\sqrt{a}}{bc}+\frac{b\sqrt{b}}{ca}+\frac{c\sqrt{c}}{ab}.}\]
[i]Proposed by Morteza Saghafian[/i]
Let $ n > 3$ be a fixed integer and $ x_1,x_2,\ldots, x_n$ be positive real numbers. Find, in terms of $ n$, all possible real values of
\[ {x_1\over x_n\plus{}x_1\plus{}x_2} \plus{} {x_2\over x_1\plus{}x_2\plus{}x_3} \plus{} {x_3\over x_2\plus{}x_3\plus{}x_4} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} {x_{n\minus{}1}\over x_{n\minus{}2}\plus{}x_{n\minus{}1}\plus{}x_n} \plus{} {x_n\over x_{n\minus{}1}\plus{}x_n\plus{}x_1}\]
Let $x$, $y$, and $z$ be real numbers (not necessarily positive) such that $x^4+y^4+z^4+xyz=4$.
Show that $x\le2$ and $\sqrt{2-x}\ge\frac{y+z}{2}$.
[i]Proposed by Alyazeed Basyoni[/i]
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$, $ d$ be positive real numbers such that $ abcd \equal{} 1$ and $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d > \dfrac{a}{b} \plus{} \dfrac{b}{c} \plus{} \dfrac{c}{d} \plus{} \dfrac{d}{a}$. Prove that
\[ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d < \dfrac{b}{a} \plus{} \dfrac{c}{b} \plus{} \dfrac{d}{c} \plus{} \dfrac{a}{d}\]
[i]Proposed by Pavel Novotný, Slovakia[/i]
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be real numbers. Prove that
\[ab + bc + ca + \max\{|a - b|, |b - c|, |c - a|\} \le 1 + \frac{1}{3} (a + b + c)^2.\]
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Suppose we are given $2^n+1$ distinct sets, each containing finitely many objects. Place each set into one of two categories, the red sets and the blue sets, so that there is at least one set in each category. We define the [i]symmetric difference[/i] of two sets as the set of objects belonging to exactly one of the two sets. Prove that there are at least $2^n$ different sets which can be obtained as the symmetric difference of a red set and a blue set.
Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle of radius 2 with $\angle ABC \geq 90^\circ$, and $x$ is a real number satisfying the equation $x^4 + ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + 1 = 0$, where $a=BC$, $b=CA$, $c=AB$. Find all possible values of $x$.
Let $q$ be a positive integer. Prove there exists a constant $C_q$ such that the following inequality holds for any finite set $A$ of integers:
\[|A+qA|\ge (q+1)|A|-C_q.\]
[i]Proposed by Antal Balog.[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle BAC=60^\circ$. Consider a point $P$ inside the triangle having $PA=1$, $PB=2$ and $PC=3$. Find the maximum possible area of the triangle $ABC$.
Prove the inequality
$$\sum _{k = 1} ^n (x_k - x_{k-1})^2 \geq 4 \sin ^2 \frac{\pi}{2n} \cdot \sum ^n _{k = 0} x_k ^2$$
for any sequence of real numbers $x_0, x_1, ..., x_n$ for which $x_0 = x_n = 0.$
[hide=B stands for Bernoulli, G stands for Germain]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide]
[b]B1[/b] What is the sum of the first $5$ positive integers?
[b]B2[/b] Bread picks a number $n$. He finds out that if he multiplies $n$ by $23$ and then subtracts $20$, he gets $46279$. What is $n$?
[b]B3[/b] A [i]Harshad [/i] Number is a number that is divisible by the sum of its digits. For example, $27$ is divisible by $2 + 7 = 9$. Only one two-digit multiple of $9$ is not a [i]Harshad [/i] Number. What is this number?
[b]B4 / G1[/b] There are $5$ red balls and 3 blue balls in a bag. Alice randomly picks a ball out of the bag and then puts it back in the bag. Bob then randomly picks a ball out of the bag. What is the probability that Alice gets a red ball and Bob gets a blue ball, assuming each ball is equally likely to be chosen?
[b]B5[/b] Let $a$ be a $1$-digit positive integer and $b$ be a $3$-digit positive integer. If the product of $a$ and $b$ is a$ 4$-digit integer, what is the minimum possible value of the sum of $a$ and $b$?
[b]B6 / G2[/b] A circle has radius $6$. A smaller circle with the same center has radius $5$. What is the probability that a dart randomly placed inside the outer circle is outside the inner circle?
[b]B7[/b] Call a two-digit integer “sus” if its digits sum to $10$. How many two-digit primes are sus?
[b]B8 / G3[/b] Alex and Jeff are playing against Max and Alan in a game of tractor with $2$ standard decks of $52$ cards. They take turns taking (and keeping) cards from the combined decks. At the end of the game, the $5$s are worth $5$ points, the $10$s are worth $10$ points, and the kings are worth 10 points. Given that a team needs $50$ percent more points than the other to win, what is the minimal score Alan and Max need to win?
[b]B9 / G4[/b] Bob has a sandwich in the shape of a rectangular prism. It has side lengths $10$, $5$, and $5$. He cuts the sandwich along the two diagonals of a face, resulting in four pieces. What is the volume of the largest piece?
[b]B10 / G5[/b] Aven makes a rectangular fence of area $96$ with side lengths $x$ and $y$. John makesva larger rectangular fence of area 186 with side lengths $x + 3$ and $y + 3$. What is the value of $x + y$?
[b]B11 / G6[/b] A number is prime if it is only divisible by itself and $1$. What is the largest prime number $n$ smaller than $1000$ such that $n + 2$ and $n - 2$ are also prime?
Note: $1$ is not prime.
[b]B12 / G7[/b] Sally has $3$ red socks, $1$ green sock, $2$ blue socks, and $4$ purple socks. What is the probability she will choose a pair of matching socks when only choosing $2$ socks without replacement?
[b]B13 / G8[/b] A triangle with vertices at $(0, 0)$,$ (3, 0)$, $(0, 6)$ is filled with as many $1 \times 1$ lattice squares as possible. How much of the triangle’s area is not filled in by the squares?
[b]B14 / G10[/b] A series of concentric circles $w_1, w_2, w_3, ...$ satisfy that the radius of $w_1 = 1$ and the radius of $w_n =\frac34$ times the radius of $w_{n-1}$. The regions enclosed in $w_{2n-1}$ but not in $w_{2n}$ are shaded for all integers $n > 0$. What is the total area of the shaded regions?
[b]B15 / G12[/b] $10$ cards labeled 1 through $10$ lie on a table. Kevin randomly takes $3$ cards and Patrick randomly takes 2 of the remaining $7$ cards. What is the probability that Kevin’s largest card is smaller than Patrick’s largest card, and that Kevin’s second-largest card is smaller than Patrick’s smallest card?
[b]G9[/b] Let $A$ and $B$ be digits. If $125A^2 + B161^2 = 11566946$. What is $A + B$?
[b]G11[/b] How many ordered pairs of integers $(x, y)$ satisfy $y^2 - xy + x = 0$?
[b]G13[/b] $N$ consecutive integers add to $27$. How many possible values are there for $N$?
[b]G14[/b] A circle with center O and radius $7$ is tangent to a pair of parallel lines $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$. Let a third line tangent to circle $O$ intersect $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ at points $A$ and $B$. If $AB = 18$, find $OA + OB$.
[b]G15[/b] Let $$ M =\prod ^{42}_{i=0}(i^2 - 5).$$ Given that $43$ doesn’t divide $M$, what is the remainder when M is divided by $43$?
PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].
Consider triangle $P_1P_2P_3$ and a point $p$ within the triangle. Lines $P_1P, P_2P, P_3P$ intersect the opposite sides in points $Q_1, Q_2, Q_3$ respectively. Prove that, of the numbers \[ \dfrac{P_1P}{PQ_1}, \dfrac{P_2P}{PQ_2}, \dfrac{P_3P}{PQ_3} \]
at least one is $\leq 2$ and at least one is $\geq 2$