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A set $A$ of integers is called [i]sum-full[/i] if $A \subseteq A + A$, i.e. each element $a \in A$ is the sum of some pair of (not necessarily different) elements $b,c \in A$. A set $A$ of integers is said to be [i]zero-sum-free[/i] if $0$ is the only integer that cannot be expressed as the sum of the elements of a finite nonempty subset of $A$.
Does there exist a sum-full zero-sum-free set of integers?
[i]Romania (Dan Schwarz)[/i]
Determine all real values of parameter $p$ such that the equation \[|x-2|+|y-3|+y=p\] is an equation of a ray in the plane $xy.$
Let $k$ be an integer. If the equation $(x-1)|x+1|=x+\frac{k}{2020}$ has three distinct real roots, how many different possible values of $k$ are there?
Solve the equation $|x-m|+|x+m|=x$ depending on the value of the parameter $m$.
Determine all integers $a$ for which the equation \[x^{2}+axy+y^{2}=1\] has infinitely many distinct integer solutions $x, \;y$.
Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial. Prove that if $\int_0^1 f(x)g_n(x)\ dx=0\ (n=0,\ 1,\ 2,\ \cdots)$, then all coefficients of $f(x)$ are 0 for each case as follows.
(1) $g_n(x)=(1+x)^n$
(2) $g_n(x)=\sin n\pi x$
(3) $g_n(x)=e^{nx}$
The graph of $f(x) = |\lfloor x \rfloor| - |\lfloor 1 - x \rfloor|$ is symmetric about which of the following? (Here $\lfloor x \rfloor$ is the greatest integer not exceeding $x$.)
$\textbf{(A) }$ the $y$-axis $\qquad \textbf{(B) }$ the line $x = 1$ $\qquad \textbf{(C) }$ the origin $\qquad \textbf{(D) }$ the point $\left(\dfrac12, 0\right)$ $\qquad \textbf{(E) }$ the point $(1,0)$
Solve the group of equations: \[\begin{cases} (x + y)^3 = z \\ (y + z)^3 = x \\ (z + x)^3 = y \end{cases}\]
There are $2n$ complex numbers that satisfy both $z^{28}-z^{8}-1=0$ and $|z|=1$. These numbers have the form $z_{m}=\cos\theta_{m}+i\sin\theta_{m}$, where $0\leq\theta_{1}<\theta_{2}< \dots <\theta_{2n}<360$ and angles are measured in degrees. Find the value of $\theta_{2}+\theta_{4}+\dots+\theta_{2n}$.
Numbers $1,2, ..., 2n$ are partitioned into two sequences $a_1<a_2<...<a_n$ and $b_1>b_2>...>b_n$. Prove that number
\[W= |a_1-b_1|+|a_2-b_2|+...+|a_n-b_n|\]
is a perfect square.
Let $f(x) = x^n + a_{n-2} x^{n-2} + a_{n-3}x^{n-3} + \dots + a_1x + a_0$ be a polynomial with real coefficients $(n \ge 2)$. Suppose all roots of $f$ are real. Prove that the absolute value of each root is at most $\sqrt{\frac{2(1-n)}n a_{n-2}}$.
What is the product of all the roots of the equation \[\sqrt{5|x|+8} = \sqrt{x^2-16}. \]
$ \textbf{(A)}\ -64 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ -24 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ -9 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 24 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 576 $
Given real numbers $x,y,z$ which satisfies
$$|x+y+z|+|xy+yz+zx|+|xyz| \le 1$$
Show that $max\{ |x|,|y|,|z|\} \le 1$.
If $ y \equal{} \sqrt{x^2 \minus{} 2x \plus{} 1} \plus{} \sqrt{x^2 \plus{} 2x \plus{} 1}$, then $ y$ is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2x\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2(x \plus{} 1)\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 0\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ |x \minus{} 1| \plus{} |x \plus{} 1|\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$
Let $n,m$ be positive integers such that $n<m$ and $a_1, a_2, ..., a_m$ be different real numbers.
(a) Find all polynomials $P$ with real coefficients and degree at most $n$ such that:
$|P(a_i)-P(a_j)|=|a_i-a_j|$ for all $i,j=\{1, 2, ..., m\}$ such that $i<j$.
(b) If $n,m\ge 2$ does there exist a polynomial $Q$ with real coefficients and degree $n$ such that:
$|Q(a_i)-Q(a_j)|<|a_i-a_j|$ for all $i,j=\{1, 2, ..., m\}$ such that $i<j$
Edit: See #3
Let $\overline{a_{n}a_{n-1}\ldots a_{1}a_{0}}$ be the decimal representation of a prime positive integer such that $n>1$ and $a_{n}>1$. Prove that the polynomial $P(x)=a_{n}x^{n}+\ldots +a_{1}x+a_{0}$ cannot be written as a product of two non-constant integer polynomials.
Suppose $a$ and $b$ are two positive real numbers such that the roots of the cubic equation $x^3 - ax + b = 0$ are all real. If $\alpha$ is a root of this cubic with minimal absolute value, prove that \[ \dfrac{b}{a} < \alpha < \dfrac{3b}{2a}. \]
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be integers each with absolute value less than or equal to $ 10$. The cubic polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} x^3 \plus{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$ satisfies the property
\[ \Big|f\left(2 \plus{} \sqrt 3\right)\Big| < 0.0001.
\]
Determine if $ 2 \plus{} \sqrt 3$ is a root of $ f$.
We may say concerning the solution of
\[ |x|^2 \plus{} |x| \minus{} 6 \equal{} 0
\]
that:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{there is only one root}\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \text{the sum of the roots is }{\plus{}1}\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \text{the sum of the roots is }{0}\qquad \\
\textbf{(D)}\ \text{the product of the roots is }{\plus{}4}\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{the product of the roots is }{\minus{}6}$
Suppose we have a simple polygon (that is it does not intersect itself, but not necessarily convex).
Show that this polygon has a diameter which is completely inside the polygon and the two arcs it creates on the polygon perimeter (the two arcs have 2 vertices in common) both have at least one third of the vertices of the polygon.
Let $x_1 , x_2 ,\ldots, x_n$ be real numbers in $[0,1].$ Determine the maximum value of the sum of the $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ terms:
$$\sum_{i<j}|x_i -x_j |.$$
In a bag there are $1007$ black and $1007$ white balls, which are randomly numbered $1$ to $2014$. In every step we draw one ball and put it on the table; also if we want to, we may choose two different colored balls from the table and put them in a different bag. If we do that we earn points equal to the absolute value of their differences. How many points can we guarantee to earn after $2014$ steps?
Suppose that $a, b, c, A, B, C$ are real numbers, $a \not= 0$ and $A \not= 0$, such that \[|ax^2+ bx + c| \le |Ax^2+ Bx + C|\] for all real numbers $x$. Show that \[|b^2- 4ac| \le |B^2- 4AC|\]
How many ways can the integers from $-7$ to $7$ inclusive be arranged in a sequence such that the absolute value of the numbers in the sequence does not decrease?
Find the complex numbers $ z_1,z_2,z_3 $ of same absolute value having the property that:
$$ 1=z_1z_2z_3=z_1+z_2+z_3. $$