Found problems: 252
2008 China Team Selection Test, 2
Prove that for all $ n\geq 2,$ there exists $ n$-degree polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} x^n \plus{} a_{1}x^{n \minus{} 1} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} a_{n}$ such that
(1) $ a_{1},a_{2},\cdots, a_{n}$ all are unequal to $ 0$;
(2) $ f(x)$ can't be factorized into the product of two polynomials having integer coefficients and positive degrees;
(3) for any integers $ x, |f(x)|$ isn't prime numbers.
2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 852
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) $g_n(x)=e^{nx}$
2001 CentroAmerican, 2
Let $ a,b$ and $ c$ real numbers such that the equation $ ax^2\plus{}bx\plus{}c\equal{}0$ has two distinct real solutions $ p_1,p_2$ and the equation $ cx^2\plus{}bx\plus{}a\equal{}0$ has two distinct real solutions $ q_1,q_2$. We know that the numbers $ p_1,q_1,p_2,q_2$ in that order, form an arithmetic progression. Show that $ a\plus{}c\equal{}0$.
1951 Miklós Schweitzer, 11
Prove that, for every pair $ n$, $r$ of positive integers, there can be found a polynomial $ f(x)$ of degree $ n$ with integer coefficients, so that every polynomial $ g(x)$ of degree at most $ n$, for which the coefficients of the polynomial $ f(x)\minus{}g(x)$ are integers with absolute value not greater than $ r$, is irreducible over the field of rational numbers.
2020 HK IMO Preliminary Selection Contest, 10
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?
2012 Poland - Second Round, 3
Let $m,n\in\mathbb{Z_{+}}$ be such numbers that set $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ contains exactly $m$ different prime numbers. Prove that if we choose any $m+1$ different numbers from $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ then we can find number from $m+1$ choosen numbers, which divide product of other $m$ numbers.
2013 IPhOO, 6
A particle with charge $8.0 \, \mu\text{C}$ and mass $17 \, \text{g}$ enters a magnetic field of magnitude $\text{7.8 mT}$ perpendicular to its non-zero velocity. After 30 seconds, let the absolute value of the angle between its initial velocity and its current velocity, in radians, be $\theta$. Find $100\theta$.
[i](B. Dejean, 5 points)[/i]
PEN C Problems, 6
Let $a, b, c$ be integers and let $p$ be an odd prime with \[p \not\vert a \;\; \text{and}\;\; p \not\vert b^{2}-4ac.\] Show that \[\sum_{k=1}^{p}\left( \frac{ak^{2}+bk+c}{p}\right) =-\left( \frac{a}{p}\right).\]
2009 All-Russian Olympiad, 5
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be three real numbers satisfying that \[ \left\{\begin{array}{c c c} \left(a\plus{}b\right)\left(b\plus{}c\right)\left(c\plus{}a\right)&\equal{}&abc\\ \left(a^3\plus{}b^3\right)\left(b^3\plus{}c^3\right)\left(c^3\plus{}a^3\right)&\equal{}&a^3b^3c^3\end{array}\right.\] Prove that $ abc\equal{}0$.
2018 Greece National Olympiad, 3
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
1999 Romania Team Selection Test, 11
Let $a,n$ be integer numbers, $p$ a prime number such that $p>|a|+1$. Prove that the polynomial $f(x)=x^n+ax+p$ cannot be represented as a product of two integer polynomials.
[i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]
2003 JHMMC 8, 22
Given that $|3-a| = 2$, compute the sum of all possible values of $a$.
2020 AMC 10, 5
What is the sum of all real numbers $x$ for which $|x^2-12x+34|=2?$
$\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 18 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 21 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 25$
2011 District Olympiad, 2
[b]a)[/b] Show that if four distinct complex numbers have the same absolute value and their sum vanishes, then they represent a rectangle.
[b]b)[/b] Let $ x,y,z,t $ be four real numbers, and $ k $ be an integer. Prove the following implication:
$$ \sum_{j\in\{ x,y,z,t\}} \sin j = 0 = \sum_{j\in\{ x,y,z,t\}} \cos j\implies \sum_{j\in\{ x,y,z,t\}} \sin (1+2n)j. $$
2004 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 3
Let $A$ be a $8\times 8$ array with entries from the set $\{-1,1\}$ such that any $2\times 2$ sub-square of the array has the absolute value of the sum of its element equal with 2. Prove that the array must have at least two identical lines.
2004 Croatia National Olympiad, Problem 3
Prove that for any three real numbers $x,y,z$ the following inequality holds:
$$|x|+|y|+|z|-|x+y|-|y+z|-|z+x|+|x+y+z|\ge0.$$
1990 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 517
What is the largest possible value of $|...| |a_1 - a_2| - a_3| - ... - a_{1990}|$, where $a_1, a_2, ... , a_{1990}$ is a permutation of $1, 2, 3, ... , 1990$?
2020 Jozsef Wildt International Math Competition, W37
For all $x>0$ prove
$$\frac{\sin^2x-x}{\ln\left(\frac{\sin^2x}x\right)^{\sqrt x}}+\frac{\cos^2x-x}{\ln\left(\frac{\cos^2x}x\right)^{\sqrt x}}>|\sin x|+|\cos x|$$
[i]Proposed by Pirkulyiev Rovsen[/i]
PEN H Problems, 9
Determine all integers $a$ for which the equation \[x^{2}+axy+y^{2}=1\] has infinitely many distinct integer solutions $x, \;y$.
1991 AMC 12/AHSME, 2
$|3 - \pi| =$
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{7}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0.14\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 - \pi\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3 + \pi\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \pi - 3 $
2000 All-Russian Olympiad, 5
Let $M$ be a finite sum of numbers, such that among any three of its elements there are two whose sum belongs to $M$. Find the greatest possible number of elements of $M$.
2023 Romania EGMO TST, P4
Let $n\geqslant 3$ be an integer and $a_1,\ldots,a_n$ be nonzero real numbers, with sum $S{}$. Prove that \[\sum_{i=1}^n\left|\frac{S-a_i}{a_i}\right|\geqslant\frac{n-1}{n-2}.\]
1968 AMC 12/AHSME, 34
With $400$ members voting the House of Representatives defeated a bill. A re-vote, with the same members voting, resulted in passage of the bill by twice the margin$\dagger$ by which it was originally defeated. The number voting for the bill on the re-vote was $\frac{12}{11}$ of the number voting against it originally. How many more members voted for the bill the second time than voted for it the first time?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 75 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 60 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 50 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 45 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 20$
$\dagger$ In this context, margin of defeat (passage) is defined as the number of nays minus the number of ayes (nays-ayes).
1997 India National Olympiad, 6
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 \[ \dfrac{b}{a} < \alpha < \dfrac{3b}{2a}. \]
2009 Croatia Team Selection Test, 1
Determine the lowest positive integer n such that following statement is true:
If polynomial with integer coefficients gets value 2 for n different integers,
then it can't take value 4 for any integer.