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2025 Belarusian National Olympiad, 11.1

Numbers $1,\ldots,2025$ are written in a circle in increasing order. For every three consecutive numbers $i,j,k$ we consider the polynomial $(x-i)(x-j)(x-k)$. Let $s(x)$ be the sum of all $2025$ these polynomials. Prove that $s(x)$ has an integral root. [i]A. Voidelevich[/i]

2021 BMT, 4

Tags: algebra
Compute the sum of all real solutions to $4^x - 2021 \cdot 2^x + 1024 = 0$.

2013 Iran MO (3rd Round), 3

Real function $f$ [b]generates[/b] real function $g$ if there exists a natural $k$ such that $f^k=g$ and we show this by $f \rightarrow g$. In this question we are trying to find some properties for relation $\rightarrow$, for example it's trivial that if $f \rightarrow g$ and $g \rightarrow h$ then $f \rightarrow h$.(transitivity) (a) Give an example of two real functions $f,g$ such that $f\not = g$ ,$f\rightarrow g$ and $g\rightarrow f$. (b) Prove that for each real function $f$ there exists a finite number of real functions $g$ such that $f \rightarrow g$ and $g \rightarrow f$. (c) Does there exist a real function $g$ such that no function generates it, except for $g$ itself? (d) Does there exist a real function which generates both $x^3$ and $x^5$? (e) Prove that if a function generates two polynomials of degree 1 $P,Q$ then there exists a polynomial $R$ of degree 1 which generates $P$ and $Q$. Time allowed for this problem was 75 minutes.

2010 Contests, 2

Find all non-negative integers $m,n,p,q$ such that \[ p^mq^n = (p+q)^2 +1 . \]

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad 2020 Final, #5

For a positive real number $ [x] $ be its integer part. For example, $[2.711] = 2, [7] = 7, [6.9] = 6$. $z$ is the maximum real number such that [$\frac{5}{z}$] + [$\frac{6}{z}$] = 7. Find the value of$ 20z$.

2010 All-Russian Olympiad, 1

Tags: algebra
ِDo there exist non-zero reals numbers $a_1, a_2, ....., a_{10}$ for which \[(a_1+\frac{1}{a_1})(a_2+\frac{1}{a_2}) \cdots(a_{10}+\frac{1}{a_{10}})= (a_1-\frac{1}{a_1})(a_2-\frac{1}{a_2})\cdots(a_{10}-\frac{1}{a_{10}}) \ ? \]

2021 Indonesia MO, 5

Let $P(x) = x^2 + rx + s$ be a polynomial with real coefficients. Suppose $P(x)$ has two distinct real roots, both of which are less than $-1$ and the difference between the two is less than $2$. Prove that $P(P(x)) > 0$ for all real $x$.

1996 Flanders Math Olympiad, 4

Consider a real poylnomial $p(x)=a_nx^n+...+a_1x+a_0$. (a) If $\deg(p(x))>2$ prove that $\deg(p(x)) = 2 + deg(p(x+1)+p(x-1)-2p(x))$. (b) Let $p(x)$ a polynomial for which there are real constants $r,s$ so that for all real $x$ we have \[ p(x+1)+p(x-1)-rp(x)-s=0 \]Prove $\deg(p(x))\le 2$. (c) Show, in (b) that $s=0$ implies $a_2=0$.

2012 IMO Shortlist, A4

Let $f$ and $g$ be two nonzero polynomials with integer coefficients and $\deg f>\deg g$. Suppose that for infinitely many primes $p$ the polynomial $pf+g$ has a rational root. Prove that $f$ has a rational root.

2020 China Team Selection Test, 3

For a non-empty finite set $A$ of positive integers, let $\text{lcm}(A)$ denote the least common multiple of elements in $A$, and let $d(A)$ denote the number of prime factors of $\text{lcm}(A)$ (counting multiplicity). Given a finite set $S$ of positive integers, and $$f_S(x)=\sum_{\emptyset \neq A \subset S} \frac{(-1)^{|A|} x^{d(A)}}{\text{lcm}(A)}.$$ Prove that, if $0 \le x \le 2$, then $-1 \le f_S(x) \le 0$.

2000 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 3

Let $n>1$ be an integer. For each numbers $(x_1, x_2,\dots, x_n)$ with $x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+\dots +x_n^2=1$, denote $m=\min\{|x_i-x_j|, 0<i<j<n+1\}$ Find the maximum value of $m$.

2002 AIME Problems, 6

The solutions to the system of equations \begin{eqnarray*} \log_{225}{x}+\log_{64}{y} &=& 4\\ \log_x{225}-\log_y{64} &=& 1 \end{eqnarray*} are $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2).$ Find $\log_{30}{(x_1y_1x_2y_2)}.$

2002 IMC, 3

Tags: induction , algebra
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $a_k = \dfrac{1}{\binom{n}{k}}, b_k = 2^{k-n},\ (k=1..n)$. Show that $\sum_{k=1}^n \dfrac{a_k-b_k}{k} = 0$.

2000 Belarus Team Selection Test, 4.1

Find all functions $f ,g,h : R\to R$ such that $f(x+y^3)+g(x^3+y) = h(xy)$ for all $x,y \in R$

1985 Tournament Of Towns, (084) T5

Every member of a given sequence, beginning with the second , is equal to the sum of the preceding one and the sum of its digits . The first member equals $1$ . Is there, among the members of this sequence, a number equal to $123456$ ? (S. Fomin , Leningrad)

1999 Poland - Second Round, 1

Let $f : (0,1) \to R$ be a function such that $f(1/n) = (-1)^n$ for all n ∈ N. Prove that there are no increasing functions $g,h : (0,1) \to R$ such that $f = g - h$.

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 4

Tags: algebra
If $78$ is divided into three parts which are proportional to $1, \frac13, \frac16$, the middle part is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 9\frac13 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 17\frac13 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 18\frac13\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 26 $

2023 IMC, 3

Find all polynomials $P$ in two variables with real coefficients satisfying the identity $$P(x,y)P(z,t)=P(xz-yt,xt+yz).$$

2017 IMO Shortlist, A3

Tags: function , algebra
Let $S$ be a finite set, and let $\mathcal{A}$ be the set of all functions from $S$ to $S$. Let $f$ be an element of $\mathcal{A}$, and let $T=f(S)$ be the image of $S$ under $f$. Suppose that $f\circ g\circ f\ne g\circ f\circ g$ for every $g$ in $\mathcal{A}$ with $g\ne f$. Show that $f(T)=T$.

2023 Princeton University Math Competition, A1 / B3

Tags: algebra
Let $a,b,c,d,e,f$ be real numbers such that $a^2+b^2+c^2=14, d^2+e^2+f^2=77,$ and $ad+be+cf=32.$ Find $(bf-ce)^2+(cd-af)^2+(ae-bd)^2.$

2009 JBMO Shortlist, 1

Determine all integers $a, b, c$ satisfying identities: $a + b + c = 15$ $(a - 3)^3 + (b - 5)^3 + (c -7)^3 = 540$

1976 AMC 12/AHSME, 19

A polynomial $p(x)$ has remainder three when divided by $x-1$ and remainder five when divided by $x-3$. The remainder when $p(x)$ is divided by $(x-1)(x-3)$ is $\textbf{(A) }x-2\qquad\textbf{(B) }x+2\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }8\qquad \textbf{(E) }15$

1997 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO), 3a

Each subset of $97$ out of $1997$ given real numbers has positive sum. Show that the sum of all the $1997$ numbers is positive.

2019 India IMO Training Camp, P2

Tags: function , algebra
Determine all functions $f:(0,\infty)\to\mathbb{R}$ satisfying $$\left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)f(y)=f(xy)+f\left(\frac{y}{x}\right)$$ for all $x,y>0$.

2009 Romanian Master of Mathematics, 4

For a finite set $ X$ of positive integers, let $ \Sigma(X) \equal{} \sum_{x \in X} \arctan \frac{1}{x}.$ Given a finite set $ S$ of positive integers for which $ \Sigma(S) < \frac{\pi}{2},$ show that there exists at least one finite set $ T$ of positive integers for which $ S \subset T$ and $ \Sigma(S) \equal{} \frac{\pi}{2}.$ [i]Kevin Buzzard, United Kingdom[/i]