Find the number of polynomials $P(x)$ of degree $6$ whose coefficients are in the set $\{1,2,\ldots,1999\}$ and which are divisible by $x^3+x^2+x+1$.

Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with rational coefficients such that $P(n)$ is integer for all integers $n$. Moreover: $gcd(P(1), \ldots , P(k), \ldots) = 1$. Prove that every integer $k$ can be represented in infinitely many ways of the form $\pm P(1) \pm P(2) \pm \ldots \pm P(m)$, for some positive integer $m$ and certain choices of $\pm$.

Let $a$ and $b$ be positive integers. Suppose that there are infinitely many pairs of positive integers $(m,n)$ for which $m^2+an+b$ and $n^2+am+b$ are both perfect squares. Prove that $a$ divides $2b$. [i]Holden Mui[/i]

Find all functions $u : R \to R$ for which there is a strictly increasing function $f : R \to R$ such that $f(x+y) = f(x)u(y)+ f(y)$ for all $x,y \in R$.

Determine all pairs $(P, d)$ of a polynomial $P$ with integer coefficients and an integer $d$ such that the equation $P(x) - P(y) = d$ has infinitely many solutions in integers $x$ and $y$ with $x \neq y$.

[b]p1.[/b] $ x,y,z$ are required to be non-negative whole numbers, find all solutions to the pair of equations $$x+y+z=40$$ $$2x + 4y + 17z = 301.$$ [b]p2.[/b] Let $P$ be a point lying between the sides of an acute angle whose vertex is $O$. Let $A,B$ be the intersections of a line passing through $P$ with the sides of the angle. Prove that the triangle $AOB$ has minimum area when $P$ bisects the line segment $AB$. [b]p3.[/b] Find all values of $x$ for which $|3x-2|+|3x+1|=3$. [b]p4.[/b] Prove that $x^2+y^2+z^2$ cannot be factored in the form $$(ax + by + cz) (dx + ey + fz),$$ $a, b, c, d, e, f$ real. [b]p5.[/b] Let $f(x)$ be a continuous function for all real values of $x$ such that $f(a)\le f(b)$ whenever $a\le b$. Prove that, for every real number $r$, the equation $$x + f(x) = r$$ has exactly one solution. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

For distinct real numbers $a_1,a_2,...,a_n$, we calculate the $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ sums $a_i +a_j$ with $1 \le i < j \le n$, and sort them in ascending order. Find all integers $n \ge 3$ for which there exist $a_1,a_2,...,a_n$, for which this sequence of $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ sums form an arithmetic progression (i.e. the dierence between consecutive terms is constant).

Find the real solution(s) for the system of equations \[\begin{cases}x^3+y^3 &=1\\x^5+y^5 &=1\end{cases}\]

What is the sum of all possible values of $k$ for which the polynomials $x^2 - 3x + 2$ and $x^2 - 5x + k$ have a root in common? $ \textbf{(A) }3 \qquad \textbf{(B) }4 \qquad \textbf{(C) }5 \qquad \textbf{(D) }6 \qquad \textbf{(E) }10 \qquad $

Show that for real variables $1 \leq a, b \leq 2$ the following inequality holds. $$2(a+b)^2 \leq 9ab $$

[b]p1.[/b] Two proper ordinary fractions are given. The first has a numerator that is $5$ less than the denominator, and the second has a numerator that is $1998$ less than the denominator. Can their sum have a numerator greater than its denominator? [b]p2.[/b] On New Year's Eve, geraniums, crocuses and cacti stood in a row (from left to right) on the windowsill. Every morning, Masha, wiping off the dust, swaps the places of the flower on the right and the flower in the center. During the day, Tanya, while watering flowers, swaps places between the one in the center and the one on the left. In what order will the flowers be in $365$ days on the next New Year's Eve? [b]p3.[/b] The number $x$ is such that $15\%$ of it and $33\%$ of it are positive integers. What is the smallest number $x$ (not necessarily an integer!) with this property? [b]p4.[/b] In the quadrilateral $ABCD$, the extensions of opposite sides $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at an angle of $20^o$; the extensions of opposite sides $BC$ and $AD$ also intersect at an angle of $20^o$. Prove that two angles in this quadrilateral are equal and the other two differ by $40^o$. [b]p5.[/b] Given two positive integers $a$ and $b$. Prove that $a^ab^b\ge a^ab^a.$ [b]p6.[/b] The square is divided by straight lines into $25$ rectangles (fig.). The areas of some of They are indicated in the figure (not to scale). Find the area of the rectangle marked with a question mark. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/0/9/591c93421067123d50382744f9d28357acf83a.png[/img] [b]p7.[/b] A radio-controlled toy leaves a certain point. It moves in a straight line, and on command can turn left exactly $ 17^o$ (relative to the previous direction of movement). What is the smallest number of commands required for the toy to pass through the starting point again? [b]p8.[/b] In expression $$(a-b+c)(d+e+f)(g-h-k)(\ell +m- n)(p + q)$$ opened the brackets. How many members will there be? How many of them will be preceded by a minus sign? [b]p9.[/b] In some countries they decided to hold popular elections of the government. Two-thirds of voters in this country are urban and one-third are rural. The President must propose for approval a draft government of $100$ people. It is known that the same percentage of urban (rural) residents will vote for the project as there are people from the city (rural) in the proposed project. What is the smallest number of city residents that must be included in the draft government so that more than half of the voters vote for it? [b]p10.[/b] Vasya and Petya play such a game on a $10 \times 10 board$. Vasya has many squares the size of one cell, Petya has many corners of three cells (fig.). They are walking one by one - first Vasya puts his square on the board, then Petya puts his corner, then Vasya puts another square, etc. (You cannot place pieces on top of others.) The one who cannot make the next move loses. Vasya claims that he can always win, no matter how hard Petya tries. Is Vasya right? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/f/1/3ddec7826ff6eb92471855322e3b9f01357116.png[/img] PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c2416727_soros_olympiad_in_mathematics]here.[/url]

The real numbers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ satisfy simultaneously the equations \[abc -d = 1, \ \ \ bcd - a = 2, \ \ \ cda- b = 3, \ \ \ dab - c = -6.\] Prove that $a + b + c + d \not = 0$.

[b]p1.[/b] The following figure represents a rectangular piece of paper $ABCD$ whose dimensions are $4$ inches by $3$ inches. When the paper is folded along the line segment $EF$, the corners $A$ and $C$ coincide. (a) Find the length of segment $EF$. (b) Extend $AD$ and $EF$ so they meet at $G$. Find the area of the triangle $\vartriangle AEG$. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/d/4/e8844fd37b3b8163f62fcda1300c8d63221f51.png[/img] [b]p2.[/b] (a) Let $p$ be a prime number. If $a, b, c$, and $d$ are distinct integers such that the equation $(x -a)(x - b)(x - c)(x - d) - p^2 = 0$ has an integer solution $r$, show that $(r - a) + (r - b) + (r - c) + (r - d) = 0$. (b) Show that $r$ must be a double root of the equation $(x - a)(x - b)(x - c)(x - d) - p^2 = 0$. [b]p3.[/b] If $\sin x + \sin y + \sin z = 0$ and $\cos x + \cos y + \cos z = 0$, prove the following statements. (a) $\cos (x - y) = -\frac12$ (b) $\cos (\theta - x) + \cos(\theta - y) + \cos (\theta - z) = 0$, for any angle $\theta$. (c) $\sin^2 x + \sin^2 y + \sin^2 z =\frac32$ [b]p4.[/b] Let $|A|$ denote the number of elements in the set $A$. (a) Construct an infinite collection $\{A_i\}$ of infinite subsets of the set of natural numbers such that $|A_i \cap A_j | = 0$ for $i \ne j$. (b) Construct an infinite collection $\{B_i\}$ of infinite subsets of the set of natural numbers such that $|B_i \cap B_j |$ gives a distinct integer for every pair of $i$ and $j$, $i \ne j$. [b]p5.[/b] Consider the equation $x^4 + y^4 = z^5$. (a) Show that the equation has a solution where $x, y$, and $z$ are positive integers. (b) Show that the equation has infinitely many solutions where $x, y$, and $z$ are positive integers. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

A set of positive integers is called [i]fragrant[/i] if it contains at least two elements and each of its elements has a prime factor in common with at least one of the other elements. Let $P(n)=n^2+n+1$. What is the least possible positive integer value of $b$ such that there exists a non-negative integer $a$ for which the set $$\{P(a+1),P(a+2),\ldots,P(a+b)\}$$ is fragrant?

Let $n \ge 3$ be an integer. Let $\mathcal{P}$ denote the set of vertices of a regular $n$-gon on the plane. A polynomial $f(x, y)$ of two variables with real coefficients is called $\textit{regular}$ if $$\mathcal{P} = \{(u, v) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \, | \, f(u, v) = 0 \}.$$ Find the smallest possible value of the degree of a regular polynomial. [i]Proposed by Navid Safaei[/i]

Let $a_0,a_1,a_2,\dots$ be a periodic sequence of real numbers(that is, there is a fixed positive integer $k$ such that $a_n=a_{n+k}$ for every integer $n\geq 0$). The following equality is true, for all $n\geq 0$: $a_{n+2}=\frac{1}{n+2} (a_n - \frac{n+1}{a_{n+1}})$ if $a_0=2020$, determine the value of $a_1$.

Let $\mathbb R_{>0}$ be the set of positive real numbers. Determine all functions $f \colon \mathbb R_{>0} \to \mathbb R_{>0}$ such that \[x \big(f(x) + f(y)\big) \geqslant \big(f(f(x)) + y\big) f(y)\] for every $x, y \in \mathbb R_{>0}$.

Prove such $a$, that all the numbers $\cos a, \cos 2a, \cos 4a, ... , \cos (2^na)$ are negative.

Determine the values of the positive integer $n$ for which the following system of equations has a solution in positive integers $x_1, x_2,...,, x_n$. Find all solutions for each such $n$. $$\begin{cases} x_1 + x_2 +...+ x_n = 16 \\ \\ \dfrac{1}{x_1} + \dfrac{1}{x_2} +...+ \dfrac{1}{x_n} = 1\end{cases}$$

All perfect squares, and all perfect squares multiplied by two, are written in a row in increasing order. let $f(n)$ be the $n$-th number in this sequence. (For instance, $f(1)=1,f(2)=2,f(3)=4,f(4)=8$.) Is there an integer $n$ such that all the numbers \[f(n),f(2n),f(3n),\dots,f(10n^2)\] are perfect squares?

An integer $1$ is written on the blackboard. We are allowed to perform the following operations:to change the number $x$ to $3x+1$ of to $[\frac{x}{2}]$. Prove that we can get all positive integers using this operations.

Find all functions $f : R \to R$ which satisfy $f(x) = max_{y\in R} (2xy - f(y))$ for all $x \in R$.

Prove that for all natural numbers $n$ greater than $1$ : $$[\sqrt{n}] + [\sqrt[3]{n}] +...+[ \sqrt[n]{n}] = [\log_2 n] + [\log_3 n] + ... + [\log_n n]$$ (VV Kisil)

Let $m \neq 0 $ be an integer. Find all polynomials $P(x) $ with real coefficients such that \[ (x^3 - mx^2 +1 ) P(x+1) + (x^3+mx^2+1) P(x-1) =2(x^3 - mx +1 ) P(x) \] for all real number $x$.

Find all functions $f$ such that $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $f(f(x)-x+y^2)=yf(y)$