Define $f(x, y)$ to be $\frac{|x|}{|y|}$ if that value is a positive integer, $\frac{|y|}{|x|}$ if that value is a positive integer, and zero otherwise. We say that a sequence of integers $\ell_1$ through $\ell_n$ is [i]good [/i] if $f(\ell_i, \ell_{i+1})$ is nonzero for all $i$ where $1 \le i \le n - 1$, and the score of the sequence is $\sum^{n-1}_{i=1} f(\ell_i, \ell_{i+1})$

Let $P(x)$ = $a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+\cdots +a_nx^n$ be a polynomial in which $a_i$ is non-negative integer for each $i \in$ {$0,1,2,3,....,n$} . If $P(1) = 4$ and $P(5) = 136$, what is the value of $P(3)$?

Consider the second degree polynomial $x^2+ax+b$ with real coefficients. We know that the necessary and sufficient condition for this polynomial to have roots in real numbers is that its discriminant, $a^2-4b$ be greater than or equal to zero. Note that the discriminant is also a polynomial with variables $a$ and $b$. Prove that the same story is not true for polynomials of degree $4$: Prove that there does not exist a $4$ variable polynomial $P(a,b,c,d)$ such that: The fourth degree polynomial $x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx+d$ can be written as the product of four $1$st degree polynomials if and only if $P(a,b,c,d)\ge 0$. (All the coefficients are real numbers.) [i]Proposed by Sahand Seifnashri[/i]

Find the real number $t$, such that the following system of equations has a unique real solution $(x, y, z, v)$: \[ \left\{\begin{array}{cc}x+y+z+v=0\\ (xy + yz +zv)+t(xz+xv+yv)=0\end{array}\right. \]

Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}\to \mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}$ such that $$f(x^2yf(x))+f(1)=x^2f(x)+f(y)$$ holds for all nonzero real numbers $x$ and $y$.

Is it true that there exists a triangle with sides $x, y, z$ so that $x^3+y^3+z^3=(x+y)(y+z)(z+x)$?

Prove that for any $\lambda > 3$ there is a number $x$ for which $$\sin x + \sin (\lambda x) \ge 1.8.$$

Consider the set $ M = \{1,2, \ldots ,2008\}$. Paint every number in the set $ M$ with one of the three colors blue, yellow, red such that each color is utilized to paint at least one number. Define two sets: $ S_1=\{(x,y,z)\in M^3\ \mid\ x,y,z\text{ have the same color and }2008 | (x + y + z)\}$; $ S_2=\{(x,y,z)\in M^3\ \mid\ x,y,z\text{ have three pairwisely different colors and }2008 | (x + y + z)\}$. Prove that $ 2|S_1| > |S_2|$ (where $ |X|$ denotes the number of elements in a set $ X$).

Find the value of $ k\ (0<k<5)$ such that $ \int_0^{\infty} \frac{x^k}{2\plus{}4x\plus{}3x^2\plus{}5x^3\plus{}3x^4\plus{}4x^5\plus{}2x^6}\ dx$ is minimal.

Consider the sequence of integer such that: $ a_1 = 2$ $ a_2 = 5$ $ a_{n + 1} = (2 - n^2)a_n + (2 + n^2)a_{n - 1}, \forall n\ge 2$ Find all triplies $ (x,y,z) \in \mathbb{N}^3$ such that $ a_xa_y = a_z$.

A sequence $ a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots$ is defined recursively by $ a_1 \equal{} 1$ and $ a_{2^k\plus{}j} \equal{} \minus{}a_j$ $ (j \equal{} 1, 2, \ldots, 2^k).$ Prove that this sequence is not periodic.

Find all functions $f$ from the reals to the reals such that \[ \left(f(x)+f(z)\right)\left(f(y)+f(t)\right)=f(xy-zt)+f(xt+yz) \] for all real $x,y,z,t$.

On Thursday 1st January 2015, Anna buys one book and one shelf. For the next two years she buys one book every day and one shelf on alternate Thursdays, so she next buys a shelf on 15th January. On how many days in the period Thursday 1st January 2015 until (and including) Saturday 31st December 2016 is it possible for Anna to put all her books on all her shelves, so that there is an equal number of books on each shelf?

Let $a_1, a_2, \dots$ be an arithmetic sequence and $b_1, b_2, \dots$ be a geometric sequence. Suppose that $a_1 b_1 = 20$, $a_2 b_2 = 19$, and $a_3 b_3 = 14$. Find the greatest possible value of $a_4 b_4$.

Let $a_0,a_1,a_2,\ldots $ be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying $i\cdot a_2\ge (i + 1)\cdot a_{i_1}a_{i+1}$ for $i=1, 2, \ldots $ Furthermore, let $x$ and $y$ be positive reals, and let $b_i=xa_i+ya_{i-1}$ for $i=1, 2, \ldots $ Prove that the inequality $i\cdot b_2\ge (i + 1)\cdot b_{i-1}b_{i+1}$ holds for all integers $i\ge 2$.

The function $\varphi(x,y,z)$ defined for all triples $(x,y,z)$ of real numbers, is such that there are two functions $f$ and $g$ defined for all pairs of real numbers, such that \[\varphi(x,y,z) = f(x+y,z) = g(x,y+z)\] for all real numbers $x,y$ and $z.$ Show that there is a function $h$ of one real variable, such that \[\varphi(x,y,z) = h(x+y+z)\] for all real numbers $x,y$ and $z.$

Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with positive integer coefficients and degree 2015. Given that there exists some $\omega \in \mathbb{C}$ satisfying $$\omega^{73} = 1\quad \text{and}$$ $$P(\omega^{2015}) + P(\omega^{2015^2}) + P(\omega^{2015^3}) + \ldots + P(\omega^{2015^{72}}) = 0,$$ what is the minimum possible value of $P(1)$?

Find all polynomials $ P(x,y)$ such that for all reals $ x$ and $y$, \[P(x^{2},y^{2}) =P\left(\frac {(x + y)^{2}}{2},\frac {(x - y)^{2}}{2}\right).\]

Let $a, b,$ and $c$ be positive real numbers such that $ab + bc + ca = 3$. Show that \[ \dfrac{bc}{1 + a^4} + \dfrac{ca}{1 + b^4} + \dfrac{ab}{1 + c^4} \geq \dfrac{3}{2}. \]

Juan makes a list of $2018$ numbers. The first is $ 1$. Then each number is obtained by adding to the previous number, one of the numbers $ 1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, $6$, $7$, $ 8$ or $9$. Knowing that none of the numbers in the list ends in $0$, what is the largest value you can have the last number on the list?

Solve the system of equations \[ |a_1-a_2|x_2+|a_1-a_3|x_3+|a_1-a_4|x_4=1 \] \[ |a_2-a_1|x_1+|a_2-a_3|x_3+|a_2-a_4|x_4=1 \] \[ |a_3-a_1|x_1+|a_3-a_2|x_2+|a_3-a_4|x_4=1 \] \[ |a_4-a_1|x_1+|a_4-a_2|x_2+|a_4-a_3|x_3=1 \] where $a_1, a_2, a_3, a_4$ are four different real numbers.

Let \(n\) be any positive integer. Prove that \[\sum^n_{i=1} \frac{1}{(i^2+i)^{3/4}} > 2-\frac{2}{\sqrt{n+1}}\].

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ with the property that $$f(x)f(y) = (xy - 1)^2f\left(\frac{x + y - 1}{xy - 1}\right)$$ for all real numbers $x, y$ with $xy \neq 1$.

Prove that there is no function $f:\mathbb{R}_{\ge0}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ satisfying: $f(x+y^2)\ge f(x)+y$ for all two nonnegative real numbers $x,y$.

Find all functions $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that \[ f( xf(x) + f(y) ) = f^2(x) + y \] for all $x,y\in \mathbb R$.