A sequence of functions $\, \{f_n(x) \} \,$ is defined recursively as follows: \begin{align*}f_1(x) &= \sqrt{x^2 + 48}, \quad \mbox{and} \\ f_{n+1}(x) &= \sqrt{x^2 + 6f_n(x)} \quad \mbox{for } n \geq 1.\end{align*} (Recall that $\sqrt{\makebox[5mm]{}}$ is understood to represent the positive square root.) For each positive integer $n$, find all real solutions of the equation $\, f_n(x) = 2x \,$.

For any function $f(x)$, define $f^1(x) = f(x)$ and $f^n (x) = f(f^{n-1}(x))$ for any integer $n \ge 2$. Does there exist a quadratic polynomial $f(x)$ such that the equation $f^n(x) = 0$ has exactly $2^n$ distinct real roots for every positive integer $n$? [i](6 points)[/i]

Find all functions $\displaystyle f : \mathbb N^\ast \to M$ such that \[ \displaystyle 1 + f(n) f(n+1) = 2 n^2 \left( f(n+1) - f(n) \right), \, \forall n \in \mathbb N^\ast , \] in each of the following situations: (a) $\displaystyle M = \mathbb N$; (b) $\displaystyle M = \mathbb Q$. [i]Dinu Şerbănescu[/i]

Solve the equation $\big(2cos(x-\frac{\pi}{4})+tgx\big)^3=54 sin^2x$, $x\in \big[0,\frac{\pi}{2}\big)$

[u]Round 6[/u] [b]p16.[/b] Given that $x$ and $y$ are positive real numbers such that $x^3+y = 20$, the maximum possible value of $x + y$ can be written as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ +d where $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are positive integers such that $gcd(a,c) = 1$ and $b$ is square-free. Find $a +b +c +d$. [b]p17.[/b] In $\vartriangle DRK$ , $DR = 13$, $DK = 14$, and $RK = 15$. Let $E$ be the intersection of the altitudes of $\vartriangle DRK$. Find the value of $\lfloor DE +RE +KE \rfloor$. [b]p18.[/b] Subaru the frog lives on lily pad $1$. There is a line of lily pads, numbered $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, $6$, and $7$. Every minute, Subaru jumps from his current lily pad to a lily pad whose number is either $1$ or $2$ greater, chosen at random from valid possibilities. There are alligators on lily pads $2$ and $5$. If Subaru lands on an alligator, he dies and time rewinds back to when he was on lily pad number $1$. Find the expected number of jumps it takes Subaru to reach pad $7$. [u]Round 7[/u] This set has problems whose answers depend on one another. [b]p19.[/b] Let $B$ be the answer to Problem $20$ and let $C$ be the answer to Problem $21$. Given that $$f (x) = x^3-Bx-C = (x-r )(x-s)(x-t )$$ where $r$, $s$, and $t$ are complex numbers, find the value of $r^2+s^2+t^2$. [b]p20.[/b] Let $A$ be the answer to Problem $19$ and let $C$ be the answer to Problem $21$. Circles $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ meet at points $X$ and $Y$ . Let point $P \ne Y$ be the point on $\omega_1$ such that $PY$ is tangent to $\omega_2$, and let point $Q \ne Y$ be the point on $\omega_2$ such that $QY$ is tangent to $\omega_1$. Given that $PX = A$ and $QX =C$, find $XY$ . [b]p21.[/b] Let $A$ be the answer to Problem $19$ and let $B$ be the answer to Problem $20$. Given that the positive difference between the number of positive integer factors of $A^B$ and the number of positive integer factors of $B^A$ is $D$, and given that the answer to this problem is an odd prime, find $\frac{D}{B}-40$. [u]Round 8[/u] [b]p22.[/b] Let $v_p (n)$ for a prime $p$ and positive integer $n$ output the greatest nonnegative integer $x$ such that $p^x$ divides $n$. Find $$\sum^{50}_{i=1}\sum^{i}_{p=1} { v_p (i )+1 \choose 2},$$ where the inner summation only sums over primes $p$ between $1$ and $i$ . [b]p23.[/b] Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be positive real solutions to the following equations. $$\frac{2b^2 +2c^2 -a^2}{4}= 25$$ $$\frac{2c^2 +2a^2 -b^2}{4}= 49$$ $$\frac{2a^2 +2b^2 -c^2}{4}= 64$$ The area of a triangle with side lengths $a$, $b$, and $c$ can be written as $\frac{x\sqrt{y}}{z}$ where $x$ and $z$ are relatively prime positive integers and $y$ is square-free. Find $x + y +z$. [b]p24.[/b] Alan, Jiji, Ina, Ryan, and Gavin want to meet up. However, none of them know when to go, so they each pick a random $1$ hour period from $5$ AM to $11$ AM to meet up at Alan’s house. Find the probability that there exists a time when all of them are at the house at one time. [b]Round 9 [/b] [b]p25.[/b] Let $n$ be the number of registered participantsin this $LMT$. Estimate the number of digits of $\left[ {n \choose 2} \right]$ in base $10$. If your answer is $A$ and the correct answer is $C$, then your score will be $$\left \lfloor \max \left( 0,20 - \left| \ln \left( \frac{A}{C}\right) \cdot 5 \right|\right| \right \rfloor.$$ [b]p26.[/b] Let $\gamma$ be theminimum value of $x^x$ over all real numbers $x$. Estimate $\lfloor 10000\gamma \rfloor$. If your answer is $A$ and the correct answer is $C$, then your score will be $$\left \lfloor \max \left( 0,20 - \left| \ln \left( \frac{A}{C}\right) \cdot 5 \right|\right| \right \rfloor.$$ [b]p27.[/b] Let $$E = \log_{13} 1+log_{13}2+log_{13}3+...+log_{13}513513.$$ Estimate $\lfloor E \rfloor$. If your answer is $A$ and the correct answer is $C$, your score will be $$\left \lfloor \max \left( 0,20 - \left| \ln \left( \frac{A}{C}\right) \cdot 5 \right|\right| \right \rfloor.$$ PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 1-5 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3167127p28823220]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Solve the system of equations \[(x+\sqrt{x^2+1})(y+\sqrt{y^2+1})=1,\]\[y+\frac{y}{\sqrt{x^2-1}}+\frac{35}{12}=0.\]

The cubic equation $x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ has three real roots. Show that $a^2-3b\geq 0$, and that $\sqrt{a^2-3b}$ is less than or equal to the difference between the largest and smallest roots.

Let $M$ be an empty set of real numbers. For any $x \in M$ the functions $f: M\to M$ and $g: M\to M$ satisfy the relations $f (g (x)) = g (f (x)) = x$ and $f (x) + g (x) = x$. Show that $- x \in M$ ¸ and $f (-x) = -f (x)$ whatever $x \in M$.

In a rectangular coordinate system we call a horizontal line parallel to the $x$ -axis triangular if it intersects the curve with equation \[y = x^4 + px^3 + qx^2 + rx + s\] in the points $A,B,C$ and $D$ (from left to right) such that the segments $AB, AC$ and $AD$ are the sides of a triangle. Prove that the lines parallel to the $x$ - axis intersecting the curve in four distinct points are all triangular or none of them is triangular.

Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $P(x) = x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} +... + a_1x + 1$ be a polynomial with positive real coefficients. Under the assumption that the roots of $P$ are all real, show that $P(x) \ge (x + 1)^n$ for all $x > 0$.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Determine the number of sequences $a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_n$ with terms in the set $\{0,1,2,3\}$ such that $$n=a_0+2a_1+2^2a_2+\ldots+2^na_n.$$

If $ a$, $ b$, $ c$, $ d$, and $ e$ are constants such that every $ x > 0$ satisfies \[ \frac{5x^4 \minus{} 8x^3 \plus{} 2x^2 \plus{} 4x \plus{} 7}{(x \plus{} 2)^4} \equal{} a \plus{} \frac{b}{x \plus{} 2} \plus{} \frac{c}{(x \plus{} 2)^2} \plus{} \frac{d}{(x \plus{} 2)^3} \plus{} \frac{e}{(x \plus{} 2)^4} \, ,\] then what is the value of $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d \plus{} e$?

Let $$ A = \log (1) + \log 2 + \log(3) + \cdots + \log(2023) $$ and $$ B = \log(1/1) + \log(1/2) + \log(1/3) + \cdots + \log(1/2023). $$ What is the value of $A + B\ ?$ $($logs are logs base $10)$ $$ \mathrm a. ~ 0\qquad \mathrm b.~1\qquad \mathrm c. ~{-\log(2023!)} \qquad \mathrm d. ~\log(2023!) \qquad \mathrm e. ~{-2023} $$

An infinite set $S$ of positive numbers is called thick, if in every interval of the form $\left [1/(n+1),1/n\right]$ (where $n$ is an arbitrary positive integer) there is a number which is the difference of two elements from $S$. Does there exist a thick set such that the sum of its elements is finite? Proposed by [i]Gábor Szűcs[/i], Szikszó

Let $a_n$ denote an angle from the interval for each $\left( 0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ , the tangent of which is equal to $n$ . Prove that $$\sqrt{1+1^2} \sin(a_1-a_{1000}) + \sqrt{1+2^2} \sin(a_2-a_{1000})+...+\sqrt{1+2000^2} \sin(a_{2000}-a_{1000}) = \sin a_{1000} $$

Let $a$, $b$, $c$, $k$ be positive reals such that $ab+bc+ca \leq 1$ and $0 < k \leq \frac{9}{2}$. Prove that: \[\sqrt[3]{ \frac{k}{a} + (9-3k)b} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{k}{b} + (9-3k)c} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{k}{c} + (9-3k)a } \leq \frac{1}{abc}.\] [i]Proposed by Zhang Yanzong and Song Qing[/i]

Let $m\ge 2$ be an integer, $A$ a finite set of integers (not necessarily positive) and $B_1,B_2,...,B_m$ subsets of $A$. Suppose that, for every $k=1,2,...,m$, the sum of the elements of $B_k$ is $m^k$. Prove that $A$ contains at least $\dfrac{m}{2}$ elements.

Do there exist non-zero reals $a$, $b$, $c$ such that, for any $n>3$, there exists a polynomial $P_{n}(x) = x^{n}+\dots+a x^{2}+bx+c$, which has exactly $n$ (not necessary distinct) integral roots? [i]N. Agakhanov, I. Bogdanov[/i]

Prove that a fifth-degree polynomial $$ P(x) = x^5 - 3x^4 + 6x^3 - 3x^2 + 9x - 6$$ is not the product of two lower-degree polynomials with integer coefficients.

There exists a unique triple of integers $(B,M, T)$ such that $B > T > M$ and $$3B^2(3T -M) + 8M^2(B - T) + 3T^2(5M - B) - (2B^3 + 3M^3 + 4T^3) + 15BMT = 2023.$$ Compute $B +M + T$.

Can the polynomials $x^{5}-x-1$ and $x^{2}+ax+b$ , where $a,b\in Q$, have common complex roots?

Let $ \mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers and $ \mathbb{R}^\plus{}$ the subset of all positive ones. Let $ \alpha$ and $ \beta$ be given elements in $ \mathbb{R},$ not necessarily distinct. Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}^\plus{} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ f(x)f(y) \equal{} y^{\alpha} f \left( \frac{x}{2} \right) \plus{} x^{\beta} f \left( \frac{y}{2} \right) \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}^\plus{}.\]

Show that, if the real numbers $a, b, c, A, B, C$ satisfy $$aC -2bB + cA = 0 \ \ and \ \ ac - b^2 > 0,$$ then $$AC - B^2 \le 0.$$

Quadratic equation $ x^2\plus{}ax\plus{}b\plus{}1\equal{}0$ have 2 positive integer roots, for integers $ a,b$. Show that $ a^2\plus{}b^2$ is not a prime.

Find all positive integers $ n$ such that there exists sequence consisting of $ 1$ and $ - 1: a_{1},a_{2},\cdots,a_{n}$ satisfying $ a_{1}\cdot1^2 + a_{2}\cdot2^2 + \cdots + a_{n}\cdot n^2 = 0.$