Find all triples $(x,y,z)$ of positive integers such that $x \leq y \leq z$ and \[x^3(y^3+z^3)=2012(xyz+2).\]

For $n$ a positive integer, denote by $P(n)$ the product of all positive integers divisors of $n$. Find the smallest $n$ for which \[ P(P(P(n))) > 10^{12} \]

Solve for $x$: $x = 2 + \frac{4(2^6)}{11-3}$

If a polynomial $f(x)$ is divided by $(x-a)^{2} (x-b)$, where $a\ne b$, derive a formula for the remainder.

Let $P_1(x)=\frac{1}{x}$ and $P_n(x)=P_{n-1}(x)+P_{n-1}(x-1)$ for every natural $ n$ greater than $1$. Find the value of $P_{2008}(2008)$. [i](Mathophile)[/i]

Prove that if $ n $ is an integer greater than $ 4 $, then $ 2^n $ is greater than $ n^2 $.

A quadratic trinomial $p(x)$ with real coefficients is given. Prove that there is a positive integer $n$ such that the equation $p(x) = \frac{1}{n}$ has no rational roots.

Let $a$ be a positive integer, but not a perfect square; $r$ is a real root of the equation $x^3-2ax+1=0$. Prove that $ r+\sqrt{a}$ is an irrational number.

Let $k>1$ be an integer. A function $f:\mathbb{N^*}\to\mathbb{N^*}$ is called $k$-[i]tastrophic[/i] when for every integer $n>0$, we have $f_k(n)=n^k$ where $f_k$ is the $k$-th iteration of $f$: \[f_k(n)=\underbrace{f\circ f\circ\cdots \circ f}_{k\text{ times}}(n)\] For which $k$ does there exist a $k$-tastrophic function?

Consider all polynomials of a complex variable, $P(z)=4z^4+az^3+bz^2+cz+d$, where $a, b, c$ and $d$ are integers, $0 \le d \le c \le b \le a \le 4$, and the polynomial has a zero $z_0$ with $|z_0|=1$. What is the sum of all values $P(1)$ over all the polynomials with these properties? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 84\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 92\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 100\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 108 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 120 $

Let $n\in\mathbb{N}$ and $0\leq a_1\leq a_2\leq\ldots\leq a_n\leq\pi$ and $b_1,b_2,\ldots ,b_n$ are real numbers for which the following inequality is satisfied : \[\left|\sum_{i\equal{}1}^{n} b_i\cos(ka_i)\right|<\frac{1}{k}\] for all $ k\in\mathbb{N}$. Prove that $ b_1\equal{}b_2\equal{}\ldots \equal{}b_n\equal{}0$.

Solve in the set of real numbers: \[ 3\left(x^2 \plus{} y^2 \plus{} z^2\right) \equal{} 1, \] \[ x^2y^2 \plus{} y^2z^2 \plus{} z^2x^2 \equal{} xyz\left(x \plus{} y \plus{} z\right)^3. \]

Billy is standing at $(1,0)$ in the coordinate plane as he watches his Aunt Sydney go for her morning jog starting at the origin. If Aunt Sydney runs into the First Quadrant at a constant speed of $1$ meter per second along the graph of $x=\frac25y^2$, find the rate, in radians per second, at which Billy’s head is turning clockwise when Aunt Sydney passes through $x=1$.

Prove that: [b](a)[/b] If $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ is a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers such that $\frac{a_{2n-1}+a_{2n}}{a_n}$ is a constant as $n$ runs through all positive integers, then this constant is an integer greater than or equal to $4$; and [b](b)[/b] Given an integer $N\geq 4$, there exists a strictly increasing sequene $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ of positive integers such that $\frac{a_{2n-1}+a_{2n}}{a_n}=N$ for all indices $n$.

In a finite sequence of real numbers the sum of any seven successive terms is negative and the sum of any eleven successive terms is positive. Determine the maximum number of terms in the sequence.

Let $Q$ be a quadratic polynomial with a unique zero. Suppose $Q(12)=Q(16)$ and $Q(20)=24$. Compute $Q(28)$.

Let $a_0,a_1,\dots,a_n \in \mathbb N$. Prove that there exist positive integers $b_0,b_1,\dots,b_n$ such that for $0 \leq i \leq n : a_i \leq b_i \leq 2a_i$ and polynomial \[P(x) = b_0 + b_1 x + \dots + b_n x^n\] is irreducible over $\mathbb Q[x]$. (10 points)

[u]Round 1[/u] [b]p1.[/b] Compute $(1 - 2(3 - 4(5 - 6)))(7 - (8 - 9))$. [b]p2.[/b] How many numbers are in the set $\{20, 21, 22, ..., 88, 89\}$? [b]p3.[/b] Three times the complement of the supplement of an angle is equal to $60$ degrees less than the angle itself. Find the measure of the angle in degrees. [u]Round 2[/u] [b]p4.[/b] A positive number is decreased by $10\%$, then decreased by $20\%$, and finally increased by $30\%$. By what percent has this number changed from the original? Give a positive answer for a percent increase and a negative answer for a percent decrease. [b]p5.[/b] What is the area of the triangle with vertices at $(2, 3)$, $(8, 11)$, and $(13, 3)$? [b]p6.[/b] There are three bins, each containing red, green, and/or blue pens. The first bin has $0$ red, $0$ green, and $3$ blue pens, the second bin has $0$ red, $2$ green, and $4$ blue pens, and the final bin has $1$ red, $5$ green, and $6$ blue pens. What is the probability that if one pen is drawn from each bin at random, one of each color pen will be drawn? [u]Round 3[/u] [b]p7.[/b] If a and b are positive integers and $a^2 - b^2 = 23$, what is the value of $a$? [b]p8.[/b] Find the prime factorization of the greatest common divisor of $2^3\cdot 3^2\cdot 5^5\cdot 7^4$ and $2^4\cdot 3^1\cdot 5^2\cdot 7^6$. [b]p9.[/b] Given that $$a + 2b + 3c = 5$$ $$2a + 3b + c = -2$$ $$3a + b + 2c = 3,$$ find $3a + 3b + 3c$. [u]Round 4[/u] [b]p10.[/b] How many positive integer divisors does $11^{20}$ have? [b]p11.[/b] Let $\alpha$ be the answer to problem $10$. Find the real value of $x$ such that $2^{x-5} = 64^{x/\alpha}$. [b]p12.[/b] Let $\beta$ be the answer to problem $11$. Triangle $LMT$ has a right angle at $M$, $LM = \beta$, and $LT = 4\beta - 3$. If $Z$ is the midpoint of $LT$, what is the length$ MZ$? PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 5-8 are [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3133709p28395558]here[/url] and 9-12 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h3134133p28400917]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

A function $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ has the following property: $$\text{For every } x,y \in \mathbb{R} \text{ such that }(f(x)+y)(f(y)+x) > 0, \text{ we have } f(x)+y = f(y)+x.$$ Prove that $f(x)+y \leq f(y)+x$ whenever $x>y$.

Given positive integer $n$, find the biggest real number $C$ which satisfy the condition that if the sum of the reciprocals of a set of integers (They can be the same.) that are greater than $1$ is less than $C$, then we can divide the set of numbers into no more than $n$ groups so that the sum of reciprocals of every group is less than $1$.

Determine all real numbers $a, b$ and all integers $n\ge 1$ for which$ (a + b)^n = a^n + b^n$ holds.

Let real numbers $x_1, x_2, \cdots , x_n$ satisfy $0 < x_1 < x_2 < \cdots< x_n < 1$ and set $x_0 = 0, x_{n+1} = 1$. Suppose that these numbers satisfy the following system of equations: \[\sum_{j=0, j \neq i}^{n+1} \frac{1}{x_i-x_j}=0 \quad \text{where } i = 1, 2, . . ., n.\] Prove that $x_{n+1-i} = 1- x_i$ for $i = 1, 2, . . . , n.$

For any real numbers $x , y ,z$ prove that : $$(x+y+z)^2 + \sum_{cyc}{\frac{(x+y)(y+z)}{1+|x-z|}} \ge xy+yz+zx$$ [i]Proposed by Navid Safaei[/i]

Determine all functions $f$ from the reals to the reals for which (1) $f(x)$ is strictly increasing and (2) $f(x) + g(x) = 2x$ for all real $x$, where $g(x)$ is the composition inverse function to $f(x)$. (Note: $f$ and $g$ are said to be composition inverses if $f(g(x)) = x$ and $g(f(x)) = x$ for all real $x$.)

Find the ratio of two numbers if the ratio of their arithmetic mean to their geometric mean is $25 : 24$