Found problems: 15925
2013 ELMO Shortlist, 3
Find all $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$, $f(x)+f(y) = f(x+y)$ and $f(x^{2013}) = f(x)^{2013}$.
[i]Proposed by Calvin Deng[/i]
2006 Taiwan National Olympiad, 3
If positive integers $p,q,r$ are such that the quadratic equation $px^2-qx+r=0$ has two distinct real roots in the open interval $(0,1)$, find the minimum value of $p$.
2005 MOP Homework, 6
Solve the system of equations:
$x^2=\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}$,
$y^2=\frac{1}{z}+\frac{1}{x}$,
$z^2=\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}$.
in the real numbers.
2023 Romania Team Selection Test, P5
Let $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ be a sequence of positive real numbers with the property that
$$(a_{n+1})^2 + a_na_{n+2} \leq a_n + a_{n+2}$$
for all positive integers $n$. Show that $a_{2022}\leq 1$.
2019 Germany Team Selection Test, 2
Does there exist a subset $M$ of positive integers such that for all positive rational numbers $r<1$ there exists exactly one finite subset of $M$ like $S$ such that sum of reciprocals of elements in $S$ equals $r$.
2002 Romania National Olympiad, 4
Let $I\subseteq \mathbb{R}$ be an interval and $f:I\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ a function such that:
\[|f(x)-f(y)|\le |x-y|,\quad\text{for all}\ x,y\in I. \]
Show that $f$ is monotonic on $I$ if and only if, for any $x,y\in I$, either $f(x)\le f\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)\le f(y)$ or $f(y)\le f\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)\le f(x)$.
1980 AMC 12/AHSME, 2
The degree of $(x^2+1)^4 (x^3+1)^3$ as a polynomial in $x$ is
$\text{(A)} \ 5 \qquad \text{(B)} \ 7 \qquad \text{(C)} \ 12 \qquad \text{(D)} \ 17 \qquad \text{(E)} \ 72$
2008 ITest, 24
In order to earn her vacation spending money, Alexis helped her mother remove weeds from the garden. When she was done, she came into the house to put away her gardening gloves and change into clean clothes.
On her way to her room she notices Joshua with his face to the floor in the family room, looking pretty silly. "Josh, did you know you lose IQ points for sniffing the carpet?"
"Shut up. I'm $\textit{not}$ sniffing the carpet. I'm $\textit{doing something}$."
"Sure, if $\textit{sniffing the carpet}$ counts as $\textit{doing something}.$" At this point Alexis stands over her twin brother grinning, trying to see how silly she can make him feel.
Joshua climbs to his feet and stands on his toes to make himself a half inch taller than his sister, who is ordinarily a half inch taller than Joshua. "I'm measuring something. I'm $\textit{designing}$ something."
Alexis stands on her toes too, reminding her brother that she is still taller than he. "When you're done, can you design me a dress?"
"Very funny." Joshua walks to the table and points to some drawings. "I'm designing the sand castle I want to build at the beach. Everything needs to be measured out so that I can build something awesome."
"And this requires sniffing carpet?" inquires Alexis, who is just a little intrigued by her brother's project.
"I was imagining where to put the base of a spiral staircase. Everything needs to be measured out correctly. See, the castle walls will be in the shape of a rectangle, like this room. The center of the staircase will be $9$ inches from one of the corners, $15$ inches from another, $16$ inches from another, and some whole number of inches from the furthest corner." Joshua shoots Alexis a wry smile. The twins liked to challenge each other, and Alexis knew she had to find the distance from the center of the staircase to the fourth corner of the castle on her own, or face Joshua's pestering, which might last for hours or days.
Find the distance from the center of the staircase to the furthest corner of the rectangular castle, assuming all four of the distances to the corners are described as distances on the same plane (the ground).
PEN A Problems, 6
[list=a][*] Find infinitely many pairs of integers $a$ and $b$ with $1<a<b$, so that $ab$ exactly divides $a^{2}+b^{2}-1$. [*] With $a$ and $b$ as above, what are the possible values of \[\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}-1}{ab}?\] [/list]
1973 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 2
The Fibonacci sequence $f_1,f_2,f_3,\dots$ is defined by $f_1=f_2=1$, $f_{n+2}=f_{n+1}+f_n$. Find all $n$ such that $f_n = n^2$.
2019 Dutch IMO TST, 2
Determine all $4$-tuples $(a,b, c, d)$ of positive real numbers satisfying $a + b +c + d = 1$ and
$\max (\frac{a^2}{b},\frac{b^2}{a}) \cdot \max (\frac{c^2}{d},\frac{d^2}{c}) = (\min (a + b, c + d))^4$
2021 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Let $a,b,c,d$ real numbers such that:
$$
a+b+c+d=0 \text{ and } a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2 = 12
$$
Find the minimum and maximum possible values for $abcd$, and determine for which values of $a,b,c,d$ the minimum and maximum are attained.
2018 Macedonia National Olympiad, Problem 3
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that:$$f(\max \left\{ x, y \right\} + \min \left\{ f(x), f(y) \right\}) = x+y $$ for all real $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$
[i]Proposed by Nikola Velov[/i]
2019 Lusophon Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Prove that for every $n$ nonzero integer , there are infinite triples of nonzero integers $a, b$ and $c$ that satisfy the conditions:
1. $a + b + c = n$
2. $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ has rational roots.
2018 Azerbaijan BMO TST, 1
Problem Shortlist BMO 2017
Let $ a $,$ b$,$ c$, be positive real numbers such that $abc= 1 $. Prove that
$$\frac{1}{a^{5}+b^{5}+c^{2}}+\frac{1}{b^{5}+c^{5}+a^{2}}+\frac{1}{c^{5}+b^{5}+b^{2}}\leq 1 . $$
2017 Balkan MO Shortlist, A3
Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N}$ such that
\[n+f(m)\mid f(n)+nf(m)\]
for all $m,n\in \mathbb{N}$
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]
Russian TST 2017, P1
Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N}$ such that
\[n+f(m)\mid f(n)+nf(m)\]
for all $m,n\in \mathbb{N}$
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Junior BMO TST, 1
Solve equation $x(x+1) = y(y+4)$ where $x$, $y$ are positive integers
2014 ELMO Shortlist, 7
Find all positive integers $n$ with $n \ge 2$ such that the polynomial \[ P(a_1, a_2, ..., a_n) = a_1^n+a_2^n + ... + a_n^n - n a_1 a_2 ... a_n \] in the $n$ variables $a_1$, $a_2$, $\dots$, $a_n$ is irreducible over the real numbers, i.e. it cannot be factored as the product of two nonconstant polynomials with real coefficients.
[i]Proposed by Yang Liu[/i]
2012 Putnam, 3
Let $f:[-1,1]\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function such that
(i) $f(x)=\frac{2-x^2}{2}f\left(\frac{x^2}{2-x^2}\right)$ for every $x$ in $[-1,1],$
(ii) $ f(0)=1,$ and
(iii) $\lim_{x\to 1^-}\frac{f(x)}{\sqrt{1-x}}$ exists and is finite.
Prove that $f$ is unique, and express $f(x)$ in closed form.
1976 Canada National Olympiad, 2
Suppose
\[ n(n\plus{}1)a_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}n(n\minus{}1)a_n\minus{}(n\minus{}2)a_{n\minus{}1}
\]
for every positive integer $ n\ge1$. Given that $ a_0\equal{}1,a_1\equal{}2$, find
\[ \frac{a_0}{a_1}\plus{}\frac{a_1}{a_2}\plus{}\frac{a_2}{a_3}\plus{}\dots\plus{}\frac{a_{50}}{a_{51}}.
\]
2005 Romania National Olympiad, 2
Let $f:[0,1)\to (0,1)$ a continous onto (surjective) function.
a) Prove that, for all $a\in(0,1)$, the function $f_a:(a,1)\to (0,1)$, given by $f_a(x) = f(x)$, for all $x\in(a,1)$ is onto;
b) Give an example of such a function.
2012 IFYM, Sozopol, 3
The polynomial $p(x)$ is of degree $9$ and $p(x)-1$ is exactly divisible by $(x-1)^{5}$.
Given that $p(x) + 1$ is exactly divisible by $(x+1)^{5}$, find $p(x)$.
1999 USAMO, 3
Let $p > 2$ be a prime and let $a,b,c,d$ be integers not divisible by $p$, such that
\[ \left\{ \dfrac{ra}{p} \right\} + \left\{ \dfrac{rb}{p} \right\} + \left\{ \dfrac{rc}{p} \right\} + \left\{ \dfrac{rd}{p} \right\} = 2 \]
for any integer $r$ not divisible by $p$. Prove that at least two of the numbers $a+b$, $a+c$, $a+d$, $b+c$, $b+d$, $c+d$ are divisible by $p$.
(Note: $\{x\} = x - \lfloor x \rfloor$ denotes the fractional part of $x$.)
2001 Romania National Olympiad, 1
a) Consider the polynomial $P(X)=X^5\in \mathbb{R}[X]$. Show that for every $\alpha\in\mathbb{R}^*$, the polynomial $P(X+\alpha )-P(X)$ has no real roots.
b) Let $P(X)\in\mathbb{R}[X]$ be a polynomial of degree $n\ge 2$, with real and distinct roots. Show that there exists $\alpha\in\mathbb{Q}^*$ such that the polynomial $P(X+\alpha )-P(X)$ has only real roots.