Monic quadratic polynomials $ P(x)$ and $ Q(x)$ have the property that $ P(Q(x))$ has zeroes at $ x\equal{}\minus{}23,\minus{}21,\minus{}17, \text{and} \minus{}15$, and $ Q(P(x))$ has zeroes at $ x\equal{}\minus{}59, \minus{}57, \minus{}51, \text{and} \minus{}49$. What is the sum of the minimum values of $ P(x)$ and $ Q(x)$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{\minus{}100} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{\minus{}82} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{\minus{}73} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{\minus{}64} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 0$

Let $p$ be a prime number and the decimal notation of $\frac{1}{p}$ is periodical with a length of the period $4k$, $\frac{1}{p}=0,a_1 a_2…a_{4k} a_1 a_2…a_{4k}…$ .Prove that $a_1+a_3+...+a_{4k-1}=a_2+a_4+...+a_{4k}$.

Determine the value of the sum \[\left|\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq 50}ij(-1)^{i+j}\right|.\]

Let $a,b \in R^+$ with $ab = 1$, prove that $$\frac{1}{a^3 + 3b}+\frac{1}{b^3 + 3a}\le \frac12.$$

Determine all pairs $(c, d) \in \mathbb{R}^2$ of real constants such that there is a sequence $(a_n)_{n\geq1}$ of positive real numbers such that, for all $n \geq 1$, $$a_n \geq c \cdot a_{n+1} + d \cdot \sum_{1 \leq j < n} a_j .$$

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the following condition for any real numbers $x{}$ and $y$ $$f(x)+f(x+y) \leq f(xy)+f(y).$$

Find all polynomials of the form $$P_n(x)=n!x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\dots+a_1x+(-1)^n(n+1)$$ with integer coefficients, having $n$ real roots $x_1,\dots,x_n$ satisfying $k \leq x_k \leq k+1$ for $k=1, \dots,n$.

Find $ f(x): (0,\plus{}\infty) \to \mathbb R$ such that \[ f(x)\cdot f(y) \plus{} f(\frac{2008}{x})\cdot f(\frac{2008}{y})\equal{}2f(x\cdot y)\] and $ f(2008)\equal{}1$ for $ \forall x \in (0,\plus{}\infty)$.

Given is a number $a$ with 0 $\le \alpha \le \pi$. A sequence $c_0,c_1, c_2,...$ is defined as $$c_0=\cos \alpha$$ $$C_{n+1}=\sqrt{\frac{1+c_n}{2}} \,\, for \,\,\, n=0,1,2,...$$ Calculate $\lim_{n\to \infty}2^{2n+1}(1-c_n)$

[b]p1.[/b] If $$ \begin{cases} a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 1000 \\ (a + b + c)^2 = 100 \\ ab + bc = 10 \end{cases}$$ what is $ac$? [b]p2.[/b] If a and b are real numbers such that $a \ne 0$ and the numbers $1$, $a + b$, and $a$ are, in some order, the numbers $0$, $\frac{b}{a}$ , and $b$, what is $b - a$? [b]p3.[/b] Of the first $120$ natural numbers, how many are divisible by at least one of $3$, $4$, $5$, $12$, $15$, $20$, and $60$? [b]p4.[/b] For positive real numbers $a$, let $p_a$ and $q_a$ be the maximum and minimum values, respectively, of $\log_a(x)$ for $a \le x \le 2a$. If $p_a - q_a = \frac12$ , what is $a$? [b]p5.[/b] Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be the sides opposite the vertices $A$, $B$, and $C$, respectively. If $a = 2b \sin A$, what is the measure of angle $B$? [b]p6.[/b] How many ordered triples $(x, y, z)$ of positive integers satisfy the equation $$x^3 + 2y^3 + 4z^3 = 9?$$ [b]p7.[/b] Joe has invented a robot that travels along the sides of a regular octagon. The robot starts at a vertex of the octagon and every minute chooses one of two directions (clockwise or counterclockwise) with equal probability and moves to the next vertex in that direction. What is the probability that after $8$ minutes the robot is directly opposite the vertex it started from? [b]p8.[/b] Find the nonnegative integer $n$ such that when $$\left(x^2 -\frac{1}{x}\right)^n$$ is completely expanded the constant coefficient is $15$. [b]p9.[/b] For each positive integer $k$, let $$f_k(x) = \frac{kx + 9}{x + 3}.$$ Compute $$f_1 \circ f_2\circ ... \circ f_{13}(2).$$ [b]p10.[/b] Exactly one of the following five integers cannot be written in the form $x^2 + y^2 + 5z^2$, where $x$, $y$, and $z$ are integers. Which one is it? $$2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007$$ [b]p11.[/b] Suppose that two circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ intersect at two distinct points $M$ and $N$. Suppose that $P$ is a point on the line $MN$ that is outside of both $C_1$ and $C_2$. Let $A$ and $B$ be the two distinct points on $C_1$ such that AP and BP are each tangent to $C_1$ and $B$ is inside $C_2$. Similarly, let $D$ and $E$ be the two distinct points on $C_2$ such that $DP$ and $EP$ are each tangent to $C_2$ and $D$ is inside $C_1$. If $AB = \frac{5\sqrt2}{2}$ , $AD = 2$, $BD = 2$, $EB = 1$, and $ED =\sqrt2$, find $AE$. [b]p12.[/b] How many ordered pairs $(x, y)$ of positive integers satisfy the following equation? $$\sqrt{x} +\sqrt{y} =\sqrt{2007}.$$ [b]p13.[/b] The sides $BC$, $CA$, and $CB$ of triangle $ABC$ have midpoints $K$, $L$, and $M$, respectively. If $$AB^2 + BC^2 + CA^2 = 200,$$ what is $AK^2 + BL^2 + CM^2$? [b]p14.[/b] Let $x$ and $y$ be real numbers that satisfy: $$x + \frac{4}{x}= y +\frac{4}{y}=\frac{20}{xy}.$$ Compute the maximum value of $|x - y|$. [b]p15.[/b] $30$ math meet teams receive different scores which are then shuffled around to lend an aura of mystery to the grading. What is the probability that no team receives their own score? Express your answer as a decimal accurate to the nearest hundredth. PS. You had better use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Evaluate $ \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \frac{\tan x}{1\plus{}\sin x}\ dx$.

For a positive integer $n>2$, consider the $n-1$ fractions $$\dfrac21, \dfrac32, \cdots, \dfrac{n}{n-1}$$ The product of these fractions equals $n$, but if you reciprocate (i.e. turn upside down) some of the fractions, the product will change. Can you make the product equal 1? Find all values of $n$ for which this is possible and prove that you have found them all.

Denote by $d(n)$ be the biggest prime divisor of $|n|>1$. Find all polynomials with integer coefficients satisfy; $$P(n+d(n))=n+d(P(n)) $$ for the all $|n|>1$ integers such that $P(n)>1$ and $d(P(n))$ can be defined.

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $a,b,$ and $c$: (i) If $a+b+c\ge 0$ then $f(a^3)+f(b^3)+f(c^3)\ge 3f(abc).$ (ii) If $a+b+c\le 0$ then $f(a^3)+f(b^3)+f(c^3)\le 3f(abc).$ [i]Proposed by Ashwin Sah[/i]

For each positive integer $n$, find all triples $a,b,c$ of real numbers for which \[\begin{cases}a=b^n+c^n\\ b=c^n+a^n\\ c=a^n+b^n\end{cases}\]

If $(3x-1)^7 = a_7x^7 + a_6x^6 + \cdots + a_0$, then $a_7 + a_6 + \cdots + a_0$ equals \[ \text{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 64 \qquad \text{(D)}\ -64 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 128 \]

Given $1991$ distinct positive real numbers, the product of any ten of these numbers is always greater than $1$. Prove that the product of all $1991$ numbers is also greater than $1$.

We are given a polynomial $f(x)=x^6-11x^4+36x^2-36$. Prove that for an arbitrary prime number $p$, $f(x)\equiv 0\pmod{p}$ has a solution.

Given [i]Fibonacci[/i] sequence $(F_n),$ and a positive integer $m$. a) Prove that: there exists integers $0\le i<j\le m^2$ such that $F_i\equiv F_j (\bmod m)$ and $F_{i+1}\equiv F_{j+1}(\bmod m)$. b) Prove that: there exists a positive integer $k$ such that $F_{n+k}\equiv F_n(\bmod m),$ for all natural numbers $n$. [i]*Denote $k(m)$ by the smallest positive integer satisfying $F_{n+k(m)}\equiv F_n(\bmod m),$ for all natural numbers $n$*[/i]. c) Prove that: $k(m)$ is the smallest positive integer such that $F_{k(m)}\equiv 0(\bmod m)$ and $F_{k(m)+1}\equiv 1(\bmod m)$. d) Given a positive integer $k$. Prove that: $F_{n+k}\equiv F_n(\bmod m)$ for all natural numbers $n$ iff $k\vdots k(m)$.

A real polynomial of odd degree has all positive coefficients. Prove that there is a (possibly trivial) permutation of the coefficients such that the resulting polynomial has exactly one real zero.

A sequence $a_1, a_2, \ldots $ consisting of $1$'s and $0$'s satisfies for all $k>2016$ that \[ a_k=0 \quad \Longleftrightarrow \quad a_{k-1}+a_{k-2}+\cdots+a_{k-2016}>23. \] Prove that there exist positive integers $N$ and $T$ such that $a_k=a_{k+T}$ for all $k>N$.

Let $P(X) = a_n X^n + a_{n-1} X^{n-1} + \cdots + a_1 X + a_0$ be a polynomial with real coefficients such that $0 \leqslant a_i \leqslant a_0$ for $i = 1, 2, \ldots, n$. Prove that, if $P(X)^2 = b_{2n} X^{2n} + b_{2n-1} X^{2n-1} + \cdots + b_{n+1} X^{n+1} + \cdots + b_1 X + b_0$, then $4 b_{n+1} \leqslant P(1)^2$.

Let $a, b, c$ be positive real numbers such that $abc = \dfrac {1} {8}$. Prove the inequality:$$a ^ 2 + b ^ 2 + c ^ 2 + a ^ 2b ^ 2 + b ^ 2c ^ 2 + c ^ 2a ^ 2 \geq \dfrac {15} {16}$$ When the equality holds?

ff nonnegative real numbers$ x_1,x_2,...,x_n$ satisfy $x_1 +...+x_n\le \frac12$, prove that $$(1-x_1)(1-x_2)...(1-x_n) \ge \frac12$$

Evaluate the sum: $1^3 + 3^3 + 5^3 +... + (2n - 1)^3$.