Found problems: 15925
2001 China Team Selection Test, 1
Let $p(x)$ be a polynomial with real coefficients such that $p(0)=p(n)$. Prove that there are at least $n$ pairs of real numbers $(x,y)$ where $p(x)=p(y)$ and $y-x$ is a positive integer
1977 Chisinau City MO, 153
Prove that the number $\tan \frac{\pi}{3^n}$ is irrational for any natural $n$.
1967 IMO Shortlist, 5
If $x,y,z$ are real numbers satisfying relations
\[x+y+z = 1 \quad \textrm{and} \quad \arctan x + \arctan y + \arctan z = \frac{\pi}{4},\]
prove that $x^{2n+1} + y^{2n+1} + z^{2n+1} = 1$ holds for all positive integers $n$.
2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 2
Let \(P(x)=x^{2}+ax+b\) be a quadratic polynomial where \(a\) is real and \(b \neq 2\), is rational. Suppose \(P(0)^{2},P(1)^{2},P(2)^{2}\) are integers, prove that \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.
1984 AIME Problems, 15
Determine $w^2+x^2+y^2+z^2$ if
\[ \begin{array}{l} \displaystyle \frac{x^2}{2^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{2^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{2^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{2^2-7^2}=1 \\ \displaystyle \frac{x^2}{4^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{4^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{4^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{4^2-7^2}=1 \\ \displaystyle \frac{x^2}{6^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{6^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{6^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{6^2-7^2}=1 \\ \displaystyle \frac{x^2}{8^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{8^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{8^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{8^2-7^2}=1 \\ \end{array} \]
2002 China Team Selection Test, 1
Given that $ a_1\equal{}1$, $ a_2\equal{}5$, $ \displaystyle a_{n\plus{}1} \equal{} \frac{a_n \cdot a_{n\minus{}1}}{\sqrt{a_n^2 \plus{} a_{n\minus{}1}^2 \plus{} 1}}$. Find a expression of the general term of $ \{ a_n \}$.
2023 Malaysian Squad Selection Test, 3
A sequence of reals $a_1, a_2, \cdots$ satisfies for all $m>1$, $$a_{m+1}a_{m-1}=a_m^2-a_1^2$$ Prove that for all $m>n>1$, the sequence satisfies the equation $$a_{m+n}a_{m-n}=a_m^2-a_n^2$$
[i]Proposed by Ivan Chan Kai Chin[/i]
2007 Alexandru Myller, 1
[b]a)[/b] Show that $ n^2+2n+2007 $ is squarefree for any natural number $ n. $
[b]b)[/b] Prove that for any natural number $ k\ge 2 $ there is a nonnegative integer $ m $ such that $ m^2+2m+2k $ is a perfect square.
2010 Contests, 3
Find all functions $ f :\mathbb{Z}\mapsto\mathbb{Z} $ such that following conditions holds:
$a)$ $f(n) \cdot f(-n)=f(n^2)$ for all $n\in\mathbb{Z}$
$b)$ $f(m+n)=f(m)+f(n)+2mn$ for all $m,n\in\mathbb{Z}$
1997 Portugal MO, 6
$n$ parallel segments of lengths $a_1 \le a_2 \le a_3 \le ... \le a_n$ were painted to mark an airport atrium. However, the architect decided that the $n$ segments should have equal length. If the cost per meter of extending the lines is equal to the cost of reducing them, how long should the lines be in order to minimize costs?
V Soros Olympiad 1998 - 99 (Russia), 9.3
Solve the system of equations:
$$\begin{cases} x + [y] + \{z\}=3.9 \\
y + [z] + \{x\}= 3.5 \\
z + [x] + \{y\}= 2.
\end{cases}$$
2021-IMOC, A3
For any real numbers $x, y, z$ with $xyz + x + y + z = 4, $show that
$$(yz + 6)^2 + (zx + 6)^2 + (xy + 6)^2 \geq 8 (xyz + 5).$$
2012 Mid-Michigan MO, 10-12
[b]p1.[/b] A triangle $ABC$ is drawn in the plane. A point $D$ is chosen inside the triangle. Show that the sum of distances $AD+BD+CD$ is less than the perimeter of the triangle.
[b]p2.[/b] In a triangle $ABC$ the bisector of the angle $C$ intersects the side $AB$ at $M$, and the bisector of the angle $A$ intersects $CM$ at the point $T$. Suppose that the segments $CM$ and $AT$ divided the triangle $ABC$ into three isosceles triangles. Find the angles of the triangle $ABC$.
[b]p3.[/b] You are given $100$ weights of masses $1, 2, 3,..., 99, 100$. Can one distribute them into $10$ piles having the following property: the heavier the pile, the fewer weights it contains?
[b]p4.[/b] Each cell of a $10\times 10$ table contains a number. In each line the greatest number (or one of the largest, if more than one) is underscored, and in each column the smallest (or one of the smallest) is also underscored. It turned out that all of the underscored numbers are underscored exactly twice. Prove that all numbers stored in the table are equal to each other.
[b]p5.[/b] Two stores have warehouses in which wheat is stored. There are $16$ more tons of wheat in the first warehouse than in the second. Every night exactly at midnight the owner of each store steals from his rival, taking a quarter of the wheat in his rival's warehouse and dragging it to his own. After $10$ days, the thieves are caught. Which warehouse has more wheat at this point and by how much?
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2006 Moldova MO 11-12, 1
Let $n\in\mathbb{N}^*$. Prove that \[ \lim_{x\to 0}\frac{ \displaystyle (1+x^2)^{n+1}-\prod_{k=1}^n\cos kx}{ \displaystyle x\sum_{k=1}^n\sin kx}=\frac{2n^2+n+12}{6n}. \]
2016 India PRMO, 8
Find the number of integer solutions of $\left[\frac{x}{100} \left[\frac{x}{100}\right]\right]= 5$
2004 VJIMC, Problem 2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R_{\ge0}\times\mathbb R_{\ge0}\to\mathbb R_{\ge0}$ such that
$1$. $f(x,0)=f(0,x)=x$ for all $x\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$,
$2$. $f(f(x,y),z)=f(x,f(y,z))$ for all $x,y,z\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$ and
$3$. there exists a real $k$ such that $f(x+y,x+z)=kx+f(y,z)$ for all $x,y,z\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$.
2019 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 7
In an election for the Peer Pressure High School student council president, there are 2019 voters and two candidates Alice and Celia (who are voters themselves). At the beginning, Alice and Celia both vote for themselves, and Alice's boyfriend Bob votes for Alice as well. Then one by one, each of the remaining 2016 voters votes for a candidate randomly, with probabilities proportional to the current number of the respective candidate's votes. For example, the first undecided voter David has a $\tfrac{2}{3}$ probability of voting for Alice and a $\tfrac{1}{3}$ probability of voting for Celia.
What is the probability that Alice wins the election (by having more votes than Celia)?
2025 Poland - First Round, 1
Let $f(x)=ax^2+bx+c$ be a quadratic function, the graph of which doesn't intersect the x-axis. Prove that
$$a(2a+3b+6c)>0.$$
1990 Greece National Olympiad, 1
Let $a,b$, be two real numbers. If for any $x>0$ holds that $|a-b|<x$, then prove that $a=b$.
PEN A Problems, 8
The integers $a$ and $b$ have the property that for every nonnegative integer $n$ the number of $2^n{a}+b$ is the square of an integer. Show that $a=0$.
2005 IberoAmerican, 1
Determine all triples of real numbers $(a,b,c)$ such that \begin{eqnarray*} xyz &=& 8 \\ x^2y + y^2z + z^2x &=& 73 \\ x(y-z)^2 + y(z-x)^2 + z(x-y)^2 &=& 98 . \end{eqnarray*}
2019 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
Each point $A$ in the plane is assigned a real number $f(A).$ It is known that $f(M)=f(A)+f(B)+f(C),$ whenever $M$ is the centroid of $\triangle ABC.$ Prove that $f(A)=0$ for all points $A.$
2011 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 4.3
Let $n \ge 2$ be a positive integer and let $x_n$ be a positive real root to the equation $x(x+1)...(x + n) = 1$. Prove that
$$x_n <\frac{1}{\sqrt{n! H_n}}$$ where $H_n = 1+\frac12+...+\frac{1}{n}$.
2025 Canada Junior National Olympiad, 5
A polynomial $c_dx^d+c_{d-1}x^{d-1}+\dots+c_1x+c_0$ with degree $d$ is [i]reflexive[/i] if there is an integer $n\ge d$ such that $c_i=c_{n-i}$ for every $0\le i\le n$, where $c_i=0$ for $i>d$. Let $\ell\ge 2$ be an integer and $p(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Prove that there exist reflexive polynomials $q(x)$, $r(x)$ with integer coefficients such that
\[(1+x+x^2+\dots+x^{\ell-1})p(x)=q(x)+x^\ell r(x)\]
1987 IMO Shortlist, 9
Does there exist a set $M$ in usual Euclidean space such that for every plane $\lambda$ the intersection $M \cap \lambda$ is finite and nonempty ?
[i]Proposed by Hungary.[/i]
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