Find all monotonous functions $ f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the following functional equation: \[f(f(x)) \equal{} f( \minus{} f(x)) \equal{} f(x)^2.\]

Show that for all positive real numbers $a, b$ and $c$, the inequality $(a+b)(a+c)\ge 2\sqrt{abc(a+b+c)}$ is true.

Let $r$ and $s$ be positive integers. Define $a_0 = 0$, $a_1 = 1$, and $a_n = ra_{n-1} + sa_{n-2}$ for $n \geq 2$. Let $f_n = a_1a_2\cdots a_n$. Prove that $\displaystyle\frac{f_n}{f_kf_{n-k}}$ is an integer for all integers $n$ and $k$ such that $0 < k < n$. [i]Evan O' Dorney.[/i]

Suppose that $a$ is real number. Sequence $a_1,a_2,a_3,....$ satisfies $$a_1=a, a_{n+1} = \begin{cases} a_n - \frac{1}{a_n}, & a_n\ne 0 \\ 0, & a_n=0 \end{cases} (n=1,2,3,..)$$ Find all possible values of $a$ such that $|a_n|<1$ for all positive integer $n$.

Show that for any real number $x$: \[ x^2 \sin{x} + x \cos{x} + x^2 + \frac{1}{2} > 0 . \]

Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients which satisfies \\ $P(2015)=2025$ and $P(x)-10=\sqrt{P(x^{2}+3)-13}$ for every $x\ge 0$ .

Find all pairs $(a,b)$ of real numbers, so that $\sin(2009x)+\sin(ax)+\sin(bx)=0$ holds for any $x\in \mathbf {R}$.

Let $a,b,c>0$ and $a+b+c=6$ . Prove that $$ \frac{1}{a^2b+16}+\frac{1}{b^2c+16}+\frac{1}{c^2a+16} \ge \frac{1}{8}.$$

Find all function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x+y)-2f(x-y)+f(x)-2f(y)=y-2,\forall x,y\in \mathbb{R}$.

Find all functions $f: R \to R ,g: R \to R$ satisfying the following equality $f(f(x+y))=xf(y)+g(x)$ for all real $x$ and $y$. I. Gorodnin

Let $a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_n$ be a sequence of nonnegative integers. For $k=1,2,\cdots,n$ denote \[ m_k = \max_{1 \le l \le k} \frac{a_{k-l+1} + a_{k-l+2} + \cdots + a_k}{l}. \] Prove that for every $\alpha > 0$ the number of values of $k$ for which $m_k > \alpha$ is less than $\frac{a_1+a_2+ \cdots +a_n}{\alpha}.$

Let $a, b, c$ be positive integers such that $a + 2b +3c = 100$. Find the greatest value of $M = abc$

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]

Let $a, b$, and $c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $abc = 1$. Show that $a + b + c \ge \sqrt{\frac13 (a + 2)(b + 2)(c + 2)}$

For real numbers $a$ and $b$ define $f(x) = \frac{1}{ax+b}$. For which $a$ and $b$ are there three distinct real numbers $x_1,x_2,x_3$ such that $f(x_1) = x_2$, $f(x_2) = x_3$ and $f(x_3) = x_1$?

What is the coefficient of $x^5$ in the expansion of $(1 + x + x^2)^9$? $ \textbf{a)}\ 1680 \qquad\textbf{b)}\ 882 \qquad\textbf{c)}\ 729 \qquad\textbf{d)}\ 450 \qquad\textbf{e)}\ 246 $

You’re given the complex number $\omega = e^{2i\pi/13} + e^{10i\pi/13} + e^{16i\pi/13} + e^{24i\pi/13}$, and told it’s a root of a unique monic cubic $x^3 +ax^2 +bx+c$, where $a, b, c$ are integers. Determine the value of $a^2 + b^2 + c^2$.

Find all functions $f : \mathbb{Z}_{+} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{+}$ that satisfy $f(mf(n)) = n+f(2015m)$ for all $m,n \in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$.

Determine the least possible value of $\dfrac{(x^2+1)(4y^2+1)(9z^2+1)}{6xyz}$ if $x$, $y$ and $z$ are positive real numbers.

Determine all functions $f \colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfying $$f(f(x+y)-f(x-y))=y^2f(x)$$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$.

Let n be a nonzero natural number. We say about a function f ∶ R ⟶ R that is n-positive if, for any real numbers $x_1, x_2,...,x_n$ with the property that $x_1+x_2+...+x_n = 0$, the inequality $f(x_1)+f(x_2)+...+f(x_n)=>0$ is true a) Is it true that any 2020-positive function is also 1010-positive? b) Is it true that any 1010-positive function is 2020-positive?

$ a>0,\quad\lim_{n\to\infty }\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{1}{n+a^i} $

Let $\mathbb N = \{0,1,2,\ldots\}$. Determine all functions $f: \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ such that \[ xf(y) + yf(x) = (x+y) f(x^2+y^2) \] for all $x$ and $y$ in $\mathbb N$.

An arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers for which the difference between two consecutive numbers applies terms is constant. So this is an arithmetic sequence with difference $\frac56$: $$\frac13,\frac76, 2,\frac{17}{6},\frac{11}{3},\frac92.$$ The sequence of seven natural numbers $60$, $70$, $84$, $105$, $140$, $210$, $420$ has the property that the sequence inverted numbers (i.e. the row $\frac{1}{60}$, $\frac{1}{70}$, $\frac{1}{84}$, $\frac{1}{105}$, $\frac{1}{140}$, $\frac{1}{210}$,$\frac{1}{420}$ ) is an arithmetic sequence. (a) Is there a sequence of eight different natural numbers whose inverse numbers are one form an arithmetic sequence? (b) Is there an infinite sequence of distinct natural numbers whose inverses are form an arithmetic sequence?

Find all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that $$(x-y)f(x+y) - (x+y)f(x-y) = 2y(f(x)-f(y) - 1)$$for all $x, y\in\mathbb R$.