Found problems: 15925
2010 Math Prize For Girls Problems, 16
Let $P$ be the quadratic function such that $P(0) = 7$, $P(1) = 10$, and $P(2) = 25$. If $a$, $b$, and $c$ are integers such that every positive number $x$ less than 1 satisfies
\[
\sum_{n = 0}^\infty P(n) x^n = \frac{ax^2 + bx + c}{{(1 - x)}^3},
\]
compute the ordered triple $(a, b, c)$.
2009 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification Repechage, 3
Prove that there does not exist a polynomial $f(x)$ with integer coefficients for which $f(2008) = 0$ and $f(2010) = 1867$.
2024 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 2
Suppose $a$ and $b$ are positive integers. Isabella and Vidur both fill up an $a \times b$ table. Isabella fills it up with numbers $1, 2, . . . , ab$, putting the numbers $1, 2, . . . , b$ in the first row, $b + 1, b + 2, . . . , 2b$ in the second row, and so on. Vidur fills it up like a multiplication table, putting $ij$ in the cell in row $i$ and column $j$.
(Examples are shown for a $3 \times 4$ table below.)
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Isabella sums up the numbers in her grid, and Vidur sums up the numbers in his grid; the difference between these two quantities is $1200$. Compute $a + b$.
2021 Latvia TST, 2.3
Let $\mathcal{A}$ denote the set of all polynomials in three variables $x, y, z$ with integer coefficients. Let $\mathcal{B}$ denote the subset of $\mathcal{A}$ formed by all polynomials which can be expressed as
\begin{align*}
(x + y + z)P(x, y, z) + (xy + yz + zx)Q(x, y, z) + xyzR(x, y, z)
\end{align*}
with $P, Q, R \in \mathcal{A}$. Find the smallest non-negative integer $n$ such that $x^i y^j z^k \in \mathcal{B}$ for all non-negative integers $i, j, k$ satisfying $i + j + k \geq n$.
2008 Bulgarian Autumn Math Competition, Problem 11.1
Let $a_{1},a_{2},\ldots$ be an infinite arithmetic progression. It's known that there exist positive integers $p,q,t$ such that $a_{p}+tp=a_{q}+tq$. If $a_{t}=t$ and the sum of the first $t$ numbers in the sequence is $18$, determine $a_{2008}$.
2002 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
The polynomials $P$, $Q$, $R$ with real coefficients, one of which is degree $2$ and two of degree $3$, satisfy the equality $P^2+Q^2=R^2$. Prove that one of the polynomials of degree $3$ has three real roots.
1987 IMO Longlists, 26
Prove that if $x, y, z$ are real numbers such that $x^2+y^2+z^2 = 2$, then
\[x + y + z \leq xyz + 2.\]
1984 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 4
Let $a,b,a_2,\ldots,a_{n-2}$ be real numbers with $ab\ne0$ such that all the roots of the equation
$$ax^n-ax^{n-1}+a_2x^{n-2}+\ldots+a_{n-2}x^2-n^2bx+b=0$$are positive and real. Prove that these roots are all equal.
2023 Thailand Online MO, 2
Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with real coefficients. Prove that not all roots of $x^3P(x)+1$ are real.
1992 IMO Longlists, 44
Prove that $\frac{5^{125}-1}{5^{25}-1}$ is a composite number.
2019 VJIMC, 4
Determine the largest constant $K\geq 0$ such that $$\frac{a^a(b^2+c^2)}{(a^a-1)^2}+\frac{b^b(c^2+a^2)}{(b^b-1)^2}+\frac{c^c(a^2+b^2)}{(c^c-1)^2}\geq K\left (\frac{a+b+c}{abc-1}\right)^2$$ holds for all positive real numbers $a,b,c$ such that $ab+bc+ca=abc$.
[i]Proposed by Orif Ibrogimov (Czech Technical University of Prague).[/i]
2010 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 1
Compare the numbers:
$P = 888...888 \times 333 .. 333$ ($2010$ digits of $8$ and $2010$ digits of $3$) and
$Q = 444...444\times 666...6667$ ($2010$ digits of $4$ and $2009$ digits of $6$)
(A): $P = Q$, (B): $P > Q$, (C): $P < Q$.
2011 Kyrgyzstan National Olympiad, 7
Given that $g(n) = \frac{1}{{2 + \frac{1}{{3 + \frac{1}{{... + \frac{1}{{n - 1}}}}}}}}$ and $k(n) = \frac{1}{{2 + \frac{1}{{3 + \frac{1}{{... + \frac{1}{{n - 1 + \frac{1}{n}}}}}}}}}$, for natural $n$. Prove that $\left| {g(n) - k(n)} \right| \le \frac{1}{{(n - 1)!n!}}$.
2024 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 11.6
Teacher has 100 weights with masses $1$ g, $2$ g, $\dots$, $100$ g. He wants to give 30 weights to Petya and 30 weights to Vasya so that no 11 Petya's weights have the same total mass as some 12 Vasya's weights, and no 11 Vasya's weights have the same total mass as some 12 Petya's weights. Can the teacher do that?
2014 Contests, 2
An urn contains $4$ green balls and $6$ blue balls. A second urn contains $16$ green balls and $N$ blue balls. A single ball is drawn at random from each urn. The probability that both balls are of the same color is $0.58$. Find $N$.
2023 JBMO Shortlist, A7
Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots,a_{250}$ be real numbers such that $a_1=2$ and
$$a_{n+1}=a_n+\frac{1}{a_n^2}$$
for every $n=1,2, \ldots, 249$. Let $x$ be the greatest integer which is less than
$$\frac{1}{a_1}+\frac{1}{a_2}+\ldots+\frac{1}{a_{250}}$$
How many digits does $x$ have?
[i]Proposed by Miroslav Marinov, Bulgaria[/i]
2019 Brazil National Olympiad, 5
(a) Prove that given constants $a,b$ with $1<a<2<b$, there is no partition of the set of positive integers into two subsets $A_0$ and $A_1$ such that: if $j \in \{0,1\}$ and $m,n$ are in $A_j$, then either $n/m <a$ or $n/m>b$.
(b) Find all pairs of real numbers $(a,b)$ with $1<a<2<b$ for which the following property holds: there exists a partition of the set of positive integers into three subsets $A_0, A_1, A_2$ such that if $j \in \{0,1,2\}$ and $m,n$ are in $A_j$, then either $n/m <a$ or $n/m>b$.
1995 Czech And Slovak Olympiad IIIA, 6
Find all real parameters $p$ for which the equation $x^3 -2p(p+1)x^2+(p^4 +4p^3 -1)x-3p^3 = 0$
has three distinct real roots which are sides of a right triangle.
2013 AMC 10, 11
Real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy the equation $x^2+y^2=10x-6y-34$. What is $x+y$?
$ \textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }6\qquad\textbf{(E) }8 $
2010 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 9
For an acute triangle $ABC$ and a point $X$ satisfying $\angle{ABX}+\angle{ACX}=\angle{CBX}+\angle{BCX}$.
Fi nd the minimum length of $AX$ if $AB=13$, $BC=14$, and $CA=15$.
2019 Paraguay Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Elías and Juanca solve the same problem by posing a quadratic equation. Elijah is wrong when writing the independent term and gets as results of the problem $-1$ and $-3$. Juanca is wrong only when writing the coefficient of the first degree term and gets as results of the problem $16$ and $-2$. What are the correct results of the problem?
2005 Finnish National High School Mathematics Competition, 3
Solve the group of equations: \[\begin{cases} (x + y)^3 = z \\ (y + z)^3 = x \\ (z + x)^3 = y \end{cases}\]
2013 India National Olympiad, 3
Let $a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $a \ge b \ge c \ge d $. Show that the equation $x^4 - ax^3 - bx^2 - cx -d = 0$ has no integer solution.
1985 Traian Lălescu, 2.1
Solve $ \quad 5\lfloor x^2\rfloor -2\lfloor x\rfloor +2=0. $
2000 Moldova National Olympiad, Problem 1
Suppose that real numbers $x,y,z$ satisfy
$$\frac{\cos x+\cos y+\cos z}{\cos(x+y+z)}=\frac{\sin x+\sin y+\sin z}{\sin(x+y+z)}=p.$$Prove that $\cos(x+y)+\cos(y+z)+\cos(x+z)=p$.