$P(x)$ is polynomial with degree $n\geq 2$ and nonnegative coefficients. $a,b,c$ - sides for some triangle. Prove, that $\sqrt[n]{P(a)},\sqrt[n]{P(b)},\sqrt[n]{P(c)}$ are sides for some triangle too.

Let $ n\ge 2 $ be a natural number. Prove the following propositions: [b]a)[/b] $ a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_n\in\mathbb{R}\wedge a_1+\cdots +a_n=a_1^2+\cdots +a_n^2\implies a_1+\cdots +a_n\le a_n. $ [b]b)[/b] $ x\in [1,n]\implies\exists b_1,b_2,\ldots ,b_n\in\mathbb{R}_{\ge 0}\quad x=b_1+\cdots +b_n=b_1^2 +\cdots +b_n^2 . $

The three roots of $P(x) = x^3 - 2x^2 - x + 1$ are $a>b>c \in \mathbb{R}$. Find the value of $a^2b+b^2c+c^2a$. :D

Let $M$ be the set of all positive integers that do not contain the digit $9$ (base $10$). If $x_1, \ldots , x_n$ are arbitrary but distinct elements in $M$, prove that \[\sum_{j=1}^n \frac{1}{x_j} < 80 .\]

Let $n$ be the $200$th smallest positive real solution to the equation $x- \frac{\pi}{2} =\ tan x$. Find the greatest integer that does not exceed $\frac{n}{2}$.

Define $f(x, y)$ to be $\frac{|x|}{|y|}$ if that value is a positive integer, $\frac{|y|}{|x|}$ if that value is a positive integer, and zero otherwise. We say that a sequence of integers $\ell_1$ through $\ell_n$ is [i]good [/i] if $f(\ell_i, \ell_{i+1})$ is nonzero for all $i$ where $1 \le i \le n - 1$, and the score of the sequence is $\sum^{n-1}_{i=1} f(\ell_i, \ell_{i+1})$

Show that $\tan \left( \frac{\pi}{m} \right)$ is irrational for all positive integers $m \ge 5$.

Prove that any continuos function $ f: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ with \[ f(x)\equal{}\left\{ \begin{aligned} a_1x\plus{}b_1\ ,\ \text{for } x\le 1 \\ a_2x\plus{}b_2\ ,\ \text{for } x>1 \end{aligned} \right.\] where $ a_1,a_2,b_1,b_2\in \mathbb{R}$, can be written as: \[ f(x)\equal{}m_1x\plus{}n_1\plus{}\epsilon|m_2x\plus{}n_2|\ ,\ \text{for } x\in \mathbb{R}\] where $ m_1,m_2,n_1,n_2\in \mathbb{R}$ and $ \epsilon\in \{\minus{}1,\plus{}1\}$.

Let $a, b$ be reals with $a \neq 0$ and let $$P(x)=ax^4-4ax^3+(5a+b)x^2-4bx+b.$$ Show that all roots of $P(x)$ are real and positive if and only if $a=b$.

Compute $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{2^{n+1}}{8 \cdot 4^n - 6 \cdot 2^n +1}$$

A polynomial $P(x,y)$ with integer coefficients satisfies two following conditions: 1. for every integer $a$ there exists exactly one integer $y$, such that $P(a,y)=0$ 2. for every integer $b$ there exists exactly one integer $x$, such that $P(x,b)=0$ a) Prove that if the degree of $P$ is $2$, then it is divisible by either $x-y+C$ for some integer $C$, or $x+y+C$ for some integer $C$ b) Is there a polynomial $P$ that isn't divisible by any of $x-y+C$ or $x+y+C$ for integers $C$?

[u]Round 1[/u] [b]p1.[/b] In order to make good salad dressing, Bob needs a $0.9\%$ salt solution. If soy sauce is $15\%$ salt, how much water, in mL, does Bob need to add to $3$ mL of pure soy sauce in order to have a good salad dressing? [b]p2.[/b] Alex the Geologist is buying a canteen before he ventures into the desert. The original cost of a canteen is $\$20$, but Alex has two coupons. One coupon is $\$3$ off and the other is $10\%$ off the entire remaining cost. Alex can use the coupons in any order. What is the least amount of money he could pay for the canteen? [b]p3.[/b] Steve and Yooni have six distinct teddy bears to split between them, including exactly $1$ blue teddy bear and $1$ green teddy bear. How many ways are there for the two to divide the teddy bears, if Steve gets the blue teddy bear and Yooni gets the green teddy bear? (The two do not necessarily have to get the same number of teddy bears, but each teddy bear must go to a person.) [u]Round 2[/u] [b]p4.[/b] In the currency of Mathamania, $5$ wampas are equal to $3$ kabobs and $10$ kabobs are equal to $2$ jambas. How many jambas are equal to twenty-five wampas? [b]p5.[/b] A sphere has a volume of $81\pi$. A new sphere with the same center is constructed with a radius that is $\frac13$ the radius of the original sphere. Find the volume, in terms of $\pi$, of the region between the two spheres. [b]p6.[/b] A frog is located at the origin. It makes four hops, each of which moves it either $1$ unit to the right or $1$ unit to the left. If it also ends at the origin, how many $4$-hop paths can it take? [u]Round 3[/u] [b]p7.[/b] Nick multiplies two consecutive positive integers to get $4^5 - 2^5$ . What is the smaller of the two numbers? [b]p8.[/b] In rectangle $ABCD$, $E$ is a point on segment $CD$ such that $\angle EBC = 30^o$ and $\angle AEB = 80^o$. Find $\angle EAB$, in degrees. [b]p9.[/b] Mary’s secret garden contains clones of Homer Simpson and WALL-E. A WALL-E clone has $4$ legs. Meanwhile, Homer Simpson clones are human and therefore have $2$ legs each. A Homer Simpson clone always has $5$ donuts, while a WALL-E clone has $2$. In Mary’s secret garden, there are $184$ donuts and $128$ legs. How many WALL-E clones are there? [u]Round 4[/u] [b]p10.[/b] Including Richie, there are $6$ students in a math club. Each day, Richie hangs out with a different group of club mates, each of whom gives him a dollar when he hangs out with them. How many dollars will Richie have by the time he has hung out with every possible group of club mates? [b]p11.[/b] There are seven boxes in a line: three empty, three holding $\$10$ each, and one holding the jackpot of $\$1, 000, 000$. From the left to the right, the boxes are numbered $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6$ and $7$, in that order. You are told the following: $\bullet$ No two adjacent boxes hold the same contents. $\bullet$ Box $4$ is empty. $\bullet$ There is one more $\$10$ prize to the right of the jackpot than there is to the left. Which box holds the jackpot? [b]p12.[/b] Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers such that $a + b = 8$. Let $c$ be the minimum possible value of $x^2 + ax + b$ over all real numbers $x$. Find the maximum possible value of $c$ over all such $a$ and $b$. [u]Round 5[/u] [b]p13.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with $AB = 10$ and $BC = 12$. Let M be the midpoint of $CD$, and $P$ be a point on $BM$ such that $BP = BC$. Find the area of $ABPD$. [b]p14.[/b] The number $19$ has the following properties: $\bullet$ It is a $2$-digit positive integer. $\bullet$ It is the two leading digits of a $4$-digit perfect square, because $1936 = 44^2$. How many numbers, including $19$, satisfy these two conditions? [b]p15.[/b] In a $3 \times 3$ grid, each unit square is colored either black or white. A coloring is considered “nice” if there is at most one white square in each row or column. What is the total number of nice colorings? Rotations and reflections of a coloring are considered distinct. (For example, in the three squares shown below, only the rightmost one has a nice coloring. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/e/4/e6932c822bec77aa0b07c98d1789e58416b912.png[/img] PS. You should use hide for answers. Rest rounds have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2786958p24498425]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Let $f, g:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ be functions that satisfy the following equation: \[f(f(n))+g(f(n)) = n,\ \forall\ n\in\mathbb{N}\ .\] Prove that $g$ is the zero function on $\mathbb{N}$.

Ditty can bench $80$ pounds today. Every week, the amount he benches increases by the largest prime factor of the weight he benched in the previous week. For example, since he started benching $80$ pounds, next week he would bench $85$ pounds. What is the minimum number of weeks from today it takes for Ditty to bench at least $2021$ pounds?

Let $n\in\mathbb{N}^*$. Solve the equation $\sum_{k=0}^n C_n^k\cos2kx=\cos nx$ in $\mathbb{R}$.

Given any set $S$ of positive integers, show that at least one of the following two assertions holds: (1) There exist distinct finite subsets $F$ and $G$ of $S$ such that $\sum_{x\in F}1/x=\sum_{x\in G}1/x$; (2) There exists a positive rational number $r<1$ such that $\sum_{x\in F}1/x\neq r$ for all finite subsets $F$ of $S$.

A rectangle $ABCD$ is drawn on the cross-lined paper with its sides laying on the lines, and $|AD|$ is $k$ times more than $|AB|$ ($k$ is an integer). All the shortest paths from $A$ to $C$ coming along the lines are considered. Prove that the number of those with the first link on $[AD]$ is $k$ times more then of those with the first link on $[AB]$.

Let $S = \{f(a, b) | a, b = 1,2,3, 4$ and $a \ne b\}$, and consider all nonzero polynomials $p(X,Y )$ with integer coefficients such that $p(a, b) = 0$ for every element $(a,b)$ in $S$. (a) What is the minimal degree of such polynomial $p(X, Y )$ ? (b) Determine all such polynomials $p(X, Y )$ with minimal degree.

Prove that if the roots of the equation $ x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c = 0 $, with real coefficients, are real, then the roots of the equation $ 3x^2 + 2ax + b = 0 $ are also real.

$P(x)$ is a nonconstant polynomial with real coefficients and its all roots are real numbers. If there exist a $Q(x)$ polynomial with real coefficients that holds the equality for all $x$ real numbers $(P(x))^{2}=P(Q(x))$, then prove that all the roots of $P(x)$ are same.

Determine all integers $n$ for which there exist an integer $k\geq 2$ and positive integers $x_1,x_2,\hdots,x_k$ so that $$x_1x_2+x_2x_3+\hdots+x_{k-1}x_k=n\text{ and } x_1+x_2+\hdots+x_k=2019.$$

Let $ d$ and $ e$ denote the solutions of $ 2x^2\plus{}3x\minus{}5\equal{}0$. What is the value of $ (d\minus{}1)(e\minus{}1)$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \minus{}\frac{5}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6$

Positive numbers $x_1,..., x_k$ satisfy the following inequalities: $$x_1^2+...+ x_k^2 <\frac{x_1+...+x_k}{2} \ \ and \ \ x_1+...+x_k < \frac{x_1^3+...+ x_k^3}{2}$$ a) Show that $k > 50$, (3) b) Give an example of such numbers for some value of $k$ (3) c) Find minimum $k$, for which such an example exists. (3)

$x, y, z$ are positive reals such that $x \leq 1$. Prove that $$xy+y+2z \geq 4 \sqrt{xyz}$$

Prove that $f(2) \ge 3^n$ where the polynomial $f(x) = x_n + a_1x_{n-1} + ...+ a_{n-1}x + 1$ has non-negative coefficients and $n$ real roots.