Consider a sequence $$x_n=(1+\sqrt2+\sqrt3)^n$$ Each member can be represented as $$x_n=q_n+r_n\sqrt2+s_n\sqrt3+t_n\sqrt6$$ where $q_n, r_n, s_n, t_n$ are integers. Find the limits of the fractions $r_n/q_n, s_n/q_n, t_n/q_n$.

[b]a)[/b] Let $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of real numbers having the property that $ \left| x_{n+1} -x_n \right|\leqslant 1/2^n, $ for any $ n\geqslant 1. $ Show that $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent. [b]b)[/b] Create a sequence $ \left( y_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ of real numbers that has the following properties: $ \text{(i) } \lim_{n\to\infty } \left( y_{n+1} -y_n \right) = 0 $ $ \text{(ii) } $ is bounded $ \text{(iii) } $ is divergent [i]Eugen Popa[/i]

Given a sphere of unit radius with the big circle (i.e of unit radius) that will be called "equator". We shall use the words "pole", "parallel","meridian" as self-explanatory. a) Let $g(x)$, where $x$ is a point on the sphere, be the distance from this point to the equator plane. Prove that $g(x)$ has the property if $x_1, x_2, x_3$ are the ends of the pairwise orthogonal radiuses, then $$g(x_1)^2 + g(x_2)^2 + g(x_3)^2 = 1 \,\,\,\, (*)$$ Let function $f(x)$ be an arbitrary nonnegative function on a sphere that satisfies (*) property. b) Let $x_1$ and $x_2$ points be on the same meridian between the north pole and equator, and $x_1$ is closer to the pole than $x_2$. Prove that $f(x_1) > f(x_2)$. c) Let $y_1$ be closer to the pole than $y_2$. Prove that $f(y_1) > f(y_2)$. d) Let $z_1$ and $z_2$ be on the same parallel. Prove that $f(z_1) = f(z_2)$. e) Prove that for all $x , f(x) = g(x)$.

Find the function $f(x)$ that satisfies the equation $$f'(x) + x^2f(x) = 0$$ knowing that $f(1) = e$. Graph this function and calculate the tangent of the curve at the point of abscissa $1$.

A polynomial $P(x)$ of degree $3$ has three distinct real roots. Find the number of real roots of the equation $P'(x)^2 -2P(x)P''(x) = 0$.

Let ${a_n}$ be a non-increasing sequence of positive numbers. Prove that if for $n \ge 2001$, $na_{n} \le 1$, then for any positive integer $m \ge 2001$ and $x \in \mathbb{R}$, the following inequality holds: $\left | \sum_{k=2001}^{m} a_{k} \sin kx \right | \le 1 + \pi$

Let $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ with real coefficients such that $p(x) \ge 0$ for all $x$. Prove that $p(x)+ p'(x)+ p''(x)+...+ p^{(n)}(x) \ge 0$.

Determine the set of real numbers $\alpha$ that can be expressed in the form \[\alpha=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{x_{n+1}}{x_n^3}\] where $x_0,x_1,x_2,\dots$ is an increasing sequence of real numbers with $x_0=1$.

[u]Calculus Round[/u] [b]p1.[/b] Evaluate $$\int^2_{-2}(x^3 + 2x + 1)dx$$ [b]p2.[/b] Find $$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{ln(1 + x + x^3) - x}{x^2}$$ [b]p3.[/b] Find the largest possible value for the slope of a tangent line to the curve $f(x) = \frac{1}{3+x^2}$ . [b]p4.[/b] An empty, inverted circular cone has a radius of $5$ meters and a height of $20$ meters. At time $t = 0$ seconds, the cone is empty, and at time $t \ge 0$ we fill the cone with water at a rate of $4t^2$ cubic meters per second. Compute the rate of change of the height of water with respect to time, at the point when the water reaches a height of $10$ meters. [b]p5.[/b] Compute $$\int^{\frac{\pi}{2}}_0 \sin (2016x) \cos (2015x) dx$$ [b]p6.[/b] Let $f(x)$ be a function defined for $x > 1$ such that $f''(x) = \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2-1}}$ and $f'(2) =\sqrt3$. Compute the length of the graph of $f(x)$ on the domain $x \in (1, 2]$. [b]p7.[/b] Let the function $f : [1, \infty) \to R$ be defuned as $f(x) = x^{2 ln(x)}$. Compute $$\int^{\sqrt{e}}_1 (f(x) + f^{-1}(x))dx$$ [b]p8.[/b] Calculate $f(3)$, given that $f(x) = x^3 + f'(-1)x^2 + f''(1)x + f'(-1)f(-1)$. [b]p9.[/b] Compute $$\int^e_1 \frac{ln (x)}{(1 + ln (x))^2} dx$$ [b]p10.[/b] For $x \ge 0$, let $R$ be the region in the plane bounded by the graphs of the line $\ell$ : $y = 4x$ and $y = x^3$. Let $V$ be the volume of the solid formed by revolving $R$ about line $\ell$. Then $V$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{\pi \cdot 2^a}{b\sqrt{c}}$ , where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers, $b$ is odd, and $c$ is not divisible by the square of a prime. Compute $a + b + c$. [u]Calculus Tiebreaker[/u] [b]Tie 1.[/b] Let $f(x) = x + x(\log x)^2$. Find $x$ such that $xf'(x) = 2f(x)$. [b]Tie 2.[/b] Compute $$\int^{\frac{\sqrt2}{2}}_{-1} \sqrt{1 - x^2} dx$$ [b]Tie 3.[/b] An axis-aligned rectangle has vertices at $(0,0)$ and $(2, 2016)$. Let $f(x, y)$ be the maximum possible area of a circle with center at $(x, y)$ contained entirely within the rectangle. Compute the expected value of $f$ over the rectangle. PS. You should use hide for answers.

For a real number $a$ and an integer $n(\geq 2)$, define $$S_n (a) = n^a \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{1}{k^{2019} (n-k)^{2019}}$$ Find every value of $a$ s.t. sequence $\{S_n(a)\}_{n\geq 2}$ converges to a positive real.

Let P be a finite, partially ordered set with one largest element, which is the only upper bound of the set of minimal elements. Prove that any monotonic function $f : P^n\to P$ can be written in the form $g( x_1 , x_2 , ..., x_n , c_1 , ..., c_m )$, where $c_i\in P$ and g is a monotonic, idempotent function. (g is idempotent iff $g(x , x , ..., x) = x\,\forall x\in P$)

A differentiable function $f$ with $f(0) = f(1) = 0$ is defined on the interval $[0,1]$. Prove that there exists a point $y \in [0,1]$ such that $| f' (y)| = 4 \int _0^1 | f(x)|dx$.

$p(x)$ is a polynomial of degree $n$ with leading coefficient $c$, and $q(x)$ is a polynomial of degree $m$ with leading coefficient $c$, such that \[ p(x)^2 = \left(x^2 - 1\right)q(x)^2 + 1 \] Show that $p'(x) = nq(x)$.

Let $\varepsilon$ be positive constant and $u$ satisfies that \[ \begin{cases} (\partial_t-\varepsilon\partial_x^2-\partial_y^2)u=0, & (t,x,y) \in \mathbb{R}_+ \times \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}_+,\\ \partial_y u\vert_{y=0}=\partial_x h, &\\u\vert_{t=0}=0. & \end{cases}\] Here $h(t,x)$ is a smooth Schwartz function. Define the operator $e^{a\langle D\rangle}$ \[\mathcal{F}_x(e^{a\langle D\rangle} f)(k)=e^{a\langle k\rangle} \mathcal{F}_x(f)(k), \quad \langle k\rangle=1+\vert k\vert,\] where $\mathcal{F}_x$ stands for the Fourier transform in $x$. Show that \[\int_0^T \|e^{(1-s)\langle D\rangle} u\|_{L_{x,y}^2}^2 ds \le C \int_0^T \|e^{(1-s)\langle D\rangle} h\|_{H_x^{\frac{1}{4}}}^2 ds\] with constant $C$ independent of $\varepsilon, T$ and $h$.

Let $a$ and $b$ satisfy $a \ge b >0, a + b = 1$. i) Prove that if $m$ and $n$ are positive integers with $m < n$, then $a^m - a^n \ge b^m- b^n > 0$. ii) For each positive integer $n$, consider a quadratic function $f_n(x) = x^2 - b^nx- a^n$. Show that $f(x)$ has two roots that are in between $-1$ and $1$.

Let $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a non-decreasing function such that $f(y) - f(x) < y - x$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y > x$. The sequence $u_1,u_2,\ldots$ of real numbers is such that $u_{n+2} = f(u_{n+1}) - f(u_n)$ for all $n\geq 1$. Prove that for any $\varepsilon > 0$ there exists a positive integer $N$ such that $|u_n| < \varepsilon$ for all $n\geq N$.

A positive real number sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3,\dots $ and a positive integer \(s\) is given. Let $f_n(0) = \frac{a_n+\dots+a_1}{n}$ and for each $0<k<n$ \[f_n(k)=\frac{a_n+\dots+a_{k+1}}{n-k}-\frac{a_k+\dots+a_1}{k}\] Then for every integer $n\geq s,$ the condition \[a_{n+1}=\max_{0\leq k<n}(f_n(k))\] is satisfied. Prove that this sequence must be eventually constant.

Consider the graph of the function $y = (1 -x^2)^3$. Find the set of points $M(x,y)$ through which you can draw at least $6$ lines touching this graph.

Given a real number $a$ and a sequence $(x_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ defined by: $$\left\{\begin{matrix} x_1=1 \\ x_2=0 \\ x_{n+2}=\frac{x_n^2+x_{n+1}^2}{4}+a\end{matrix}\right.$$ for all positive integers $n$. 1. For $a=0$, prove that $(x_n)$ converges. 2. Determine the largest possible value of $a$ such that $(x_n)$ converges.

Let $a, b, c \in \mathbb{R}$ be such that $$a + b + c = a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 1, \hspace{8px} a^3 + b^3 + c^3 \neq 1.$$ We say that a function $f$ is a [i]Palić function[/i] if $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, $f$ is continuous and satisfies $$f(x) + f(y) + f(z) = f(ax + by + cz) + f(bx + cy + az) + f(cx + ay + bz)$$ for all $x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}.$ Prove that any Palić function is infinitely many times differentiable and find all Palić functions.

Let $N$ be a normed linear space with a dense linear subspace $M$. Prove that if $L_1,\ldots,L_m$ are continuous linear functionals on $N$, then for all $x\in N$ there exists a sequence $(y_n)$ in $M$ converging to $x$ satisfying $L_j(y_n)=L_j(x)$ for all $j=1,\ldots,m$ and $n\in \mathbb{N}$.

Let $k\geqslant 2$ be an integer. Consider the sequence $(x_n)_{n\geqslant 1}$ defined by $x_1=a>0$ and $x_{n+1}=x_n+\lfloor k/x_n\rfloor$ for $n\geqslant 1.$ Prove that the sequence is convergent and determine its limit.

Let $M, \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R} $ with $M > 0$ and $\alpha, \beta \in (0,1)$. If $R>1$ is a real number, we say that a sequence of positive real numbers $\{ C_n \}_{n\geq 0}$ is $R$-[i]inoceronte[/i] if $ \sum_{i=1}^n R^{n-i}C_i \leq R^n \cdot M$ for all $n \geq 1$. Determine the smallest real $R>1$ for which exists a $R$-[i]inoceronte[/i] sequence $ \{ C_n \}_{n\geq 0}$ such that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \beta ^n C_n^{\alpha}$ diverges.

Show that \[ \int\limits_0^1 \frac{1}{(1+x)^n} dx > 1-\frac{1}{n} \] for all positive integers $n$.

Given the real number $k$, find all differentiable real-valued functions $f(x)$ defined on the reals such that $f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(kxy)$ for all $x, y$.