Found problems: 563
2024 District Olympiad, P3
Let $a,b,c\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\left\{0\right\}$ such that $|a|=|b|=|c|$ and $A=a+b+c$ respectively $B=abc$ are both real numbers. Prove that $ C_n=a^n+b^n+c^n$ is also a real number$,$ $(\forall)n\in\mathbb{N}.$
2009 Romania National Olympiad, 2
Let be a real number $ a\in \left[ 2+\sqrt 2,4 \right] . $ Find $ \inf_{\stackrel{z\in\mathbb{C}}{|z|\le 1}} \left| z^2-az+a \right| . $
2015 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, MCQ: P 14
$z=x+i y$ where $x$ and $y$ are two real numbers. Find the locus of the point $(x, y)$ in the plane, for which $\frac{z+i}{z-i}$ is purely imaginary (that is, it is of the form $i b$ where $b$ is a real number). [Here, $i=\sqrt{-1}$
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[*] A straight line
[*] A circle
[*] A parabole
[*] None of these
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2024 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 7
Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers for which $n\leq m\leq 2n$. Find the number of all complex solutions $(z_1,z_2,...,z_m)$ that satisfy
$$z_1^7+z_2^7+...+z_m^7=n$$
Such that $z_k^3-2z_k^2+2z_k-1=0$ for all $k=1,2,...,m$.
2012 District Olympiad, 4
For all odd natural numbers $ n, $ prove that
$$ \left|\sum_{j=0}^{n-1} (a+ib)^j\right|\in\mathbb{Q} , $$
where $ a,b\in\mathbb{Q} $ are two numbers such that $ 1=a^2+b^2. $
PEN K Problems, 4
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n\in \mathbb{N}$: \[f(f(f(n)))+f(f(n))+f(n)=3n.\]
2012 EGMO, 8
A [i]word[/i] is a finite sequence of letters from some alphabet. A word is [i]repetitive[/i] if it is a concatenation of at least two identical subwords (for example, $ababab$ and $abcabc$ are repetitive, but $ababa$ and $aabb$ are not). Prove that if a word has the property that swapping any two adjacent letters makes the word repetitive, then all its letters are identical. (Note that one may swap two adjacent identical letters, leaving a word unchanged.)
[i]Romania (Dan Schwarz)[/i]
2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 25
The sequence $(z_n)$ of complex numbers satisfies the following properties:
[list]
[*]$z_1$ and $z_2$ are not real.
[*]$z_{n+2}=z_{n+1}^2z_n$ for all integers $n\geq 1$.
[*]$\dfrac{z_{n+3}}{z_n^2}$ is real for all integers $n\geq 1$.
[*]$\left|\dfrac{z_3}{z_4}\right|=\left|\dfrac{z_4}{z_5}\right|=2$. [/list]
Find the product of all possible values of $z_1$.
1979 Spain Mathematical Olympiad, 4
If $z_1$ , $z_2$ are the roots of the equation with real coefficients $z^2+az+b = 0$, prove that $ z^n_1 + z^n_2$ is a real number for any natural value of $n$. If particular of the equation $z^2 - 2z + 2 = 0$, express, as a function of $n$, the said sum.
1999 IMC, 6
Let $A$ be a subset of $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$ with at most $\frac{\ln(n)}{100}$ elements.
Define $f(r)=\sum_{s\in A} e^{\dfrac{2 \pi i r s}{n}}$. Show that for some $r \ne 0$ we have $|f(r)| \geq \frac{|A|}{2}$.
2001 India IMO Training Camp, 1
Complex numbers $\alpha$ , $\beta$ , $\gamma$ have the property that $\alpha^k +\beta^k +\gamma^k$ is an integer for every natural number $k$. Prove that the polynomial \[(x-\alpha)(x-\beta )(x-\gamma )\] has integer coefficients.
2006 Italy TST, 3
Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with complex coefficients such that $P(0)\neq 0$. Prove that there exists a multiple of $P(x)$ with real positive coefficients if and only if $P(x)$ has no real positive root.
2015 Romania National Olympiad, 1
Find all triplets $ (a,b,c) $ of nonzero complex numbers having the same absolute value and which verify the equality:
$$ \frac{a}{b} +\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{a} =-1 $$
2016 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, MCQ: P 3
$z$ is a complex number and $|z|=1$ and $z^2\neq 1$. Then $\frac{z}{1-z^2}$ lies on
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[*] A line not passing through origin
[*] $|z|=2$
[*] $x$-axis
[*] $y$-axis
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2019 China Team Selection Test, 1
Given complex numbers $x,y,z$, with $|x|^2+|y|^2+|z|^2=1$. Prove that: $$|x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz| \le 1$$
2021 JHMT HS, 8
For complex number constant $c$, and real number constants $p$ and $q$, there exist three distinct complex values of $x$ that satisfy $x^3 + cx + p(1 + qi) = 0$. Suppose $c$, $p$, and $q$ were chosen so that all three complex roots $x$ satisfy $\tfrac{5}{6} \leq \tfrac{\mathrm{Im}(x)}{\mathrm{Re}(x)} \leq \tfrac{6}{5}$, where $\mathrm{Im}(x)$ and $\mathrm{Re}(x)$ are the imaginary and real part of $x$, respectively. The largest possible value of $|q|$ can be expressed as a common fraction $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Compute $m + n$.
2003 National High School Mathematics League, 14
$A,B,C$ are points that three complex numbers $z_0=a\text{i},z_1=\frac{1}{2}+b\text{i},z_2=1+c\text{i}(a,b,c\in\mathbb{R})$ refer to on complex plane (not collinear). Prove that curve $Z=Z_0\cos^4t+2Z_1\cos^2t\sin^2t+Z_2\sin^4t(t\in\mathbb{R})$ has only one common point with the perpendicular bisector of $AC$, and find the point.
2012 Waseda University Entrance Examination, 1
Answer the following questions:
(1) For complex numbers $\alpha ,\ \beta$, if $\alpha \beta =0$, then prove that $\alpha =0$ or $\beta =0$.
(2) For complex number $\alpha$, if $\alpha^2$ is a positive real number, then prove that $\alpha$ is a real number.
(3) For complex numbers $\alpha_1,\ \alpha_2,\ \cdots,\ \alpha_{2n+1}\ (n=1,\ 2,\ \cdots)$, assume that $\alpha_1\alpha_2,\ \cdots ,\ \alpha_k\alpha_{k+1},\ \cdots,\ \alpha_{2n}\alpha_{2n+1}$ and $\alpha_{2n+1}\alpha_1$ are all positive real numbers. Prove that $\alpha_1,\ \alpha_2,\ \cdots,\ \alpha_{2n+1}$ are all real numbers.
2021 BMT, T4
Let $z_1$, $z_2$, and $z_3$ be the complex roots of the equation $(2z -3\overline{z})^3 = 54i+54$. Compute the area of the triangle formed by $z_1$, $z_2$, and $z_3$ when plotted in the complex plane.
2013 Math Prize For Girls Problems, 6
Three distinct real numbers form (in some order) a 3-term arithmetic sequence, and also form (in possibly a different order) a 3-term geometric sequence. Compute the greatest possible value of the common ratio of this geometric sequence.
1996 National High School Mathematics League, 8
On the complex plane, non-zero complex numbers $z_1,z_2$ are on the circle with center $\text{i}$, radius of $1$. The real part of $\overline{z_1}\cdot z_2$ is $0$, and $\arg (z_1)=\frac{\pi}{6}$, then $z_2=$________.
1989 IMO Longlists, 58
A regular $ n\minus{}$gon $ A_1A_2A_3 \cdots A_k \cdots A_n$ inscribed in a circle of radius $ R$ is given. If $ S$ is a point on the circle, calculate \[ T \equal{} \sum^n_{k\equal{}1} SA^2_k.\]
2009 ISI B.Math Entrance Exam, 1
Let $x,y,z$ be non-zero real numbers. Suppose $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ are complex numbers such that $|\alpha|=|\beta|=|\gamma|=1$. If $x+y+z=0=\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma z$, then prove that $\alpha =\beta =\gamma$.
2018 Romania National Olympiad, 2
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, $O$ its circumcenter and $R=1$ its circumradius. Let $G_1,G_2,G_3$ be the centroids of the triangles $OBC, OAC$ and $OAB.$ Prove that the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral if and only if $$AG_1+BG_2+CG_3=4$$
1997 Romania National Olympiad, 4
Let $a_0,$ $a_1,$ $\ldots,$ $a_n$ be complex numbers such that [center]$|a_nz^n+a_{n-1}z^{n-1}+\ldots+a_1z+a_0| \le 1,$ for any $z \in \mathbb{C}$ with $|z|=1.$[/center]
Prove that $|a_k| \le 1$ and $|a_0+a_1+\ldots+a_n-(n+1)a_k| \le n,$ for any $k=\overline{0,n}.$