Found problems: 563
Does there exist non-zero complex numbers $a, b, c$ and natural number $h$ such that if integers $k, l, m$ satisfy $|k| + |l| + |m| \geq 1996$, then $|ka + lb + mc| > \frac {1}{h}$ is true?
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.
(1) Prove that, on the complex plane, the area of the convex hull of all complex roots of $z^{20}+63z+22=0$ is greater than $\pi$.
(2) Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ be complex numbers with sum $1$, and $k_1<k_2<\cdots<k_n$ be odd positive integers. Let $\omega$ be a complex number with norm at least $1$. Prove that the equation
\[ a_1 z^{k_1}+a_2 z^{k_2}+\cdots+a_n z^{k_n}=w \]
has at least one complex root with norm at most $3n|\omega|$.
Let $A$ be the area of the locus of points $z$ in the complex plane that satisfy $|z+12+9i| \leq 15$. Compute $\lfloor A\rfloor$.
Consider a complex number whose affix in the complex plane is situated on the first quadrant of the unit circle centered at origin. Then, the following inequality holds.
$$ \sqrt{2} +\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}} \le |1+z|+|1+z^2|+|1+z^4|\le 6 $$
[i]Costică Ambrinoc[/i]
Consider the complex numbers $a_1, a_2,\cdots , a_n$, $n \geq 2$. Which have the following properties:
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[*] $|a_i|=1$ $\forall$ $i=1,2,\cdots , n$
[*] $\sum \limits_{k=1}^n arg(a_k)\leq \pi$
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Show that the inequality$$\left(n^2\cot \left(\frac{\pi}{2n}\right)\right)^{-1}\left |\sum \limits_{k=0}^n(-1)^k\left[3n^2-(8k+5)n+4k(k+1)\sigma_k\right]\right |\geq \sqrt{\left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)^2\cot^2 \left(\frac{\pi}{2n}\right)}+16\left |\sum \limits_{k=0}^n(-1)^k\sigma_k\right |$$where $\sigma_0=1$, $\sigma_k=\sum \limits_{1\leq i_1\leq i_2\leq \cdots \leq i_k\leq n}a_{i_1}a_{i_2}\cdots a_{i_k}$, $\forall$ $k=1,2,\cdots , n$
Let $a\in (0,1)$, $f(z)=z^2-z+a, z\in \mathbb{C}$. Prove the following statement holds:
For any complex number z with $|z| \geq 1$, there exists a complex number $z_0$ with $|z_0|=1$, such that $|f(z_0)| \leq |f(z)|$.
Prove that there exists a convex 1990-gon with the following two properties :
[b]a.)[/b] All angles are equal.
[b]b.)[/b] The lengths of the 1990 sides are the numbers $ 1^2$, $ 2^2$, $ 3^2$, $ \cdots$, $ 1990^2$ in some order.
Let $N$ be a positive integer. Define a sequence $a_0,a_1,\ldots$ by $a_0=0$, $a_1=1$, and $a_{n+1}+a_{n-1}=a_n(2-1/N)$ for $n\ge1$. Prove that $a_n<\sqrt{N+1}$ for all $n$.
[i]Evan O'Dorney.[/i]
Let $a, b, c, x, y$ and $z$ be complex numbers such that $a=\frac{b+c}{x-2}, b=\frac{c+a}{y-2}, c=\frac{a+b}{z-2}$. If $xy+yz+zx=1000$ and $x+y+z=2016$, find the value of $xyz$.
Complex number $z=\cos\theta+\text{i}\sin\theta(0\leq\theta\leq\pi)$. Points that three complex numbers $z,(1+\text{i})z,2\overline{z}$ refer to on complex plane are $P,Q,R$. When $P,Q,R$ are not collinear, $PQSR$ is a parallelogram. The longest distance between $S$ and the original point is________.
Let $a$ and $b$ be complex numbers satisfying the two equations
\begin{align*}
a^3 - 3ab^2 & = 36 \\
b^3 - 3ba^2 & = 28i.
\end{align*}
Let $M$ be the maximum possible magnitude of $a$. Find all $a$ such that $|a| = M$.
Find the locus of the affix $M$, of the complex number $z$, so that it is aligned with the affixes of $i$ and $iz$ .
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 $z_2=$________.
A surjective function $g: \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb C$ is given. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb C$ such that for all $x,y\in \mathbb C$ we have
$$
|f(x)+g(y)| = | f(y) + g(x)|.
$$
Proposed by [i]Mojtaba Zare, Amirabbas Mohammadi[/i]
Find all non-negative integers $m,n,p,q$ such that \[ p^mq^n = (p+q)^2 +1 . \]
Let $a$,$b$,$c$ be real numbers.
Let $z_{1}$,$z_{2}$,$z_{3}$ be complex numbers such that $|z_{k}|=1$ $(k=1,2,3)$ $~$ and $~$ $\frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}+\frac{z_{2}}{z_{3}}+\frac{z_{3}}{z_{1}}=1$
Find $|az_{1}+bz_{2}+cz_{3}|$.
Suppose $z$ is a complex number with positive imaginary part, with real part greater than $1$, and with $|z| = 2$. In the complex plane, the four points $0$, $z$, $z^{2}$, and $z^{3}$ are the vertices of a quadrilateral with area $15$. What is the imaginary part of $z$?
$\textbf{(A)}~\displaystyle\frac{3}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}~1\qquad\textbf{(C)}~\displaystyle\frac{4}{3}\qquad\textbf{(D)}~\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(E)}~\displaystyle\frac{5}{3}$
For distinct complex numbers $z_1,z_2,\dots,z_{673}$, the polynomial
\[ (x-z_1)^3(x-z_2)^3 \cdots (x-z_{673})^3 \]
can be expressed as $x^{2019} + 20x^{2018} + 19x^{2017}+g(x)$, where $g(x)$ is a polynomial with complex coefficients and with degree at most $2016$. The value of
\[ \left| \sum_{1 \le j <k \le 673} z_jz_k \right| \]
can be expressed in the form $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
Let $z$ be a complex number and k a positive integer such that $z^k$ is a positive real number other than $1$. Let $f(n)$ denote the real part of the complex number $z^n$. Assume the parabola $p(n) = an^2 +bn+c$ intersects $f(n)$ four times, at $n = 0, 1, 2, 3$. Assuming the smallest possible value of $k$, find the largest possible value of $a$.
Two non-zero-complex numbers $x,y$, satisfy that $x^2+xy+y^2=0$. Then the value of $(\frac{x}{x+y})^{1990}+(\frac{y}{x+y})^{1990}$ is
$\text{(A)}2^{-1989}\qquad\text{(B)}-1\qquad\text{(C)}1\qquad\text{(D)}$none above
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle $k$. $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$. The rays $\overrightarrow{CB}, \overrightarrow{DA}$ meet at $F$.
Prove that the line through the incenters of $\triangle ABE\,,\, \triangle ABF$ and the line through the incenters of $\triangle CDE\,,\, \triangle CDF$ meet at a point lying on the circle $k$.
[i]Proposed by N. Beluhov[/i]
Let $x,y,z$ be complex numbers such that\\
$\hspace{ 2cm} \frac{x}{y+z}+\frac{y}{z+x}+\frac{z}{x+y}=9$\\
$\hspace{ 2cm} \frac{x^2}{y+z}+\frac{y^2}{z+x}+\frac{z^2}{x+y}=64$\\
$\hspace{ 2cm} \frac{x^3}{y+z}+\frac{y^3}{z+x}+\frac{z^3}{x+y}=488$\\
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If $\frac{x}{yz}+\frac{y}{zx}+\frac{z}{xy}=\frac{m}{n}$ where $m,n$ are positive integers with $GCD(m,n)=1$, find $m+n$.
[b]a)[/b] Prove that the sum of all the elements of a finite union of sets of elements of finite cyclic subgroups of the group of complex numbers, is an integer number.
[b]b)[/b] Show that there are finite union of sets of elements of finite cyclic subgroups of the group of complex numbers such that the sum of all its elements is equal to any given integer.
[i]Paltin Ionescu[/i]
Given a positive integer $n$, it can be shown that every complex number of the form $r+si$, where $r$ and $s$ are integers, can be uniquely expressed in the base $-n+i$ using the integers $1,2,\ldots,n^2$ as digits. That is, the equation\[ r+si=a_m(-n+i)^m+a_{m-1}(-n+i)^{m-1}+\cdots +a_1(-n+i)+a_0 \]is true for a unique choice of non-negative integer $m$ and digits $a_0,a_1,\ldots,a_m$ chosen from the set $\{0,1,2,\ldots,n^2\}$, with $a_m\ne 0$. We write \[ r+si=(a_ma_{m-1}\ldots a_1a_0)_{-n+i} \]to denote the base $-n+i$ expansion of $r+si$. There are only finitely many integers $k+0i$ that have four-digit expansions \[ k=(a_3a_2a_1a_0)_{-3+i}~~~~a_3\ne 0. \]Find the sum of all such $k$.