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[b]a)[/b] Let $ A $ denote the complex numbers of modulus $ 1/3, $ and $ B $ denote the complex numbers of modulus at least $ 1/2. $ Show that $ A+B=AB\neq\mathbb{C} . $ [b]b)[/b] Prove that there is no family $ Y $ of complex numbers that satisfies $ X+Y=XY\neq\mathbb{C} , $ where $ X $ denotes the complex numbers of modulus $ 1. $
Solve the Dirichlet problem \[\Delta u=0\text{ for }x^2+y^2<1\] \[u=1\text{ for }x^2+y^2=1,\;y>0\] \[u=-1\text{ for }x^2+y^2=1,\;y<0\]
The diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ meet at point $P$. Points $K$ and $L$ lie on $AC$, $BD$ respectively in such a way that $CK=AP$ and $DL=BP$. Prove that the line joining the common points of circles $ALC$ and $BKD$ passes through the mass-center of $ABCD$. Proposed by:V.Konyshev
Given complex numbers $x,y,z$, with $|x|^2+|y|^2+|z|^2=1$. Prove that: $$|x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz| \le 1$$
If $z\in\mathbb{C},\arg{(z^2-4)}=\frac{5}{6}\pi,\arg{(z^2+4)}=\frac{\pi}{3}$, then the value of $z$ is________.
Let $ABC$ and $AMN$ be two similar triangles with the same orientation, such that $AB=AC$, $AM=AN$ and having disjoint interiors. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of the triangle $MAB$. Prove that the points $O$, $C$, $N$, $A$ lie on the same circle if and only if the triangle $ABC$ is equilateral. [i]Valentin Vornicu[/i]
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral whose diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$. The extensions of the sides $AD$ and $BC$ beyond $A$ and $B$ meet at $F$. Let $G$ be the point such that $ECGD$ is a parallelogram, and let $H$ be the image of $E$ under reflection in $AD$. Prove that $D,H,F,G$ are concyclic.
Let $u$, $v$, $w$ complex numbers such that: $u + v + w = 1$, $u^2 + v^2 + w^2 = 3$, $uvw = 1$. Prove that [list=1] [*] $u$, $v$, $w$ are distinct numbers two by two [*] If $S(k)= u^k + v^k + w^k$, then $S(k)$ is an odd natural number [*] The expression$$\frac{u^{2n+1} - v^{2n+1}}{u-v}+\frac{v^{2n+1}-w^{2n+1}}{v-w}+\frac{w^{2n+1}-u^{2n+1}}{w-u}$$is an integer number. [/list]
Let $a, b, c, d$ be real numbers. Suppose that all the roots of $z^4+az^3+bz^2+cz+d=0$ are complex numbers lying on a circle in the complex plane centered at $0+0i$ and having radius $1$. The sum of the reciprocals of the roots is necessarily $ \textbf{(A)}\ a \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ b \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ c \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -a \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -b $
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral whose diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$. The extensions of the sides $AD$ and $BC$ beyond $A$ and $B$ meet at $F$. Let $G$ be the point such that $ECGD$ is a parallelogram, and let $H$ be the image of $E$ under reflection in $AD$. Prove that $D,H,F,G$ are concyclic.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 120^\circ$, $I$ be the incenter, and $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. The line passing through $M$ and parallel to $AI$ meets the circle with diameter $BC$ at points $E$ and $F$ ($A$ and $E$ lie on the same semiplane with respect to $BC$). The line passing through $E$ and perpendicular to $FI$ meets $AB$ and $AC$ at points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Find the value of $\angle PIQ$.
Complex numbers ${x_i},{y_i}$ satisfy $\left| {{x_i}} \right| = \left| {{y_i}} \right| = 1$ for $i=1,2,\ldots ,n$. Let $x=\frac{1}{n}\sum\limits_{i=1}^n{{x_i}}$, $y=\frac{1}{n}\sum\limits_{i=1}^n{{y_i}}$ and $z_i=x{y_i}+y{x_i}-{x_i}{y_i}$. Prove that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^n{\left| {{z_i}}\right|}\leqslant n$.
Let $M$ be a point on the smaller arc $A_1A_n$ of the circumcircle of a regular $n$-gon $A_1A_2\ldots A_n$ . $(a)$ If $n$ is even, prove that $\sum_{i=1}^n(-1)^iMA_i^2=0$. $(b)$ If $n$ is odd, prove that $\sum_{i=1}^n(-1)^iMA_i=0$.
The figure below depicts a regular 7-gon inscribed in a unit circle. [asy] import geometry; unitsize(3cm); draw(circle((0,0),1),linewidth(1.5)); for (int i = 0; i < 7; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) { draw(dir(i * 360/7) -- dir(j * 360/7),linewidth(1.5)); } } for(int i = 0; i < 7; ++i) { dot(dir(i * 360/7),5+black); } [/asy] What is the sum of the 4th powers of the lengths of all 21 of its edges and diagonals? $\textbf{(A)}49~\textbf{(B)}98~\textbf{(C)}147~\textbf{(D)}168~\textbf{(E)}196$
Two circles in a plane intersect. $A$ is one of the points of intersection. Starting simultaneously from $A$ two points move with constant speed, each travelling along its own circle in the same sense. The two points return to $A$ simultaneously after one revolution. Prove that there is a fixed point $P$ in the plane such that the two points are always equidistant from $P.$
A regular hexagon with center at the origin in the complex plane has opposite pairs of sides one unit apart. One pair of sides is parallel to the imaginary axis. Let $ R$ be the region outside the hexagon, and let $ S\equal{}\{\frac{1}{z}|z\in R\}$. Then the area of $ S$ has the form $ a\pi\plus{}\sqrt{b}$, where $ a$ and $ b$ are positive integers. Find $ a\plus{}b$.
Let $ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon with $AB=DE$, $BC=EF$, $CD=FA$, and $\angle A-\angle D = \angle C -\angle F = \angle E -\angle B$. Prove that the diagonals $AD$, $BE$, and $CF$ are concurrent.
Let be the set $ G=\{ (u,v)\in \mathbb{C}^2| u\neq 0 \} $ and a function $ \varphi :\mathbb{C}\setminus\{ 0\}\longrightarrow\mathbb{C}\setminus\{ 0\} $ having the property that the operation $ *:G^2\longrightarrow G $ defined as $$ (a,b)*(c,d)=(ac,bc+d\varphi (a)) $$ is associative. [b]a)[/b] Show that $ (G,*) $ is a group. [b]b)[/b] Describe $ \varphi , $ knowing that $(G,*) $ is a commutative group. [i]Marius Perianu[/i]
Let $z_1$, $z_2$, $z_3$, and $z_4$ be the four distinct complex solutions of the equation \[ z^4 - 6z^2 + 8z + 1 = -4(z^3 - z + 2)i. \] Find the sum of the six pairwise distances between $z_1$, $z_2$, $z_3$, and $z_4$.
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 \[ T \equal{} \sum^n_{k\equal{}1} SA^2_k.\]
For every complex number $z$ different from 0 and 1 we define the following function \[ f(z) := \sum \frac 1 { \log^4 z } \] where the sum is over all branches of the complex logarithm. a) Prove that there are two polynomials $P$ and $Q$ such that $f(z) = \displaystyle \frac {P(z)}{Q(z)} $ for all $z\in\mathbb{C}-\{0,1\}$. b) Prove that for all $z\in \mathbb{C}-\{0,1\}$ we have \[ f(z) = \frac { z^3+4z^2+z}{6(z-1)^4}. \]
Let $S$ be the unit circle in the complex plane (i.e. the set of all complex numbers with their moduli equal to $1$). We define function $f:S\rightarrow S$ as follow: $\forall z\in S$, $ f^{(1)}(z)=f(z), f^{(2)}(z)=f(f(z)), \dots,$ $f^{(k)}(z)=f(f^{(k-1)}(z)) (k>1,k\in \mathbb{N}), \dots$ We call $c$ an $n$-[i]period-point[/i] of $f$ if $c$ ($c\in S$) and $n$ ($n\in\mathbb{N}$) satisfy: $f^{(1)}(c) \not=c, f^{(2)}(c) \not=c, f^{(3)}(c) \not=c, \dots, f^{(n-1)}(c) \not=c, f^{(n)}(c)=c$. Suppose that $f(z)=z^m$ ($z\in S; m>1, m\in \mathbb{N}$), find the number of $1989$-[i]period-point[/i] of $f$.
On the sides of a non-obtuse triangle $ABC$ a square, a regular $n$-gon and a regular $m$-gon ($m$,$n > 5$) are constructed externally, so that their centers are vertices of a regular triangle. Prove that $m = n = 6$ and find the angles of $\triangle ABC$.
Let $S^1 = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} \mid |z| =1 \}$ be the unit circle in the complex plane. Let $f \colon S^1 \longrightarrow S^2$ be the map given by $f(z) = z^2$. We define $f^{(1)} \colon = f$ and $f^{(k+1)} \colon = f \circ f^{(k)}$ for $k \geq 1$. The smallest positive integer $n$ such that $f^{(n)}(z) = z$ is called the [i]period[/i] of $z$. Determine the total number of points in $S^1$ of period $2025$. (Hint : $2025 = 3^4 \times 5^2$)