Found problems: 48
Solve the equation $p+\sqrt{q^{2}+r}=\sqrt{s^{2}+t}$ in prime numbers.
The arithmetic mean of two distinct positive integers $x$ and $y$ is a two-digit integer. The geometric mean of $x$ and $y$ is obtained by reversing the digits of the arithmetic mean. What is $|x-y|$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 24 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 48 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 54 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 66 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 70 $
Find all the pairs of positive numbers such that the last
digit of their sum is 3, their difference is a primer number and
their product is a perfect square.
Let $ N\equal{}100^2\plus{}99^2\minus{}98^2\minus{}97^2\plus{}96^2\plus{}\cdots\plus{}4^2\plus{}3^2\minus{}2^2\minus{}1^2$, where the additions and subtractions alternate in pairs. Find the remainder when $ N$ is divided by $ 1000$.
Find all positive integers $n\geq 1$ such that $n^2+3^n$ is the square of an integer.
[i]Bulgaria[/i]
The sequence $\{x_{n}\}_{n \ge 1}$ is defined by \[x_{1}=x_{2}=1, \; x_{n+2}= 14x_{n+1}-x_{n}-4.\] Prove that $x_{n}$ is always a perfect square.
The factors of the expression $ x^2\plus{}y^2$ are:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ (x\plus{}y)(x\minus{}y) \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ (x\plus{}y)^2 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ (x^{\frac{2}{3}}\plus{}y^{\frac{2}{3}})(x^{\frac{4}{3}}\plus{}y^{\frac{4}{3}}) \\
\textbf{(D)}\ (x\plus{}iy)(x\minus{}iy) \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$
The numbers $16$ and $25$ are a pair of consecutive perfect squares whose difference is $9$. How many pairs of consecutive positive perfect squares have a difference of less than or equal to $2023$?
$\textbf{(A) } 674 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 1011 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 1010 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 2019 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 2017$
How many ordered pairs $ (m,n)$ of positive integers, with $ m > n$, have the property that their squares differ by $ 96$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$
Let $f(x) = x^2 + 6x + 7$. Determine the smallest possible value of $f(f(f(f(x))))$ over all real numbers $x.$
Prove that there exists a positive real number $C$ with the following property: for any integer $n\ge 2$ and any subset $X$ of the set $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ such that $|X|\ge 2$, there exist $x,y,z,w \in X$(not necessarily distinct) such that
\[0<|xy-zw|<C\alpha ^{-4}\]
where $\alpha =\frac{|X|}{n}$.
Let $m$ and $n$ be natural numbers and let $mn+1$ be divisible by $24$. Show that $m+n$ is divisible by $24$.
The real root of the equation $8x^3 - 3x^2 - 3x - 1 = 0$ can be written in the form $\frac{\sqrt[3]a + \sqrt[3]b + 1}{c}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers. Find $a+b+c$.
Prove that there exists a positive real number $C$ with the following property: for any integer $n\ge 2$ and any subset $X$ of the set $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ such that $|X|\ge 2$, there exist $x,y,z,w \in X$(not necessarily distinct) such that
\[0<|xy-zw|<C\alpha ^{-4}\]
where $\alpha =\frac{|X|}{n}$.
What is the largest prime factor of 8091?
Prove that for every natural number $a_1>1$ there exists an increasing sequence of natural numbers $a_n$ such that $a^2_1+a^2_2+\cdots+a^2_k$ is divisible by $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_k$ for all $k \geq 1$.
[i]A. Golovanov[/i]
How many right triangles have integer leg lengths $ a$ and $ b$ and a hypotenuse of length $ b\plus{}1$, where $ b<100$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 6 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 7 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 8 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 9 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 10$
The fraction \[\frac {(3^{2008})^2 - (3^{2006})^2}{(3^{2007})^2 - (3^{2005})^2}\] simplifies to which of the following?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {9}{4} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {9}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 9$
Find the largest positive integer $k$ such that $\phi ( \sigma ( 2^k)) = 2^k$. ($\phi(n)$ denotes the number of positive integers that are smaller than $n$ and relatively prime to $n$, and $\sigma(n)$ denotes the sum of divisors of $n$). As a hint, you are given that $641|2^{32}+1$.
There exists a polynomial $P$ of degree $5$ with the following property: if $z$ is a complex number such that $z^5+2004z=1$, then $P(z^2)=0$. Calculate the quotient $\tfrac{P(1)}{P(-1)}$.
The number $(2^{48}-1)$ is exactly divisible by two numbers between $60$ and $70$. These numbers are
$\textbf{(A) }61,63\qquad\textbf{(B) }61,65\qquad\textbf{(C) }63,65\qquad\textbf{(D) }63,67\qquad \textbf{(E) }67,69$
Let $a_0=5/2$ and $a_k=a_{k-1}^2-2$ for $k\ge 1.$ Compute \[\prod_{k=0}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac1{a_k}\right)\] in closed form.
Compute $\sqrt{(31)(30)(29)(28)+1}$.
How many base ten integers of the form 1010101...101 are prime?
Find all positive integers $ m,n $ that satisfy the equation \[ 3.2^m +1 = n^2 \]