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If $ a,n $ are two natural numbers corelated by the equation $ \left\{ \sqrt{n+\sqrt n}\right\} =\left\{ \sqrt a\right\} , $ then $ 1+4a $ is a perfect square. Justify this statement. Here, $ \{\} $ is the usual fractionary part.
Solve the equation: $|x + 1| - |x| + 3|x - 1| - 2|x - 2| = x + 2$.
Prove that a nontrivial finite ring is not a skew field if and only if the equation $ x^n+y^n=z^n $ has nontrivial solutions in this ring for any natural number $ n. $
Find the solution of the equation $8x(2x^2-1)(8x^4-8x^2+1)=1$ in the interval $[0,1]$?
Solve in $ \mathbb{Z}^2 $ the following equation: $$ (x+1)(x+2)(x+3) +x(x+2)(x+3)+x(x+1)(x+3)+x(x+1)(x+2)=y^{2^x} . $$ [i]Adrian Zanoschi[/i]
Find all the real $a,b,c$ such that the equality $$|ax+by+cz| + |bx+cy+az| + |cx+ay+bz| = |x|+|y|+|z|$$ is valid for all the real $x,y,z$.
Find digits $x, y, z$ such that the equality \[\sqrt{\underbrace{\overline{xx\cdots x}}_{2n \text{ times}}-\underbrace{\overline{yy\cdots y}}_{n \text{ times}}}=\underbrace{\overline{zz\cdots z}}_{n \text{ times}}\] holds for at least two values of $n \in \mathbb N$, and in that case find all $n$ for which this equality is true.
An ordered pair $(x, y)$ of integers is a primitive point if the greatest common divisor of $x$ and $y$ is $1$. Given a finite set $S$ of primitive points, prove that there exist a positive integer $n$ and integers $a_0, a_1, \ldots , a_n$ such that, for each $(x, y)$ in $S$, we have: $$a_0x^n + a_1x^{n-1} y + a_2x^{n-2}y^2 + \cdots + a_{n-1}xy^{n-1} + a_ny^n = 1.$$ [i]Proposed by John Berman, United States[/i]
Determine all sequences $(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_{2011})$ of positive integers, such that for every positive integer $n$ there exists an integer $a$ with \[\sum^{2011}_{j=1} j x^n_j = a^{n+1} + 1\] [i]Proposed by Warut Suksompong, Thailand[/i]
Let be a natural number $ n\ge 2. $ Find the real numbers $ a $ that satisfy the equation $$ \lfloor nx \rfloor =\sum_{k=1}^{n} \lfloor x+(k-1)a \rfloor , $$ for any real numbers $ x. $ [i]Marius Perianu[/i]
Find all real numbers $x$ satisfying the equation \[\left\lfloor \frac{20}{x+18}\right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \frac{x+18}{20}\right\rfloor=1.\]
Determine all real numbers $x{}$ satisfying $2^{x-1}+2^{1/\sqrt{x}}=3$.
Find all pairs $ (a,b)$ of positive integers that satisfy the equation: $ a^{b^2} \equal{} b^a$.
Solve in $ \mathbb{Z} $ the system: $$ \left\{ \begin{matrix} 2^x+\log_3 x=y^2 \\ 2^y+\log_3 y=x^2 \end{matrix} \right. . $$
How many ordered pairs of positive real numbers $(a,b)$ satisfy the equation \[(1+2a)(2+2b)(2a+b) = 32ab?\] $\textbf{(A) }0\qquad\textbf{(B) }1\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }3\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{an infinite number}$
If $a$ is real number such that $x_1$ and $x_2$, $x_1\neq x_2$ , are real numbers and roots of equation $x_2-x+a=0$. Prove that $\mid {x_1}^2-{x_2}^2 \mid =1$ iff $\mid {x_1}^3-{x_2}^3 \mid =1$
Find the least positive integer $n$ for which there exists a set $\{s_1, s_2, \ldots , s_n\}$ consisting of $n$ distinct positive integers such that \[ \left( 1 - \frac{1}{s_1} \right) \left( 1 - \frac{1}{s_2} \right) \cdots \left( 1 - \frac{1}{s_n} \right) = \frac{51}{2010}.\] [i]Proposed by Daniel Brown, Canada[/i]
Show that the integral equation $$f(x,y) = 1 + \int_{0}^{x} \int_{0}^{y} f(u,v) \, du \, dv$$ has at most one solution continuous for $0\leq x \leq 1, 0\leq y \leq 1.$
Given positive integers $k,n$ and a real number $\ell$, where $k,n \geq 1$. Given are also pairwise different positive real numbers $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_k$. Let $S = \{a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_k, -a_1, -a_2,\ldots, -a_k\}$. Let $A$ be the number of solutions of the equation $$x_1 + x_2 + \ldots + x_{2n} = 0,$$ where $x_1,x_2,\ldots, x_{2n} \in S$. Let $B$ be the number of solutions of the equation $$x_1 + x_2 + \ldots + x_{2n} = \ell,$$ where $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_{2n} \in S$. Prove that $A \geq B$. Solutions of an equation with only difference in the permutation are different.
Prove that the equation \[ x^n + 1 = y^{n+1}, \] where $n$ is a positive integer not smaller then 2, has no positive integer solutions in $x$ and $y$ for which $x$ and $n+1$ are relatively prime.
Find all real solutions of $\sqrt[4]{13+x}+ \sqrt[4]{14-x} = 3$.
Solve equation in real numbers $\sqrt{x+\sqrt{4x+\sqrt{16x+\sqrt{…+\sqrt{4^nx+3}}}}}-\sqrt{x}=1$
Find all integers $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ such that $$a^2+5b^2-2c^2-2cd-3d^2=0$$
Find all real solutions of the equation \[ \left(1+x^2\right)\left(1+x^3\right)\left(1+x^5\right)=8x^5 \]
For positive integers $a$ and $b$ holds $a^3+4a=b^2$. Prove that $a=2t^2$ for some positive integer $t$