Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the set of all functions $f : (0,\infty)\to (0,\infty)$ such that $f(3x) \geq f( f(2x) )+x$ for all $x$. Find the largest $A$ such that $f(x) \geq A x$ for all $f\in\mathcal{F}$ and all $x$.

Consider a positive integer $a > 1$. If $a$ is not a perfect square then at the next move we add $3$ to it and if it is a perfect square we take the square root of it. Define the trajectory of a number $a$ as the set obtained by performing this operation on $a$. For example the cardinality of $3$ is $\{3, 6, 9\}$. Find all $n$ such that the cardinality of $n$ is finite. The following part problems may attract partial credit. $\textbf{(a)}$Show that the cardinality of the trajectory of a number cannot be $1$ or $2$. $\textbf{(b)}$Show that $\{3, 6, 9\}$ is the only trajectory with cardinality $3$. $\textbf{(c)}$ Show that there for all $k \geq 3$, there exists a number such that the cardinality of its trajectory is $k$. $\textbf{(d)}$ Give an example of a number with cardinality of trajectory as infinity.

Let a convex quadrilateral $ ABCD$ fixed such that $ AB \equal{} BC$, $ \angle ABC \equal{} 80, \angle CDA \equal{} 50$. Define $ E$ the midpoint of $ AC$; show that $ \angle CDE \equal{} \angle BDA$ [i](Paolo Leonetti)[/i]

Prove that \[ \frac{a}{b+2c+3d} +\frac{b}{c+2d+3a} +\frac{c}{d+2a+3b}+ \frac{d}{a+2b+3c} \geq \frac{2}{3} \] for all positive real numbers $a,b,c,d$.

Let be a twice-differentiable function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that has the properties that: $ \text{(i) supp} f''=f\left(\mathbb{R}\right) $ $ \text{(ii)}\exists g:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R}\quad\forall x\in\mathbb{R}\quad f(x+1)=f(x)+f'\left( g(x)\right)\text{ and } f'(x+1)=f'(x)+f''\left( g(x)\right) $ Prove that: [b]a)[/b] any such $ g $ is injective. [b]b)[/b] $ f $ is of class $ C^{\infty } , $ and for any natural number $ n, $ any real number $ x $ and any such $ g, $ $$f^{(n)}(x+1)=f^{(n)}(x)+f^{(n+1)}\left( g(x)\right) . $$ [i]Laurențiu Panaitopol[/i]

Let $ k $ be a natural number. A function $ f:S:=\left\{ x_1,x_2,...,x_k\right\}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ is said to be [i]additive[/i] if, whenever $ n_1x_1+n_2x_2+\cdots +n_kx_k=0, $ it holds that $ n_1f\left( x_1\right)+n_2f\left( x_2\right)+\cdots +n_kf\left( x_k\right)=0, $ for all natural numbers $ n_1,n_2,...,n_k. $ Show that for every additive function and for every finite set of real numbers $ T, $ there exists a second function, which is a real additive function defined on $ S\cup T $ and which is equal to the former on the restriction $ S. $

Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $\alpha_n $ be the number of $1$'s within binary representation of $n$. Show that for all positive integers $r$, \[2^{2n-\alpha_n}\phantom{-1} \bigg|^{\phantom{0}}_{\phantom{-1}} \sum_{k=-n}^{n} \binom{2n}{n+k} k^{2r}.\]

The function $f: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is twice differentiable and satisfies $f(0)=2,f'(0)=-2,f(1)=1$. Prove that there is a $\xi \in ]0,1[$ for which we have $f(\xi)\cdot f'(\xi)+f''(\xi)=0$.

Let $a,b,c$ be integer numbers such that $(a+b+c) \mid (a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2})$. Show that there exist infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that $(a+b+c) \mid (a^{n}+b^{n}+c^{n})$. [i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]

Find all functions $f:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ Such that for all real $x,y$: $(x^2+xy+y^2)(f(x)-f(y))=f(x^3)-f(y^3)$

Let $f$ and $g$ be two continuous, distinct functions from $[0,1] \rightarrow (0,+\infty)$ such that $\int_{0}^{1}f(x)dx = \int_{0}^{1}g(x)dx$ Let $y_n=\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{f^{n+1}(x)}{g^{n}(x)}dx}$, for $n\geq 0$, natural. Prove that $(y_n)$ is an increasing and divergent sequence.

(1) For real numbers $x,\ a$ such that $0<x<a,$ prove the following inequality. \[\frac{2x}{a}<\int_{a-x}^{a+x}\frac{1}{t}\ dt<x\left(\frac{1}{a+x}+\frac{1}{a-x}\right). \] (2) Use the result of $(1)$ to prove that $0.68<\ln 2<0.71.$

let $m,n\in \mathbb{N}$ and $p(x),q(x),h(x)$ are polynomials with real Coefficients such that $p(x)$ is Descending. and for all $x\in \mathbb{R}$ $p(q(nx+m)+h(x))=n(q(p(x))+h(x))+m$ . prove that dont exist function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x\in \mathbb{R}$ $f(q(p(x))+h(x))=f(x)^{2}+1$

Suppose $a>b>0$, $f(x)=\dfrac{2(a+b)x+2ab}{4x+a+b}$. Show that there exists an unique positive number $x$, such that $f(x)=\left(\dfrac{a^{\frac{1}{3}}+b^{\frac{1}{3}}}{2} \right)^3$.

Calculate \[T = \sum \frac{1}{n_1! \cdot n_2! \cdot \cdots n_{1994}! \cdot (n_2 + 2 \cdot n_3 + 3 \cdot n_4 + \ldots + 1993 \cdot n_{1994})!}\] where the sum is taken over all 1994-tuples of the numbers $n_1, n_2, \ldots, n_{1994} \in \mathbb{N} \cup \{0\}$ satisfying $n_1 + 2 \cdot n_2 + 3 \cdot n_3 + \ldots + 1994 \cdot n_{1994} = 1994.$

Find $A^2$, where $A$ is the sum of the absolute values of all roots of the following equation: \begin{eqnarray*}x &=& \sqrt{19} + \frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{{\displaystyle \sqrt{19}+\frac{91}{x}}}}}}}}}\end{eqnarray*}

On the $xy$ plane, find the area of the figure bounded by the graphs of $y=x$ and $y=\left|\ \frac34 x^2-3\ \right |-2$. [i]2011 Kyoto University entrance exam/Science, Problem 3[/i]

Define a function $f:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow\mathbb{N}_0$ by $f(1)=0$ and \[f(n)=\max_j\{ f(j)+f(n-j)+j\}\quad\forall\, n\ge 2 \] Determine $f(2000)$.

Let $S_1$ and $S_2$ be two spheres with distinct radii that touch externally. The spheres lie inside a cone $C$, and each sphere touches the cone in a full circle. Inside the cone there are $n$ additional solid spheres arranged in a ring in such a way that each solid sphere touches the cone $C$, both of the spheres $S_1$ and $S_2$ externally, as well as the two neighboring solid spheres. What are the possible values of $n$? [i]Proposed by Iceland.[/i]

Let $S = f\{0.1. 2.3,...\}$ be the set of the non-negative integers. Find all strictly increasing functions $f : S \to S$ such that $n + f(f(n)) \le 2f(n)$ for every $n$ in $S$

In the accompanying figure , $y=f(x)$ is the graph of a one-to-one continuous function $f$ . At each point $P$ on the graph of $y=2x^2$ , assume that the areas $OAP$ and $OBP$ are equal . Here $PA,PB$ are the horizontal and vertical segments . Determine the function $f$. [asy] Label f; xaxis(0,60,blue); yaxis(0,60,blue); real f(real x) { return (x^2)/60; } draw(graph(f,0,53),red); label("$y=x^2$",(30,15),E); real f(real x) { return (x^2)/25; } draw(graph(f,0,38),red); label("$y=2x^2$",(37,37^2/25),E); real f(real x) { return (x^2)/10; } draw(graph(f,0,25),red); label("$y=f(x)$",(24,576/10),W); label("$O(0,0)$",(0,0),S); dot((20,400/25)); dot((20,400/60)); label("$P$",(20,400/25),E); label("$B$",(20,400/60),SE); dot(((4000/25)^(0.5),400/25)); label("$A$",((4000/25)^(0.5),400/25),W); draw((20,400/25)..((4000/25)^(0.5),400/25)); draw((20,400/25)..(20,400/60)); [/asy]

Prove that for every $n\in \mathbb N$, there exists a set $S$ of $n$ positive integers such that for any two distinct $a,b\in S$, $a-b$ divides $a$ and $b$ but none of the other elements of $S$. [i]Proposed by Iurie Boreico[/i]

Suppose that $ \tau$ is a metrizable topology on a set $ X$ of cardinality less than or equal to continuum. Prove that there exists a separable and metrizable topology on $ X$ that is coarser that $ \tau$. [i]L. Juhasz[/i]

Let $ p$ be a positive integer. Define the function $ f: \mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ by $ f(n)\equal{}a_1^p\plus{}a_2^p\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_m^p$, where $ a_1, a_2,\ldots, a_m$ are the decimal digits of $ n$ ($ n\equal{}\overline{a_1a_2\ldots a_m}$). Prove that every sequence $ (b_k)^\infty_{k\equal{}0}$ of positive integer that satisfy $ b_{k\plus{}1}\equal{}f(b_k)$ for all $ k\in\mathbb{N}$, has a finite number of distinct terms. $ \mathbb{N}\equal{}\{1,2,3\ldots\}$

Let $f: \mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is a function such that $f( \cot x ) = \cos 2x+\sin 2x$ for all $0 < x < \pi$. Define $g(x) = f(x) f(1-x)$ for $-1 \leq x \leq 1$. Find the maximum and minimum values of $g$ on the closed interval $[-1, 1].$