Found problems: 4776
2023 Iran Team Selection Test, 5
Find all injective $f:\mathbb{Z}\ge0 \to \mathbb{Z}\ge0 $ that for every natural number $n$ and real numbers $a_0,a_1,...,a_n$ (not everyone equal to $0$), polynomial $\sum_{i=0}^{n}{a_i x^i}$ have real root if and only if $\sum_{i=0}^{n}{a_i x^{f(i)}}$ have real root.
[i]Proposed by Hesam Rajabzadeh [/i]
2008 District Olympiad, 4
Find the values of $a\in [0,\infty)$ for which there exist continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, such that $f(f(x))=(x-a)^2,\ (\forall)x\in \mathbb{R}$.
1988 IMO Longlists, 77
A function $ f$ defined on the positive integers (and taking positive integers values) is given by:
$ \begin{matrix} f(1) \equal{} 1, f(3) \equal{} 3 \\
f(2 \cdot n) \equal{} f(n) \\
f(4 \cdot n \plus{} 1) \equal{} 2 \cdot f(2 \cdot n \plus{} 1) \minus{} f(n) \\
f(4 \cdot n \plus{} 3) \equal{} 3 \cdot f(2 \cdot n \plus{} 1) \minus{} 2 \cdot f(n), \end{matrix}$
for all positive integers $ n.$ Determine with proof the number of positive integers $ \leq 1988$ for which $ f(n) \equal{} n.$
2007 Purple Comet Problems, 9
Purple College keeps a careful count of its students as they progress each year from the freshman class to the sophomore class to the junior class and, finally, to the senior class. Each year at the college one third of the freshman class drops out of school, $40$ students in the sophomore class drop out of school, and one tenth of the junior class drops out of school. Given that the college only admits new freshman students, and that it wants to begin each school year with $3400$ students enrolled, how many students does it need to admit into the freshman class each year?
1992 IMTS, 4
Prove that if $f$ is a non-constant real-valued function such that for all real $x$, $f(x+1) + f(x-1) = \sqrt{3} f(x)$, then $f$ is periodic. What is the smallest $p$, $p > 0$ such that $f(x+p) = f(x)$ for all $x$?
2021 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 4
The following functions are written on the board, $$F(x) = x^2 + \frac{12}{x^2}, G(x) = \sin(\pi x^2), H(x) = 1.$$ If functions $f,g$ are currently on the board, we may write on the board the functions $$f(x) + g(x), f(x) - g(x), f(x)g(x), cf(x)$$ (the last for any real number $c$). Can a function $h(x)$ appear on the board such that $$|h(x) - x| < \frac{1}{3}$$ for all $x \in [1,10]$ ?
1993 Tournament Of Towns, (377) 5
Does there exist a piecewise linear function $f$ defined on the segment [$-1,1]$ (including the ends) such that $f(f(x)) = -x$ for all x? (A function is called piecewise linear if its graph is the union of a finite set of points and intervals; it may be discontinuous).
2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 715
Find the differentiable function $f(x)$ with $f(0)\neq 0$ satisfying $f(x+y)=f(x)f'(y)+f'(x)f(y)$ for all real numbers $x,\ y$.
2011 Germany Team Selection Test, 3
We call a function $f: \mathbb{Q}^+ \to \mathbb{Q}^+$ [i]good[/i] if for all $x,y \in \mathbb{Q}^+$ we have: $$f(x)+f(y)\geq 4f(x+y).$$
a) Prove that for all good functions $f: \mathbb{Q}^+ \to \mathbb{Q}^+$ and $x,y,z \in \mathbb{Q}^+$ $$f(x)+f(y)+f(z) \geq 8f(x+y+z)$$
b) Does there exists a good functions $f: \mathbb{Q}^+ \to \mathbb{Q}^+$ and $x,y,z \in \mathbb{Q}^+$ such that $$f(x)+f(y)+f(z) < 9f(x+y+z) ?$$
2003 Turkey MO (2nd round), 3
Let $ f: \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb R$ be a function such that
$ f(tx_1\plus{}(1\minus{}t)x_2)\leq tf(x_1)\plus{}(1\minus{}t)f(x_2)$
for all $ x_1 , x_2 \in \mathbb R$ and $ t\in (0,1)$. Show that
$ \sum_{k\equal{}1}^{2003}f(a_{k\plus{}1})a_k \geq \sum_{k\equal{}1}^{2003}f(a_k)a_{k\plus{}1}$
for all real numbers $ a_1,a_2,...,a_{2004}$ such that $ a_1\geq a_2\geq ... \geq a_{2003}$ and $ a_{2004}\equal{}a_1$
2012 Graduate School Of Mathematical Sciences, The Master Course, Kyoto University, 3
Show that there exists the maximum value of the function $f(x,\ y)=(3xy+1)e^{-(x^2+y^2)}$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$, then find the value.
2010 IberoAmerican Olympiad For University Students, 1
Let $f:S\to\mathbb{R}$ be the function from the set of all right triangles into the set of real numbers, defined by $f(\Delta ABC)=\frac{h}{r}$, where $h$ is the height with respect to the hypotenuse and $r$ is the inscribed circle's radius. Find the image, $Im(f)$, of the function.
2015 Romania National Olympiad, 2
Consider a natural number $ n $ for which it exist a natural number $ k $ and $ k $ distinct primes so that $ n=p_1\cdot p_2\cdots p_k. $
[b]a)[/b] Find the number of functions $ f:\{ 1, 2,\ldots , n\}\longrightarrow\{ 1,2,\ldots ,n\} $ that have the property that $ f(1)\cdot f(2)\cdots f\left( n \right) $ divides $ n. $
[b]b)[/b] If $ n=6, $ find the number of functions $ f:\{ 1, 2,3,4,5,6\}\longrightarrow\{ 1,2,3,4,5,6\} $ that have the property that $ f(1)\cdot f(2)\cdot f(3)\cdot f(4)\cdot f(5)\cdot f(6) $ divides $ 36. $
1980 IMO Shortlist, 8
Three points $A,B,C$ are such that $B \in ]AC[$. On the side of $AC$ we draw the three semicircles with diameters $[AB], [BC]$ and $[AC]$. The common interior tangent at $B$ to the first two semi-circles meets the third circle in $E$. Let $U$ and $V$ be the points of contact of the common exterior tangent to the first two semi-circles. Denote the area of the triangle $ABC$ as $S(ABC)$. Evaluate the ratio $R=\frac{S(EUV)}{S(EAC)}$ as a function of $r_1 = \frac{AB}{2}$ and $r_2 = \frac{BC}{2}$.
2013 Balkan MO, 3
Let $S$ be the set of positive real numbers. Find all functions $f\colon S^3 \to S$ such that, for all positive real numbers $x$, $y$, $z$ and $k$, the following three conditions are satisfied:
(a) $xf(x,y,z) = zf(z,y,x)$,
(b) $f(x, ky, k^2z) = kf(x,y,z)$,
(c) $f(1, k, k+1) = k+1$.
([i]United Kingdom[/i])
2003 Belarusian National Olympiad, 7
Does there exist a surjective function $f:R \to R$ such that the expression $f(x + y) - f(x) - f(y)$ takes exactly two values $0$ and $1$ for various real $x$ and $y$ ?
(E. Barabanov)
1989 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
A family of finite sets $\left\{ A_{1},A_{2},.......,A_{m}\right\} $is called [i]equipartitionable [/i] if there is a function $\varphi:\cup_{i=1}^{m}$$\rightarrow\left\{ -1,1\right\} $ such that $\sum_{x\in A_{i}}\varphi\left(x\right)=0$ for every $i=1,.....,m.$ Let $f\left(n\right)$ denote the smallest possible number of $n$-element sets which form a non-equipartitionable family. Prove that
a) $f(4k +2) = 3$ for each nonnegative integer $k$,
b) $f\left(2n\right)\leq1+m d\left(n\right)$, where $m d\left(n\right)$ denotes the least positive non-divisor of $n.$
1970 Putnam, B5
Let $u_n$ denote the ramp function
$$ u_n (x) =\begin{cases}
-n \;\; \text{for} \;\; x \leq -n, \\
\; x \;\;\; \text{for} \;\; -n \leq x \leq n,\\
\;n \;\; \; \text{for} \;\; n \leq x,
\end{cases}$$
and let $f$ be a real function of a real variable. Show that $f$ is continuous if and only if $u_n \circ f$ is continuous for all $n.$
2010 Belarus Team Selection Test, 6.1
Let $f$ be a non-constant function from the set of positive integers into the set of positive integer, such that $a-b$ divides $f(a)-f(b)$ for all distinct positive integers $a$, $b$. Prove that there exist infinitely many primes $p$ such that $p$ divides $f(c)$ for some positive integer $c$.
[i]Proposed by Juhan Aru, Estonia[/i]
2009 Ukraine National Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Point $O$ is inside triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle AOB = \angle BOC = \angle COA = 120^\circ .$ Prove that
\[\frac{AO^2}{BC}+\frac{BO^2}{CA}+\frac{CO^2}{AB} \geq \frac{AO+BO+CO}{\sqrt 3}.\]
2015 International Zhautykov Olympiad, 3
Find all functions $ f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} $ such that $ f(x^3+y^3+xy)=x^2f(x)+y^2f(y)+f(xy) $, for all $ x,y \in \mathbb{R} $.
2021 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ which satisfy the following relationship for all real numbers $x$ and $y$\[f(xf(y)-f(x))=2f(x)+xy.\]
2004 Germany Team Selection Test, 1
A function $f$ satisfies the equation
\[f\left(x\right)+f\left(1-\frac{1}{x}\right)=1+x\]
for every real number $x$ except for $x = 0$ and $x = 1$. Find a closed formula for $f$.
2022 IMC, 1
Let $f: [0,1] \to (0, \infty)$ be an integrable function such that $f(x)f(1-x) = 1$ for all $x\in [0,1]$. Prove that $\int_0^1f(x)dx \geq 1$.
1979 IMO Longlists, 65
Given a function $f$ such that $f(x)\le x\forall x\in\mathbb{R}$ and $f(x+y)\le f(x)+f(y)\forall \{x,y\}\in\mathbb{R}$, prove that $f(x)=x\forall x\in\mathbb{R}$.