Found problems: 4776
2014 AMC 12/AHSME, 22
The number $5^{867}$ is between $2^{2013}$ and $2^{2014}$. How many pairs of integers $(m,n)$ are there such that $1\leq m\leq 2012$ and \[5^n<2^m<2^{m+2}<5^{n+1}?\]
$\textbf{(A) }278\qquad
\textbf{(B) }279\qquad
\textbf{(C) }280\qquad
\textbf{(D) }281\qquad
\textbf{(E) }282\qquad$
2023 AMC 12/AHSME, 22
Let $f$ be the unique function defined on the positive integers such that \[\sum_{d\mid n}d\cdot f\left(\frac{n}{d}\right)=1\] for all positive integers $n$, where the sum is taken over all positive divisors of $n$. What is $f(2023)$?
$\textbf{(A)}~-1536\qquad\textbf{(B)}~96\qquad\textbf{(C)}~108\qquad\textbf{(D)}~116\qquad\textbf{(E)}~144$
2010 Putnam, B1
Is there an infinite sequence of real numbers $a_1,a_2,a_3,\dots$ such that
\[a_1^m+a_2^m+a_3^m+\cdots=m\]
for every positive integer $m?$
2011 South africa National Olympiad, 5
Let $\mathbb{N}_0$ denote the set of all nonnegative integers. Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{N}_0\to\mathbb{N}_0$ with the following two properties:
[list]
[*] $0\le f(x)\le x^2$ for all $x\in\mathbb{N}_0$
[*] $x-y$ divides $f(x)-f(y)$ for all $x,y\in\mathbb{N}_0$ with $x>y$[/list]
2003 District Olympiad, 2
Let be two distinct continuous functions $ f,g:[0,1]\longrightarrow (0,\infty ) $ corelated by the equality $ \int_0^1 f(x)dx =\int_0^1 g(x)dx , $ and define the sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 0} $ as
$$ x_n=\int_0^1 \frac{\left( f(x) \right)^{n+1}}{\left( g(x) \right)^n} dx . $$
[b]a)[/b] Show that $ \infty =\lim_{n\to\infty} x_n. $
[b]b)[/b] Demonstrate that the sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 0} $ is monotone.
2000 China Team Selection Test, 3
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Denote $M = \{(x, y)|x, y \text{ are integers }, 1 \leq x, y \leq n\}$. Define function $f$ on $M$ with the following properties:
[b]a.)[/b] $f(x, y)$ takes non-negative integer value; [b]
b.)[/b] $\sum^n_{y=1} f(x, y) = n - 1$ for $1 \eq x \leq n$;
[b]c.)[/b] If $f(x_1, y_1)f(x2, y2) > 0$, then $(x_1 - x_2)(y_1 - y_2) \geq 0.$
Find $N(n)$, the number of functions $f$ that satisfy all the conditions. Give the explicit value of $N(4)$.
2016 Peru IMO TST, 13
Let $\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ denote the set of positive integers. Consider a function $f: \mathbb{Z}_{>0} \to \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$. For any $m, n \in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ we write $f^n(m) = \underbrace{f(f(\ldots f}_{n}(m)\ldots))$. Suppose that $f$ has the following two properties:
(i) if $m, n \in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$, then $\frac{f^n(m) - m}{n} \in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$;
(ii) The set $\mathbb{Z}_{>0} \setminus \{f(n) \mid n\in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}\}$ is finite.
Prove that the sequence $f(1) - 1, f(2) - 2, f(3) - 3, \ldots$ is periodic.
[i]Proposed by Ang Jie Jun, Singapore[/i]
2023 Israel TST, P3
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ for which
\[f(x+f(y))^2+f(y+f(x))^2=f(f(x)+f(y))^2+1\]
holds for any $x,y\in \mathbb{Z}$.
1963 Swedish Mathematical Competition., 6
The real-valued function $f(x)$ is defined on the reals. It satisfies $|f(x)| \le A$, $|f''(x)| \le B$ for some positive $A, B$ (and all $x$). Show that $|f'(x)| \le C$, for some fixed$ C$, which depends only on $A$ and $B$. What is the smallest possible value of $C$?
2009 Finnish National High School Mathematics Competition, 2
A polynomial $P$ has integer coefficients and $P(3)=4$ and $P(4)=3$. For how many $x$ we might have $P(x)=x$?
1989 IMO Longlists, 6
Let $ E$ be the set of all triangles whose only points with integer coordinates (in the Cartesian coordinate system in space), in its interior or on its sides, are its three vertices, and let $ f$ be the function of area of a triangle. Determine the set of values $ f(E)$ of $ f.$
2017 Korea Winter Program Practice Test, 2
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ satisfying the following conditions:
[list]
[*]For every $n \in \mathbb{N}$, $f^{(n)}(n) = n$. (Here $f^{(1)} = f$ and $f^{(k)} = f^{(k-1)} \circ f$.)
[*]For every $m, n \in \mathbb{N}$, $\lvert f(mn) - f(m) f(n) \rvert < 2017$.
[/list]
2018 Korea Junior Math Olympiad, 1
Let $f$ be a quadratic function which satisfies the following condition. Find the value of $\frac{f(8)-f(2)}{f(2)-f(1)}$.
For two distinct real numbers $a,b$, if $f(a)=f(b)$, then $f(a^2-6b-1)=f(b^2+8)$.
2008 China Team Selection Test, 5
For two given positive integers $ m,n > 1$, let $ a_{ij} (i = 1,2,\cdots,n, \; j = 1,2,\cdots,m)$ be nonnegative real numbers, not all zero, find the maximum and the minimum values of $ f$, where
\[ f = \frac {n\sum_{i = 1}^{n}(\sum_{j = 1}^{m}a_{ij})^2 + m\sum_{j = 1}^{m}(\sum_{i= 1}^{n}a_{ij})^2}{(\sum_{i = 1}^{n}\sum_{j = 1}^{m}a_{ij})^2 + mn\sum_{i = 1}^{n}\sum_{j=1}^{m}a_{ij}^2}. \]
1998 Cono Sur Olympiad, 4
Find all functions $R-->R$ such that:
$f(x^2) - f(y^2) + 2x + 1 = f(x + y)f(x - y)$
1987 IMO Longlists, 38
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]
1992 AMC 8, 6
Suppose that
[asy]
unitsize(18);
draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(1,sqrt(3))--cycle);
label("$a$",(1,sqrt(3)-0.2),S);
label("$b$",(sqrt(3)/10,0.1),ENE);
label("$c$",(2-sqrt(3)/10,0.1),WNW);
[/asy]
means $a+b-c$.
For example,
[asy]
unitsize(18);
draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(1,sqrt(3))--cycle);
label("$5$",(1,sqrt(3)-0.2),S);
label("$4$",(sqrt(3)/10,0.1),ENE);
label("$6$",(2-sqrt(3)/10,0.1),WNW);
[/asy]
is $5+4-6 = 3$.
Then the sum
[asy]
unitsize(18);
draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(1,sqrt(3))--cycle);
label("$1$",(1,sqrt(3)-0.2),S);
label("$3$",(sqrt(3)/10,0.1),ENE);
label("$4$",(2-sqrt(3)/10,0.1),WNW);
draw((3,0)--(5,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--cycle);
label("$2$",(4,sqrt(3)-0.2),S);
label("$5$",(3+sqrt(3)/10,0.1),ENE);
label("$6$",(5-sqrt(3)/10,0.1),WNW);
label("$+$",(2.5,-0.1),N);
[/asy]
is
$\text{(A)}\ -2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ -1 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 2$
2016 Latvia National Olympiad, 5
Consider the graphs of all the functions $y = x^2 + px + q$ having 3 different intersection points with the coordinate axes. For every such graph we pick these 3 intersection points and draw a circumcircle through them. Prove that all these circles have a common point!
1991 Kurschak Competition, 1
Let $n$ be a positive integer, and $a,b\ge 1$, $c>0$ arbitrary real numbers. Prove that
\[\frac{(ab+c)^n-c}{(b+c)^n-c}\le a^n.\]
Oliforum Contest II 2009, 3
Find all $ (x,y,z) \in \mathbb{Z}^3$ such that $ x^3 \minus{} 5x \equal{} 1728^{y}\cdot 1733^z \minus{} 17$.
[i](Paolo Leonetti)[/i]
1981 AMC 12/AHSME, 17
The function $f$ is not defined for $x=0$, but, for all non-zero real numbers $x$, $f(x)+2f\left( \frac1x \right)=3x$. The equation $f(x)=f(-x)$ is satisfied by
$\text{(A)} ~\text{exactly one real number}$
$\text{(B)}~\text{exactly two real numbers}$
$\text{(C)} ~\text{no real numbers}$
$\text{(D)} ~\text{infinitely many, but not all, non-zero real numbers}$
$\text{(E)} ~\text{all non-zero real numbers}$
2010 Argentina Team Selection Test, 3
Find all functions $f: \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb R$ such that
\[f(x+xy+f(y)) = \left(f(x)+\frac{1}{2}\right) \left(f(y)+\frac{1}{2}\right)\]
holds for all real numbers $x,y$.
2004 Romania National Olympiad, 4
(a) Build a function $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R_+$ with the property $\left( \mathcal P \right)$, i.e. all $x \in \mathbb Q$ are local, strict minimum points.
(b) Build a function $f : \mathbb Q \to \mathbb R_+$ such that every point is a local, strict minimum point and such that $f$ is unbounded on $I \cap \mathbb Q$, where $I$ is a non-degenerate interval.
(c) Let $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R_+$ be a function unbounded on every $I \cap \mathbb Q$, where $I$ is a non-degenerate interval. Prove that $f$ doesn't have the property $\left( \mathcal P \right)$.
2013 AIME Problems, 8
The domain of the function $f(x) = \text{arcsin}(\log_{m}(nx))$ is a closed interval of length $\frac{1}{2013}$, where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers and $m > 1$. Find the remainder when the smallest possible sum $m+n$ is divided by $1000$.
2009 Jozsef Wildt International Math Competition, W. 6
Prove that$$p (n)= 2+ \left (p (1) + \cdots + p\left ( \left [\frac {n}{2} \right ] + \chi_1 (n)\right ) + \left (p'_2(n) + \cdots + p' _{ \left [\frac {n}{2} \right ] - 1}(n)\right )\right )$$for every $n \in \mathbb {N}$ with $n>2$ where $\chi $ denotes the principal character Dirichlet modulo 2, i.e.$$ \chi _1 (n) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } (n,2)=1 \\ 0 &\text{if } (n,2)>1 \end{cases} $$with $p (n) $ we denote number of possible partitions of $n $ and $p' _m(n) $ we denote the number of partitions of $n$ in exactly $m$ sumands.