Found problems: 4776
Suppose $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is a function such that
\[|f(x+y)-f(x)-f(y)|\le 1\ \ \ \text{for all} \ \ x, y \in\mathbb R.\]
Prove that there is a function $g:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $|f(x)-g(x)|\le 1$ and $g(x+y)=g(x)+g(y)$ for all $x,y \in\mathbb R.$
Find the functions $ f(x),\ g(x)$ satisfying the following equations.
(1) $ f'(x) \equal{} 2f(x) \plus{} 10,\ f(0) \equal{} 0$
(2) $ \int_0^x u^3g(u)du \equal{} x^4 \plus{} g(x)$
Find the number of functions $f:\mathbb{Z}\mapsto\mathbb{Z}$ for which $f(h+k)+f(hk)=f(h)f(k)+1$, for all integers $h$ and $k$.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. Lines $AB$ and $CD$ meet at $P$, and lines $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $Q$. Let $O$ be a point in
the interior of $ABCD$ such that $\angle BOP = \angle DOQ$. Prove that
$\angle AOB +\angle COD = 180$.
Let $2\mathbb{Z} + 1$ denote the set of odd integers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z} \mapsto 2\mathbb{Z} + 1$ satisfying \[ f(x + f(x) + y) + f(x - f(x) - y) = f(x+y) + f(x-y) \] for every $x, y \in \mathbb{Z}$.
Let $f$ be continuous and nowhere monotone on $[0,1]$. Show that the set of points on which $f$ obtains a local minimum is dense.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the following conditions:
a. $x+f(y+f(x))=y+f(x+f(y)) \quad \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}$
b. The set $I=\left\{\frac{f(x)-f(y)}{x-y}\mid x,y\in \mathbb{R},x\neq y \right\}$ is an interval.
[i]Proposed by Navid Safaei[/i]
Calculate with at most $10\%$ relative error
\[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}(x^4+4x+4)^{-100}dx\]
Let $S$ be the domain surrounded by the two curves $C_1:y=ax^2,\ C_2:y=-ax^2+2abx$ for constant positive numbers $a,b$.
Let $V_x$ be the volume of the solid formed by the revolution of $S$ about the axis of $x$, $V_y$ be the volume of the solid formed by the revolution of $S$
about the axis of $y$. Find the ratio of $\frac{V_x}{V_y}$.
Let $\mathbb{R}$ be the set of real numbers. Let $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a function such that \[f(x+y)f(x-y)\geqslant f(x)^2-f(y)^2\] for every $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$. Assume that the inequality is strict for some $x_0,y_0\in\mathbb{R}$.
Prove that either $f(x)\geqslant 0$ for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$ or $f(x)\leqslant 0$ for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$.
a) Let $f_1,f_2,\ldots,f_n: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be periodic functions such that the function $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R},$ $f=f_1+f_2+\ldots+f_n$ has finite limit at $\infty.$ Prove that $f$ is constant.
b) If $a_1,a_2,a_3$ are real numbers such that $a_1 \cos(a_1x) + a_2 \cos (a_2x) + a_3 \cos(a_3x) \ge 0$ for every $x \in \mathbb{R},$ then $a_1a_2a_3=0.$
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 $n.$
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Q}^{+} \to \mathbb{Q}^{+}$ such that for all $x\in \mathbb{Q}^+$: [list] [*] $f(x+1)=f(x)+1$, [*] $f(x^2)=f(x)^2$. [/list]
The positive reals $a,b,c,d$ satisfy $abcd=1$. Prove that $\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c} + \frac{1}{d} + \frac{9}{{a + b + c + d}} \geqslant \frac{{25}}{4}$.
Determine all pairs $(f,g)$ of functions from the set of real numbers to itself that satisfy \[g(f(x+y)) = f(x) + (2x + y)g(y)\] for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.
[i]Proposed by Japan[/i]
Let $f : \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{C} $ be defined by $ f(z) = z^2 + iz + 1 $. How many complex numbers $z $ are there such that $ \text{Im}(z) > 0 $ and both the real and the imaginary parts of $f(z)$ are integers with absolute value at most $ 10 $?
${ \textbf{(A)} \ 399 \qquad \textbf{(B)} \ 401 \qquad \textbf{(C)} \ 413 \qquad \textbf{(D}} \ 431 \qquad \textbf{(E)} \ 441 $
In how many ways can $n$ identical balls be distributed to nine persons $A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I$ so that the number of balls recieved by $A$ is the same as the total number of balls recieved by $B,C,D,E$ together,.
Prove that there is a function ${f: (0,\infty) \rightarrow (0,\infty)}$ which is nowhere continuous and for all ${x,y \in (0,\infty)}$ and any rational ${\alpha}$ we have
\[ \displaystyle f\left( \left(\frac{x^\alpha+y^\alpha}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}\right)\leq \left(\frac{f(x)^\alpha +f(y)^\alpha }{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}. \]
Is there such a function if instead the above relation holds for every ${x,y \in (0,\infty)}$ and for every irrational ${\alpha}?$
[i]Proposed by Maksa Gyula and Zsolt Páles[/i]
Determine the number of functions $f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ and $g: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$:
\[
f(g(n)) = n + 2015,
\]
\[
g(f(n)) = n^2 + 2015.
\]
In a triangle $ABC$ we have $\angle C>10^0$ and $\angle B=\angle C+10^0.$We consider point $E$ on side $AB$ such that $\angle ACE=10^0,$ and point $D$ on side $AC$ such that $\angle DBA=15^0.$ Let $Z\neq A$ be a point of interection of the circumcircles of the triangles $ABD$ and $AEC.$Prove that $\angle ZBA>\angle ZCA.$
Find all pairs of positive integers \( (a, b) \) such that \( f(x) = x \) is the only function \( f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} \) that satisfies
\[
f^a(x)f^b(y) + f^b(x)f^a(y) = 2xy \quad \text{for all } x, y \in \mathbb{R}.
\]
Here, \( f^n(x) \) represents the function obtained by applying \( f \) \( n \) times to \( x \). That is, \( f^1(x) = f(x) \) and \( f^{n+1}(x) = f(f^n(x))\) for all \(n \geq 1\).
Let $ n$ be a positive integer. Find the number of odd coefficients of the polynomial
\[ u_n(x) \equal{} (x^2 \plus{} x \plus{} 1)^n.
\]
Let $ f:[2,\infty )\rightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a differentiable function satisfying $ f(2)=0 $ and
$$ \frac{df}{dx}=\frac{2}{x^2+f^4{x}} , $$
for any $ x\in [2,\infty ) . $ Show that there exists $ \lim_{x\to\infty } f(x) $ and is at most $ \ln 3. $
[i]Gabriel Daniilescu[/i]
Let $c\in \Big(0,\dfrac{\pi}{2}\Big) , a = \Big(\dfrac{1}{sin(c)}\Big)^{\dfrac{1}{cos^2 (c)}}, b = \Big(\dfrac{1}{cos(c)}\Big)^{\dfrac{1}{sin^2 (c)}}$. \\Prove that at least one of $a,b$ is bigger than $\sqrt[11]{2015}$.
Let be given a parallelogram $ ABCD$ and two points $ A_1$, $ C_1$ on its sides $ AB$, $ BC$, respectively. Lines $ AC_1$ and $ CA_1$ meet at $ P$. Assume that the circumcircles of triangles $ AA_1P$ and $ CC_1P$ intersect at the second point $ Q$ inside triangle $ ACD$. Prove that $ \angle PDA \equal{} \angle QBA$.