Let $a \in \mathbb{R}$ be a parameter. (1) Prove that the curves of $y = x^2 + (a + 2)x - 2a + 1$ pass through a fixed point; also, the vertices of these parabolas all lie on the curve of a certain parabola. (2) If the function $x^2 + (a + 2)x - 2a + 1 = 0$ has two distinct real roots, find the value range of the larger root.

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z}^+\to \mathbb{R}$, which satisfies $f(n+1)\geq f(n)$ for all $n\geq 1$ and $f(mn)=f(m)f(n)$ for all $(m,n)=1$.

The graph shows velocity as a function of time for a car. What was the acceleration at time = $90$ seconds? [asy] size(275); pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); draw((0,0)--(6,0)); draw((0,1)--(6,1)); draw((0,2)--(6,2)); draw((0,3)--(6,3)); draw((0,4)--(6,4)); draw((0,0)--(0,4)); draw((1,0)--(1,4)); draw((2,0)--(2,4)); draw((3,0)--(3,4)); draw((4,0)--(4,4)); draw((5,0)--(5,4)); draw((6,0)--(6,4)); label("$0$",(0,0),S); label("$30$",(1,0),S); label("$60$",(2,0),S); label("$90$",(3,0),S); label("$120$",(4,0),S); label("$150$",(5,0),S); label("$180$",(6,0),S); label("$0$",(0,0),W); label("$10$",(0,1),W); label("$20$",(0,2),W); label("$30$",(0,3),W); label("$40$",(0,4),W); draw((0,0.6)--(0.1,0.55)--(0.8,0.55)--(1.2,0.65)--(1.9,1)--(2.2,1.2)--(3,2)--(4,3)--(4.45,3.4)--(4.5,3.5)--(4.75,3.7)--(5,3.7)--(5.5,3.45)--(6,3)); label("Time (s)", (7.5,0),S); label("Velocity (m/s)",(-1,3),W); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0.2\text{ m/s}^2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0.33\text{ m/s}^2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1.0\text{ m/s}^2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 9.8\text{ m/s}^2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 30\text{ m/s}^2 $

Let $ f(x) \equal{} c_m x^m \plus{} c_{m\minus{}1} x^{m\minus{}1} \plus{}...\plus{} c_1 x \plus{} c_0$, where each $ c_i$ is a non-zero integer. Define a sequence $ \{ a_n \}$ by $ a_1 \equal{} 0$ and $ a_{n\plus{}1} \equal{} f(a_n)$ for all positive integers $ n$. (a) Let $ i$ and $ j$ be positive integers with $ i<j$. Show that $ a_{j\plus{}1} \minus{} a_j$ is a multiple of $ a_{i\plus{}1} \minus{} a_i$. (b) Show that $ a_{2008} \neq 0$

For any quadratic functions $ f(x)$ such that $ f'(2)\equal{}1$, evaluate $ \int_{2\minus{}\pi}^{2\plus{}\pi}f(x)\sin\left(\frac{x}{2}\minus{}1\right) dx$.

Consider a function real-valued function with $C^{\infty}$-class on $\mathbb{R}$ such that: (a) $f(0)=\frac{df}{dx}(0)=0,\ \frac{d^2f}{dx^2}(0)\neq 0.$ (b) For $x\neq 0,\ f(x)>0.$ Judge whether the following integrals $(i),\ (ii)$ converge or diverge, justify your answer. $(i)$ \[\int\int_{|x_1|^2+|x_2|^2\leq 1} \frac{dx_1dx_2}{f(x_1)+f(x_2)}.\] $(ii)$ \[\int\int_{|x_1|^2+|x_2|^2+|x_3|^2\leq 1} \frac{dx_1dx_2dx_3}{f(x_1)+f(x_2)+f(x_3)}.\] [i]2010 Kyoto University, Master Course in Mathematics[/i]

Let $G{}$ be an arbitrary finite group, and let $t_n(G)$ be the number of functions of the form \[f:G^n\to G,\quad f(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)=a_0x_1a_1\cdots x_na_n\quad(a_0,\ldots,a_n\in G).\]Determine the limit of $t_n(G)^{1/n}$ as $n{}$ tends to infinity.

Define the sequence $x_1, x_2, ...$ inductively by $x_1 = \sqrt{5}$ and $x_{n+1} = x_n^2 - 2$ for each $n \geq 1$. Compute $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{x_1 \cdot x_2 \cdot x_3 \cdot ... \cdot x_n}{x_{n+1}}$.

Let $f$ be any function that maps the set of real numbers into the set of real numbers. Prove that there exist real numbers $x$ and $y$ such that \[f\left(x-f(y)\right)>yf(x)+x\] [i]Proposed by Igor Voronovich, Belarus[/i]

Define the function $f:(0,1)\to (0,1)$ by \[\displaystyle f(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{lr} x+\frac 12 & \text{if}\ \ x < \frac 12\\ x^2 & \text{if}\ \ x \ge \frac 12 \end{array} \right.\] Let $a$ and $b$ be two real numbers such that $0 < a < b < 1$. We define the sequences $a_n$ and $b_n$ by $a_0 = a, b_0 = b$, and $a_n = f( a_{n -1})$, $b_n = f (b_{n -1} )$ for $n > 0$. Show that there exists a positive integer $n$ such that \[(a_n - a_{n-1})(b_n-b_{n-1})<0.\] [i]Proposed by Denmark[/i]

Find all surjective functions $f: \mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n\in \mathbb{N}$: \[f(n) \ge n+(-1)^{n}.\]

Let $ \left( c_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of real numbers. Prove that the sequences $ \left( c_n\sin n \right)_{n\ge 1} ,\left( c_n\cos n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ are both convergent if and only if $ \left( c_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ converges to $ 0. $ [i]Mihai Piticari[/i] and [i]Vladimir Cerbu[/i]

For every natural number $ n $, define $ s(n) $ as the smallest natural number so that for every natural number $ a $ relatively prime to $n$, this equation holds: \[ a^{s(n)} \equiv 1 (mod n) \] Find all natural numbers $ n $ such that $ s(n) = 2010 $

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(1)=\tfrac{5}{2}$ and that \[f(x)f(y)=f(x+y)+f(x-y)\] for all integers $x$ and $y$.

a) Consider\[f\text{:}\left[ \text{0,}\infty \right)\to \left[ \text{0,}\infty \right)\] a differentiable and convex function .Show that $f\left( x \right)\le x$, for every $x\ge 0$, than ${f}'\left( x \right)\le 1$ ,for every $x\ge 0$ b) Determine \[f\text{:}\left[ \text{0,}\infty \right)\to \left[ \text{0,}\infty \right)\] differentiable and convex functions which have the property that $f\left( 0 \right)=0\,$, and ${f}'\left( x \right)f\left( f\left( x \right) \right)=x$, for every $x\ge 0$

A sequence of real numbers $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ satisfies the relation $$a_n=-\max_{i+j=n}(a_i+a_j)\qquad\text{for all}\quad n>2017.$$ Prove that the sequence is bounded, i.e., there is a constant $M$ such that $|a_n|\leq M$ for all positive integers $n$.

Find all real solutions of the following equation: \[ (x + 1995)(x + 1997)(x + 1999)(x + 2001) + 16 = 0. \]

Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfying \[ f(x^3\plus{}y^3)\equal{}xf(x^2)\plus{}yf(y^2)\] for all real numbers $ x$ and $ y$. [i]Hery Susanto, Malang[/i]

Let $f :\mathbb{N} \rightarrow\mathbb{N}$ be an injective function such that $f(1) = 2,~ f(2) = 4$ and \[f(f(m) + f(n)) = f(f(m)) + f(n)\] for all $m, n \in \mathbb{N}$. Prove that $f(n) = n + 2$ for all $n \ge 2$.

(i) For positive integers $a<b$, let $M(a,b)=\frac{\Sigma^{b}_{k=a}\sqrt{k^2+3k+3}}{b-a+1}$. Calculate $[M(a,b)]$ (ii) Calculate $N(a,b)=\frac{\Sigma^{b}_{k=a}[\sqrt{k^2+3k+3}]}{b-a+1}$.

Determine all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the following equation for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$. $$(x+y)f(x-y) = f(x^2-y^2).$$

Let $ n$ and $ k$ be positive integers. Say that a permutation $ \sigma$ of $ \{1,2,\dots n\}$ is $ k$-[i]limited[/i] if $ |\sigma(i)\minus{}i|\le k$ for all $ i.$ Prove that the number of $ k$-limited permutations of $ \{1,2,\dots n\}$ is odd if and only if $ n\equiv 0$ or $ 1\pmod{2k\plus{}1}.$

Find all the functions $f: \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}$ satisfying the following property: if $a$, $b$ and $c$ are integers such that $a+b+c=0$, then $$f(a)+f(b)+f(c)=a^2+b^2+c^2.$$

Show that if $a < b$ are in the interval $\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$ then $a - \sin a < b - \sin b$. Is this true for $a < b$ in the interval $\left[\pi,\frac{3\pi}{2}\right]$?

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a function such that \[f(f(x))=x^2-x+1\] for all real numbers $x$. Determine $f(0)$.