A uniform pool ball of radius $r$ and mass $m$ begins at rest on a pool table. The ball is given a horizontal impulse $J$ of fixed magnitude at a distance $\beta r$ above its center, where $-1 \le \beta \le 1$. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the ball and the pool table is $\mu$. You may assume the ball and the table are perfectly rigid. Ignore effects due to deformation. (The moment of inertia about the center of mass of a solid sphere of mass $m$ and radius $r$ is $I_{cm} = \frac{2}{5}mr^2$.) [asy] size(250); pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); filldraw(circle((0,0),1),gray(.8)); draw((-3,-1)--(3,-1)); draw((-2.4,0.1)--(-2.4,0.6),EndArrow); draw((-2.5,0)--(2.5,0),dashed); draw((-2.75,0.7)--(-0.8,0.7),EndArrow); label("$J$",(-2.8,0.7),W); label("$\beta r$",(-2.3,0.35),E); draw((0,-1.5)--(0,1.5),dashed); draw((1.7,-0.1)--(1.7,-0.9),BeginArrow,EndArrow); label("$r$",(1.75,-0.5),E); [/asy] (a) Find an expression for the final speed of the ball as a function of $J$, $m$, and $\beta$. (b) For what value of $\beta$ does the ball immediately begin to roll without slipping, regardless of the value of $\mu$?

Let $f(x)$ be a function such that $f(1) = 1234$, $f(2)=1800$, and $f(x) = f(x-1) + 2f(x-2)-1$ for all integers $x$. Evaluate the number of divisors of \[\sum_{i=1}^{2022}f(i)\] [i]2022 CCA Math Bonanza Tiebreaker Round #4[/i]

Let $ f(x,y,z)$ be a nonnegative harmonic function in the unit ball of $ \mathbb{R}^3$ for which the inequality $ f(x_0,0,0) \leq \varepsilon^2$ holds for some $ 0\leq x_0 \leq 1$ and $ 0<\varepsilon<(1\minus{}x_0)^2$. Prove that $ f(x,y,z) \leq \varepsilon$ in the ball with center at the origin an radius $ (1\minus{}3\varepsilon^{1/4}).$ [i]P. Turan[/i]

For the function $f(x)=\int_0^x \frac{dt}{1+t^2}$, answer the questions as follows. Note : Please solve the problems without using directly the formula $\int \frac{1}{1+x^2}\ dx=\tan^{-1}x +C$ for Japanese High School students those who don't study arc sin x, arc cos x, arc tanx. (1) Find $f(\sqrt{3})$ (2) Find $\int_0^{\sqrt{3}} xf(x)\ dx$ (3) Prove that for $x>0$. $f(x)+f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$ is constant, then find the value.

Let $g:\mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{N}$ be a bijective function and suppose that $f:\mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{N}$ is a function such that: [list] [*] For all naturals $x$, $$\underbrace{f(\cdots (f}_{x^{2023}\;f\text{'s}}(x)))=x. $$ [*] For all naturals $x,y$ such that $x|y$, we have $f(x)|g(y)$. [/list] Prove that $f(x)=x$. [i]Proposed by Pulkit Sinha[/i]

A real-valued function $f$ has the property that for all real numbers $a$ and $b,$ $$f(a + b) + f(a - b) = 2f(a) f(b).$$ Which one of the following cannot be the value of $f(1)?$ $ \textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 1 \qquad \textbf{(C) } -1 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(E) } -2$

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Q}\rightarrow\mathbb{R} \setminus \{ 0 \}$ such that \[(f(x))^2f(2y)+(f(y))^2f(2x)=2f(x)f(y)f(x+y)\] for all $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}$

[color=darkred]Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ with the following property: for any open bounded interval $I$, the set $f(I)$ is an open interval having the same length with $I$ .[/color]

Find all $ f: Q^ \plus{} \to\ Z$ functions that satisfy $ f \left(\frac {1}{x} \right) \equal{} f(x)$ and $ (x \plus{} 1)f(x \minus{} 1) \equal{} xf(x)$ for all rational numbers that are bigger than 1.

Let $f: \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ be a function such that $f(1)=1$ and \[f(n)=n - f(f(n-1)), \quad \forall n \geq 2.\] Prove that $f(n+f(n))=n $ for each positive integer $n.$

Find all finite and non-empty sets $A$ of functions $f: \mathbb{R} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $f_1, f_2 \in A$, there exists $g \in A$ such that for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$ $$f_1 \left(f_2 (y)-x\right)+2x=g(x+y)$$

Let $n\geq 2$ and consider the functions $f,g:\{1,2,\dots ,n\}\rightarrow\{1,2,\dots ,n\}$ such that $$g(k)=|\{i\mid f(i)\leq f(k)\}|$$ for all $1\leq k\leq n$. [list=a] [*] Show that $f$ is bijective if and only if $g$ is bijective. [*] If $g$ is a given function, find how many functions $f$ (in terms of $g$) satisfy the hypothesis. [/list] [i]Silviu Cristea[/i]

[list=a] [*]Let $f\colon\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a function such that $g\colon\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, $g(x)=f(x)+f(2x)$, and $h\colon\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, $h(x)=f(x)+f(4x)$, are continuous functions. Prove that $f$ is also continuous. [*]Give an example of a discontinuous function $f\colon\mathbb{R} \rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, with the following property: there exists an interval $I\subset\mathbb{R}$, such that, for any $a$ in $I$, the function $g_{a} \colon\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, $g_{a}(x)=f(x)+f(ax)$, is continuous.[/list]

By number-theoretical functions, we will understand integer-valued functions defined on the set of all integers. Are there number-theoretical functions $ f_0(x),f_1(x),f_2(x),\dots$ such that every number theoretical function $ F(x)$ can be uniquely represented in the form $ F(x)\equal{}\sum_{k\equal{}0}^{\infty}a_kf_k(x)$, $ a_0,a_1,a_2,\dots$ being integers?

Let $f : (0,+\infty) \to \mathbb R$ be a function having the property that $f(x) = f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$ for all $x > 0.$ Prove that there exists a function $u : [1,+\infty) \to \mathbb R$ satisfying $u\left(\frac{x+\frac 1x }{2} \right) = f(x)$ for all $x > 0.$