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Let be two functions $ f,g:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ such that $ g $ has infinite limit at $ \infty . $ [b]a)[/b] Prove that if $ g $ continuous then $ \lim_{x\to\infty } f(x) =\lim_{x\to\infty } f(g(x)) $ [b]b)[/b] Provide an example of what $ f,g $ could be if $ f $ has no limit at $ \infty $ and $ \lim_{x\to\infty } f(g(x)) =0. $
Let $ T$ denote the set of all ordered triples $ (p,q,r)$ of nonnegative integers. Find all functions $ f: T \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfying \[ f(p,q,r) = \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if} \; pqr = 0, \\ 1 + \frac{1}{6}(f(p + 1,q - 1,r) + f(p - 1,q + 1,r) & \\ + f(p - 1,q,r + 1) + f(p + 1,q,r - 1) & \\ + f(p,q + 1,r - 1) + f(p,q - 1,r + 1)) & \text{otherwise} \end{cases} \] for all nonnegative integers $ p$, $ q$, $ r$.
The function $f_n (x)\ (n=1,2,\cdots)$ is defined as follows. \[f_1 (x)=x,\ f_{n+1}(x)=2x^{n+1}-x^n+\frac{1}{2}\int_0^1 f_n(t)\ dt\ \ (n=1,2,\cdots)\] Evaluate \[\lim_{n\to\infty} f_n \left(1+\frac{1}{2n}\right)\]
Let $f : \{ 1, 2, 3, \dots \} \to \{ 2, 3, \dots \}$ be a function such that $f(m + n) | f(m) + f(n) $ for all pairs $m,n$ of positive integers. Prove that there exists a positive integer $c > 1$ which divides all values of $f$.
$f(x)=\frac{4^x}{4^x+2}$, then $f(\frac{1}{1001})+f(\frac{2}{1001})+\cdots+f(\frac{1000}{1001})=$________.
Function $f(x)$ is defined on $[0,1]$, $f(0)=f(1)$. For any $x_1,x_2\in [0,1], |f(x_1)-f(x_2)|<|x_1-x_2|(x_1\neq x_2)$. Prove that $|f(x_1)-f(x_2)|<\frac{1}{2}$.
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.
Let $ f:[0,1]\longrightarrow\mathbb{R}_+^* $ be a Riemann-integrable function. Calculate $ \lim_{n\to\infty}\left(-n+\sum_{i=1}^ne^{\frac{1}{n}\cdot f\left(\frac{i}{n}\right)}\right) . $
Let $f(x,y)$ be a continuous, real-valued function on $\mathbb{R}^2.$ Suppose that, for every rectangular region $R$ of area $1,$ the double integral of $f(x,y)$ over $R$ equals $0.$ Must $f(x,y)$ be identically $0?$
Let $\mathbb{N} = \{1,2, \ldots\}.$ Does there exists a function $f: \mathbb{N} \mapsto \mathbb{N}$ such that $\forall n \in \mathbb{N},$ $f^{1989}(n) = 2 \cdot n$ ?
Let $0<a<b$.Prove the following inequaliy. \[\frac{1}{b-a}\int_a^b \left(\ln \frac{b}{x}\right)^2 dx<2\]
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that $f(x^2)-f(y^2) \le (f(x)+y) (x-f(y))$ for all $x, y \in R$.
The function $f$ has the property that, for each real number $x,$ \[ f(x)+f(x-1) = x^2. \] If $f(19)=94,$ what is the remainder when $f(94)$ is divided by 1000?
Let \[ f(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4,x_5,x_6,x_7)=x_1x_2x_4+x_2x_3x_5+x_3x_4x_6+x_4x_5x_7+x_5x_6x_1+x_6x_7x_2+x_7x_1x_3 \] be defined for non-negative real numbers $x_1,x_2,\dots,x_7$ with sum $1$. Prove that $f(x_1,x_2,\dots,x_7)$ has a maximum value and find that value.
Find the minimum value of the expression $ \frac{a\plus{}1}{a(a\plus{}2)}\plus{}\frac{b\plus{}1}{b(b\plus{}2)}\plus{}\frac{c\plus{}1}{c(c\plus{}2)}$, where $ a,b,c$ are positive real numbers with $ a\plus{}b\plus{}c \le 3$.
A function $f:[0,\infty)\to\mathbb R\setminus\{0\}$ is called [i]slowly changing[/i] if for any $t>1$ the limit $\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{f(tx)}{f(x)}$ exists and is equal to $1$. Is it true that every slowly changing function has for sufficiently large $x$ a constant sign (i.e., is it true that for every slowly changing $f$ there exists an $N$ such that for every $x,y>N$ we have $f(x)f(y)>0$?)
A function $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ has the following property: $$\text{For every } x,y \in \mathbb{R} \text{ such that }(f(x)+y)(f(y)+x) > 0, \text{ we have } f(x)+y = f(y)+x.$$ Prove that $f(x)+y \leq f(y)+x$ whenever $x>y$.
Prove that the set of rational-valued, multiplicative arithmetical functions and the set of complex rational-valued, multiplicative arithmetical functions form isomorphic groups with the convolution operation $ f \circ g$ defined by \[{ (f \circ g)(n)= %Error. "displatmath" is a bad command. \sum_{d|n} f(d)g(\frac nd}).\] (We call a complex number $ \textit{complex rational}$, if its real and imaginary parts are both rational.) [i]B. Csakany[/i]
Determine all functions $ f: \mathbb{R} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ with $ x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ f(x \minus{} f(y)) \equal{} f(x\plus{}y) \plus{} f(y)\]
Let $n$ be a positive integers. Equilateral triangle with sides of length $n$ is split into equilateral triangles with side lengths $1$, forming a triangular lattice. Call an equilateral triangle with vertices in the lattice "important". Let $p_k$ be the number of unordered pairs of vertices in the lattice which participate in exactly $k$ important triangles. Find (as a function of $n$) (a) $p_0+p_1+p_2$ (b) $p_1+2p_2$
Let $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a continuous function having a primitive $ F $ having the property that $ f-F $ is positive globally. Calculate $ \lim_{x\to\infty } f(x) . $ [i]Florian Dumitrel[/i]
Determine the radius of a sphere $S$ that passes through the centroids of each face of a given tetrahedron $T$ inscribed in a unit sphere with center $O$. Also, determine the distance from $O$ to the center of $S$ as a function of the edges of $T.$
Find all the functions $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy \[ f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y) \] for all $x,y\in\mathbb{N}$ satisfying $10^6-\frac{1}{10^6} < \frac{x}{y} < 10^6+\frac{1}{10^6}$. Note: $\mathbb{N}$ denotes the set of positive integers and $\mathbb{R}$ denotes the set of real numbers.
Given complex numbers $a,b,c$, we have that $|az^2 + bz +c| \leq 1$ holds true for any complex number $z, |z| \leq 1$. Find the maximum value of $|bc|$.
Suppose that $p(n)$ is the number of ways to express $n$ as a sum of some naturall numbers (the two representations $4=1+1+2$ and $4=1+2+1$ are considered the same). Prove that for an infinite number of $n$'s $p(n)$ is even and for an infinite number of $n$'s $p(n)$ is odd.