Define a function on the positive integers recursively by $f(1) = 2$, $f(n) = f(n-1) + 1$ if $n$ is even, and $f(n) = f(n-2) + 2$ if $n$ is odd and greater than $1$. What is $f(2017)$? $\textbf{(A) } 2017 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 2018 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 4034 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 4035 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 4036$

Let \( \mathbb{N} \) be the set of all positive integers. We say that a function \( f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N} \) is Georgian if \( f(1) = 1 \) and, for every positive integer \( n \), there exists a positive integer \( k \) such that \[ f^{(k)}(n) = 1, \quad \text{where } f^{(k)} = f \circ f \cdots \circ f \quad \text{(applied } k \text{ times)}. \] If \( f \) is a Georgian function, we define, for each positive integer \( n \), \( \text{ord}(n) \) as the smallest positive integer \( m \) such that \( f^{(m)}(n) = 1 \). Determine all positive real numbers \( c \) for which there exists a Georgian function such that, for every positive integer \( n \geq 2024 \), it holds that \( \text{ord}(n) \geq cn - 1 \).

Let $ a,b$ and $ c $ be positive real numbers with $ abc = 1 $. Prove that \[ \sqrt{ 9 + 16a^2}+\sqrt{ 9 + 16b^2}+\sqrt{ 9 + 16c^2} \ge 3 +4(a+b+c)\]

Find the number of functions $ f:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N} $ having the property that $ (f\circ f\circ f)(n)=n+3, $ for any natural numbers $ n. $

Find all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that \[f(x^2)+2xf(y)=yf(x)+xf(x+y).\] [i](Proposed by Yeoh Yi Shuen)[/i]

If for function $f$ holds that $$f(x)+f(x+1)+f(x+2)+...+f(x+1986)=0$$ for any $\in\mathbb{R}$, prove that $f$ is periodic and find one period of her.

Prove the following inequality. \[\frac{e-1}{n+1}\leqq\int^e_1(\log x)^n dx\leqq\frac{(n+1)e+1}{(n+1)(n+2)}\ (n=1,2,\cdot\cdot\cdot) \] 1994 Kyoto University entrance exam/Science

For all positive integers $ x$, let \[ f(x) \equal{} \begin{cases}1 & \text{if }x \equal{} 1 \\ \frac x{10} & \text{if }x\text{ is divisible by 10} \\ x \plus{} 1 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}\]and define a sequence as follows: $ x_1 \equal{} x$ and $ x_{n \plus{} 1} \equal{} f(x_n)$ for all positive integers $ n$. Let $ d(x)$ be the smallest $ n$ such that $ x_n \equal{} 1$. (For example, $ d(100) \equal{} 3$ and $ d(87) \equal{} 7$.) Let $ m$ be the number of positive integers $ x$ such that $ d(x) \equal{} 20$. Find the sum of the distinct prime factors of $ m$.

If $a$ and $b$ are arbitrary positive real numbers and $m$ an integer, prove that \[\Bigr( 1+\frac ab \Bigl)^m +\Bigr( 1+\frac ba \Bigl)^m \geq 2^{m+1}.\]

Find all one-to-one mappings $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ such that for all positive integers $n$ the following relation holds: \[ f(f(n)) \leq \frac {n+f(n)} 2 . \]

On the Cartesian plane consider the set $V$ of all vectors with integer coordinates. Determine all functions $f : V \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfying the conditions: (i) $f(v) = 1$ for each of the four vectors $v \in V$ of unit length. (ii) $f(v+w) = f(v)+f(w)$ for every two perpendicular vectors $v, w \in V$ (Zero vector is considered to be perpendicular to every vector).

Find all continuous function $f:\mathbb{R}^{\geq 0}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{\geq 0}$ such that : \[f(xf(y))+f(f(y)) = f(x)f(y)+2 \: \: \forall x,y\in \mathbb{R}^{\geq 0}\] [i]Proposed by Mohammad Ahmadi[/i]

At a competition with $N$ players, the number of players given elite status is equal to \[2^{1+\lfloor\log_2{(N-1)}\rfloor} - N. \] Suppose that $19$ players are given elite status. What is the sum of the two smallest possible values of $N$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 38\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 90 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 154 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 406 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1024$

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Q} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(xy)=f(x)f(y)+f(x+y)-1$ for all rationals $x,y$

Four siblings are sitting down to eat some mashed potatoes for lunch: Ethan has 1 ounce of mashed potatoes, Macey has 2 ounces, Liana has 4 ounces, and Samuel has 8 ounces. This is not fair. A blend consists of choosing any two children at random, combining their plates of mashed potatoes, and then giving each of those two children half of the combination. After the children's father performs four blends consecutively, what is the probability that the four children will all have the same amount of mashed potatoes?