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$a_{n}$ ($n$ is integer) is a sequence from positive reals that \[a_{n}\geq \frac{a_{n+2}+a_{n+1}+a_{n-1}+a_{n-2}}4\] Prove $a_{n}$ is constant.
Find all pairs of function $ f: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ and polynomial with integer coefficients $ p$ such that: (i) $ p(mn) \equal{} p(m)p(n)$ for all positive integers $ m,n > 1$ with $ \gcd(m,n) \equal{} 1$, and (ii) $ \sum_{d|n}f(d) \equal{} p(n)$ for all positive integers $ n$.
Assume that $X$ is a seperable metric space. Prove that if $f: X\longrightarrow\mathbb R$ is a function that $\lim_{x\rightarrow a}f(x)$ exists for each $a\in\mathbb R$. Prove that set of points in which $f$ is not continuous is countable.
Let $\mathbb{R}*$ denote the set of nonzero real numbers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}* \rightarrow \mathbb{R}*$ such that $f(x^2+y)=f(f(x))+\frac{f(xy)}{f(x)}$ for every pair of nonzero real numbers $x$ and $y$ with $x^2+y \neq 0$.
Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and $f:X \to X$ be a function such that $\forall x,y\in X : d(f(x),f(y))=d(x,y)$. $\text{a})$ Prove that for all $x \in X$, $\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} \frac{d(x,f^n(x))}{n}$ exists, where $f^n(x)$ is $\underbrace{f(f(\cdots f(x)}_{n \text{times}} \cdots ))$. $\text{b})$ Prove that the amount of the limit does [b][u]not[/u][/b] depend on choosing $x$.
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}.$
The function $f$ is given by the table \[\begin{array}{|c||c|c|c|c|c|}\hline x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline f(x) & 4 & 1 & 3 & 5 & 2 \\ \hline \end{array}\] If $u_0=4$ and $u_{n+1}=f(u_n)$ for $n\geq 0$, find $u_{2002}$. $\textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }4\qquad\textbf{(E) }5$
[b]a)[/b] Prove that not all functions $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that satisfy the equality $$ f(x-1)+f(x+1) =\sqrt 5f(x) ,\quad\forall x\in\mathbb{R} , $$ are periodic. [b]b)[/b] Prove that that all functions $ g:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that satisfy the equality $$ g(x-1)+g(x+1)=\sqrt 3g(x) ,\quad\forall x\in\mathbb{R} , $$ are periodic.
Let $f\colon 2^S\rightarrow \mathbb R$ be a function defined on the subsets of a finite set $S$. Prove that if $f(A)=F(S\backslash A)$ and $\max \{ f(A), f(B)\}\geq f(A\cup B)$ for all subsets $A, B$ of $S$, then $f$ assumes at most $|S|$ distinct values.
Let $f(x)$ is an odd function on $R$ , $f(1)=1$ and $f(\frac{x}{x-1})=xf(x)$ $(\forall x<0)$. Find the value of $f(1)f(\frac{1}{100})+f(\frac{1}{2})f(\frac{1}{99})+f(\frac{1}{3})f(\frac{1}{98})+\cdots +f(\frac{1}{50})f(\frac{1}{51}).$
A figure $\Phi$ composed of unit squares has the following property: if the squares of an $m \times n$ rectangle ($m,n$ are fixed) are filled with numbers whose sum is positive, the figure $\Phi$ can be placed within the rectangle (possibly after being rotated) so that the sum of the covered numbers is also positive. Prove that a number of such figures can be put on the $m\times n$ rectangle so that each square is covered by the same number of figures.
We roll a regular 6-sided dice $n$ times. What is the probabilty that the total number of eyes rolled is a multiple of 5?
Find all $f: R \longrightarrow R$ such that \[f(xy+f(x))=xf(y)+f(x)\] for every pair of real numbers $x,y$.
How many ways are there to divide a $2\times n$ rectangle into rectangles having integral sides, where $n$ is a positive integer?
Let $f:\mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ be a monotonically increasing function over the natural numbers, such that $f(f(n))=n^{2}$. What is the smallest, and what is the largest value that $f(2023)$ can take? [i]Proposed by Ilija Jovcheski[/i]
Let $f : R^+ \to R$ be a strictly increasing function such that $f\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right) < \frac{f(x)+ f(y)}{2}$ for all $x,y > 0$. Prove that the sequence $a_n = f(n)$ ($n \in N$) does not contain an infinite arithmetic progression.
The function $f$ is defined on the set $\mathbb{Q}$ of all rational numbers and has values in $\mathbb{Q}$. It satisfies the conditions $f(1) = 2$ and $f(xy) = f(x)f(y) - f(x+y) + 1$ for all $x,y \in \mathbb{Q}$. Determine $f$.
Let $A=\{a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_{2010}\}$ and $B=\{b_1,b_2,\cdots,b_{2010}\}$ be two sets of complex numbers. Suppose \[\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq 2010} (a_i+a_j)^k=\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq 2010}(b_i+b_j)^k\] holds for every $k=1,2,\cdots, 2010$. Prove that $A=B$.
Find all $a\in\mathbb{R}$ such that there is function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ i) $f(1)=2016$ ii) $f(x+y+f(y))=f(x)+ay\quad\forall x,y\in\mathbb{R}$
Lengths of five edges of a tetrahedron are $1$, while the last one is $x$. Its volume is $F(x)$. On its domain of definition, we have $\text{(A)}$ $F(x)$ is an increasing function, it has no maximum value. $\text{(B)}$ $F(x)$ is an increasing function, it has maximum value. $\text{(C)}$ $F(x)$ is not an increasing function, it has no maximum value. $\text{(D)}$ $F(x)$ is an increasing function, it has maximum value.
Let $N$ be the set of natural numbers. Suppose $f: N \to N$ is a function satisfying the following conditions: (a) $f(mn) =f(m)f(n)$ (b) $f(m) < f(n)$ if $m < n$ (c) $f(2) = 2$ What is the sum of $\Sigma_{k=1}^{20}f(k)$?
Let $a_{i}$ and $b_{i}$, where $i \in \{1,2, \dots, 2005 \}$, be real numbers such that the inequality $(a_{i}x-b_{i})^{2} \ge \sum_{j=1, j \not= i}^{2005} (a_{j}x-b_{j})$ holds for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and all $i \in \{1,2, \dots, 2005 \}$. Find the maximum possible number of positive numbers amongst $a_{i}$ and $b_{i}$, $i \in \{1,2, \dots, 2005 \}$.
Let $f:[0,1) \to \mathbb{R}$ be a monotonic function. Prove that the limits [center]$\lim_{x \nearrow 1} \int_0^x f(t) \mathrm{d}t$ and $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n} \left[ f(0) + f \left(\frac{1}{n}\right) + \ldots + f \left( \frac{n-1}{n} \right) \right]$[/center] exist and are equal.
Given a set $A$ and a function $f: A\rightarrow A$, denote by $f_{1}(A)=f(A)$, $f_{2}(A)=f(f_{1}(A))$, $f_{3}(A)=f(f_{2}(A))$, and so on, ($f_{n}(A)=f(f_{n-1}(A))$, where the notation $f(B)$ means the set $\{ f(x) \ : \ x\in B\}$ of images of points from $B$). Denote also by $f_{\infty}(A)=f_{1}(A)\cap f_{2}(A)\cap \ldots = \bigcap_{n\geq 1}f_{n}(A)$. a) Show that if $A$ is finite, then $f(f_{\infty}(A))=f_{\infty}(A)$. b) Determine if the above is true for $A=\mathbb{N}\times \mathbb{N}$ and the function \[f\big((m,n)\big)=\begin{cases}(m+1,n) & \mbox{if }n\geq m\geq 1 \\ (0,0) & \mbox{if }m>n \\ (0,n+1) & \mbox{if }n=0. \end{cases}\]
Define $E\subseteq \{f:[0,1]\to \mathbb{R}\mid f \textnormal{ is Riemann-integrable}\}$ such that $E$ posseses the following properties:\\ $\textbf{(i)}$ If $\int_0^1 f(x)g(x) dx = 0$ for $f\in E$ with $\int_0^1f^2(t)dt \neq 0$, then $g\in E$; \\ $\textbf{(ii)}$ There exists $h\in E$ with $\int_0^1 h^2(t)dt\neq 0$.\\ Prove that $E=\{f:[0,1]\to \mathbb{R}\mid f \textnormal{ is Riemann-integrable}\}$. \\ [i](Andrei Bâra)[/i]