Find all numbers $x \in \mathbb Z$ for which the number \[x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x + 1\] is a perfect square.

Let $a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_{n+1}>0$. Prove that$$\sum_{i-1}^{n}a_i\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i+1}\geq \sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{a_i a_{i+1}}{a_i+a_{i+1}}\cdot \sum_{i=1}^{n}(a_i+a_{i+1})$$

The numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$ satisfy the conditions $$0 < a \le b \le c\,\,\,,\,\,\, a+b+ c = 7\,\,\,, \,\,\,abc = 9.$$ Within what limits can each of the numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$ vary?

Find the maximum value of real number $k$ such that \[\frac{a}{1+9bc+k(b-c)^2}+\frac{b}{1+9ca+k(c-a)^2}+\frac{c}{1+9ab+k(a-b)^2}\geq \frac{1}{2}\] holds for all non-negative real numbers $a,\ b,\ c$ satisfying $a+b+c=1$.

Suppose $A_1 A_2 \ldots A_n$ is an $n$-sided polygon with $n \geq 3$ and $\angle A_j \leq 180^{\circ}$ for each $j$ (in other words, the polygon is convex or has fewer than $n$ distinct sides). For each $i \leq n$, suppose $\alpha_i$ is the smallest possible value of $\angle{A_i A_j A_{i+1}}$ where $j$ is neither $i$ nor $i+1$. (Here, we define $A_{n+1} = A_1$.) Prove that \[ \alpha_1 + \alpha_2 + \cdots + \alpha_n \leq 180^{\circ} \] and determine all equality cases.

The sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3,...$ is defined so that $a_1 = 1$ and $a_{n+1} =\frac{a_1 + a_2 + ...+ a_n}{n}+1$ for $n \ge 1$. Show that for every positive real number $b$ we can find $a_k$ so that $a_k < bk$.

Prove that if $a,b,c, d \in [1,2]$, then $$\frac{a + b}{b + c}+\frac{c + d}{d + a}\le 4 \frac{a + c}{b + d}$$ When does the equality hold?

Any two of the real numbers $a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4,a_5$ differ by no less than $1$. There exists some real number $k$ satisfying \[a_1+a_2+a_3+a_4+a_5=2k\]\[a_1^2+a_2^2+a_3^2+a_4^2+a_5^2=2k^2\] Prove that $k^2\ge 25/3$.

Let $f(x) = \frac{1}{1+x}$ where $x$ is a positive real number, and for any positive integer $n$, let $g_n(x) = x + f(x) + f(f(x)) + ... + f(f(... f(x)))$, the last term being $f$ composed with itself $n$ times. Prove that (i) $g_n(x) > g_n(y)$ if $x > y > 0$. (ii) $g_n(1) = \frac{F_1}{F_2}+\frac{F_2}{F_3}+...+\frac{F_{n+1}}{F_{n+2}}$ , where $F_1 = F_2 = 1$ and $F_{n+2} = F_{n+1} +F_n$ for $n \ge 1$.

For a positive integer $n$, there are $n$ positive reals $a_1 \ge a_2 \ge a_3 \cdots \ge a_n$. For all positive reals $b_1, b_2, \cdots b_n$, prove the following inequality. $$\frac{a_1b_1+a_2b_2 + \cdots +a_nb_n}{a_1+a_2+ \cdots a_n} \le \text{max}\{ \frac{b_1}{1}, \frac{b_1+b_2}{2}, \cdots, \frac{b_1+b_2+ \cdots +b_n}{n} \}$$

Which of the following sets could NOT be the lengths of the external diagonals of a right rectangular prism [a "box"]? (An [i]external diagonal[/i] is a diagonal of one of the rectangular faces of the box.) $ \textbf{(A)}\ \{4, 5, 6\} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \{4, 5, 7\} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \{4, 6, 7\} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \{5, 6, 7\} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \{5, 7, 8\} $

Find all non-zero real numbers $ x, y, z$ which satisfy the system of equations: \[ (x^2 \plus{} xy \plus{} y^2)(y^2 \plus{} yz \plus{} z^2)(z^2 \plus{} zx \plus{} x^2) \equal{} xyz\] \[ (x^4 \plus{} x^2y^2 \plus{} y^4)(y^4 \plus{} y^2z^2 \plus{} z^4)(z^4 \plus{} z^2x^2 \plus{} x^4) \equal{} x^3y^3z^3\]

Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of $$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$ [i]Israel[/i]

Let $a,b,c,d$ to be non negative real numbers satisfying $ab+ac+ad+bc+bd+cd=6$. Prove that \[\dfrac{1}{a^2+1} + \dfrac{1}{b^2+1} + \dfrac{1}{c^2+1} + \dfrac{1}{d^2+1} \ge 2\]

Let $m, n$ be positive integers and $a, b$ positive real numbers different from $1$ such thath $m > n$ and $$\frac{a^{m+1}-1}{a^m-1} = \frac{b^{n+1}-1}{b^n-1} = c$$. Prove that $a^m c^n > b^n c^{m}$ (Turkey)

The number $a$ is such that both fractions $$(1-3a)/(2a + 3) \,\,\, and \,\,\, (17 + 4a)/(7 + a)$$ are positive. Which one is closer to $\sqrt5$?

For each positive integer $n$, let $f_{n}(\vartheta)=\sin(\vartheta)\cdot \sin(2\vartheta) \cdot \sin(4\vartheta)\cdots \sin(2^{n}\vartheta)$. For each real $\vartheta$ and all $n$, prove that \[|f_{n}(\vartheta)| \leq \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}|f_{n}(\frac{\pi}{3})| \]

Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_m$ be a set of $m$ distinct positive even numbers and $b_1,b_2,\ldots,b_n$ be a set of $n$ distinct positive odd numbers such that \[a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_m+b_1+b_2+\cdots+b_n=2019\] Prove that \[5m+12n\le 581.\]

Given integer $n\geq 2$ and positive real number $a$, find the smallest real number $M=M(n,a)$, such that for any positive real numbers $x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n$ with $x_1 x_2\cdots x_n=1$, the following inequality holds: \[\sum_{i=1}^n \frac {1}{a+S-x_i}\leq M\] where $S=\sum_{i=1}^n x_i$.

A bagel is a loop of $2a+2b+4$ unit squares which can be obtained by cutting a concentric $a\times b$ hole out of an $(a +2)\times (b+2)$ rectangle, for some positive integers a and b. (The side of length a of the hole is parallel to the side of length $a+2$ of the rectangle.) Consider an infinite grid of unit square cells. For each even integer $n \ge 8$, a bakery of order $n$ is a finite set of cells $ S$ such that, for every $n$-cell bagel $B$ in the grid, there exists a congruent copy of $B$ all of whose cells are in $S$. (The copy can be translated and rotated.) We denote by $f(n)$ the smallest possible number of cells in a bakery of order $ n$. Find a real number $\alpha$ such that, for all sufficiently large even integers $n \ge 8$, we have $$\frac{1}{100}<\frac{f (n)}{n^ {\alpha}}<100$$ [i]Proposed by Nikolai Beluhov[/i]

Find all functions $ f\in\mathcal{C}^1 [0,1] $ that satisfy $ f(1)=-1/6 $ and $$ \int_0^1 \left( f'(x) \right)^2 dx\le 2\int_0^1 f(x)dx. $$

Let $n$ be a positive integer, and consider a sequence $a_1 , a_2 , \dotsc , a_n $ of positive integers. Extend it periodically to an infinite sequence $a_1 , a_2 , \dotsc $ by defining $a_{n+i} = a_i $ for all $i \ge 1$. If \[a_1 \le a_2 \le \dots \le a_n \le a_1 +n \] and \[a_{a_i } \le n+i-1 \quad\text{for}\quad i=1,2,\dotsc, n, \] prove that \[a_1 + \dots +a_n \le n^2. \]

Determine the maximum value of $\lambda$ such that if $f(x) = x^3 +ax^2 +bx+c$ is a cubic polynomial with all its roots nonnegative, then \[f(x)\geq\lambda(x -a)^3\] for all $x\geq0$. Find the equality condition.

In a tetrahedron $ABCD$, the medians of the faces $ABD$, $ACD$, $BCD$ from $D$ make equal angles with the corresponding edges $AB$, $AC$, $BC$. Prove that each of these faces has area less than or equal to the sum of the areas of the other two faces. [hide="Comment"][i]Equivalent version of the problem:[/i] $ABCD$ is a tetrahedron. $DE$, $DF$, $DG$ are medians of triangles $DBC$, $DCA$, $DAB$. The angles between $DE$ and $BC$, between $DF$ and $CA$, and between $DG$ and $AB$ are equal. Show that: area $DBC$ $\leq$ area $DCA$ + area $DAB$. [/hide]

Given are three numbers $a, b, c \in R-\{0\}$. The parabola with equation $y = ax^2+bx+c$ lies above the line $y = cx$. Prove that the parabola with equation $y = cx^2 - bx + a$ lies above the line $y = cx - b$.