A regular hexagon with center at the origin in the complex plane has opposite pairs of sides one unit apart. One pair of sides is parallel to the imaginary axis. Let $ R$ be the region outside the hexagon, and let $ S\equal{}\{\frac{1}{z}|z\in R\}$. Then the area of $ S$ has the form $ a\pi\plus{}\sqrt{b}$, where $ a$ and $ b$ are positive integers. Find $ a\plus{}b$.

Find all real-valued continuous functions defined on the interval $(-1, 1)$ such that $(1-x^{2}) f(\frac{2x}{1+x^{2}}) = (1+x^{2})^{2}f(x)$ for all $x$.

Let $ a$ be a positive real numbers. In the coordinate plane denote by $ S$ the area of the figure bounded by the curve $ y=\sin x\ (0\leq x\leq \pi)$ and the $x$-axis and denote $T$ by the area of the figure bounded by the curves $y=\sin x\ \left(0\leq x\leq \frac{\pi}{2}\right),\ y=a\cos x\ \left(0\leq x\leq \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ and the $x$-axis. Find the value of $a$ such that $ S: T=3: 1$.

Evaluate $\int_{1}^{\pi}\left(x^{3}\ln x-\frac{6}{x}\right)\sin x\ dx$.

Let $ P$ be a probability distribution defined on the Borel sets of the real line. Suppose that $ P$ is symmetric with respect to the origin, absolutely continuous with respect to the Lebesgue measure, and its density function $ p$ is zero outside the interval $ [\minus{}1,1]$ and inside this interval it is between the positive numbers $ c$ and $ d$ ($ c < d$). Prove that there is no distribution whose convolution square equals $ P$. [i]T. F. Mori, G. J. Szekely[/i]

Let $ f: [0,1]^2\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function on the closed unit square such that $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}$ and $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial y}$ exist and are continuous on the interior of $ (0,1)^2.$ Let $ a\equal{}\int_0^1f(0,y)\,dy,\ b\equal{}\int_0^1f(1,y)\,dy,\ c\equal{}\int_0^1f(x,0)\,dx$ and $ d\equal{}\int_0^1f(x,1)\,dx.$ Prove or disprove: There must be a point $ (x_0,y_0)$ in $ (0,1)^2$ such that $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}(x_0,y_0)\equal{}b\minus{}a$ and $ \frac{\partial f}{\partial y}(x_0,y_0)\equal{}d\minus{}c.$

Prove $ \ \ \ \frac{22}{7}\minus{}\pi \equal{}\int_0^1 \frac{x^4(1\minus{}x)^4}{1\plus{}x^2}\ dx$.

Let a sequence of positive reals $\{u_n\}^{\infty}_{n=1}$ be given. For every positive integer $n$, let $k_n$ be the least positive integer satisfying: \[\sum^{k_n}_{i=1} \frac{1}{i} \geq \sum^n_{i=1} u_i.\] Show that the sequence $\left\{\frac{k_{n+1}}{k_n}\right\}$ has finite limit if and only if $\{u_n\}$ does.

Let $a,\ b$ be real numbers. Suppose that a function $f(x)$ satisfies $f(x)=a\sin x+b\cos x+\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} f(t)\cos t\ dt$ and has the maximum value $2\pi$ for $-\pi \leq x\leq \pi$. Find the minimum value of $\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} \{f(x)\}^2dx.$ [i]2010 Chiba University entrance exam[/i]

Find the extremum of $f(t)=\int_1^t \frac{\ln x}{x+t}dx\ (t>0)$.

Find the minimum area bounded by the graphs of $ y\equal{}x^2$ and $ y\equal{}kx(x^2\minus{}k)\ (k>0)$.

Suppose two functions $ f(x)\equal{}x^4\minus{}x,\ g(x)\equal{}ax^3\plus{}bx^2\plus{}cx\plus{}d$ satisfy $ f(1)\equal{}g(1),\ f(\minus{}1)\equal{}g(\minus{}1)$. Find the values of $ a,\ b,\ c,\ d$ such that $ \int_{\minus{}1}^1 (f(x)\minus{}g(x))^2dx$ is minimal.

$$\int_0^5 \max(2x,x^2)\,dx$$ [i]Proposed by Connor Gordon[/i]

Suppose $a_1,\ldots,a_n$ are non-integral real numbers for $n\geq 2$ such that ${a_1}^k+\ldots+{a_n}^k$ is an integer for all integers $1\leq k\leq n$. Prove that none of $a_1,\ldots,a_n$ is rational.

In a plane, there is an infinite triangular grid consists of equilateral triangles whose lengths of the sides are equal to $ 1$, call the vertices of the triangles the lattice points, call two lattice points are adjacent if the distance between the two points is equal to $ 1;$ A jump game is played by two frogs $ A,B,$ "A jump" is called if the frogs jump from the point which it is lying on to its adjacent point, " A round jump of $ A,B$" is called if first $ A$ jumps and then $ B$ by the following rules: Rule (1): $ A$ jumps once arbitrarily, then $ B$ jumps once in the same direction, or twice in the opposite direction; Rule (2): when $ A,B$ sits on adjacent lattice points, they carry out Rule (1) finishing a round jump, or $ A$ jumps twice continually, keep adjacent with $ B$ every time, and $ B$ rests on previous position; If the original positions of $ A,B$ are adjacent lattice points, determine whether for $ A$ and $ B$,such that the one can exactly land on the original position of the other after a finite round jumps.

Find the set of all ordered pairs $(s,t)$ of positive integers such that \[t^{2}+1=s(s+1).\]

For $ a\in\mathbb{R}$, let $ M(a)$ be the maximum value of the function $ f(x)\equal{}\int_{0}^{\pi}\sin (x\minus{}t)\sin (2t\minus{}a)\ dt$. Evaluate $ \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}M(a)\sin (2a)\ da$.

Prove that there is no nonconstant polynomial $f(x)$ with integral coefficients such that $f(n)$ is prime for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$.

Verify that for every $ x > 0$, \[ \frac{\Gamma'(x\plus{}1)}{\Gamma (x\plus{}1)} > \log x.\] [i]P. Medgyessy[/i]

Let $ S$ be a set of rational numbers such that (a) $ 0\in S;$ (b) If $ x\in S$ then $ x\plus{}1\in S$ and $ x\minus{}1\in S;$ and (c) If $ x\in S$ and $ x\notin\{0,1\},$ then $ \frac{1}{x(x\minus{}1)}\in S.$ Must $ S$ contain all rational numbers?

Given any set of $9$ points in the plane such that there is no $3$ of them collinear, show that for each point $P$ of the set, the number of triangles with its vertices on the other $8$ points and that contain $P$ on its interior is even.

In the $x$-$y$ plane, for $t>0$, denote by $S(t)$ the area of the part enclosed by the curve $y=e^{t^2x}$, the $x$-axis, $y$-axis and the line $x=\frac{1}{t}.$ Show that $S(t)>\frac 43.$ If necessary, you may use $e^3>20.$

Let $ R$ be a rectangle that is the union of a finite number of rectangles $ R_i,$ $ 1 \leq i \leq n,$ satisfying the following conditions: [b](i)[/b] The sides of every rectangle $ R_i$ are parallel to the sides of $ R.$ [b](ii)[/b] The interiors of any two different rectangles $ R_i$ are disjoint. [b](iii)[/b] Each rectangle $ R_i$ has at least one side of integral length. Prove that $ R$ has at least one side of integral length. [i]Variant:[/i] Same problem but with rectangular parallelepipeds having at least one integral side.

Find the minimum value of $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} |\cos x -a|\sin x \ dx$

Prove that for any integer $n$, $n\geq 3$, there exist $n$ positive integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ in arithmetic progression, and $n$ positive integers in geometric progression $b_1,b_2,\ldots,b_n$ such that \[ b_1 < a_1 < b_2 < a_2 <\cdots < b_n < a_n . \] Give an example of two such progressions having at least five terms. [i]Mihai Baluna[/i]