The ratio $ \dfrac{10^{2000}\plus{}10^{2002}}{10^{2001}\plus{}10^{2001}}$ is closest to which of the following numbers? $ \text{(A)}\ 0.1\qquad \text{(B)}\ 0.2\qquad \text{(C)}\ 1\qquad \text{(D)}\ 5\qquad \text{(E)}\ 10$

Find all polynomials $ p$ of one variable with integer coefficients such that if $ a$ and $ b$ are natural numbers such that $ a \plus{} b$ is a perfect square, then $ p\left(a\right) \plus{} p\left(b\right)$ is also a perfect square.

Let $(x_n)_{n\ge2}$ be a sequence of real numbers such that $x_2>0$ and $x_{n+1}=-1+\sqrt[n]{1+nx_n}$ for $n\ge2$. Find (a) $\lim_{n\to\infty}x_n$, (b) $\lim_{n\to\infty}nx_n$.

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ a continuous function such that for any $x\in \mathbb{R}$, the limit $\lim_{h\to 0} \left|\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}\right|$ exists and it is finite. Prove that in any real point, $f$ is differentiable or it has finite one-side derivates, of the same modul, but different signs.

For a positive integer $n$, let \[S_n=\int_0^1 \frac{1-(-x)^n}{1+x}dx,\ \ T_n=\sum_{k=1}^n \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{k(k+1)}\] Answer the following questions: (1) Show the following inequality. \[\left|S_n-\int_0^1 \frac{1}{1+x}dx\right|\leq \frac{1}{n+1}\] (2) Express $T_n-2S_n$ in terms of $n$. (3) Find the limit $\lim_{n\to\infty} T_n.$

Let $f:[0,\infty)\to(0,\infty)$ a continous function such that $\lim_{n\to\infty} \int^x_0 f(t)dt$ exists and it is finite. Prove that \[ \lim_{x\to\infty} \frac 1{\sqrt x} \int^x_0 \sqrt {f(t)} dt = 0. \] [i]Radu Miculescu[/i]

Function $f: [a,b]\to\mathbb{R}$, $0<a<b$ is continuous on $[a,b]$ and differentiable on $(a,b)$. Prove that there exists $c\in(a,b)$ such that \[ f'(c)=\frac1{a-c}+\frac1{b-c}+\frac1{a+b}. \]

A real valued function $f$ is defined on the interval $(-1,2)$. A point $x_0$ is said to be a fixed point of $f$ if $f(x_0)=x_0$. Suppose that $f$ is a differentiable function such that $f(0)>0$ and $f(1)=1$. Show that if $f'(1)>1$, then $f$ has a fixed point in the interval $(0,1)$.

Let $c_n$ be a sequence which is defined recursively as follows: $c_0 = 1$, $c_{2n+1} = c_n$ for $n \geq 0$, and $c_{2n} = c_n + c_{n-2^e}$ for $n > 0$ where $e$ is the maximal nonnegative integer such that $2^e$ divides $n$. Prove that \[\sum_{i=0}^{2^n-1} c_i = \frac{1}{n+2} {2n+2 \choose n+1}.\]

Find $ \lim_{x\to\infty} \int_{e^{\minus{}x}}^1 \left(\ln \frac{1}{t}\right)^ n\ dt\ (x\geq 0,\ n\equal{}1,\ 2,\ \cdots)$.

Let $0<a<\frac {\pi}2.$ Find $\lim_{a\rightarrow +0} \frac{1}{a^3}\int_0^a \ln\ (1+\tan a\tan x)\ dx.$

Let $ f(n)$ denote the maximum possible number of right triangles determined by $ n$ coplanar points. Show that \[ \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f(n)}{n^2}\equal{}\infty \;\textrm{and}\ \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{f(n)}{n^3}\equal{}0 .\] [i]P. Erdos[/i]

Let $ a \in \mathbb{R}, 0 < a < 1,$ and $ f$ a continuous function on $ [0, 1]$ satisfying $ f(0) \equal{} 0, f(1) \equal{} 1,$ and \[ f \left( \frac{x\plus{}y}{2} \right) \equal{} (1\minus{}a) f(x) \plus{} a f(y) \quad \forall x,y \in [0,1] \text{ with } x \leq y.\] Determine $ f \left( \frac{1}{7} \right).$

For each $ c\in\mathbb C$, let $ f_c(z,0)\equal{}z$, and $ f_c(z,n)\equal{}f_c(z,n\minus{}1)^2\plus{}c$ for $ n\geq1$. a) Prove that if $ |c|\leq\frac14$ then there is a neighborhood $ U$ of origin such that for each $ z\in U$ the sequence $ f_c(z,n),n\in\mathbb N$ is bounded. b) Prove that if $ c>\frac14$ is a real number there is a neighborhood $ U$ of origin such that for each $ z\in U$ the sequence $ f_c(z,n),n\in\mathbb N$ is unbounded.

([b]4[/b]) Let $ a$, $ b$ be constants such that $ \lim_{x\rightarrow1}\frac {(\ln(2 \minus{} x))^2}{x^2 \plus{} ax \plus{} b} \equal{} 1$. Determine the pair $ (a,b)$.

Consider the sequence of real numbers $(a_n)_{n\ge1}$ such that $$\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac1{n^r}\sum_{k=1}^n\frac{a_k}k=l\in\mathbb R,r\in\mathbb N^*$$ Show that: $$\lim_{n\to\infty}\left(\dfrac{\displaystyle\sum_{p=n+1}^{2n}\sum_{k=1}^p\sum_{i=1}^k\frac{a_i}{p\cdot i}}{n^{r+1}}\right)=l\left(\frac{2^{r+1}}{r(r+1)}-\frac{2^r}{(r+1)^2}\right)$$ [i]Proposed by Florin Stănescu and Şerban Cioculescu[/i]

For every pair of reals $0 < a < b < 1$, we define sequences $\{x_n\}_{n \ge 0}$ and $\{y_n\}_{n \ge 0}$ by $x_0 = 0$, $y_0 = 1$, and for each integer $n \ge 1$: \begin{align*} x_n & = (1 - a) x_{n - 1} + a y_{n - 1}, \\ y_n & = (1 - b) x_{n - 1} + b y_{n - 1}. \end{align*} The [i]supermean[/i] of $a$ and $b$ is the limit of $\{x_n\}$ as $n$ approaches infinity. Over all pairs of real numbers $(p, q)$ satisfying $\left (p - \textstyle\frac{1}{2} \right)^2 + \left (q - \textstyle\frac{1}{2} \right)^2 \le \left(\textstyle\frac{1}{10}\right)^2$, the minimum possible value of the supermean of $p$ and $q$ can be expressed as $\textstyle\frac{m}{n}$ for relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Compute $100m + n$. [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen[/i]

Compute \[\lim_{h\to 0}\dfrac{\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}+4h)-4\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}+3h)+6\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}+2h)-4\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}+h)+\sin(\frac{\pi}{3})}{h^4}.\]

Consider the sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ having $ x_1>1 $ and satisfying the equation $$ x_1+x_2+\cdots +x_{n+1} =x_1x_2\cdots x_{n+1} ,\quad\forall n\in\mathbb{N} . $$ Show that this sequence is convergent and find its limit.

Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \sum_{k=1}^n \frac{1}{n+k}(\ln (n+k)-\ln\ n)$.

Let $(a_n)_{n\in\mathbb N}$ be a sequence, given by the recurrence: $$ma_{n+1}+(m-2)a_n-a_{n-1}=0$$ where $m\in\mathbb R$ is a parameter and the first two terms of $a_n$ are fixed known real numbers. Find $m\in\mathbb R$, so that $$\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n=0$$ [i]Proposed by Laurențiu Modan[/i]

Let $f:[0,1]\times[0,1]\to\mathbb R$ be a continuous function. Find the limit $$\lim_{n\to\infty}\left(\frac{(2n+1)!}{(n!)^2}\right)^2\int^1_0\int^1_0(xy(1-x)(1-y))^nf(x,y)\text dx\text dy.$$

For $n=0,\ 1,\ 2,\ \cdots$, let $a_n=\int_{n}^{n+1} \{xe^{-x}-(n+1)e^{-n-1}(x-n)\}\ dx,$ $b_n=\int_{n}^{n+1} \{xe^{-x}-(n+1)e^{-n-1}\}\ dx.$ Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \sum_{k=0}^n (a_k-b_k).$

Let $f(r)$ be the number of lattice points inside the circle radius $r$, center the origin. Show that $\lim_{r\to \infty} \frac{f(r)}{r^2}$ exists and find it. If the limit is $k$, put $g(r) = f(r) - kr^2$. Is it true that $\lim_{r\to \infty} \frac{g(r)}{r^h} = 0$ for any $h < 2$?

Let $f(x)$ be a differentiable function. Find the following limit value: \[\lim_{n\to\infty} \dbinom{n}{k}\left\{f\left(\frac{x}{n}\right)-f(0)\right\}^k.\] Especially, for $f(x)=(x-\alpha)(x-\beta)$ find the limit value above. 1956 Tokyo Institute of Technology entrance exam