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2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 4

([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)$.

2005 AMC 10, 17

Tags: logarithm
Suppose that $ 4^a \equal{} 5$, $ 5^b \equal{} 6$, $ 6^c \equal{} 7$, and $ 7^d \equal{} 8$. What is $ a\cdot b\cdot c\cdot d$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{3}{2}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3$

1958 AMC 12/AHSME, 17

If $ x$ is positive and $ \log{x} \ge \log{2} \plus{} \frac{1}{2}\log{x}$, then: $ \textbf{(A)}\ {x}\text{ has no minimum or maximum value}\qquad \\ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{the maximum value of }{x}\text{ is }{1}\qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{the minimum value of }{x}\text{ is }{1}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{the maximum value of }{x}\text{ is }{4}\qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{the minimum value of }{x}\text{ is }{4}$

2007 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 15

Evaluate $\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{\tan^{-1}(\pi x)-\tan^{-1}x}{x}dx$

2007 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 207

Evaluate the following definite integral. \[\int_{e^{e}}^{e^{e+1}}\left\{\frac{1}{\ln x \cdot\ln (\ln x)}+\ln (\ln (\ln x))\right\}dx\]

Today's calculation of integrals, 882

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

2011 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 726

Let $P(x,\ y)\ (x>0,\ y>0)$ be a point on the curve $C: x^2-y^2=1$. If $x=\frac{e^u+e^{-u}}{2}\ (u\geq 0)$, then find the area bounded by the line $OP$, the $x$ axis and the curve $C$ in terms of $u$.

1973 Miklós Schweitzer, 3

Find a constant $ c > 1$ with the property that, for arbitrary positive integers $ n$ and $ k$ such that $ n>c^k$, the number of distinct prime factors of $ \binom{n}{k}$ is at least $ k$. [i]P. Erdos[/i]

1954 AMC 12/AHSME, 15

Tags: logarithm
$ \log 125$ equals: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 100 \log 1.25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 5 \log 3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \log 25$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \minus{} 3\log 2 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ (\log 25)(\log 5)$

1971 IMO Longlists, 44

Let $m$ and $n$ denote integers greater than $1$, and let $\nu (n)$ be the number of primes less than or equal to $n$. Show that if the equation $\frac{n}{\nu(n)}=m$ has a solution, then so does the equation $\frac{n}{\nu(n)}=m-1$.

2011 ELMO Shortlist, 5

Prove there exists a constant $c$ (independent of $n$) such that for any graph $G$ with $n>2$ vertices, we can split $G$ into a forest and at most $cf(n)$ disjoint cycles, where a) $f(n)=n\ln{n}$; b) $f(n)=n$. [i]David Yang.[/i]

2007 Princeton University Math Competition, 1

Take the square with vertices $(0,0)$, $(1,0)$, $(0,1)$, and $(1,1)$. Choose a random point in this square and draw the line segment from it to $(0,0)$. Choose a second random point in this square and draw the line segment from it to $(1,0)$. What is the probability that the two line segments intersect?

1986 Vietnam National Olympiad, 3

Suppose $ M(y)$ is a polynomial of degree $ n$ such that $ M(y) \equal{} 2^y$ for $ y \equal{} 1, 2, \ldots, n \plus{} 1$. Compute $ M(n \plus{} 2)$.

2000 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 15

Tags: logarithm
Which is greater: $ (3^5)^{(5^3)}$ or $ (5^3)^{(3^5)}$?

1970 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 6

Determine all real $x$ such that \[\sqrt{\tan(x)-1}\,\Bigl(\log_{\tan(x)}\bigl(2+4\cos^2(x)-2\bigr)\Bigr)\ge0.\]

2011 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Prove that the following inequality holds: \[ \left( \log_{24}48 \right)^2+ \left( \log_{12}54 \right)^2>4\]

2006 AIME Problems, 2

The lengths of the sides of a triangle with positive area are $\log_{10} 12$, $\log_{10} 75$, and $\log_{10} n$, where $n$ is a positive integer. Find the number of possible values for $n$.

2014 Indonesia MO, 3

Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid (quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides) such that $AB < CD$. Suppose that $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $E$ and $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $F$. Construct the parallelograms $AEDK$ and $BECL$. Prove that $EF$ passes through the midpoint of the segment $KL$.

PEN G Problems, 15

Prove that for any $ p, q\in\mathbb{N}$ with $ q > 1$ the following inequality holds: \[ \left\vert\pi\minus{}\frac{p}{q}\right\vert\ge q^{\minus{}42}.\]

1985 AMC 12/AHSME, 24

A non-zero digit is chosen in such a way that the probability of choosing digit $ d$ is $ \log_{10}(d\plus{}1) \minus{} \log_{10} d$. The probability that the digit $ 2$ is chosen is exactly $ \frac12$ the probability that the digit chosen is in the set $ \textbf{(A)}\ \{2,3\} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \{3,4\} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \{4,5,6,7,8\} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \{5,6,7,8,9\} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \{4,5,6,7,8,9\}$

2007 Princeton University Math Competition, 5

Tags: logarithm
Find the values of $a$ such that $\log (ax+1) = \log (x-a) + \log (2-x)$ has a unique real solution.

2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 562

(1) Show the following inequality for every natural number $ k$. \[ \frac {1}{2(k \plus{} 1)} < \int_0^1 \frac {1 \minus{} x}{k \plus{} x}dx < \frac {1}{2k}\] (2) Show the following inequality for every natural number $ m,\ n$ such that $ m > n$. \[ \frac {m \minus{} n}{2(m \plus{} 1)(n \plus{} 1)} < \log \frac {m}{n} \minus{} \sum_{k \equal{} n \plus{} 1}^{m} \frac {1}{k} < \frac {m \minus{} n}{2mn}\]

2007 Princeton University Math Competition, 6

Take the square with vertices $(0,0)$, $(1,0)$, $(0,1)$, and $(1,1)$. Choose a random point in this square and draw the line segment from it to $(0,0)$. Choose a second random point in this square and draw the line segment from it to $(1,0)$. What is the probability that the two line segments intersect?

2006 China Second Round Olympiad, 5

Tags: logarithm
Suppose $f(x) = x^3 + \log_2(x + \sqrt{x^2+1})$. For any $a,b \in \mathbb{R}$, to satisfy $f(a) + f(b) \ge 0$, the condition $a + b \ge 0$ is $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{necessary and sufficient}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{not necessary but sufficient}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{necessary but not sufficient}\qquad$ $\textbf{(D)}\ \text{neither necessary nor sufficient}\qquad$

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 8

How many angles $\theta$ with $0\le\theta\le2\pi$ satisfy $\log(\sin(3\theta))+\log(\cos(2\theta))=0$? $ \textbf{(A) }0 \qquad \textbf{(B) }1 \qquad \textbf{(C) }2 \qquad \textbf{(D) }3 \qquad \textbf{(E) }4 \qquad $