Found problems: 913
Hi guys,
I was just reading over old posts that I made last year ( :P ) and saw how much the level of Getting Started became harder. To encourage more people from posting, I decided to start a Problem of the Day. This is how I'll conduct this:
1. In each post (not including this one since it has rules, etc) everyday, I'll post the problem. I may post another thread after it to give hints though.
2. Level of problem.. This is VERY important. All problems in this thread will be all AHSME or problems similar to this level. No AIME. Some AHSME problems, however, that involve tough insight or skills will not be posted. The chosen problems will be usually ones that everyone can solve after working. Calculators are allowed when you solve problems but it is NOT necessary.
3. Response.. All you have to do is simply solve the problem and post the solution. There is no credit given or taken away if you get the problem wrong. This isn't like other threads where the number of problems you get right or not matters. As for posting, post your solutions here in this thread. Do NOT PM me. Also, here are some more restrictions when posting solutions:
A. No single answer post. It doesn't matter if you put hide and say "Answer is ###..." If you don't put explanation, it simply means you cheated off from some other people. I've seen several posts that went like "I know the answer" and simply post the letter. What is the purpose of even posting then? Huh?
B. Do NOT go back to the previous problem(s). This causes too much confusion.
C. You're FREE to give hints and post different idea, way or answer in some cases in problems. If you see someone did wrong or you don't understand what they did, post here. That's what this thread is for.
4. Main purpose.. This is for anyone who visits this forum to enjoy math. I rememeber when I first came into this forum, I was poor at math compared to other people. But I kindly got help from many people such as JBL, joml88, tokenadult, and many other people that would take too much time to type. Perhaps without them, I wouldn't be even a moderator in this forum now. This site clearly made me to enjoy math more and more and I'd like to do the same thing. That's about the rule.. Have fun problem solving!
Next post will contain the Day 1 Problem. You can post the solutions until I post one. :D
If $3^{2x}+9=10(3^{x})$, then the value of $(x^2+1)$ is
$\textbf{(A) }1\text{ only}\qquad\textbf{(B) }5\text{ only}\qquad\textbf{(C) }1\text{ or }5\qquad\textbf{(D) }2\qquad \textbf{(E) }10$
If $x=t^{(1/(t-1))}$ and $x=t^{(t/(t-1))}$, $t>0$, $t\not=1$, a relation between $x$ and $y$ is
$\textbf{(A)}\ y^x=x^{1/y}\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ y^{1/x}=x^{y} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ y^x=x^{y}\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ x^x=y^y\\
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$
Calculate the following indefinite integral.
[1] $\int \frac{e^{2x}}{(e^x+1)^2}dx$
[2] $\int \sin x\cos 3x dx$
[3] $\int \sin 2x\sin 3x dx$
[4] $\int \frac{dx}{4x^2-12x+9}$
[5] $\int \cos ^4 x dx$
Determine whether it's possible to cover a $K_{2012}$ with
a) 1000 $K_{1006}$'s;
b) 1000 $K_{1006,1006}$'s.
[i]David Yang.[/i]
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Let $P_n=\{2^n,2^{n-1}\cdot 3, 2^{n-2}\cdot 3^2, \dots, 3^n \}.$ For each subset $X$ of $P_n$, we write $S_X$ for the sum of all elements of $X$, with the convention that $S_{\emptyset}=0$ where $\emptyset$ is the empty set. Suppose that $y$ is a real number with $0 \leq y \leq 3^{n+1}-2^{n+1}.$
Prove that there is a subset $Y$ of $P_n$ such that $0 \leq y-S_Y < 2^n$
Let $f(x)$ be a function satisfying
\[xf(x)=\ln x \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{for} \ \ x>0\]
Show that $f^{(n)}(1)=(-1)^{n+1}n!\left(1+\frac{1}{2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{n}\right)$ where $f^{(n)}(x)$ denotes the $n$-th derivative evaluated at $x$.
Prove the following inequality.
\[\frac{1}{12}(\pi -6+2\sqrt{3})\leq \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \ln (1+\cos 2x) dx\leq \frac{1}{4}(2-\sqrt{3})\]
Suppose that $x$ is real number such that $\frac{27\times 9^x}{4^x}=\frac{3^x}{8^x}$. Find the value of $2^{-(1+\log_23)x}$
Let $x_1=1$, $x_2$, $x_3$, $\ldots$ be a sequence of real numbers such that for all $n\geq 1$ we have \[ x_{n+1} = x_n + \frac 1{2x_n} . \] Prove that \[ \lfloor 25 x_{625} \rfloor = 625 . \]
Find the area of the figure bounded by three curves
$ C_1: y\equal{}\sin x\ \left(0\leq x<\frac {\pi}{2}\right)$
$ C_2: y\equal{}\cos x\ \left(0\leq x<\frac {\pi}{2}\right)$
$ C_3: y\equal{}\tan x\ \left(0\leq x<\frac {\pi}{2}\right)$.
Find $ \lim_{n\to\infty} \sum_{k\equal{}1}^n \ln \left(1\plus{}\frac{k^a}{n^{a\plus{}1}}\right).$
Find the last three digits of the product of the positive roots of \[ \sqrt{1995}x^{\log_{1995}x}=x^2. \]
The number of real values of $ x$ satisfying the equality $ (\log_2x)(\log_bx) \equal{} \log_ab$, where $ a > 0$, $ b > 0$, $ a \neq 1$, $ b \neq 1$, is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{a finite integer greater than 2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{not finite}$
Determine all integers $k$ such that there exists infinitely many positive integers $n$ [b]not[/b] satisfying
\[n+k |\binom{2n}{n}\]
For three real numbers $ a,b,c>1, $ prove the inequality: $ \log_{a^2b} a +\log_{b^2c} b +\log_{c^2a} c\le 1. $
Let $X$ be a non empty subset of $\mathbb{N} = \{1,2,\ldots \}$. Suppose that for all $x \in X$, $4x \in X$ and $\lfloor \sqrt{x} \rfloor \in X$. Prove that $X=\mathbb{N}$.
For $a,b,c>0: \; abc=1$ prove that
\[a^3+b^3+c^3+6 \ge (a+b+c)^2\]
Let $n$ be largest number such that \[ \frac{2014^{100!}-2011^{100!}}{3^n} \] is still an integer. Compute the remainder when $3^n$ is divided by $1000$.
Evaluate $\int_{1}^{\pi}\left(x^{3}\ln x-\frac{6}{x}\right)\sin x\ dx$.
What is the value of $a$ for which $\frac1{\log_2a}+\frac1{\log_3a}+\frac1{\log_4a}=1$?
$\textbf{(A) }9\qquad\textbf{(B) }12\qquad\textbf{(C) }18\qquad\textbf{(D) }24\qquad\textbf{(E) }36$
Let $ a_{n}$ is a positive number such that $ \int_{0}^{a_{n}}\frac{e^{x}\minus{}1}{1\plus{}e^{x}}\ dx \equal{}\ln n$.
Find $ \lim_{n\to\infty}(a_{n}\minus{}\ln n)$.
A line $ x \equal{} k$ intersects the graph of $ y \equal{} \log_5{x}$ and the graph of $ y \equal{} \log_5{(x \plus{} 4)}$. The distance between the points of intersection is $ 0.5$. Given that $ k \equal{} a \plus{} \sqrt{b}$, where $ a$ and $ b$ are integers, what is $ a \plus{} b$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 7\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 8\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 9\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 10$
Find $ \lim_{a\rightarrow{\infty}} \frac{1}{a^2}\int_0^a \ln (1\plus{}e^x)dx$.
If $n\ge2$ is an integer, prove the equality
$$\lfloor\log_2n\rfloor+\lfloor\log_3n\rfloor+\ldots+\lfloor\log_nn\rfloor=\left\lfloor\sqrt n\right\rfloor+\left\lfloor\sqrt[3]n\right\rfloor+\ldots+\left\lfloor\sqrt[n]n\right\rfloor.$$