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We call a sequence of integers a [i]Fibonacci-type sequence[/i] if it is infinite in both ways and $a_{n}=a_{n-1}+a_{n-2}$ for any $n\in\mathbb{Z}$. How many [i]Fibonacci-type sequences[/i] can we find, with the property that in these sequences there are two consecutive terms, strictly positive, and less or equal than $N$ ? (two sequences are considered to be the same if they differ only by shifting of indices) [i]Proposed by I. Pevzner[/i]
Does there exist a convex pentagon, all of whose vertices are lattice points in the plane, with no lattice point in the interior?
Let $D$ be the set of positive reals different from $1$ and let $n$ be a positive integer. If for $f: D\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ we have $x^n f(x)=f(x^2)$, and if $f(x)=x^n$ for $0<x<\frac{1}{1989}$ and for $x>1989$, then prove that $f(x)=x^n$ for all $x \in D$.
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z}$ satisfying \[f\big(f(m)+n\big)+f(m)=f(n)+f(3m)+2014\] for all integers $m$ and $n$. [i]Proposed by Netherlands[/i]
Let $\mathbb{N}$ be the set of positive integers. Determine all positive integers $k$ for which there exist functions $f:\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ and $g: \mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{N}$ such that $g$ assumes infinitely many values and such that $$ f^{g(n)}(n)=f(n)+k$$ holds for every positive integer $n$. ([i]Remark.[/i] Here, $f^{i}$ denotes the function $f$ applied $i$ times i.e $f^{i}(j)=f(f(\dots f(j)\dots ))$.)
In the following, a [i]word[/i] will mean a finite sequence of letters "$a$" and "$b$". The [i]length[/i] of a word will mean the number of the letters of the word. For instance, $abaab$ is a word of length $5$. There exists exactly one word of length $0$, namely the empty word. A word $w$ of length $\ell$ consisting of the letters $x_1$, $x_2$, ..., $x_{\ell}$ in this order is called a [i]palindrome[/i] if and only if $x_j=x_{\ell+1-j}$ holds for every $j$ such that $1\leq j\leq\ell$. For instance, $baaab$ is a palindrome; so is the empty word. For two words $w_1$ and $w_2$, let $w_1w_2$ denote the word formed by writing the word $w_2$ directly after the word $w_1$. For instance, if $w_1=baa$ and $w_2=bb$, then $w_1w_2=baabb$. Let $r$, $s$, $t$ be nonnegative integers satisfying $r + s = t + 2$. Prove that there exist palindromes $A$, $B$, $C$ with lengths $r$, $s$, $t$, respectively, such that $AB=Cab$, if and only if the integers $r + 2$ and $s - 2$ are coprime.
There are $2022$ equally spaced points on a circular track $\gamma$ of circumference $2022$. The points are labeled $A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_{2022}$ in some order, each label used once. Initially, Bunbun the Bunny begins at $A_1$. She hops along $\gamma$ from $A_1$ to $A_2$, then from $A_2$ to $A_3$, until she reaches $A_{2022}$, after which she hops back to $A_1$. When hopping from $P$ to $Q$, she always hops along the shorter of the two arcs $\widehat{PQ}$ of $\gamma$; if $\overline{PQ}$ is a diameter of $\gamma$, she moves along either semicircle. Determine the maximal possible sum of the lengths of the $2022$ arcs which Bunbun traveled, over all possible labellings of the $2022$ points. [i]Kevin Cong[/i]
Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots a_n,k$, and $M$ be positive integers such that $$\frac{1}{a_1}+\frac{1}{a_2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{a_n}=k\quad\text{and}\quad a_1a_2\cdots a_n=M.$$ If $M>1$, prove that the polynomial $$P(x)=M(x+1)^k-(x+a_1)(x+a_2)\cdots (x+a_n)$$ has no positive roots.
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Ana and Banana play a game. Banana thinks of a function $f\colon\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z}$ and a prime number $p$. He tells Ana that $f$ is nonconstant, $p<100$, and $f(x+p)=f(x)$ for all integers $x$. Ana's goal is to determine the value of $p$. She writes down $n$ integers $x_1,\dots,x_n$. After seeing this list, Banana writes down $f(x_1),\dots,f(x_n)$ in order. Ana wins if she can determine the value of $p$ from this information. Find the smallest value of $n$ for which Ana has a winning strategy. [i]Anthony Wang[/i]
Given $(2m+1)$ different integers, each absolute value is not greater than $(2m-1)$. Prove that it is possible to choose three numbers among them, with their sum equal to zero.
Find the smallest positive integer $n$ or show no such $n$ exists, with the following property: there are infinitely many distinct $n$-tuples of positive rational numbers $(a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n)$ such that both $$a_1+a_2+\dots +a_n \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{1}{a_1} + \frac{1}{a_2} + \dots + \frac{1}{a_n}$$ are integers.
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{N}_{0}\to \mathbb{N}_{0}$ such that for all $n\in \mathbb{N}_{0}$: \[f(m+f(n))=f(f(m))+f(n).\]
Prove that for all integers $n \geq 3$, there exist odd positive integers $x$, $y$ such that $7x^2 + y^2 = 2^n$.
Suppose that a sequence $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of positive real numbers satisfies \[a_{k+1}\geq\frac{ka_k}{a_k^2+(k-1)}\] for every positive integer $k$. Prove that $a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_n\geq n$ for every $n\geq2$.
On an infinite chessboard, a solitaire game is played as follows: at the start, we have $n^2$ pieces occupying a square of side $n.$ The only allowed move is to jump over an occupied square to an unoccupied one, and the piece which has been jumped over is removed. For which $n$ can the game end with only one piece remaining on the board?
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Z_{>0}\to \mathbb Z_{>0}$ such that $a+f(b)$ divides $a^2+bf(a)$ for all positive integers $a$ and $b$ with $a+b>2019$.
Define the sequence $a_0,a_1,a_2,\hdots$ by $a_n=2^n+2^{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}$. Prove that there are infinitely many terms of the sequence which can be expressed as a sum of (two or more) distinct terms of the sequence, as well as infinitely many of those which cannot be expressed in such a way.
Given a convex polyhedron with 2022 faces. In 3 arbitary faces, there are already number $26; 4$ and $2022$ (each face contains 1 number). They want to fill in each other face a real number that is an arithmetic mean of every numbers in faces that have a common edge with that face. Prove that there is only one way to fill all the numbers in that polyhedron.
Let $\left\{ a_n \right\}$ and $\left\{ b_n \right\}$ be sequences defined recursively by $a_0 =2$; $b_0 = 2$, and $a_{n+1} = a_n \sqrt{1+a_n^2+b_n^2}-b_n$; $b_{n+1} = b_n\sqrt{1+a_n^2+b_n^2} + a_n$. Find the ternary (base 3) representation of $a_4$ and $b_4$.
Find all twice continuously differentiable functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to (0, \infty)$ satisfying $f''(x)f(x) \ge 2f'(x)^2.$
Let $x_1$, ... , $x_{n+1} \in [0,1] $ and $x_1=x_{n+1} $. Prove that \[ \prod_{i=1}^{n} (1-x_ix_{i+1}+x_i^2)\ge 1. \] A. Khrabrov, F. Petrov
Suppose that a sequence $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of positive real numbers satisfies \[a_{k+1}\geq\frac{ka_k}{a_k^2+(k-1)}\] for every positive integer $k$. Prove that $a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_n\geq n$ for every $n\geq2$.
Let $n$ be a positive integer. A regular hexagon $ABCDEF$ with side length $n$ is partitioned into $6n^2$ equilateral triangles with side length $1$. The hexagon is covered by $3n^2$ rhombuses with internal angles $60^{\circ}$ and $120^{\circ}$ such that each rhombus covers exactly two triangles and every triangle is covered by exactly one rhombus. Show that the diagonal $AD$ divides in half exactly $n$ rhombuses.
Theseus starts at the point $(0, 0)$ in the plane. If Theseus is standing at the point $(x, y)$ in the plane, he can step one unit to the north to point $(x, y+1)$, one unit to the west to point $(x-1, y)$, one unit to the south to point $(x, y-1)$, or one unit to the east to point $(x+1, y)$. After a sequence of more than two such moves, starting with a step one unit to the south (to point $(0, -1)$), Theseus finds himself back at the point $(0, 0)$. He never visited any point other than $(0, 0)$ more than once, and never visited the point $(0, 0)$ except at the start and end of this sequence of moves. Let $X$ be the number of times that Theseus took a step one unit to the north, and then a step one unit to the west immediately afterward. Let $Y$ be the number of times that Theseus took a step one unit to the west, and then a step one unit to the north immediately afterward. Prove that $|X - Y| = 1$. [i]Mitchell Lee[/i]
Let $\,S\,$ be a finite set of points in three-dimensional space. Let $\,S_{x},\,S_{y},\,S_{z}\,$ be the sets consisting of the orthogonal projections of the points of $\,S\,$ onto the $yz$-plane, $zx$-plane, $xy$-plane, respectively. Prove that \[ \vert S\vert^{2}\leq \vert S_{x} \vert \cdot \vert S_{y} \vert \cdot \vert S_{z} \vert, \] where $\vert A \vert$ denotes the number of elements in the finite set $A$. [hide="Note"] Note: The orthogonal projection of a point onto a plane is the foot of the perpendicular from that point to the plane. [/hide]