Found problems: 5802
For an $n$-tuple of integers, define a transformation to be:
$$(a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_{n-1},a_n)\rightarrow (a_1+a_2, a_2+a_3, \cdots, a_{n-1}+a_n, a_n+a_1)$$
Find all ordered pairs of integers $(n,k)$ with $n,k\geq 2$, such that for any $n$-tuple of integers $(a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_{n-1},a_n)$, after a finite number of transformations, every element in the of the $n$-tuple is a multiple of $k$.
Prove that for every positive integer $n,$ the set $\{2,3,4,\ldots,3n+1\}$ can be partitioned into $n$ triples in such a way that the numbers from each triple are the lengths of the sides of some obtuse triangle.
[i]Proposed by Canada[/i]
Let $Q_0(x)=1$, $Q_1(x)=x,$ and
\[Q_n(x)=\frac{(Q_{n-1}(x))^2-1}{Q_{n-2}(x)}\]
for all $n\ge 2.$ Show that, whenever $n$ is a positive integer, $Q_n(x)$ is equal to a polynomial with integer coefficients.
Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n$ be arbitrary real numbers. Prove the inequality
\[
\frac{x_1}{1+x_1^2} + \frac{x_2}{1+x_1^2 + x_2^2} + \cdots +
\frac{x_n}{1 + x_1^2 + \cdots + x_n^2} < \sqrt{n}.
\]
Given an integer $h > 1$. Let's call a positive common fraction (not necessarily irreducible) [i]good[/i] if the sum of its numerator and denominator is equal to $h$. Let's say that a number $h$ is [i]remarkable[/i] if every positive common fraction whose denominator is less than $h$ can be expressed in terms of good fractions (not necessarily various) using the operations of addition and subtraction.
Prove that $h$ is remarkable if and only if it is prime.
(Recall that an common fraction has an integer numerator and a natural denominator.)
Denote $S$ as the subset of $\{1,2,3,\dots,1000\}$ with the property that none of the sums of two different elements in $S$ is in $S$. Find the maximum number of elements in $S$.
Determine all positive integers $n$ such that the following statement holds: If a convex polygon with with $2n$ sides $A_1 A_2 \ldots A_{2n}$ is inscribed in a circle and $n-1$ of its $n$ pairs of opposite sides are parallel, which means if the pairs of opposite sides
\[(A_1 A_2, A_{n+1} A_{n+2}), (A_2 A_3, A_{n+2} A_{n+3}), \ldots , (A_{n-1} A_n, A_{2n-1} A_{2n})\]
are parallel, then the sides \[ A_n A_{n+1}, A_{2n} A_1\] are parallel as well.
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]
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ that have a continuous second derivative and for which the equality $f(7x+1)=49f(x)$ holds for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
A diabolical combination lock has $n$ dials (each with $c$ possible states), where $n,c>1$. The dials are initially set to states $d_1, d_2, \ldots, d_n$, where $0\le d_i\le c-1$ for each $1\le i\le n$. Unfortunately, the actual states of the dials (the $d_i$'s) are concealed, and the initial settings of the dials are also unknown. On a given turn, one may advance each dial by an integer amount $c_i$ ($0\le c_i\le c-1$), so that every dial is now in a state $d_i '\equiv d_i+c_i \pmod{c}$ with $0\le d_i ' \le c-1$. After each turn, the lock opens if and only if all of the dials are set to the zero state; otherwise, the lock selects a random integer $k$ and cyclically shifts the $d_i$'s by $k$ (so that for every $i$, $d_i$ is replaced by $d_{i-k}$, where indices are taken modulo $n$).
Show that the lock can always be opened, regardless of the choices of the initial configuration and the choices of $k$ (which may vary from turn to turn), if and only if $n$ and $c$ are powers of the same prime.
[i]Bobby Shen.[/i]
Let $n$ be a positive integer number and let $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ be $n$ positive real numbers. Prove that $f : [0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, defined by
\[f(x) = \dfrac{a_1 + x}{a_2 + x} + \dfrac{a_2 + x}{a_3 + x} + \cdots + \dfrac{a_{n-1} + x}{a_n + x} + \dfrac{a_n + x}{a_1 + x}, \]
is a decreasing function.
[i]Dan Marinescu et al.[/i]
For $ a_i \in \mathbb{Z}^ \plus{}$, $ i \equal{} 1, \ldots, k$, and $ n \equal{} \sum^k_{i \equal{} 1} a_i$, let $ d \equal{} \gcd(a_1, \ldots, a_k)$ denote the greatest common divisor of $ a_1, \ldots, a_k$.
Prove that $ \frac {d} {n} \cdot \frac {n!}{\prod\limits^k_{i \equal{} 1} (a_i!)}$ is an integer.
[i]Dan Schwarz, Romania[/i]
Given a finite sequence of complex numbers $c_1, c_2, \ldots , c_n$, show that there exists an integer $k$ ($1 \leq k \leq n$) such that for every finite sequence $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ of real numbers with $1 \geq a_1 \geq a_2 \geq \cdots \geq a_n \geq 0$, the following inequality holds:
\[\left| \sum_{m=1}^n a_mc_m \right| \leq \left| \sum_{m=1}^k c_m \right|.\]
Let $\mathbb{R}$ be the set of real numbers. Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ f(x^2 - y^2) = x f(x) - y f(y) \] for all pairs of real numbers $x$ and $y$.
Let $ a, b, c$ be integers satisfying $ 0 < a < c \minus{} 1$ and $ 1 < b < c$. For each $ k$, $ 0\leq k \leq a$, Let $ r_k,0 \leq r_k < c$
be the remainder of $ kb$ when divided by $ c$. Prove that the two sets $ \{r_0, r_1, r_2, \cdots , r_a\}$ and $ \{0, 1, 2, \cdots , a\}$ are different.
Two teams, $ A$ and $ B$, fight for a territory limited by a circumference.
$ A$ has $ n$ blue flags and $ B$ has $ n$ white flags ($ n\geq 2$, fixed). They play alternatively and $ A$ begins the game. Each team, in its turn, places one of his flags in a point of the circumference that has not been used in a previous play. Each flag, once placed, cannot be moved.
Once all $ 2n$ flags have been placed, territory is divided between the two teams. A point of the territory belongs to $ A$ if the closest flag to it is blue, and it belongs to $ B$ if the closest flag to it is white. If the closest blue flag to a point is at the same distance than the closest white flag to that point, the point is neutral (not from $ A$ nor from $ B$). A team wins the game is their points cover a greater area that that covered by the points of the other team. There is a draw if both cover equal areas.
Prove that, for every $ n$, team $ B$ has a winning strategy.
The sequence $\left(a_n \right)$ is defined by $a_1=1, \ a_2=2$ and
$$a_{n+2} = 2a_{n+1}-pa_n, \ \forall n \ge 1,$$ for some prime $p.$ Find all $p$ for which there exists $m$ such that $a_m=-3.$
Let $(a_n)_{n=0}^{\infty}$ be a sequence of real numbers defined as follows:
[list]
[*] $a_0 = 3$, $a_1 = 2$, and $a_2 = 12$; and
[*] $2a_{n + 3} - a_{n + 2} - 8a_{n + 1} + 4a_n = 0$ for $n \geq 0$.
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Show that $a_n$ is always a strictly positive integer.
Given a positive integer $n$. A triangular array $(a_{i,j})$ of zeros and ones, where $i$ and $j$ run through the positive integers such that $i+j\leqslant n+1$ is called a [i]binary anti-Pascal $n$-triangle[/i] if $a_{i,j}+a_{i,j+1}+a_{i+1,j}\equiv 1\pmod{2}$ for all possible values $i$ and $j$ may take on. Determine the minimum number of ones a binary anti-Pascal $n$-triangle may contain.
Is there a triangle with angles in ratio of $ 1: 2: 4$ and the length of its sides are integers with at least one of them is a prime number?
[i]Nanang Susyanto, Jogjakarta[/i]
Initially on a blackboard, the equation $a_1x^2+b_1x+c=0$ is written where $a_1, b_1, c_1$ are integers and $(a_1+c_1)b_1 > 0$. At each move, if the equation $ax^2+bx+c=0$ is written on the board and there is a $x \in \mathbb{R}$ satisfying the equation, Alice turns this equation into $(b+c)x^2+(c+a)x+(a+b)=0$. Prove that Alice will stop after a finite number of moves.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfying the equation \[
f(x^2+y^2+2f(xy)) = (f(x+y))^2.
\] for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$.
For each $ x$ in $ [0,1]$, define
\[ f(x)=\begin{cases}2x, &\text { if } 0 \leq x \leq \frac {1}{2}; \\
2 - 2x, &\text { if } \frac {1}{2} < x \leq 1. \end{cases}
\]Let $ f^{[2]}(x) = f(f(x))$, and $ f^{[n + 1]}(x) = f^{[n]}(f(x))$ for each integer $ n \geq 2$. For how many values of $ x$ in $ [0,1]$ is $ f^{[2005]}(x) = \frac {1}{2}$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2005 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4010 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2005^2 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2^{2005}$
On some planet, there are $2^N$ countries $(N \geq 4).$ Each country has a flag $N$ units wide and one unit high composed of $N$ fields of size $1 \times 1,$ each field being either yellow or blue. No two countries have the same flag. We say that a set of $N$ flags is diverse if these flags can be arranged into an $N \times N$ square so that all $N$ fields on its main diagonal will have the same color. Determine the smallest positive integer $M$ such that among any $M$ distinct flags, there exist $N$ flags forming a diverse set.
[i]Proposed by Tonći Kokan, Croatia[/i]
The edges of $K_{2017}$ are each labeled with $1,2,$ or $3$ such that any triangle has sum of labels at least $5.$ Determine the minimum possible average of all $\dbinom{2017}{2}$ labels.
(Here $K_{2017}$ is defined as the complete graph on 2017 vertices, with an edge between every pair of vertices.)
[i]Proposed by Michael Ma[/i]