Olympiad problems

2005 Grigore Moisil Urziceni, 1

Tags: inequalities , monotone

Prove that $ 5^x+6^x\le 4^x+8^x, $ for any nonegative real numbers $ x. $

2007 Gheorghe Vranceanu, 2

Tags: function , floor function , algebra , monotone

Let be a function $ f:(0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ satisfying the following two properties: $ \text{(i) } 2\lfloor x \rfloor \le f(x) \le 2 \lfloor x \rfloor +2,\quad\forall x\in (0,\infty ) $ $ \text{(ii) } f\circ f $ is monotone Can $ f $ be non-monotone? Justify.

2018 Ramnicean Hope, 2

Tags: trigonometry , algebra , monotone , equation

Solve in the real numbers the equation $ \arctan\sqrt{3^{1-2x}} +\arctan {3^x} =\frac{7\pi }{12} . $ [i]Ovidiu Țâțan[/i]

2006 Victor Vâlcovici, 1

Tags: function , integration , monotone , real analysis , ftc , definite integral , calculus

Let be an even natural number $ n $ and a function $ f:[0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ defined as $$ f(x)=\int_0^x \prod_{k=0}^n (s-k) ds. $$ Show that [b]a)[/b] $ f(n)=0. $ [b]b)[/b] $ f $ is globally nonnegative. [i]Gheorghe Grigore[/i]

2007 Nicolae Păun, 2

Tags: function , inequalities , real analysis , monotone , primitivability , convexity , primitive

Consider a sequence of positive real numbers $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ and a primitivable function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} . $ [b]a)[/b] Prove that $ f $ is monotonic and continuous if for any natural numbers $ n $ and real numbers $ x, $ the inequality $$ f\left( x+x_n \right)\geqslant f(x) $$ is true. [b]b)[/b] Show that $ f $ is convex if for any natural numbers $ n $ and real numbers $ x, $ the inequality $$ f\left( x+2x_n \right) +f(x)\geqslant 2f\left( x+x_n \right) $$ is true. [i]Sorin Rădulescu[/i] and [i]Ion Savu[/i]

2018 Ramnicean Hope, 1

Tags: algebra , equation , monotone

Solve in the real numbers the equation $ \sqrt[5]{2^x-2^{-1}} -\sqrt[5]{2^x+2^{-1}} =-1. $ [i]Mihai Neagu[/i]

2024 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: construction , algebra , function , monotone , sequence , functional inequality

Let $\mathbb{N}_0$ denote the set of non-negative integers. Determine all non-negative integers $k$ for which there exists a function $f: \mathbb{N}_0 \to \mathbb{N}_0$ such that $f(2024) = k$ and $f(f(n)) \leq f(n+1) - f(n)$ for all non-negative integers $n$.