Found problems: 134
An acute angle $XAY$ and a point $P$ inside the angle are given. Construct (using a ruler and a compass) a line that passes through $P$ and intersects the rays $AX$ and $AY$ at $B$ and $C$ such that the area of the triangle $ABC$ equals $AP^2$.
[i]Greece[/i]
Let $a$ be parameter such that $0<a<2\pi$. For $0<x<2\pi$, find the extremum of $F(x)=\int_{x}^{x+a} \sqrt{1-\cos \theta}\ d\theta$.
Find all real values of the parameter $a$ for which the system of equations
\[x^4 = yz - x^2 + a,\]
\[y^4 = zx - y^2 + a,\]
\[z^4 = xy - z^2 + a,\]
has at most one real solution.
Determine (at least one) pair of real numbers $k,q$ such that the inequality
\[2\left|\sqrt{1-x^2}-kx-q\right|\le\sqrt2-1\]
holds for all $x\in[0,1].$
If $ a\geq b\geq c\geq d > 0$ such that $ abcd\equal{}1$, then prove that \[ \frac 1{1\plus{}a} \plus{} \frac 1{1\plus{}b} \plus{} \frac 1{1\plus{}c} \geq \frac {3}{1\plus{}\sqrt[3]{abc}}.\]
Let $m, n$ be odd prime numbers.
Find all pairs of integers numbers $a, b$ for which the system of equations:
$x^m+y^m+z^m=a$,
$x^n+y^n+z^n=b$
has many solutions in integers $x, y, z$.
Let $ C$ be the circle with radius 1 centered on the origin. Fix the endpoint of the string with length $ 2\pi$ on the point $ A(1,\ 0)$ and put the other end point $ P$ on the point $ P_0(1,\ 2\pi)$. From this situation, when we twist the string around $ C$ by moving the point $ P$ in anti clockwise with the string streched tightly, find the length of the curve that the point $ P$ draws from sarting point $ P_0$ to reaching point $ A$.
Let $ E(x,y)=\frac{x}{y} +\frac{x+1}{y+1} +\frac{x+2}{y+2} . $
[b]a)[/b] Solve in $ \mathbb{N}^2 $ the equation $ E(x,y)=3. $
[b]b)[/b] Show that there are infinitely many natural numbers $ n $ such that the equation $ E(x,y)=n $ has at least one solution in $ \mathbb{N}^2. $
For integers $x$, $y$, and $z$, we have $(x-y)(y-z)(z-x)=x+y+z$. Prove that $27|x+y+z$.
Find all ordered triples of non-negative integers $(a,b,c)$ such that $a^2+2b+c$, $b^2+2c+a$, and $c^2+2a+b$ are all perfect squares.
[i]Proposed by Matthew Babbitt[/i]
Let $a,b,c,d,e,f$ be positive real numbers. Given that $def+de+ef+fd=4$, show that \[ ((a+b)de+(b+c)ef+(c+a)fd)^2 \geq\ 12(abde+bcef+cafd). \][i]Proposed by Allen Liu[/i]
$ABC$ is a triangle in the plane. Find the locus of point $P$ for which $PA,PB,PC$ form a triangle whose area is equal to one third of the area of triangle $ABC$.
Find all real numbers $a$ for which there exists a function $f$ defined on the set of all real numbers which takes as its values all real numbers exactly once and satisfies the equality
$$
f(f(x))=x^2f(x)+ax^2
$$
for all real $x$.
Solve the following system of linear equations with unknown $x_1,x_2 \ldots, x_n \ (n \geq 2)$ and parameters $c_1,c_2, \ldots , c_n:$
\[2x_1 -x_2 = c_1;\]\[-x_1 +2x_2 -x_3 = c_2;\]\[-x_2 +2x_3 -x_4 = c_3;\]\[\cdots \qquad \cdots \qquad \cdots \qquad\]\[-x_{n-2} +2x_{n-1} -x_n = c_{n-1};\]\[-x_{n-1} +2x_n = c_n.\]
Let $\alpha\neq0$ be a real number. Determine all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that \[f\left(x^2+y^2\right)=f(x-y)f(x+y)+\alpha yf(y)\] holds for all $x, y\in\mathbb R.$
Solve the equation $$ax^2+2(a-1)x+a-5=0$$ in real numbers with respect to (real) parametr $a$.
Let $n$ be a natural number and $f_1$, $f_2$, ..., $f_n$ be polynomials with integers coeffcients. Show that there exists a polynomial $g(x)$ which can be factored (with at least two terms of degree at least $1$) over the integers such that $f_i(x)+g(x)$ cannot be factored (with at least two terms of degree at least $1$) over the integers for every $i$.
The Annual Interplanetary Mathematics Examination (AIME) is written by a committee of five Martians, five Venusians, and five Earthlings. At meetings, committee members sit at a round table with chairs numbered from $ 1$ to $ 15$ in clockwise order. Committee rules state that a Martian must occupy chair $ 1$ and an Earthling must occupy chair $ 15$. Furthermore, no Earthling can sit immediately to the left of a Martian, no Martian can sit immediately to the left of a Venusian, and no Venusian can sit immediately to the left of an Earthling. The number of possible seating arrangements for the committee is $ N\cdot (5!)^3$. Find $ N$.
Given circles $ \omega_1$ and $ \omega_2$ intersecting at points $ X$ and $ Y$, let $ \ell_1$ be a line through the center of $ \omega_1$ intersecting $ \omega_2$ at points $ P$ and $ Q$ and let $ \ell_2$ be a line through the center of $ \omega_2$ intersecting $ \omega_1$ at points $ R$ and $ S$. Prove that if $ P, Q, R$ and $ S$ lie on a circle then the center of this circle lies on line $ XY$.
Sketch the phase portrait and investigate its variation under variation of the small complex parameter $\epsilon$:
\[\dot{z}=\epsilon z-(1+i)z|z|^2+\overline{z}^4\]
Let $k$ be a positive integer. In a circle with radius $1$, finitely many chords are drawn. You know that every diameter of the circle intersects at most $k$ of these chords.
Prove that the sum of the lengths of all these chords is less than $k \cdot \pi$.
The points that satisfy the system $ x \plus{} y \equal{} 1,\, x^2 \plus{} y^2 < 25,$ constitute the following set:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{only two points} \qquad \\
\textbf{(B)}\ \text{an arc of a circle}\qquad \\
\textbf{(C)}\ \text{a straight line segment not including the end\minus{}points}\qquad \\
\textbf{(D)}\ \text{a straight line segment including the end\minus{}points}\qquad \\
\textbf{(E)}\ \text{a single point}$
For all valid values of $a, b$, and $c$, solve the equation
$$\frac{a (x-b) (x-c) }{(a-b) (a-c)} + \frac{b (x-c) (x-a)}{(b-c) (b-a)} +\frac{c (x-a) (x-b) }{(c-a ) (c-b)} = x^2$$
Given is the equation $x^2+y^2-axy+2=0$ where $a$ is a positive integral parameter.
$i.$Show that,for $a\neq 4$ there exist no pairs $(x,y)$ of positive integers satisfying the equation.
$ii.$ Show that,for $a=4$ there exist infinite pairs $(x,y)$ of positive integers satisfying the equation,and determine those pairs.
We have placed $n>3$ cards around a circle, facing downwards. In one step we may perform the following operation with three consecutive cards. Calling the one on the center $B$, the two on the ends $A$ and $C$, we put card $C$ in the place of $A$, then move $A$ and $B$ to the places originally occupied by $B$ and $C$, respectively. Meanwhile, we flip the cards $A$ and $B$.
Using a number of these steps, is it possible to move each card to its original place, but facing upwards?