Found problems: 3597
The problem is about real polynomial functions, denoted by $f$, of degree $\deg f$.
a) Prove that a polynomial function $f$ can`t be wrriten as sum of at most $\deg f$ periodic functions.
b) Show that if a polynomial function of degree $1$ is written as sum of two periodic functions, then they are unbounded on every interval (thus, they are "wild").
c) Show that every polynomial function of degree $1$ can be written as sum of two periodic functions.
d) Show that every polynomial function $f$ can be written as sum of $\deg f+1$ periodic functions.
e) Give an example of a function that can`t be written as a finite sum of periodic functions.
[i]Dan Schwarz[/i]
Let $ a,b,$ and $ c$ denote three distinct integers, and let $ P$ denote a polynomial having integer coefficients. Show that it is impossible that $ P(a) \equal{} b, P(b) \equal{} c,$ and $ P(c) \equal{} a$.
It is known that the equation $x^3 + px^2 + q = 0$ where $q$ is non-zero, has three different integer roots, the absolute values of two of which are prime numbers. Find the roots of this equation.
For how many primes $ p$, there exits unique integers $ r$ and $ s$ such that for every integer $ x$ $ x^{3} \minus{} x \plus{} 2\equiv \left(x \minus{} r\right)^{2} \left(x \minus{} s\right)\pmod p$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None}$
Let $a$ and $b$ be natural numbers. Prove that the number of polynomials $P(x)$ with integer coefficients such that $|P(n)| \leq a^n$ for every natural number $n \geq b$ is finite.
Find all polynomials $P(X)$ of fourth degree with real coefficients that verify the properties:
[b]a)[/b] $P(-x)=P(x), \forall x\in\mathbb{R};$
[b]b)[/b] $P(x)\geq0, \forall x\in\mathbb{R};$
[b]c)[/b] $P(0)=1;$
[b]d)[/b] $P(X)$ has exactly two local minimums $x_1$ and $x_2$ such that $|x_1-x_2|=2.$
Define the sequence of integers $\langle a_n\rangle$ as;
\[a_0=1, \quad a_1=-1, \quad \text{ and } \quad a_n=6a_{n-1}+5a_{n-2} \quad \forall n\geq 2.\]
Prove that $a_{2012}-2010$ is divisible by $2011.$
Let $R[x]$ be the whole set of real coefficient polynomials, and define the mapping $T: R[x] \to R[x]$ as follows: For $$f (x) = a_nx^{n} + a_{n-1}x^{n- 1} +...+ a_1x + a_0,$$ let $$T(f(x))=a_{n}x^{n+1} + a_{n-1}x^{n} + (a_n+a_{n-2})x^{n-1 } + (a_{n-1}+a_{n-3})x^{n-2}+...+(a_2+a_0)x+a_1.$$ Assume $P_0(x)= 1$, $P_n(x) = T(P_{n-1}(x))$ ( $n=1,2,...$), find the constant term of $P_n(x)$.
Let $f(x)$ be a nonconstant monic polynomial of degree $n$ with rational coefficents that is irreducible, meaning it cannot be factored into two nonconstant rational polynomials. Find and prove a formula for the number of monic complex polynomials that divide $f$.
Determine all polynomials $p$ with real coefficients for which $p(0)=0$ and
$$f(f(n))+n=4f(n)\qquad\text{for all }n\in\mathbb N,$$where $f(n)=\lfloor p(n)\rfloor$.
Consider the equation $ x^4 \equal{} ax^3 \plus{} bx^2 \plus{} cx \plus{} 2007$, where $ a,b,c$ are real numbers. Determine the largest value of $ b$ for which this equation has exactly three distinct solutions, all of which are integers.
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[*]Is there a non-linear integer-coefficient polynomial $P(x)$ and an integer $N{}$ such that all integers greater than $N{}$ may be written as the greatest common divisor of $P(a){}$ and $P(b){}$ for positive integers $a>b$?
[*]Is there a non-linear integer-coefficient polynomial $Q(x)$ and an integer $M{}$ such that all integers greater than $M{}$ may be written as $Q(a) - Q(b)$ for positive integers $a>b$?
[/list][i]Proposed by Dylan Toh[/i]
Find all polynomials with real coefficients $P$ such that
\[ P(x)P(2x^2-1)=P(x^2)P(2x-1)\]
for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$.
How many real solution does the equation $\dfrac{x^{2000}}{2001} + 2\sqrt 3 x^2 - 2\sqrt 5 x + \sqrt 3$ have?
$
\textbf{(A)}\ 0
\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1
\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11
\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12
\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of the preceding}
$
The number obtained from the last two nonzero digits of $ 90!$ is equal to $ n$. What is $ n$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 12 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 32 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 48 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 52 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 68$
Let $p,q$ be two distinct odd primes. Calculate
$\displaystyle \sum_{j=1}^{\frac{p-1}{2}}\left \lfloor \frac{qj}{p}\right \rfloor +\sum_{j=1}^{\frac{q-1}{2}}\left \lfloor \frac{pj}{q}\right\rfloor$.
Let $P(x)$ be given a polynomial of degree 4, having 4 positive roots. Prove that the equation
\[(1-4 \cdot x) \cdot \frac{P(x)}{x^2} + (x^2 + 4 \cdot x - 1) \cdot \frac{P'(x)}{x^2} - P''(x) = 0\]
has also 4 positive roots.
Prove that there is no polynomial $P(x)$ with real coefficients that satisfies
$$P'(x)P''(x)>P(x)P'''(x)\qquad\text{for all }x\in\mathbb R.$$Is this statement true for all of the thrice differentiable real functions?
Let $ p(x)$ be a cubic polynomial with rational coefficients. $ q_1$, $ q_2$, $ q_3$, ... is a sequence of rationals such that $ q_n \equal{} p(q_{n \plus{} 1})$ for all positive $ n$. Show that for some $ k$, we have $ q_{n \plus{} k} \equal{} q_n$ for all positive $ n$.
There exists a polynomial $P$ of degree $5$ with the following property: if $z$ is a complex number such that $z^5+2004z=1$, then $P(z^2)=0$. Calculate the quotient $\tfrac{P(1)}{P(-1)}$.
Does there exist a two-variable polynomial $P(x, y)$ with real number coefficients such that $P(x, y)$ is positive exactly when $x$ and $y$ are both positive?
Given the equation $x^2+ax+1=0$, determine:
a) The interval of possible values for $a$ where the solutions to the previous equation are not real.
b) The loci of the roots of the polynomial, when $a$ is in the previous interval.
Does there exist a finite set $M$ of nonzero real numbers, such that for any natural number $n$ a polynomial of degree no less than $n$ with coeficients in $M$, all of whose roots are real and belong to $M$?
[i]E. Malinnikova[/i]
Let $P(X)$ be a polynomial with real coefficients such that $\{P(n)\}\leq\frac{1}{n}, \forall n\in\mathbb{N}$, where $\{a\}$ is the fractional part of the number $a$. Show that $P(n)\in\mathbb{Z}, \forall n\in\mathbb{N}$.
Consider polynomial functions $ax^2 -bx +c$ with integer coefficients which have two distinct zeros in the open interval $(0,1).$ Exhibit with proof the least positive integer value of $a$ for which such a polynomial exists.