Found problems: 3597
Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients such that \[xP\bigg(\frac{y}{x}\bigg)+yP\bigg(\frac{x}{y}\bigg)=x+y\] for all nonzero real numbers $x$ and $y$.
Let $n$ be a given positive integer. Solve the system
\[x_1 + x_2^2 + x_3^3 + \cdots + x_n^n = n,\]
\[x_1 + 2x_2 + 3x_3 + \cdots + nx_n = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}\]
in the set of nonnegative real numbers.
Find all polynomial function $P$ of real coefficients such that for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$ $$P(x)P(x+1)=P(x^2+2)$$
Let $ p > 2$ be a prime number. Find the least positive number $ a$ which can be represented as
\[ a \equal{} (X \minus{} 1)f(X) \plus{} (X^{p \minus{} 1} \plus{} X^{p \minus{} 2} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} X \plus{} 1)g(X),
\]
where $ f(X)$ and $ g(X)$ are integer polynomials.
[i]Mircea Becheanu[/i].
Do there exist $2022$ polynomials with real coefficients, each of degree equal to $2021$, so that the $2021 \cdot 2022 + 1$ coefficients in their product are equal?
Prove that if the numbers $p_1, p_2, q_1, q_2$ satisfy the condition $$(q_1 - q_2)^2 + (p_1 - p_2)(p_1q_2 -p_2q_1)<0$$
then the square polynomials $x^2 + p_1x + q_1$ and $x^2 + p_2x + q_2$ have real roots, and between the roots of each there is a root of another one.
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the polynomial
\[P(x)= \frac{x^n}{n!}+\frac{x^{n-1}}{(n-1)!}+...+x+1 \]
Does not have any rational root.
Given are real numbers $a_1, a_2,..., a_{2020}$, not necessarily different.
For every $n \ge 2020$, define $a_{n + 1}$ as the smallest real zero of the polynomial $$P_n (x) = x^{2n} + a_1x^{2n - 2} + a_2x^{2n - 4} +... + a_{n -1}x^2 + a_n$$, if it exists. Assume that $a_{n + 1}$ exists for all $n \ge 2020$.
Prove that $a_{n + 1} \le a_n$ for all $n \ge 2021$.
Find the polynomials $ f(x)$ having the following properties:
(i) $ f(0) \equal{} 1$, $ f'(0) \equal{} f''(0) \equal{} \cdots \equal{} f^{(n)}(0) \equal{} 0$
(ii) $ f(1) \equal{} f'(1) \equal{} f''(1) \equal{} \cdots \equal{} f^{(m)}(1) \equal{} 0$
Given are integers $a, b, c$ and an odd prime $p.$ Prove that $p$ divides $x^2 + y^2 + ax + by + c$ for some integers $x$ and $y.$
[i](A. Golovanov )[/i]
If $a,b,c,d$ are Distinct Real no. such that
$a = \sqrt{4+\sqrt{5+a}}$
$b = \sqrt{4-\sqrt{5+b}}$
$c = \sqrt{4+\sqrt{5-c}}$
$d = \sqrt{4-\sqrt{5-d}}$
Then $abcd = $
Let the polynomials $ w_n $ be given by the formulas: $$
w_1(x) = x^2 - 1, \quad w_{n+1}(x) = w_n(x)^2 - 1, \quad (n = 1, 2, \ldots)$$ and let $a$ be a real number. How many different real solutions does the equation $ w_n(x) = a $ have?
Suppose that both $x^{3}-x$ and $x^{4}-x$ are integers for some real number $x$. Show that $x$ is an integer.
find all polynomials with integer coefficients that $P(\mathbb{Z})= ${$p(a):a\in \mathbb{Z}$} has a Geometric progression.
Prove that if two cubic polynomials with integer coefficients have an irrational root in common, then they have another common irrational root.
For which positive integers $n$ can the polynomial $p(x) = 1 + x^n + x^{2n}$ is written as a product of two polynomials with integer coefficients (of degree $\ge 1$)?
Find all second degree polynomial $d(x)=x^{2}+ax+b$ with integer coefficients, so that there exists an integer coefficient polynomial $p(x)$ and a non-zero integer coefficient polynomial $q(x)$ that satisfy: \[\left( p(x) \right)^{2}-d(x) \left( q(x) \right)^{2}=1, \quad \forall x \in \mathbb R.\]
Find $ax^5 + by^5$ if the real numbers $a$, $b$, $x$, and $y$ satisfy the equations
\begin{eqnarray*} ax + by &=& 3, \\ ax^2 + by^2 &=& 7, \\ ax^3 + by^3 &=& 16, \\ ax^4 + by^4 &=& 42. \end{eqnarray*}
There exist two triples of real numbers $(a,b,c)$ such that $a-\frac{1}{b}, b-\frac{1}{c}, c-\frac{1}{a}$ are the roots to the cubic equation $x^3-5x^2-15x+3$ listed in increasing order. Denote those $(a_1, b_1, c_1)$ and $(a_2, b_2, c_2)$. If $a_1$, $b_1$, and $c_1$ are the roots to monic cubic polynomial $f$ and $a_2, b_2$, and $c_2$ are the roots to monic cubic polynomial $g$, find $f(0)^3+g(0)^3$
Let $a,b,c$ be sides of the triangle. Prove that
\[ a^2\left(\frac{b}{c}-1\right)+b^2\left(\frac{c}{a}-1\right)+c^2\left(\frac{a}{b}-1\right)\geq 0 . \]
Prove the following inequality:
\[\prod^k_{i=1} x_i \cdot \sum^k_{i=1} x^{n-1}_i \leq \sum^k_{i=1}
x^{n+k-1}_i,\] where $x_i > 0,$ $k \in \mathbb{N}, n \in
\mathbb{N}.$
Suppose $P$ is a cubic polynomial satisfying $P(0) = 3$ and \[(x^3 - 2x + 1 - P(x))(2x^3 - 5x^2 + 4 - P(x))\leq 0\] for all $x\in\mathbb R$. Determine all possible values of $P(-1)$.
Let $n$ be a positive odd integer and let $\theta$ be a real number such that $\theta/\pi$ is irrational. Set $a_{k}=\tan(\theta+k\pi/n),\ k=1,2\dots,n.$ Prove that
\[\frac{a_{1}+a_{2}+\cdots+a_{n}}{a_{1}a_{2}\cdots a_{n}}\]
is an integer, and determine its value.
Let $f(x)$ be the polynomial with integer coefficients ($f(x)$ is not constant) such that
\[(x^3+4x^2+4x+3)f(x)=(x^3-2x^2+2x-1)f(x+1)\]
Prove that for each positive integer $n\geq8$, $f(n)$ has at least five distinct prime divisors.
Let $f(x)=\frac{P(x)}{Q(x)}$, where $P(x), Q(x)$ are two non-constant polynomials with no common zeros and $P(0)=P(1)=0$. Suppose $f(x)f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)=f(x)+f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$ for infinitely many values of $x$.
a) Show that $\text{deg}(P)<\text{deg}(Q)$.
b) Show that $P'(1)=2Q'(1)-\text{deg}(Q)\cdot Q(1)$.
Here, $P'(x)$ denotes the derivative of $P(x)$ as usual.