Found problems: 3597
Let be a twice-differentiable function $ f:(0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ that admits a polynomial function of degree $ 1 $ or $ 2, $ namely, $ \alpha :(0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ as its asymptote. Prove the following propositions:
[b]a)[/b] $ f''>0\implies f-\alpha >0 $
[b]b)[/b] $ \text{supp} f''=(0,\infty )\wedge f-\alpha >0\implies f''=0 $
Scientist have succeeded to find new numbers between real numbers with strong microscopes. Now real numbers are extended in a new larger system we have an order on it (which if induces normal order on $ \mathbb R$), and also 4 operations addition, multiplication,... and these operation have all properties the same as $ \mathbb R$.
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a) Prove that in this larger system there is a number which is smaller than each positive integer and is larger than zero.
b) Prove that none of these numbers are root of a polynomial in $ \mathbb R[x]$.
For any polynomial $P(x)=a_0+a_1x+\ldots+a_kx^k$ with integer coefficients, the number of odd coefficients is denoted by $o(P)$. For $i-0,1,2,\ldots$ let $Q_i(x)=(1+x)^i$. Prove that if $i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_n$ are integers satisfying $0\le i_1<i_2<\ldots<i_n$, then: \[ o(Q_{i_{1}}+Q_{i_{2}}+\ldots+Q_{i_{n}})\ge o(Q_{i_{1}}). \]
Let $ f(x) \equal{} c_m x^m \plus{} c_{m\minus{}1} x^{m\minus{}1} \plus{}...\plus{} c_1 x \plus{} c_0$, where each $ c_i$ is a non-zero integer. Define a sequence $ \{ a_n \}$ by $ a_1 \equal{} 0$ and $ a_{n\plus{}1} \equal{} f(a_n)$ for all positive integers $ n$.
(a) Let $ i$ and $ j$ be positive integers with $ i<j$. Show that $ a_{j\plus{}1} \minus{} a_j$ is a multiple of $ a_{i\plus{}1} \minus{} a_i$.
(b) Show that $ a_{2008} \neq 0$
Let $m=\frac{-1+\sqrt{17}}{2}$. Let the polynomial $P(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_1x+a_0$ is given, where $n$ is a positive integer, the coefficients $a_0,a_1,a_2,...,a_n$ are positive integers and $P(m) =2018$ . Prove that the sum $a_0+a_1+a_2+...+a_n$ is divisible by $2$ .
The polynomial $P(X)$ is defined by $P(X)=(X+2X^{2}+\ldots +nX^{n})^{2}=a_{0}+a_{1}X+\ldots +a_{2n}X^{2n}$. Prove that $a_{n+1}+a_{n+2}+\ldots +a_{2n}=\frac{n(n+1)(5n^{2}+5n+2)}{24}$.
Let $m$ be the largest real solution to the equation \[\frac{3}{x-3}+\frac{5}{x-5}+\frac{17}{x-17}+\frac{19}{x-19}= x^2-11x-4.\] There are positive integers $a,b,c$ such that $m = a + \sqrt{b+\sqrt{c}}$. Find $a+b+c$.
Consider the polynomial $P(x)=X^{2n}-X^{2n-1}+\dots-x+1$, where
$n\in{N^*}$. Find the remainder of the division of polynomial
$P(x^{2n+1})$ by $P(x)$.
Let $\mathbb{Z}$ denote the set of all integers. Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with integer coefficients that satisfy the following property:
For any infinite sequence $a_1$, $a_2$, $\dotsc$ of integers in which each integer in $\mathbb{Z}$ appears exactly once, there exist indices $i < j$ and an integer $k$ such that $a_i +a_{i+1} +\dotsb +a_j = P(k)$.
Let $ f(x) \equal{} 1 \plus{} x \plus{} x^2 \plus{} \cdots \plus{} x^{100}$. Find $ f'(1)$.
Prove that these polynomials are irreducible in $\mathbb{Q}[x]:$
a) $\frac{{{x^p}}}{{p!}} + \frac{{{x^{p - 1}}}}{{(p - 1)!}} + ... + \frac{{{x^2}}}{2} + x + 1,$ with $p$ is a prime number.
b) $x^{2^n}+1,$ with $n$ is a positive integer.
Let \( P(x), Q(x) \) be non-constant real polynomials, such that for all positive integer \( m \), there exists a positive integer \( n \) satisfy \( P(m) = Q(n) \). Prove that
(1) If \(\deg Q \mid \deg P\), then there exists real polynomial \( h(x) \) \( x \), satisfy \( P(x) = Q(h(x)) \) holds for all real number $x.$
(2) \(\deg Q \mid \deg P\).
Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients for which there exists a positive integer n such that the real parts of all roots of $P(x)$ are less than $n- \frac{1}{2}$ , polynomial $x-n+1$ does not divide $P(x)$, and $P(n)$ is a prime number. Prove that the polynomial $P(x)$ is irreducible (over $Z[x]$).
Let $P(z)$ and $Q(z)$ be complex-variable polynomials, with degree not less than $1$. Let
\[P_k = \{z \in \mathbb C | P(z) = k \}, Q_k = \{ z \in \mathbb C | Q(z) = k \}.\]
Let also $P_0 = Q_0$ and $P_1 = Q_1$. Prove that $P(z) \equiv Q(z).$
Find all monic polynomials $P(x),Q(x)$ with integer coefficients such that $Q(0) =0$ and $P(Q(x)) = (x-1)(x-2)...(x-15)$.
Let $a,b, c, d,e$ be the roots of $p(x) = 2x^5 - 3x^3 + 2x -7$. Find the value of
$$(a^3 - 1)(b^3 - 1)(c^3 - 1)(d^3 - 1)(e^3 - 1).$$
Find all polynomials $P(x)$ of the smallest possible degree with the following properties:
(i) The leading coefficient is $200$;
(ii) The coefficient at the smallest non-vanishing power is $2$;
(iii) The sum of all the coefficients is $4$;
(iv) $P(-1) = 0, P(2) = 6, P(3) = 8$.
Find all pairs of polynomials $p(x)$ and $q(x)$ with real coefficients for which
\[p(x)q(x+1)-p(x+1)q(x)=1.\]
Show that the equation
\[x(x+1)(x+2)\dots (x+2020)-1=0\]
has exactly one positive solution $x_0$, and prove that this solution $x_0$ satisfies
\[\frac{1}{2020!+10}<x_0<\frac{1}{2020!+6}.\]
Let $ f(x) $ and $ g(x) $ be polynomials with integer coefficients. Prove that if for every integer value $ n $ the number $ g(n) $ is divisible by the number $ f(n) $, then $ g(x) = f(x)\cdot h(x) $, where $ h(x) $ is a polynomial,. Show with an example that the coefficients of the polynomial $ h(x) $ do not have to be integer.
Let $u, v, w$ be the roots of $x^3 -5x^2 + 4x-3 = 0$. Find a cubic polynomial having $u^3, v^3, w^3$ as roots.
Find all polynomials $f(x)$ with integer coefficients and leading coefficient equal to 1, for which $f(0)=2010$ and for each irrational $x$, $f(x)$ is also irrational.
Find the number of quadruples $(a,b,c,d)$ of integers which satisfy both \begin{align*}\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c} + \frac{1}{d} &= \frac{1}{2}\qquad\text{and}\\\\2(a+b+c+d) &= ab + cd + (a+b)(c+d) + 1.\end{align*}
Find the number of second-degree polynomials $ f(x)$ with integer coefficients and integer zeros for which $ f(0)\equal{}2010$.
(a) Let $n \geq 1$ be an integer. Prove that $X^n+Y^n+Z^n$ can be written as a polynomial with integer coefficients in the variables $\alpha=X+Y+Z$, $\beta= XY+YZ+ZX$ and $\gamma = XYZ$.
(b) Let $G_n=x^n \sin(nA)+y^n \sin(nB)+z^n \sin(nC)$, where $x,y,z, A,B,C$ are real numbers such that $A+B+C$ is an integral multiple of $\pi$. Using (a) or otherwise show that if $G_1=G_2=0$, then $G_n=0$ for all positive integers $n$.