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Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $\frac{a^3+3b^3}{5a+b}+\frac{b^3+3c^3}{5b+c}+\frac{c^3+3a^3}{5c+a} \geq \frac{2}{3}(a^2+b^2+c^2)$.
For what value of $ m $ is the polynomial $ x^3 + y^3 + z^3 + mxyz $ divisible by $ x + y + z $?
It is given that the roots of the polynomial $P(z) = z^{2019} - 1$ can be written in the form $z_k = x_k + iy_k$ for $1\leq k\leq 2019$. Let $Q$ denote the monic polynomial with roots equal to $2x_k + iy_k$ for $1\leq k\leq 2019$. Compute $Q(-2)$.
Find all pairs of integers $a,b$ for which there exists a polynomial $P(x) \in \mathbb{Z}[X]$ such that product $(x^2+ax+b)\cdot P(x)$ is a polynomial of a form \[ x^n+c_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+c_1x+c_0 \] where each of $c_0,c_1,\ldots,c_{n-1}$ is equal to $1$ or $-1$.
Suppose $x_1, x_2, x_3$ are the roots of polynomial $P(x) = x^3 - 6x^2 + 5x + 12$ The sum $|x_1| + |x_2| + |x_3|$ is (A): $4$ (B): $6$ (C): $8$ (D): $14$ (E): None of the above.
Let $P(x),\ Q(x)$ be polynomials such that : \[\int_0^2 \{P(x)\}^2dx=14,\ \int_0^2 P(x)dx=4,\ \int_0^2 \{Q(x)\}^2dx=26,\ \int_0^2 Q(x)dx=2.\] Find the maximum and the minimum value of $\int_0^2 P(x)Q(x)dx$.
A gambling student tosses a fair coin. She gains $1$ point for each head that turns up, and gains $2$ points for each tail that turns up. Prove that the probability of the student scoring [i]exactly[/i] $n$ points is $\frac{1}{3}\cdot\left(2+\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n}\right)$.
A nonconstant polynomial $f$ with integral coefficients has the property that, for each prime $p$, there exist a prime $q$ and a positive integer $m$ such that $f(p) = q^m$. Prove that $f = X^n$ for some positive integer $n$. [i]AMM Magazine[/i]
Find all polynomials $p$ with real coefficients that if for a real $a$,$p(a)$ is integer then $a$ is integer.
a) Given a prime number $p$ and $2$ polynomials$$P(x)=a_nx^n+...+a_1x+a_0; Q(x)=b_mx^m+...+b_1x+b_0.$$ We know that the product $P(x)Q(x)$ is a polynomial whose coefficents are all divisible by $p.$ Prove that: at least $1$ in $2$ polynomials $P(x),Q(x)$ has all coefficents are all divisible by $p.$ b) Prove that the product of $2$ original polynomials is a original polynomial.
The expression $\sin2^\circ\sin4^\circ\sin6^\circ\cdots\sin90^\circ$ is equal to $p\sqrt{5}/2^{50}$, where $p$ is an integer. Find $p$.
(a) Show that for every $n\in\mathbb{N}$ there is exactly one $x\in\mathbb{R}^+$ so that $x^n+x^{n+1}=1$. Call this $x_n$. (b) Find $\lim\limits_{n\rightarrow+\infty}x_n$.
Let $a,b$ be real numbers such that $a<b$. Evaluate \[\lim_{b\rightarrow a} \frac{\displaystyle\int_a^b \ln |1+(x-a)(b-x)|dx}{(b-a)^3}\].
Prove that if the polynomial $x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c$ has three distinct real roots, so does the polynomial $x^3 + ax^2 + \frac{1}{4}(a^2 + b)x + \frac{1}{8}(ab-c)$.
Let $n>1$ be an integer. A set $S \subset \{ 0,1,2, \ldots, 4n-1\}$ is called [i]rare[/i] if, for any $k\in\{0,1,\ldots,n-1\}$, the following two conditions take place at the same time (1) the set $S\cap \{4k-2,4k-1,4k, 4k+1, 4k+2 \}$ has at most two elements; (2) the set $S\cap \{4k+1,4k+2,4k+3\}$ has at most one element. Prove that the set $\{0,1,2,\ldots,4n-1\}$ has exactly $8 \cdot 7^{n-1}$ rare subsets.
Let $S_P$ be the set of all polynomials $P$ with complex coefficients, such that $P(x^2) = P(x)P(x-1)$ for all complex numbers $x$. Suppose $P_0$ is the polynomial in $S_P$ of maximal degree such that $P_0(1) \mid 2016$. Find $P_0(10)$.
Let $f=f_0+f_1z+f_2z^2+\ldots+f_{2n}z^{2n}$ and $f_k=f_{2n-k}$ for each $k$. Prove that $f(z)=z^ng(z+z^{-1})$, where $g$ is a polynomial of degree $n$.
Let $ P(x)$ be a polynomial such that when $ P(x)$ is divided by $ x \minus{} 19$, the remainder is $ 99$, and when $ P(x)$ is divided by $ x \minus{} 99$, the remainder is $ 19$. What is the remainder when $ P(x)$ is divided by $ (x \minus{} 19)(x \minus{} 99)$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \minus{}x \plus{} 80 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ x \plus{} 80 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \minus{}x \plus{} 118 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ x \plus{} 118 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 0$
$ f(x)$ and $ g(x)$ are two polynomials with nonzero degrees and integer coefficients, such that $ g(x)$ is a divisor of $ f(x)$ and the polynomial $ f(x)\plus{}2009$ has $ 50$ integer roots. Prove that the degree of $ g(x)$ is at least $ 5$.
If $R_n=\frac{1}{2}(a^n+b^n)$ where $a=3+2\sqrt{2}$, $b=3-2\sqrt{2}$, and $n=0,1,2, ...,$ then $R_{12345}$ is an integer. Its units digit is $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 9 $
Let $n$ be a given positive integer. Ana and Bob play the following game: Ana chooses a polynomial $p$ of degree $n$ with integer coefficients. In each round, Bob can choose a finite set $S$ of positive integers, and Ana responds with a list containing the values of the polynomial $p$ evaluated at the elements of $S$ with multiplicity (sorted in increasing order). Determine, in terms of $n$, the smallest positive integer $k$ such that Bob can always determine the polynomial $p$ in at most $k$ rounds. [i]Proposed by: Andrei Chirita, Cambridge[/i]
How many quadratic polynomials with real coefficients are there such that the set of roots equals the set of coefficients? (For clarification: If the polynomial is $ax^2+bx+c,a\neq 0,$ and the roots are $r$ and $s,$ then the requirement is that $\{a,b,c\}=\{r,s\}$.) $\textbf{(A) } 3 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 4 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 5 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 6 \qquad\textbf{(E) } \text{infinitely many}$
A nonzero polynomial $f(x)$ with real coefficients has the property that $f(x)=f^\prime(x)f^{\prime\prime}(x)$. What is the leading coefficient of $f(x)$?
Let $P,Q\in\mathbb{R}[x]$, such that $Q$ is a $2021$-degree polynomial and let $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots , a_{2022}, b_{1}, b_{2}, \ldots , b_{2022}$ be real numbers such that $a_{1}a_{2}\ldots a_{2022}\neq 0$. If for all real $x$ \[P(a_{1}Q(x) + b_{1}) + \ldots + P(a_{2021}Q(x) + b_{2021}) = P(a_{2022}Q(x) + b_{2022})\] prove that $P(x)$ has a real root.
Find all real numbers of the form $\sqrt[p]{2021+\sqrt[q]{a}}$ that can be expressed as a linear combination of roots of unity with rational coefficients, where $p$ and $q$ are (possible the same) prime numbers, and $a>1$ is an integer, which is not a $q$-th power.