A positive integer $N$ is called [i]balanced[/i], if $N=1$ or if $N$ can be written as a product of an even number of not necessarily distinct primes. Given positive integers $a$ and $b$, consider the polynomial $P$ defined by $P(x)=(x+a)(x+b)$. (a) Prove that there exist distinct positive integers $a$ and $b$ such that all the number $P(1)$, $P(2)$,$\ldots$, $P(50)$ are balanced. (b) Prove that if $P(n)$ is balanced for all positive integers $n$, then $a=b$. [i]Proposed by Jorge Tipe, Peru[/i]

Let $k,n$ and $r$ be positive integers. (a) Let $Q(x)=x^k+a_1x^{k+1}+\cdots+a_nx^{k+n}$ be a polynomial with real coefficients. Show that the function $\frac{Q(x)}{x^k}$ is strictly positive for all real $x$ satisfying $$0<|x|<\frac1{1+\sum\limits_{i=1}^n |a_i|}$$ (b) Let $P(x)=b_0+b_1x+\cdots+b_rx^r$ be a non zero polynomial with real coefficients. Let $m$ be the smallest number such that $b_m \neq 0$. Prove that the graph of $y=P(x)$ cuts the $x$-axis at the origin (i.e., $P$ changes signs at $x=0$) if and only if $m$ is an odd integer.

Determine all monic polynomial with integer coefficient $P$ such that for every integer $a,b$ there exists integer $c$ so that \[P(a)P(b)=P(c)\]

[hide=R stands for Ramanujan , P stands for Pascal]they had two problem sets under those two names[/hide] [u]Set 3[/u] [b]P3.11[/b] Find all possible values of $c$ in the following system of equations: $$a^2 + ab + c^2 = 31$$ $$b^2 + ab - c^2 = 18$$ $$a^2 - b^2 = 7$$ [b]P3.12 / R5.25[/b] In square $ABCD$ with side length $13$, point $E$ lies on segment $CD$. Segment $AE$ divides $ABCD$ into triangle $ADE$ and quadrilateral $ABCE$. If the ratio of the area of $ADE$ to the area of $ABCE$ is $4 : 11$, what is the ratio of the perimeter of $ADE$ to the perimeter of$ ABCE$? [b]P3.13[/b] Thomas has two distinct chocolate bars. One of them is $1$ by $5$ and the other one is $1$ by $3$. If he can only eat a single $1$ by $1$ piece off of either the leftmost side or the rightmost side of either bar at a time, how many different ways can he eat the two bars? [b]P3.14[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, and $CA = 15$. The entire triangle is revolved about side $BC$. What is the volume of the swept out region? [b]P3.15[/b] Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers $(a, b)$ that satisfy the equation $a(a -1) + 2ab + b(b - 1) = 600$. [u]Set 4[/u] [b]P4.16[/b] Compute the sum of the digits of $(10^{2017} - 1)^2$ . [b]P4.17[/b] A right triangle with area $210$ is inscribed within a semicircle, with its hypotenuse coinciding with the diameter of the semicircle. $2$ semicircles are constructed (facing outwards) with the legs of the triangle as their diameters. What is the area inside the $2$ semicircles but outside the first semicircle? [b]P4.18[/b] Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that exactly $\frac{1}{10}$ of its positive divisors are perfect squares. [b]P4.19[/b] One day, Sambuddha and Jamie decide to have a tower building competition using oranges of radius $1$ inch. Each player begins with $14$ oranges. Jamie builds his tower by making a $3$ by $3$ base, placing a $2$ by $2$ square on top, and placing the last orange at the very top. However, Sambuddha is very hungry and eats $4$ of his oranges. With his remaining $10$ oranges, he builds a similar tower, forming an equilateral triangle with $3$ oranges on each side, placing another equilateral triangle with $2$ oranges on each side on top, and placing the last orange at the very top. What is the positive difference between the heights of these two towers? [b]P4.20[/b] Let $r, s$, and $t$ be the roots of the polynomial $x^3 - 9x + 42$. Compute the value of $(rs)^3 + (st)^3 + (tr)^3$. [u]Set 5[/u] [b]P5.21[/b] For all integers $k > 1$, $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}k^{-n} =\frac{k}{k -1}$. There exists a sequence of integers $j_0, j_1, ...$ such that $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}j_n k^{-n} =\left(\frac{k}{k -1}\right)^3$ for all integers $k > 1$. Find $j_{10}$. [b]P5.22[/b] Nimi is a triangle with vertices located at $(-1, 6)$, $(6, 3)$, and $(7, 9)$. His center of mass is tied to his owner, who is asleep at $(0, 0)$, using a rod. Nimi is capable of spinning around his center of mass and revolving about his owner. What is the maximum area that Nimi can sweep through? [b]P5.23[/b] The polynomial $x^{19} - x - 2$ has $19$ distinct roots. Let these roots be $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{19}$. Find $a^{37}_1 + a^{37}_2+...+a^{37}_{19}$. [b]P5.24[/b] I start with a positive integer $n$. Every turn, if $n$ is even, I replace $n$ with $\frac{n}{2}$, otherwise I replace $n$ with $n-1$. Let $k$ be the most turns required for a number $n < 500$ to be reduced to $1$. How many values of $n < 500$ require k turns to be reduced to $1$? [b]P5.25[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, and $AC = 15$. Let $I$ and $O$ be the incircle and circumcircle of $ABC$, respectively. The altitude from $A$ intersects $I$ at points $P$ and $Q$, and $O$ at point $R$, such that $Q$ lies between $P$ and $R$. Find $PR$. PS. You should use hide for answers. R1-15 /P1-5 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786721p24495629]here[/url], and R16-30 /P6-10/ P26-30 [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2786837p24497019]here[/url] Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Find all polynomials $f$ with integer coefficient such that, for every prime $p$ and natural numbers $u$ and $v$ with the condition: \[ p \mid uv - 1 \] we always have $p \mid f(u)f(v) - 1$.

Given the polynomial $P(x)=(x^2-7x+6)^{2n}+13$ where $n$ is a positive integer. Prove that $P(x)$ can't be written as a product of $n+1$ non-constant polynomials with integer coefficients.

(a) A polynomial $P(x)$ with integer coefficients takes the value $-2$ for at least seven distinct integers $x$. Prove that it cannot take the value $1996$. (b) Prove that there are irrational numbers $x,y$ such that $x^y$ is rational.

Find all natural numbers $n \ge 1$ such that there is a polynomial $p(x)$ with integer coefficients for which $p (1) = p (2) = 0$ and where $p (n)$ is a prime number .

For each prime $p$ of the form $4k+3$ with $k \in \mathbb{Z}^+$, consider the polynomial $$Q(x)=px^{2p} - x^{2p-1} + p^2x^{\frac{3p+1}{2}} - px^{p+1} +2(p^2+1)x^p -px^{p-1}+ p^2 x^{\frac{p-1}{2}} -x + p.$$ Determine all ordered pairs of polynomials $f, g$ with integer coefficients such that $Q(x)=f(x)g(x)$.

$n>1$ and distinct positive integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_{n+1}$ are  given. Does there exist a polynomial $p(x)\in\Bbb{Z}[x]$ of degree  $\le n$ that satisfies the following conditions? a. $\forall_{1\le i < j\le n+1}: \gcd(p(a_i),p(a_j))>1 $ b. $\forall_{1\le i < j < k\le n+1}: \gcd(p(a_i),p(a_j),p(a_k))=1 $ [i]Proposed by Mojtaba Zare[/i]

P(x) is polynomial such that, polynomial P(P(x)) is strictly monotone in all real number line. Prove that polynomial P(x) is also strictly monotone in all real number line.

$f$ is a polynomial of degree $n$ with integer coefficients and $f(x)=x^2+1$ for $x=1,2,\cdot ,n$. What are the possible values for $f(0)$?

[b]p1.[/b] A large square is cut into four smaller, congruent squares. If each of the smaller squares has perimeter $4$, what was the perimeter of the original square? [b]p2.[/b] Pie loves to bake apples so much that he spends $24$ hours a day baking them. If Pie bakes a dozen apples in one day, how many minutes does it take Pie to bake one apple, on average? [b]p3.[/b] Bames Jond is sent to spy on James Pond. One day, Bames sees James type in his $4$-digit phone password. Bames remembers that James used the digits $0$, $5$, and $9$, and no other digits, but he does not remember the order. How many possible phone passwords satisfy this condition? [b]p4.[/b] What do you get if you square the answer to this question, add $256$ to it, and then divide by $32$? [b]p5.[/b] Chloe the Horse and Flower the Chicken are best friends. When Chloe gets sad for any reason, she calls Flower, so Chloe must remember Flower's $3$ digit phone number, which can consist of any digits $0-5$. Given that the phone number's digits are unique and add to $5$, the number does not start with $0$, and the $3$ digit number is prime, what is the sum of all possible phone numbers? [b]p6.[/b] Anuj has a circular pizza with diameter $A$ inches, which is cut into $B$ congruent slices, where $A$,$B$ are positive integers. If one of Anuj's pizza slices has a perimeter of $3\pi + 30$ inches, find $A + B$. [b]p7.[/b] Bob really likes to study math. Unfortunately, he gets easily distracted by messages sent by friends. At the beginning of every minute, there is an $\frac{6}{10}$ chance that he will get a message from a friend. If Bob does get a message from a friend, there is a $\frac{9}{10}$ chance that he will look at the message, causing him to waste $30$ seconds before resuming his studying. If Bob doesn't get a message from a friend, there is a $\frac{3}{10}$ chance Bob will still check his messages hoping for a message from his friends, wasting $10$ seconds before he resumes his studying. What is the expected number of minutes in $100$ minutes for which Bob will be studying math? [b]p8.[/b] Suppose there is a positive integer $n$ with $225$ distinct positive integer divisors. What is the minimum possible number of divisors of n that are perfect squares? [b]p9.[/b] Let $a, b, c$ be positive integers. $a$ has $12$ divisors, $b$ has $8$ divisors, $c$ has $6$ divisors, and $lcm(a, b, c) = abc$. Let $d$ be the number of divisors of $a^2bc$. Find the sum of all possible values of $d$. [b]p10.[/b] Let $\vartriangle ABC$ be a triangle with side lengths $AB = 17$, $BC = 28$, $AC = 25$. Let the altitude from $A$ to $BC$ and the angle bisector of angle $B$ meet at $P$. Given the length of $BP$ can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$ where $gcd(a, c) = 1$ and $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, find $a + b + c$. [b]p11.[/b] Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be the roots of the cubic equation $x^3-5x+3 = 0$. Let $S = a^4b+ab^4+a^4c+ac^4+b^4c+bc^4$. Find $|S|$. [b]p12.[/b] Call a number palindromeish if changing a single digit of the number into a different digit results in a new six-digit palindrome. For example, the number $110012$ is a palindromeish number since you can change the last digit into a $1$, which results in the palindrome $110011$. Find the number of $6$ digit palindromeish numbers. [b]p13.[/b] Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $3$ with real coecients and leading coecient $1$. Let the roots of $P(x)$ be $a$, $b$, $c$. Given that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}= 4$ and $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 36$, the coefficient of $x^2$ is negative, and $P(1) = 2$, let the $S$ be the sum of possible values of $P(0)$. Then $|S|$ can be expressed as $\frac{a + b\sqrt{c}}{d}$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ such that $gcd(a, b, d) = 1$ and $c$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a + b + c + d$. [b]p14.[/b] Let $ABC$ be a triangle with side lengths $AB = 7$, $BC = 8$, $AC = 9$. Draw a circle tangent to $AB$ at $B$ and passing through $C$. Let the center of the circle be $O$. The length of $AO$ can be expressed as $\frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c\sqrt{d}}$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ where $gcd(a, c) = gcd(b, d) = 1$ and $b$,$ d$ are not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a + b + c + d$. [b]p15.[/b] Many students in Mr. Noeth's BC Calculus class missed their first test, and to avoid taking a makeup, have decided to never leave their houses again. As a result, Mr. Noeth decides that he will have to visit their houses to deliver the makeup tests. Conveniently, the $17$ absent students in his class live in consecutive houses on the same street. Mr. Noeth chooses at least three of every four people in consecutive houses to take a makeup. How many ways can Mr. Noeth select students to take makeups? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

When all vertex angles of a convex polygon are equal, call it equiangular. Prove that $ p > 2$ is a prime number, if and only if the lengths of all sides of equiangular $ p$ polygon are rational numbers, it is a regular $ p$ polygon.

Complex numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$ are the zeros of a polynomial $P(z) = z^3+qz+r$, and $|a|^2+|b|^2+|c|^2=250$. The points corresponding to $a$, $b$, and $c$ in the complex plane are the vertices of a right triangle with hypotenuse $h$. Find $h^2$.