Determine all real numbers $ a$ such that the inequality $ |x^2 \plus{} 2ax \plus{} 3a|\le2$ has exactly one solution in $ x$.

The sides of a 99-gon are initially colored so that consecutive sides are red, blue, red, blue, $\,\ldots, \,$ red, blue, yellow. We make a sequence of modifications in the coloring, changing the color of one side at a time to one of the three given colors (red, blue, yellow), under the constraint that no two adjacent sides may be the same color. By making a sequence of such modifications, is it possible to arrive at the coloring in which consecutive sides are red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, $\, \ldots, \,$ red, yellow, blue?

([b]4[/b]) Let $ a$, $ b$ be constants such that $ \lim_{x\rightarrow1}\frac {(\ln(2 \minus{} x))^2}{x^2 \plus{} ax \plus{} b} \equal{} 1$. Determine the pair $ (a,b)$.

Given a non-isoceles triangle $ABC$ inscribes a circle $(O,R)$ (center $O$, radius $R$). Consider a varying line $l$ such that $l\perp OA$ and $l$ always intersects the rays $AB,AC$ and these intersectional points are called $M,N$. Suppose that the lines $BN$ and $CM$ intersect, and if the intersectional point is called $K$ then the lines $AK$ and $BC$ intersect. $1$, Assume that $P$ is the intersectional point of $AK$ and $BC$. Show that the circumcircle of the triangle $MNP$ is always through a fixed point. $2$, Assume that $H$ is the orthocentre of the triangle $AMN$. Denote $BC=a$, and $d$ is the distance between $A$ and the line $HK$. Prove that $d\leq\sqrt{4R^2-a^2}$ and the equality occurs iff the line $l$ is through the intersectional point of two lines $AO$ and $BC$.

Find all primes $p$ such that $p^2-p+1$ is a perfect cube.

Prove that there are infinitely many quadruples of integers $(a,b,c,d)$ such that \begin{align*} a^2 + b^2 + 3 &= 4ab\\ c^2 + d^2 + 3 &= 4cd\\ 4c^3 - 3c &= a \end{align*} [i]Travis Hance.[/i]

Let $p=4k+3$ be a prime. Prove that if \[\dfrac {1} {0^2+1}+\dfrac{1}{1^2+1}+\cdots+\dfrac{1}{(p-1)^2+1}=\dfrac{m} {n}\] (where the fraction $\dfrac {m} {n}$ is in reduced terms), then $p \mid 2m-n$. [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]

Given $w$ and $z$ are complex numbers such that $|w+z|=1$ and $|w^2+z^2|=14$, find the smallest possible value of $|w^3+z^3|$. Here $| \cdot |$ denotes the absolute value of a complex number, given by $|a+bi|=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$ whenever $a$ and $b$ are real numbers.

Let $a, b, c$ be positive real numbers in the interval $[0, 1]$ with $a+b, b+c, c+a \ge 1$. Prove that \[ 1 \le (1-a)^2 + (1-b)^2 + (1-c)^2 + \frac{2\sqrt{2} abc}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}}. \]

Given are distinct natural numbers $a$, $b$, and $c$. Prove that \[ \gcd(ab+1, ac+1, bc+1)\le \frac{a+b+c}{3}\]

If $(7+4\sqrt{3})x^2+(2+\sqrt{3})x-2=0$, the larger root minus the smaller root is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ -2+3\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2-\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 6+3\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6-3\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3\sqrt{3}+2 $

Let $d$ be a positive divisor of $5 + 1998^{1998}$. Prove that $d = 2 \cdot x^2 + 2 \cdot x \cdot y + 3 \cdot y^2$, where $x, y$ are integers if and only if $d$ is congruent to 3 or 7 $\pmod{20}$.

Find all integers $m>1$ such that $m^3$ is a sum of $m$ squares of consecutive integers.

Find the minimum of $\sum\limits_{k=0}^{40} \left(x+\frac{k}{2}\right)^2$ where $x$ is a real numbers

Let $d$ be a positive number. On the parabola, whose equation has the coefficient $1$ at the quadratic term, points $A, B$ and $C$ are chosen in such a way that the difference of the $x$-coordinates of points $A$ and $B$ is $d$ and the difference of the $x$-coordinates of points $B$ and $C$ is also $d$. Find the area of the triangle $ABC$.

Calculate $ \int_1^4 \frac{\ln x}{(1+x)(4+x)} dx . $ [i]Ovidiu Țâțan[/i]

Find the number of subsets $A\subset M=\{2^0,\,2^1,\,2^2,\dots,2^{2005}\}$ such that equation $x^2-S(A)x+S(B)=0$ has integral roots, where $S(M)$ is the sum of all elements of $M$, and $B=M\setminus A$ ($A$ and $B$ are not empty).

Prove that for any prime $p$, there exist integers $x,y,z,$ and $w$ such that $x^2+y^2+z^2-wp=0$ and $0<w<p$

Prove that if coefficients of the quadratic equation $ ax^2\plus{}bx\plus{}c\equal{}0$ are odd integers, then the roots of the equation cannot be rational numbers.

The numbers from 1 to $ 2013^2 $ are written row by row into a table consisting of $ 2013 \times 2013 $ cells. Afterwards, all columns and all rows containing at least one of the perfect squares $ 1, 4, 9, \cdots, 2013^2 $ are simultaneously deleted. How many cells remain?

Prove that there are infinitely many positive integers $ n$ such that $ n^{2} \plus{} 1$ has a prime divisor greater than $ 2n \plus{} \sqrt {2n}$. [i]Author: Kestutis Cesnavicius, Lithuania[/i]

Find all real values of $a$ such that $x^4 - 2ax^2 + x + a^2 -a = 0$ has all its roots real.

Let $a$ be positive real number such that $a^{3}=6(a+1)$. Prove that the equation $x^{2}+ax+a^{2}-6=0$ has no real solution.

Find all non-negative integers $m,n,p,q$ such that \[ p^mq^n = (p+q)^2 +1 . \]

A $6\times6$ square is given, and a quadratic trinomial with a positive leading coefficient is placed in each of its cells. There are $108$ coefficents in total, and these coefficents are chosen from the set $[-66;47]$, and each coefficient is different from each other. Prove that there exists at least one column such that the polynomial you get by summing the six trinomials in that column has a real root.