Found problems: 1148
Let $S_1$ be a semicircle with centre $O$ and diameter $AB$.A circle $C_1$ with centre $P$ is drawn, tangent to $S_1$, and tangent to $AB$ at $O$. A semicircle $S_2$ is drawn, with centre $Q$ on $AB$, tangent to $S_1$ and to $C_1$. A circle $C_2$ with centre $R$ is drawn, internally tangent to $S_1$ and externally tangent to $S_2$ and $C_1$. Prove that $OPRQ$ is a rectangle.
Karl likes the number $17$ his favorite polynomials are monic quadratics with integer coefficients such that $17$ is a root of the quadratic and the roots differ by no more than $17$. Compute the sum of the coefficients of all of Karl's favorite polynomials. (A monic quadratic is a quadratic polynomial whose $x^2$ term has a coefficient of $1$.)
Triangle $ABC$ has $BC=20$. The incircle of the triangle evenly trisects the median $AD$. If the area of the triangle is $m \sqrt{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of a prime, find $m+n$.
Triangle $ ABC$ has a right angle at $ B$, $ AB \equal{} 1$, and $ BC \equal{} 2$. The bisector of $ \angle BAC$ meets $ \overline{BC}$ at $ D$. What is $ BD$?
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draw(rightanglemark(C,B,A,2));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {\sqrt3 \minus{} 1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {\sqrt5 \minus{} 1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {\sqrt5 \plus{} 1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {\sqrt6 \plus{} \sqrt2}{2}$
$ \textbf{(E)}\ 2\sqrt3 \minus{} 1$
Find all the positive integers $x,y,z$ satisfiing : $x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=2xyz$
Determine the pair of constant numbers $ a,\ b,\ c$ such that for a quadratic function $ f(x) \equal{} x^2 \plus{} ax \plus{} b$, the following equation is identity with respect to $ x$.
\[ f(x \plus{} 1) \equal{} c\int_0^1 (3x^2 \plus{} 4xt)f'(t)dt\]
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Consider equations of the form $x^2 + bx + c = 0$. How many such equations have real roots and have coefficients $b$ and $c$ selected from the set of integers $\{1,2,3, 4, 5,6\}$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 20 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 19 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 18 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 17 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 16$
Prove for every irrational real number a, there are irrational numbers b and b' such that a+b and ab' are rational while a+b' and ab are irrational.
Compute the minimum possible value of
$(x-1)^2+(x-2)^2+(x-3)^2+(x-4)^2+(x-5)^2$
For real values $x$
For real numbers $(x, y, z)$ satisfying the following equations, find all possible values of $x+y+z$
$x^2y+y^2z+z^2x=-1$
$xy^2+yz^2+zx^2=5$
$xyz=-2$
$\definecolor{A}{RGB}{250,120,0}\color{A}\fbox{A3.}$ Assume that $a, b, c$ are positive reals such that $a + b + c = 3$. Prove that $$\definecolor{A}{RGB}{200,0,200}\color{A} \frac{1}{8a^2-18a+11}+\frac{1}{8b^2-18b+11}+\frac{1}{8c^2-18c+11}\le 3.$$
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Let $a,b$ be two integers and suppose that $n$ is a positive integer for which the set $\mathbb{Z} \backslash \{ax^n + by^n \mid x,y \in \mathbb{Z}\}$ is finite. Prove that $n=1$.
Call a quadratic [i]invasive[/i] if it has $2$ distinct real roots. Let $P$ be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients. Prove that $P(x)$ is invasive [b]if and only if[/b] there exists a real number $c \neq 0$ such that $P(x) + P(x - c)$ is invasive.
Find all values of $ \alpha$ for which the curves $ y\equal{}\alpha x^2\plus{}\alpha x\plus{}\frac1{24}$ and $ x\equal{}\alpha y^2\plus{}\alpha y\plus{}\frac1{24}$ are tangent to each other.
The equation $z(z+i)(z+3i)=2002i$ has a zero of the form $a+bi$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive real numbers. Find $a$.
$\textbf{(A) }\sqrt{118}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\sqrt{210}\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\sqrt{210}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\sqrt{2002}\qquad\textbf{(E) }100\sqrt2$
In the equation $ \frac {x(x \minus{} 1) \minus{} (m \plus{} 1)}{(x \minus{} 1)(m \minus{} 1)} \equal{} \frac {x}{m}$ the roots are equal when
$ \textbf{(A)}\ m \equal{} 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ m \equal{} \frac {1}{2} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ m \equal{} 0 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ m \equal{} \minus{} 1 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ m \equal{} \minus{} \frac {1}{2}$
Polly can do the following operations on a quadratic trinomial:
1) Swapping the places of its leading coefficient and constant coefficient (swapping $a_2$ with $a_0$);
2) Substituting (changing) $x$ with $x-m$, where $m$ is an arbitrary real number;
Is it possible for Polly to get $25x^2+5x+2014$ from $6x^2+2x+1996$ with finite applications of the upper operations?
There exist two positive numbers $ x$ such that $ \sin(\arccos(\tan(\arcsin x)))\equal{}x$. Find the product of the two possible $ x$.
Elías and Juanca solve the same problem by posing a quadratic equation. Elijah is wrong when writing the independent term and gets as results of the problem $-1$ and $-3$. Juanca is wrong only when writing the coefficient of the first degree term and gets as results of the problem $16$ and $-2$. What are the correct results of the problem?
Define the polynomials $P_0, P_1, P_2 \cdots$ by:
\[ P_0(x)=x^3+213x^2-67x-2000 \]
\[ P_n(x)=P_{n-1}(x-n), n \in N \]
Find the coefficient of $x$ in $P_{21}(x)$.
There are integers $m$ and $n$ so that $9 +\sqrt{11}$ is a root of the polynomial $x^2 + mx + n.$ Find $m + n.$
A circle with center $ O$ has area $ 156\pi$. Triangle $ ABC$ is equilateral, $ \overline{BC}$ is a chord on the circle, $ OA \equal{} 4\sqrt3$, and point $ O$ is outside $ \triangle ABC$. What is the side length of $ \triangle ABC$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2\sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 18$
Determine each real root of \[x^4-(2\cdot10^{10}+1)x^2-x+10^{20}+10^{10}-1=0\] correct to four decimal places.
For how many real numbers $a$ does the quadratic equation $x^2 + ax + 6a=0$ have only integer roots for $x$?
Show that if $x, y, z$ are positive integers, then $(xy+1)(yz+1)(zx+1)$ is a perfect square if and only if $xy+1$, $yz+1$, $zx+1$ are all perfect squares.