Found problems: 1148
Let $m \neq -1$ be a real number. Consider the quadratic equation
$$
(m + 1)x^2 + 4mx + m - 3 =0.
$$
Which of the following must be true?
$\quad\rm(I)$ Both roots of this equation must be real.
$\quad\rm(II)$ If both roots are real, then one of the roots must be less than $-1.$
$\quad\rm(III)$ If both roots are real, then one of the roots must be larger than $1.$
$$
\mathrm a. ~ \text{Only} ~(\mathrm I)\rm \qquad \mathrm b. ~(I)~and~(II)\qquad \mathrm c. ~Only~(III) \qquad \mathrm d. ~Both~(I)~and~(III) \qquad \mathrm e. ~(I), (II),~and~(III)
$$
A parabola $y = ax^{2} + bx + c$ has vertex $(4,2)$. If $(2,0)$ is on the parabola, then $abc$ equals
$ \textbf{(A)}\ -12\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12$
A natural number $n$ is chosen strictly between two consecutive perfect squares. The smaller of these two squares is obtained by subtracting $k$ from $n$ and the larger by adding $l$ to $n.$ Prove that $n-kl$ is a perfect square.
Let $m$ and $n$ be natural numbers such that \[A=\frac{(m+3)^{n}+1}{3m}\] is an integer. Prove that $A$ is odd.
Two $5\times1$ rectangles have 2 vertices in common as on the picture.
(a) Determine the area of overlap
(b) Determine the length of the segment between the other 2 points of intersection, $A$ and $B$.
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Given an odd prime $p$, find all functions $f:Z \rightarrow Z$ satisfying the following two conditions:
(i) $f(m)=f(n)$ for all $m,n \in Z$ such that $m\equiv n\pmod p$;
(ii) $f(mn)=f(m)f(n)$ for all $m,n \in Z$.
Do there exist quadratic trinomials $P, \ \ Q, \ \ R$ such that for every integers $x$ and $y$ an integer $z$ exists satisfying $P(x)+Q(y)=R(z)?$
[i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]
Prove that there exists a positive integer $n$, such that the number $k^2+k+n$ does not have a prime divisor less than $2008$ for any integer $k$.
Let $ S$ be the set of all points $ (x,y)$ in the coordinate plane such that $ 0\le x\le \frac \pi2$ and $ 0\le y\le \frac \pi2$. What is the area of the subset of $ S$ for which
\[ \sin^2 x \minus{} \sin x\sin y \plus{} \sin^2 y\le \frac 34?
\]$ \textbf{(A) } \frac {\pi^2}9 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac {\pi^2}8 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac {\pi^2}6\qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac {3\pi^2}{16} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac {2\pi^2}9$
Nine quadratics, $x^2+a_1x+b_1, x^2+a_2x+b_2,...,x^2+a_9x+b_9$ are written on the board. The sequences $a_1, a_2,...,a_9$ and $b_1, b_2,...,b_9$ are arithmetic. The sum of all nine quadratics has at least one real root. What is the the greatest possible number of original quadratics that can have no real roots?
Let $ a,b,c$ be the three sides of a triangle. Determine all possible values of $ \frac {a^2 \plus{} b^2 \plus{} c^2}{ab \plus{} bc \plus{} ca}$
The function $ f(x,y,z)\equal{}\frac{x^2\plus{}y^2\plus{}z^2}{x\plus{}y\plus{}z}$ is defined for every $ x,y,z \in R$ whose sum is not 0. Find a point $ (x_0,y_0,z_0)$ such that $ 0 < x_0^2\plus{}y_0^2\plus{}z_0^2 < \frac{1}{1999}$ and $ 1.999 < f(x_0,y_0,z_0) < 2$.
Find a nonzero monic polynomial $P(x)$ with integer coefficients and minimal degree such that $P(1-\sqrt[3]2+\sqrt[3]4)=0$. (A polynomial is called $\textit{monic}$ if its leading coefficient is $1$.)
Quadratic trinomials with positive leading coefficients are arranged in the squares of a $6 \times 6$ table. Their $108$ coefficients are all integers from $-60$ to $47$ (each number is used once). Prove that at least in one column the sum of all trinomials has a real root.
[i]K. Kokhas & F. Petrov[/i]
Let $a$ be a real number. Find the minimum value of $\int_0^1 |ax-x^3|dx$.
How many solutions (including University Mathematics )are there for the problem?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Prove that there exist infinitely many integers $n$ such that $n$, $n+1$, $n+2$ are each the sum of the squares of two integers. [Example: $0=0^2+0^2$, $1=0^2+1^2$, $2=1^2+1^2$.]
Let $ P(x)$ be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients satisfying \[x^2 \minus{} 2x \plus{} 2 \le P(x) \le 2x^2 \minus{} 4x \plus{} 3\] for all real numbers $ x$, and suppose $ P(11) \equal{} 181$. Find $ P(16)$.
a) Find all positive integers $g$ with the following property: for each odd prime number $p$ there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $p$ divides the two integers
\[g^n - n\quad\text{ and }\quad g^{n+1} - (n + 1).\]
b) Find all positive integers $g$ with the following property: for each odd prime number $p$ there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $p$ divides the two integers
\[g^n - n^2\quad\text{ and }g^{n+1} - (n + 1)^2.\]
Determine all non-negative integral pairs $ (x, y)$ for which
\[ (xy \minus{} 7)^2 \equal{} x^2 \plus{} y^2.\]
Let $p,q$ be integers such that the polynomial $x^2+px+q+1$ has two positive integer roots. Show that $p^2+q^2$ is composite.
Solve in integers $x$ and $y$ the equation $x^3-y^3=2xy+8$.
Let $f(x) = ax^2+bx+c$ be a quadratic trinomial with $a$,$b$,$c$ reals such that any quadratic trinomial obtained by a permutation of $f$'s coefficients has an integer root (including $f$ itself).
Show that $f(1)=0$.
The function $f$ defined by $\displaystyle f(x)= \frac{ax+b}{cx+d}$. where $a,b,c$ and $d$ are nonzero real numbers, has the properties $f(19)=19, f(97)=97$ and $f(f(x))=x$ for all values except $\displaystyle \frac{-d}{c}$. Find the unique number that is not in the range of $f$.
Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers, and let $r$, $s$, and $t$ be the roots of $f(x)=x^3+ax^2+bx-1$. Also, $g(x)=x^3+mx^2+nx+p$ has roots $r^2$, $s^2$, and $t^2$. If $g(-1)=-5$, find the maximum possible value of $b$.
Let $ p$ be the product of two consecutive integers greater than 2. Show that there are no integers $ x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_p$ satisfying the equation
\[ \sum^p_{i \equal{} 1} x^2_i \minus{} \frac {4}{4 \cdot p \plus{} 1} \left( \sum^p_{i \equal{} 1} x_i \right)^2 \equal{} 1
\]
[b]OR[/b]
Show that there are only two values of $ p$ for which there are integers $ x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_p$ satisfying
\[ \sum^p_{i \equal{} 1} x^2_i \minus{} \frac {4}{4 \cdot p \plus{} 1} \left( \sum^p_{i \equal{} 1} x_i \right)^2 \equal{} 1
\]