Found problems: 1148
If the solutions of the equation $x^2+px+q=0$ are the cubes of the solutions of the equation $x^2+mx+n=0$, then
$\textbf{(A) }p=m^3+3mn\qquad\textbf{(B) }p=m^3-3mn\qquad$
$\textbf{(C) }p+q=m^3\qquad\textbf{(D) }\left(\frac{m}{n}\right)^2=\frac{p}{q}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\text{none of these}$
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 $-1$.
How many interger tuples $(x,y,z)$ are there satisfying $0\leq x,y,z < 2011$, $xy+yz+zx \equiv 0 \pmod{2011}$, and $x+y+z \equiv 0 \pmod{2011}$ ?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 2010 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2011 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2012 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4021 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4023$
In triangle $ ABC$, $ AB \equal{} AC \equal{} 100$, and $ BC \equal{} 56$. Circle $ P$ has radius $ 16$ and is tangent to $ \overline{AC}$ and $ \overline{BC}$. Circle $ Q$ is externally tangent to $ P$ and is tangent to $ \overline{AB}$ and $ \overline{BC}$. No point of circle $ Q$ lies outside of $ \triangle ABC$. The radius of circle $ Q$ can be expressed in the form $ m \minus{} n\sqrt {k}$, where $ m$, $ n$, and $ k$ are positive integers and $ k$ is the product of distinct primes. Find $ m \plus{} nk$.
For any non-negative integer $n$, we say that a permutation $(a_0,a_1,...,a_n)$ of $\{0,1,..., n\} $ is quadratic if $k + a_k$ is a square for $k = 0, 1,...,n$. Show that for any non-negative integer $n$, there exists a quadratic permutation of $\{0,1,..., n\}$.
Suppose that for a prime number $p$ and integers $a,b,c$ the following holds:
\[6\mid p+1,\quad p\mid a+b+c,\quad p\mid a^4+b^4+c^4.\]
Prove that $p\mid a,b,c$.
A small square is constructed inside a square of area 1 by dividing each side of the unit square into $n$ equal parts, and then connecting the vertices to the division points closest to the opposite vertices. Find the value of $n$ if the the area of the small square is exactly 1/1985.
[asy]
size(200);
pair A=(0,1), B=(1,1), C=(1,0), D=origin;
draw(A--B--C--D--A--(1,1/6));
draw(C--(0,5/6)^^B--(1/6,0)^^D--(5/6,1));
pair point=( 0.5 , 0.5 );
//label("$A$", A, dir(point--A));
//label("$B$", B, dir(point--B));
//label("$C$", C, dir(point--C));
//label("$D$", D, dir(point--D));
label("$1/n$", (11/12,1), N, fontsize(9));[/asy]
Find all pairs of non-negative integers $(x,y)$ such that
\[\sqrt{x+y}-\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{y}+2=0.\]
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 $\{a,b,c\}=\{r,s\}$.)
$\textbf{(A) } 3 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 4 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 5 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 6 \qquad\textbf{(E) } \text{infinitely many}$
The trinomial $f(x)$ is such that $(f(x))^3-f(x)=0$ has three real roots. Find the y-coordinate of the vertex of $f(x)$.
Let $0 < u < 1$ and define
\[u_1 = 1 + u, \quad u_2 = \frac{1}{u_1} + u, \quad \dots, \quad u_{n + 1} = \frac{1}{u_n} + u, \quad n \ge 1.\]
Show that $u_n > 1$ for all values of $n = 1$, 2, 3, $\dots$.
The graphs of the equations \[ y=k, \qquad y=\sqrt{3}x+2k, \qquad y=-\sqrt{3}x+2k, \] are drawn in the coordinate plane for $k=-10,-9,-8,\ldots,9,10.$ These 63 lines cut part of the plane into equilateral triangles of side $2/\sqrt{3}.$ How many such triangles are formed?
Determine for which $ n$ positive integer the equation: $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d \equal{} n \sqrt {abcd}$ has positive integer solutions.
Figures $ 0$, $ 1$, $ 2$, and $ 3$ consist of $ 1$, $ 5$, $ 13$, and $ 25$ nonoverlapping squares, respectively. If the pattern were continued, how many nonoverlapping squares would there be in figure $ 100$?
[asy]
unitsize(8);
draw((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(0,1)--cycle);
draw((9,0)--(10,0)--(10,3)--(9,3)--cycle);
draw((8,1)--(11,1)--(11,2)--(8,2)--cycle);
draw((19,0)--(20,0)--(20,5)--(19,5)--cycle);
draw((18,1)--(21,1)--(21,4)--(18,4)--cycle);
draw((17,2)--(22,2)--(22,3)--(17,3)--cycle);
draw((32,0)--(33,0)--(33,7)--(32,7)--cycle);
draw((29,3)--(36,3)--(36,4)--(29,4)--cycle);
draw((31,1)--(34,1)--(34,6)--(31,6)--cycle);
draw((30,2)--(35,2)--(35,5)--(30,5)--cycle);
label("Figure",(0.5,-1),S);
label("$0$",(0.5,-2.5),S);
label("Figure",(9.5,-1),S);
label("$1$",(9.5,-2.5),S);
label("Figure",(19.5,-1),S);
label("$2$",(19.5,-2.5),S);
label("Figure",(32.5,-1),S);
label("$3$",(32.5,-2.5),S);[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 10401 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 19801 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 20201 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 39801 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 40801$
Let $f(x)=x^2-kx+(k-1)^2$ for some constant $k$. What is the largest possible real value of $k$ such that $f$ has at least one real root?
[i]2020 CCA Math Bonanza Individual Round #5[/i]
Let $x, y$ be integers and $p$ be a prime for which
\[ x^2-3xy+p^2y^2=12p \]
Find all triples $(x,y,p)$.
Let $P$ denote the set of all ordered pairs $ \left(p,q\right)$ of nonnegative integers. Find all functions $f: P \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfying
\[ f(p,q) \equal{} \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if} \; pq \equal{} 0, \\
1 \plus{} \frac{1}{2} f(p+1,q-1) \plus{} \frac{1}{2} f(p-1,q+1) & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}
\]
Compare IMO shortlist problem 2001, algebra A1 for the three-variable case.
Find the number of integers $x$ which satisfy the equation $(x^2-5x+5)^{x+5}=1$.
Two quadratic polynomials $ f_{1},f_{2}$ satisfy $ f_{1}'(x)f_{2}'(x)\geq |f_{1}(x)|\plus{}|f_{2}(x)|\forall x\in\mathbb{R}$ . Prove that $ f_{1}\cdot f_{2}\equal{} g^{2}$ for some $ g\in\mathbb{R}[x]$.
Solve the system of equations $(n > 2)$
\[\begin{array}{c}\ \sqrt{x_1}+\sqrt{x_2+x_3+\cdots+x_n}=\sqrt{x_2}+\sqrt{x_3+x_4+\cdots+x_n+x_1}=\cdots=\sqrt{x_n}+\sqrt{x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_{n-1}} \end{array}, \] \[x_1-x_2=1.\]
Find the number of positive and negative squares in the canonical form of the quadratic form $\sum_{i<j}(x_i-x_j)^2$ in $n$ variables. The same for the form $\sum_{i<j}x_i x_j$.
The real numbers $x$, $y$, $z$, and $t$ satisfy the following equation:
\[2x^2 + 4xy + 3y^2 - 2xz -2 yz + z^2 + 1 = t + \sqrt{y + z - t} \]
Find 100 times the maximum possible value for $t$.
Suppose that $ a$ and $ b$ are are nonzero real numbers, and that the equation $ x^2\plus{}ax\plus{}b\equal{}0$ has solutions $ a$ and $ b$. Then the pair $ (a,b)$ is
$ \textbf{(A)}\ (\minus{}2,1) \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ (\minus{}1,2) \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ (1,\minus{}2) \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ (2,\minus{}1) \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ (4,4)$
Let $a,b,c$ be positive integers. Prove that it is impossible to have all of the three numbers $a^2+b+c,b^2+c+a,c^2+a+b$ to be perfect squares.
Find all quadruples of real numbers $(a,b,c,d)$ such that the equalities
\[X^2 + a X + b = (X-a)(X-c) \text{ and } X^2 + c X + d = (X-b)(X-d)\]
hold for all real numbers $X$.
[i]Morteza Saghafian, Iran[/i]