Found problems: 1132
PEN A Problems, 20
Determine all positive integers $n$ for which there exists an integer $m$ such that $2^{n}-1$ divides $m^{2}+9$.
2004 National Olympiad First Round, 6
For which of the following value of $n$, there exists integers $a,b$ such that $a^2 + ab-6b^2 = n$?
$
\textbf{(A)}\ 17
\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 19
\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 29
\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 31
\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 37
$
2015 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
Real numbers $a$ and $b$ are chosen so that each of two quadratic trinomials $x^2+ax+b$ and $x^2+bx+a$ has two distinct real roots,and the product of these trinomials has exactly three distinct real roots.Determine all possible values of the sum of these three roots. [i](S.Berlov)[/i]
2013 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 7
Find all real $x$ that satisfy $\sqrt[3]{20x+\sqrt[3]{20x+13}}=13$.
2010 India IMO Training Camp, 2
Two polynomials $P(x)=x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx+d$ and $Q(x)=x^2+px+q$ have real coefficients, and $I$ is an interval on the real line of length greater than $2$. Suppose $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ take negative values on $I$, and they take non-negative values outside $I$. Prove that there exists a real number $x_0$ such that $P(x_0)<Q(x_0)$.
2017 NIMO Summer Contest, 13
We say that $1\leq a\leq101$ is a quadratic polynomial residue modulo $101$ with respect to a quadratic polynomial $f(x)$ with integer coefficients if there exists an integer $b$ such that $101 \mid a-f(b)$. For a quadratic polynomial $f$, we define its quadratic residue set as the set of quadratic residues modulo $101$ with respect to $f(x)$. Compute the number of quadratic residue sets.
[i]Proposed by Michael Ren[/i]
1971 Canada National Olympiad, 9
Two flag poles of height $h$ and $k$ are situated $2a$ units apart on a level surface. Find the set of all points on the surface which are so situated that the angles of elevation of the tops of the poles are equal.
2004 Italy TST, 3
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $m,n\in\mathbb{N}$,
\[(2^m+1)f(n)f(2^mn)=2^mf(n)^2+f(2^mn)^2+(2^m-1)^2n. \]
2013 Balkan MO, 3
Let $S$ be the set of positive real numbers. Find all functions $f\colon S^3 \to S$ such that, for all positive real numbers $x$, $y$, $z$ and $k$, the following three conditions are satisfied:
(a) $xf(x,y,z) = zf(z,y,x)$,
(b) $f(x, ky, k^2z) = kf(x,y,z)$,
(c) $f(1, k, k+1) = k+1$.
([i]United Kingdom[/i])
1994 USAMO, 2
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?
2013 AMC 12/AHSME, 17
Let $a,b,$ and $c$ be real numbers such that \begin{align*}
a+b+c &= 2, \text{ and} \\
a^2+b^2+c^2&= 12
\end{align*}
What is the difference between the maximum and minimum possible values of $c$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{10}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{16}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{20}{3} $
2001 Korea - Final Round, 1
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 $m,n \in Z$.
1984 AMC 12/AHSME, 29
Find the largest value for $\frac{y}{x}$ for pairs of real numbers $(x,y)$ which satisfy \[(x-3)^2 + (y-3)^2 = 6.\]
$\textbf{(A) }3 + 2 \sqrt 2\qquad
\textbf{(B) } 2 + \sqrt 3\qquad
\textbf{(C ) }3 \sqrt 3\qquad
\textbf{(D) }6\qquad
\textbf{(E) }6 + 2 \sqrt 3$
2013 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 7
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?
1980 AMC 12/AHSME, 8
How many pairs $(a,b)$ of non-zero real numbers satisfy the equation
\[ \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} = \frac{1}{a+b}? \]
$\text{(A)} \ \text{none} \qquad \text{(B)} \ 1 \qquad \text{(C)} \ 2 \qquad \text{(D)} \ \text{one pair for each} ~b \neq 0$
$\text{(E)} \ \text{two pairs for each} ~b \neq 0$
2012 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 813
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.
2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad, 2
Let $P(x) = x^2 + ax + b$ be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients. Suppose there are real numbers $ s \neq t$ such that $P(s) = t$ and $P(t) = s$. Prove that $b-st$ is a root of $x^2 + ax + b - st$.
2012 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 2
Let $Q(x)$ be a quadratic trinomial. Given that the function $P(x)=x^{2}Q(x)$ is increasing in the interval $(0,\infty )$, prove that:
\[P(x) + P(y) + P(z) > 0\]
for all real numbers $x,y,z$ such that $x+y+z>0$ and $xyz>0$.
2008 AMC 10, 9
A quadratic equation $ ax^2\minus{}2ax\plus{}b\equal{}0$ has two real solutions. What is the average of the solutions?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{b}{a} \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2b}{a} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{2b\minus{}a}$
1999 Romania National Olympiad, 3
Let $a,b,c \in \mathbb{C}$ and $a \neq 0$. The roots $z_1$ and $z_2$ of the equation $az^2+bz+c=0$ satisfy $|z_1|<1$ and $|z_2|<1$. Prove that the roots $z_3$ and $z_4$ of the equation $$(a+\overline{c})z^2+(b+\overline{b})z+\overline{a}+c=0$$
satisfy $|z_3|=|z_4|=1$
2022 All-Russian Olympiad, 6
What is the smallest natural number $a$ for which there are numbers $b$ and $c$ such that the quadratic trinomial $ax^2 + bx + c$ has two different positive roots not exceeding $\frac {1}{1000}$?
2009 USA Team Selection Test, 5
Find all pairs of positive integers $ (m,n)$ such that $ mn \minus{} 1$ divides $ (n^2 \minus{} n \plus{} 1)^2$.
[i]Aaron Pixton.[/i]
2007 IMC, 3
Call a polynomial $ P(x_{1}, \ldots, x_{k})$ [i]good[/i] if there exist $ 2\times 2$ real matrices $ A_{1}, \ldots, A_{k}$ such that
$ P(x_{1}, \ldots, x_{k}) = \det \left(\sum_{i=1}^{k}x_{i}A_{i}\right).$
Find all values of $ k$ for which all homogeneous polynomials with $ k$ variables of degree 2 are good. (A polynomial is homogeneous if each term has the same total degree.)
2013 Tuymaada Olympiad, 6
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]
1991 Hungary-Israel Binational, 4
Find all the real values of $ \lambda$ for which the system of equations $ x\plus{}y\plus{}z\plus{}v\equal{}0$ and $ \left(xy\plus{}yz\plus{}zv\right)\plus{}\lambda\left(xz\plus{}xv\plus{}yv\right)\equal{}0$, has a unique real solution.