Found problems: 1132
2008 AIME Problems, 4
There exist unique positive integers $ x$ and $ y$ that satisfy the equation $ x^2 \plus{} 84x \plus{} 2008 \equal{} y^2$. Find $ x \plus{} y$.
2013 Online Math Open Problems, 42
Find the remainder when \[\prod_{i=0}^{100}(1-i^2+i^4)\] is divided by $101$.
[i]Victor Wang[/i]
PEN L Problems, 13
The sequence $\{x_{n}\}_{n \ge 1}$ is defined by \[x_{1}=x_{2}=1, \; x_{n+2}= 14x_{n+1}-x_{n}-4.\] Prove that $x_{n}$ is always a perfect square.
2014 Greece Team Selection Test, 1
Let $(x_{n}) \ n\geq 1$ be a sequence of real numbers with $x_{1}=1$ satisfying $2x_{n+1}=3x_{n}+\sqrt{5x_{n}^{2}-4}$
a) Prove that the sequence consists only of natural numbers.
b) Check if there are terms of the sequence divisible by $2011$.
2020 Latvia Baltic Way TST, 4
Given cubic polynomial with integer coefficients and three irrational roots. Show that none of these roots can be root of quadratic equation with integer coefficients.
2023 UMD Math Competition Part I, #14
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 $1.$
$$
\mathrm a. ~ \text{Only} ~(\mathrm I)\rm \qquad \mathrm b. ~(I)~and~(II)\qquad \mathrm c. ~Only~(III) \qquad \mathrm d. ~Both~(I)~and~(III) \qquad \mathrm e. ~(I), (II),~and~(III)
$$
1983 IMO Longlists, 18
Let $b \geq 2$ be a positive integer.
(a) Show that for an integer $N$, written in base $b$, to be equal to the sum of the squares of its digits, it is necessary either that $N = 1$ or that $N$ have only two digits.
(b) Give a complete list of all integers not exceeding $50$ that, relative to some base $b$, are equal to the sum of the squares of their digits.
(c) Show that for any base b the number of two-digit integers that are equal to the sum of the squares of their digits is even.
(d) Show that for any odd base $b$ there is an integer other than $1$ that is equal to the sum of the squares of its digits.
2011 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 4
Consider a quadratic polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ with real coefficients satisfying $a\ge 2$, $b\ge 2$, $c\ge 2$. Adam and Boris play the following game. They alternately take turns with Adam first. On Adam’s turn, he can choose one of the polynomial’s coefficients and replace it with the sum of the other two coefficients. On Boris’s turn, he can choose one of the polynomial’s coefficients and replace it with the product of the other two coefficients. The winner is the player who first produces a polynomial with two distinct real roots. Depending on the values of $a$, $b$ and $c$, determine who has a winning strategy.
2006 District Olympiad, 4
a) Find two sets $X,Y$ such that $X\cap Y =\emptyset$, $X\cup Y = \mathbb Q^{\star}_{+}$ and $Y = \{a\cdot b \mid a,b \in X \}$.
b) Find two sets $U,V$ such that $U\cap V =\emptyset$, $U\cup V = \mathbb R$ and $V = \{x+y \mid x,y \in U \}$.
2002 AMC 12/AHSME, 12
For how many positive integers $n$ is $n^3-8n^2+20n-13$ a prime number?
$\textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }4\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{more than 4}$
2008 Moldova National Olympiad, 9.1
Let $ f_m: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$, $ f_m(x)\equal{}(m^2\plus{}m\plus{}1)x^2\minus{}2(m^2\plus{}1)x\plus{}m^2\minus{}m\plus{}1,$ where $ m \in \mathbb R$.
1) Find the fixed common point of all this parabolas.
2) Find $ m$ such that the distance from that fixed point to $ Oy$ is minimal.
2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 5
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 $b$.
1995 AIME Problems, 2
Find the last three digits of the product of the positive roots of \[ \sqrt{1995}x^{\log_{1995}x}=x^2. \]
1998 All-Russian Olympiad, 8
A figure $\Phi$ composed of unit squares has the following property: if the squares of an $m \times n$ rectangle ($m,n$ are fixed) are filled with numbers whose sum is positive, the figure $\Phi$ can be placed within the rectangle (possibly after being rotated) so that the sum of the covered numbers is also positive. Prove that a number of such figures can be put on the $m\times n$ rectangle so that each square is covered by the same number of figures.
2010 CHKMO, 4
Find all non-negative integers $ m$ and $ n$ that satisfy the equation:
\[ 107^{56}(m^2\minus{}1)\minus{}2m\plus{}5\equal{}3\binom{113^{114}}{n}\]
(If $ n$ and $ r$ are non-negative integers satisfying $ r\le n$, then $ \binom{n}{r}\equal{}\frac{n}{r!(n\minus{}r)!}$ and $ \binom{n}{r}\equal{}0$ if $ r>n$.)
2008 National Olympiad First Round, 2
For which value of $A$, does the equation $3m^2n = n^3 + A$ have a solution in natural numbers?
$
\textbf{(A)}\ 301
\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 403
\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 415
\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 427
\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 481
$
2010 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 558
For a positive constant $ t$, let $ \alpha ,\ \beta$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $ x^2 \plus{} t^2x \minus{} 2t \equal{} 0$.
Find the minimum value of $ \int_{ \minus{} 1}^2 \left\{\left(x \plus{} \frac {1}{\alpha ^ 2}\right)\left(x \plus{} \frac {1}{\beta ^ 2}\right) \plus{} \frac {1}{\alpha \beta}\right\}dx.$
2009 Iran MO (2nd Round), 1
Let $ p(x) $ be a quadratic polynomial for which :
\[ |p(x)| \leq 1 \qquad \forall x \in \{-1,0,1\} \]
Prove that:
\[ \ |p(x)|\leq\frac{5}{4} \qquad \forall x \in [-1,1]\]
2000 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
Let $a,b,c$ be distinct numbers such that the equations $x^2+ax+1=0$ and $x^2+bx+c=0$ have a common real root, and the equations $x^2+x+a=0$ and $x^2+cx+b$ also have a common real root. Compute the sum $a+b+c$.
2017 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualification, 4
In this question we re-define the operations addition and multiplication as follows: $a + b$ is defined as the minimum of $a$ and $b$, while $a * b$ is defined to be the sum of $a$ and $b$. For example, $3+4 = 3$, $3*4 = 7$, and $$3*4^2+5*4+7 = \min(\text{3 plus 4 plus 4}, \text{5 plus 4}, 7) = \min(11, 9, 7) = 7.$$
Let $a, b, c$ be real numbers. Characterize, in terms of $a, b, c$, what the graph of $y = ax^2+bx+c$ looks like.
1992 IMO Longlists, 63
Let $a$ and $b$ be integers. Prove that $\frac{2a^2-1}{b^2+2}$ is not an integer.
2017 Regional Olympiad of Mexico West, 5
Laura and Daniel play with quadratic polynomials. First Laura says a nonzero real number $r$. Then Daniel says a nonzero real number $s$, and then again Laura says another nonzero real number $t$. Finally. Daniel writes the polynomial $P(x) = ax^2 + bx + c$ where $a,b$, and $c$ are $r,s$, and $t$ in some order Daniel chooses. Laura wins if the equation $P(x) = 0$ has two different real solutions, and Daniel wins otherwise. Determine who has a winning strategy and describe that strategy.
2000 Korea - Final Round, 1
Let $p$ be a prime such that $p \equiv 1 (\text {mod}4)$. Evaluate
\[\sum_{k=1}^{p-1} \left( \left \lfloor \frac{2k^2}{p}\right \rfloor - 2 \left \lfloor {\frac{k^2}{p}}\right \rfloor \right)\]
2008 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 7
A [i]root of unity[/i] is a complex number that is a solution to $ z^n \equal{} 1$ for some positive integer $ n$. Determine the number of roots of unity that are also roots of $ z^2 \plus{} az \plus{} b \equal{} 0$ for some integers $ a$ and $ b$.
1998 India National Olympiad, 2
Let $a$ and $b$ be two positive rational numbers such that $\sqrt[3] {a} + \sqrt[3]{b}$ is also a rational number. Prove that $\sqrt[3]{a}$ and $\sqrt[3] {b}$ themselves are rational numbers.