Found problems: 698
Does there exist an infinite sequence of positive integers $a_1, a_2, a_3, . . .$ such that $a_m$ and $a_n$ are coprime if and only if $|m - n| = 1$?
$n$ is a natural number larger than $3$ and denote all positive coprime numbers with $n$ as $1= b_1 < b_2 < \cdots b_k$. For a positive integer $m$ which is larger than $3$ and is coprime with $n$, let $A$ be the set of tuples $(a_1,a_2, \cdots a_k)$ satisfying the condition.
$$\textbf{Condition}: \text{For all integers } i, 0 \le a_i < m \text{ and } a_1b_1 + a_2b_2 + \cdots a_kb_k \text{ is a mutiple of } n$$
For elements of $A$, show that the difference of number of elements such that $a_1 = 1$ and the number of elements such that $a_2 = 2$ maximum $1$
Arnold is studying the prevalence of three health risk factors, denoted by A, B, and C. within a population of men. For each of the three factors, the probability that a randomly selected man in the population as only this risk factor (and none of the others) is 0.1. For any two of the three factors, the probability that a randomly selected man has exactly two of these two risk factors (but not the third) is 0.14. The probability that a randomly selected man has all three risk factors, given that he has A and B is $\tfrac{1}{3}$. The probability that a man has none of the three risk factors given that he does not have risk factor A is $\tfrac{p}{q}$, where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $p+q$.
Let $P(x)=c_nx^n+c_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+c_0$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Suppose that $r$ is a rational number such that $P(r)=0$. Show that the $n$ numbers
$c_nr, c_nr^2+c_{n-1}r, c_nr^3+c_{n-1}r^2+c_{n-1}r, \dots, c_nr^n+c_{n-1}r^{n-1}+\cdots+c_1r$
are all integers.
Let $\, a,b \,$ be odd positive integers. Define the sequence $\, (f_n ) \,$ by putting $\, f_1 = a,$ $f_2 = b, \,$ and by letting $\, f_n \,$ for $\, n \geq 3 \,$ be the greatest odd divisor of $\, f_{n-1} + f_{n-2}$. Show that $\, f_n \,$ is constant for $\, n \,$ sufficiently large and determine the eventual value as a function of $\, a \,$ and $\, b$.
Let $P$ be the probability that the product of $2020$ real numbers chosen independently and uniformly at random from the interval $[-1, 2]$ is positive. The value of $2P - 1$ can be written in the form $\left(\frac{m}{n}\right)^b$ , where $m, n$ and $b$ are positive integers such that $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime and $b$ is as large as possible. Compute $m + n + b$.
Nine delegates, three each from three different countries, randomly select chairs at a round table that seats nine people. Let the probability that each delegate sits next to at least one delegate from another country be $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
Given a polynomial $f(x)$ with rational coefficients, of degree $d \ge 2$, we define the sequence of sets $f^0(\mathbb{Q}), f^1(\mathbb{Q}), \ldots$ as $f^0(\mathbb{Q})=\mathbb{Q}$, $f^{n+1}(\mathbb{Q})=f(f^{n}(\mathbb{Q}))$ for $n\ge 0$. (Given a set $S$, we write $f(S)$ for the set $\{f(x)\mid x\in S\})$.
Let $f^{\omega}(\mathbb{Q})=\bigcap_{n=0}^{\infty} f^n(\mathbb{Q})$ be the set of numbers that are in all of the sets $f^n(\mathbb{Q})$, $n\geq 0$. Prove that $f^{\omega}(\mathbb{Q})$ is a finite set.
[i]Dan Schwarz, Romania[/i]
A jar contains $2$ yellow candies, $4$ red candies, and $6$ blue candies. Candies are randomly drawn out of the jar one-by-one and eaten. The probability that the $2$ yellow candies will be eaten before any of the red candies are eaten is given by the fraction $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$.
Suppose that $m$ does not have a primitive root. Show that \[a^{ \frac{\phi(m)}{2}}\equiv 1 \; \pmod{m}\] for every $a$ relatively prime $m$.
Given a circle of radius $\sqrt{13}$, let $A$ be a point at a distance $4 + \sqrt{13}$ from the center $O$ of the circle. Let $B$ be the point on the circle nearest to point $A$. A line passing through the point $A$ intersects the circle at points $K$ and $L$. The maximum possible area for $\triangle BKL$ can be written in the form $\tfrac{a-b\sqrt{c}}{d}$, where $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are positive integers, $a$ and $d$ are relatively prime, and $c$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a+b+c+d$.
Consider a nonconstant arithmetic progression $a_1, a_2,\cdots, a_n,\cdots$. Suppose there exist relatively prime positive integers $p>1$ and $q>1$ such that $a_1^2, a_{p+1}^2$ and $a_{q+1}^2$ are also the terms of the same arithmetic progression. Prove that the terms of the arithmetic progression are all integers.
The diagram below shows the regular hexagon $BCEGHJ$ surrounded by the rectangle $ADFI$. Let $\theta$ be the measure of the acute angle between the side $\overline{EG}$ of the hexagon and the diagonal of the rectangle $\overline{AF}$. There are relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$ so that $\sin^2\theta = \tfrac{m}{n}$. Find $m + n$.
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Prove that there is no positive rational number $x$ such that \[x^{\lfloor x\rfloor }=\frac{9}{2}.\]
Let $ (a_{n})_{n\ge 1}$ be a sequence of positive integers satisfying $ (a_{m},a_{n}) = a_{(m,n)}$ (for all $ m,n\in N^ +$). Prove that for any $ n\in N^ + ,\prod_{d|n}{a_{d}^{\mu (\frac {n}{d})}}$ is an integer. where $ d|n$ denotes $ d$ take all positive divisors of $ n.$ Function $ \mu (n)$ is defined as follows: if $ n$ can be divided by square of certain prime number, then $ \mu (1) = 1;\mu (n) = 0$; if $ n$ can be expressed as product of $ k$ different prime numbers, then $ \mu (n) = ( - 1)^k.$
Let $n$ be a positive integer, and set $S$ be the set of all integers in $\{1,2,\dots,n\}$ which are relatively prime to $n$.
Set $S_1 = S \cap \left(0, \frac n3 \right]$, $S_2 = S \cap \left( \frac n3, \frac {2n}3 \right]$, $S_3 = S \cap \left( \frac{2n}{3}, n \right]$.
If the cardinality of $S$ is a multiple of $3$, prove that $S_1$, $S_2$, $S_3$ have the same cardinality.
Show that for any integer $n \ge 2$ the sum of the fractions $\frac{1}{ab}$, where $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers such that $a < b \le n$ and $a+b > n$, equals $\frac{1}{2}$.
(Integers $a$ and $b$ are called relatively prime if the greatest common divisor of $a$ and $b$ is $1$.)
The coordinates of the vertices of isosceles trapezoid $ABCD$ are all integers, with $A=(20,100)$ and $D=(21,107).$ The trapezoid has no horizontal or vertical sides, and $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{CD}$ are the only parallel sides. The sum o f the absolute values of all possible slopes for $\overline{AB}$ is $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}^+\to \mathbb{Z}$ which satisfy the following condition for all pairs $(x,y)$ of [i]relatively prime[/i] positive integers:
\[f(x+y) = f(x+1) + f(y+1).\]
A circular track with diameter $500$ is externally tangent at a point A to a second circular track with diameter $1700.$ Two runners start at point A at the same time and run at the same speed. The first runner runs clockwise along the smaller track while the second runner runs clockwise along the larger track. There is a first time after they begin running when their two positions are collinear with the point A. At that time each runner will have run a distance of $\frac{m\pi}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n. $
Let $ n > 1$ be an integer, and $ n$ can divide $ 2^{\phi(n)} \plus{} 3^{\phi(n)} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} n^{\phi(n)},$ let $ p_{1},p_{2},\cdots,p_{k}$ be all distinct prime divisors of $ n$. Show that $ \frac {1}{p_{1}} \plus{} \frac {1}{p_{2}} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} \frac {1}{p_{k}} \plus{} \frac {1}{p_{1}p_{2}\cdots p_{k}}$ is an integer. ( where $ \phi(n)$ is defined as the number of positive integers $ \leq n$ that are relatively prime to $ n$.)
Wendy takes Honors Biology at school, a smallish class with only fourteen students (including Wendy) who sit around a circular table. Wendy's friends Lucy, Starling, and Erin are also in that class. Last Monday none of the fourteen students were absent from class. Before the teacher arrived, Lucy and Starling stretched out a blue piece of yarn between them. Then Wendy and Erin stretched out a red piece of yarn between them at about the same height so that the yarn would intersect if possible. If all possible positions of the students around the table are equally likely, let $m/n$ be the probability that the yarns intersect, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Compute $m+n$.
Let $p$ and $q$ be relatively prime positive integers. A subset $S\subseteq \mathbb{N}_0$ is called ideal if $0 \in S$ and, for each element $n \in S$, the integers $n+p$ and $n+q$ belong to $S$. Determine the number of ideal subsets of $\mathbb{N}_0$.
Alfred and Bonnie play a game in which they take turns tossing a fair coin. The winner of a game is the first person to obtain a head. Alfred and Bonnie play this game several times with the stipulation that the loser of a game goes first in the next game. Suppose that Alfred goes first in the first game, and that the probability that he wins the sixth game is $m/n$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What are the last three digits of $m + n$?
A rational number $x$ is given. Prove that there exists a sequence $x_0, x_1, x_2, \ldots$ of rational numbers with the following properties:
(a) $x_0=x$;
(b) for every $n\ge1$, either $x_n = 2x_{n-1}$ or $x_n = 2x_{n-1} + \textstyle\frac{1}{n}$;
(c) $x_n$ is an integer for some $n$.