Found problems: 173
The expression $\sin2^\circ\sin4^\circ\sin6^\circ\cdots\sin90^\circ$ is equal to $p\sqrt{5}/2^{50}$, where $p$ is an integer. Find $p$.
Let $ a \in \mathbb{R}, 0 < a < 1,$ and $ f$ a continuous function on $ [0, 1]$ satisfying $ f(0) \equal{} 0, f(1) \equal{} 1,$ and
\[ f \left( \frac{x\plus{}y}{2} \right) \equal{} (1\minus{}a) f(x) \plus{} a f(y) \quad \forall x,y \in [0,1] \text{ with } x \leq y.\]
Determine $ f \left( \frac{1}{7} \right).$
Let $1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,\cdots$ be the sequence of all positive integers which do not contain the digit zero. Write $\{a_n\}$ for this sequence. By comparing with a geometric series, show that $\sum_{k=1}^n \frac{1}{a_k} < 90$.
Let be a number $ a\in \left[ 1,\infty \right) $ and a function $ f\in\mathcal{C}^2(-a,a) . $ Show that the sequence
$$ \left( \sum_{k=1}^n f\left( \frac{k}{n^2} \right) \right)_{n\ge 1} $$
is convergent, and determine its limit.
Let $F=.48181\cdots$ be an infinite repeating decimal with the digits $8$ and $1$ repeating. When $F$ is written as a fraction in lowest terms, the denominator exceeds the numerator by
$\textbf{(A) }13\qquad\textbf{(B) }14\qquad\textbf{(C) }29\qquad\textbf{(D) }57\qquad \textbf{(E) }126$
A bee starts flying from point $P_0$. She flies 1 inch due east to point $P_1$. For $j \ge 1$, once the bee reaches point $P_j$, she turns $30^{\circ}$ counterclockwise and then flies $j+1$ inches straight to point $P_{j+1}$. When the bee reaches $P_{2015}$ she is exactly $a\sqrt{b} + c\sqrt{d}$ inches away from $P_0$, where $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ are positive integers and $b$ and $d$ are not divisible by the square of any prime. What is $a+b+c+d$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2016 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2024 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2032 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2040 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2048$
Find the smallest prime number that does not divide \[9+9^2+9^3+\cdots+9^{2010}.\]
An infinite geometric series has sum $2005$. A new series, obtained by squaring each term of the original series, has $10$ times the sum of the original series. The common ratio of the original series is $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime integers. Find $m+n$.
A bug (of negligible size) starts at the origin on the coordinate plane. First, it moves one unit right to $(1,0)$. Then it makes a $90^\circ$ counterclockwise and travels $\frac 12$ a unit to $\left(1, \frac 12 \right)$. If it continues in this fashion, each time making a $90^\circ$ degree turn counterclockwise and traveling half as far as the previous move, to which of the following points will it come closest?
$\text{(A)} \ \left(\frac 23, \frac 23 \right) \qquad \text{(B)} \ \left( \frac 45, \frac 25 \right) \qquad \text{(C)} \ \left( \frac 23, \frac 45 \right) \qquad \text{(D)} \ \left(\frac 23, \frac 13 \right) \qquad \text{(E)} \ \left(\frac 25, \frac 45 \right)$
Let $x=\frac{\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{44} \cos n^\circ}{\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{44} \sin n^\circ}.$ What is the greatest integer that does not exceed $100x$?
Consider infinite sequences $\{x_n\}$ of positive reals such that $x_0=1$ and $x_0\ge x_1\ge x_2\ge\ldots$.
[b]a)[/b] Prove that for every such sequence there is an $n\ge1$ such that: \[ {x_0^2\over x_1}+{x_1^2\over x_2}+\ldots+{x_{n-1}^2\over x_n}\ge3.999. \]
[b]b)[/b] Find such a sequence such that for all $n$: \[ {x_0^2\over x_1}+{x_1^2\over x_2}+\ldots+{x_{n-1}^2\over x_n}<4. \]
The sum of an infinite geometric series is a positive number $S$, and the second term in the series is $1$. What is the smallest possible value of $S?$
$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{5} \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 4$
Suppose $\{a_n\}$ is a decreasing sequence of reals and $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} a_n = 0$. If $S_{2^k} - 2^k a_{2^k} \leq 1$ for any positive integer $k$, show that
$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n \leq 1$$
(At here, $S_m = \sum_{n=1}^m a_n$ is a partial sum of $\{a_n\}$.)
Compute the sum of all twenty-one terms of the geometric series \[1+2+4+8+\cdots+1048576.\]
$\textbf{(A) }2097149\hspace{12em}\textbf{(B) }2097151\hspace{12em}\textbf{(C) }2097153$
$\textbf{(D) }2097157\hspace{12em}\textbf{(E) }2097161$
In a class, there are $n \geqslant 3$ students and a teacher with $M$ marbles. The teacher then play a [i]Marble distribution[/i] according to the following rules. At the start, the teacher distributed all her marbles to students, so that each student receives at least $1$ marbles from the teacher. Then, the teacher chooses a student , who has never been chosen before, such that the number of marbles that he owns in a multiple of $2(n-1)$. That chosen student then equally distribute half of his marbles to $n-1$ other students. The same goes on until the teacher is not able to choose anymore student.
Find all integer $M$, such that for some initial numbers of marbles that the students receive, the teacher can choose all the student(according to the rule above), so that each student receiving equal amount of marbles at the end.
Prove that
$$\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}\left(n+1\right)} < 2.$$
Proposed by Ivan Krijan, University of Zagreb
Find, as a function of $\, n, \,$ the sum of the digits of
\[ 9 \times 99 \times 9999 \times \cdots \times \left( 10^{2^n} - 1 \right), \]
where each factor has twice as many digits as the previous one.
Find $100m+n$ if $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers such that \[ \sum_{\substack{i,j \ge 0 \\ i+j \text{ odd}}} \frac{1}{2^i3^j} = \frac{m}{n}. \][i]Proposed by Aaron Lin[/i]
Suppose we have an (infinite) cone $ \mathcal C$ with apex $ A$ and a plane $ \pi$. The intersection of $ \pi$ and $ \mathcal C$ is an ellipse $ \mathcal E$ with major axis $ BC$, such that $ B$ is closer to $ A$ than $ C$, and $ BC \equal{} 4$, $ AC \equal{} 5$, $ AB \equal{} 3$. Suppose we inscribe a sphere in each part of $ \mathcal C$ cut up by $ \mathcal E$ with both spheres tangent to $ \mathcal E$. What is the ratio of the radii of the spheres (smaller to larger)?
A geometric series is one where the ratio between each two consecutive terms is constant (ex. 3,6,12,24,...). The fifth term of a geometric series is 5!, and the sixth term is 6!. What is the fourth term?
Let $f(x)=1+\dfrac{x}{2}+\dfrac{x^2}{4}+\dfrac{x^3}{8}+\cdots,$ for $-1\leq x \leq 1$. Find $\sqrt{e^{\int\limits_0^1 f(x)dx}}$.
Let $T_1$ be a triangle with sides $2011, 2012,$ and $2013$. For $n \ge 1$, if $T_n=\triangle ABC$ and $D,E,$ and $F$ are the points of tangency of the incircle of $\triangle ABC$ to the sides $AB,BC$ and $AC$, respectively, then $T_{n+1}$ is a triangle with side lengths $AD,BE,$ and $CF$, if it exists. What is the perimeter of the last triangle in the sequence $(T_n)$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1509}{8} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1509}{32} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1509}{64} \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1509}{128} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{1509}{256} $
If the terms of a sequence $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots$ are monotonic, and if $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n$ converges, show that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} n(a_{n} -a_{n+1 })$ converges.
Let $x<0.1$ be a positive real number. Let the [i]foury series[/i] be $4+4x+4x^2+4x^3+\dots$, and let the [i]fourier series[/i] be $4+44x+444x^2+4444x^3+\dots$. Suppose that the sum of the fourier series is four times the sum of the foury series. Compute $x$.
Let $T$ be the set of all triples $(a,b,c)$ of positive integers for which there exist triangles with side lengths $a,b,c.$ Express \[\sum_{(a,b,c)\in T}\frac{2^a}{3^b5^c}\] as a rational number in lowest terms.