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Consider the parallelogram with vertices $(10,45),$ $(10,114),$ $(28,153),$ and $(28,84).$ A line through the origin cuts this figure into two congruent polygons. The slope of the line is $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$
Show that a polynomial of odd degree $2m+1$ over $\mathbb{Z}$, \[f(x)=c_{2m+1}x^{2m+1}+\cdots+c_{1}x+c_{0},\] is irreducible if there exists a prime $p$ such that \[p \not\vert c_{2m+1}, p \vert c_{m+1}, c_{m+2}, \cdots, c_{2m}, p^{2}\vert c_{0}, c_{1}, \cdots, c_{m}, \; \text{and}\; p^{3}\not\vert c_{0}.\]
Let $P$ be a point chosen uniformly at random in the interior of the unit square with vertices at $(0,0), (1,0), (1,1)$, and $(0,1)$. The probability that the slope of the line determined by $P$ and the point $\left(\frac58, \frac38 \right)$ is greater than $\frac12$ can be written as $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
A certain function $f$ has the properties that $f(3x)=3f(x)$ for all positive real values of $x$, and that $f(x)=1-\mid x-2 \mid$ for $1\leq x \leq 3$. Find the smallest $x$ for which $f(x)=f(2001)$.
The function $f(x)$ is defined for all $x\ge 0$ and is always nonnegative. It has the additional property that if any line is drawn from the origin with any positive slope $m$, it intersects the graph $y=f(x)$ at precisely one point, which is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{m}}$ units from the origin. Let $a$ be the unique real number for which $f$ takes on its maximum value at $x=a$ (you may assume that such an $a$ exists). Find $\int_{0}^{a}f(x) \, dx$.
If $r$ is positive and the line whose equation is $x + y = r$ is tangen to the circle whose equation is $x^2 + y ^2 = r$, then $r$ equals $\textbf{(A) }\frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }1\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }\sqrt{2}\qquad \textbf{(E) }2\sqrt{2}$
The equation $x^3+px+q=0$ has three distinct real roots. Show that $p<0$
A piece of graph paper is folded once so that $ (0,2)$ is matched with $ (4,0)$ and $ (7,3)$ is matched with $ (m,n)$. Find $ m \plus{} n$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 6.7\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6.8\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 6.9\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7.0\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8.0$
A line with slope $2$ intersects a line with slope $6$ at the point $(40, 30)$. What is the distance between the $x$-intercepts of these two lines? $\textbf{(A) }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }10\qquad\textbf{(C) }20\qquad\textbf{(D) }25\qquad\textbf{(E) }50$
Given points $P(-1,-2)$ and $Q(4,2)$ in the $xy$-plane; point $R(1,m)$ is taken so that $PR+RQ$ is a minimum. Then $m$ equals: $\textbf{(A) }-\tfrac35\qquad \textbf{(B) }-\tfrac25\qquad \textbf{(C) }-\tfrac15\qquad \textbf{(D) }\tfrac15\qquad \textbf{(E) }\text{either }-\tfrac15\text{ or }\tfrac15$
Find all differentiable functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that \[f'(x)=\frac{f(x+n)-f(x)}n\] for all real numbers $x$ and all positive integers $n.$
The roots of the equation $ x^2 \minus{} 2x \equal{} 0$ can be obtained graphically by finding the abscissas of the points of intersection of each of the following pairs of equations except the pair: $ \textbf{(A)}\ y \equal{} x^2, y \equal{} 2x \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ y \equal{} x^2 \minus{} 2x, y \equal{} 0 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ y \equal{} x, y \equal{} x \minus{} 2$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ y \equal{} x^2 \minus{} 2x \plus{} 1, y \equal{} 1 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ y \equal{} x^2 \minus{} 1, y \equal{} 2x \minus{} 1$ [i][Note: Abscissas means x-coordinate.][/i]
A lattice point is a point in the plane with integer coordinates. How many lattice points are on the line segment whose endpoints are (3,17) and (48,281)? (Include both endpoints of the segment in your count.) $\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 46$
Let $ f(x) = x^3 + ax + b $, with $ a \ne b $, and suppose the tangent lines to the graph of $f$ at $x=a$ and $x=b$ are parallel. Find $f(1)$.
Find $ [\sqrt{19992000}]$ where $ [x]$ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $ x$.
Let $\mathcal K$ be a field of characteristic $p$, $p \equiv 1 \left( \bmod 4 \right)$. (a) Prove that $-1$ is the square of an element from $\mathcal K.$ (b) Prove that any element $\neq 0$ from $\mathcal K$ can be written as the sum of three squares, each $\neq 0$, of elements from $\mathcal K$. (c) Can $0$ be written in the same way? [i]Marian Andronache[/i]
Let $w_1, w_2, \dots, w_n$ be complex numbers. A line $L$ in the complex plane is called a mean line for the points $w_1, w_2, \dots, w_n$ if $L$ contains points (complex numbers) $z_1, z_2, \dots, z_n$ such that \[ \sum_{k = 1}^n (z_k - w_k) = 0. \] For the numbers $w_1 = 32 + 170i$, $w_2 = -7 + 64i$, $w_3 = -9 +200i$, $w_4 = 1 + 27i$, and $w_5 = -14 + 43i$, there is a unique mean line with $y$-intercept 3. Find the slope of this mean line.
On the coordinate plane, is there a line family of infinitely many lines $l_1,l_2,\cdots,l_n,\cdots$, satisfying the following? (1) Point$(1,1)\in l_n$ for all $n\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$. (2) For all $n\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$,$k_{n+1}=a_n-b_n$, where $k_{n+1}$ is the slope of $l_{n+1}$, $a_n,b_n$ are intercepts of $l_n$ on $x$-axis, $y$-axis. (3) $k_nk_{n+1}\geq0$ for all $n\in \mathbb{Z}_{+}$.
In the following table, each question mark is to be replaced by "Possible" or "Not Possible" to indicate whether a nonvertical line with the given slope can contain the given number of lattice points (points both of whose coordinates are integers). How many of the $12$ entries will be "Possible"? \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \cline{2-5} \multicolumn{1}{c|}{} & \textbf{zero} & \textbf{exactly one} & \textbf{exactly two} & \textbf{more than two}\\ \hline \textbf{zero slope} & ? & ? & ? & ?\\ \hline \textbf{nonzero rational slope} & ? & ? & ? & ?\\ \hline \textbf{irrational slope} & ? & ? & ? & ?\\ \hline \end{tabular} $ \textbf{(A) }4 \qquad \textbf{(B) }5 \qquad \textbf{(C) }6 \qquad \textbf{(D) }7 \qquad \textbf{(E) }9 \qquad $
In the usual coordinate system $ xOy$ a line $ d$ intersect the circles $ C_1:$ $ (x\plus{}1)^2\plus{}y^2\equal{}1$ and $ C_2:$ $ (x\minus{}2)^2\plus{}y^2\equal{}4$ in the points $ A,B,C$ and $ D$ (in this order). It is known that $ A\left(\minus{}\frac32,\frac{\sqrt3}2\right)$ and $ \angle{BOC}\equal{}60^{\circ}$. All the $ Oy$ coordinates of these $ 4$ points are positive. Find the slope of $ d$.
A cube with side length 10 is suspended above a plane. The vertex closest to the plane is labelled $A$. The three vertices adjacent to vertex $A$ are at heights 10, 11, and 12 above the plane. The distance from vertex $A$ to the plane can be expressed as $\tfrac{r-\sqrt{s}}{t}$, where $r$, $s$, and $t$ are positive integers, and $r+s+t<1000$. Find $r+s+t$.
Let $ABCD$ be a square, $E$ and $F$ midpoints of $AB$ and $AD$ respectively, and $P$ the intersection of $CF$ and $DE$. a) Show that $DE \perp CF$. b) Determine the ratio $CF : PC : EP$
It is desired to construct a right triangle in the coordinate plane so that its legs are parallel to the $x$ and $y$ axes and so that the medians to the midpoints of the legs lie on the lines $y = 3x + 1$ and $y = mx + 2$. The number of different constants $m$ for which such a triangle exists is $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{more than 3} $
Find all differentiable functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that \[f'(x)=\frac{f(x+n)-f(x)}n\] for all real numbers $x$ and all positive integers $n.$