Solve the system of equations: $\left\{ \begin{aligned} x^4+y^2-xy^3-\frac{9}{8}x = 0 \\ y^4+x^2-yx^3-\frac{9}{8}y=0 \end{aligned} \right.$

Find maximal value of the function $f(x)=8-3\sin^2 (3x)+6 \sin (6x)$

If $a$ and $b$ are integers and if the solutions of the system of equations $$y - 2x - a = 0$$ $$y^2 - xy + x^2 - b = 0$$ are rational, prove that the solutions are integers.

Solve the equation system for real numbers: $$x_1+x_2=x_3^2$$ $$x_2+x_3=x_4^2$$ $$x_3+x_4=x_1^2$$ $$x_4+x_1=x_2^2$$

For some $k > 0$ the lines $50x + ky = 1240$ and $ky = 8x + 544$ intersect at right angles at the point $(m,n)$. Find $m + n$.

Solve the system of equations $$\begin{cases} \sin^3 x+\sin^4 y=1 \\ \cos^4 x+\cos^5 y =1\end{cases}$$

Solve the system of equations in integers $$x + y + z = 3$$ $$x^3 + y^3 + z^3 = 3$$

Three positive reals $x , y , z $ satisfy \\ $x^2 + y^2 = 3^2 \\ y^2 + yz + z^2 = 4^2 \\ x^2 + \sqrt{3}xz + z^2 = 5^2 .$ \\ Find the value of $2xy + xz + \sqrt{3}yz$

Solve the system of equations $\begin{cases} x^3+\frac13 y=x^2+x -\frac43 \\ y^3+\frac14 z=y^2+y -\frac54 \\ z^3+\frac15 x=z^2+z -\frac65 \end{cases}$

In base $R_1$ the expanded fraction $F_1$ becomes $0.373737...$, and the expanded fraction $F_2$ becomes $0.737373...$. In base $R_2$ fraction $F_1$, when expanded, becomes $0.252525...$, while fraction $F_2$ becomes $0.525252...$. The sum of $R_1$ and $R_2$, each written in base ten is: $\text{(A)}\ 24 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 22\qquad \text{(C)}\ 21\qquad \text{(D)}\ 20\qquad \text{(E)}\ 19$

The real numbers $x, y, z$, distinct in pairs satisfy $$\begin{cases} x^2=2 + y \\ y^2=2 + z \\ z^2=2 + x.\end{cases}$$ Find the possible values of $x^2 + y^2 + z^2$.

Let $ a_{ij}$ be nonnegative integers such that $ a_{ij}\equal{}0$ if and only if $ i>j$ and that $ \displaystyle\sum_{j\equal{}1}^{1988}a_{ij}\equal{}1988$ holds for all $ i\equal{}1,...,1988$. Find all real solutions of the system of equations: $ \displaystyle\sum_{j\equal{}1}^{1988} (1\plus{}a_{ij})x_j\equal{}i\plus{}1, 1 \le i \le 1988$.

Solve the system \begin{align*} 36x^2y-27y^3&~=~8,\\ 4x^3-27xy^2&~=~4.\end{align*}

Solve the system $\begin{cases} x+ y +z = a \\ x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = a^2 \\ x^3 + y^3 +z^3 = a^3 \end{cases}$

The check for a luncheon of 3 sandwiches, 7 cups of coffee and one piece of pie came to $ \$3.15$. The check for a luncheon consisting of 4 sandwiches, 10 cups of coffee and one piece of pie came to $ \$4.20$ at the same place. The cost of a luncheon consisting of one sandwich, one cup of coffee, and one piece of pie at the same place will come to $ \textbf{(A)}\ \$1.70 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \$1.65 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \$1.20 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \$1.05 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \$0.95$

Real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy the system of equations $$x^3 + 3x^2 = -3y - 1$$ $$y^3 + 3y^2 = -3x - 1.$$ What is the greatest possible value of $x$?

Find all real numbers $(x,y)$ satisfying the following: $$x+\frac{3x-y}{x^2+y^2}=3$$ $$y-\frac{x+3y}{x^2+y^2}=0$$

Let the real parameter $p$ be such that the system $\begin{cases} p(x^2 - y^2) = (p^2- 1)xy \\ |x - 1|+ |y| = 1 \end{cases}$ has at least three different real solutions. Find $p$ and solve the system for that $p$.

Find all pairs of real numbers $a,b$ for which the system of equations $$ \begin{cases} \dfrac{x+y}{x^2 +y^2} = a \\ \\ \dfrac{x^3 +y^3}{x^2 +y^2} = b \end{cases}$$ has a real solution.

Find all $(a, b, c, d)\in \mathbb{R}$ satisfying \[\begin{aligned} \begin{cases} a+b+c+d=0,\\ a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2=12,\\ abcd=-3.\\ \end{cases} \end{aligned}\]

In order to earn her vacation spending money, Alexis helped her mother remove weeds from the garden. When she was done, she came into the house to put away her gardening gloves and change into clean clothes. On her way to her room she notices Joshua with his face to the floor in the family room, looking pretty silly. "Josh, did you know you lose IQ points for sniffing the carpet?" "Shut up. I'm $\textit{not}$ sniffing the carpet. I'm $\textit{doing something}$." "Sure, if $\textit{sniffing the carpet}$ counts as $\textit{doing something}.$" At this point Alexis stands over her twin brother grinning, trying to see how silly she can make him feel. Joshua climbs to his feet and stands on his toes to make himself a half inch taller than his sister, who is ordinarily a half inch taller than Joshua. "I'm measuring something. I'm $\textit{designing}$ something." Alexis stands on her toes too, reminding her brother that she is still taller than he. "When you're done, can you design me a dress?" "Very funny." Joshua walks to the table and points to some drawings. "I'm designing the sand castle I want to build at the beach. Everything needs to be measured out so that I can build something awesome." "And this requires sniffing carpet?" inquires Alexis, who is just a little intrigued by her brother's project. "I was imagining where to put the base of a spiral staircase. Everything needs to be measured out correctly. See, the castle walls will be in the shape of a rectangle, like this room. The center of the staircase will be $9$ inches from one of the corners, $15$ inches from another, $16$ inches from another, and some whole number of inches from the furthest corner." Joshua shoots Alexis a wry smile. The twins liked to challenge each other, and Alexis knew she had to find the distance from the center of the staircase to the fourth corner of the castle on her own, or face Joshua's pestering, which might last for hours or days. Find the distance from the center of the staircase to the furthest corner of the rectangular castle, assuming all four of the distances to the corners are described as distances on the same plane (the ground).

In what case does the system of equations $\begin{matrix} x + y + mz = a \\ x + my + z = b \\ mx + y + z = c \end{matrix}$ have a solution? Find conditions under which the unique solution of the above system is an arithmetic progression.

Determine all triples of real numbers $(x, y, z)$ which satisfy the following system of equations: \[ \begin{cases} x+y+z=0 \\ x^3+y^3+z^3 = 90 \\ x^5+y^5+z^5=2850. \end{cases} \]

Find all solutions $x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5$ of the system \[ x_5+x_2=yx_1 \] \[ x_1+x_3=yx_2 \] \[ x_2+x_4=yx_3 \] \[ x_3+x_5=yx_4 \] \[ x_4+x_1=yx_5 \] where $y$ is a parameter.

Real numbers $a$ and $b$ satisfy the system of equations $$\begin{cases} a^3-a^2+a-5=0 \\ b^3-2b^2+2b+4=0 \end{cases}$$ Find the numerical value of the sum $a+ b$.