Found problems: 109
Given $n > 1$ monic square trinomials $x^2 - a_1x + b_1$,$...$, $x^2-a_nx + b_n$, and all $2n$ numbers are $a_1$,$...$, $a_n$, $b_1$,$...$, $b_n$ are different. Can it happen that each of the numbers $a_1$,$...$, $a_n$, $b_1$,$...$, $b_n is the root of one of these trinomials?
For which quadratic polynomials $f(x)$ does there exist a quadratic polynomial $g(x)$ such that the equations $g(f(x)) = 0$ and $f(x)g(x) = 0$ have the same roots, which are mutually distinct and form an arithmetic progression?
Find all pairs $(p,q)$ of positive primes such that the equation $3x^2 - px + q = 0$ has two distinct rational roots.
The real numbers $a,b,c$ satisfy the condition:
for all $x$, such that for $ -1 \le x \le 1$, the inequality $$| ax^2 + bx + c | \le 1$$ is held. Prove that for the same $x$ , $$| cx^2 + bx + a | \le 2$$
Let $a$ and $b$ be arbitrary distinct numbers.
Prove that the equation $(x +a) (x+b)=2x+a+b$ has two different roots.
Let $b$, $c$ be integers and $f(x) = x^2 + bx + c$ be a trinomial. Prove, that if for integers $k_1$, $k_2$ and $k_3$ values of $f(k_1)$, $f(k_2)$ and $f(k_3)$ are divisible by integer $n \neq 0$, then product $(k_1 - k_2)(k_2 - k_3)(k_3 - k_1)$ is divisible by $n$ too.
Does there exist a quadratic trinomial $f(x)$ such that $f(1/2017)=1/2018$, $f(1/2018)=1/2017$, and two of its coefficients are integers?
(A. Khrabrov)
Given a polynomial of degree $2$, $p(x) = ax^2 +bx+c$ define the function $$S(p) = (a -b)^2 + (b - c)^2 + (c - a)^2.$$ Determine the real number$ r$such that, for any polynomial $p(x)$ of degree $2$ with real roots, holds $S(p) \ge ra^2$
Let $P(x)$ be a quadratic polynomial with two distinct real roots.
For all real numbers $a$ and $b$ satisfying $|a|,|b| \ge 2017$, we have $P(a^2+b^2) \ge P(2ab)$.
Show that at least one of the roots of $P$ is negative.
Suppose $a, b$ are integers and $a+b$ is a root of $x^2 +ax+b = 0$. What is the maximum possible value of $b^2$?
Prove that if the numbers $a, b, c$ are the lengths of the sides of some nondegenerate triangle, then the equation $$b^2x^2 + (b^2 + c^2 - a^2) x + c^2 = 0$$ has imaginary roots.
Let $a, b$ and $c$ be real numbers, and let $f (x) = ax^2 + bx + c$ and $g (x) = cx^2 + bx + a$ functions such that $| f (-1) | \le 1$, $| f (0) | \le 1$ and $| f (1) | \le 1$. Show that if $-1 \le x \le 1$, then $| f (x) | \le \frac54$ and $| g (x) | \le 2$.
Prove that, for any integer $x$, $x^2 +5x+16$ is not divisible by $169$.
Find all non-negative integers $a, b, c$ such that the roots of equations: $\begin{cases}x^2 - 2ax + b = 0 \\
x^2- 2bx + c = 0 \\
x^2 - 2cx + a = 0 \end{cases}$ are non-negative integers.
Prove that any quadratic expression $$Q(x) = Ax^2 + Bx + C$$
(a) can be put into the form $$Q(x) = k \frac{x(x- 1)}{1 \cdot 2} + \ell x + m$$ where $k, \ell, m$ depend on the coefficients $A,B,C$ and
(b) $Q(x)$ takes on integral values for every integer $x$ if and only if $k, \ell, m$ are integers.
Find three non-zero reals such that all quadratics with those numbers as coefficients have two distinct rational roots.
It is known that for $0\le x \le 1$ the square trinomial $f (x)$ satisfies the condition $|f(x) | \le 1$. Show that $| f '(0) | \le 8.$
For $a,b, x \in R$ holds: $x^2 - (2a^2 + 4)x + a^2 + 2a + b = 0$. For which $b$ does this equation have at least one root between $0$ and $1$ for all $a$?
Let $k$ be any fixed positive integer. Let's look at integer pairs $(a, b)$, for which the quadratic equations $x^2 - 2ax + b = 0$ and $y^2 + 2ay + b = 0$ are real solutions (not necessarily different), which can be denoted by $x_1, x_2$ and $y_1, y_2$, respectively, in such an order that the equation $x_1 y_1 - x_2 y_2 = 4k$.
a) Find the largest possible value of the second component $b$ of such a pair of numbers ($a, b)$.
b) Find the sum of the other components of all such pairs of numbers.
Let $P(x)$ be a quadratic polynomial with two distinct real roots.
For all real numbers $a$ and $b$ satisfying $|a|,|b| \ge 2017$, we have $P(a^2+b^2) \ge P(2ab)$.
Show that at least one of the roots of $P$ is negative.
Prove that if the quadratic $x^2 +ax+b$ is always positive (for all real $x$) then it can be written as the quotient of two polynomials whose coefficients are all positive.
The quadratic expression $ax^2+bx+c$ is the $4$-th power (of an integer) for any integer $x$. Prove that $a = b = 0$.
Find all pairs of square trinomials $x^2 + ax + b$, $ x^2 + cx + d$ such that $a$ and $b$ are the roots of the second trinomial, $c$ and $d$ are the roots of the first.
Let $f (x) = x^2 + px + q$, where $p, q$ are integers.
Prove that there is an integer $m$ such that $f (m) = f (2015) \cdot f (2016)$.
Let $a, b$ be integers such that all the roots of the equation $(x^2+ax+20)(x^2+17x+b) = 0$ are negative integers. What is the smallest possible value of $a + b$ ?