Found problems: 236
Assuming that the roots of $x^3 + p \cdot x^2 + q \cdot x + r = 0$ are real and positive, find a relation between $p,q$ and $r$ which gives a necessary condition for the roots to be exactly the cosines of the three angles of a triangle.
Which integers can be represented as \[\frac{(x+y+z)^{2}}{xyz}\] where $x$, $y$, and $z$ are positive integers?
For $a$ a positive real number, let $x_1$, $x_2$, $x_3$ be the roots of the equation $x^3-ax^2+ax-a=0$. Determine the smallest possible value of $x_1^3+x_2^3+x_3^3-3x_1x_2x_3$.
Let $ a\geq 2$ be a real number; with the roots $ x_{1}$ and $ x_{2}$ of the equation $ x^2\minus{}ax\plus{}1\equal{}0$ we build the sequence with $ S_{n}\equal{}x_{1}^n \plus{} x_{2}^n$.
[b]a)[/b]Prove that the sequence $ \frac{S_{n}}{S_{n\plus{}1}}$, where $ n$ takes value from $ 1$ up to infinity, is strictly non increasing.
[b]b)[/b]Find all value of $ a$ for the which this inequality hold for all natural values of $ n$ $ \frac{S_{1}}{S_{2}}\plus{}\cdots \plus{}\frac{S_{n}}{S_{n\plus{}1}}>n\minus{}1$
Determine all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients such that
\[(x+1)P(x-1)-(x-1)P(x)\]
is a constant polynomial.
Let $p$ be a monic cubic polynomial such that $p(0)=1$ and such that all the zeroes of $p^\prime (x)$ are also zeroes of $p(x)$. Find $p$. Note: monic means that the leading coefficient is $1$.
A [i]palindrome[/i], such as $ 83438$, is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. The numbers $ x$ and $ x \plus{} 32$ are three-digit and four-digit palindromes, respectively. What is the sum of the digits of x?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 20\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 21\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 22\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 23\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 24$
Which one of the following is [i] not [/i] true for the equation \[ix^2-x+2i=0,\] where $i=\sqrt{-1}$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{The sum of the roots is 2} \qquad$
$\textbf{(B)}\ \text{The discriminant is 9}\qquad$
$\textbf{(C)}\ \text{The roots are imaginary}\qquad$
$\textbf{(D)}\ \text{The roots can be found using the quadratic formula}\qquad$
$\textbf{(E)}\ \text{The roots can be found by factoring, using imaginary numbers} $
Let $a$ and $b$ be positive integers such that $ab+1$ divides $a^{2}+b^{2}$. Show that \[\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}}{ab+1}\] is the square of an integer.
If three of the roots of $x^4+ax^2+bx+c=0$ are $1$, $2$, and $3$, then the value of $a+c$ is:
$\text{(A)}\ 35 \qquad
\text{(B)}\ 24\qquad
\text{(C)}\ -12\qquad
\text{(D)}\ -61 \qquad
\text{(E)}\ -63$
Let $ r,s,$ and $ t$ be the roots of the cubic polynomial: $ p(x)\equal{}x^3\minus{}2007x\plus{}2002.$
Determine the value of: $ \frac{r\minus{}1}{r\plus{}1}\plus{}\frac{s\minus{}1}{s\plus{}1}\plus{}\frac{t\minus{}1}{t\plus{}1}$.
If $a,b,c$ are the roots of $x^3+20x^2+1x+5$, compute $(a^2+1)(b^2+1)(c^2+1)$.
[i]2015 CCA Math Bonanza Tiebreaker Round #2[/i]
Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers such that $m>n$ and $m \equiv n \pmod{2}$. If $(m^2-n^2+1) \mid n^2-1$, then prove that $m^2-n^2+1$ is a perfect square.
(proposed by G. Batzaya, folklore)
What is the value of the sum
\[
\sum_z \frac{1}{{\left|1 - z\right|}^2} \, ,
\]
where $z$ ranges over all 7 solutions (real and nonreal) of the equation $z^7 = -1$?
If integers $m,n,k$ satisfy $m^2+n^2+1=kmn$, what values can $k$ have?
Suppose that $a,b$ are two odd positive integers such that $2ab+1 \mid a^2 + b^2 + 1$. Prove that $a=b$.
(15 points)
Find all functions $f$ from the reals into the reals such that \[ f(ab) = f(a+b) \] for all irrational $a, b$.
Show that for any real numbers $a_{3},a_{4},...,a_{85}$, not all the roots of the equation $a_{85}x^{85}+a_{84}x^{84}+...+a_{3}x^{3}+3x^{2}+2x+1=0$ are real.
Find the sum of the real roots of the polynomial \[ \prod_{k=1}^{100} \left( x^2-11x+k \right) = \left( x^2-11x+1 \right)\left( x^2-11x+2 \right)\dots\left(x^2-11x+100\right). \][i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]
Let $ A$ and $ B$ be the endpoints of a semicircular arc of radius $ 2$. The arc is divided into seven congruent arcs by six equally spaced points $ C_1,C_2,\ldots,C_6$. All chords of the form $ \overline{AC_i}$ or $ \overline{BC_i}$ are drawn. Let $ n$ be the product of the lengths of these twelve chords. Find the remainder when $ n$ is divided by $ 1000$.
The set of real numbers $ x$ for which
\[ \frac{1}{x\minus{}2009}\plus{}\frac{1}{x\minus{}2010}\plus{}\frac{1}{x\minus{}2011}\ge 1\]
is the union of intervals of the form $ a<x\le b$. What is the sum of the lengths of these intervals?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1003}{335} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1004}{335} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{403}{134} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{202}{67}$
The sum of the squares of the roots of the equation $x^2+2hx=3$ is $10$. The absolute value of $h$ is equal to
$\textbf{(A) }-1\qquad\textbf{(B) }\textstyle\frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\textstyle\frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }2\qquad \textbf{(E) }\text{None of these}$
Determine the maximum value of $m^2+n^2$, where $m$ and $n$ are integers in the range $1,2,\ldots,1981$ satisfying $(n^2-mn-m^2)^2=1$.
Let $ a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $ ab\plus{}bc\plus{}ca\equal{}3$. Prove that
\[ \frac 1{1\plus{}a^2(b\plus{}c)} \plus{} \frac 1{1\plus{}b^2(c\plus{}a)} \plus{} \frac 1 {1\plus{}c^2(a\plus{}b) } \leq \frac 3 {1\plus{}2abc} .\]
The equation $ x^3 \minus{} 9x^2 \plus{} 8x \plus{} 2 \equal{} 0$ has three real roots $ p$, $ q$, $ r$. Find $ \frac {1}{p^2} \plus{} \frac {1}{q^2} \plus{} \frac {1}{r^2}$.