Found problems: 85335
Assume $a,b,c$ are positive numbers, such that
\[ a(1-b) = b(1-c) = c(1-a) = \dfrac14 \]
Prove that $a=b=c$.
Prove that a simply connected, closed manifold (i.e., compact, no boundary) cannot contain a closed, smooth submanifold of codimension 1, with odd Euler characteristic.
Farmer James invents a new currency, such that for every positive integer $n\le 6$, there exists an $n$-coin worth $n!$ cents. Furthermore, he has exactly $n$ copies of each $n$-coin. An integer $k$ is said to be [i]nice[/i] if Farmer James can make $k$ cents using at least one copy of each type of coin. How many positive integers less than 2018 are nice?
Find all polynomials $P(x)$ satisfying $P(x+1)-2P(x)+P(x-1)= x$ for all $x$
Determine all pairs $(k,n)$ of non-negative integers such that the following inequality holds $\forall x,y>0$:
\[1+ \frac{y^n}{x^k} \geq \frac{(1+y)^n}{(1+x)^k}.\]
A regular tetrahedron with $5$-inch edges weighs $2.5$ pounds. What is the weight in pounds of a similarly constructed regular tetrahedron that has $6$-inch edges? Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Let $K$ be a convex quadrangle and let $l$ be a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals of $K$. Show that the length of the segment of intersection $l\cap K$ does not exceed the length of (at least) one of the diagonals of $K$.
Find all functions $ f:\mathbb{R^{\ast }}\rightarrow \mathbb{ R^{\ast }}$ satisfying $f(\frac{f(x)}{f(y)})=\frac{1}{y}f(f(x))$ for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R^{\ast }}$
and are strictly monotone in $(0,+\infty )$
Let $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ be a rectangle and let $S_1,S_2,S_3,S_4$ four circumferences inside of the rectangle such that $S_k$ and $S_{k+1}$ are tangent to each other and tangent to the side $A_kA_{k+1}$ for $k=1,2,3,4$, where $A_5=A_1$ and $S_5=S_1$. Prove that $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ is a square.
A regular tetrahedron of volume $1$ is filled with water of total volume $\frac{7}{16}$. Is it possible that the center of the tetrahedron lies on the surface of the water? How about in a cube of volume $1$?
Suppose $n\geq 4$ and let $S$ be a finite set of points in the space ($\mathbb{R}^3$), no four of which lie in a plane. Assume that the points in $S$ can be colored with red and blue such that any sphere which intersects $S$ in at least 4 points has the property that exactly half of the points in the intersection of $S$ and the sphere are blue. Prove that all the points of $S$ lie on a sphere.
For which integers $n \ge 5$ is it possible to color the vertices of a regular$ n$-gon using at most $6$ colors in such a way that any $5$ consecutive vertices have different colors?
For every rational number $m>0$ we consider the function $f_m:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R},f_m(x)=\frac{1}{m}x+m$. Denote by $G_m$ the graph of the function $f_m$. Let $p,q,r$ be positive rational numbers.
a) Show that if $p$ and $q$ are distinct then $G_p\cap G_q$ is non-empty.
b) Show that if $G_p\cap G_q$ is a point with integer coordinates, then $p$ and $q$ are integer numbers.
c) Show that if $p,q,r$ are consecutive natural numbers, then the area of the triangle determined by intersections of $G_p,G_q$ and $G_r$ is equal to $1$.
Prove that for any four real numbers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, the inequality
\[ \left(a-b\right)\left(b-c\right)\left(c-d\right)\left(d-a\right)+\left(a-c\right)^2\left(b-d\right)^2\geq 0 \]
holds.
[hide="comment"]This is inequality (350) in: Mihai Onucu Drimbe, [i]Inegalitati, idei si metode[/i], Zalau: Gil, 2003.
Posted here only for the sake of completeness; in fact, it is more or less the same as http://www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=3152 .[/hide]
Darij
Find all prime numbers $p$ and $q$ such that $pq-p-q+3$ is a perfect square.
Let $O$ be an interior point of an acute triangle $ABC$. The circles with centers the midpoints of its sides and passing through $O$ mutually intersect the second time at the points $K$, $L$ and $M$ different from $O$. Prove that $O$ is the incenter of the triangle $KLM$ if and only if $O$ is the circumcenter of the triangle $ABC$.
$P_1,P_2,\ldots,P_{100}$ are $100$ points on the plane, no three of them are collinear. For each three points, call their triangle [b]clockwise[/b] if the increasing order of them is in clockwise order. Can the number of [b]clockwise[/b] triangles be exactly $2017$?
[i]Proposed by Morteza Saghafian[/i]
How many integers between $123$ and $789$ have at least two identical digits, when written in base $10?$
$$
\mathrm a. ~ 180\qquad \mathrm b.~184\qquad \mathrm c. ~186 \qquad \mathrm d. ~189 \qquad \mathrm e. ~191
$$
Range of function $f(x)=\arctan x+\frac{1}{2}\arcsin x$ is
$\text{(A)}(-\pi,\pi)\qquad\text{(B)}[-\frac{3}{4}\pi,\frac{3}{4}\pi]\qquad\text{(C)}(-\frac{3}{4}\pi,\frac{3}{4}\pi)\qquad\text{(D)}[-\frac{1}{2}\pi,\frac{1}{2}\pi]$
A total of $n$ people compete in a mathematical match which contains $15$ problems where $n>12$. For each problem, $1$ point is given for a right answer and $0$ is given for a wrong answer. Analysing each possible situation, we find that if the sum of points every group of $12$ people get is no less than $36$, then there are at least $3$ people that got the right answer of a certain problem, among the $n$ people. Find the least possible $n$.
The coordinates of the vertices of isosceles trapezoid $ABCD$ are all integers, with $A=(20,100)$ and $D=(21,107).$ The trapezoid has no horizontal or vertical sides, and $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{CD}$ are the only parallel sides. The sum o f the absolute values of all possible slopes for $\overline{AB}$ is $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$
For $a,b,c>0$, prove that
(i) $\frac{a+b+c}{2}-\frac{ab}{a+b}-\frac{bc}{b+c}-\frac{ca}{c+a}\ge 0$
(ii) $a(1+b)+b(1+c)+c(1+a)\ge 6\sqrt{abc}$
[b]Problem 1[/b]
Let $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be differentiable on $\mathbb{R}$. Prove that there exists $x \in [0, 1]$ such that
$$\frac{4}{\pi} ( f(1) - f(0) ) = (1+x^2) f'(x) \ .$$
An arithmetic sequence of five terms is considered $good$ if it contains 19 and 20. For example, $18.5,19.0,19.5,20.0,20.5$ is a $good$ sequence.
For every $good$ sequence, the sum of its terms is totalled. What is the total sum of all $good$ sequences?
Triangle $ABC$ has a right angle at $C$, and $D$ is the foot of the altitude from $C$ to $AB$. Points $L, M,$ and $N$ are the midpoints of segments $AD, DC,$ and $CA,$ respectively. If $CL = 7$ and $BM = 12,$ compute $BN^2$.