Found problems: 85335
For what positive value $k$ does the equation $\ln x=kx^2$ have exactly one solution?
Let $a_0=0$, $a_1, \ldots, a_k$ and $b_1, \ldots, b_k$ be arbitrary real numbers.
(i) Show that for all sufficiently large $n$ there exist polynomials $p_n$ of degree at most $n$ for which
$$p_n^{(i)} (-1)=a_i,\,\,\,\,\, p_n^{(i)} (1)=b_i,\,\,\,\,\, i=0, 1, \ldots, k$$
and
$$\max_{|x|\leq 1} |p_n (x)|\leq \frac{c}{n^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, (*)$$
where the constant $c$ depends only on the numbers $a_i, b_i$.
(ii) Prove that, in general, (*) cannot be replaced by the relation
$$\lim_{n\to\infty} n^2\cdot \max_{|x|\leq 1} |p_n (x)| = 0$$
[J. Szabados]
Let $T_1$ be a triangle having $a, b, c$ as lengths of its sides and let $T_2$ be another triangle having $u, v,w$ as lengths of its sides. If $P,Q$ are the areas of the two triangles, prove that
\[16PQ \leq a^2(-u^2 + v^2 + w^2) + b^2(u^2 - v^2 + w^2) + c^2(u^2 + v^2 - w^2).\]
When does equality hold?
In triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ with orthocenter $H$, the internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersects $\overline{BC}$ at $Y$ . Given that $AH = 4$, $AY = 6$, and the distance from $Y$ to $\overline{AC}$ is $\sqrt{15}$, compute $BC$.
Given a triangle $ABC$, the internal bisectors through $A$ and $B$ meet the opposite sides
in $D$ and $E$, respectively. Prove that
\[DE \le (3 - 2\sqrt2)(AB + BC + CA)\]
and determine the cases of equality.
In a triangle $ABC$ points $A_1,B_1,C_1$ are the midpoints of $BC,CA,AB$ respectively,and $A_2,B_2,C_2$ are the midpoints of the altitudes from $A,B,C$ respectively. Show that the lines $A_1A_2,B_1B_2,C_1,C_2$ are concurrent.
Let $a,b,c,d$ be four positive integers such that $a>b>c>d$. Given that $ab+bc+ca+d^2|(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)$. Find the minimal value of $ \Omega (ab+bc+ca+d^2)$. Here $ \Omega(n)$ denotes the number of prime factors $n$ has. e.g. $\Omega(12)=3$
Fix an integer $n \ge 2$. A fairy chess piece [i]leopard [/i] may move one cell up, or one cell to the right, or one cell diagonally down-left. A leopard is placed onto some cell of a $3n \times 3n$ chequer board. The leopard makes several moves, never visiting a cell twice, and comes back to the starting cell. Determine the largest possible number of moves the leopard could have made.
Dmitry Khramtsov, Russia
Determine the smallest positive integer $n\geq 2$ for which there exists a positive integer $m$ such that $mn$ divides $m^{2023} + n^{2023} + n$.
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral such that $AC =56, BD = 65, BC>DA$ and $AB: BC =CD: DA$. Find the ratio of areas $S (ABC): S (ADC)$.
Which of the following numbers is the largest?
$\text{(A)}\ .99 \qquad \text{(B)}\ .9099 \qquad \text{(C)}\ .9 \qquad \text{(D)}\ .909 \qquad \text{(E)}\ .9009$
A pair $(m, n)$ of positive integers is called “[i]linked[/i]” if $m$ divides $3n + 1$ and $n$ divides $3m + 1$. If $a, b, c$ are distinct positive integers such that $(a, b)$ and $( b, c)$ are linked pairs, prove that the number $1$ belongs to the set $\{a, b, c\}$
The least common multiple of a positive integer $n$ and 18 is 180, and the greatest common divisor of $n$ and 45 is 15. What is the sum of the digits of $n$?
$\textbf{(A) }3\qquad\textbf{(B) }6\qquad\textbf{(C) }8\qquad\textbf{(D) }9\qquad\textbf{(E) }12$
Let $M$ be a point in the triangle $ABC$ such that
\[\text{area}(ABM)=2 \cdot \text{area}(ACM)\]
Show that the locus of all such points is a straight line.
An $80 \times 80$ grid is colored orange and black. A square is black if and only if either the square below it or the square to the left of it is black, but not both (If there is no such square, consider it as if it were orange). The only exception is the bottom left square, which is black. Consider the diagonal from the upper left to the lower right. How many black squares does this diagonal have?
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle with circumcenter $O$ satisfying $AB=13$, $BC = 15$, and $AC = 14$. Suppose there is a point $P$ such that $PB \perp BC$ and $PA \perp AB$. Let $X$ be a point on $AC$ such that $BX \perp OP$. What is the ratio $AX/XC$?
[i]Proposed by Thomas Lam[/i]
In a country, towns are connected by roads. Each town is directly connected to exactly three other towns. Show that there exists a town from which you can make a round-trip, without using the same road more than once, and for which the number of roads used is not divisible by $3$. (Not all towns need to be visited.)
Let $I$ be the incenter and $AB$ the shortest side of the triangle $ABC$. The circle centered at $I$ passing through $C$ intersects the ray $AB$ in $P$ and the ray $BA$ in $Q$. Let $D$ be the point of tangency of the $A$-excircle of the triangle $ABC$ with the side $BC$. Let $E$ be the reflection of $C$ with respect to the point $D$. Prove that $PE\perp CQ$.
Given a polygon, a [i]triangulation[/i] is a division of the polygon into triangles whose vertices are the vertices of the polygon. Determine the values of $n$ for which the regular polygon with $n$ sides has a triangulation with all its triangles being isosceles.
Let be a sequence of continuous functions $ \left( f_n \right)_{n\ge 1} :[0,1]\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ satisfying the following properties:
$ \text{a) } $ for any natural $ n $ and $ x\in [1/n,1] ,$ it follows $ \left| f_n(x) \right|\leqslant 1/n. $
$ \text{b) } $ for any natural $ n, $ it follows $ \int_0^1 f_n^2(t)dt\leqslant 1. $
Then, $\lim_{n\to 0} \int_0^1\left| f_n(t) \right| dt=0 $
[i]Cristinel Mortici[/i]
A container is filled with a total of $51$ red and white balls and has at least $1$ red ball and $1$ white ball. The probability of picking up $3$ red balls and $1$ white ball, without replacement, is equivalent to the probability of picking up $1$ red ball and $2$ white balls, without replacement. Compute the original number of red balls in the container.
Given an integer $h > 1$. Let's call a positive common fraction (not necessarily irreducible) [i]good[/i] if the sum of its numerator and denominator is equal to $h$. Let's say that a number $h$ is [i]remarkable[/i] if every positive common fraction whose denominator is less than $h$ can be expressed in terms of good fractions (not necessarily various) using the operations of addition and subtraction.
Prove that $h$ is remarkable if and only if it is prime.
(Recall that an common fraction has an integer numerator and a natural denominator.)
If at least one of the integers $ a,b $ is not divisible by $ 3, $ then the polynom $ X^2-abX+a^2+b^2 $ is irreducible over the integers.
[i]Ion Cucurezeanu[/i]
If three integers $p, q$ and $r$ apply that $$p + q^2 = r ^2.$$Show that $6$ adds up to $pqr$ .
$ABCD$ is a quadrilateral having both an inscribed circle (one tangent to all four sides) with center $I,$ and a circumscribed circle with center $O$. Let $S$ be the point of intersection of the diagonals of $ABCD$. Show that if any two of $S, I$ and $O$ coincide, then $ABCD$ is a square (and hence all three coincide).