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Diophantine equation !
ComplexPhi   6
N an hour ago by Mr.Sharkman
Source: Romania JBMO TST 2015 Day 1 Problem 4
Solve in nonnegative integers the following equation :
$$21^x+4^y=z^2$$
6 replies
ComplexPhi
May 14, 2015
Mr.Sharkman
an hour ago
Cool sequence problem
AlephG_64   1
N an hour ago by FarrukhKhayitboyev
Source: 2025 Finals Portuguese Mathematical Olympiad P3
A computer science teacher has asked his students to write a program that, given a list of $n$ numbers $a_1, a_2, ..., a_n$, calculates the list $b_1, b_2, ..., b_n$ where $b_k$ is the number of times the number $a_k$ appears in the list. So, for example, for the list $1,2,3,1$, the program returns the list $2,1,1,2$.

Next, the teacher asked Alexandre to run the program for a list of $2025$ numbers. Then he asked him to apply the program to the resulting list, and so on, until a number greater than or equal to $k$ appears in the list. Find the largest value of $k$ for which, whatever the initial list of $2025$ positive integers $a_1, a_2, ..., a_{2025}$, it is possible for Alexander to do what the teacher asked him to do.
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AlephG_64
Apr 5, 2025
FarrukhKhayitboyev
an hour ago
Inequality
hlminh   1
N an hour ago by arqady
Let $a,b,c>0$ such that $a^2+b^2+c^2=3.$ Prove that $\sum \frac a{\sqrt{b^2+b+c}}\leq \sqrt 3.$
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hlminh
Yesterday at 9:36 AM
arqady
an hour ago
Geometry Problem
Itoz   2
N an hour ago by Itoz
Source: Own
Given $\triangle ABC$. Let the perpendicular line from $A$ to $BC$ meets $BC,\odot(ABC)$ at points $S,K$, respectively, and the foot from $B$ to $AC$ is $L$. $\odot (AKL)$ intersects line $AB$ at $T(\neq A)$, $\odot(AST)$ intersects line $AC$ at $M(\neq A)$, and lines $TM,CK$ intersect at $N$.

Prove that $\odot(CNM)$ is tangent to $\odot (BST)$.
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Itoz
Apr 18, 2025
Itoz
an hour ago
IMO Shortlist 2014 N6
hajimbrak   27
N an hour ago by cj13609517288
Let $a_1 < a_2 <  \cdots <a_n$ be pairwise coprime positive integers with $a_1$ being prime and $a_1 \ge n + 2$. On the segment $I = [0, a_1 a_2  \cdots a_n ]$ of the real line, mark all integers that are divisible by at least one of the numbers $a_1 ,   \ldots , a_n$ . These points split $I$ into a number of smaller segments. Prove that the sum of the squares of the lengths of these segments is divisible by $a_1$.

Proposed by Serbia
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hajimbrak
Jul 11, 2015
cj13609517288
an hour ago
FE inequality from Iran
mojyla222   3
N an hour ago by amir_ali
Source: Iran 2025 second round P5
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y,z>0$
$$
3(x^3+y^3+z^3)\geq f(x+y+z)\cdot f(xy+yz+xz) \geq (x+y+z)(xy+yz+xz).
$$
3 replies
mojyla222
Apr 19, 2025
amir_ali
an hour ago
binomial sum ratio
thewayofthe_dragon   2
N 2 hours ago by P162008
Source: YT
Someone please evaluate this ratio inside the log for any given n(I feel the sum doesn't have any nice closed form).
2 replies
thewayofthe_dragon
Jun 16, 2024
P162008
2 hours ago
Maximum Area of a triangle formed by 3 Lines
Kunihiko_Chikaya   1
N 2 hours ago by Mathzeus1024
Let $a>1.$ In the $xy-$ plane with the origin $O$, the line $y=2-ax$ intersects the lines $y=x$, and $y=ax$ at the points $A,\ B$, respectively. Find the maximum value of the area of $\triangle{OAB}.$
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Kunihiko_Chikaya
Sep 28, 2020
Mathzeus1024
2 hours ago
Ring out the Old Year and ring in the New.
Kunihiko_Chikaya   1
N 2 hours ago by Mathzeus1024
Let $a,\ b,\ c$ be positive real numbers.

Prove that

$$\sqrt[3]{\left(\frac{a^{2022}-a}{b}+\frac{2021}{a^{\frac{a}{b}}}+1\right)\left(\frac{b^{2022}-b}{c}+\frac{2021}{b^{\frac{b}{c}}}+1\right)\left(\frac{c^{2022}-c}{a}+\frac{2021}{c^{\frac{c}{a}}}+1\right)}$$
$$\geq 2022.$$
Proposed by Kunihiko Chikaya/December 31, 2021
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Kunihiko_Chikaya
Dec 31, 2021
Mathzeus1024
2 hours ago
Stronger inequality than an old result
KhuongTrang   21
N 2 hours ago by arqady
Source: own, inspired
Problem. Find the best constant $k$ satisfying $$(ab+bc+ca)\left[\frac{1}{(a+b)^{2}}+\frac{1}{(b+c)^{2}}+\frac{1}{(c+a)^{2}}\right]\ge \frac{9}{4}+k\cdot\frac{a(a-b)(a-c)+b(b-a)(b-c)+c(c-a)(c-b)}{(a+b+c)^{3}}$$holds for all $a,b,c\ge 0: ab+bc+ca>0.$
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KhuongTrang
Aug 1, 2024
arqady
2 hours ago
AMC and JMO qual question
HungryCalculator   4
N 3 hours ago by eyzMath
Say that on the AMC 10, you do better on the A than the B, but you still qualify for AIME thru both. Then after your AIME, it turns out that you didn’t make JMO through the A+AIME index but you did pass the threshold for the B+AIME index.

does MAA consider your B+AIME index over the A+AIME index and consider you a JMO qualifier even tho Your A test score was higher?

4 replies
HungryCalculator
Apr 17, 2025
eyzMath
3 hours ago
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