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be the set of positive real numbers. Determine all functions 
such that for all positive real numbers 
and 
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and 
such that![\[
1^n + 2^n + 3^n + \cdots + n^n = x!
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be 
. The tangents to at 
meet at point 
. For a point 
on line 
which is not on the segment , let the midpoint of 
be 
. Lines 
meet again at points 
respectively. Let 
be the midpoint of . Prove that the points 
lie on a circle.
red cards, 
white cards, and 
blue cards. A player plays all the cards one at a time. With each play he accumulates a penalty. If he plays a blue card, then he is charged a penalty which is the number of white cards still in his hand. If he plays a white card, then he is charged a penalty which is twice the number of red cards still in his hand. If he plays a red card, then he is charged a penalty which is three times the number of blue cards still in his hand. Find, as a function of 
and 
the minimal total penalty a player can amass and all the ways in which this minimum can be achieved.
with 
and 
.
are chosen on 
respectively, so that 
and 
.
.