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Apr 2, 2025
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jlacosta
Apr 2, 2025
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Easy Functional Inequality Problem in Taiwan TST
chengbilly   0
3 minutes ago
Source: 2025 Taiwan TST Round 3 Mock P4
Let $a$ be a positive integer. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ such that $af(x) - f(y) + y > 0$ and
\[
    f(af(x) - f(y) + y) \leq x + f(y) - y, \quad \forall x, y \in \mathbb{R}^+.
    \]
proposed by chengbilly
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chengbilly
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easy functional
B1t   4
N 5 minutes ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: Mongolian TST 2025 P1.
Denote the set of real numbers by $\mathbb{R}$. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}$,
\[
f(xf(x+y)+z) = f(z) + f(x)y + f(xf(x)).
\]
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B1t
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Ilikeminecraft
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Geometry
B1t   0
6 minutes ago
Source: Mongolian TST P3
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB \neq AC$ and orthocenter $H$. Let $B'$ and $C'$ be the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$ onto sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$, and $M'$ be the midpoint of $B'C'$. Let the perpendicular line through $H$ to $AM$ meet $AM$ at $S$ and $BC$ at $T$. The line $MM'$ meets $AC$ at $U$ and $AB$ at $V$. Let $P$ be the second intersection point (different from $M$) of the circumcircles of triangles $BMV$ and $CMU$. Prove that the points $T$, $P$, $M'$, $S$, and $M$ lie on the same circle.
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B1t
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NT Tourism
B1t   0
35 minutes ago
Source: Mongolian TST 2025 P2
Let $a, n$ be natural numbers such that
\[
\frac{a^n - 1}{(a - 1)^n + 1}
\]is a natural number.


1. Prove that $(a - 1)^n + 1$ is odd.
2. Let $q$ be a prime divisor of $(a - 1)^n + 1$.
Prove that
\[
    a^{(q - 1)/2} \equiv 1 \pmod{q}.
    \]3. Prove that if a is prime and $a \equiv 1 \pmod{4}$, then
\[
    2^{(a - 1)/2} \equiv 1 \pmod{a}.
    \]
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B1t
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A Typical Determinant Problem
Saucepan_man02   3
N Yesterday at 4:23 PM by removablesingularity
Source: Romania Contest, 2010
Let $A, B \in M_n(\mathbb R)$ with $B^2 = O_n$. Show that: $\det(AB+BA+I_n) \ge 0$.
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removablesingularity
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Putnam 2018 B4
62861   22
N Yesterday at 3:49 PM by Ilikeminecraft
Given a real number $a$, we define a sequence by $x_0 = 1$, $x_1 = x_2 = a$, and $x_{n+1} = 2x_nx_{n-1} - x_{n-2}$ for $n \ge 2$. Prove that if $x_n = 0$ for some $n$, then the sequence is periodic.
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62861
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Putnam 2006 B1
Kent Merryfield   54
N Yesterday at 3:46 PM by Ilikeminecraft
Show that the curve $x^{3}+3xy+y^{3}=1$ contains only one set of three distinct points, $A,B,$ and $C,$ which are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
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Kent Merryfield
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Ilikeminecraft
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Putnam 2015 B4
Kent Merryfield   23
N Yesterday at 3:30 PM by Ilikeminecraft
Let $T$ be the set of all triples $(a,b,c)$ of positive integers for which there exist triangles with side lengths $a,b,c.$ Express \[\sum_{(a,b,c)\in T}\frac{2^a}{3^b5^c}\]as a rational number in lowest terms.
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Kent Merryfield
Dec 6, 2015
Ilikeminecraft
Yesterday at 3:30 PM
Subset Ordered Pairs of {1, 2, ..., 10}
ahaanomegas   10
N Yesterday at 3:17 PM by Ilikeminecraft
Source: Putnam 1990 A6
If $X$ is a finite set, let $X$ denote the number of elements in $X$. Call an ordered pair $(S,T)$ of subsets of $ \{ 1, 2, \cdots, n \} $ $ \emph {admissible} $ if $ s > |T| $ for each $ s \in S $, and $ t > |S| $ for each $ t \in T $. How many admissible ordered pairs of subsets $ \{ 1, 2, \cdots, 10 \} $ are there? Prove your answer.
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Ilikeminecraft
Yesterday at 3:17 PM
Putnam 2003 A6
btilm305   12
N Yesterday at 3:16 PM by Ilikeminecraft
For a set $S$ of nonnegative integers, let $r_S(n)$ denote the number of ordered pairs $(s_1, s_2)$ such that $s_1 \in S$, $s_2 \in S$, $s_1 \neq s_2$, and $s_1 + s_2 = n$. Is it possible to partition the nonnegative integers into two sets $A$ and $B$ in such a way that $r_A(n) = r_B(n)$ for all $n$?
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btilm305
Jun 23, 2011
Ilikeminecraft
Yesterday at 3:16 PM
Interesting integral
tom-nowy   3
N Yesterday at 2:43 PM by ysharifi
Determine the value of \[ \int_{-1}^{1} e^x \sin \sqrt{1-x^2}  \, \mathrm dx .\]
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tom-nowy
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ysharifi
Yesterday at 2:43 PM
2 Curves with a common tangent line
Kunihiko_Chikaya   1
N Yesterday at 12:53 PM by Mathzeus1024
Source: 2010 Waseda University entrance exam/Science and Technology
Let $ a,\ b$ be real numbers. Consider the following curves on $ xy$ plane.

\[ y=e^{|x|}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [1]\]

\[ \ \ \ \ \ \ y=ax+b\ \ \ \ \ \ \ [2]\]

(1) Suppose those curves have a common tangent line, express $ b$ interms of $ a$, sketch the graph on $ ab$ plane.

(2) Denote $ b=f(a)$ the graph of (1). For a constant $ p$, find the maximum value of $ pa+f(a)$ and the value of $ a$ giving the maximum value.
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Kunihiko_Chikaya
Feb 17, 2010
Mathzeus1024
Yesterday at 12:53 PM
Survey about SVD
FFA21   0
Yesterday at 9:30 AM
Just a survey of the population on a topic that concerns me:
Has anyone seen problems from College olympiads that can be solved using SVD?
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FFA21
Yesterday at 9:30 AM
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integration
We2592   0
Yesterday at 8:51 AM
Q) solve the integration
$\int_{0}^{\alpha} \frac{d\theta}{\sqrt{cos\theta-cos\alpha}}$
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We2592
Yesterday at 8:51 AM
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the shortest distance between its incenter and its centroid
mr.danh   1
N Oct 22, 2016 by lmht
Source: Vietnam NMO 1996, problem 5
The triangle ABC has BC=1 and $ \angle BAC = a$. Find the shortest distance between its incenter and its centroid. Denote this shortest distance by $ f(a)$. When a varies in the interval $ (\frac {\pi}{3},\pi)$, find the maximum value of $ f(a)$.
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mr.danh
Sep 5, 2008
lmht
Oct 22, 2016
the shortest distance between its incenter and its centroid
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The triangle ABC has BC=1 and $ \angle BAC = a$. Find the shortest distance between its incenter and its centroid. Denote this shortest distance by $ f(a)$. When a varies in the interval $ (\frac {\pi}{3},\pi)$, find the maximum value of $ f(a)$.
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