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Find the value
sqing   11
N 27 minutes ago by mathematical-forest
Source: 2024 China Fujian High School Mathematics Competition
Let $f(x)=a_6x^6+a_5x^5+a_4x^4+a_3x^3+a_2x^2+a_1x+a_0,$ $a_i\in\{-1,1\} ,i=0,1,2,\cdots,6 $ and $f(2)=-53 .$ Find the value of $f(1).$
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sqing
Jun 22, 2024
mathematical-forest
27 minutes ago
Self-evident inequality trick
Lukaluce   20
N 28 minutes ago by ytChen
Source: 2025 Junior Macedonian Mathematical Olympiad P4
Let $x, y$, and $z$ be positive real numbers, such that $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 3$. Prove the inequality
\[\frac{x^3}{2 + x} + \frac{y^3}{2 + y} + \frac{z^3}{2 + z} \ge 1.\]When does the equality hold?
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Lukaluce
May 18, 2025
ytChen
28 minutes ago
three circles
barasawala   8
N 38 minutes ago by FrancoGiosefAG
Source: Mexico 2003
$A, B, C$ are collinear with $B$ betweeen $A$ and $C$. $K_{1}$ is the circle with diameter $AB$, and $K_{2}$ is the circle with diameter $BC$. Another circle touches $AC$ at $B$ and meets $K_{1}$ again at $P$ and $K_{2}$ again at $Q$. The line $PQ$ meets $K_{1}$ again at $R$ and $K_{2}$ again at $S$. Show that the lines $AR$ and $CS$ meet on the perpendicular to $AC$ at $B$.
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barasawala
Mar 2, 2007
FrancoGiosefAG
38 minutes ago
d(2025^{a_i}-1) divides a_{n+1}
navi_09220114   3
N 39 minutes ago by quacksaysduck
Source: TASIMO 2025 Day 2 Problem 5
Let $a_n$ be a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers such that for all positive integers $n\ge 1$
\[d(2025^{a_n}-1)|a_{n+1}.\]Show that for any positive real number $c$ there is a positive integers $N_c$ such that $a_n>n^c$ for all $n\geq N_c$.

Note. Here $d(m)$ denotes the number of positive divisors of the positive integer $m$.
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navi_09220114
May 19, 2025
quacksaysduck
39 minutes ago
Interesting inequalities
sqing   6
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c,d\geq  0 , a+b+c+d \leq 4.$ Prove that
$$a(bc+bd+cd)  \leq \frac{256}{81}$$$$ ab(a+2c+2d ) \leq \frac{256}{27}$$$$  ab(a+3c+3d )  \leq \frac{32}{3}$$$$ ab(c+d ) \leq \frac{64}{27}$$
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sqing
Yesterday at 1:25 PM
sqing
an hour ago
Trapezium with two right-angles: prove < AKB = 90° and more
Leonardo   6
N an hour ago by FrancoGiosefAG
Source: Mexico 2002
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral with $\measuredangle DAB=\measuredangle ABC=90^{\circ}$. Denote by $M$ the midpoint of the side $AB$, and assume that $\measuredangle CMD=90^{\circ}$. Let $K$ be the foot of the perpendicular from the point $M$ to the line $CD$. The line $AK$ meets $BD$ at $P$, and the line $BK$ meets $AC$ at $Q$. Show that $\angle{AKB}=90^{\circ}$ and $\frac{KP}{PA}+\frac{KQ}{QB}=1$.

[Moderator edit: The proposed solution can be found at http://erdos.fciencias.unam.mx/mexproblem3.pdf .]
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Leonardo
May 8, 2004
FrancoGiosefAG
an hour ago
Interesting inequalities
sqing   5
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq  0 ,a+b+c\leq 3. $ Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2+2ab+2bc  +  abc \leq \frac{244}{27}$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2+\frac{1}{2}ab +2ca+2bc +  abc \leq \frac{73}{8}$$$$ a^2+b^2+c^2+ab+2ca+2bc  + \frac{1}{2}abc  \leq \frac{487}{54}$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2+a+b+ab+2ca+2bc+2abc\leq 12$$
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sqing
Yesterday at 12:52 PM
sqing
an hour ago
Nice concurrency
navi_09220114   4
N an hour ago by quacksaysduck
Source: TASIMO 2025 Day 1 Problem 2
Four points $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ lie on a semicircle $\omega$ in this order with diameter $AD$, and $AD$ is not parallel to $BC$. Points $X$ and $Y$ lie on segments $AC$ and $BD$ respectively such that $BX\parallel AD$ and $CY\perp AD$. A circle $\Gamma$ passes through $D$ and $Y$ is tangent to $AD$, and intersects $\omega$ again at $Z\neq D$. Prove that the lines $AZ$, $BC$ and $XY$ are concurrent.
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navi_09220114
May 19, 2025
quacksaysduck
an hour ago
Numbers on a circle
navi_09220114   3
N 2 hours ago by quacksaysduck
Source: TASIMO 2025 Day 1 Problem 1
For a given positive integer $n$, determine the smallest integer $k$, such that it is possible to place numbers $1,2,3,\dots, 2n$ around a circle so that the sum of every $n$ consecutive numbers takes one of at most $k$ values.
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navi_09220114
May 19, 2025
quacksaysduck
2 hours ago
D1033 : A problem of probability for dominoes 3*1
Dattier   1
N 2 hours ago by Dattier
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $G$ a grid of 9*9, we choose a little square in $G$ of this grid three times, we can choose three times the same.

What the probability of cover with 3*1 dominoes this grid removed by theses little squares (one, two or three) ?
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Dattier
May 15, 2025
Dattier
2 hours ago
a