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2 degree polynomial
PrimeSol   3
N 2 hours ago by PrimeSol
Let $P_{1}(x)= x^2 +b_{1}x +c_{1}, ... , P_{n}(x)=x^2+ b_{n}x+c_{n}$, $P_{i}(x)\in \mathbb{R}[x], \forall i=\overline{1,n}.$ $\forall i,j ,1 \leq i<j \leq n : P_{i}(x) \ne P_{j}(x)$.
$\forall i,j, 1\leq i<j \leq n : Q_{i,j}(x)= P_{i}(x) + P_{j}(x)$ polynomial with only one root.
$max(n)=?$
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PrimeSol
Monday at 6:13 AM
PrimeSol
2 hours ago
Additive Combinatorics!
EthanWYX2009   3
N 2 hours ago by flower417477
Source: 2025 TST 15
Let \( X \) be a finite set of real numbers, \( d \) be a real number, and \(\lambda_1, \lambda_2, \cdots, \lambda_{2025}\) be 2025 non-zero real numbers. Define
\[A = 
\left\{ 
(x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{2025}) : x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{2025} \in X \text{ and } \sum_{i=1}^{2025} \lambda_i x_i = d 
\right\},\]\[B = 
\left\{ 
(x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{2024}) : x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{2024} \in X \text{ and } \sum_{i=1}^{2024} (-1)^i x_i = 0 
\right\},\]\[C = 
\left\{ 
(x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{2026}) : x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{2026} \in X \text{ and } \sum_{i=1}^{2026} (-1)^i x_i = 0 
\right\}.\]Show that \( |A|^2 \leq |B| \cdot |C| \).
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EthanWYX2009
Yesterday at 12:49 AM
flower417477
2 hours ago
Inspired by IMO 1984
sqing   0
2 hours ago
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $a^2+b^2+ ab +24abc\geq\frac{81}{64}$. Prove that
$$a+b+\frac{9}{5}c\geq\frac{9}{8}$$$$a+b+\frac{3}{2}c\geq \frac{9}{8}\sqrt [3]{\frac{3}{2}}-\frac{3}{16}$$$$a+b+\frac{8}{5}c\geq  \frac{9\sqrt [3]{25}-4}{20}$$Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $ a^2+b^2+ ab +18abc\geq\frac{343}{324} $. Prove that
$$a+b+\frac{6}{5}c\geq\frac{7\sqrt 7}{18}$$$$a+b+\frac{27}{25}c\geq\frac{35\sqrt [3]5-9}{50}$$
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sqing
2 hours ago
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equal angles
jhz   2
N 2 hours ago by YaoAOPS
Source: 2025 CTST P16
In convex quadrilateral $ABCD, AB \perp AD, AD = DC$. Let $ E$ be a point on side $BC$, and $F$ be a point on the extension of $DE$ such that $\angle ABF = \angle DEC>90^{\circ}$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $\triangle CDE$, and $P$ be a point on the side extension of $FO$ satisfying $FB =FP$. Line BP intersects AC at point Q. Prove that $\angle AQB =\angle DPF.$
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jhz
5 hours ago
YaoAOPS
2 hours ago
Flee Jumping on Number Line
utkarshgupta   23
N 2 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: All Russian Olympiad 2015 11.5
An immortal flea jumps on whole points of the number line, beginning with $0$. The length of the first jump is $3$, the second $5$, the third $9$, and so on. The length of $k^{\text{th}}$ jump is equal to $2^k + 1$. The flea decides whether to jump left or right on its own. Is it possible that sooner or later the flee will have been on every natural point, perhaps having visited some of the points more than once?
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utkarshgupta
Dec 11, 2015
Ilikeminecraft
2 hours ago
Smallest value of |253^m - 40^n|
MS_Kekas   3
N 2 hours ago by imagien_bad
Source: Kyiv City MO 2024 Round 1, Problem 9.5
Find the smallest value of the expression $|253^m - 40^n|$ over all pairs of positive integers $(m, n)$.

Proposed by Oleksii Masalitin
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MS_Kekas
Jan 28, 2024
imagien_bad
2 hours ago
Operating on lamps in a circle
anantmudgal09   7
N 2 hours ago by hectorleo123
Source: India Practice TST 2017 D2 P3
There are $n$ lamps $L_1, L_2, \dots, L_n$ arranged in a circle in that order. At any given time, each lamp is either on or off. Every second, each lamp undergoes a change according to the following rule:

(a) For each lamp $L_i$, if $L_{i-1}, L_i, L_{i+1}$ have the same state in the previous second, then $L_i$ is off right now. (Indices taken mod $n$.)

(b) Otherwise, $L_i$ is on right now.

Initially, all the lamps are off, except for $L_1$ which is on. Prove that for infinitely many integers $n$ all the lamps will be off eventually, after a finite amount of time.
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anantmudgal09
Dec 9, 2017
hectorleo123
2 hours ago
2025 Caucasus MO Seniors P1
BR1F1SZ   3
N 3 hours ago by Mathdreams
Source: Caucasus MO
For given positive integers $a$ and $b$, let us consider the equation$$a + \gcd(b, x) = b + \gcd(a, x).$$[list=a]
[*]For $a = 20$ and $b = 25$, find the least positive integer $x$ satisfying this equation.
[*]Prove that for any positive integers $a$ and $b$, there exist infinitely many positive integers $x$ satisfying this equation.
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(Here, $\gcd(m, n)$ denotes the greatest common divisor of positive integers $m$ and $n$.)
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BR1F1SZ
5 hours ago
Mathdreams
3 hours ago
IMO 2018 Problem 2
juckter   95
N 3 hours ago by Marcus_Zhang
Find all integers $n \geq 3$ for which there exist real numbers $a_1, a_2, \dots a_{n + 2}$ satisfying $a_{n + 1} = a_1$, $a_{n + 2} = a_2$ and
$$a_ia_{i + 1} + 1 = a_{i + 2},$$for $i = 1, 2, \dots, n$.

Proposed by Patrik Bak, Slovakia
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juckter
Jul 9, 2018
Marcus_Zhang
3 hours ago
Long condition for the beginning
wassupevery1   2
N 3 hours ago by wassupevery1
Source: 2025 Vietnam IMO TST - Problem 1
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Q}^+ \to \mathbb{Q}^+$ such that $$\dfrac{f(x)f(y)}{f(xy)} = \dfrac{\left( \sqrt{f(x)} + \sqrt{f(y)} \right)^2}{f(x+y)}$$holds for all positive rational numbers $x, y$.
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wassupevery1
Yesterday at 1:49 PM
wassupevery1
3 hours ago
inequality
Daytuz   1
N Mar 23, 2025 by alexheinis
Consider the function \( f \) defined on \( \mathbb{R}^2 \) by
\[f(x, y) = x^4 + y^4 - 2(x - y)^2.\]
Show that there exist \( (\alpha, \beta) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \) (and determine them) such that
\[\forall (x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2, f(x, y) \geq \alpha \| (x, y) \|^2 + \beta,\]where \( \| \cdot \| \) denotes the Euclidean norm.
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Daytuz
Mar 23, 2025
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Mar 23, 2025
inequality
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Consider the function \( f \) defined on \( \mathbb{R}^2 \) by
\[f(x, y) = x^4 + y^4 - 2(x - y)^2.\]
Show that there exist \( (\alpha, \beta) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \) (and determine them) such that
\[\forall (x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2, f(x, y) \geq \alpha \| (x, y) \|^2 + \beta,\]where \( \| \cdot \| \) denotes the Euclidean norm.
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Let's consider $f$ on the circle $x^2+y^2=r$ and write $p:=xy$. Then $f(x,y)=(x^2+y^2)^2-4p^2-2(r-2p)=r^2-2r-4(p^2+p)$. Also $|p|\le r/2$ hence $\min(f)=r^2-2r-4(r^2/4+r/2)=-4r$. It follows that we want $-4r\ge ar+b$ for all $r\ge 0$ hence $(a+4)r\le -b$.
Taking $r=0$ we have $b\le 0$ and with $r\rightarrow \infty$ we find $a\le -4$. Hence all pairs with $a\le -4, b\le 0$.
The best inequality is $f(x,y)\ge -4(x^2+y^2)$.
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