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, do not answer with "
is a solution" only. Either you post any kind of proof or at least something unexpected (like "
is the smallest solution). Someone that does not see that is a solution of the above without your post is completely wrong here, this is an IMO-level forum.
of positive integers that satisfy the equation![\[
x + xy + xyz = 31.
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be real numbers such that 
, and![\[
a + \frac{1}{a} + b + \frac{1}{b} + c + \frac{1}{c} + d + \frac{1}{d} = 0.
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Prove that one of the numbers 
or 
is equal to 
.
be an integer. Show that, if 
is an integer, then it is a perfect square.[/quote]
. If is an integer, then 
is at least rational, so that 
must be a perfect square then. Using Conway's topograph method, I have found out that the smallest non-negative pairs 
for which this happens are 
and 
, and that, for every such pair 
, the "next" such pair can be calculated as
The eigenvalues of that matrix are irrational, however, so that any calculation which uses powers of that matrix is a little cumbersome. There must be an easier way, but I cannot find it. Can you?
numbers placed in a circular way is either 
or 
. (Both values appear). Consider the total sum of the products of every 
consecutive numbers.
Find the minimal possible value of this sum.
Find the maximal possible value of this sum.
people who do not know each other. Prove that it is possible to introduce them in such a way that no three of them have the same number of acquaintances.
touch 
, 
and 
at points 
, 
and 
respectively. The corresponding excircle touches the side at point 
. Let 
be the common point of 
and the incircle, closest to , and 
be the common point of 
and 
. Prove that 
.
be the 
-th term of the Fibonacci sequence (where 
and 
for 
). For each prime 
, let 
be the smallest integer such that is divisible by . Find the smallest possible value of 
.
, find the one with the smallest area.
to such that for all 
: 
interesting if is composite and for every divisor 
of at least one of 
and 
is also a divisor of with 
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distinct points on a circle. Consider the set of distances between any two out of the points. What is the smallest size of this set?
such that for any positive integers 
, 
we have 
. Prove that for all positive integers 
, 
is divisible by 
.
be a set of 2025 positive real numbers. For a subset 
, define 
as the median of 
when all elements of are arranged in increasing order, with the convention that 
. Define![\[
P(A) = \sum_{\substack{T \subseteq A \\ |T| \text{ odd}}} M_T, \quad Q(A) = \sum_{\substack{T \subseteq A \\ |T| \text{ even}}} M_T.
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Find the smallest real number 
such that for any set of 2025 positive real numbers, the following inequality holds:![\[
P(A) - Q(A) \leq C \cdot \max(A),
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where 
denotes the largest element in .
+2 w
be real numbers such that 
and 
Find the value of 
and 
Find the value of 
and 
,
,
.
,
,
.