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The Integer Part of a Radical Sum

Positive reals a,b,ca, b, c satisfy a+b+c=1a + b + c = 1. Find the integer part of

3a2+1+3b2+1+3c2+1.\sqrt{3a^2+1} + \sqrt{3b^2+1} + \sqrt{3c^2+1}.
ConvexityalgebraEstimationinequality
6/10

Trapped Between Two Constraints

Positive reals a,ba, b satisfy

2a+2b15and4a+3b2.2a + 2b \le 15 \qquad\text{and}\qquad \frac{4}{a} + \frac{3}{b} \le 2.

Find the range of 3a+4b3a + 4b.

Cauchy-Schwarzinequality
5/10

A Flat Tangent on an Interval

Let f(x)=ex(ax)+x+1f(x) = \mathrm{e}^x(a - x) + x + 1.

1. If the graph of f(x)f(x) has a tangent line of slope zero at some point with xx-coordinate in [0,1][0, 1], find the range of possible valu…

functionsExtremacalculusMonotonicity
7/10

Primes in a Polynomial Equation

Find all primes xx and yy with

x3x=y7y3.x^3 - x = y^7 - y^3.
Diophantine Equationsnumber theoryalgebraEstimation+1
6/10

Unbounded Despite Appearances

Let f(x)=exx2+1f(x) = \dfrac{\mathrm{e}^x}{x^2 + 1} be defined on (0,+)(0, +\infty).

1. Prove that f(x)>1f(x) > 1. 2. Let g(x)=ex1xg(x) = \dfrac{\mathrm{e}^x - 1}{x}. Find the intervals on which g(x)g(x)

calculusMonotonicityEstimationinequality
8/10

A Circle Tangent to the Y-Axis

The ellipse E:x2a2+y2b2=1E:\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1 (a>b>0a>b>0) has upper vertex D(0,3)D(0,3), and the quadrilateral formed by its four vertices has area 18218\sqrt 2.

1. Find the equati…

Tangent Circleconic sectionsVieta's Formulas
8/10

A Mutated Ellipse

For a,b2a, b \geqslant 2 and nNn \in \mathbb{N}^*, let SnS_n be the area enclosed by the closed curve

En ⁣:x2na2+y2nb2=1.E_n \colon \frac{x^{2^n}}{a^2} + \frac{y^{2^n}}{b^2} = 1.

Prove that $4 < …

calculusAffine TransformationCauchy-Schwarzanalytic geometry+1
7/10

A Polarization Range

In the coordinate plane, let A(1,0)A(-1, 0), and let B,CB, C move along the unit circle centered at the origin OO so that the line BCBC has inclination 3030^\circ. Find the range of po…

ExtremaCirclesanalytic geometryvectors
4/10

Two Equal Cubes

Prove that for all real numbers a,b,ca, b, c,

((2abc)+(bc)3i)3=((2bca)+(ca)3i)3.\left((2a-b-c) + (b-c)\sqrt{3}\,\mathrm{i}\right)^3 = \left((2b-c-a) + (c-a)\sqrt{3}\,\mathrm{i}\right)^3.
complex numbersalgebraSymmetry
7/10

A Min Range of a Shifting Quadratic

Let f(x)=ax22016x+2017f(x)=ax^2-2016x+2017 (a>0a>0). On the interval [t1,t+1][t-1,t+1], let M(t)M(t) and m(t)m(t) be the maximum and minimum of f(x)f(x), and let h(t)=M(t)m(t)h(t)=M(t)-m(t). If the minimum value of $h(t)…

functionsQuadratic EquationsExtremaalgebra
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Two Equilateral Triangles and a Moving Point

figure

In equilateral triangle ABCABC, DD and EE are the midpoints of ABAB and ACAC respectively. MM is a moving …

plane geometryTriangle Geometry
6/10

Maps with Bounded Stretch

Let A={0,1,2,3,4,5,6}A = \{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}, and let ff be a function from AA to the integers such that f(0)=0f(0) = 0, f(6)=12f(6) = 12, and

xyf(x)f(y)3xy\…|x - y| \leqslant |f(x) - f(y)| \leqslant 3|x - y| \…
combinatoricsfunctionsCountingCasework

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