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cos2C\cos 2C from a Circumcenter Relation

Let OO be the circumcenter of ABC\triangle ABC, and suppose xOA+yOB+zOC=0x\overrightarrow{OA}+y\overrightarrow{OB}+z\overrightarrow{OC}=\vec 0 with xyz0xyz\neq 0, where CC is an interior angle…

Inscribed AngletrigonometryLaw of Cosinesvectors
6/10

A Symmetric Maximum on a Segment

Nonnegative reals a,ba, b satisfy a+b=32a + b = \dfrac{3}{2}. Find the maximum value of

a2b2+94(a2+b2).a^2b^2 + \frac{9}{4}\left(a^2 + b^2\right).
SubstitutionalgebraCompleting the Squareinequality+1
7/10

An Inequality with Sine and Cosine

Let f(x)=x+sinxf(x)=x+\sin x. If the inequality f(x)axcosxf(x)\geqslant ax\cos x holds for all x[0,π2]x\in\left[0,\dfrac{\pi}2\right], find the range of the real number aa.

trigonometrycalculusMonotonicityinequality
5/10

A Constant Term Pins Down nn

If the constant term in the expansion of

(x+12x2)n\left(x + \frac{1}{2x} - \sqrt{2}\right)^n

equals 352\dfrac{35}{2}, find the positive integer nn.

combinatoricsalgebraBinomial TheoremCompleting the Square
7/10

A Focal Ratio on an Ellipse

F1,F2F_1, F_2 are the foci of C:x24+y23=1C: \dfrac{x^2}{4} + \dfrac{y^2}{3} = 1. Points A(x1,y1)A(x_1, y_1), B(x2,y2)B(x_2, y_2) on CC satisfy x1+x2=12x_1 + x_2 = \dfrac12 and

AF2=\lambd\overrightarrow{AF_2} = \lambd…
trigonometryTrigonometric Identitiesconic sectionsSymmetry
4/10

Ones Then Twos

Consider the sequence

12,1122,111222,,111n222n,12,\quad 1122,\quad 111222,\quad \dots,\quad \underbrace{11\cdots1}_{n}\underbrace{22\cdots2}_{n},\quad \dots

Is every term the product of two consecuti…

number theory
7/10

An Integer Slope Ceiling

Let f(x)=ex(xlnx+2e)f(x) = \mathrm{e}^x\left(x\ln x + \dfrac{2}{\mathrm{e}}\right) and g(x)=axg(x) = ax with aZa \in \mathbb{Z}, where e\mathrm{e} is the base of the natural logarithm.

1. Find the …

functionsExtremacalculusMonotonicity+1
8/10

A Sine-Composed Quadratic

Let f(x)=x2ax+bf(x)=x^2-ax+b.

1. Discuss the monotonicity of f(sinx)f(\sin x) on (π2,π2)\left(-\dfrac{\pi}2,\dfrac{\pi}2\right), and determine whether it has extreme values (finding them when they e…

functionsExtremacalculusAbsolute Value+1
8/10

Segments Perpendicular to a Diagonal

Let ll be a space diagonal of a cube, and let SS be the set consisting of the cube's vertices and the midpoints of its edges. How many segments joining two points of SS are perp…

combinatoricsCountingsolid geometryCasework
6/10

A Shortest Tangent Chord

In the coordinate plane, let Γ\Gamma be the graph of y=1xy = \dfrac{1}{|x|}. Points PP and QQ on Γ\Gamma are such that PP lies in the first quadrant, QQ lies in the second quad…

functionscalculusAbsolute ValueAM-GM+1
7/10

A Product Below me2m\mathrm{e}^2

The function f(x)=lnx+mx3f(x) = \ln x + \dfrac{m}{x} - 3 has two zeros.

1. Find the range of possible values of mm. 2. Let a,ba, b be the two zeros of f(x)f(x). Prove that

ab<meab < m\mathrm{e}…
functionsExtremacalculusSubstitution+2
6/10

Counting Pairs on a Quadric

How many pairs of integers (m,n)(m, n) satisfy

m211mn8n2=88?m^2 - 11mn - 8n^2 = 88?
Diophantine Equationsnumber theoryModular ArithmeticCompleting the Square

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