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Two Equal Cubes

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

((2a−b−c)+(b−c)3 i)3=((2b−c−a)+(c−a)3 i)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
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An Integer Hidden in a Recursion

A sequence {an}\{a_n\} satisfies a1=1a_1 = 1 and

an+1=12an+1an.a_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2}a_n + \frac{1}{a_n}.

Prove that for every n⩾2n \geqslant 2,

2an2−2\frac{2}{\sqrt{a_n^2 - 2}}

is a positive in…

number theoryRecursionsequencesInduction
★ 6/10

Ordering Four Values

Let f(x)=x2−πxf(x) = x^2 - \pi x, and let

\alpha = \arcsin\frac{1}{3}, \quad \beta = \arctan\frac{5}{4}, \quad \gamma = \arccos\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right), \quad \delta = \operatorname{ar…
functionstrigonometryMonotonicitySymmetry
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An Asymptote Slope Range

The hyperbola x2a2−y2b2=1\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1 (a,b>0a,b>0) has right focus FF and right vertex AA. The line through FF perpendicular to AFAF meets the hyperbola at points BB…

Similar Trianglesconic sectionsSymmetry
★ 7/10

Who Goes First?

A shooting contest has two stages, and each team consists of two players. In stage one, one team member shoots 33 times; if all 33 shots miss, the team is eliminated with score $…

StatisticsprobabilityBinomial Theorem
★ 7/10

Forced by an Identity

In △ABC\triangle ABC,

3sin⁡2B+7sin⁡2C=2sin⁡Asin⁡Bsin⁡C+2sin⁡2A.3\sin^2 B + 7\sin^2 C = 2\sin A\sin B\sin C + 2\sin^2 A.

Find sin⁡(A+π4)\sin\left(A + \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right).

Law of SinestrigonometryLaw of CosinesAM-GM+1
★ 9/10

A Taylor Cutoff

Let

f(x)=ln⁡(1+x)−x+12x2−kx3,0<k<13.f(x) = \ln(1+x) - x + \frac{1}{2}x^2 - kx^3, \qquad 0 < k < \frac{1}{3}.

1. Prove that on (0,+∞)(0, +\infty), f(x)f(x) has a unique critical point and a unique zero. 2. Let $x…

ExtremacalculusMonotonicitySymmetry
★ 9/10

Integrality From a Radical Recurrence

A sequence has a0=1a_0 = 1 and

an+1=7an+45an2−362.a_{n+1} = \frac{7a_n + \sqrt{45a_n^2 - 36}}{2}.

1. Prove that every ana_n is a positive integer. 2. Prove that anan+1−1a_na_{n+1} - 1 is always a perf…

number theoryRecursionModular Arithmeticsequences+1
★ 9/10

A Circumcircle's Second Point

Let AA be the right vertex of the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\dfrac{x^2}{a^2} + \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 (with a>b>0a > b > 0), and let PQPQ be a chord not through AA whose slope is a fixed constant kk…

ParametrizationCirclesconic sectionsanalytic geometry
★ 5/10

Folding a Right Triangle Along the Median to the Hypotenuse

figure

In right triangle ABCABC, ∠B=π2\angle B=\dfrac{\pi}{2} and AC=2BC=4AC=2BC=4, and DD is the midpoint of segment ACAC. Triangle…

Law of Sinessolid geometryCasework
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A Midpoint Locus of Skew Segments

Points AA and BB lie on skew lines aa and bb respectively, and the segment ABAB is perpendicular to both. Moving points P∈aP\in a and Q∈bQ\in b satisfy that PA+QBPA+QB is constant. …

plane geometryParametrizationsolid geometrySymmetry
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Adding a Random Sixth

A sample consists of the data 0,1,2,3,40, 1, 2, 3, 4. A random value XX with

P(X=k)=132(5k),k∈{0,1,2,3,4,5},P(X = k) = \frac{1}{32}\binom{5}{k}, \qquad k \in \{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\},

is appended to form a new sampl…

StatisticsprobabilityCasework

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