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Name: The Silent Wind of Doom 2008-12-26 18:16

Round 2, bitches.

These are from a state high school math competition that was held at my uni a while ago.  As far as I know, the problems aren't anywhere on the interbutts.

1)  How many pairs of integers (x,y) satisfy |x|+|y| \le 2008? (Answer should be an integer)

2) Take the integers 1, 2, \ldots ,2008 and write them down in some order to give the sequence a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_2008.  Prove that

|a_1-1| + |a_2-2| + \ldots + |a_2008-2008|

is even.

3) (Some geometry question with a diagram and crap. Forget it.)

4) Find, with proof, all polynomials P(x) such that P(0) = 0 and, for all integers x,

P(x^2+1) = \left( P(x) \right)^2 + 1.

5) A triangle has area 2008 and perimeter 1492.  What is its inradius?

6) P(x) and Q(x) are polynomials with integer coefficients.  There is some integer a such that both a and a+1 are roots of P(x).  In addition you know that Q(2008) = 1776.  Prove that the equation Q\left(P(x)\right) = 1 has no solution.

*crosses fingers*

Name: 4tran 2008-12-26 21:29

>>4
1) 4*(some triangular number [not on axis] + 2007 [on axis]) + 1 [(0,0)]

2) Start with obvious sequence: an = n.  That sum thing is 0, and hence even.  Take any arbitrary sequence.  Switch any 2 elements in the sequence.  Oh look!  Parity is preserved.  Doing enough switches, we can go from the obvious sequence to any other sequence.

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