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*
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*