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1Find every real value of the parameter \(a\) for which the polynomial \[ P(x) = x^{2021} - 2x^{2} + x + a^{3} - a \] is divisible by the polynomial \[ Q(x) = x^{2} - (a+1)x + a. \]Open2Let \(a, b, c, d\) be numbers satisfying \[ a^2 + b^2 + (a+b)^2 = c^2 + d^2 + (c+d)^2 . \] Prove that then \[ a^4 + b^4 + (a+b)^4 = c^4 + d^4 + (c+d)^4 . \]3Let \(p\), \(q\), \(r\) be real numbers such that \[ \frac{1}{p} + \frac{1}{q} + \frac{1}{r} = 0 \qquad \text{and} \qquad p + q + r = 1 . \] Prove that for all real numbers \(a\), \(b\), \(c\), \[ a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} = (pa + qb + rc)^{2} + (qa + rb + pc)^{2} + (ra + pb + qc)^{2} . \] …4Aca, Branka, Vera and Goran were each given the same kind of task by their mathematics teacher: divide one positive real number by another. Aca computed \(a_1 : a_2\), Branka computed \(b_1 : b_2\), Vera …5Let \(x\), \(y\) and \(z\) be real numbers such that \[ x^{2} + y^{2} + z^{2} = 18 \qquad \text{and} \qquad xy + yz + zx = 9 . \] Determine the value of \(|x| + |y| + |z|\).6A positive real number \(x\) is written on a board. In one move you are allowed to do the following: if a number \(a\) is already on the board, you may write down one of the numbers \(a+1\) or \(\frac{1}{a}\); …7A relation \(\diamond\) is defined on the set \(\mathbb{R}\) of real numbers by \[ a \diamond b \quad \text{if and only if} \quad |a - 1| + |b - 2| \leqslant 1 . \] Suppose the real numbers \(x\) and \(y\) …8Find all real numbers \(r\) for which there exists exactly one real number \(a\) such that the polynomial \[ p(x) = (x + a)\left(x^2 + rx + 1\right) \] has all of its coefficients nonnegative.9Each of the numbers \(1, 2, \dots, 1995\) is to be given a sign \(+\) or \(-\). How should the signs be chosen so that the value of \[ \pm 1 \pm 2 \pm \cdots \pm 1995 \] is as close to zero as possible? …10Let \(a\) and \(b\) be real numbers satisfying \[ a^3 - 3ab^2 = 8, \qquad b^3 - 3a^2 b = \sqrt{61} . \] Find \(a^2 + b^2\).11The polynomial \(P\) is given by \[ P(x) = x^{2000} - 2000x^{1999} + 2000x^{1998} - \cdots + 2000x^{2} - 2000x + 2000 . \] Compute \(P(1999)\).12Determine all positive integers \(n\) for which the number \[ \left| n - \sqrt{6 + \sqrt{6 + \sqrt{6}}} \right| + \left| 3 - \sqrt{6 + \sqrt{6 + \sqrt{6}}} \right| \] is rational.13How many solutions does the equation \[ x - 2019\{x\} = 2019 \] have in the set of real numbers? Here, for a real number \(x\), the symbol \(\lfloor x \rfloor\) denotes the greatest integer not exceeding …14Determine all functions \(f, g \colon \left(\tfrac{1}{2}, 2\right) \to \mathbb{R}\) such that for every \(x \in \left(\tfrac{1}{2}, 2\right)\), \[ x f(x) + g\!\left(\frac{4x+1}{2x+2}\right) = x \qquad \text{and} \qquad 2 f\!\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) - g\!\left(\frac{x+4}{2x+2}\right) = -4x. \] …15Consider the finite sequence of \(2003\) numbers given by \[ a_n = \left\lfloor \frac{n^2}{2004} \right\rfloor, \qquad n = 1, 2, \ldots, 2003, \] where \(\lfloor x \rfloor\) denotes the greatest integer …16Let \(a\) and \(b\) be real numbers with \(0 < b \leqslant a\). Prove that \[ \frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{(a-b)^{2}}{a} \;\leqslant\; \frac{a+b}{2} - \sqrt{ab} \;\leqslant\; \frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{(a-b)^{2}}{b} . \] …17Find all real numbers \(a\), \(b\), \(c\), \(d\) for which \[ \begin{aligned} abc + ab + bc + ca + a + b + c &= 2, \\ bcd + bc + cd + db + b + c + d &= 5, \\ cda + cd + da + ac + c + d + a &= 7, \\ dab + da + ab + bd + d + a + b &= 11. \end{aligned} \] …18Determine every positive integer \(n\) for which \[ 5^n + 7^n + 11^n = 6^n + 8^n + 9^n . \]19Two hundred real numbers are written around a circle. Their total sum equals \(200\), and the sum of any three numbers standing next to one another on the circle is at most \(3\). Is it possible for all …20Let \(x, y \in \mathbb{R}\) be such that \(x + y\) and \(x^2 + y\) are rational numbers. (a) If \(x + y^2\) is rational as well, must \(x\) and \(y\) be rational? (b) If \(x^3 + y\) is rational as well, …21Determine the smallest possible value of the expression \[ F = \max\{x,\, 1 - y\} + \max\{y,\, 2 - z\} + \max\{z,\, 3 - x\}, \] where \(x\), \(y\), \(z\) are real numbers, and find all triples \((x, y, z)\) …22Which of the following two numbers is greater: \[ \frac{1.\underbrace{11\ldots1}_{2005 \text{ digits}}}{1.\underbrace{11\ldots1}_{2006 \text{ digits}}} \qquad \text{or} \qquad \frac{1.\underbrace{0101\ldots01}_{4010 \text{ digits}}}{1.\underbrace{0101\ldots01}_{4012 \text{ digits}}} \, ? \] …
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