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Mathathon 2019

Round 1
Maths and Physics Club, IIT Bombay

2nd October, 2019

Name:
E-mail:
Freshie/Senior

1. Find all f : R → R such that for all x, y ∈ R, the following is satisfied:

f (xf (x) + f (y)) = (f (x))2 + y.

2. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers. Prove that


a b c 3
+ + ≥ .
b+c c+a b+a 2

3. In the equation x3 + · · · x2 + · · · x + · · · = 0, A replaces one of the three dots by an integer unequal to


0. Then B replaces one of the remaining dots by an integer. Finally, A replaces the last set of dots by
an integer. Prove that A can play so that all three roots of the resulting cubic equations are integers.
4. Let sequences (an )n∈N∪{0} and (bn )n∈N∪{0} be defined as follows:

1
a0 =
2
1
b0 =
3
an = a0 an−1 − b0 bn−1 (∀n ∈ N)
bn = a0 bn−1 + b0 an−1 (∀n ∈ N)
Evaluate:
∞
X
(i) an
n=0
∞
X
(ii) bn
n=0

5. Let f : [0, 1) → R be a continuous and thrice-differentiable function satisfying:


1
x2 f (3) (x) + 3xf (2) (x) + f (1) (x) =
x+1
f (0) = 0
Where f (n) denotes the n−th derivative of f. The function I : N −→ R is defined as:
Z 1
f (xn )
I(n) = dx
0 x
Evaluate:
n
X I(k)
lim
n→∞ k
k=1

The Riemann-Zeta function is defined as follows:


∞
X 1
ζ(s) =
n=1
ns

You may use that:


π2
ζ(2) =
6
π4
ζ(4) =
90
6. Let f : R+ → R be defined as:
log x
f (x) =
x
Let g : N → R be defined as:
dn
 
f (x)
g(n) =
dxn n! x=1
Evaluate:
4m+1
X
lim g(k) (m ∈ N)
m→∞
k=2m

7. Let a, b, c ∈ N be such that


a2 + b2 = c2 and c − b = 1
Prove that: ab + ba is divisible by c.
8. Let ABC be a triangle with incenter I whose incircle is tangent to BC, CA, AB at D, E, F. Points
P lies on EF such that DP ⊥ EF . Ray BP meets AC at Y and ray CP meets AB at Z. Point Q is
selected on the circumcircle of ∆AY Z so that AQ ⊥ BC.
Prove that P, I, Q are collinear.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
9. Let , , , , , , , be vertices of a regular
a1 − 2ι a2 − 2ι a3 − 2ι a4 − 2ι a5 − 2ι a6 − 2ι a7 − 2ι a8 − 2ι
octagon, where aj ∈ R for j = 1, 2, . . . , 8 and ι2 = −1. Then, find the area of the octagon.
10. Find the number of 10 digit numbers formed by using all the digits 0, 1, 2, . . . , 9 without repetition
such that they are divisible by 11111.

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