Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 11 views

    Imc2019 Day1 Questions

    Uploaded by

    shashini sanjana
    The document summarizes 5 problems from the first day of the IMC 2019 competition in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on July 30, 2019. Problem 1 involves evaluating an infinite series. Problem 2 involves finding all 4-digit numbers satisfying a system of equations. Problem 3 proves an integral inequality for a twice differentiable function. Problem 4 proves that a sequence defined by a recurrence relation has integer terms. Problem 5 determines if there exist matrices satisfying given conditions involving determinants and matrix equations.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Imc2019 Day1 Questions

    Uploaded by

    shashini sanjana
    11 views1 page
    The document summarizes 5 problems from the first day of the IMC 2019 competition in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on July 30, 2019. Problem 1 involves evaluating an infinite series. Problem 2 involves finding all 4-digit numbers satisfying a system of equations. Problem 3 proves an integral inequality for a twice differentiable function. Problem 4 proves that a sequence defined by a recurrence relation has integer terms. Problem 5 determines if there exist matrices satisfying given conditions involving determinants and matrix equations.

    Original Description:

    imc2019-day1-questions

    Original Title

    imc2019-day1-questions

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document summarizes 5 problems from the first day of the IMC 2019 competition in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on July 30, 2019. Problem 1 involves evaluating an infinite series. Problem 2 involves finding all 4-digit numbers satisfying a system of equations. Problem 3 proves an integral inequality for a twice differentiable function. Problem 4 proves that a sequence defined by a recurrence relation has integer terms. Problem 5 determines if there exist matrices satisfying given conditions involving determinants and matrix equations.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    11 views1 page

    Imc2019 Day1 Questions

    Uploaded by

    shashini sanjana
    The document summarizes 5 problems from the first day of the IMC 2019 competition in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on July 30, 2019. Problem 1 involves evaluating an infinite series. Problem 2 involves finding all 4-digit numbers satisfying a system of equations. Problem 3 proves an integral inequality for a twice differentiable function. Problem 4 proves that a sequence defined by a recurrence relation has integer terms. Problem 5 determines if there exist matrices satisfying given conditions involving determinants and matrix equations.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 1

    IMC 2019, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

    Day 1, July 30, 2019

    Problem 1. Evaluate the product


    ∞
    Y (n3 + 3n)2
    .
    n=3
    n6 − 64
    (10 points)

    Problem 2. A four-digit number Y EAR is called very good if the system


    Y x + Ey + Az + Rw =Y
    Rx + Y y + Ez + Aw =E
    Ax + Ry + Y z + Ew =A
    Ex + Ay + Rz + Y w =R
    of linear equations in the variables x, y, z and w has at least two solutions. Find all very good
    YEARs in the 21st century.
    (The 21st century starts in 2001 and ends in 2100.)
    (10 points)

    Problem 3. Let f : (−1, 1) → R be a twice dierentiable function such that


    2f 0 (x) + xf 00 (x) ≥ 1 for x ∈ (−1, 1).
    Prove that Z 1
    1
    xf (x) dx ≥ .
    −1 3
    (10 points)

    Problem 4. Dene the sequence a0 , a1 , . . . of numbers by the following recurrence:


    a0 = 1, a1 = 2, (n + 3)an+2 = (6n + 9)an+1 − nan for n ≥ 0.
    Prove that all terms of this sequence are integers.
    (10 points)

    Problem 5. Determine whether there exist an odd positive integer n and n × n matrices A
    and B with integer entries, that satisfy the following conditions:
    1. det(B) = 1;
    2. AB = BA;
    3. A4 + 4A2 B 2 + 16B 4 = 2019I .
    (Here I denotes the n × n identity matrix.)
    (10 points)

    You might also like