Algebra Handout #6: 1 Problems
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Walker KroubalkianUHS Math Club 2017-2018
Algebra Handout #6
Walker Kroubalkian
February 27, 2017
1 Problems
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1. Find x such that c + c − x = x when c = 4.
2. The tetranacci numbers are defined by the recurrence Tn = Tn−1 + Tn−2 + Tn−3 + Tn−4 and
T0 = T1 = T2 = 0 and T3 = 1. Given that T9 = 29 and T14 = 773, calculate T15 .
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3. What is the sum of the infinite series 3 + 9 + 27 + 81 + 243 + 729 + ...?
4. If xy = 15 and x + y = 11, calculate the value of x3 + y 3 .
5. Square S is the unit square with vertices at (0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 0), and (1, 1). We choose a random
point (x, y) inside S and construct a rectangle with length x and width y. What is the average of
bpc where p is the perimeter of the rectangle? bxc is the greatest integer less than or equal to x.
6. Find all solutions to 3x − 9x−1 = 2.
7. Find the value of
1 4 9 16
+ 2 + 3 + 4 +· · · .
2 2 2 2
8. Find the value of y such that the following equation has exactly three solutions.
||x − 1| − 4| = y.
9. Compute
∞
X (−1)k
.
(2k − 1)(2k + 1)
k=1
10. Consider the function f (x, y, z) = (x − y + z, y − z + x, z − x + y) and denote by f (n) (x, y, z)
the function f applied n times to the tuple (x, y, z). Let r1 , r2 , r3 be the three roots of the equation
x3 − 4x2 + 12 = 0 and let g(x) = x3 + a2 x2 + a1 x + a0 be the cubic polynomial with the tuple
f (3) (r1 , r2 , r3 ) as roots. Find the value of a1 .
11. A function f with its domain on the positive integers N = {1, 2, ...} satisfies the following
conditions:
(a): fP(1) = 2017.
(b): ni=1 f (i) = n2 f (n), for every positive integer n > 1.
What is the value of f (2017)?
12. Suppose that there is a set of 2016 positive numbers, such that both their sum, and the sum
of their reciprocals are equal to 2017. Let x be one of those numbers. Find the maximum possible
value of x + x1 .
13. Define the operation a@b to be 3 + ab + a + 2b. There exists a number x such that x@b = 1
for all b. Find x.
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14. The distinct rational numbers − −x, x, and −x form an arithmetic sequence in that order.
Determine the value of x.
15. Let A, B, and k be integers, where k is positive and the greatest common divisor of A, B, and
Ax + By
k is 1. Define x#y by the formula x#y = . If 8#4 = 12 and 3#1 = 13
6 , determine the sum
kxy
A + B + k.
2 Sources
1. 2016 Berkeley Math Tournament Fall Team Problem 20
2. 2016 Berkeley Math Tournament Fall Team Problem 15
3. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Individual Problem 7
4. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Individual Problem 8
5. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Individual Problem 12
6. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Analysis Problem 2
7. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Analysis Problem 4
8. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Analysis Problem 5
9. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Analysis Problem 7
10. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Analysis Problem 6
11. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Team Problem 8
12. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Spring Team Problem 14
13. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Fall Individual Problem 9
14. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Fall Individual Problem 11
15. 2017 Berkeley Math Tournament Fall Individual Problem 17