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Three functions are written on the board: \(f_1 (x) = x + 1/x\), \(f_2 (x) = x^2, f_3 (x) = (x - 1)^2\). You can add, subtract and multiply these functions (and you can square, cube, etc. them). You can also multiply them by an arbitrary number, add an arbitrary number to them, and also do these operations with the resulting expressions. Therefore, try to get the function \(1/x\).

Prove that if you erase any of the functions \(f_1, f_2, f_3\) from the board, it is impossible to get \(1/x\).

Is it possible to find natural numbers \(x\), \(y\) and \(z\) which satisfy the equation \(28x+30y+31z=365\)?

A continuous function \(f\) has the following properties:

1. \(f\) is defined on the entire number line;

2. \(f\) at each point has a derivative (and thus the graph of f at each point has a unique tangent);

3. the graph of the function \(f\) does not contain points for which one of the coordinates is rational and the other is irrational.

Does it follow that the graph of \(f\) is a straight line?

Peter has 28 classmates. Each 2 out of these 28 have a different number of friends in the class. How many friends does Peter have?

To each pair of numbers \(x\) and \(y\) some number \(x * y\) is placed in correspondence. Find \(1993 * 1935\) if it is known that for any three numbers \(x, y, z\), the following identities hold: \(x * x = 0\) and \(x * (y * z) = (x * y) + z\).

Prove that any convex polygon contains not more than \(35\) vertices with an angle of less than \(170^\circ\).

On the sides \(AB\), \(BC\) and \(AC\) of the triangle \(ABC\) points \(P\), \(M\) and \(K\) are chosen so that the segments \(AM\), \(BK\) and \(CP\) intersect at one point and \[\vec{AM} + \vec{BK}+\vec{CP} = 0\] Prove that \(P\), \(M\) and \(K\) are the midpoints of the sides of the triangle \(ABC\).

A field that will be used to grow wheat has a rectangular shape. This year, the farmer responsible for this field decided to increase the length of one of the sides by \(20\%\) and decrease the length of another side by \(20\%\). The field remains rectangular. Will the harvest of wheat change this year and, if so, then by how much?

Solve problem number 108736 for the inscription \(A\), \(BC\), \(DEF\), \(CGH\), \(CBE\), \(EKG\).