Problems

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Found: 2018

Find the representation of \((a+b)^n\) as the sum of \(X_{n,k}a^kb^{n-k}\) for general \(n\). Here by \(X_{n,k}\) we denote coefficients that depend only on \(k\) and \(n\).

The positive real numbers \(a, b, c, x, y\) satisfy the following system of equations: \[\left\{ \begin{aligned} x^2 + xy + y^2 = a^2\\ y^2 + yz + z^2 = b^2\\ x^2 + xz + z^2 = c^2 \end{aligned} \right.\]

Find the value of \(xy + yz + xz\) in terms of \(a, b,\) and \(c.\)

Find all solutions of the equation: \(x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + t^2 = x(y + z + t)\).

Let \(a\) and \(b\) be real numbers. Find a representation of \(a^3 + b^3\) as a product.

  • Find a representation of the number \(117 = 121-4\) as a product.

  • Let \(a\) and \(b\) be real numbers. Find a representation of \(a^2 - b^2\) as a product.

Solve the system of equations in real numbers: \[\left\{ \begin{aligned} x+y = 2\\ xy-z^2 = 1 \end{aligned} \right.\]

Find all solutions of the equation: \(xy + 1 = x + y\).

Find all solutions of the system of equations: \[\left\{ \begin{aligned} x+y+z = a\\ x^2 + y^2+z^2 = a^2\\ x^3+y^3+z^3 = a^3 \end{aligned} \right.\]

Find all solutions of the system of equations: \[\left\{ \begin{aligned} (x+y)^3=z\\ (x+z)^3=y\\ (y+z)^3=x \end{aligned} \right.\]

Sometimes different areas in mathematics are more related than they seem to be. A lot of algebraic expressions have geometric interpretation, and a lot of them can be used to solve problems in number theory.