MATH PROBLEMS OF 2001

 

February 2001

Question : 

 

Let  f(x) = 5 x13 + 13 x5 + 9 a x

 

Find the least positive integer  a  such that 65 divides f(x) for every integer x.

 

Solution

 

Congratulations

Ali Nabi Duman Bilkent Univ.

Gary C. Alexander Georgia Inst. of Technology

Emre Per Bilkent Univ.

  

March 2001

Question :

 

Find all pairs of nonnegative integer numbers (m,n) satisfying the equality

.

 

Solution

 

Congratulations

Necdet Batır YüzüncüYıl Univ.,

Van

Emre Per Bilkent Univ.

 

April 

2001

Question :

 

Let k be a natural number such that k+1 is divisible by 24. Prove that the sum of all divisors of k (which are natural numbers) is divisible by 24.

Solution

Congratulations

Hasip Yılmazoğlu

Şanlıurfa

 

Necdet Batır YüzüncüYıl Univ.,

Van

 

Özkan Bozdeş

Bilkent University

 

May 2001

Question :

 

Prove that for all

 

 

Solution

 

Congratulations

Hasip Yılmazoğlu Şanlıurfa

 

June - July 2001

Question :

 

Find the maximum of

 

x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 - x1x2 - x1x3 - x1x4 -

x2x3 - x2x4 - x3x4 + x1x2x3 + x1x2x4 +

x1x3x4 + x2x3x4 - x1x2x3x4

 

if  | xi | 1,  i = 1,2,3,4.

 

Solution

 

Congratulations

Serdar Ipek Bilkent University
Emre Per Bilkent University
Erdinc Irci Bilkent University

 

August - September 2001

Question :

 

Find all integers n such that the set {1,2,3,4, ....,n} can be written as the disjoint union of the subsets A , B , C whose sum of elements are equal.

 

Solution

 

Congratulations  
Gary C. Alexander Georgia Inst. of Technology
Yanki Lekili Bilkent University
Ahmet Cetintas Bilkent University

 

October 2001

Question :

 

Let p be a prime number exceeding 5. Prove that there exists a number k such that each digit in the decimal representation of pk is 1 :

pk = 1111...1

 

Solution

 

Congratulations  
Kadir Kutlu YüzüncüYıl Univ., Van
Gary C. Alexander Georgia Inst. of Technology
Ali Civril Bilkent University
Ahmet Cetintas Bilkent University

 

November 2001

Question :

 

Let . Prove that

Solution

 

Congratulations  
Ahmet Cetintas Bilkent University
Murat Ak Bilkent University
Ahmet Kerim  

 

December 2001

Question :

 

Prove that the equation

 

x3 + y3 + z3 = 2

 

has infinitely many integer solutions.

Solution

 

Congratulations  
Ahmet Cetintas Bilkent University
Aytek Arikoglu Bilkent University
Murat Ak Bilkent University