Let $ABC$ be a triangle with bisectors $AA_1,BB_1, CC_1$ ($A_1 \in BC$, etc.) and $M$ their common point. Consider the triangles $MB_1A, MC_1A,MC_1B,MA_1B,MA_1C,MB_1C$, and their inscribed circles. Prove that if four of these six inscribed circles have equal radii, then $AB = BC = CA.$
1976 IMO Shortlist
Let $a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_n, a_{n+1}$ be a sequence of real numbers satisfying the following conditions: \[a_0 = a_{n+1 }= 0,\]\[ |a_{k-1} - 2a_k + a_{k+1}| \leq 1 \quad (k = 1, 2,\ldots , n).\] Prove that $|a_k| \leq \frac{k(n+1-k)}{2} \quad (k = 0, 1,\ldots ,n + 1).$
In a convex quadrilateral (in the plane) with the area of $32 \text{ cm}^{2}$ the sum of two opposite sides and a diagonal is $16 \text{ cm}$. Determine all the possible values that the other diagonal can have.
A sequence $(u_{n})$ is defined by \[ u_{0}=2 \quad u_{1}=\frac{5}{2}, u_{n+1}=u_{n}(u_{n-1}^{2}-2)-u_{1} \quad \textnormal{for } n=1,\ldots \] Prove that for any positive integer $n$ we have \[ [u_{n}]=2^{\frac{(2^{n}-(-1)^{n})}{3}} \](where [x] denotes the smallest integer $\leq$ x)$.$
We consider the following system with $q=2p$: \[\begin{matrix} a_{11}x_{1}+\ldots+a_{1q}x_{q}=0,\\ a_{21}x_{1}+\ldots+a_{2q}x_{q}=0,\\ \ldots ,\\ a_{p1}x_{1}+\ldots+a_{pq}x_{q}=0,\\ \end{matrix}\] in which every coefficient is an element from the set $\{-1,0,1\}$$.$ Prove that there exists a solution $x_{1}, \ldots,x_{q}$ for the system with the properties: a.) all $x_{j}, j=1,\ldots,q$ are integers$;$ b.) there exists at least one j for which $x_{j} \neq 0;$ c.) $|x_{j}| \leq q$ for any $j=1, \ldots ,q.$
A box whose shape is a parallelepiped can be completely filled with cubes of side $1.$ If we put in it the maximum possible number of cubes, each of volume $2$, with the sides parallel to those of the box, then exactly $40$ percent of the volume of the box is occupied. Determine the possible dimensions of the box.
Let $I = (0, 1]$ be the unit interval of the real line. For a given number $a \in (0, 1)$ we define a map $T : I \to I$ by the formula if \[ T (x, y) = \begin{cases} x + (1 - a),&\mbox{ if } 0< x \leq a,\\ \text{ } \\ x - a, & \mbox{ if } a < x \leq 1.\end{cases} \] Show that for every interval $J \subset I$ there exists an integer $n > 0$ such that $T^n(J) \cap J \neq \emptyset.$
Let $P$ be a polynomial with real coefficients such that $P(x) > 0$ if $x > 0$. Prove that there exist polynomials $Q$ and $R$ with nonnegative coefficients such that $P(x) = \frac{Q(x)}{R(x)}$ if $x > 0.$
Let $P_{1}(x)=x^{2}-2$ and $P_{j}(x)=P_{1}(P_{j-1}(x))$ for j$=2,\ldots$ Prove that for any positive integer n the roots of the equation $P_{n}(x)=x$ are all real and distinct.
Determine the greatest number, who is the product of some positive integers, and the sum of these numbers is $1976.$
Prove that $5^n$ has a block of $1976$ consecutive $0's$ in its decimal representation.
The polynomial $1976(x+x^2+ \cdots +x^n)$ is decomposed into a sum of polynomials of the form $a_1x + a_2x^2 + \cdots + a_nx^n$, where $a_1, a_2, \ldots , a_n$ are distinct positive integers not greater than $n$. Find all values of $n$ for which such a decomposition is possible.