The operations below can be applied on any expression of the form \(ax^2+bx+c\). $(\text{I})$ If \(c \neq 0\), replace \(a\) by \(4a-\frac{3}{c}\) and \(c\) by \(\frac{c}{4}\). $(\text{II})$ If \(a \neq 0\), replace \(a\) by \(-\frac{a}{2}\) and \(c\) by \(-2c+\frac{3}{a}\). $(\text{III}_t)$ Replace \(x\) by \(x-t\), where \(t\) is an integer. (Different values of \(t\) can be used.) Is it possible to transform \(x^2-x-6\) into each of the following by applying some sequence of the above operations? $(\text{a})$ \(5x^2+5x-1\) $(\text{b})$ \(x^2+6x+2\)
2016 Philippine MO
Time: 4.5 hours. Each problem is worth 8 points.
Prove that the arithmetic sequence $5, 11, 17, 23, 29, \ldots$ contains infinitely many primes.
Let \(n\) be any positive integer. Prove that \[\sum^n_{i=1} \frac{1}{(i^2+i)^{3/4}} > 2-\frac{2}{\sqrt{n+1}}\].
Two players, \(A\) (first player) and \(B\), take alternate turns in playing a game using 2016 chips as follows: the player whose turn it is, must remove \(s\) chips from the remaining pile of chips, where \(s \in \{ 2,4,5 \}\). No one can skip a turn. The player who at some point is unable to make a move (cannot remove chips from the pile) loses the game. Who among the two players can force a win on this game?
Pentagon \(ABCDE\) is inscribed in a circle. Its diagonals \(AC\) and \(BD\) intersect at \(F\). The bisectors of \(\angle BAC\) and \(\angle CDB\) intersect at \(G\). Let \(AG\) intersect \(BD\) at \(H\), let \(DG\) intersect \(AC\) at \(I\), and let \(EG\) intersect \(AD\) at \(J\). If \(FHGI\) is cyclic and \[JA \cdot FC \cdot GH = JD \cdot FB \cdot GI,\]prove that \(G\), \(F\) and \(E\) are collinear.