Monday 16 December 2013

(n + 1)(n + 2)

If n is a natural number,
 prove that the number (n + 1)(n + 2) ................. (n + 10) is not a perfect square.

m + n is divisible by 24

Let m and n be natural numbers and let mn + 1 be divisible by 24.
Show that m + n is divisible by 24.

divisible by 12

Let a, b, c, d be integers. 
Show that the product (a - b)(a - c)(a - d)(b - c)(b - d)(c - dis divisible by 12.

among any ten consecutive positive integers

Prove that among any ten consecutive positive integers at least one is relatively prime to the
product of the others.

ab + 1, bc + 1, and ca + 1 are perfect squares

Find in finitely many triples (a, b, c) of positive integers such that a, b, c are
in arithmetic progression and such that ab + 1, bc + 1, and ca + 1 are perfect squares.

xy + 1, yz + 1, zx + 1 are all perfect squares

Show that if x, y, z are positive integers, then (xy + 1)(yz + 1)(zx + 1) is a perfect square if
and only if xy + 1, yz + 1, zx + 1 are all perfect squares.

number of integral roots of p(x)

Let  be a polynomial with integral coefficients. Let a , b , c  be three distinct integers such that  
p(a) = p(b) = p(c) = - 1Find the number of integral roots of p(x). 

the number of polynomials p(x)

Find the number of polynomials p(x) with integral coefficients satisfying
the conditions p(1)=2, p(3)=1.                   

Define \(f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) by \[f(x)= \begin{cases}(1-\cos x) \sin \left(\frac{1}{x}\right), & x \neq 0 \\ 0, &a...