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2024-19 Stationary function

Let \(g(t): [0,+\infty) \to [0,+\infty)\) be a decreasing continuous function. Assume \(g(0)=1\), and for every \(s, t \geq 0 \) \[t^{11}g(s+t) \leq 2024 \; [g(s)]^2.\] Show that \(g(11) = g(12)\).

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2024-16 Stay positive!

Let \(A= [a_{ij}]_{1\leq i,j\leq 5}\) be a \(5\times 5\) positive definite (real) matrix. Show that the matrix \([a_{ij}/(i+j)]\) is also positive definite.

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2024-13 Concave functions (revisited)

Let \(u_n(t)\), \(n=1,2…\) be a sequence of concave functions on \(\mathbb{R}\). Let \(g(t)\) be a differentiable function on \(\mathbb{R}\). Assume \(\liminf_{n\to\infty} u_n(t) \geq g(t)\) for every \(t\) and \(\lim_{n\to \infty} u_n(0) = g(0)\). Suppose \(u_n'(0)\) exist for \(n=1,2,…\). Compare \(\lim_{n\to \infty} u_n'(0)\) and \(g'(0)\).

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2024-12 The Triple Match Matrix Challenge

Count the number of distinct matrices \( A \), where two matrices are considered identical if one can be obtained from the other by rearranging rows and columns, that have the following properties:

  1. \( A \) is a \( 7 \times 7 \) matrix and every entry of \( A \) is \( 0 \) or \( 1 \).
  2. Each row of \( A\) contains exactly 3 non-zero entries.
  3. For any two distinct rows \( i\) and \( j\) of \( A\), there exists exactly one column \( k \) such that \( A_{ik} \neq 0 \) and \( A_{jk} \neq 0 \).

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