Category Archives: problem

2011-1 A Series

Evaluate the sum \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n \sin n}{1+n^2}. \]

(UPDATED: 2011.2.18) I have fixed a typo in the formula. Initially the following formula \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\sin n}{1+n^2}\] was posted but it does not seem to have a closed form answer. I’m sincerely sorry!

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2010-21 Limit

Let \(a_1=0\), \(a_{2n+1}=a_{2n}=n-a_n\). Prove that there exists k such that \(\lvert a_k- \frac{k}{3}\rvert >2010\) and yet \(\lim_{n\to \infty} \frac{a_n}{n}=\frac13\).

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2010-20 Monochromatic line

Let X be a finite set of points on the plane such that each point in X is colored with red or blue and there is no line having all points in X. Prove that there is a line L having at least two points of X such that all points in L∩X have the same color.

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2010-19 Fixed point

Suppose that \(V\) is a vector space of dimension \(n>0\) over a field of characterstic \(p\neq 0\). Let \(A: V\to V\) be an affine transformation. Prove that there exist \(u\in V\) and \(1\le k\le np\) such that \[A^k u = u.\]

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