I am planing to get a pure math degree in university and become a mathematician.
In uni, I found that there are two Bachelor of Mathematics and Bachelor of Sciences (which includes Mathematics). What is the difference between these two bachelor? If I want to become a mathematician, which one...
Re: Australian Maths Competition 2013
No, a,b,c are positive integers.
I got 199 for the question a^{\sqrt b}=\sqrt{a^b}, almost forgot the case a=1...
Re: Australian Maths Competition 2013
OK. I remembered two questions:
Given positive integer m<n,a,b,c and f(m)=0,f(n)=2016^2 where f(x)=ax^2+bx+c. How many values of n-m?
How many pairs (a,b) of positive integers such that 1 \le a,b \le 100 and a^{\sqrt{b}}= \sqrt{a^b}.
Re: Australian Maths Competition 2013
I was up to f(126)=252 and then time-out.
After the test, I realise that we can figure out the pattern (or prove by induction) that f(2^k \cdot (4n+1))=2^k(4n+3) and f(2^k(4n+3))=2^{k+1}(4n+1)
Re: Australian Maths Competition 2013
I think Q30 is an old question. I remembered this one from an AMO contest, may be. Although, I didn't get it during the test, I was out of time. :(
Do you guys have answer for question 27,28,29 in senior division?