In the TV series “The Secret of Santa Barbara” there are 20 characters. Each episode contains one of the events: some character discovers the Mystery, some character discovers that someone knows the Mystery, some character discovers that someone does not know the Mystery. What is the maximum number of episodes that this tv series can last?
Determine all solutions of the equation \((n + 2)! - (n + 1)! - n! = n^2 + n^4\) in natural numbers.
A raisin bag contains 2001 raisins with a total weight of 1001 g, and no raisin weighs more than 1.002 g.
Prove that all the raisins can be divided onto two scales so that they show a difference in weight not exceeding 1 g.
10 numbers are written around the circle, the sum of which is equal to 100. It is known that the sum of every three numbers standing side by side is not less than 29.
Specify the smallest number \(A\) such that in any such set of numbers each of the numbers does not exceed \(A\).
A daisy has a) 12 petals; b) 11 petals. Consider the game with two players where: in one turn a player is allowed to remove either exactly one petal or two petals which are next to each other. The loser is the one who cannot make a turn. How should the second player act, in cases a) and b), in order to win the game regardless of the moves of the first player?
Given a board (divided into squares) of the size: a) \(10\times 12\), b) \(9\times 10\), c) \(9\times 11\), consider the game with two players where: in one turn a player is allowed to cross out any row or any column if there is at least one square not crossed out. The loser is the one who cannot make a move. Is there a winning strategy for one of the players?
In a group of friends, each two people have exactly five common acquaintances. Prove that the number of pairs of friends is divisible by 3.
Prove that the equation \[a_1 \sin x + b_1 \cos x + a_2 \sin 2x + b_2 \cos 2x + \dots + a_n \sin nx + b_n \cos nx = 0\] has at least one root for any values of \(a_1 , b_1, a_2, b_2, \dots, a_n, b_n\).
At a round table, 10 boys and 15 girls were seated. It turned out that there are exactly 5 pairs of boys sitting next to each other.
How many pairs of girls are sitting next to each other?
Solve the equation \(2x^x = \sqrt {2}\) for positive numbers.