Will thought of a number: 1, 2 or 3. You can ask him only one question, to which he can answer “yes”, “no” or “I do not know”. Can you guess the number by asking just one question?
Prove the following formulae are true: \[\begin{aligned} a^{n + 1} - b^{n + 1} &= (a - b) (a^n + a^{n-1}b + \dots + b^n);\\ a^{2n + 1} + b^{2n + 1} &= (a + b) (a^{2n} - a^{2n-1}b + a^{2n-2}b^2 - \dots + b^{2n}). \end{aligned}\]
Let \(z = x + iy\), \(w = u + iv\). Find a) \(z + w\); b) \(zw\); c) \(z/w\).
Prove the equalities:
a) \(\overline{z+w} = \overline{z} + \overline{w}\); b) \(\overline{zw} = \overline{z} \overline{w}\); c) \(\overline{\frac{z}{w}} = \frac{\overline{z}}{\overline{w}}\); d) \(|\overline{z}| = |z|\); d) \(\overline{\overline{z}} = z\).
Prove the equalities:
a) \(z + \overline {z} = 2 \operatorname{Re} z\);
b) \(z - \overline {z} = 2i \operatorname{Im} z\);
c) \(\overline {z} z = |z|^2\).
Let \(z_1\) and \(z_2\) be fixed points of a complex plane. Give a geometric description of the sets of all points \(z\) that satisfy the conditions:
a) \(\operatorname{arg} \frac{z - z_1}{z - z_2} = 0\);
b) \(\operatorname{arg} \frac{z_1 - z}{z - z_2} = 0\).
Prove the formulae: \(\arcsin (- x) = - \arcsin x\), \(\arccos (- x) = \pi - \arccos x\).
Prove that for a monotonically increasing function \(f (x)\) the equations \(x = f (f (x))\) and \(x = f (x)\) are equivalent.
Prove that \(\sqrt{\frac{a^2 + b^2}{2}} \geq \frac{a+b}{2}\).
Prove that the equation \(\frac {x}{y} + \frac {y}{z} + \frac {z}{x} = 1\) is unsolvable using positive integers.