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ICMT Division A Sample Problems

The document presents a series of mathematical problems from the ICMT Division A, dated July 10, 2025. It includes topics such as series evaluation, integrals, group theory, expected values of divisors, matrix equivalence relations, and polynomial equations. Each problem requires specific calculations or proofs related to the respective mathematical concepts.

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ICMT Division A Sample Problems

The document presents a series of mathematical problems from the ICMT Division A, dated July 10, 2025. It includes topics such as series evaluation, integrals, group theory, expected values of divisors, matrix equivalence relations, and polynomial equations. Each problem requires specific calculations or proofs related to the respective mathematical concepts.

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ICMT Division A Sample Problems

July 10, 2025

1. Evaluate
∞
X (n − 1)!
.
n=1
(n + 4)!

2. Compute the integral ˆ ˆ


1 1
1
dx dy.
0 0 1 − xy
3. A group G has four distinct generators a, b, c, d (so that every element of G is a product of these four
elements or their inverses). The group G also has the 16 relations xyxy = 1G for all x, y ∈ {a, b, c, d},
where 1G is the group identity. What is the minimum number of relations that need to be added to G
to make the number of distinct elements of G finite?
4. What is the expected number of positive divisors of an integer chosen uniformly at random from 1 to
1000000, inclusive?
j k If A is your answer and C is the correct value, your score on this question will be
2
25 · e−38|A−C| .

5. Compute the value of ˆ ∞


e2026iz
dz.
−∞ z4 + 2z 2 + 1

6. Let M = F4×4
4 be the set of 4 × 4 matrices with elements in F4 . Let N be the nilpotent subgroup of
M; i.e.
N = {M ∈ M : ∃n ∈ N, M n = 0}.
Define the equivalence relation A ∼ B for matrices in M if there exists invertible V ∈ M such that
AV = V B. Compute |N / ∼ |.
7. Define SN to be the number of integral solutions (x, y, z) to the equation x + y + z = 0 such that
−N ≤ x, y, z ≤ N and gcd(x, y) = gcd(y, z) = gcd(z, x) = 1. Compute
SN
lim .
N →∞ N2

8. For t ≥ 0, the polynomial equation


x5 − tx − 1 = 0
has one positive real solution; denote this solution by λ(t). Estimate
ˆ 1/25
λ(5t)2
dt.
0 λ(5t)4 − t
A−C 2
j k
If A is your answer and C is the correct value, your score on this question will be 25 · e−( 0.0035 ) .

9. Let S be the set of all differentiable functions with continuous derivatives f : [0, 1] → R such that
ˆ 1 ˆ 1
f (x) dx = xf (x) dx = 1.
0 0

Compute ˆ 1 
′ 2
inf (f (x)) dx .
f ∈S 0

10. Compute the number of ordered pairs (g, h) of elements of S5 , the group of permutations of 5 elements,
such that gh = hg.

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