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The expression $(x+y+z)^{2006}+(x-y-z)^{2006}$ can be simplified by expanding it and combining like terms. How many terms are there in the simplified expression?

Let $a_n=\binom{2020}{3n-1}$. Find the vale of $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{673}a_n$.

If $n$ is an integer such that the values of $(3n+1)$ and $(4n+1)$ are both squares, prove that $n$ is a multiple of $56$.

Let $X$ be the integer part of $\left(3+\sqrt{7}\right)^n$ where $n$ is a positive integer. Show that $X$ must be odd.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Show that the smallest integer that is larger than $(1+\sqrt{3})^{2n}$ is divisible by $2^{n+1}$.

Let $m=4k+1$ where $k$ is a non-negative integer. Show that $$a=\binom{n}{1}+m\binom{n}{3}+m^2\binom{n}{5}+\cdots+m^{\frac{n-1}{2}}\binom{n}{n}$$

is divisible by $2^{n-1}$, where $n$ is an odd number.

Let sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfy $a_0=0, a_1=1$, and $a_n = 2a_{n-1}+a_{n-2}$. Show that $2^k\mid n$ if and only if $2^k\mid a_n$.

Show that the following inequality holds for any positive integer $n$: $$(2n+1)^n \ge (2n)^n + (2n-1)^n$$

Let $a$ and $b$ be two positive real numbers. Show that if $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1$. Prove that the following inequality holds for any positive integer $n$: $$(a+b)^n-a^n-b^n\ge 2^{2n}-2^{n+1}$$

Let $\{a_n\}$ be a sequence defined as $a_n=\lfloor{n\sqrt{2}}\rfloor$ where $\lfloor{x}\rfloor$ indicates the largest integer not exceeding $x$. Show that this sequence has infinitely many square numbers.

Let the integer and decimal part of $(5\sqrt{2}+7)^{2n+1}$ be $I$ and $D$ respectively. Show that $(I+D)D$ is a constant.

Let $n$ be a non-negative integer. Show that $2^{n+1}$ divides the value of $\left\lfloor{(1+\sqrt{3})^{2n+1}}\right\rfloor$ where function $\lfloor{x}\rfloor$ returns the largest integer not exceeding the give real number $x$.

Let $a$, $b$ be two positive real numbers, and $n$ be a positive integer greater than $2$. Show that $$\frac{a^n+a^{n-1}b+\cdots+ab^{-1}+b^n}{n+1}\ge \Big(\frac{a+b}{2}\Big)^n$$

If the $5^{th}$, $6^{th}$ and $7^{th}$ coefficients in the expansion of $(x^{-\frac{4}{3}}+x)^n$ form an arithmetic sequence, find the constant term in the expanded form.

Let $n$ be a positive integer, show that $(3^{3n}-26n-1)$ is divisible by $676$.

Label the first row of the Pascal triangle as row $0$. How many odd numbers are there in the $2019^{th}$ row?

Find the coefficient of the $x$ term after having expanded $$(x^2+3x+2)^5$$

Find the constant term after $\left(\mid x\mid +\frac{1}{\mid x \mid} -2\right)^2$ is expanded.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Show that $\left(3^{4n+2} + 5^{2n+1}\right)$ is divisible by $14$.

What is the remainder when $2021^{2020}$ is divided by $10^4$?

Find the value of $(2 + \sqrt{5})^{1/3} - (-2 + \sqrt{5})^{1/3}$.

How many terms with odd coefficients are there in the expanded form of $$((x+1)(x+2)\cdots(x+2015))^{2016}$$

For some particular value of $N$, when $(a+b+c+d+1)^N$ is expanded and like terms are combined, the resulting expression contains exactly $1001$ terms that include all four variables $a, b,c,$ and $d$, each to some positive power. What is $N$?

Let $a_n=\binom{200}{n}(\sqrt[3]{6})^{200-n}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^n$, where $n=1$, $2$, $\cdots$, $95$. Find the number of integer terms in $\{a_n\}$.

Find the value of the following expression: $$\binom{2020}{0}-\binom{2020}{2}+\binom{2020}{4}-\cdots+\binom{2020}{2020}$$