Direct Proof of a Stated Identity or Equality

The question asks the student to prove or verify that a specific equation, identity, or equality holds (e.g., showing two expressions are equal, verifying a functional equation, or establishing an algebraic identity).

grandes-ecoles 2018 Q37 View
We assume that $k \geqslant 0$ and that $C$ is a matrix in $\Delta_{k+1}$. We set $P = I_n + C$. We consider the endomorphism $\varphi$ of $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $\forall M \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R}), \varphi: M \mapsto P^{-1}MP$.
Let $i \in \llbracket 0, k \rrbracket$ and $M \in \Delta_i$. Show that there exists $M'$ in $H_{k+1}$ such that $\varphi(M) = M + M'$.
grandes-ecoles 2018 Q38 View
We assume that $k \geqslant 0$ and that $C$ is a matrix in $\Delta_{k+1}$. We set $P = I_n + C$. We consider the endomorphism $\varphi$ of $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $\forall M \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R}), \varphi: M \mapsto P^{-1}MP$. The matrix $N$ being the matrix defined in III.A.4, show that there exists $N'$ in $H_{k+1}$ such that $$\varphi(N) = N + NC - CN + N'$$
grandes-ecoles 2018 Q39 View
We assume that $k \geqslant 0$ and that $C$ is a matrix in $\Delta_{k+1}$. We set $P = I_n + C$. We consider the endomorphism $\varphi$ of $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $\forall M \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R}), \varphi: M \mapsto P^{-1}MP$. Let $T$ be an upper triangular matrix. We set $A = N + T$, $B = \varphi(A)$. Show that $B \in H_{-1}$ and that $$\begin{cases} \forall i \in \llbracket -1, k-1 \rrbracket, \quad B^{(i)} = A^{(i)} \\ B^{(k)} = A^{(k)} + NC - CN \end{cases}$$
grandes-ecoles 2018 Q25 View
Let $U$ be a non-empty bounded open set of $\mathbb{R}^n$ ($n \geqslant 2$). Let $f_1$ and $f_2$ be two functions continuous on $\bar{U}$, of class $\mathcal{C}^2$ and harmonic on $U$. Show that if the functions $f_1$ and $f_2$ are equal on $\partial U$, then $f_1$ and $f_2$ are equal on $U$.
grandes-ecoles 2018 Q25 View
Let $U$ be a non-empty bounded open set of $\mathbb{R}^n$ ($n \geqslant 2$). Let $f_1$ and $f_2$ be two functions continuous on $\bar{U}$, of class $\mathcal{C}^2$ and harmonic on $U$. Show that if the functions $f_1$ and $f_2$ are equal on $\partial U$, then $f_1$ and $f_2$ are equal on $U$.
grandes-ecoles 2019 Q9 View
Let $n$ be a non-zero natural number and $\Phi_n : \{0,1\}^n \rightarrow \llbracket 0, 2^n - 1 \rrbracket$, $(x_j)_{j \in \llbracket 1,n \rrbracket} \mapsto \sum_{j=1}^{n} x_j 2^{n-j}$.
Specify $\operatorname{Im} \Phi_n$ as a function of $A_n$, where $A_n = \left\{\sum_{j=1}^{n} x_j 2^{n-j}, (x_j)_{j \in \llbracket 1,n \rrbracket} \in \{0,1\}^n\right\}$.
grandes-ecoles 2019 Q9 View
Let $n$ be a non-zero natural number. We set $$\Phi_n : \left|\, \begin{aligned} \{0,1\}^n &\rightarrow \llbracket 0, 2^n - 1 \rrbracket \\ (x_j)_{j \in \llbracket 1,n \rrbracket} &\mapsto \sum_{j=1}^{n} x_j 2^{n-j} \end{aligned} \right.$$ and $A_n = \left\{ \sum_{j=1}^{n} x_j 2^{n-j},\, (x_j)_{j \in \llbracket 1,n \rrbracket} \in \{0,1\}^n \right\}$.
Specify $\operatorname{Im} \Phi_n$ as a function of $A_n$.
grandes-ecoles 2019 Q26 View
We are given $x _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R } ^ { N }$. We consider the finite real sequences $\left( \alpha _ { k } \right)$ and $\left( \beta _ { k } \right)$, as well as the finite sequences $\left( \tilde { x } _ { k } \right) , \left( \tilde { r } _ { k } \right)$ and $\left( \tilde { p } _ { k } \right)$ of elements of $\mathbb { R } ^ { N }$, constructed according to the following recurrence relations, for $k \in \{ 0 , \ldots , m - 1 \}$, $$\begin{aligned} \alpha _ { k } & = \frac { \left\| \tilde { r } _ { k } \right\| ^ { 2 } } { \left\langle A \tilde { p } _ { k } , \tilde { p } _ { k } \right\rangle } \\ \tilde { x } _ { k + 1 } & = \tilde { x } _ { k } + \alpha _ { k } \tilde { p } _ { k } \\ \tilde { r } _ { k + 1 } & = \tilde { r } _ { k } - \alpha _ { k } A \tilde { p } _ { k } \\ \beta _ { k } & = \frac { \left\| \tilde { r } _ { k + 1 } \right\| ^ { 2 } } { \left\| \tilde { r } _ { k } \right\| ^ { 2 } } \\ \tilde { p } _ { k + 1 } & = \tilde { r } _ { k + 1 } + \beta _ { k } \tilde { p } _ { k } \end{aligned}$$ with $\tilde { x } _ { 0 } = x _ { 0 } , \tilde { r } _ { 0 } = b - A x _ { 0 }$ and $\tilde { p } _ { 0 } = \tilde { r } _ { 0 }$.
Show that the following properties are satisfied:
(i) For all $k \in \{ 0 , \ldots , m - 1 \}$, for all $i \in \{ 0 , \ldots , k - 1 \}$, we have $$\left\langle \tilde { r } _ { i } , \tilde { r } _ { k } \right\rangle = 0 , \left\langle \tilde { p } _ { i } , \tilde { r } _ { k } \right\rangle = 0 , \left\langle \tilde { p } _ { i } , A \tilde { p } _ { k } \right\rangle = 0$$
(ii) For all $k \in \{ 0 , \ldots , m \} , \tilde { x } _ { k }$ is identified with $x _ { k }$, the minimizer of $J$ on $x _ { 0 } + H _ { k }$ defined in question 13.
(iii) For all $k \in \{ 0 , \ldots , m \} , \tilde { r } _ { k }$ is identified with $r _ { k } = b - A x _ { k }$.
(iv) The family $\left( \tilde { p } _ { 0 } , \ldots , \tilde { p } _ { k } \right)$ is a basis of $H _ { k + 1 }$, for all $k \in \{ 0 , \ldots , m - 1 \}$.
grandes-ecoles 2020 Q38 View
In the rest of the problem, we assume that $\lambda$ is a real number distinct from 1 and we set $w = \frac{1}{\lambda - 1}$. We further set $\mathbf{f} = (1 + w)\delta - w\mathbf{1}$.
Show that $\mathbf{f} * \mathbf{b} = \delta$.
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q5 View
Show that, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, $\left\|T_n'\right\|_{L^\infty([-1,1])} = n^2$.
One may begin by establishing that, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and $\theta \in \mathbb{R}$, $|\sin(n\theta)| \leqslant n|\sin\theta|$.
The sequence of polynomials $\left(T_n\right)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ is defined by $T_0 = 1, T_1 = X$ and $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}, T_{n+2} = 2X T_{n+1} - T_n$.
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q6 View
Let $n$ be a non-zero natural number. Let $A \in \mathbb{C}_{2n}[X]$, split with simple roots, and $(\alpha_1, \ldots, \alpha_{2n})$ its roots. Show that $$\forall B \in \mathbb{C}_{2n-1}[X], \quad B(X) = \sum_{k=1}^{2n} B(\alpha_k) \frac{A(X)}{(X - \alpha_k) A'(\alpha_k)}$$
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q5 View
Show that, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, $\left\|T_n'\right\|_{L^\infty([-1,1])} = n^2$.
One may begin by establishing that, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and $\theta \in \mathbb{R}$, $|\sin(n\theta)| \leqslant n|\sin\theta|$.
The sequence of polynomials $\left(T_n\right)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ is defined by $T_0 = 1, T_1 = X$ and $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}, T_{n+2} = 2X T_{n+1} - T_n$.
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q6 View
Let $n$ be a non-zero natural number. Let $A \in \mathbb{C}_{2n}[X]$, split with simple roots, and $(\alpha_1, \ldots, \alpha_{2n})$ its roots. Show that $$\forall B \in \mathbb{C}_{2n-1}[X], \quad B(X) = \sum_{k=1}^{2n} B(\alpha_k) \frac{A(X)}{(X - \alpha_k) A'(\alpha_k)}$$
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q1 View
Justify that, for every natural integer $k$, $p _ { 1 } ^ { ( k ) } + \cdots + p _ { n } ^ { ( k ) } = 1$.
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q2.13 View
For each complex number $w$, we denote by $\operatorname{Re}(w)$ the real part of $w$. Show that, for all $z \in \stackrel{\circ}{\mathbb{D}}$: $$\ln|1-z| = -\operatorname{Re}\left(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{z^n}{n}\right)$$ To do this, one may write $z = re^{i\theta}$ with $0 \leq r < 1$ and $\theta \in \mathbb{R}$, then study the function: $$\begin{aligned} F : [0,1[ &\rightarrow \mathbb{R} \\ \rho &\mapsto \ln\left|1 - \rho e^{i\theta}\right| \end{aligned}$$
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q4.36 View
We choose $I = [-1,1]$ and fix any very good extremal pair $(Q, R)$. We set $P = QR$ and denote by $x_1 \leq \ldots \leq x_{n+m}$ the roots of $P$ counted with multiplicity. Show that: $$Q = \prod_{k=m+1}^{n+m}\left(X - x_k\right) \quad \text{and} \quad R = \prod_{k=1}^{m}\left(X - x_k\right)$$
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q4.38 View
We choose $I = [-1,1]$ and fix any very good extremal pair $(Q, R)$. We set $P = QR$. By contradiction, show that $|P(-1)| = \|P\|_I$.
To do this, one may choose a real number $\epsilon > 0$, introduce the segment $I_\epsilon = [-1-\epsilon, 1]$ and bound the quantity: $$\frac{\|Q\|_{I_\epsilon} \|R\|_{I_\epsilon}}{\|P\|_{I_\epsilon}}$$ using question 4.37.
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q4.41 View
We choose $I = [-1,1]$ and fix any very good extremal pair $(Q, R)$. We set $P = QR$. Show that $P$ satisfies the differential equation: $$\|P\|_I^2 - P^2 = \frac{1}{(n+m)^2}\left(1 - X^2\right)P'^2$$
grandes-ecoles 2021 Q4.43 View
We choose $I = [-1,1]$ and fix any very good extremal pair $(Q, R)$. We set $P = QR$. By considering the function: $$\begin{aligned} f : \mathbb{R} &\rightarrow \mathbb{R} \\ y &\mapsto P(\cos y), \end{aligned}$$ verify that for all $x \in [-1,1]$, $$P(x) = \|P\|_I \cos\left((n+m)\operatorname{Arccos} x\right).$$
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q7 View
Let $H$ be the matrix of the inner product $\phi(P,Q) = \int_0^1 P(t)Q(t)\,\mathrm{d}t$ in the canonical basis of $\mathbb{R}_{n-1}[X]$, with general term $h_{i,j} = \phi(X^i, X^j)$. Let $U \in \mathcal{M}_{n,1}(\mathbb{R})$. Express the product $U^\top H U$ using $\phi$ and the coefficients of $U$.
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q7 View
Let $n \in \mathbf { N }$. Show that for all real $t > 0$,
$$p _ { n } = \frac { e ^ { n t } } { 2 \pi } \int _ { - \pi } ^ { \pi } e ^ { - i n \theta } P \left( e ^ { - t + i \theta } \right) \mathrm { d } \theta$$
so that
$$p _ { n } = \frac { e ^ { n t } P \left( e ^ { - t } \right) } { 2 \pi } \int _ { - \pi } ^ { \pi } e ^ { - i n \theta } \frac { P \left( e ^ { - t + i \theta } \right) } { P \left( e ^ { - t } \right) } \mathrm { d } \theta$$
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q15 View
The function $q$ associates to any real $x$ the real number $q ( x ) = x - \lfloor x \rfloor - \frac { 1 } { 2 }$.
Show, for all real $t > 0$, the identity
$$\int _ { 1 } ^ { + \infty } \frac { t q ( u ) } { e ^ { t u } - 1 } \mathrm {~d} u = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln \left( 1 - e ^ { - t } \right) - \ln P \left( e ^ { - t } \right) - \int _ { 1 } ^ { + \infty } \ln \left( 1 - e ^ { - t u } \right) \mathrm { d } u$$
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q15 View
Show, for all real $t > 0$, the identity $$\int_{1}^{+\infty} \frac{tq(u)}{e^{tu}-1} \mathrm{~d}u = -\frac{1}{2}\ln(1-e^{-t}) - \ln P(e^{-t}) - \int_{1}^{+\infty} \ln(1-e^{-tu}) \mathrm{d}u$$
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q15 View
Let $A$ and $B$ be two polynomials in $\mathbf{R}[X]$ whose coefficients are all strictly positive. Prove that the coefficients of the product $AB$ are also strictly positive.
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q4 View
Let $V$ and $V^{\prime}$ be two subspaces of $E$ of dimension $p$. Let $u = (u_1, \ldots, u_p)$ and $u^{\prime} = (u_1^{\prime}, \ldots, u_p^{\prime})$ be the orthonormal families constructed in question (1).
(a) Show that there exist $0 \leqslant \theta_1 \leqslant \cdots \leqslant \theta_p \leqslant \pi/2$ such that $\cos(\theta_k) = \langle u_k, u_k^{\prime}\rangle$ for all $k \in \llbracket 1, p \rrbracket$.
(b) Calculate the value of $\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{Gram}(u, u^{\prime}))$ as a function of the $\cos(\theta_k)$.
(c) Deduce that $\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{Gram}(u, u^{\prime})) \leqslant 1$. What can be said about $V$ and $V^{\prime}$ in the case of equality?