IMO: International Mathematical Olympiad
MR-836 / 1961.P1

Solve the system of equations: 

x+y+z=ax2+y2+z2=b2x·y=z2

where a and b are constants. Give the conditions that a and b must satisfy so that x, y, z (the solutions of the system) are distinct positive numbers.

MR-835 / 2012.P1

Solve the following equation:

x-10x-2+x-9x-3+x-8x-4+x-7x-5=-4