Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle with AB≠BC, M the midpoint of AC, N the point where the median BM meets again the circumcircle of △ABC, H the orthocentre of △ABC, D the point on the circumcircle for which ∠BDH=90∘, and K the point that makes ANCK a parallelogram. Prove the lines AC, KH, BD are concurrent. (I. Nagel)
2011 Stars Of Mathematics
Seniors
Prove there do exist infinitely many positive integers n such that if a prime p divides n(n+1) then p2 also divides it (all primes dividing n(n+1) bear exponent at least two). Exhibit (at least) two values, one even and one odd, for such numbers n>8. (Pál Erdös & Kurt Mahler)
For a given integer n≥3, determine the range of values for the expression En(x1,x2,…,xn):=x1x2+x2x3+⋯+xn−1xn+xnx1 over real numbers x1,x2,…,xn≥1 satisfying |xk−xk+1|≤1 for all 1≤k≤n−1. Do also determine when the extremal values are achieved. (Dan Schwarz)
Given n sets Ai, with |Ai|=n, prove they may be indexed Ai={ai,j∣j=1,2,…,n}, in such way that the sets Bj={ai,j∣i=1,2,…,n}, 1≤j≤n, also have |Bj|=n. (Anonymous)
Juniors
For positive real numbers a,b,c,d, with abcd=1, determine all values taken by the expression 1+a+ab1+a+ab+abc+1+b+bc1+b+bc+bcd+1+c+cd1+c+cd+cda+1+d+da1+d+da+dab. (Dan Schwarz)
Let ABC be an acute-angled, not equilateral triangle, where vertex A lies on the perpendicular bisector of the segment HO, joining the orthocentre H to the circumcentre O. Determine all possible values for the measure of angle A. (U.S.A. - 1989 IMO Shortlist)
The checkered plane is painted black and white, after a chessboard fashion. A polygon Π of area S and perimeter P consists of some of these unit squares (i.e., its sides go along the borders of the squares). Prove the polygon Π contains not more than S2+P8, and not less than S2−P8 squares of a same color. (Alexander Magazinov)
Let n≥2 be an integer. Let us call interval a subset A⊆{1,2,…,n} for which integers 1≤a<b≤n do exist, such that A={a,a+1,…,b−1,b}. Let a family A of subsets Ai⊆{1,2,…,n}, with 1≤i≤N, be such that for any 1≤i<j≤N we have Ai∩Aj being an interval. Prove that N≤⌊n2/4⌋, and that this bound is sharp. (Dan Schwarz - after an idea by Ron Graham)