2015 South East Mathematical Olympiad

Grade 10

Day 1

1

Suppose that the sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfy $a_1=1$ and $a_{2k}=a_{2k-1}+a_k, \quad a_{2k+1}=a_{2k}$ for $k=1,2, \ldots$ Prove that $a_{2^n}< 2^{\frac{n^2}{2}}$ for any integer $n \geq 3$.

2

Let $I$ be the incenter of $\triangle ABC$ with $AB>AC$. Let $\Gamma$ be the circle with diameter $AI$. The circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ intersects $\Gamma$ at points $A,D$, with point $D$ lying on $\overarc{AC}$ (not containing $B$). Let the line passing through $A$ and parallel to $BC$ intersect $\Gamma$ at points $A,E$. If $DI$ is the angle bisector of $\angle CDE$, and $\angle ABC = 33^{\circ}$, find the value of $\angle BAC$.

3

Can you make $2015$ positive integers $1,2, \ldots , 2015$ to be a certain permutation which can be ordered in the circle such that the sum of any two adjacent numbers is a multiple of $4$ or a multiple of $7$?

4

For any positive integer $n$, we have the set $P_n = \{ n^k \mid k=0,1,2, \ldots \}$. For positive integers $a,b,c$, we define the group of $(a,b,c)$ as lucky if there is a positive integer $m$ such that $a-1$, $ab-12$, $abc-2015$ (the three numbers need not be different from each other) belong to the set $P_m$. Find the number of lucky groups.

Day 2

5

Suppose that $a,b$ are real numbers, function $f(x) = ax+b$ satisfies $\mid f(x) \mid \leq 1$ for any $x \in [0,1]$. Find the range of values of $S= (a+1)(b+1).$

6

In $\triangle ABC$, we have three edges with lengths $BC=a, \, CA=b \, AB=c$, and $c<b<a<2c$. $P$ and $Q$ are two points of the edges of $\triangle ABC$, and the straight line $PQ$ divides $\triangle ABC$ into two parts with the same area. Find the minimum value of the length of the line segment $PQ$.

7

In $\triangle ABC$, we have $AB>AC>BC$. $D,E,F$ are the tangent points of the inscribed circle of $\triangle ABC$ with the line segments $AB,BC,AC$ respectively. The points $L,M,N$ are the midpoints of the line segments $DE,EF,FD$. The straight line $NL$ intersects with ray $AB$ at $P$, straight line $LM$ intersects ray $BC$ at $Q$ and the straight line $NM$ intersects ray $AC$ at $R$. Prove that $PA \cdot QB \cdot RC = PD \cdot QE \cdot RF$.

8

For any integers $m,n$, we have the set $A(m,n) = \{ x^2+mx+n \mid x \in \mathbb{Z} \}$, where $\mathbb{Z}$ is the integer set. Does there exist three distinct elements $a,b,c$ which belong to $A(m,n)$ and satisfy the equality $a=bc$?

Grade 11

Day 1

Grade 10 P2 - 1

2

Given a sequence $\{ a_n\}_{n\in \mathbb{Z}^+}$ defined by $a_1=1$ and $a_{2k}=a_{2k-1}+a_k,a_{2k+1}=a_{2k}$ for all positive integer $k$. Prove that, for any positive integer $n$, $a_{2^n}>2^{\frac{n^2}{4}}$.

Grade 10 P4 - 3

4

Given $8$ pairwise distinct positive integers $a_1,a_2,…,a_8$ such that the greatest common divisor of any three of them is equal to $1$. Show that there exists positive integer $n\geq 8$ and $n$ pairwise distinct positive integers $m_1,m_2,…,m_n$ with the greatest common divisor of all $n$ numbers equal to $1$ such that for any positive integers $1\leq p<q<r\leq n$, there exists positive integers $1\leq i<j\leq 8$ that $a_ia_j\mid m_p+m_q+m_r$.

Day 2

5

Given two points $E$ and $F$ lie on segment $AB$ and $AD$, respectively. Let the segments $BF$ and $DE$ intersects at point $C$. If it’s known that $AE+EC=AF+FC$, show that $AB+BC=AD+DC$.

6

Given a positive integer $n\geq 2$. Let $A=\{ (a,b)\mid a,b\in \{ 1,2,…,n\} \}$ be the set of points in Cartesian coordinate plane. How many ways to colour points in $A$, each by one of three fixed colour, such that, for any $a,b\in \{ 1,2,…,n-1\}$, if $(a,b)$ and $(a+1,b)$ have same colour, then $(a,b+1)$ and $(a+1,b+1)$ also have same colour.

Grade 10 P7 - 7

8

Find all prime number $p$ such that there exists an integer-coefficient polynomial $f(x)=x^{p-1}+a_{p-2}x^{p-2}+…+a_1x+a_0$ that has $p-1$ consecutive positive integer roots and $p^2\mid f(i)f(-i)$, where $i$ is the imaginary unit.