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BALKAN 1984

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 1984.

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Problem 1

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Let n≥2n \geq 2 be a positive integer and a1,…,ana_{1},\ldots , a_{n} be positive real numbers such that a1+...+an=1a_{1}+...+a_{n}= 1 . Prove that: a11+a2+⋯+an+⋯+an1+a1+a2+⋯+an−1≥n2n−1\frac{a_{1}}{1+a_{2}+\cdots +a_{n}}+\cdots +\frac{a_{n}}{1+a_{1}+a_{2}+\cdots +a_{n-1}}\geq \frac{n}{2n-1}

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Problem 2

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Let ABCDABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral and let HA,HB,HC,HDH_{A}, H_{B}, H_{C}, H_{D} be the orthocenters of the triangles BCDBCD , CDACDA , DABDAB and ABCABC respectively. Show that the quadrilaterals ABCDABCD and HAHBHCHDH_{A}H_{B}H_{C}H_{D} are congruent.

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Problem 3

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Show that for any positive integer mm , there exists a positive integer nn so that in the decimal representations of the numbers 5m5^{m} and 5n5^{n} , the representation of 5n5^{n} ends in the representation of 5m5^{m} .

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Problem 4

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Let a,b,ca,b,c be positive real numbers. Find all real solutions (x,y,z)(x,y,z) of the system: ax+by=(x−y)2by+cz=(y−z)2cz+ax=(z−x)2ax+by=(x-y)^{2} by+cz=(y-z)^{2} cz+ax=(z-x)^{2}

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