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BALKAN 1985

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 1985.

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Problem 1

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In a given triangle ABCABC , OO is its circumcenter, DD is the midpoint of ABAB and EE is the centroid of the triangle ACDACD . Show that the lines CDCD and OEOE are perpendicular if and only if AB=ACAB=AC .

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Problem 2

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Let a,b,c,d∈[−π2,π2]a,b,c,d \in [-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}] be real numbers such that sin⁡a+sin⁡b+sin⁡c+sin⁡d=1\sin{a}+\sin{b}+\sin{c}+\sin{d}=1 and cos⁡2a+cos⁡2b+cos⁡2c+cos⁡2d≥103\cos{2a}+\cos{2b}+\cos{2c}+\cos{2d}\geq \frac{10}{3} . Prove that a,b,c,d∈[0,π6]a,b,c,d \in [0, \frac{\pi}{6}]

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Problem 3

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Let SS be the set of all positive integers of the form 19a+85b19a+85b , where a,ba,b are arbitrary positive integers. On the real axis, the points of SS are colored in red and the remaining integer numbers are colored in green. Find, with proof, whether or not there exists a point AA on the real axis such that any two points with integer coordinates which are symmetrical with respect to AA have necessarily distinct colors.

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Problem 4

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There are 19851985 participants to an international meeting. In any group of three participants there are at least two who speak the same language. It is known that each participant speaks at most five languages. Prove that there exist at least 200200 participans who speak the same language.

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