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BALKAN 1986

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 1986.

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Problem 1

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A line passing through the incenter II of the triangle ABCABC intersect its incircle at DD and EE and its circumcircle at FF and GG , in such a way that the point DD lies between II and FF . Prove that: DF⋅EG≥r2DF \cdot EG \geq r^{2} .

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Problem 2

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Let ABCDABCD be a tetrahedron and let E,F,G,H,K,LE,F,G,H,K,L be points lying on the edges AB,BC,CDAB,BC,CD ,DA,DB,DC,DA,DB,DC respectively, in such a way that AE⋅BE=BF⋅CF=CG⋅AG=DH⋅AH=DK⋅BK=DL⋅CL.AE \cdot BE = BF \cdot CF = CG \cdot AG= DH \cdot AH=DK \cdot BK=DL \cdot CL. Prove that the points E,F,G,H,K,LE,F,G,H,K,L all lie on a sphere.

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Problem 3

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Let a,b,ca,b,c be real numbers such that ab≠0ab\not= 0 and c>0c>0 . Let (an)n≥1(a_{n})_{n\geq 1} be the sequence of real numbers defined by: a1=a,a2=ba_{1}=a, a_{2}=b and an+1=an2+can−1a_{n+1}=\frac{a_{n}^{2}+c}{a_{n-1}} for all n≥2n\geq 2 . Show that all the terms of the sequence are integer numbers if and only if the numbers a,ba,b and a2+b2+cab\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}+c}{ab} are integers.

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Problem 4

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Let ABCABC a triangle and PP a point such that the triangles PAB,PBC,PCAPAB, PBC, PCA have the same area and the same perimeter. Prove that if: a) PP is in the interior of the triangle ABCABC then ABCABC is equilateral. b) PP is in the exterior of the triangle ABCABC then ABCABC is right angled triangle.

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