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BALKAN 1988

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 1988.

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Problem 1

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Let ABCABC be a triangle and let M,N,PM,N,P be points on the line BCBC such that AM,AN,APAM,AN,AP are the altitude, the angle bisector and the median of the triangle, respectively. It is known that

[AMP][ABC]=14\frac{[AMP]}{[ABC]}=\frac{1}{4} and [ANP][ABC]=1−32\frac{[ANP]}{[ABC]}=1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} . Find the angles of triangle ABCABC .

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Problem 2

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Find all polynomials of two variables P(x,y)P(x,y) which satisfy P(a,b)P(c,d)=P(ac+bd,ad+bc),∀a,b,c,d∈R.P(a,b) P(c,d) = P (ac+bd, ad+bc), \forall a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{R}.

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Problem 3

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Let ABCDABCD be a tetrahedron and let dd be the sum of squares of its edges' lengths. Prove that the tetrahedron can be included in a region bounded by two parallel planes, the distances between the planes being at most d23\frac{\sqrt{d}}{2\sqrt{3}}

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Problem 4

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Let (an)n≥1(a_{n})_{n\geq 1} be a sequence defined by an=2n+49a_{n}=2^{n}+49 . Find all values of nn such that an=pg,an+1=rsa_{n}=pg, a_{n+1}=rs , where p,q,r,sp,q,r,s are prime numbers with p<q,r<sp<q, r<s and q−p=s−rq-p=s-r .

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