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BALKAN 1997

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 1997.

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Problem 1

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Suppose that OO is a point inside a convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD such that OA2+OB2+OC2+OD2=2A[ABCD],OA^2 + OB^2 + OC^2 + OD^2 = 2\mathcal A[ABCD] , where by A[ABCD]\mathcal A[ABCD] we have denoted the area of ABCDABCD . Prove that ABCDABCD is a square and OO is its center.

Yugoslavia

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Problem 2

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Let S={A1,A2,…,Ak}S = \{A_1,A_2,\ldots ,A_k\} be a collection of subsets of an nn -element set AA . If for any two elements x,y∈Ax, y \in A there is a subset Ai∈SA_i \in S containing exactly one of the two elements xx , yy , prove that 2k≥n2^k\geq n .

Yugoslavia

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Problem 3

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The circles C1\mathcal C_1 and C2\mathcal C_2 touch each other externally at DD , and touch a circle ω\omega internally at BB and CC , respectively. Let AA be an intersection point of ω\omega and the common tangent to C1\mathcal C_1 and C2\mathcal C_2 at DD . Lines ABAB and ACAC meet C1\mathcal C_1 and C2\mathcal C_2 again at KK and LL , respectively, and the line BCBC meets C1\mathcal C_1 again at MM and C2\mathcal C_2 again at NN . Prove that the lines ADAD , KMKM , LNLN are concurrent.

Greece

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