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BALKAN 2005

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2005.

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Problem 1

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Let ABCABC be an acute-angled triangle whose inscribed circle touches ABAB and ACAC at DD and EE respectively. Let XX and YY be the points of intersection of the bisectors of the angles ∠ACB\angle ACB and ∠ABC\angle ABC with the line DEDE and let ZZ be the midpoint of BCBC . Prove that the triangle XYZXYZ is equilateral if and only if ∠A=60∘\angle A = 60^\circ .

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Problem 3

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Let a,b,ca,b,c be positive real numbers. Prove the inequality a2b+b2c+c2a≥a+b+c+4(a−b)2a+b+c.\frac{a^2}{b}+\frac{b^2}{c}+\frac{c^2}{a}\geq a+b+c+\frac{4(a-b)^2}{a+b+c}.

When does equality occur?

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Problem 4

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Let n≥2n \geq 2 be an integer. Let SS be a subset of {1,2,…,n}\{1,2,\dots,n\} such that SS neither contains two elements one of which divides the other, nor contains two elements which are coprime. What is the maximal possible number of elements of such a set SS ?

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