olymmath

BALKAN 2015

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2015.

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Problem 1

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Let a,ba, b and cc be positive real numbers. Prove that

a3b6+b3c6+c3a6+3a3b3c3≥abc(a3b3+b3c3+c3a3)+a2b2c2(a3+b3+c3)a^{3} b^{6}+b^{3} c^{6}+c^{3} a^{6}+3 a^{3} b^{3} c^{3} \geq a b c\left(a^{3} b^{3}+b^{3} c^{3}+c^{3} a^{3}\right)+a^{2} b^{2} c^{2}\left(a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3}\right)

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Problem 2

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Let ABCA B C be a scalene triangle with incentre II and circumcircle ( ω\omega ). The lines AI,BI,CIA I, B I, C I intersect (ω)(\omega) for the second time at the points D,E,FD, E, F, respectively. The lines through II parallel to the sides BC,AC,ABB C, A C, A B intersect the lines EF,DF,DEE F, D F, D E at the points K,L,MK, L, M, respectively. Prove that the points K,L,MK, L, M are collinear.

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Problem 3

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A jury of 3366 film critics are judging the Oscars. Each critic makes a single vote for his favourite actor, and a single vote for his favourite actress. It turns out that for every integer n∈{1,2,…,100}n \in\{1,2, \ldots, 100\} there is an actor or actress who has been voted for exactly nn times. Show that there are two critics who voted for the same actor and for the same actress.

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Problem 4

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Prove that among any 20 consecutive positive integers there exists an integer dd such that for each positive integer nn we have the inequality

nd{nd}>52n \sqrt{d}\{n \sqrt{d}\}>\frac{5}{2}

where {x}\{x\} denotes the fractional part of the real number xx. The fractional part of a real number xx is xx minus the greatest integer less than or equal to xx.

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