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BALKAN 2021

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2021.

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Problem 1

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Let ABCA B C be a triangle with AB<ACA B<A C. Let ω\omega be a circle passing through B,CB, C and assume that AA is inside ω\omega. Suppose X,YX, Y lie on ω\omega such that ∠BXA=∠AYC\angle B X A=\angle A Y C. Suppose also that XX and CC lie on opposite sides of the line ABA B and that YY and BB lie on opposite sides of the line ACA C.

Show that, as X,YX, Y vary on ω\omega, the line XYX Y passes through a fixed point.

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Problem 2

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Find all functions f:(0,+∞)→(0,+∞)f:(0,+\infty) \rightarrow(0,+\infty) such that

f(x+f(x)+f(y))=2f(x)+yf(x+f(x)+f(y))=2 f(x)+y

holds for all x,y∈(0,+∞)x, y \in(0,+\infty).

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Problem 3

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Let a,ba, b and cc be positive integers satisfying the equation

(a,b)+[a,b]=2021c.(a, b)+[a, b]=2021^{c} .

If ∣a−b∣|a-b| is a prime number, prove that the number (a+b)2+4(a+b)^{2}+4 is composite. Here, (a,b)(a, b) denotes the greatest common divisor of aa and bb, and [a,b][a, b] denotes the least common multiple of aa and bb.

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Problem 4

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Angel has a warehouse, which initially contains 100 piles of 100 pieces of rubbish each. Each morning, Angel performs exactly one of the following moves: (a) He clears every piece of rubbish from a single pile. (b) He clears one piece of rubbish from each pile.

However, every evening, a demon sneaks into the warehouse and performs exactly one of the following moves: (a) He adds one piece of rubbish to each non-empty pile. (b) He creates a new pile with one piece of rubbish.

What is the first morning when Angel can guarantee to have cleared all the rubbish from the warehouse?

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