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BALKAN 2023

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2023.

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Problem 1

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Find all functions f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} such that for all x,y∈Rx, y \in \mathbb{R},

xf(x+f(y))=(y−x)f(f(x))x f(x+f(y))=(y-x) f(f(x))

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Problem 2

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In triangle ABCA B C, the incircle touches sides BC,CA,ABB C, C A, A B at D,E,FD, E, F respectively. Assume there exists a point XX on the line EFE F such that

∠XBC=∠XCB=45∘.\angle X B C=\angle X C B=45^{\circ} .

Let MM be the midpoint of the arc BCB C on the circumcircle of ABCA B C not containing AA. Prove that the line MDM D passes through EE or FF.

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Problem 3

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For each positive integer nn, denote by ω(n)\omega(n) the number of distinct prime divisors of nn (for example, ω(1)=0\omega(1)=0 and ω(12)=2\omega(12)=2 ). Find all polynomials P(x)P(x) with integer coefficients, such that whenever nn is a positive integer satisfying ω(n)>20232023\omega(n)>2023^{2023}, then P(n)P(n) is also a positive integer with

ω(n)≥ω(P(n)).\omega(n) \geq \omega(P(n)) .

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Problem 4

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Find the greatest integer k≤2023k \leq 2023 for which the following holds: whenever Alice colours exactly kk numbers of the set {1,2,…,2023}\{1,2, \ldots, 2023\} in red, Bob can colour some of the remaining uncoloured numbers in blue, such that the sum of the red numbers is the same as the sum of the blue numbers.

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