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BALTIC-WAY 1991

Baltic Way 1991.

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Problem 1

Find the smallest positive integer nn having the property: for any set of nn distinct integers a1,a2,…,ana_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n} the product of all differences ai−aj,i<ja_{i}-a_{j}, i<j is divisible by 1991 .

Problem 2

Prove that there are no positive integers nn and m>1m>1 such that 1021991+1031991=nm102^{1991}+103^{1991}=n^{m}.

Problem 3

There are 20 cats priced from $12\$ 12 to $15\$ 15 and 20 sacks priced from 10 cents to $1\$ 1 for sale (all prices are different). Prove that each of two boys, John and Peter, can buy a cat in a sack paying the same amount of money.

Problem 4

Let pp be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that p(−n)<p(n)<np(-n)<p(n)<n for some integer nn. Prove that p(−n)<−np(-n)<-n.

Problem 5

For any positive numbers a,b,ca, b, c prove the inequalities

1a+1b+1c≥2a+b+2b+c+2c+a≥9a+b+c.\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c} \geq \frac{2}{a+b}+\frac{2}{b+c}+\frac{2}{c+a} \geq \frac{9}{a+b+c} .

Problem 6

Let [x][x] be the integer part of a number xx, and {x}=x−[x]\{x\}=x-[x]. Solve the equation

[x]⋅{x}=1991x.[x] \cdot\{x\}=1991 x .

Problem 7

Let A,B,CA, B, C be the angles of an acute-angled triangle. Prove the inequality

sin⁡A+sin⁡B>cos⁡A+cos⁡B+cos⁡C\sin A+\sin B>\cos A+\cos B+\cos C

Problem 8

Let a,b,c,d,ea, b, c, d, e be distinct real numbers. Prove that the equation

(x−a)(x−b)(x−c)(x−d)+(x−a)(x−b)(x−c)(x−e)+(x−a)(x−b)(x−d)(x−e)+(x−a)(x−c)(x−d)(x−e)+(x−b)(x−c)(x−d)(x−e)=0\begin{aligned} & (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d) \\ & +(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-e) \\ & +(x-a)(x-b)(x-d)(x-e) \\ & +(x-a)(x-c)(x-d)(x-e) \\ & +(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)(x-e)=0 \end{aligned}

has 4 distinct real solutions.

Problem 9

Find the number of solutions of the equation aex=x3a e^{x}=x^{3}.

Problem 10

Express the value of sin⁡3∘\sin 3^{\circ} in radicals.

Problem 11

All positive integers from 1 to 1000000 are divided into two groups consisting of numbers with odd or even sums of digits respectively. Which group contains more numbers?

Problem 12

The vertices of a convex 1991-gon are enumerated with integers from 1 to 1991. Each side and diagonal of the 1991-gon is coloured either red or blue. Prove that, for an arbitrary renumeration of vertices, one can find integers kk and ll such that the line connecting vertices with numbers kk and ll before the renumeration has the same colour as the line between the vertices having these numbers after the renumeration.

Problem 13

An equilateral triangle is divided into 25 congruent triangles enumerated with numbers from 1 to 25 . Prove that one can find two triangles having a common side and with the difference of the numbers assigned to them greater than 3 .

Problem 14

A castle has a number of halls and nn doors. Every door leads into another hall or outside. Every hall has at least two doors. A knight enters the castle. In any hall, he can choose any door for exit except the one he just used to enter that hall. Find a strategy allowing the knight to get outside after visiting no more than 2n2 n halls (a hall is counted each time it is entered).

Problem 15

In each of the squares of a chess board an arbitrary integer is written. A king starts to move on the board. As the king moves, 1 is added to the number in each square it "visits". Is it always possible to make the numbers on the chess board:

(a) all even;

(b) all divisible by 3 ;

(c) all equal?

Problem 16

Let two circles C1C_{1} and C2C_{2} (with radii r1r_{1} and r2r_{2} ) touch each other externally, and let ll be their common tangent. A third circle C3C_{3} (with radius r3<min⁡(r1,r2)r_{3}<\min \left(r_{1}, r_{2}\right) ) is externally tangent to the two given circles and tangent to the line ll. Prove that

1r3=1r1+1r2\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_{3}}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_{1}}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_{2}}}

Problem 17

Let the coordinate planes have the reflection property. A beam falls onto one of them. How does the final direction of the beam after reflecting from all three coordinate planes depend on its initial direction?

Problem 18

Is it possible to put two tetrahedra of volume 12\frac{1}{2} without intersection into a sphere with radius 1 ?

Problem 19

Let's expand a little bit three circles, touching each other externally, so that three pairs of intersection points appear. Denote by A1,B1,C1A_{1}, B_{1}, C_{1} the three so obtained "external" points and by A2,B2,C2A_{2}, B_{2}, C_{2} the corresponding "internal" points. Prove the equality

∣A1B2∣⋅∣B1C2∣⋅∣C1A2∣=∣A1C2∣⋅∣C1B2∣⋅∣B1A2∣.\left|A_{1} B_{2}\right| \cdot\left|B_{1} C_{2}\right| \cdot\left|C_{1} A_{2}\right|=\left|A_{1} C_{2}\right| \cdot\left|C_{1} B_{2}\right| \cdot\left|B_{1} A_{2}\right| .

Problem 20

Consider two points A(x1,y1)A\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right) and B(x2,y2)B\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right) on the graph of the function y=1xy=\frac{1}{x} such that 0<x1<x20<x_{1}<x_{2} and ∣AB∣=2⋅∣OA∣(O|A B|=2 \cdot|O A|(O is the reference point, i.e., O(0,0))O(0,0)). Let CC be the midpoint of the segment ABA B. Prove that the angle between the xx-axis and the ray OAO A is equal to three times the angle between xx-axis and the ray OCO C.