olymmath

BxMO 2012

Benelux Mathematical Olympiad 2012.

Other problems

Problem 1

A sequence a1,a2,…,an,…a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n}, \ldots of natural numbers is defined by the rule

an+1=an+bn(n=1,2,…)a_{n+1}=a_{n}+b_{n} (n=1,2, \ldots)

where bnb_{n} is the last digit of ana_{n}. Prove that such a sequence contains infinitely many powers of 2 if and only if a1a_{1} is not divisible by 5 .

Problem 2

Find all quadruples (a,b,c,d)(a, b, c, d) of positive real numbers such that abcd=1a b c d=1, a2012+2012b=2012c+d2012a^{2012}+2012 b=2012 c+d^{2012} and 2012a+b2012=c2012+2012d2012 a+b^{2012}=c^{2012}+2012 d.

Problem 3

In triangle ABCA B C the midpoint of BCB C is called MM. Let PP be a variable interior point of the triangle such that ∠CPM=∠PAB\angle C P M=\angle P A B. Let Γ\Gamma be the circumcircle of triangle ABPA B P. The line MPM P intersects Γ\Gamma a second time in QQ. Define RR as the reflection of PP in the tangent to Γ\Gamma in BB. Prove that the length ∣QR∣|Q R| is independent of the position of PP inside the triangle.

Problem 4

Yesterday, n≥4n \geq 4 people sat around a round table. Each participant remembers only who his two neighbours were, but not which one sat on his left and which one sat on his right. Today, you would like the same people to sit around the same round table so that each participant has the same two neighbours as yesterday (it is possible that yesterday's lefthand side neighbour is today's right-hand side neighbour). You are allowed to query some of the participants: if anyone is asked, he will answer by pointing at his two neighbours from yesterday. (a) Determine the minimal number f(n)f(n) of participants you have to query in order to be certain to succeed, if later questions must not depend on the outcome of the previous questions. That is, you have to choose in advance the list of people you are going to query, before effectively asking any question. (b) Determine the minimal number g(n)g(n) of participants you have to query in order to be certain to succeed, if later questions may depend on the outcome of previous questions. That is, you can wait until you get the first answer to choose whom to ask the second question, and so on.