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CMO 1971

Canadian Mathematical Olympiad 1971.

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Problem 3

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ABCDABCD is a quadrilateral with AD=BCAD=BC . If ∠ADC\angle ADC is greater than ∠BCD\angle BCD , prove that AC>BDAC>BD .

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Problem 5

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Let p(x)=anxn+an−1xn−1+⋯+a1x+a0,p(x) = a_nx^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + \cdots + a_1x+a_0, where the coefficients aia_i are integers. If p(0)p(0) and p(1)p(1) are both odd, show that p(x)p(x) has no integral roots.

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