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CMO 1982

Canadian Mathematical Olympiad 1982.

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Problem 1

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In the diagram, OBiOB_i is parallel and equal in length to AiAi+1A_i A_{i + 1} for i=1i = 1 , 2, 3, and 4 ( A5=A1A_5 = A_1 ). Show that the area of B1B2B3B4B_1 B_2 B_3 B_4 is twice that of A1A2A3A4A_1 A_2 A_3 A_4 .

A1A_1 A2A_2 A3A_3 A4A_4 B1B_1 B2B_2 B3B_3 B4B_4 OO

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Problem 3

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Let Rn\mathbb{R}^n be the nn -dimensional Euclidean space. Determine the smallest number g(n)g(n) of a points of a set in Rn\mathbb{R}^n such that every point in Rn\mathbb{R}^n is an irrational distance from at least one point in that set.

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Problem 5

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The altitudes of a tetrahedron ABCDABCD are extended externally to points A′A' , B′B' , C′C' , and D′D' , where AA′=k/haAA' = k/h_a , BB′=k/hbBB' = k/h_b , CC′=k/hcCC' = k/h_c , and DD′=k/hdDD' = k/h_d . Here, kk is a constant and hah_a denotes the length of the altitude of ABCDABCD from vertex AA , etc. Prove that the centroid of tetrahedron A′B′C′D′A'B'C'D' coincides with the centroid of ABCDABCD .

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