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CMO 1990

Canadian Mathematical Olympiad 1990.

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Problem 4

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A particle can travel at speeds up to 2ms\frac{2m}{s} along the xx -axis, and up to 1ms\frac{1m}{s} elsewhere in the plane. Provide a labelled sketch of the region which can be reached within one second by the particle starting at the origin.

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Problem 5

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The function f:N→Rf : \mathbb N \to \mathbb R satisfies f(1)=1,f(2)=2f(1) = 1, f(2) = 2 and f(n+2)=f(n+2−f(n+1))+f(n+1−f(n)).f (n+2) = f(n+2 - f(n+1) ) + f(n+1 - f(n) ). Show that 0≤f(n+1)−f(n)≤10 \leq f(n+1) - f(n) \leq 1 . Find all nn for which f(n)=1025f(n) = 1025 .

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