olymmath

CN-LEAGUE 2006

China National High School Mathematics League 2006.

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Problem 1

An ellipse with foci B0,B1B_0,B_1 intersects ABiAB_i at CiC_i (i=0,1)(i=0,1) . Let P0P_0 be a point on ray AB0AB_0 . Q0Q_0 is a point on ray C1B0C_1B_0 such that B0P0=B0Q0B_0P_0=B_0Q_0 ; P1P_1 is on ray B1AB_1A such that C1Q0=C1P1C_1Q_0=C_1P_1 ; Q1Q_1 is on ray B1C0B_1C_0 such that B1P1=B1Q1B_1P_1=B_1Q_1 ; P2P_2 is on ray AB0AB_0 such that C0Q1=C0Q2C_0Q_1=C_0Q_2 . Prove that P0=P2P_0=P_2 and that the four points P0,Q0,Q1,P1P_0,Q_0,Q_1,P_1 are concyclic.

Problem 2

Let x,yx,y be real numbers. Define a sequence {an}\{a_n \} through the recursive formula a0=x,a1=y,an+1=anan−1+1an+an−1,a_0=x,a_1=y,a_{n+1}=\frac{a_na_{n-1}+1}{a_n+a_{n-1}}, Find ana_n .

Problem 3

Solve the system of equations in real numbers: {x−y+z−w=2x2−y2+z2−w2=6x3−y3+z3−w3=20x4−y4+z4−w4=66\begin{cases} x-y+z-w=2 x^2-y^2+z^2-w^2=6 x^3-y^3+z^3-w^3=20 x^4-y^4+z^4-w^4=66 \end{cases}