olymmath

FI-MO 1998

Finnish national mathematics olympiad 1998.

Other problems

Problem 1

Show that points A,B,CA, B, C and DD can be placed on the plane in such a way that the quadrilateral ABCDABCD has an area which is twice the area of the quadrilateral ADBC.ADBC.

Problem 2

There are 1111 members in the competetion committee. The problem set is kept in a safe having several locks. The committee members have been provided with keys in such a way that every six members can open the safe, but no fi ve members can do that. What is the smallest possible number of locks, and how many keys are needed in that case?

Problem 3

Consider the geometric sequence 1/2, 1/4, 1/8,...1/2, \ 1 / 4, \ 1 / 8,... Can one choose a subsequence, finite or infinite, for which the ratio of consecutive terms is not 11 and whose sum is 1/5?1/5?

Problem 4

There are 110110 points in a unit square. Show that some four of these points reside in a circle whose radius is 1/8.1/8.