olymmath

IrMO 1995

Irish Mathematical Olympiad 1995.

Paper 1

Problem 3

  • Paper 1

Points A,X,DA,X,D lie on a line in this order, point BB is on the plane such that ∠ABX>120∘\angle ABX>120^{\circ} , and point CC is on the segment BXBX . Prove the inequality:

2AD≥3(AB+BC+CD)2AD \ge \sqrt{3} (AB+BC+CD) .

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Paper 2

Problem 8

  • Paper 2

Let SS be the square consisting of all pints (x,y)(x,y) in the plane with 0≤x,y≤10\le x,y\le 1 . For each real number tt with 0<t<10<t<1 , let CtC_t denote the set of all points (x,y)∈S(x,y)\in S such that (x,y)(x,y) is on or above the line joining (t,0)(t,0) to (0,1−t)(0,1-t) . Prove that the points common to all CtC_t are those points in SS that are on or above the curve x+y=1\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}=1 .

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