olymmath

IMO 1962

International Mathematical Olympiad 1962.

Official paper

The official paper in 1 language

English

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Find the smallest natural number nn which has the following properties:

a) Its decimal representation has a 6 as the last digit.

b) If the last digit 6 is erased and placed in front of the remaining digits, the resulting number is four times as large as the original number nn .

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Consider the cube ABCDA′B′C′D′ABCDA'B'C'D' ( ABCDABCD and A′B′C′D′A'B'C'D' are the upper and lower bases, repsectively, and edges AA′,BB′,CC′,DD′AA', BB', CC', DD' are parallel). The point XX moves at a constant speed along the perimeter of the square ABCDABCD in the direction ABCDAABCDA , and the point YY moves at the same rate along the perimiter of the square B′C′CBB'C'CB in the direction B′C′CBB′B'C'CBB' . Points XX and YY begin their motion at the same instant from the starting positions AA and B′B' , respectively. Determine and draw the locus of the midpionts of the segments XYXY .

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Day 2

Problem 5

  • Day 2

On the circle KK there are given three distinct points A,B,CA,B,C . Construct (using only a straightedge and a compass) a fourth point DD on KK such that a circle can be inscribed in the quadrilateral thus obtained.

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

Consider an isosceles triangle. let RR be the radius of its circumscribed circle and rr be the radius of its inscribed circle. Prove that the distance dd between the centers of these two circle is d=R(R−2r)d=\sqrt{R(R-2r)}

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