olymmath

IMO 1967

International Mathematical Olympiad 1967.

Official paper

The official paper in 1 language

English

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

The parallelogram ABCDABCD has AB=a,AD=1,AB=a,AD=1, ∠BAD=A\angle BAD=A , and the triangle ABDABD has all angles acute. Prove that circles radius 11 and center A,B,C,DA,B,C,D cover the parallelogram if and only a≤cos⁡A+3sin⁡A.a\le\cos A+\sqrt3\sin A.

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Let k,m,nk,m,n be natural numbers such that m+k+1m+k+1 is a prime greater than n+1n+1 . Let cs=s(s+1)c_s=s(s+1) . Prove that

(cm+1−ck)(cm+2−ck)…(cm+n−ck)(c_{m+1}-c_k)(c_{m+2}-c_k)\ldots(c_{m+n}-c_k)

is divisible by the product c1c2…cnc_1c_2\ldots c_n .

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

A0B0C0A_0B_0C_0 and A1B1C1A_1B_1C_1 are acute-angled triangles. Describe, and prove, how to construct the triangle ABCABC with the largest possible area which is circumscribed about A0B0C0A_0B_0C_0 (so BCBC contains B0,CAB_0, CA contains B0B_0 , and ABAB contains C0C_0 ) and similar to A1B1C1.A_1B_1C_1.

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Let a1,…,a8a_1,\ldots,a_8 be reals, not all equal to zero. Let cn=∑k=18aknc_n = \sum^8_{k=1} a^n_k for n=1,2,3,…n=1,2,3,\ldots . Given that among the numbers of the sequence (cn)(c_n) , there are infinitely many equal to zero, determine all the values of nn for which cn=0.c_n = 0.

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

In a sports meeting a total of mm medals were awarded over nn days. On the first day one medal and 17\frac{1}{7} of the remaining medals were awarded. On the second day two medals and 17\frac{1}{7} of the remaining medals were awarded, and so on. On the last day, the remaining nn medals were awarded. How many medals did the meeting last, and what was the total number of medals ?

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