olymmath

IMO 1972

International Mathematical Olympiad 1972.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Prove that from a set of ten distinct two-digit numbers, it is always possible to find two disjoint subsets whose members have the same sum.

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Find all positive real solutions to: \begin{eqnarray*} (x_1^2-x_3x_5)(x_2^2-x_3x_5) &\le& 0 (x_2^2-x_4x_1)(x_3^2-x_4x_1) &\le& 0 (x_3^2-x_5x_2)(x_4^2-x_5x_2) &\le& 0 (x_4^2-x_1x_3)(x_5^2-x_1x_3) &\le & 0 (x_5^2-x_2x_4)(x_1^2-x_2x_4) &\le& 0 \end{eqnarray*}

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

ff and gg are real-valued functions defined on the real line. For all xx and y,f(x+y)+f(x−y)=2f(x)g(y)y, f(x+y)+f(x-y)=2f(x)g(y) . ff is not identically zero and ∣f(x)∣≤1|f(x)|\le1 for all xx . Prove that ∣g(x)∣≤1|g(x)|\le1 for all xx .

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