olymmath

IMO 1990

International Mathematical Olympiad 1990.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Chords ABAB and CDCD of a circle intersect at a point EE inside the circle. Let MM be an interior point of the segment EBEB . The tangent line at EE to the circle through DD , EE , and MM intersects the lines BCBC and ACAC at FF and GG , respectively. If AMAB=t,\frac {AM}{AB} = t, find EGEF\frac {EG}{EF} in terms of tt .

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

Let n≥3n \geq 3 and consider a set EE of 2n−12n - 1 distinct points on a circle. Suppose that exactly kk of these points are to be colored black. Such a coloring is good if there is at least one pair of black points such that the interior of one of the arcs between them contains exactly nn points from EE . Find the smallest value of kk so that every such coloring of kk points of EE is good.

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Let Q+{\mathbb Q}^ + be the set of positive rational numbers. Construct a function f:Q+→Q+f : {\mathbb Q}^ + \rightarrow {\mathbb Q}^ + such that f(xf(y))=f(x)yf(xf(y)) = \frac {f(x)}{y} for all xx , yy in Q+{\mathbb Q}^ + .

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Given an initial integer n0>1n_0 > 1 , two players, A{\mathcal A} and B{\mathcal B} , choose integers n1n_1 , n2n_2 , n3n_3 , …\ldots alternately according to the following rules :

I.) Knowing n2kn_{2k} , A{\mathcal A} chooses any integer n2k+1n_{2k + 1} such that n2k≤n2k+1≤n2k2.n_{2k} \leq n_{2k + 1} \leq n_{2k}^2. II.) Knowing n2k+1n_{2k + 1} , B{\mathcal B} chooses any integer n2k+2n_{2k + 2} such that n2k+1n2k+2\frac {n_{2k + 1}}{n_{2k + 2}} is a prime raised to a positive integer power.

Player A{\mathcal A} wins the game by choosing the number 1990; player B{\mathcal B} wins by choosing the number 1. For which n0n_0 does :

a.) A{\mathcal A} have a winning strategy? b.) B{\mathcal B} have a winning strategy? c.) Neither player have a winning strategy?

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

Prove that there exists a convex 1990-gon with the following two properties :

a.) All angles are equal. b.) The lengths of the 1990 sides are the numbers 121^2 , 222^2 , 323^2 , ⋯\cdots , 199021990^2 in some order.

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