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IMO 1998

International Mathematical Olympiad 1998.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

A convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD has perpendicular diagonals. The perpendicular bisectors of the sides ABAB and CDCD meet at a unique point PP inside ABCDABCD . Prove that the quadrilateral ABCDABCD is cyclic if and only if triangles ABPABP and CDPCDP have equal areas.

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

In a contest, there are mm candidates and nn judges, where n≥3n\geq 3 is an odd integer. Each candidate is evaluated by each judge as either pass or fail. Suppose that each pair of judges agrees on at most kk candidates. Prove that km≥n−12n.{\frac{k}{m}} \geq {\frac{n-1}{2n}}.

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

For any positive integer nn , let τ(n)\tau (n) denote the number of its positive divisors (including 1 and itself). Determine all positive integers mm for which there exists a positive integer nn such that τ(n2)τ(n)=m\frac{\tau (n^{2})}{\tau (n)}=m .

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Determine all pairs (x,y)(x,y) of positive integers such that x2y+x+yx^{2}y+x+y is divisible by xy2+y+7xy^{2}+y+7 .

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Let II be the incenter of triangle ABCABC . Let K,LK,L and MM be the points of tangency of the incircle of ABCABC with AB,BCAB,BC and CACA , respectively. The line tt passes through BB and is parallel to KLKL . The lines MKMK and MLML intersect tt at the points RR and SS . Prove that ∠RIS\angle RIS is acute.

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