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IMO 2003

International Mathematical Olympiad 2003.

Day 1

Problem 2

  • Day 1

Determine all pairs of positive integers (a,b)(a,b) such that a22ab2−b3+1\dfrac{a^2}{2ab^2-b^3+1} is a positive integer.

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Each pair of opposite sides of a convex hexagon has the following property: the distance between their midpoints is equal to 32\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} times the sum of their lengths. Prove that all the angles of the hexagon are equal.

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Let ABCDABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let PP , QQ , RR be the feet of the perpendiculars from DD to the lines BCBC , CACA , ABAB , respectively. Show that PQ=QRPQ=QR if and only if the bisectors of ∠ABC\angle ABC and ∠ADC\angle ADC are concurrent with ACAC .

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

Let pp be a prime number. Prove that there exists a prime number qq such that for every integer nn , the number np−pn^p-p is not divisible by qq .

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