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KURSCHAK 1977

Kürschák Competition 1977.

Other problems

Problem 1

Show that there are no integers nn such that n4+4nn^4 + 4^n is a prime greater than 55 .

Problem 2

ABCABC is a triangle with orthocenter HH . The median from AA meets the circumcircle again at A1A_1 , and A2A_2 is the reflection of A1A_1 in the midpoint of BCBC . The points B2B_2 and C2C_2 are defined similarly. Show that HH , A2A_2 , B2B_2 and C2C_2 lie on a circle. Image

Problem 3

Three schools each have nn students. Each student knows a total of n+1n + 1 students at the other two schools. Show that there must be three students, one from each school, who know each other.