olymmath

NL-NWO 1974

Dutch Mathematical Olympiad Final 1974.

Other problems

Problem 1

A convex quadrilateral with area 11 is divided into four quadrilaterals divided by connecting the midpoints of the opposite sides. Prove that each of those four quadrilaterals has area <38< \frac38 .

Problem 2

n>2n>2 numbers, x1,x2,...,xnx_1, x_2, ..., x_n are odd . Prove that 44 divides x1x2+x2x3+...+xn−1xn+xnx1−n.x_1x_2+x_2x_3+...+x_{n-1}x_n+x_nx_1 -n.

Problem 3

Proove that in every five positive numbers there is a pair, say a,ba,b , for which ∣1a+25−1b+25∣<1100.\left| \frac{1}{a+25}- \frac{1}{b+25}\right| <\frac{1}{100}.

Problem 4

For which nn is n4+6n3+11n2+3n+31n^4+6n^3+11n^2+3n+31 a perfect square?

Problem 5

For every n∈Nn \in N , is it possible to make a figure consisting of n+1n+1 points, where nn points lie on one line and one point is not on that line, so that each pair of those points is an integer distance from each other?