olymmath

NL-NWO 1979

Dutch Mathematical Olympiad Final 1979.

Other problems

Problem 1

A cent, a stuiver ( 55 cent coin), a dubbeltje ( 1010 cent coin), a kwartje ( 2525 cent coin), a gulden ( 100100 cent coin) and a rijksdaalder ( 250250 cent coin) are divided among four children in such a way that each of them receives at least one of the six coins. How many such distributions are there?

Problem 2

Solve in NN : {a3=b3+c3+12aa2=5(b+c)\begin{cases} a^3=b^3+c^3+12a a^2=5(b+c) \end{cases}

Problem 3

Define a1=1979a_1 = 1979 and an+1=9ana_{n+1} = 9^{a_n} for n=1,2,3,...n = 1,2,3,... . Determine the last two digits of a1979a_{1979} .

Problem 4

Given is the non-equilateral triangle A1A2A3A_1A_2A_3 . BijB_{ij} is the symmetric of AiA_i wrt the inner bisector of ∠Aj\angle A_j . Prove that lines B12B21B_{12}B_{21} , B13B31B_{13}B_{31} and B23B32B_{23}B_{32} are parallel.