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NO-ABEL 2019

Abel Competition 2019.

Other problems

Problem 1

You have an n×nn \times n grid of empty squares. You place a cross in all the squares, one at a time. When you place a cross in an empty square, you receive i+ji+j points if there were ii crosses in the same row and jj crosses in the same column before you placed the new cross. Which are the possible total scores you can get?

Problem 2

findfind all non negative integers mm , nn such that mn−1mn-1 divides n3−1n^3-1

Problem 4

The diagonals of a convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD intersect at EE . The triangles ABE,BCE,CDEABE, BCE, CDE and DAEDAE have centroids K,L,MK,L,M and NN , and orthocentres Q,R,SQ,R,S and TT . Show that the quadrilaterals QRSTQRST and LMNKLMNK are similar.