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PAMO 2002

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2002.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Find all functions f:N0→N0f: N_0 \to N_0 , (where N0N_0 is the set of all non-negative integers) such that f(f(n))=f(n)+1f(f(n))=f(n)+1 for all n∈N0n \in N_0 and the minimum of the set {f(0),f(1),f(2)⋯ }\{ f(0), f(1), f(2) \cdots \} is 11 .

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

△AOB\triangle{AOB} is a right triangle with ∠AOB=90o\angle{AOB}=90^{o} . CC and DD are moving on AOAO and BOBO respectively such that AC=BDAC=BD . Show that there is a fixed point PP through which the perpendicular bisector of CDCD always passes.

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Prove for every integer n>0n>0 , there exists an integer k>0k>0 such that 2nk2^nk can be written in decimal notation using only digits 1 and 2.

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Seven students in a class compare their marks in 12 subjects studied and observe that no two of the students have identical marks in all 12 subjects. Prove that we can choose 6 subjects such that any two of the students have different marks in at least one of these subjects.

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Let △ABC\triangle{ABC} be an acute angled triangle. The circle with diameter AB intersects the sides AC and BC at points E and F respectively. The tangents drawn to the circle through E and F intersect at P. Show that P lies on the altitude through the vertex C.

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

If a1≥a2≥⋯≥an≥0a_1 \geq a_2 \geq \cdots \geq a_n \geq 0 and a1+a2+⋯+an=1a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n=1 , then prove: a12+3a22+5a32+⋯+(2n−1)an2≤1a_1^2+3a_2^2+5a_3^2+ \cdots +(2n-1)a_n^2 \leq 1

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