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PAMO 2003

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2003.

Official paper

The official paper in 1 language

English

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Let N0={0,1,2⋯ }N_0=\{0, 1, 2 \cdots \} . Find all functions: N0→N0N_0 \to N_0 such that:

(1) f(n)<f(n+1)f(n) < f(n+1) , all n∈N0n \in N_0 ;

(2) f(2)=2f(2)=2 ;

(3) f(mn)=f(m)f(n)f(mn)=f(m)f(n) , all m,n∈N0m, n \in N_0 .

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

The circumference of a circle is arbitrarily divided into four arcs. The midpoints of the arcs are connected by segments. Show that two of these segments are perpendicular.

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Does there exists a base in which the numbers of the form: 10101,101010101,1010101010101,⋯10101, 101010101, 1010101010101,\cdots are all prime numbers?

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Day 2

Problem 6

  • Day 2

Find all functions f:R→Rf: R\to R such that: f(x2)−f(y2)=(x+y)(f(x)−f(y)),x,y∈Rf(x^2)-f(y^2)=(x+y)(f(x)-f(y)), x,y \in R

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