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PAMO 2004

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2004.

Official paper

The official paper in 1 language

English

Day 1

Problem 3

  • Day 1

One writes 268 numbers around a circle, such that the sum of 20 consectutive numbers is always equal to 75. The number 3, 4 and 9 are written in positions 17, 83 and 144 respectively. Find the number in position 210.

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Three real numbers satisfy the following statements: (1) the square of their sum equals to the sum their squares. (2) the product of the first two numbers is equal to the square of the third number.

Find these numbers.

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Each of the digits 11 , 33 , 77 and 99 occurs at least once in the decimal representation of some positive integers. Prove that one can permute the digits of this integer such that the resulting integer is divisible by 77 .

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

Let ABCDABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral such that ABAB is a diameter of it's circumcircle. Suppose that ABAB and CDCD intersect at II , ADAD and BCBC at JJ , ACAC and BDBD at KK , and let NN be a point on ABAB . Show that IKIK is perpendicular to JNJN if and only if NN is the midpoint of ABAB .

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