olymmath

PAMO 2012

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2012.

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The official paper in 1 language

English

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

ABAB is a chord (not a diameter) of a circle with centre OO . Let TT be a point on segment OBOB . The line through TT perpendicular to OBOB meets ABAB at CC and the circle at DD and EE . Denote by SS the orthogonal projection of TT onto ABAB . Prove that AS⋅BC=TE⋅TDAS \cdot BC = TE \cdot TD .

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Find all real solutions xx to the equation ⌊x2−2x⌋+2⌊x⌋=⌊x⌋2\lfloor x^2 - 2x \rfloor + 2\lfloor x \rfloor = \lfloor x \rfloor^2 .

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

The numbers 11,12,⋯ ,12012\frac{1}{1}, \frac{1}{2}, \cdots , \frac{1}{2012} are written on the blackboard. Aïcha chooses any two numbers from the blackboard, say xx and yy , erases them and she writes instead the number x+y+xyx + y + xy . She continues to do this until only one number is left on the board. What are the possible values of the final number?

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Find all functions f:R→Rf:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R} such that f(x2−y2)=(x+y)(f(x)−f(y))f(x^2 - y^2) = (x+y)(f(x) - f(y)) for all real numbers xx and yy .

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

(i) Find the angles of △ABC\triangle ABC if the length of the altitude through BB is equal to the length of the median through CC and the length of the altitude through CC is equal to the length of the median through BB .

(ii) Find all possible values of ∠ABC\angle ABC of △ABC\triangle ABC if the length of the altitude through AA is equal to the length of the median through CC and the length of the altitude through CC is equal to the length of the median through BB .

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