olymmath

PAMO 2013

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2013.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

A positive integer nn is such that n(n+2013)n(n+2013) is a perfect square. a) Show that nn cannot be prime. b) Find a value of nn such that n(n+2013)n(n+2013) is a perfect square.

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

Find all functions f:R→Rf:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R} such that f(x)f(y)+f(x+y)=xyf(x)f(y)+f(x+y)=xy for all real numbers xx and yy .

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Let ABCDEFABCDEF be a convex hexagon with ∠A=∠D\angle A= \angle D and ∠B=∠E\angle B=\angle E . Let KK and LL be the midpoints of the sides ABAB and DEDE respectively. Prove that the sum of the areas of triangles FAKFAK , KCBKCB and CFLCFL is equal to half of the area of the hexagon if and only if BCCD=EFFA.\frac{BC}{CD}=\frac{EF}{FA}.

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Let ABCDABCD be a convex quadrilateral with ABAB parallel to CDCD . Let PP and QQ be the midpoints of ACAC and BDBD , respectively. Prove that if ∠ABP=∠CBD\angle ABP=\angle CBD , then ∠BCQ=∠ACD\angle BCQ=\angle ACD .

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

The cells of an n×nn\times n board with n≥5n\ge 5 are coloured black or white so that no three adjacent squares in a row, column or diagonal are the same colour. Show that for any 3×33\times 3 square within the board, two of its corner squares are coloured black and two are coloured white.

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

Let xx , yy , and zz be real numbers such that x<y<z<6x<y<z<6 . Solve the system of inequalities: {1y−x+1z−y≤216−z+2≤x\left\{\begin{array}{cc} \dfrac{1}{y-x}+\dfrac{1}{z-y}\le 2 \dfrac{1}{6-z}+2\le x \end{array}\right.

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