olymmath

PAMO 2016

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2016.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Two circles C1\mathcal{C}_1 and C2\mathcal{C}_2 intersect each other at two distinct points MM and NN . A common tangent lines touches C1\mathcal{C}_1 at PP and C2\mathcal{C}_2 at QQ , the line being closer to NN than to MM . The line PNPN meets the circle C2\mathcal{C}_2 again at the point RR . Prove that the line MQMQ is a bisector of the angle ∠PMR\angle{PMR} .

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

We have a pile of 20162016 cards and a hat. We take out one card, put it in the hat and then divide the remaining cards into two arbitrary non empty piles. In the next step, we choose one of the two piles, we move one card from this pile to the hat and then divide this pile into two arbitrary non empty piles. This procedure is repeated several times : in the kk -th step (k>1)(k>1) we move one card from one of the piles existing after the step (k−1)(k-1) to the hat and then divide this pile into two non empty piles. Is it possible that after some number of steps we get all piles containing three cards each?

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

For any positive integer nn , we define the integer P(n)P(n) by : P(n)=n(n+1)(2n+1)(3n+1)...(16n+1)P(n)=n(n+1)(2n+1)(3n+1)...(16n+1) .

Find the greatest common divisor of the integers P(1)P(1) , P(2)P(2) , P(3),...,P(2016)P(3),...,P(2016) .

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Let x,y,zx,y,z be positive real numbers such that xyz=1xyz=1 . Prove that 1(x+1)2+y2+1\frac{1}{(x+1)^2+y^2+1} ++ 1(y+1)2+z2+1\frac{1}{(y+1)^2+z^2+1} ++ 1(z+1)2+x2+1\frac{1}{(z+1)^2+x^2+1} ≤\leq 12{\frac{1}{2}} .

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Problem 5

  • Day 2

Let ABCDABCD be a trapezium such that the sides ABAB and CDCD are parallel and the side ABAB is longer than the side CDCD . Let MM and NN be on the segments ABAB and BCBC respectively, such that each of the segments CMCM and ANAN divides the trapezium in two parts of equal area. Prove that the segment MNMN intersects the segment BDBD at its midpoint.

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Problem 6

  • Day 2

Consider an n×nn\times{n} grid formed by n2n^2 unit squares. We define the centre of a unit square as the intersection of its diagonals. Find the smallest integer mm such that, choosing any mm unit squares in the grid, we always get four unit squares among them whose centres are vertices of a parallelogram.

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