olymmath

RMM 2008

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2008.

Day 1

Problem 1

  • Day 1

Let ABCABC be an equilateral triangle and PP in its interior. The distances from PP to the triangle's sides are denoted by a2,b2,c2a^2, b^2,c^2 respectively, where a,b,c>0a,b,c>0 . Find the locus of the points PP for which a,b,ca,b,c can be the sides of a non-degenerate triangle.

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Problem 2

  • Day 1

Prove that every bijective function f:Z→Zf: \mathbb{Z}\rightarrow\mathbb{Z} can be written in the way f=u+vf=u+v where u,v:Z→Zu,v: \mathbb{Z}\rightarrow\mathbb{Z} are bijective functions.

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Problem 3

  • Day 1

Let a>1a>1 be a positive integer. Prove that every non-zero positive integer NN has a multiple in the sequence (an)n≥1(a_n)_{n\ge1} , an=⌊ann⌋a_n=\left\lfloor\frac{a^n}n\right\rfloor .

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Day 2

Problem 4

  • Day 2

Consider a square of sidelength nn and (n+1)2(n+1)^2 interior points. Prove that we can choose 33 of these points so that they determine a triangle (eventually degenerated) of area at most 12\frac12 .

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