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SE-SKOLORNAS 1962

Swedish Mathematical Competition 1962.

Other problems

Problem 1

Find all polynomials f(x)f(x) such that f(2x)=f′(x)f′′(x)f(2x) = f'(x) f''(x) .

Problem 2

ABCDABCD is a square side 11 . PP and QQ lie on the side ABAB and RR lies on the side CDCD . What are the possible values for the circumradius of PQRPQR ?

Problem 3

Find all pairs (m,n)(m, n) of integers such that n2−3mn+m−n=0n^2 - 3mn + m - n = 0 .

Problem 4

Which of the following statements are true? (A) XX implies YY , or YY implies XX , where XX is the statement, the lines L1,L2,L3L_1, L_2, L_3 lie in a plane, and YY is the statement, each pair of the lines L1,L2,L3L_1, L_2, L_3 intersect. (B) Every sufficiently large integer nn satisfies n=a4+b4n = a^4 + b^4 for some integers a, b. (C) There are real numbers a1,a2,...,ana_1, a_2,... , a_n such that a1cos⁡x+a2cos⁡2x+...+ancos⁡nx>0a_1 \cos x + a_2 \cos 2x +... + a_n \cos nx > 0 for all real xx .

Problem 5

Find the largest cube which can be placed inside a regular tetrahedron with side 11 so that one of its faces lies on the base of the tetrahedron.