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SE-SKOLORNAS 1977
Swedish Mathematical Competition 1977.
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Problem 1
p p p is a prime. Find the largest integer d d d such that p d p^d p d divides p 4 ! p^4! p 4 ! .
Problem 2
There is a point inside an equilateral triangle side d d d whose distance from the vertices is 3 , 4 , 5 3, 4, 5 3 , 4 , 5 . Find d d d .
Problem 3
Show that the only integral solution to
{ x y + y z + z x = 3 n 2 − 1 x + y + z = 3 n \left\{ \begin{array}{l}
xy + yz + zx = 3n^2 - 1
x + y + z = 3n
\end{array} \right. { x y + y z + z x = 3 n 2 − 1 x + y + z = 3 n
with x ≥ y ≥ z x \geq y \geq z x ≥ y ≥ z is x = n + 1 x=n+1 x = n + 1 , y = n y=n y = n , z = n − 1 z=n-1 z = n − 1 .
Problem 4
Show that if
cos x cos y + sin x sin y = − 1 \frac{\cos x}{\cos y}+\frac{\sin x}{\sin y}=-1 cos y cos x + sin y sin x = − 1
then
cos 3 y cos x + sin 3 y sin x = 1 \frac{\cos^3 y}{\cos x}+\frac{\sin^3 y}{\sin x}=1 cos x cos 3 y + sin x sin 3 y = 1
Problem 5
The numbers 1 , 2 , 3 , . . . , 64 1, 2, 3, ... , 64 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 64 are written in the cells of an 8 × 8 8 \times 8 8 × 8 board (in some order, one per cell). Show that at least four 2 × 2 2 \times 2 2 × 2 squares have sum greater than 100 100 100 .
Problem 6
Show that there are positive reals a a a , b b b , c c c such that
{ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 > 2 a 3 + b 3 + c 3 < 2 a 4 + b 4 + c 4 > 2 \left\{ \begin{array}{l}
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 > 2
a^3 + b^3 + c^3 <2
a^4 + b^4 + c^4 > 2
\end{array} \right. { a 2 + b 2 + c 2 > 2 a 3 + b 3 + c 3 < 2 a 4 + b 4 + c 4 > 2