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Part of 2001 CentroAmerican
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points on a circle.
Source: Central American Olympiad 2001, problem 6
8/12/2009
In a circumference of a circle, points are marked, and they are numbered from to in a clockwise manner. segments are drawn in such a way so that the following conditions are met:
1. Each segment joins two marked points.
2. Each marked point belongs to one and only one segment.
3. Each segment intersects exactly one of the remaining segments.
4. A number is assigned to each segment that is the product of the number assigned to each end point of the segment.
Let be the sum of the products assigned to all the segments.
Show that is a multiple of .
modular arithmetic
Number theory problem
Source: Central American Olympiad 2001, problem 3
8/12/2009
Find all the real numbers that satisfy these requirements:
1. Only two of the digits of are distinct from , and one of them is .
2. is a perfect square.