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India National Olympiad
1988 India National Olympiad
1988 India National Olympiad
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 5
Show that there do not exist any distinct natural numbers
a
a
a
,
b
b
b
,
c
c
c
,
d
d
d
such that a^3\plus{}b^3\equal{}c^3\plus{}d^3 and a\plus{}b\equal{}c\plus{}d.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 2
Prove that the product of 4 consecutive natural numbers cannot be a perfect cube.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 1
Let
m
1
,
m
2
,
m
3
,
…
,
m
n
m_1,m_2,m_3,\dots,m_n
m
1
,
m
2
,
m
3
,
…
,
m
n
be a rearrangement of the numbers
1
,
2
,
…
,
n
1,2,\dots,n
1
,
2
,
…
,
n
. Suppose that
n
n
n
is odd. Prove that the product \left(m_1\minus{}1\right)\left(m_2\minus{}2\right)\cdots \left(m_n\minus{}n\right) is an even integer.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 9
Show that for a triangle with radii of circumcircle and incircle equal to
R
R
R
,
r
r
r
respectively, the inequality
R
≥
2
r
R \geq 2r
R
≥
2
r
holds.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 8
A river flows between two houses
A
A
A
and
B
B
B
, the houses standing some distances away from the banks. Where should a bridge be built on the river so that a person going from
A
A
A
to
B
B
B
, using the bridge to cross the river may do so by the shortest path? Assume that the banks of the river are straight and parallel, and the bridge must be perpendicular to the banks.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 7
Given an angle
∠
Q
B
P
\angle QBP
∠
QBP
and a point
L
L
L
outside the angle
∠
Q
B
P
\angle QBP
∠
QBP
. Draw a straight line through
L
L
L
meeting
B
Q
BQ
BQ
in
A
A
A
and
B
P
BP
BP
in
C
C
C
such that the triangle
△
A
B
C
\triangle ABC
△
A
BC
has a given perimeter.
3
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 3
Five men,
A
A
A
,
B
B
B
,
C
C
C
,
D
D
D
,
E
E
E
are wearing caps of black or white colour without each knowing the colour of his cap. It is known that a man wearing black cap always speaks the truth while the ones wearing white always tell lies. If they make the following statements, find the colour worn by each of them:
A
A
A
: I see three black caps and one white cap.
B
B
B
: I see four white caps
C
C
C
: I see one black cap and three white caps
D
D
D
: I see your four black caps.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 6
If
a
0
,
a
1
,
…
,
a
50
a_0,a_1,\dots,a_{50}
a
0
,
a
1
,
…
,
a
50
are the coefficients of the polynomial \left(1\plus{}x\plus{}x^2\right)^{25} show that a_0\plus{}a_2\plus{}a_4\plus{}\cdots\plus{}a_{50} is even.
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Indian Mathematical Olympiad 1988 - Problem 4
If
a
a
a
and
b
b
b
are positive and a \plus{} b \equal{} 1, prove that \left(a\plus{}\frac{1}{a}\right)^2\plus{}\left(b\plus{}\frac{1}{b}\right)^2 \geq \frac{25}{2}