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National and Regional Contests
India Contests
Regional Mathematical Olympiad
2018 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad
2018 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad
Part of
Regional Mathematical Olympiad
Subcontests
(6)
6
2
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Right angles on incircle
Let
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
be an acute-angled triangle with
A
B
<
A
C
AB<AC
A
B
<
A
C
. Let
I
I
I
be the incentre of triangle
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
, and let
D
,
E
,
F
D,E,F
D
,
E
,
F
be the points where the incircle touches the sides
B
C
,
C
A
,
A
B
,
BC,CA,AB,
BC
,
C
A
,
A
B
,
respectively. Let
B
I
,
C
I
BI,CI
B
I
,
C
I
meet the line
E
F
EF
EF
at
Y
,
X
Y,X
Y
,
X
respectively. Further assume that both
X
X
X
and
Y
Y
Y
are outside the triangle
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
. Prove that
(i)
\text{(i)}
(i)
B
,
C
,
Y
,
X
B,C,Y,X
B
,
C
,
Y
,
X
are concyclic.
(ii)
\text{(ii)}
(ii)
I
I
I
is also the incentre of triangle
D
Y
X
DYX
D
Y
X
.
Sequences...
Define a sequence
{
a
n
}
n
≥
1
\{a_n\}_{n\geq 1}
{
a
n
}
n
≥
1
of real numbers by
a
1
=
2
,
a
n
+
1
=
a
n
2
+
1
2
,
for
n
≥
1.
a_1=2,\qquad a_{n+1} = \frac{a_n^2+1}{2}, \text{ for } n\geq 1.
a
1
=
2
,
a
n
+
1
=
2
a
n
2
+
1
,
for
n
≥
1.
Prove that
∑
j
=
1
N
1
a
j
+
1
<
1
\sum_{j=1}^{N} \frac{1}{a_j + 1} < 1
j
=
1
∑
N
a
j
+
1
1
<
1
for every natural number
N
N
N
.
4
2
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Squares on lattice points
Let
E
E
E
denote the set of
25
25
25
points
(
m
,
n
)
(m,n)
(
m
,
n
)
in the
xy
\text{xy}
xy
-plane, where
m
,
n
m,n
m
,
n
are natural numbers,
1
≤
m
≤
5
,
1
≤
n
≤
5
1\leq m\leq5,1\leq n\leq5
1
≤
m
≤
5
,
1
≤
n
≤
5
. Suppose the points of
E
E
E
are arbitrarily coloured using two colours, red and blue. SHow that there always exist four points in the set
E
E
E
of the form
(
a
,
b
)
,
(
a
+
k
,
b
)
,
(
a
+
k
,
b
+
k
)
,
(
a
,
b
+
k
)
(a,b),(a+k,b),(a+k,b+k),(a,b+k)
(
a
,
b
)
,
(
a
+
k
,
b
)
,
(
a
+
k
,
b
+
k
)
,
(
a
,
b
+
k
)
for some positive integer
k
k
k
such that at least three of these four points have the same colour. (That is, there always exist four points in the set
E
E
E
which form the vertices of a square with sides parallel to the axes and having at least three points of the same colour.)
Combi are fun?
Suppose
100
100
100
points in the plane are coloured using two colours, red and white such that each red point is the centre of circle passing through at least three white points. What is the least possible number of white points?
5
2
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Triangular Numbers in action
Find all natural numbers
n
n
n
such that
1
+
[
2
n
]
1+[\sqrt{2n}]~
1
+
[
2
n
]
divides
2
n
2n
2
n
.( For any real number
x
x
x
,
[
x
]
[x]
[
x
]
denotes the largest integer not exceeding
x
x
x
. )
Angle chasing yet again
In a cyclic quadrilateral
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
with circumcenter
O
O
O
, the diagonals
A
C
AC
A
C
and
B
D
BD
B
D
intersect at
X
X
X
. Let the circumcircles of triangles
A
X
D
AXD
A
X
D
and
B
X
C
BXC
BXC
intersect at
Y
Y
Y
. Let the circumcircles of triangles
A
X
B
AXB
A
XB
and
C
X
D
CXD
CX
D
intersect at
Z
Z
Z
. If
O
O
O
lies inside
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
and if the points
O
,
X
,
Y
,
Z
O,X,Y,Z
O
,
X
,
Y
,
Z
are all distinct, prove that
O
,
X
,
Y
,
Z
O,X,Y,Z
O
,
X
,
Y
,
Z
lie on a circle.
3
2
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Decimal expansion of a rational
For a rational number
r
r
r
, its *period* is the length of the smallest repeating block in its decimal expansion. for example, the number
r
=
0.123123123...
r=0.123123123...
r
=
0.123123123...
has period
3
3
3
. If
S
S
S
denotes the set of all rational numbers of the form
r
=
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
‾
r=\overline{abcdefgh}
r
=
ab
c
d
e
f
g
h
having period
8
8
8
, find the sum of all elements in
S
S
S
.
Finally a NT in RMO
Show that there are infinitely many tuples
(
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
)
(a,b,c,d)
(
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
)
of natural numbers such that
a
3
+
b
4
+
c
5
=
d
7
a^3 + b^4 + c^5 = d^7
a
3
+
b
4
+
c
5
=
d
7
.
2
2
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Polynomial in GP
Find the set of all real values of
a
a
a
for which the real polynomial equation
P
(
x
)
=
x
2
−
2
a
x
+
b
=
0
P(x)=x^2-2ax+b=0
P
(
x
)
=
x
2
−
2
a
x
+
b
=
0
has real roots, given that
P
(
0
)
⋅
P
(
1
)
⋅
P
(
2
)
≠
0
P(0)\cdot P(1)\cdot P(2)\neq 0
P
(
0
)
⋅
P
(
1
)
⋅
P
(
2
)
=
0
and
P
(
0
)
,
P
(
1
)
,
P
(
2
)
P(0),P(1),P(2)
P
(
0
)
,
P
(
1
)
,
P
(
2
)
form a geometric progression.
Powers in Sum
Let
n
n
n
be a natural number. Find all real numbers
x
x
x
satisfying the equation
∑
k
=
1
n
k
x
k
1
+
x
2
k
=
n
(
n
+
1
)
4
.
\sum^n_{k=1}\frac{kx^k}{1+x^{2k}}=\frac{n(n+1)}4.
k
=
1
∑
n
1
+
x
2
k
k
x
k
=
4
n
(
n
+
1
)
.
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GCD of sides
Let
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
be a triangle with integer sides in which
A
B
<
A
C
AB<AC
A
B
<
A
C
. Let the tangent to the circumcircle of triangle
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
at
A
A
A
intersect the line
B
C
BC
BC
at
D
D
D
. Suppose
A
D
AD
A
D
is also an integer. Prove that
gcd
(
A
B
,
A
C
)
>
1
\gcd(AB,AC)>1
g
cd
(
A
B
,
A
C
)
>
1
.
Again a geometry in RMO
Let
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
be an acute angled triangle and let
D
D
D
be an interior point of the segment
B
C
BC
BC
. Let the circumcircle of
A
C
D
ACD
A
C
D
intersect
A
B
AB
A
B
at
E
E
E
(
E
E
E
between
A
A
A
and
B
B
B
) and let circumcircle of
A
B
D
ABD
A
B
D
intersect
A
C
AC
A
C
at
F
F
F
(
F
F
F
between
A
A
A
and
C
C
C
). Let
O
O
O
be the circumcenter of
A
E
F
AEF
A
EF
. Prove that
O
D
OD
O
D
bisects
∠
E
D
F
\angle EDF
∠
E
D
F
.