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1997 Switzerland Team Selection Test
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1997 Switzerland Team Selection Test
Problems
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swiss tst
Source: Swiss IMO Team Selection Test 1997
5/7/2017
4. Let
v
v
v
and
w
w
w
be two randomly chosen roots of the equation
z
1997
−
1
=
0
z^{1997} -1 = 0
z
1997
−
1
=
0
(all roots are equiprobable). Find the probability that
2
+
3
≤
∣
u
+
w
∣
\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}\le |u+w|
2
+
3
≤
∣
u
+
w
∣
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