2013 El Salvador Correspondence / Qualifying NMO XIII
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October 17, 2021
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Problem Statement
p1. Determine the unit digit of the number resulting from the following sum
2. Every real number a can be uniquely written as , where is an integer and . For example, if , then and .
Given the:
Determine the value of .
p3. Determine all pairs of positive integers such that .
p4. Consider the following arrangement of dots on the board in the figure. Determine the number of ways three of these points can be selected, to be the vertices of a right triangle whose legs are parallel to the sides of the board.
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p5. In an acute triangle , . Let and be the feet of the altitudes drawn from and , respectively. Let and be the midpoints of sides and , respectively. Prove that segments and are perpendicular.