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2015 Chile Classification / Qualifying NMO Seniors XXVII

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October 15, 2021
algebrageometrynumber theorycombinatoricschilean NMO

Problem Statement

p1. Find all prime numbers pp such that 2p+p22p + p^2 is a prime number.
p2. Given a triangle ABCABC, acute angle at B B and CC, show that there exists a only point DD on BCBC such that segment EFEF is parallel to side BCBC, where EE and FF are the intersection points of the perpendiculars from point DD to sides ABAB and ACAC respectively.
p3. Of a total of 4949 small white squares of a board of 7×77\times 7 have been painted 2929 black. Show that there always exists at least one square of 2×22\times 2 with at least three little black squares.
p4. Consider a triangle ABC\vartriangle ABC, and a point PP inside it. When drawing the lines APAP, BPBP and CPCP, the intersection points DD, EE and FF are determined on the sides BCBC, CACA and ABAB respectively. The triangle is divided into 6 triangles (AFP\vartriangle AFP, FPB\vartriangle FPB, BDP\vartriangle BDP, DPC\vartriangle DPC, CPE\vartriangle CPE, EPA\vartriangle EPA). Show that if 44 of these triangles have the same area then points DD, EE, FF are the midpoints of the respective sides.
p5. Prove that the number (36a+b)(a+36b)(36a + b) (a + 36b) is never a power of 22, for any choice of natural numbers aa and bb.
p6. In a group of 20152015 people the following is observed: for each pair of people who know each other, between the two they know everyone, but they do not have acquaintances in common. Prove that it is possible to separate people into two groups, such that in each group no one knows.
Clarification: In this problem, if AA knows BB, then we also have that BB knows AA, that is, knowing oneself is a symmetric relationship.
PS. Seniors P1, P4 were also proposed as [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h2690808p23355881]Juniors P3, P5.