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Source: European Mathematical Cup 2014, Junior Division, Problem 1

December 22, 2014
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Problem Statement

Which of the following claims are true, and which of them are false? If a fact is true you should prove it, if it isn't, find a counterexample. a) Let a,b,ca,b,c be real numbers such that a2013+b2013+c2013=0 a^{2013} + b^{2013} + c^{2013} = 0 . Then a2014+b2014+c2014=0 a^{2014} + b^{2014} + c^{2014} = 0 . b) Let a,b,ca,b,c be real numbers such that a2014+b2014+c2014=0 a^{2014} + b^{2014} + c^{2014} = 0 . Then a2015+b2015+c2015=0 a^{2015} + b^{2015} + c^{2015} = 0 . c) Let a,b,ca,b,c be real numbers such that a2013+b2013+c2013=0 a^{2013} + b^{2013} + c^{2013} = 0 and a2015+b2015+c2015=0 a^{2015} + b^{2015} + c^{2015} = 0 . Then a2014+b2014+c2014=0 a^{2014} + b^{2014} + c^{2014} = 0 .
Proposed by Matko Ljulj
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