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September 14, 2026 · Problem sheet · LibreTimes

IMO 1983

International mathematics competition for pre-university students, held annually since 1959. Six problems over two days.

Problem 1. Find all functions defined on the set of positive real numbers which take positive real values and satisfy the conditions:

(i) for all positive ;

(ii) as .

Problem 2. Let be one of the two distinct points of intersection of two unequal coplanar circles and with centers and , respectively. One of the common tangents to the circles touches at and at , while the other touches at and at . Let be the midpoint of ,and be the midpoint of . Prove that .

Problem 3. Let and be positive integers, no two of which have a common divisor greater than . Show that is the largest integer which cannot be expressed in the form ,where and are non-negative integers.

Problem 4. Let be an equilateral triangle and the set of all points contained in the three segments and (including and ). Determine whether, for every partition of into two disjoint subsets, at least one of the two subsets contains the vertices of a right-angled triangle. Justify your answer.

Problem 5. Is it possible to choose distinct positive integers, all less than or equal to , no three of which are consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression? Justify your answer.

Problem 6. Let and be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Prove that

Determine when equality occurs.

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