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IMO 1989

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

Day 1

Problem 1. Prove that the set can be expressed as the disjoint union of subsets (, 2, ..., 117) such that:

(i) Each contains 17 elements;

(ii) The sum of all the elements in each is the same.

Problem 2. In an acute-angled triangle the internal bisector of angle meets the circumcircle of the triangle again at . Points and are defined similarly. Let be the point of intersection of the line with the external bisectors of angles and . Points and are defined similarly. Prove that:

(i) The area of the triangle is twice the area of the hexagon .

(ii) The area of the triangle is at least four times the area of the triangle .

Problem 3. Let and be positive integers and let be a set of points in the plane such that

(i) No three points of are collinear, and

(ii) For any point of there are at least points of equidistant from .

Prove that:

Day 2

Problem 4. Let be a convex quadrilateral such that the sides , , satisfy . There exists a point inside the quadrilateral at a distance from the line such that and . Show that:

Problem 5. Prove that for each positive integer there exist consecutive positive integers none of which is an integral power of a prime number.

Problem 6. A permutation of the set , where is a positive integer, is said to have property if for at least one in . Show that, for each , there are more permutations with property than without.

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