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=== Problem 1 === | === Problem 1 === | ||
Let <math>ABCD</math> be a cyclic quadrilateral with <math>AB=7</math> and <math>CD=8</math>. Points <math>P</math> and <math>Q</math> are selected on line segment <math>AB</math> so that <math>AP=BQ=3</math>. Points <math>R</math> and <math>S</math> are selected on line segment <math>CD</math> so that <math>CR=DS=2</math>. Prove that <math>PQRS</math> is a quadrilateral. | Let <math>ABCD</math> be a cyclic quadrilateral with <math>AB=7</math> and <math>CD=8</math>. Points <math>P</math> and <math>Q</math> are selected on line segment <math>AB</math> so that <math>AP=BQ=3</math>. Points <math>R</math> and <math>S</math> are selected on line segment <math>CD</math> so that <math>CR=DS=2</math>. Prove that <math>PQRS</math> is a quadrilateral. | ||
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=== Problem 2 === | === Problem 2 === | ||
Let <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> be positive integers. Let <math>S</math> be the set of integer points <math>(x,y)</math> with <math>1\leq x\leq2m</math> and <math>1\leq y\leq2n</math>. A configuration of <math>mn</math> rectangles is called ''happy'' if each point in <math>S</math> is a vertex of exactly one rectangle, and all rectangles have sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Prove that the number of happy configurations is odd. | Let <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> be positive integers. Let <math>S</math> be the set of integer points <math>(x,y)</math> with <math>1\leq x\leq2m</math> and <math>1\leq y\leq2n</math>. A configuration of <math>mn</math> rectangles is called ''happy'' if each point in <math>S</math> is a vertex of exactly one rectangle, and all rectangles have sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Prove that the number of happy configurations is odd. | ||
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=== Problem 3 === | === Problem 3 === | ||
Let <math>a(n)</math> be the sequence defined by <math>a(1)=2</math> and <math>a(n+1)=(a(n))^{n+1}-1</math> for each integer <math>n\geq1</math>. Suppose that <math>p>2</math> is prime and <math>k</math> is a positive integer. Prove that some term of the sequence <math>a(n)</math> is divisible by <math>p^k</math>. | Let <math>a(n)</math> be the sequence defined by <math>a(1)=2</math> and <math>a(n+1)=(a(n))^{n+1}-1</math> for each integer <math>n\geq1</math>. Suppose that <math>p>2</math> is prime and <math>k</math> is a positive integer. Prove that some term of the sequence <math>a(n)</math> is divisible by <math>p^k</math>. | ||
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Revision as of 20:35, 19 March 2024
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[hide]Day 1
Problem 1
Let be a cyclic quadrilateral with and . Points and are selected on line segment so that . Points and are selected on line segment so that . Prove that is a quadrilateral.
Problem 2
Let and be positive integers. Let be the set of integer points with and . A configuration of rectangles is called happy if each point in is a vertex of exactly one rectangle, and all rectangles have sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Prove that the number of happy configurations is odd.
Problem 3
Let be the sequence defined by and for each integer . Suppose that is prime and is a positive integer. Prove that some term of the sequence is divisible by .