1977 USAMO Problems
Problems from the 1977 USAMO.
Problem 1
Determine all pairs of positive integers such that
$(1\plus{}x^n\plus{}x^{2n}\plus{}\cdots\plus{}x^{mn})$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) is divisible by $(1\plus{}x\plus{}x^2\plus{}\cdots\plus{}x^{m})$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).
Problem 2
and
are two triangles in the same plane such that the lines
are mutually parallel. Let
denote the area of triangle
with an appropriate
sign, etc.; prove that
Problem 3
If and
are two of the roots of $x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}1\equal{}0$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg), prove that
is a root of $x^6\plus{}x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}x^2\minus{}1\equal{}0$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).
Problem 4
Prove that if the opposite sides of a skew (non-planar) quadrilateral are congruent, then the line joining the midpoints of the two diagonals is perpendicular to these diagonals, and conversely, if the line joining the midpoints of the two diagonals of a skew quadrilateral is perpendicular to these diagonals, then the opposite sides of the quadrilateral are congruent.
Problem 5
If are positive numbers bounded by
and
, i.e, if they lie in
, prove that
and determine when there is equality.
See Also
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