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Imo 2012

1. The document contains problems proposed for the 2012 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). 2. The first problem involves proving that a certain point M is the midpoint of another two points ST, given a triangle ABC and points constructed related to its excircles. 3. The second problem involves proving an inequality relating positive real numbers whose product is 1. 4. The third problem describes a "liar's guessing game" between two players involving sets and asks to prove properties about what player B can guarantee to win depending on parameters of the game.

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Imo 2012

1. The document contains problems proposed for the 2012 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). 2. The first problem involves proving that a certain point M is the midpoint of another two points ST, given a triangle ABC and points constructed related to its excircles. 3. The second problem involves proving an inequality relating positive real numbers whose product is 1. 4. The third problem describes a "liar's guessing game" between two players involving sets and asks to prove properties about what player B can guarantee to win depending on parameters of the game.

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IMO 2012

Day 1 - 10 July 2012


1 Given triangle ABC the point J is the centre of the excircle opposite the vertex A. This excircle is tangent to the side BC at M , and to the lines AB and AC at K and L, respectively. The lines LM and BJ meet at F , and the lines KM and CJ meet at G. Let S be the point of intersection of the lines AF and BC , and let T be the point of intersection of the lines AG and BC. Prove that M is the midpoint of ST. (The excircle of ABC opposite the vertex A is the circle that is tangent to the line segment BC , to the ray AB beyond B , and to the ray AC beyond C .) Proposed by Evangelos Psychas, Greece 2 Let n 3 be an integer, and let a2 , a3 , . . . , an be positive real numbers such that a2 a3 an = 1. Prove that (1 + a2 )2 (1 + a3 )3 (1 + an )n > nn . Proposed by Angelo Di Pasquale, Australia 3 The liars guessing game is a game played between two players A and B . The rules of the game depend on two positive integers k and n which are known to both players. At the start of the game A chooses integers x and N with 1 x N. Player A keeps x secret, and truthfully tells N to player B . Player B now tries to obtain information about x by asking player A questions as follows: each question consists of B specifying an arbitrary set S of positive integers (possibly one specied in some previous question), and asking A whether x belongs to S . Player B may ask as many questions as he wishes. After each question, player A must immediately answer it with yes or no, but is allowed to lie as many times as she wants; the only restriction is that, among any k + 1 consecutive answers, at least one answer must be truthful. After B has asked as many questions as he wants, he must specify a set X of at most n positive integers. If x belongs to X , then B wins; otherwise, he loses. Prove that: 1. If n 2k , then B can guarantee a win. 2. For all suciently large k , there exists an integer n (1.99)k such that B cannot guarantee a win. Proposed by David Arthur, Canada

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IMO 2012

Day 2 - 11 July 2012


4 Find all functions f : Z Z such that, for all integers a, b, c that satisfy a + b + c = 0, the following equality holds: f (a)2 + f (b)2 + f (c)2 = 2f (a)f (b) + 2f (b)f (c) + 2f (c)f (a). (Here Z denotes the set of integers.) Proposed by Liam Baker, South Africa 5 Let ABC be a triangle with BCA = 90 , and let D be the foot of the altitude from C . Let X be a point in the interior of the segment CD. Let K be the point on the segment AX such that BK = BC . Similarly, let L be the point on the segment BX such that AL = AC . Let M be the point of intersection of AL and BK . Show that M K = M L. Proposed by Josef Tkadlec, Czech Republic 6 Find all positive integers n for which there exist non-negative integers a1 , a2 , . . . , an such that 1 1 1 1 2 n + a2 + + an = a1 + a2 + + an = 1. 2a1 2 2 3 3 3 Proposed by Dusan Djukic, Serbia

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