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Canada: National Olympiad 1969

The document contains 10 math problems from the 1969 Canadian National Olympiad. Problem 1 asks to show an equality involving ratios and exponents holds for all natural numbers n. Problem 2 asks to determine which of two expressions involving square roots is greater for c ≥ 1. Problem 3 asks to prove an inequality involving the lengths of sides in a right triangle and the hypotenuse.

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Canada: National Olympiad 1969

The document contains 10 math problems from the 1969 Canadian National Olympiad. Problem 1 asks to show an equality involving ratios and exponents holds for all natural numbers n. Problem 2 asks to determine which of two expressions involving square roots is greater for c ≥ 1. Problem 3 asks to prove an inequality involving the lengths of sides in a right triangle and the hypotenuse.

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Canada

National Olympiad
1969

1 If a1 /b1 = a2 /b2 = a3 /b3 and p1 , p2 , p3 are not all zero, show that for all n ∈ N,
 n
a1 p1 an1 + p2 an2 + p3 an3
= .
b1 p1 bn1 + p2 bn2 + p3 bn3
√ √ √ √
2 Determine which of the two numbers c+1− c, c− c − 1 is greater for any c ≥ 1.

3 Let c be the length of the hypotenuse√ of a right angle triangle whose two other sides have
lengths a and b. Prove that a + b ≤ c 2. When does the equality hold?

4 Let ABC be an equilateral triangle, and P be an arbitrary point within the triangle. Per-
pendiculars P D, P E, P F are drawn to the three sides of the triangle. Show that, no matter
where P is chosen,
PD + PE + PF 1
= √ .
AB + BC + CA 2 3

5 Let ABC be a triangle with sides of length a, b and c. Let the bisector of the angle C cut
AB in D. Prove that the length of CD is

2ab cos C2
.
a+b

6 Find the sum of 1·1!+2·2!+3·3!+· · ·+(n−1)(n−1)!+n·n!, where n! = n(n−1)(n−2) · · · 2·1.

7 Show that there are no integers a, b, c for which a2 + b2 − 8c = 6.

8 Let f be a function with the following properties:


1) f (n) is defined for every positive integer n; 2) f (n) is an integer; 3) f (2) = 2; 4) f (mn) =
f (m)f (n) for all m and n; 5) f (m) > f (n) whenever m > n.
Prove that f (n) = n.

9 Show that for any quadrilateral


√ inscribed in a circle of radius 1, the length of the shortest
side is less than or equal to 2.

10 Let ABC be the right-angled isosceles triangle whose equal sides have length 1. P is a point
on the hypotenuse, and the feet of the perpendiculars from P to the other sides are Q and
R. Consider the areas of the triangles AP Q and P BR, and the area of the rectangle QCRP .
Prove that regardless of how P is chosen, the largest of these three areas is at least 2/9.

This file was downloaded from the AoPS − MathLinks Math Olympiad Resources Page
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/ Page 1 http://www.mathlinks.ro/

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