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UKMT - BMO Round 1 - British Mathematical Olympiad 1991

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BRITISH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD Wednesday 16th January 1991 Time allowed - Three ind a half hours Instructions: * Start each question ona fresh sheet of paper. * Write on one side of the paper only. * On every sheet of working write the number of the question in the top left hand corner and your name, initials and school in the top right hand corner. * Complete the cover sheet provided and attach it to the front of your script, followed by the questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in order. * Staple all the pages neatly together in the top left hand corner. 1. Prove that the number 3" 42x17" where n is a non-negative integer, is never a perfect square. [4 marks) 2. Find all positive integers & such that the polynomial x2"! + x + 1 is divisible by the polynomial x* + x + 1. For each such & specify the integers n such that 2" +x + 1 is divisible by x +ze01, (5 marks) 3. ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle of radius r. The diagonals AC, BD meet at E. Prove that if AC is perpendicular to BD then EA? + EB? + EC? + ED? = 47°. “ Is it true that if (*) holds then AC is Perpendicular to BD? Give a reason for your answer. (6 marks] Turn over ... Find, with proof, the minimum value of (x + yXy +z) where x, y, z are positive real numbers satisfying the condition ayelx+y +z) =1. (7 marks] Find the number of permutations (arrangements) Py Py» Py Py Poy Pg of i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 with the property: For no integer n, 1

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