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Problem 1

Let MM be a point on the side ABAB of ABC\triangle ABC. Let r1,r2r_1, r_2 and rr be the radii of the inscribed circles of triangles AMC,BMCAMC, BMC and ABCABC. Let q1,q2q_1, q_2 and qq be the radii of the escribed circles of the same triangles that lie in the angle ACBACB. Prove that r1q1r2q2=rq.\frac{r_1}{q_1} \cdot \frac{r_2}{q_2} = \frac{r}{q}.

Problem 2

Let a,ba, b and nn be integers greater than 1, and let aa and bb be the bases of two number systems. An1A_{n-1} and AnA_n are numbers in the system with base aa, and Bn1B_{n-1} and BnB_n are numbers in the system with base bb; these are related as follows: An=xnxn1x0,An1=xn1xn2x0,A_n = x_n x_{n-1} \cdots x_0, \quad A_{n-1} = x_{n-1} x_{n-2} \cdots x_0, Bn=xnxn1x0,Bn1=xn1xn2x0,B_n = x_n x_{n-1} \cdots x_0, \quad B_{n-1} = x_{n-1} x_{n-2} \cdots x_0, xn0,xn10.x_n \neq 0, \quad x_{n-1} \neq 0.

Prove: An1An<Bn1Bn if and only if a>b.\frac{A_{n-1}}{A_n} < \frac{B_{n-1}}{B_n} \text{ if and only if } a > b.

Problem 3

The real numbers a0,a1,,an,a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_n, \ldots satisfy the condition: 1=a0a1a2an.1 = a_0 \leq a_1 \leq a_2 \leq \cdots \leq a_n \leq \cdots.

The numbers b1,b2,,bn,b_1, b_2, \ldots, b_n, \ldots are defined by bn=k=1n(1ak1ak)1ak.b_n = \sum_{k=1}^{n} \left(1 - \frac{a_{k-1}}{a_k}\right) \frac{1}{\sqrt{a_k}}.

(a) Prove that 0bn<20 \leq b_n < 2 for all nn.

(b) Given cc with 0c<20 \leq c < 2, prove that there exist numbers a0,a1,a_0, a_1, \ldots with the above properties such that bn>cb_n > c for large enough nn.

Problem 4

Find the set of all positive integers nn with the property that the set {n,n+1,n+2,n+3,n+4,n+5}\{n, n + 1, n + 2, n + 3, n + 4, n + 5\} can be partitioned into two sets such that the product of the numbers in one set equals the product of the numbers in the other set.

Problem 5

In the tetrahedron ABCDABCD, angle BDCBDC is a right angle. Suppose that the foot HH of the perpendicular from DD to the plane ABCABC is the intersection of the altitudes of ABC\triangle ABC. Prove that (AB+BC+CA)26(AD2+BD2+CD2).(AB + BC + CA)^2 \leq 6(AD^2 + BD^2 + CD^2).

For what tetrahedra does equality hold?