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2018IMO-2018-problems-eng.pdfen
Problem 1

Let Γ\Gamma be the circumcircle of acute-angled triangle ABCABC. Points DD and EE lie on segments ABAB and ACAC, respectively, such that AD=AEAD = AE. The perpendicular bisectors of BDBD and CECE intersect the minor arcs ABAB and ACAC of Γ\Gamma at points FF and GG, respectively. Prove that the lines DEDE and FGFG are parallel (or are the same line).

Problem 2

Find all integers n3n \geq 3 for which there exist real numbers a1,a2,,an+2a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{n+2}, such that an+1=a1a_{n+1} = a_1 and an+2=a2a_{n+2} = a_2, and aiai+1+1=ai+2a_i a_{i+1} + 1 = a_{i+2} for i=1,2,,ni = 1, 2, \ldots, n.

Problem 3

An anti-Pascal triangle is an equilateral triangular array of numbers such that, except for the numbers in the bottom row, each number is the absolute value of the difference of the two numbers immediately below it. For example, the following array is an anti-Pascal triangle with four rows which contains every integer from 1 to 10.

42657183109\begin{array}{ccccccc} & & & 4 & & & \\ & & 2 & & 6 & & \\ & 5 & & 7 & & 1 & \\ 8 & & 3 & & 10 & & 9 \end{array}

Does there exist an anti-Pascal triangle with 2018 rows which contains every integer from 1 to 1+2++20181 + 2 + \cdots + 2018?

Problem 4

A site is any point (x,y)(x, y) in the plane such that xx and yy are both positive integers less than or equal to 20.

Initially, each of the 400 sites is unoccupied. Amy and Ben take turns placing stones with Amy going first. On her turn, Amy places a new red stone on an unoccupied site such that the distance between any two sites occupied by red stones is not equal to 5\sqrt{5}. On his turn, Ben places a new blue stone on any unoccupied site. (A site occupied by a blue stone is allowed to be at any distance from any other occupied site.) They stop as soon as a player cannot place a stone.

Find the greatest KK such that Amy can ensure that she places at least KK red stones, no matter how Ben places his blue stones.

Problem 5

Let a1,a2,a_1, a_2, \ldots be an infinite sequence of positive integers. Suppose that there is an integer N>1N > 1 such that, for each nNn \geq N, the number a1a2+a2a3++an1an+ana1\frac{a_1}{a_2} + \frac{a_2}{a_3} + \cdots + \frac{a_{n-1}}{a_n} + \frac{a_n}{a_1} is an integer. Prove that there is a positive integer MM such that am=am+1a_m = a_{m+1} for all mMm \geq M.

Problem 6

A convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD satisfies ABCD=BCDAAB \cdot CD = BC \cdot DA. Point XX lies inside ABCDABCD so that XAB=XCDandXBC=XDA.\angle XAB = \angle XCD \quad \text{and} \quad \angle XBC = \angle XDA. Prove that BXA+DXC=180°\angle BXA + \angle DXC = 180°.