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2000 Moldova Team Selection Test
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2000 Moldova Team Selection Test
Problems
(1)
there is a point $M$ inside it such that the half lines $(A_iM, i=1,2,\ldots,n$
Source: Moldova TST 2000
8/7/2023
Convex polygon
A
1
A
2
…
A
n
A_1A_2\ldots A_n
A
1
A
2
…
A
n
is called
b
a
l
a
n
c
e
d
balanced
ba
l
an
ce
d
if there is a point
M
M{}
M
inside it such that the half lines
(
A
i
M
,
(
i
=
1
,
2
,
…
,
n
)
(A_iM, (i=1,2,\ldots,n)
(
A
i
M
,
(
i
=
1
,
2
,
…
,
n
)
intersect disctinct sides of the polygon. a) Show that if
n
>
3
n>3
n
>
3
is even, then every polygon with
n
n{}
n
sides is not balanced. b) Do polygons with an odd number of sides that are not balanced exist?
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