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2006 Swedish Mathematical Competition
2006 Swedish Mathematical Competition
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Equation with Exponents
Determine all positive integers
a
,
b
,
c
a,b,c
a
,
b
,
c
satisfying
a
(
b
c
)
=
(
b
a
)
c
a^{(b^c)}=(b^a)^c
a
(
b
c
)
=
(
b
a
)
c
5
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Symmetry?
In each square of an
m
×
n
m \times n
m
×
n
rectangular board there is a nought or a cross. Let
f
(
m
,
n
)
f(m,n)
f
(
m
,
n
)
be the number of such arrangements that contain a row or a column consisting of noughts only. Let
g
(
m
,
n
)
g(m,n)
g
(
m
,
n
)
be the number of arrangements that contain a row consisting of noughts only, or a column consisting of crosses only. Which of the numbers
f
(
m
,
n
)
f(m,n)
f
(
m
,
n
)
and
g
(
m
,
n
)
g(m,n)
g
(
m
,
n
)
is larger?
4
1
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Value of Pearls
Saskia and her sisters have been given a large number of pearls. The pearls are white, black and red, not necessarily the same number of each color. Each white pearl is worth
5
5
5
Ducates, each black one is worth
7
7
7
, and each red one is worth
12
12
12
. The total worth of the pearls is
2107
2107
2107
Ducates. Saskia and her sisters split the pearls so that each of them gets the same number of pearls and the same total worth, but the color distribution may vary among the sisters. Interestingly enough, the total worth in Ducates that each of the sisters holds equals the total number of pearls split between the sisters. Saskia is particularly fond of the red pearls, and therefore makes sure that she has as many of those as possible. How many pearls of each color has Saskia?
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1
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Sum of Slopes at Roots
A cubic polynomial
f
f
f
with a positive leading coefficient has three different positive zeros. Show that
f
′
(
a
)
+
f
′
(
b
)
+
f
′
(
c
)
>
0
f'(a)+ f'(b)+ f'(c) > 0
f
′
(
a
)
+
f
′
(
b
)
+
f
′
(
c
)
>
0
.
2
1
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Intouch triangle is acute
In a triangle
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
, point
P
P
P
is the incenter and
A
′
A'
A
′
,
B
′
B'
B
′
,
C
′
C'
C
′
its orthogonal projections on
B
C
BC
BC
,
C
A
CA
C
A
,
A
B
AB
A
B
, respectively. Show that
∠
B
′
A
′
C
′
\angle B'A'C'
∠
B
′
A
′
C
′
is acute.
1
1
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Number of Divisors
If positive integers
a
a
a
and
b
b
b
have 99 and 101 different positive divisors respectively (including 1 and the number itself), can the product
a
b
ab
ab
have exactly 150 positive divisors?