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1958 MMPC , Part 2 = Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition

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March 18, 2022
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Problem Statement

p1. Show that 9x+5y9x + 5y is a multiple of17 17 whenever 2x+3y2x + 3y is a multiple of 1717.
p2. Express the five distinct fifth roots of 11 in terms of radicals.
p3. Prove that the three perpendiculars dropped to the three sides of an equilateral triangle from any point inside the triangle have a constant sum.
p4. Find the volume of a sphere which circumscribes a regular tetrahedron of edge aa.
p5. For any integer nn greater than 11, show that n22n+1n^2-2n + 1 is a factor at nn11n^{n-1}-1.
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