2014 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad

India Regional Mathematical Olympiad 2014

Mumbai Region

1 Three positive real numbers a, b, c are such that a2 + 5b2 + 4c2 4ab 4bc = 0.
Can a, b, c be the lengths of te sides of a triangle? Justify your answer.

2 The roots of the equation

x3 3ax2 + bx + 18c = 0
form a non-constant arithmetic progression and the roots of the equation
x3 + bx2 + x c3 = 0
form a non-constant geometric progression. Given that a, b, c are real numbers,
find all positive integral values a and b.

3 Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle in which ABC is the largest angle. Let
O be its circumcentre. The perpendicular bisectors of BC and AB meet AC
at X and Y respectively. The internal angle bisectors of AXB and BY C
meet AB and BC at D and E respectively. Prove that BO is perpendicular to
AC if DE is parallel to AC.

4 A person moves in the xy plane moving along points with integer co-ordinates
x and y only. When she is at a point (x, y), she takes a step based on the
following rules:
(a) if x + y is even she moves to either (x + 1, y) or (x + 1, y + 1);
(b) if x + y is odd she moves to either (x, y + 1) or (x + 1, y + 1).
How many distinct paths can she take to go from (0, 0) to (8, 8) given that she
took exactly three steps to the right ((x, y) to (x + 1, y))?

5 Let a, b, c be positive real numbers such that

1 1 1
+ + 1.
1+a 1+b 1+c
Prove that (1 + a2 )(1 + b2 )(1 + c2 ) 125. When does equality hold?

6 Let D, E, F be the points of contact of the incircle of an acute-angled triangle

ABC with BC, CA, AB respectively. Let I1 , I2 , I3 be the incentres of the tri-
angles AF E, BDF, CED, respectively. Prove that the lines I1 D, I2 E, I3 F are
concurrent.

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Region 1

1 In acute ABC, let D be the foot of perpendicular from A on BC. Consider

points K, L, M on segment AD such that AK = KL = LM = M D. Suppose
the sum of the areas of the shaded region equals the sum of the areas of the
unshaded regions in the following picture. Prove that BD = DC.
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2 Let a1 , a2 a2n be an arithmetic

Pn progression of positive real numbers with
2
common difference d. Let (i) i=1 a2i1 = x
P
(ii) ni=1 a22i = y
(iii) an + an+1 = z
Express d in terms of x, y, z, n

3 Suppose for some positive integers r and s, 2r is obtained by permuting the

digits of 2s in decimal expansion. Prove that r = s.

4 Is it possible to write the numbers 17,18,19,...32 in a 4 4 grid of unit squares

with one number in each square such that if the grid is divided into four 2 2
subgrids of unit squares ,then the product of numbers in each of the subgrids
divisible by 16?

5 Let ABC be an acute angled triangle with H as its orthocentre. For any point
P on the circumcircle of triangle ABC, let Q be the point of intersection of the
line BH with line AP . Show that there is a unique point X on the circumcircle
of triangle ABC such that for every P other than B, C, the circumcircle of
HP Q passes through X.
P2014
6 Let x1 , x2 , x3 . . . x2014 be positive real numbers such that j=1 xj = 1. Deter-
mine with proof the smallest constant K such that
X
2014
x2j
K 1
1 xj
j=1

Region 2

1 Let ABC be a triangle with ABC as the largest angle. Let R be its circum-
center. Let the circumcircle of triangle ARB cut AC again at X. Prove that
RX is perpendicular to BC.

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2 Find all real x, y such that

1
x2 + 2y 2 + x(2y + 1)
2

3 Prove that for any natural number n < 2310 , n(2310 n) is not divisible by
2310.

4 Find all positive reals x, y, z such that

1 1 1 1 1 1
2x 2y + = , 2y 2z + = , and 2z 2x + = .
z 2014 x 2014 y 2014

5 Let ABC be a triangle and let X be on BC such that AX = AB. let AX meet
circumcircle of triangle ABC again at D. prove that circumcentre of triangle
BDX lies on .

6 For any natural number, let S(n) denote sum of digits of n. Find the number
of 3 digit numbers for which S(S(n)) = 2.

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