AoPS Community 2015 India Regional MathematicaI Olympiad

India Regional Mathematical Olympiad 2015

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by Snakes, parmenides51, naren28, kgdpsdurg, div5252, AlastorMoody, YESMAths, DynamoBlaze

– Region 1

1 In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, let the diagonals AC and BD intersect at X. Let the circum-
circles of triangles AXD and BXC intersect again at Y . If X is the incentre of triangle ABY
, show that ∠CAD = 90o .

2 Let P1 (x) = x2 + a1 x + b1 and P2 (x) = x2 + a2 x + b2 be two quadratic polynomials with

integer coeffcients. Suppose a1 6= a2 and there exist integers m 6= n such that P1 (m) =
P2 (n), P2 (m) = P1 (n). Prove that a1 − a2 is even.

3 Find all fractions which can be written simultaneously in the forms 7k−5
5k−3 and 6l−1
4l−3
, for some integers k, l.

4 Suppose 28 objects are placed along a circle at equal distances. In how many ways can 3
objects be chosen from among them so that no two of the three chosen objects are adjacent
nor diametrically opposite?

5 Let ABC be a right triangle with ∠B = 90◦ .Let E and F be respectively the midpoints of AB and
AC.Suppose the incentre I of ABC lies on the circumcircle of triangle AEF,find the ratio BC/AB.

6 Find all real numbers a such that 3 < a < 4 and a(a − 3{a}) is an integer.
(Here {a} denotes the fractional part of a.)

– Region 2

1 Let ABC be a triangle. Let B’ and C’ denote the reflection of B and C in the internal angle bisector
of angle A. Show that the triangles ABC and AB’C’ have the same incenter.

2 Let P (x) = x2 + ax + b be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients. Suppose there are real
numbers s 6= t such that P (s) = t and P (t) = s. Prove that b − st is a root of x2 + ax + b − st.

3 Find all integers a, b, c such that a2 = bc + 1 and b2 = ac + 1

4 Suppose 32 objects are placed along a circle at equal distances. In how many ways can 3
objects be chosen from among them so that no two of the three chosen objects are adjacent
nor diametrically opposite?

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5 Two circles X and Y in the plane intersect at two distinct points A and B such that the centre
of Y lies on X. Let points C and D be on X and Y respectively, so that C, B and D are collinear.
Let point E on Y be such that DE is parallel to AC. Show that AE = AB.

6 Find all real numbers a such that 4 < a < 5 and a(a − 3{a}) is an integer. (x represents the
fractional part of x)

– Region 3

1 2 circles and , with centers O and P, respectively, are such that P lies on . Let A be a point on
, and let M be the midpoint of AP. Let B be another point on , such that AB——OM. Then prove
that the midpoint of AB lies on .

2 2.Let P (x) = x2 +ax+b be a quadratic polynomial where a, b are real numbers. Suppose P (−1)2
, P (0)2 , P (1)2 is an Arithmetic progression of positive integers. Prove that a, b are integers.

3 3. Show that there are infinitely many triples (x,y,z) of integers such that x3 + y 4 = z 31 .

4 4. Suppose 36 objects are placed along a circle at equal distances. In how many ways can 3
objects be chosen from among them so that no two of the three chosen objects are adjacent
nor diametrically opposite.

5 Let ABC be a triangle with circumcircle Γ and incenter I. Let the internal angle bisectors of
∠A, ∠B, ∠C meet Γ in A0 , B 0 , C 0 respectively. Let B 0 C 0 intersect AA0 at P, and AC in Q. Let BB 0
intersect AC in R. Suppose the quadrilateral P IRQ is a kite; that is, IP = IR and QP = QR.
Prove that ABC is an equilateral triangle.

6 Show that there are infinitely many positive real numbers a which are not integers such that
a(a-3a) is an integer.

– Region 4

1 Let ABC be a triangle. Let B 0 denote the reflection of b in the internal angle bisector l of
∠A.Show that the circumcentre of the triangle CB 0 I lies on the line l where I is the incen-
tre of ABC.

2 Let P (x) = x2 + ax + b be a quadratic polynomial where a is real and b 6= 2, is rational. Suppose

P (0)2 , P (1)2 , P (2)2 are integers, prove that a and b are integers.

3 Find all integers a, b, c such that a2 = bc + 4 and b2 = ca + 4.

4 Suppose 40 objects are placed along a circle at equal distances. In how many ways can 3
objects be chosen from among them so that no two of the three chosen objects are adjacent

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nor diametrically opposite?

5 Two circles Γ and Σ intersect at two distinct points A and B. A line through B intersects Γ and
Σ again at C and D, respectively. Suppose that CA = CD. Show that the centre of Σ lies on Γ.

6 For how many integer values of m,

(i) 1 ≤ m ≤ 5000
√
√
(ii) [ m] = [ m + 125]
Note: [x] is the greatest integer function

– Region 5 Mumbai

1 Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with AB = a, BC = b, CD = c and DA = d. Suppose

a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 = ab + bc + cd + da,

and the area of ABCD is 60 sq. units. If the length of one of the diagonals is 30 units, determine
the length of the other diagonal.

2 Determine the number of 3−digit numbers in base 10 having at least one 5 and at most one 3.

3 Let P (x) be a polynomial whose coefficients are positive integers. If P (n) divides P (P (n) −
2015) for every natural number n, prove that P (−2015) = 0.
One additional condition must be given that P is non-constant, which even though is under-
stood.

4 Find all three digit natural numbers of the form (abc)10 such that (abc)10 , (bca)10 and (cab)10 are
in geometric progression. (Here (abc)10 is representation in base 10.)

5 Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with ∠B = 90◦ and let BD be the altitude from B on to
AC. Draw DE ⊥ AB and DF ⊥ BC. Let P, Q, R and S be respectively the incentres of triangle
DF C, DBF, DEB and DAE. Suppose S, R, Q are collinear. Prove that P, Q, R, D lie on a circle.

6 Let S = {1, 2, · · · , n} and let T be the set of all ordered triples of subsets of S, say (A1 , A2 , A3 ),
such that A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3 = S. Determine, in terms of n,
X
|A1 ∩ A2 ∩ A3 |
(A1 ,A2 ,A3 )∈T

7 Let x, y, z be real numbers such that x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2xyz = 1. Prove that

(1 + x)(1 + y)(1 + z) ≤ 4 + 4xyz.

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8 The length of each side of a convex quadrilateral ABCD is a positive integer. If the sum of the
lengths of any three sides is divisible by the length of the remaining side then prove that some
two sides of the quadrilateral have the same length.

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