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Balkanmo 1998

The document describes 4 problems from the 15th Balkan Mathematical Olympiad held in Nicosia, Cyprus in May 1998. Problem 1 asks how many distinct terms are in a finite sequence involving powers of 1998. Problem 2 involves proving an inequality relating square roots of sums of real numbers. Problem 3 is about partitioning a set of points inside or on the borders of a triangle into disjoint closed segments. Problem 4 asks to prove the equation y^2 = x^5 - 4 has no integer solutions.

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Balkanmo 1998

The document describes 4 problems from the 15th Balkan Mathematical Olympiad held in Nicosia, Cyprus in May 1998. Problem 1 asks how many distinct terms are in a finite sequence involving powers of 1998. Problem 2 involves proving an inequality relating square roots of sums of real numbers. Problem 3 is about partitioning a set of points inside or on the borders of a triangle into disjoint closed segments. Problem 4 asks to prove the equation y^2 = x^5 - 4 has no integer solutions.

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15-th Balkan Mathematical Olympiad

Nicosia, Cyprus – May 5, 1998


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1. Consider the finite sequence 1998 , k = 1, 2, . . . , 1997. How many distinct
terms are there in this sequence? (Greece)
2. Let n ≥ 2 be an integer, and let 0 < a1 < a2 < · · · < a2n+1 be real
numbers. Prove the inequality
√ √ √ √ p
n
a1 − n a2 + n a3 − · · · + a2n+1 < n a1 − a2 + a3 − · · · + a2n+1 .
(Romania)
3. Let S denote the set of points inside or on the border of a triangle ABC,
without a fixed point T inside the triangle. Show that S can be partitioned
into disjoint closed segemnts. (Yugoslavia)
4. Prove that the equation y 2 = x5 − 4 has no integer solutions. (Bulgaria)

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