2017 Latvia Baltic Way TST

1

Prove that for all real $x > 0$ holds the inequality $$\sqrt{\frac{1}{3x+1}}+\sqrt{\frac{x}{x+3}}\ge 1.$$For what values of $x$ does the equality hold?

2

Find all pairs of real numbers $(x, y)$ that satisfy the equation $$\frac{(x+y)(2-\sin(x+y))}{4\sin^2(x+y)}=\frac{xy}{x+y}$$

3

Find all functions $f (x) : Z \to Z$ defined on integers, take integer values, and for all $x,y \in Z$ satisfy $$f(x+y)+f(xy)=f(x)f(y)+1$$

4

The values of the polynomial $P(x) = 2x^3-30x^2+cx$ for any three consecutive integers are also three consecutive integers. Find these values.

5

A magic octagon is an octagon whose sides follow the lines of the checkerboard's checkers and the side lengths are $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8$ (in any order). What is the largest possible area of the magic octagon? original wordingBurvju astoņstūris ar astoņstūris, kura malas iet pa rūtiņu lapas rūtiņu līnijām un malu garumi ir 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (jebkādā secībā). Kāds ir lielākais iespējamais burvju astoņstūra laukums?

6

A natural number is written in each box of the $13 \times 13$ grid area. Prove that you can choose $2$ rows and $4$ columns such that the sum of the numbers written at their $8$ intersections is divisible by $8$.

7

All six-digit natural numbers from $100000$ to $999999$ are written on the page in ascending order without spaces. What is the largest value of$ k$ for which the same $k$-digit number can be found in at least two different places in this string?

8

$2017$ chess players participated in the chess tournament, each of them played exactly one chess game with each other. Let's call a trio of chess players $A, B, C$ a principled one, if $A$ defeated $B$, $B$ defeated $C$, and $C$ defeated $A$. What is the largest possible number of threes of principled chess players?

9

In an isosceles triangle $ABC$ in which $AC = BC$ and $\angle ABC < 60^o$, $I$ and $O$ are the centers of the inscribed and circumscribed circles, respectively. For the triangle $BIO$, the circumscribed circle intersects the side $BC$ again at $D$. Prove that: i) lines $AC$ and $DI$ are parallel, ii) lines $OD$ and $IB$ are perpendicular.

10

In an obtuse triangle $ABC$, for which $AC < AB$, the radius of the inscribed circle is $R$, the midpoint of its arc $BC$ (which does not contain $A$) is $S$. A point $T$ is placed on the extension of altitude $AD$ such that $D$ is between $ A$ and $T$ and $AT = 2R$. Prove that $\angle AST = 90^o$.

11

On the extension of the angle bisector $AL$ of the triangle $ABC$, a point $P$ is placed such that $P L = AL$. Prove that the perimeter of triangle $PBC$ does not exceed the perimeter of triangle $ABC$.

12

A diameter $AK$ is drawn for the circumscribed circle $\omega$ of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$, an arbitrary point $M$ is chosen on the segment $BC$, the straight line $AM$ intersects $\omega$ at point $Q$. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from $M$ on $AK$ is $D$, the tangent drawn to the circle $\omega$ through the point $Q$, intersects the straight line $MD$ at $P$. A point $L$ (different from $Q$) is chosen on $\omega$ such that $PL$ is tangent to $\omega$. Prove that points $L$, $M$ and $K$ lie on the same line.

13

Prove that the number $$\sqrt{1 + \frac{1}{n^2} + \frac{1}{(n+1)^2}}$$is rational for all natural $n$.

14

Can you find three natural numbers $a, b, c$ whose greatest common divisor is $1$ and which satisfy the equality $$ab + bc + ac = (a + b -c)(b + c - a)(c + a - b) ?$$

15

Let's call the number string $D = d_{n-1}d_{n-2}...d_0$ a stable ending of a number , if for any natural number $m$ that ends in $D$, any of its natural powers $m^k$ also ends in $D$. Prove that for every natural number $n$ there are exactly four stable endings of a number of length $n$. original wordingCiparu virkni $D = d_{n-1}d_{n-2}...d_0$ sauksim par stabilu skaitļa nobeigumu, ja jebkuram naturālam skaitlim m, kas beidzas ar D, arī jebkura tā naturāla pakāpe $m^k$ beidzas ar D. Pierādīt, ka katram naturālam n ir tieši četri stabili skaitļa nobeigumi, kuru garums ir n.

16

Strings $a_1, a_2, ... , a_{2016}$ and $b_1, b_2, ... , b_{2016}$ each contain all natural numbers from $1$ to $2016$ exactly once each (in other words, they are both permutations of the numbers $1, 2, ..., 2016$). Prove that different indices $i$ and $j$ can be found such that $a_ib_i- a_jb_j$ is divisible by $2017$.