Tuesday, October 5, 2010

7th Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad Problems 2003

1.  Let A = 44...4 (2n digits) and B = 88...8 (n digits). Show that A + 2B + 4 is a square. 2.  A1, A2, ... , An are points in the plane, so that if we take the points in any order B1, B2, ... , Bn, then the broken line B1B2...Bn does not intersect itself. What is the largest possible value of n?