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The 1 Balkan Mathematical Olympiad

1984, Athens, Greece

Problem 1. Let be real positive numbers (n>1) so that

Prove that

Problem 2. Let A1A2A3A4 be an inscribed quadrilateral and H1, H2, H3, H4 be the
orthocentres of triangles A2A3A4, A3A4A1, A4A1A2 and A1A2A3 respectively. Prove that the
quadrilaterals A1A2A3A4 and H1H2H3H4 are equal.

Problem 3. Prove that for every strictly positive integer m there is an integer n>m so that the
n
decimal representation of the number 5 can be obtained by adding some figures at the left of
m
the decimal representation of the number 5 .

Problem 4. Find all the real solutions of the system of equations

2 2 2
ax+by = (x-y) , by+cz = (y-z) , cz+ax = (z-x) ,

where a, b, c are real strictly positive given numbers.