India National Olympiad 1995 Problems
Problem 1
In an acute angled triangle $ABC$, $\angle A = 30^{\circ}$, $H$ is the orthocenter, and $M$ is the midpoint of $BC$. On the line $HM$, take a point $T$ such that $HM = MT$. Show that $AT = 2 BC$.
Problem 2
Show that there are infintely many pairs $(a,b)$ of relatively prime integers (not necessarily positive) such that both the equations\begin{eqnarray*} x^2 +ax +b &=& 0 \\ x^2 + 2ax + b &=& 0 \\ \end{eqnarray*}have integer roots.
Problem 3
Show that the number of $3-$element subsets $\{ a , b, c \}$ of $\{ 1 , 2, 3, \ldots, 63 \}$ with $a+b +c < 95$ is less than the number of those with $a + b +c \geq 95.$
Problem 4
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and a circle $\Gamma’$ be drawn lying outside the triangle, touching its incircle $\Gamma$ externally, and also the two sides $AB$ and $AC$. Show that the ratio of the radii of the circles $\Gamma’$ and $\Gamma$ is equal to $\tan^ 2 { \left( \dfrac{ \pi – A }{4} \right) }.$
Problem 5
Let $n \geq 2$. Let $a_1 , a_2 , a_3 , \ldots a_n$ be $n$ real numbers all less than $1$ and such that $|a_k – a_{k+1} | < 1$ for $1 \leq k \leq n-1$. Show that\[ \dfrac{a_1}{a_2} + \dfrac{a_2}{a_3} + \dfrac{a_3}{a_4} + \ldots + \dfrac{a_{n-1}}{a_n} + \dfrac{a_n}{a_1} < 2 n – 1 . \]
Problem 6
Find all primes $p$ for which the quotient\[ \dfrac{2^{p-1} – 1 }{p} \]is a square.
