INDIAN NATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD 1987 SECOND PHASE Time 3 hours] INMO 1987 Attempt all questions. Q.

1 Given m and n as relatively prime positive inte ers reater than one! sho" that lo Q.%
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[Max Marks 100

m#lo

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n is not a rational num$er.

&etermine the lar est num$er in the in'inite sequen(e

1! % % ! 3 3! ) ) !...
n

Q.3

+et T $e the set o' all triplets ,a! $! (- o' inte ers su(h that 1 .a $ ( ./ 0or ea(h triplet ,a!$!(- in T! take num$er ax$x( Add all these num$ers (orrespondin to all the triplets in T. 1rove that the ans"er is divisi$le $y 2.

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3' x! y! 4! and n are natural num$ers! and n5 4 then prove that the relation xn 6 yn 7 4n does not hold.

Q.8

0ind a 'inite sequen(e o' 1/ num$ers su(h that9 [a] it reads same 'rom le't to ri ht as 'rom ri ht to le't. [$] the sum o' any 2 (onse(utive terms is : 1! [(] the sum o' any 11 (onse(utive terms is 6 1.

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1rove that i' (oe''i(ients o' the quadrati( equation ax%6$x6(70 are odd inte ers! then the roots o' the equation (annot $e rational num$ers.

Q.2

;onstru(t the < A=;! iven ha! hb ,the altitudes 'rom A and =- and ma! the median 'rom the vertex A.

Q. > Three (on ruent (ir(les have a (ommon point 0 and lie inside a iven trian le. ?a(h (ir(le tou(hes a pair o' sides o' the trian le. 1rove that the in@(entre and the (ir(um@(entre o' the trian le and the (ommon point 0 are (ollinear. Q. A 1rove that any trian le havin t"o equal internal an le $ise(tors ,ea(h measured 'rom a vertex to the opposite side- is isos(eles.