4th IMO 1962

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A1.  Find the smallest natural number with 6 as the last digit, such that if the final 6 is moved to the front of the number it is multiplied by 4.
A2.  Find all real x satisfying: √(3 - x) - √(x + 1) > 1/2.
A3.  The cube ABCDA'B'C'D' has upper face ABCD and lower face A'B'C'D' with A directly above A' and so on. The point x moves at constant speed along the perimeter of ABCD, and the point Y moves at the same speed along the perimeter of B'C'CB. X leaves A towards B at the same moment as Y leaves B' towards C'. What is the locus of the midpoint of XY?
B1.  Find all real solutions to cos2x + cos22x + cos23x = 1.
B2.  Given three distinct points A, B, C on a circle K, construct a point D on K, such that a circle can be inscribed in ABCD.
B3.  The radius of the circumcircle of an isosceles triangle is R and the radius of its inscribed circle is r. Prove that the distance between the two centers is √(R(R - 2r)).
B4.  Prove that a regular tetrahedron has five distinct spheres each tangent to its six extended edges. Conversely, prove that if a tetrahedron has five such spheres then it is regular.
 
 
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21 Sep 1998
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