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Oliforum Contest: Round II

Problem 1
Let p > 3 be a prime. If p divides x, prove that the equation x2 − 1 = y p does not
have positive integer solutions.

Problem 2
Let {an }n∈N0 be a sequence defined as follows: a1 = 0, an = abn/2c + (−1)n(n+1)/2 ,
where b·c denotes the floor function. For every integer k ≥ 0, find the number
n(k) of positive integers n such that 2k ≤ n < 2k+1 and an = 0.

Problem 3
Let C1 , C2 and C3 be three pairwise disjoint circles. For each pair of disjoint
circles, we define their internal tangent lines as the two common tangents which
intersect in a point between the two centres. For each i, j, we define (rij , sij ) as
the two internal tangent lines of (Ci , Cj ). Let r12 , r23 , r13 , s12 , s13 , s23 be the sides
of ABCA0 B 0 C 0 . Prove that AA0 , BB 0 , and CC 0 are concurrent.

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