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The 5 Balkan Mathematical Olympiad

1988, Nicosia, Cyprus

Problem 1. Let CH, CL and CM be the altitude, the angle-bisector and the median from the
vertex C of the triangle ABC (the points H, L and M are situated on the straight line AB). It is

known that and . Find the values of the angles of the triangle
ABC.

Problem 2. Find all the polynomials of two variables P(x,y) that have the property
P(a,b)P(c,d)=P(ac+bd, ad+bc) for every real numbers a, b, c, d.

Problem 3. Prove that every tetrahedron A1A2A3A4 can be included in the region between
two parallel plans (inclusive the both plans) so that the distance d between the plans satisfies

the inequality , where p represents the sum of the squares of all edges of the
tetrahedron.

Problem 4. Find all the pairs of consecutive terms an, an+1 of the sequence ,
n
an=2 +49 for every natural n, so that an=pq, an+1=rs, where p, q, r, s are primes, p<q, r<s and q-
p=s-r.