IMO 1979 Shortlist

IMO 1979 Shortlist — 26 problems. 26 problems.

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IMO 1979 Shortlist

26 problems · Source: IMO Compendium

Problems

# Origin Problem
1 BEL Prove that in the Euclidean plane every regular polygon having
2 BEL From a bag containing 5 pairs of socks, each pair a different
3 BUL Find all polynomials f(x) with real coefficients for which
4 BUL A pentagonal prism A1A2 . . . A5B1B2 . . . B5 is given. The
5 CZS Let n \geq2 be an integer. Find the maximal cardinality of a set
6 CZS Find the real values of p for which the equation
7 FRG Given that 1 −1
8 FRG For all rational x satisfying 0 \leqx < 1, f is defined by
9 FRG Let S and F be two opposite vertices of a regular octagon.
10 FIN Show that for any vectors a, b in Euclidean space,
11 GDR Given real numbers x1, x2, . . . , xn (n \geq2), with xi \geq1/n
12 GDR Let R be a set of exactly 6 elements. A set F of subsets of R
13 GRE Show that 20
14 GRE Find all bases of logarithms in which a real positive number
15 ISR The nonnegative real numbers x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, a satisfy the
16 ISR Let K denote the set {a, b, c, d, e}. F is a collection of 16 different
17 NET Inside an equilateral triangle ABC one constructs points P,
18 POL Let m positive integers a1, . . . , am be given. Prove that there
19 ROM Consider the sequences (an), (bn) defined by
20 SWE Given the integer n > 1 and the real number a > 0 determine
21 USS Let N be the number of integral solutions of the equation
22 USS There are two circles in the plane. Let a point A be one
23 USA Find all natural numbers n for which 28 + 211 + 2n is a perfect
24 USA A circle O with center O on base BC of an isosceles triangle
25 USA Given a point P in a given plane \pi and also a given point
26 YUG Prove that the functional equations