IMO 1987 Shortlist

IMO 1987 Shortlist — 23 problems. 23 problems.

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IMO 1987 Shortlist

23 problems · Source: IMO Compendium

Problems

# Origin Problem
1 AUS Let f be a function that satisfies the following conditions:
2 USA At a party attended by n married couples, each person talks
3 FIN Does there exist a second-degree polynomial p(x, y) in two
4 FRA Let ABCDEFGH be a parallelepiped with AE\parallelBF\parallelCG\parallelDH.
5 GBR Find, with proof, the point P in the interior of an acute-angled
6 GRE Show that if a, b, c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle
7 NET Given five real numbers u0, u1, u2, u3, u4, prove that it is always
8 HUN (a) Let (m, k) = 1. Prove that there exist integers a1, a2, . . . , am
9 HUN Does there exist a set M in usual Euclidean space such that
10 ICE Let S1 and S2 be two spheres with distinct radii that touch
11 POL Find the number of partitions of the set {1, 2, . . ., n} into three
12 POL Given a nonequilateral triangle ABC, the vertices listed coun-
13 GDR Is it possible to put 1987 points in the Euclidean plane
14 FRG How many words with n digits can be formed from the alphabet
15 FRG Suppose x1, x2, . . . , xn are real numbers with x2
16 FRG Let S be a set of n elements. We denote the number of all
17 ROM Prove that there exists a four-coloring of the set M =
18 ROM For any integer r \geq1, determine the smallest integer h(r) \geq1
19 USS Let \alpha, \beta, \gamma be positive real numbers such that \alpha + \beta +…
20 USS Let f(x) = x2 + x + p, p \inN. Prove that if the numbers
21 USS The prolongation of the bisector AL (L \inBC) in the acute-
22 VIE Does there exist a function f : N \toN, such that f(f(n)) =
23 YUG Prove that for every natural number k (k \geq2) there exists an