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## IMC 2013 Problem 9

Problem 9. Does there exist an infinite set ${M}$ consisting of positive integers such that for any ${a,b \in M}$, with ${a the sum ${a+b}$ is square-free?

## Circles in a square SEEMOUS 2010

Given a square, we consider some circles inside the square such that the sum of lengths of all circles is equal to twice the perimeter of the square.

i) What is the minimum number of circles which satisfy the given hypothesis?

ii) Prove that there exist infinitely many lines which intersect at least three of the given circles.

SEEMOUS 2010, Problem 2

## Matrices

1. Show that for any integer $n$ there exists a square matrix with elements $0,1$ such that it’s determinant is $n$.
2. Show that there exists a matrix having real entries such that the determinant of any of its submatrices is not a rational number. (a submatrix is obtained from the initial matrix by removing the same number of lines and columns )

## Circumscribed around the same circle

A triangle and a square are circumscribed around the unit circle. Prove that the common area of these two figures is at least 3.4.

## Build a house in the forest

There is a forest having a square shape with edge of 1000 meters. This forest contains 4500 oak trees having 0.5 meters in diameter. The owner of the forest wants to know if he can find a place having a rectangular place of dimensions 20 meters by 10 meters which does not intersect any of the oak trees, because he wants to build a house there. He meets a mathematician, and asks him if he can deduce the existence of such a place without going out in the field to measure things on the spot. After a few minutes and calculations, the mathematician says that he can find such a place with certainty. How did he do that?

Categories: Geometry, Problem Solving

## Freddy Flinstone’s car

October 5, 2009 1 comment

Freddy Flinstone has a strange car, with square wheels. He wants you to design a road for him, such that he could ride his car perfectly smooth (i.e. the center of his wheels travel in a horizontal line). Can you design such a road?

## Square inscribed in a triangle

2.2 Prove that if a square $S$ lies inside a triangle $T$, then $2 \cdot Area(S) \leq Area(T)$.
3. Now, we have a square $S$ inscribed in a triangle $T$. Prove that the incenter of $T$ lies inside $S$.