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Regional Competition For Advanced Students

1970
1 Let x, y, z be positive real numbers such that x + y + z = 1 Prove that always

1 +
1
x

1 +
1
y

1 +
1
z

64 When does equality hold?

2 In the plane seven dierent points P
1
, P
2
, P
3
, P
4
, Q
1
, Q
2
, Q
3
are given. The points P
1
, P
2
, P
3
, P
4
are on the straight line p, the points Q
1
, Q
2
, Q
3
are not on p. By each of the three points
Q
1
, Q
2
, Q
3
the perpendiculars are drawn on the straight lines connecting points dierent of
them. Prove that the maximums number of the possibles intersections of all perpendiculars
is to 286, if the points Q
1
, Q
2
, Q
3
are taken in account as intersections.
3 E
1
and E
2
are parallel planes and their distance is p. (a) How long is the seitenkante of the
regular octahedron such that a side lies in E
1
and another in E
2
? (b) E is a plane between
E
1
and E
2
, parallel to E
1
and E
2
, so that its distances from E
1
and E
2
are in ratio 1 : 2 Draw
the intersection gure of E and the octahedron for P = 4

3
2
cm and justies, why the that
gure must look in such a way
4 Find all real solutions of the following set of equations:
72x
3
+ 4xy
2
= 11y
3
27x
5
45x
4
y 10x
2
y
3
=
143
32
y
5
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