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31/5/98
Answer to be posted on 2/6/98
Number 1:
An acute-angled triangle ABC is given in the plane.The circle with diameter AB intersects altitude CE and its extension at M and N,and the circle with diameter AC intersects altitude BD and its extension at P and Q.See fig.1
Prove that the points M,N,P,Q lie on a common circle.
(From : USA Mathematical Olympiad 1990')
 
fig 1
Number 2:<!!>
Prove that for all natural number ,n.a>0 & not equal 1:
      (1+a^2+a^4+.....+a^2n)/(a+a^3+...+a^2n-1)>(n+1)/n
 

ANSWER TO NUMBER 1:
Tri AED~Tri ABC, then:
 DAxAC=BAxEA
Tri APD~Tri APC => AP=(DAxAC)^1/2
Tri AME~Tri AMB=> AM=(BAxEA)^1/2
=>AP=AM
     AP=AQ=AM=AN
QED!
 

ANSWER TO NUMBER 2
 

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