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| − | This page is going to be a collection of problems (without solutions from me yet) from a math circle that I go to because I don't know where else to put them.
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| − | == January 27, 2011 == | |
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| − | 1. Place 4 points on the plane in such a way that every triangle with vertices at these 4 points is isosceles. Could you do the same with 5 points? More than 5 points?
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| − | 2. Plot 2 points A and B a distance 2 units apart (choose your own unit length).
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| − | (a) Place 6 points in such a way that for every point <math>P</math> of these 6 points, <cmath>AP-BP=0,</cmath>
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| − | i.e. the difference between the distances from P to the two points B is exactly 0.
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| − | (b) Place 6 points in such a way that for every point <math>P</math> of these 6 points either <cmath>AP-BP=1\text{ or }BP-AP=1,</cmath>
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| − | i.e. the positive difference between the distances from P to the two points A and B is exactly 1.
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| − | == February 3, 2011 ==
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| − | 1. A hungry caterpillar climbs up a tree that is 14 meters tall. During the day, she goes up 6 meters, and during the night, she drops 4 meters. In how many days will she reach the top of the tree?
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| − | 2. Two boys can eat two cookies in two minutes. How many cookies can six boys eat in six minutes?
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| − | 3. (a) Does there exist a triangle with sides of lengths 1, 2, and 3?
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| − | (b) Does there exist a triangle with heights of lengths 1, 2, and 3?
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| − | == February 10, 2011 ==
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