2018 Session 2

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Practice session 11/2/2018

1. (Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad, 1988) Let f : R → R be continuous, with f (x) ·


f (f (x)) = 1 for all x ∈ R. If f (1000) = 999, find f (500).
p √ √ √
2. If a, b, c ≥ 0, prove that 3(a + b + c) ≥ a+ b+ c.

3. If p is an odd number not divisible by 3, then it is congruent to ±1 modulo 6.

4. Suppose p > 0 is prime. Show that p2 + 2 cannot be prime. Hint: Use #3.

5. Define a domino to be a 1 × 2 rectangle. In how many ways can an n × 2 rectangle be


tiled by dominoes?

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