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ISI2011-PCB-A-4a
Consider six distinct points in a plane. Let $m$ and $M$ denote the minimum and maximum distance between any pair of points. Show that $M/m \geq \sqrt{3}$.
Consider six distinct points in a plane. Let $m$ and $M$ denote the minimum and maximum distance between any pair of points. Show that $M/m \geq \sqrt{3}$.
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ISI2011-PCB-A-3b
The numbers $1, 2, \dots , 10$ are arranged in a circle in some order. Show that it is always possible to find three adjacent numbers whose sum is at least $17$, irrespective of the ordering.
The numbers $1, 2, \dots , 10$ are arranged in a circle in some order. Show that it is always possible to find three adjacent numbers whose sum is at least $17$, irrespec...
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ISI2011-PCB-A-2a
Give a strategy to sort four given distinct integers $a, b, c, d$ in increasing order that minimizes the number of pairwise comparisons needed to sort any permutation of $a, b, c, d$.
Give a strategy to sort four given distinct integers $a, b, c, d$ in increasing order that minimizes the number of pairwise comparisons needed to sort any permutation of ...
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ISI2011-PCB-A-1
Let $D = \{d_1, d_2, \dots, d_k\}$ be the set of distinct divisors of a positive integer $n$ ($D$ includes 1 and $n$). Then show that $\Sigma_{i=1}^k \sin^{-1} \sqrt{\log_nd_i}=\frac{\pi}{4} \times k$. hint: $\sin^{−1} x + \sin^{−1} \sqrt{1-x^2} = \frac{\pi}{2}$
Let $D = \{d_1, d_2, \dots, d_k\}$ be the set of distinct divisors of a positive integer $n$ ($D$ includes 1 and $n$). Then show that$\Sigma_{i=1}^k \sin^{-1} \sqrt{\log_...
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