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Herzog Competition - 1993

THE TWENTY-FIRST HERZOG PRIZE EXAMINATION

November 13, 1993

Problem 1

Compute the length of an edge of a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle of unit radius. (Solve in radicals.)

Problem 2

Are there any angles θ for which sin θ and cos θ are both non-zero rational numbers?

Problem 3

Find all positive integers m and n for which

1 ! + 2 ! + ⋯ + n ! = m 2 .

Problem 4

In a given tetrahedron the sum of the angles at each of its vertices is 180°. Prove that all the faces of the tetrahedron are congruent.

Problem 5

Show that the equation

a 2 x n = x n − 1 + x n − 2 + ⋯ + x + 1

has exactly one positive real solution.

Problem 6

Assume that 2 ≤ x ≤ y . Prove or disprove that y x + 1 ≤ x y y .