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Print49th Mathematical Olympiad in Ukraine
Ukraine geometry
Problem
On the coordinate space draw the set of points, whose coordinates satisfy the following equality:
Solution
Since , , we get that $$ \sqrt{1-x^2} + \sqrt{1-y^2} \geq (1-x^2) + (1-y^2), \text{ and so the equality holds if } \Rightarrow . \text{ Thus we get the points from the answer.}
Final answer
All points with x and y each in {−1, 0, 1}, i.e., the nine points formed by all pairs of −1, 0, and 1.
Techniques
Cartesian coordinatesConstructions and lociLinear and quadratic inequalities