IMO
2015


Problem - 3385
We say that a finite set $\mathcal{S}$ of points in the plane is balanced if, for any two different points $A$ and $B$ in $\mathcal{S}$, there is a point $C$ in $\mathcal{S}$ such that $AC=BC$. We say that $\mathcal{S}$ is centre-free if for any three different points $A$, $B$ and $C$ in $\mathcal{S}$, there is no points $P$ in $\mathcal{S}$ such that $PA=PB=PC$. (a) Show that for all integers $n\ge 3$, there exists a balanced set consisting of $n$ points. (b) Determine all integers $n\ge 3$ for which there exists a balanced centre-free set consisting of $n$ points. Proposed by Netherlands

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