A Brilliant Young Mind Page #2

be a convex hexagon

"such that AB is parallel to DE."

"BC is parallel to EF"

"and CD is parallel to FA."

Nathan! Breakfast!

"Let RA, RC, RE denote

the circum radii"

"of triangles FAB, BCD,

DEF respectively."

Nathan! Breakfast!

"And let P denote the

perimeter of the hexagon."

Nathan! Breakfast!

"Prove that RA plus RC plus RE"

"is greater than or

equal to P over 2."

Here.

- It doesn't matter if you don't get in.

- Of course it matters.

Got twisted. Okay? Good.

Good luck.

- Get a job.

- You get a job.

- I'm trying. I've handed CVs out.

- You've got a CV?

Yeah, obviously. I don't wanna

sit on me arse all day, you know.

- And even If I do, you're sat next to me.

- No, I'm not.

Yeah, you are. Joined

at the friggin' hip.

Are you listening to

our conversation?

- No.

- What?

- No, I wasn't.

- Are you sure about that?

- Better not be.

- No.

- You're late.

- Sorry, mate.

I had a quick look

at it first. Shh.

It's a piece of piss, really.

Well, not really, but...

You know, just do your best.

It's the biggest day of

your life, mate, innit?

Don't feel any pressure.

I'm a bit nervous.

Are you nervous?

- A little bit.

- Well, you shouldn't be.

Because you're brilliant.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Yeah?

On your marks, get set...

Go on, my son.

I'll just be over

there, out the way.

"Question one."

"Are there infinitely many pairs

of positive integers such..."

"Question one."

"Are there infinitely many

pairs of positive integers"

"such that both m divides

n squared plus one and..."

"Are there infinitely many

pairs of positive integers"

"such that both m divides n squared plus

one and that n divides m squared plus one?"

When will we find out?

About a week, probably.

It's all right, male. Relax to

the Max. Take a chill pill.

Talking of which,

this hill's a killer.

Do you mind if we

take the weight off?

- Can I ask you a question?

- Hang on.

Go on then, hit me.

- Hit you?

- Ask me the f***ing question!

Why did things go wrong

for you, at the Olympiad?

There's lots of reasons, really.

My "thing" was kicking

off around that time.

My ailment.

Cutting me down in

the prime of my life.

I just sort of lost it.

I can't lose it.

Nathan, you haven't gotta

prove anything, all right?

What's important is that you enjoy

doing it, maths, and you do, don't you?

So whether you get

on the team or not,

you're gonna do amazing

things in the future.

You haven't.

Well, thanks a lot.

You charming little bastard.

Hi. Hi.

Um, can I order

number 47, please,

with, um,

seven prawn balls and a

small chips, thank you.

It come with six

balls, number 47.

Yeah, I know. Usually...

Sorry, are you new?

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