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k a My Retirement & New Leadership at AoPS
rrusczyk   1571
N Mar 26, 2025 by SmartGroot
I write today to announce my retirement as CEO from Art of Problem Solving. When I founded AoPS 22 years ago, I never imagined that we would reach so many students and families, or that we would find so many channels through which we discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. I am very proud of all we have accomplished and I’m thankful for the many supporters who provided inspiration and encouragement along the way. I'm particularly grateful to all of the wonderful members of the AoPS Community!

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k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
dcouchman   1
N Apr 5, 2023 by v_Enhance
Want to help AoPS remain a valuable Olympiad resource? Help us add contests to AoPS's Contest Collections.

Find instructions and a list of contests to add here: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c40244h1064480_contests_to_add
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k i Zero tolerance
ZetaX   49
N May 4, 2019 by NoDealsHere
Source: Use your common sense! (enough is enough)
Some users don't want to learn, some other simply ignore advises.
But please follow the following guideline:


To make it short: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!
If you don't have common sense, don't post.


More specifically:

For new threads:


a) Good, meaningful title:
The title has to say what the problem is about in best way possible.
If that title occured already, it's definitely bad. And contest names aren't good either.
That's in fact a requirement for being able to search old problems.

Examples:
Bad titles:
- "Hard"/"Medium"/"Easy" (if you find it so cool how hard/easy it is, tell it in the post and use a title that tells us the problem)
- "Number Theory" (hey guy, guess why this forum's named that way¿ and is it the only such problem on earth¿)
- "Fibonacci" (there are millions of Fibonacci problems out there, all posted and named the same...)
- "Chinese TST 2003" (does this say anything about the problem¿)
Good titles:
- "On divisors of a³+2b³+4c³-6abc"
- "Number of solutions to x²+y²=6z²"
- "Fibonacci numbers are never squares"


b) Use search function:
Before posting a "new" problem spend at least two, better five, minutes to look if this problem was posted before. If it was, don't repost it. If you have anything important to say on topic, post it in one of the older threads.
If the thread is locked cause of this, use search function.

Update (by Amir Hossein). The best way to search for two keywords in AoPS is to input
[code]+"first keyword" +"second keyword"[/code]
so that any post containing both strings "first word" and "second form".


c) Good problem statement:
Some recent really bad post was:
[quote]$lim_{n\to 1}^{+\infty}\frac{1}{n}-lnn$[/quote]
It contains no question and no answer.
If you do this, too, you are on the best way to get your thread deleted. Write everything clearly, define where your variables come from (and define the "natural" numbers if used). Additionally read your post at least twice before submitting. After you sent it, read it again and use the Edit-Button if necessary to correct errors.


For answers to already existing threads:


d) Of any interest and with content:
Don't post things that are more trivial than completely obvious. For example, if the question is to solve $x^{3}+y^{3}=z^{3}$, do not answer with "$x=y=z=0$ is a solution" only. Either you post any kind of proof or at least something unexpected (like "$x=1337, y=481, z=42$ is the smallest solution). Someone that does not see that $x=y=z=0$ is a solution of the above without your post is completely wrong here, this is an IMO-level forum.
Similar, posting "I have solved this problem" but not posting anything else is not welcome; it even looks that you just want to show off what a genius you are.

e) Well written and checked answers:
Like c) for new threads, check your solutions at least twice for mistakes. And after sending, read it again and use the Edit-Button if necessary to correct errors.



To repeat it: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!


Everything definitely out of range of common sense will be locked or deleted (exept for new users having less than about 42 posts, they are newbies and need/get some time to learn).

The above rules will be applied from next monday (5. march of 2007).
Feel free to discuss on this here.
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May 4, 2019
$$ac=bd$$
sqing   2
N a few seconds ago by Acorn-SJ
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c,d $ be reals such that $  a^2+b^2=4,c^2+d^2=9 $ and $ abcd\ge  9.$ Prove that$$ac=bd$$Let $ a,b,c,d $ be reals such that $  a^2+b^2=4,c^2+d^2=9 $ and $ ad+bc  \ge  6.$ Prove that$$ac=bd$$Let $ a,b,c,d $ be reals such that $  a^2+b^2=4,c^2+d^2=9 $ and $ab+cd \geq \frac{13}{2}.$ Prove that$$ac=bd$$




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sqing
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Acorn-SJ
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Heavy config geo involving mixtilinear
Assassino9931   1
N a minute ago by VicKmath7
Source: Bulgaria Spring Mathematical Competition 2025 12.4
Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle \( ABC \) with \( AC > BC \) and incenter \( I \). Let \( \omega \) be the mixtilinear circle at vertex \( C \), i.e. the circle internally tangent to the circumcircle of \( \triangle ABC \) and also tangent to lines \( AC \) and \( BC \). A circle \( \Gamma \) passes through points \( A \) and \( B \) and is tangent to \( \omega \) at point \( T \), with \( C \notin \Gamma \) and \( I \) being inside \( \triangle ATB \). Prove that:
$$\angle CTB + \angle ATI = 180^\circ + \angle BAI - \angle ABI.$$
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Assassino9931
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VicKmath7
a minute ago
Product of cosines subject to product of sines
Assassino9931   1
N 12 minutes ago by RagvaloD
Source: Bulgaria Spring Mathematical Competition 2025 11.2
Let $\alpha, \beta$ be real numbers such that $\sin\alpha\sin\beta=\frac{1}{3}$. Prove that the set of possible values of $\cos \alpha \cos \beta$ is the interval $\left[-\frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}\right]$.
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Assassino9931
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RagvaloD
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A colouring game on a grid
Tintarn   2
N 31 minutes ago by math-olympiad-clown
Source: Baltic Way 2024, Problem 8
Let $a$, $b$, $n$ be positive integers such that $a + b \leq n^2$. Alice and Bob play a game on an (initially uncoloured) $n\times n$ grid as follows:
- First, Alice paints $a$ cells green.
- Then, Bob paints $b$ other (i.e.uncoloured) cells blue.
Alice wins if she can find a path of non-blue cells starting with the bottom left cell and ending with the top right cell (where a path is a sequence of cells such that any two consecutive ones have a common side), otherwise Bob wins. Determine, in terms of $a$, $b$ and $n$, who has a winning strategy.
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Polynomials and their shift with all real roots and in common
Assassino9931   1
N 35 minutes ago by joeym2011
Source: Bulgaria Spring Mathematical Competition 2025 11.4
We call two non-constant polynomials friendly if each of them has only real roots, and every root of one polynomial is also a root of the other. For two friendly polynomials \( P(x), Q(x) \) and a constant \( C \in \mathbb{R}, C \neq 0 \), it is given that \( P(x) + C \) and \( Q(x) + C \) are also friendly polynomials. Prove that \( P(x) \equiv Q(x) \).
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Assassino9931
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When is this well known sequence periodic?
Assassino9931   1
N 36 minutes ago by RagvaloD
Source: Bulgaria Spring Mathematical Competition 2025 12.2
Determine all values of $a_0$ for which the sequence of real numbers with $a_{n+1}=3a_n - 4a_n^3$ for all $n\geq 0$ is periodic from the beginning.
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Assassino9931
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RagvaloD
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nice problem
hanzo.ei   1
N 43 minutes ago by hanzo.ei
Source: I forgot
Let triangle $ABC$ be inscribed in the circumcircle $(O)$ and circumscribed about the incircle $(I)$, with $AB < AC$. The incircle $(I)$ touches the sides $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ at $D$, $E$, and $F$, respectively. A line through $I$, perpendicular to $AI$, intersects $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$ at $X$, $Y$, and $Z$, respectively. The line $AI$ meets $(O)$ at $M$ (distinct from $A$). The circumcircle of triangle $AYZ$ intersects $(O)$ at $N$ (distinct from $A$). Let $P$ be the midpoint of the arc $BAC$ of $(O)$. The line $AI$ cuts segments $DF$ and $DE$ at $K$ and $L$, respectively, and the tangents to the circle $(DKL)$ at $K$ and $L$ intersect at $T$. Prove that $AT \perp BC$.
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hanzo.ei
Yesterday at 5:58 PM
hanzo.ei
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VERY HARD MATH PROBLEM!
slimshadyyy.3.60   10
N an hour ago by orangebear
Let a ≥b ≥c ≥0 be real numbers such that a^2 +b^2 +c^2 +abc = 4. Prove that
a+b+c+(√a−√c)^2 ≥3.
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slimshadyyy.3.60
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orangebear
an hour ago
possible triangle inequality
sunshine_12   0
an hour ago
a, b, c are real numbers
|a| + |b| + |c| − |a + b| − |b + c| − |c + a| + |a + b + c| ≥ 0
hey everyone, so I came across this inequality, and I did make some progress:
Let (a+b), (b+c), (c+a) be three sums T1, T2 and T3. As there are 3 sums, but they can be of only 2 signs, by pigeon hole principle, atleast 2 of the 3 sums must be of the same sign.
But I'm getting stuck on the case work. Can anyone help?
Thnx a lot
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sunshine_12
an hour ago
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Sequence of functions
mathlover1231   0
an hour ago
Source: Own
Let f:N->N be a function such that f(1) = 1, f(n+1) = f(n) + 2^f(n) for every positive integer n. Prove that all numbers f(1), f(2), …, f(3^2023) give different remainders when divided by 3^2023
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mathlover1231
an hour ago
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Geo challenge on finding simple ways to solve it
Assassino9931   1
N an hour ago by MathLuis
Source: Bulgaria Spring Mathematical Competition 2025 9.2
Let $ABC$ be an acute scalene triangle inscribed in a circle \( \Gamma \). The angle bisector of \( \angle BAC \) intersects \( BC \) at \( L \) and \( \Gamma \) at \( S \). The point \( M \) is the midpoint of \( AL \). Let \( AD \) be the altitude in \( \triangle ABC \), and the circumcircle of \( \triangle DSL \) intersects \( \Gamma \) again at \( P \). Let \( N \) be the midpoint of \( BC \), and let \( K \) be the reflection of \( D \) with respect to \( N \). Prove that the triangles \( \triangle MPS \) and \( \triangle ADK \) are similar.
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Assassino9931
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MathLuis
an hour ago
Infinite integer sequence problem
mathlover1231   2
N an hour ago by mathlover1231
Let a_1, a_2, … be an infinite sequence of pairwise distinct positive integers and c be a real number such that 0 < c < 3/2. Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers k such that lcm(a_k, a_{k+1}) > ck.
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mathlover1231
Friday at 6:04 PM
mathlover1231
an hour ago
Minimize this in any way you like
Assassino9931   3
N an hour ago by Assassino9931
Source: Bulgaria Spring Mathematical Competition 2025 12.1
In terms of the real numbers $a$ and $b$ determine the minimum value of $$ \sqrt{(x+a)^2+1}+\sqrt{(x+1-a)^2+1}+\sqrt{(x+b)^2+1}+\sqrt{(x+1-b)^2+1}$$as well as all values of $x$ which attain it.
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Assassino9931
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Assassino9931
an hour ago
Very hard FE problem
steven_zhang123   0
an hour ago
Source: 0
Given a real number \(C\) such that \(x + y + z = C\) (where \(x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}\)), and a functional equation \(f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) that satisfies \((f^x(y) + f^y(z) + f^z(x))((f(x))^y + (f(y))^z + (f(z))^x) \geq 2025\) for all \(x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}\), has a finite number of solutions. Find such \(C\).
(Here, $f^{n}(x)$ is the function obtained by composing $f(x)$ $n$ times, that is, $(\underbrace{f \circ f \circ \cdots \circ f}_{n \ \text{times}})(x)$)
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Quadrilateral and sum of angles
stergiu   25
N Apr 12, 2024 by xeroxia
Source: Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2007, problem 1.
Let $ABCD$ a convex quadrilateral with $AB=BC=CD$, with $AC$ not equal to $BD$ and $E$ be the intersection point of it's diagonals. Prove that $AE=DE$ if and only if $\angle BAD+\angle ADC = 120$.
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Apr 28, 2007
xeroxia
Apr 12, 2024
Quadrilateral and sum of angles
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Let $ABCD$ a convex quadrilateral with $AB=BC=CD$, with $AC$ not equal to $BD$ and $E$ be the intersection point of it's diagonals. Prove that $AE=DE$ if and only if $\angle BAD+\angle ADC = 120$.
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"$\Rightarrow$" $AE = DE \Rightarrow \angle{BAD}+\angle{ADC}=120^\circ.$ :
Denote $\angle{EAD}=\angle{EDA}=\beta$.
From the sin law we have $\frac{AB}{\sin{\beta}}=\frac{AD}{\sin{ABD}}$ and $\frac{CD}{\sin{\beta}}=\frac{AD}{\sin{ACD}}$, but because $AC$ differs from $BD$ , we have that $\angle{ABD}=180-\angle{ACD}$, and denote $\angle{ACD}=x$.
Thus, we have $\angle{BAC}=\angle{BCA}=x-2\beta$, therefore $\angle{CBD}=4\beta-x$,
But $\angle{ACD}=x$, and $\angle{CED}=2\beta$, so $\angle{CDB}=180-x-2\beta$.
But from $CD=CB$, we have that $\angle{CDB}=\angle{CBD}\iff 4\beta-x=180-x-2\beta \iff \beta=30$, and now just replacing it in $\angle{BAD}+\angle{ADC}=x-30+180-x-30=120$, we obtain the desired result.


"$\Leftarrow$" $\angle{BAD}+\angle{ADC}=120^\circ \Rightarrow AE=DE$:
Now let's denote $\angle{EAD}=\alpha$ and $\angle{EDA}=\beta$, again from the sin law we obtain that $\frac{\sin{\alpha}}{\sin{\beta}}=\frac{\sin{ACD}}{\sin{ABD}}$ $(\star)$.
Denote now $\angle{CDB}=\angle{CBD}=x$, therefore $\angle{ACD}=180-\alpha-\beta-x$, so $\angle{ACB}=\alpha+\beta-x=\angle{CAB}\Rightarrow \angle{ABD}=180-2\alpha-2\beta+x$.
But replacing the angles in $\angle{BAD}+\angle{ADC}=120$, we obtain $\alpha+\beta=60$, therefore replacing that in $(\star)$, we obtain that
$\frac{\sin{\alpha}}{\sin{\beta}}=\frac{\sin{ACD}}{\sin{ABD}}=\frac{\sin{(60+x)}}{\sin{(120-x)}}=1$, therefore $\alpha=\beta \Rightarrow EA=ED$, and thus the problem is solved.
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$AE = DE \Rightarrow \angle{BAD}+\angle{ADC}=120^\circ. :$

$F$ is the reflection of $C$ through $AB$
We have $\angle FAD=\angle EAD=\angle EDA$ so $AF//BD$
But $DF=CD=AB$ and $AF$ is not equal to $BD$ so $ABDF$ is a isosceles trapezium
So $\angle ABD+\angle ACD=\angle ABD+\angle AFD=180$
$\angle EAD+\angle EDA=\angle BEA=\angle DBC+\angle ACB$
so $\angle BAC+\angle CDA=2*(\angle DBC+\angle ACB)$ $(1)$
$\angle BAD+\angle CDA=360-\angle ABC-\angle BCD=180-\angle DBC-\angle ACB$ $(2)$
from (1) and (2) $\angle BAD+\angle CDA=120$


$\angle{BAD}+\angle{ADC}=120^\circ \Rightarrow AE=DE:$

$AB$ meets $CD$ at $M$
we have $\angle AMD=60$
$\angle AEC=180-\angle BEA$ $(3)$
$\angle AEC=\angle AMD+\angle MAC+\angle MDB=$$\angle60+\angle DBC+\angle ACB=60+\angle BEA$ $(4)$
from (3) and (4) $\angle BEA=60=\angle AMD$ so $B,M,C,E$ are cyclic Thus $\angle CDE=\angle CBE=\angle CME$
so triangle $MED$ is isosceles so $ED=EM$
similarly $EA=EM$
Thus $EA=ED$ $q.e.d$
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Enunciation. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with $AB=BC=CD$ and let $E$ be the intersection point of it's diagonals.

Prove that $\boxed{\ AE=DE\Longleftrightarrow BC\parallel AD\ \ \vee\ \ A+D= 120\ }$. Remark. Easy and very nice problem !


Proof. $\{\begin{array}{c}m(\widehat{DAC})=x\ ,\ m(\widehat{BDA})=y\\\\ AB=BC\Longleftrightarrow m(\widehat{CAB})=m(\widehat{BCA})=\alpha\\\\ BC=CD\Longleftrightarrow m(\widehat{DBC})=m(\widehat{CDB})=\beta\\\\ A+B+C+D=360^{\circ}\end{array}\|$ $\implies$ $\{\begin{array}{c}m(\widehat{ABD})=180^{\circ}-(x+y+\alpha )\\\\ m(\widehat{ACD})=180^{\circ}-(x+y+\beta )\\\\ x+y=\alpha+\beta\ ,\ \boxed{A+D=2(x+y)}\end{array}$.

Apply the following well-known relation in the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ ( memorize it ! ):

$\boxed{\sin \widehat{ABD}\cdot\sin \widehat{DAC}\cdot\sin \widehat{CDB}\cdot\sin \widehat{BCA}=\sin \widehat{DBC}\cdot\sin \widehat{CAB}\cdot\sin \widehat{BDA}\cdot\sin \widehat{ACD}}$ $\Longleftrightarrow$

$\boxed{\sin (x+y+\alpha )\cdot\sin x=\sin y\cdot\sin (x+y+\beta )}$. Thus, $EA=ED$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $x=y$ $\Longleftrightarrow$

$\{\begin{array}{c}\alpha+\beta =2x\\\\ \sin (\alpha+2x)=\sin (\beta+2x)\end{array}\|$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\{\begin{array}{c}\alpha+\beta =2x\\\ \alpha =\beta \ \ \vee\ \ \alpha+\beta+4x=\pi\end{array}$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\alpha =\beta =x\ \ \vee\ \ x=\frac{\pi}{6}$.

Therefore, $EA=ED$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\{\begin{array}{cc}1\blacktriangleright & \alpha =\beta\Longleftrightarrow \boxed{\ BC\parallel AD\ }\\\\ 2\blacktriangleright & \alpha \ne\beta\Longleftrightarrow\{\begin{array}{c}x=y=\frac{\pi}{6}\ ,\ \alpha+\beta =\frac{\pi}{3}\\\\ A+D=120^{\circ}\end{array}\end{array}\|$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\boxed{\ BC\parallel AD\ \ \vee\ \ A+D=120^{\circ}\ }$.

Remark. Denote $\boxed{\ \beta-\alpha =\delta\ }$. Thus, $\sin x\cdot\sin (x+y+\alpha )=\sin y\cdot\sin (x+y+\beta )$ $\Longleftrightarrow$

$\cos (y+\alpha )-\cos (2x+y+\alpha )=\cos (x+\beta )-\cos (x+2y+\beta )$ $\Longleftrightarrow$

$\cos (y+\alpha )-\cos (x+\beta )=\cos (2x+y+\alpha )-\cos (x+2y+\beta )$ $\Longleftrightarrow$

$\sin\frac{(x+y)+(\alpha+\beta )}{2}\cdot\sin \frac{x-y+\delta}{2}=\sin\frac{3(x+y)+(\alpha+\beta )}{2}\cdot\sin\frac{y-x+\delta }{2}$ $\Longleftrightarrow$

$\sin (x+y)\cdot\sin \frac{x-y+\delta }{2}=\sin 2(x+y)\cdot\sin \frac{y-x+\delta }{2}$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\boxed{\ \sin\frac{x-y+\delta }{2}=2\cos (x+y)\cdot\sin\frac{y-x+\delta }{2}\ }$.

Therefore, $EA=ED$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $x=y$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\sin\frac{\delta}{2}=2\cos 2x\cdot\sin\frac{\delta}{2}$ $\Longleftrightarrow$ $\delta =0\ (\alpha =\beta )\ \ \vee\ \ x=\frac{\pi}{6}$ a.s.o.
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Virgil Nicula wrote:
Therefore, $EA=ED\iff\left\{\begin{array}{c}x=y=\frac{\pi}{6}\ ,\ \alpha+\beta =\frac{\pi}{3}\\\\ A+D=2(x+y)\end{array}\right\|\iff\boxed{A+D=120^{\circ}}$.
Much better :lol:
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Who are the authors of BMO 2007 problems?
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I solved it during the competition completely synthetically...I don't have very much time now -i ll post my solution later.
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What if you consider the appropriate circles...
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Just one more approach, for $AE=DE \Rightarrow \angle A+\angle D = 120^{o}$:
Triangles $AEB$ and $DEC$ are such that they have two equal sides and one eqaul angle, so $\angle ABD+\angle ACD = 180^{o}$ or $\angle ABD=\angle ACD$. In both cases, wanted equality follows almost directly.

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I had the same idea that SpongeBob had for "$\Rightarrow$".

Beautiful problem.
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SpongeBob wrote:
Just one more approach, for $AE=DE \Rightarrow \angle A+\angle D = 120^{o}$:
Triangles $AEB$ and $DEC$ are such that they have two equal sides and one eqaul angle, so $\angle ABD+\angle ACD = 180^{o}$ or $\angle ABD=\angle ACD$. In both cases, wanted equality follows almost directly.

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Indeed, it is the same as my solution posted before, but with one observation, the case when $\angle{ABD}=\angle{ACD}$ doesn't work, because then $AC=BC$, so the only case available is when the angles are suplementary.
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I don't thnik so. When those angles are equal then this quad is cyclic, and there is nothing wrong with it.
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Yes, the quadrilateral is cyclic, but when $EA=ED$, then we obtain $AC=BD$, from the angle chasing, therefore this case doesn't work :), because in the hypothesis we have that $AC$ differs from $BD$.
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IF two sides AB and DC extension and if they appointment in F, problem solved.

Because $\angle CAB = \angle ACB= \alpha$ and $\angle DBC=\angle BDC = \beta$, and now we easy prove that $\alpha+\beta =60$ q.e.d.

PS: if we suppose $\alpha+\beta$ is not equal with 60, we find # :wink:
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I think I have a different solution. I use undirected angles and segments.

For convenience, denote $\angle BAE = \angle BCE = \alpha$ and $\angle CBE = \angle CDE = \beta$. We note that $\angle EAD+\angle EDA = \alpha+\beta$; hence it is sufficient to prove that the condition $\alpha+\beta = \pi/3$ is equivalent to the condition $AE = DE$.

By the law of sines,
\begin{eqnarray*}\frac{AE}{DE}&=& \frac{AE}{EB}\cdot \frac{EB}{EC}\cdot \frac{EC}{DE}\\ &=& \frac{\sin ABE}{\sin EAB}\cdot \frac{\sin ECB}{\sin EBC}\cdot \frac{\sin EDC}{\sin DCE}\\ &=& \frac{\sin (\pi-2\alpha-\beta)}{\sin \alpha}\cdot \frac{\sin \alpha}{\sin \beta}\cdot \frac{\sin \beta}{\sin (\pi-2\beta-\alpha)}\\ &=& \frac{\sin (\pi-2\alpha-\beta)}{\sin (\pi-2\beta-\alpha)}. \end{eqnarray*}

Thus $AE = DE$ if and only if $\sin (\pi-2\alpha-\beta) = \sin (\pi-2\beta-\alpha)$. Since we know $\alpha \neq \beta$ (or else triangles $ABC, BCD$ would be congruent and we would have $AC= BD$) and $0 < \alpha, \beta < \pi/2$, this later condition is equivalent to the condition $\pi-2\alpha-\beta = \pi-(\pi-2\beta-\alpha)$, or $3(\alpha+\beta) = \pi$, which gives us what we wanted.
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pohoatza wrote:
Yes, the quadrilateral is cyclic, but when $EA=ED$, then we obtain $AC=BD$, from the angle chasing, therefore this case doesn't work :), because in the hypothesis we have that $AC$ differs from $BD$.

Oh... Sorry, I didn't see that in statement of a problem, and I really don't know why did they put it there, maybe to avoid giving 2 or 3 points on trivial cases.

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If $AB$ and $CD$ meet at P:
- BPDE is cyclic
- E is the circumcentre of APD
- the circumcircles of ABE,BPC,CED have the same radius
- the circumcircles of ABE,CED meet on AD

These are some of the useless things I proved during the competition :D By the way, nice problem.
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edriv these are not useless...don't u remember?my solution uses the equality of one pair of circles u proved.. :lol:
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I think that this solution is different.

Solution

First note that the condition $AE=DE$ is equivalent to $\angle{DAC}=\angle{ADB}$. Let $P$ be a point external to $ABCD$ such that $ACDP$ is a parallelogram. Since $AP=CD=AB$, $\angle{PDA}=\angle{DAC}=\angle{ADB}$ is equivalent to $DA$ bisects $\angle{PDB}$ and meets the perpendicular bisector of $BP$ at $A$. This occurs if and only if $ABDP$ is cyclic.

Let $x=\angle BAD+\angle ADC = 120$. Now note that since triangles $ABC$ and $BCD$ are isosceles,
\[\angle{PDB}=\angle{DAC}+\angle{ADB}=\angle{DBC}+\angle{ACB}=\frac{x}{2}\]

Now, $ABDP$ is cyclic if and only if $180=\angle{PDB}+\angle{PAB}=\frac{3x}{2}$ or $x=120$.
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If: extend $AC$ to $F$ such that $AD=FD$. Angle chase to get the relationship between triangles $ABD$ and $DCF$ is SSA, so either $\angle BDA= \angle BDC$ or $\angle CAD= 30$. The former gives $AC=BD$, which is a contradiction. The latter gives the required.
Only if: now, extend $AC$ to $F$ such that $\angle BAD= \angle CDF$. Again, angle chase to get that $AD=FD$ and $\angle FAD+\angle AFD=60$ which gives the required.
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Note that $AFB,DFC$ have same radii and hence if $AE=AD$ then either $\angle{ABF}=\angle{CFD}$ or their sum is $180$.One gives contradiction to $BD\neq AC$ while other solves the problem :)
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Here is my solution
Let's say that $\measuredangle BAC=\measuredangle BCA=\beta$
and $\measuredangle DBC=\measuredangle BDC=\alpha$
Let's first assume $AE=DE$ So $\measuredangle DAE=\measuredangle ADE=\frac {\alpha+\beta}{2}$
Let's write The law of Sines in triangle $ABE$
$\frac{AE}{\sin(2\beta+\alpha)}=\frac{AB}{sin(\alpha+\beta)}$ $(1)$
Now We ll write The law of Sines in triangle $DCE$
$\frac{DE}{\sin(2\alpha+\beta)}=\frac{CD}{\sin(\alpha +\beta)}$ $(2)$
Combining ($1$) and ($2$)
We get $\sin(2\alpha+\beta)=\sin(2\beta+\alpha)$ from here two cases exist.
$i)$ $\alpha=\beta$ which means Diagonals are equal contradiction.
$ii)$ $\alpha+\beta=60^{\circ}$ Done!!!
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Let's second assume $\measuredangle BAC+\measuredangle ADB=120^{\circ}$
this gives us $\alpha+\beta=60^{\circ}$
İf we write The law of Sines in triangles $ABE$ and $DCE$
we ll need to prove that $\sin(2\alpha+\beta)=\sin(2\beta+\alpha)$
$i)$ $\alpha=\beta$ which means Diagonals are equal contradiction.
$ii)$ $3(\alpha+\beta)=180^{\circ}$ or $\alpha+\beta=60^{\circ}$
DONE!!!
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Let $\angle ACB=x, \angle DBC=y$. From isosceles triangle $ACB$ and sine law:
$\frac{AC}{\sin 2x}=\frac{BC}{\sin x} \implies AC=2BC \cdot \cos x$
From triangle $CEB$ and sine law:
$\frac{CE}{\sin y}=\frac{CB}{\sin(x+y)} \implies CE=\frac{BC \cdot \sin y}{\sin(x+y)}$
Now: $AE=\frac{\sin(2x+y)}{\sin(x+y)}$ and $DE=\frac{\sin(2y+x)}{\sin(x+y)} \implies$
$\frac{\sin(2x+y)}{\sin(x+y)}=\frac{\sin(2y+x)}{\sin(x+y)}$ or $\sin(2x+y)-\sin(2y+x)=0$ and
$2\sin(\frac{x-y}{2}) \cos(\frac{3x+3y}{2})=0$
Now $3x+3y=180^\circ$ and $x+y=60^\circ$
$\angle ABC+\angle BCD=240^\circ$
$\implies \angle BAD+\angle ADC=120^\circ$ :)
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Ceva sine at quadrilateral :agent:
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$i)$ $AE = DE \Longrightarrow \angle BAD + \angle ADC = 120^\circ$

Let $AB=BC=CD=a$, $BE=x$, $CE=y$, $AE=ED=z$. From Stewart's theorem in $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle BCD$, we have $a^2=yz+x^2=xz+y^2$. Rearranging gives $x^2-y^2=z(x-y)$. Since $x\neq y$ by the condition of the problem, we obtain $x+y=z$.

Let $M$ be the reflection of $E$ across the midpoint of $AC$, and let $N$ be the reflection of $D$ across the midpoint of $AD$. Then, $AM=CE=y$, $BM=BE=x$, $DN=BE=x$, and $CN=CE=y$. Also, $ME=x$ and $NE=y$. Therefore, $\triangle BEM$ and $\triangle CEN$ are equilateral triangles.

From here, the result can be obtained with simple angle calculations. Using $\triangle CND \cong \triangle AMB$, we have $\angle BAD + \angle CDA = \angle BAM + \angle EAD + \angle EDA+ \angle NDC = \angle BAM + \angle BEA + \angle MBA = \angle MBE + \angle BEA = 60^\circ + 60^\circ=120^\circ$.

$ii)$ $\angle BAD + \angle ADC = 120^\circ \Longrightarrow AE=DE$

Let $F$ be the intersection of $AB$ and $DC$, with $\angle AFD=60^\circ$. If we let $\angle BAC= \angle BCA=\alpha$, then $\angle FBC=2\alpha$, $\angle FCB=120^\circ-2\alpha$, and $\angle CBD = \angle CDB=60^\circ-\alpha$.

Taking $M$ on $[AE]$ such that $BE=EM$, we have $\triangle BEM$ as an equilateral triangle, and by similarity or symmetry, $AM=CE$. Thus, $AE=AM+ME=CE+BE$. Similarly, taking $N$ on $[DE]$ gives us $DE=CE+BE=AE$, we obtain the desired result.
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