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Elegant inequality
SunnyEvan   3
N 9 minutes ago by SunnyEvan
Source: proposed by Zhenping An
Let $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ be non-negative real numbers such that
\[2a+2b+2c+2d+ab+bc+cd+da+3=abcd.\]prove that : \[\sqrt[4]{abc}+\sqrt[4]{bcd}+\sqrt[4]{cda}+\sqrt[4]{dab}\le\sqrt[4]{27(1+a)(1+b)(1+c)(1+d)}.\]
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SunnyEvan
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help!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cobedangiu   1
N 14 minutes ago by pooh123
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New point on the circle
sman96   6
N 15 minutes ago by ehuseyinyigit
Source: BdMO 2025 Secondary P3, Higher Secondary P2
Let $ABC$ be a given triangle with circumcenter $O$ and orthocenter $H$. Let $D, E$ and $F$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $A, B$ and $C$ to the opposite sides, respectively. Let $A'$ be the reflection of $A$ with respect to $EF$. Prove that $HOA'D$ is a cyclic quadrilateral.

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Olympiad question
slimshady360   2
N 19 minutes ago by SunnyEvan
Let a,b,c be positive real numbers such that a + b+c = 3abc. Prove that
a2 +b2 +c2 +3 ≥2(ab+bc+ca)
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Help me please
ntu0301   0
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Determine all integers $n>1$ that satisfy the following condition: For every integer k such that $0\le k<n$ there always exists a positive integer $A$ that is divisible by n and $S(n)\equiv k (mod n) $. $S(n)$: sum of elements of $A$
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what actually happens after the usamo
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N 5 hours ago by Indpsolver
i keep getting different answers for how the selection process gets down from the usamo winners to the IMO team so can someone set the record straight for me
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Geometry Problem
JetFire008   1
N Today at 6:22 AM by JetFire008
Equilateral $\triangle ADC$ is drawn externally on side $AC$ of $\triangle ABC$. Point $P$ is taken on $BD$. Find $\angle APC$ if $BD=PA+PB+PC$.
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k Discord Server
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N Today at 3:00 AM by KF329
Theres a server where we are all like discussing problems+helping each other practice. Hopefully you guys can join.

https://discord.gg/6hN3w4eK
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USAMO question
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N Today at 2:44 AM by Andyluo
if i had qualified for the usa(j)mo (i wish), would i have been flown out for free like mathcounts nationals or do you have to plan your own trip for going to the usamo
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N Today at 2:25 AM by sqing
Let a,b,c\ge 0: a+b+c=3. Prove \frac{1}{abc}+\frac{12}{a^2b+b^2c+c^2a}\ge 5.
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Number theory question with many (confusing) variables
urfinalopp   2
N Today at 2:07 AM by urfinalopp
Given m,n,p,q \in \mathbb{N+}, find all solutions to 2^{m}3^{n}+5^{p}=7^{q}$

One of the paths I've found is to boil it down to solving two non-simultaneous equations 2^{m_1}+5^{n_1}=7^{q_1} and
7^{m_1}+5^{n_1}=2^{q_1} but its too hard. Any other approaches/solutions or a continuation of this path?
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Number theory national Olympiad
LoRD2022   2
N Today at 12:09 AM by alexheinis
Find all polynomials with integer coefficients such that, $a^2+b^2-c^2|P(a)+P(b)-P(c)$ for all $a,b,c \in mathbb{Z}$.
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Introduction & Intermediate C&P study guide!
HamstPan38825   25
N Yesterday at 11:47 PM by Andyluo
This took me quite a while to make, but enjoy!

Introduction to C&P (suitable for AMC 8, AMC 10/12)
Chapter 1 - This is like the "introduction", which is pretty easy and is not very important.
Chapter 2 - VERY important! Study this chapter closely, as it contains techniques that will be used again and again in harder problems.
Chapter 3 - Another quite important chapter, though not as important as chapter 2. This chapter covers some of the most confusing parts in C&P and even I can't distinguish that well in that chapter.
Chapter 4 - Interesting but very basic. Not that important, really.
Chapter 5 - Another interesting chapter, which should be studied in greater detail than Chapter 4. The distinguishability section is most important here.
Chapter 6 - Not much, but attempt the problems and read the examples since many of them are very interesting.
Chapter 7 - Pretty important chapter, make sure you read all the sections but not very interesting.
Chapter 8 - Another one of the VERY important sections - make sure read this section closely and do all the problems, since I still compare apples to oranges sometimes.
Chapter 9 - Interesting, but not very important. More important is the concept to "Think About It!"
Chapter 10 - The only topic in the entire C&P series that covers Geometric Probability, this chapter doesn't go into enough detail. Read it closely to get the basics, but I'd recommend doing more practice on Geometric Probability (I'll be making a handout!)
Chapter 11 - This chapter is not really important, reference the section in Intermediate C&P for a deeper understanding of Expected value.
Chapter 12 - Pretty important chapter, study it closely as it gives you the tools to prove combinatorial identities and Pascal's triangle is quite useful.
Chapter 13 - Just get the Hockey Stick Identity - not very useful chapter. Distributions will also be covered in Intermediate C&P.
Chapter 14 - A bit important, but not very - The binomial theorem is easy to master, but if you need more practice read the section in IA.
Chapter 15 - Similar to chapter 6, read all the examples and attempt all the problems here.

AMC 10/12 Chapters: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15

Intermediate C&P Suitable for late AMC 12, AIME + olympiads
Chapter 1 - Review this section thoroughly though there are no exercises here.
Chapter 2 - If you've learned set theory before, this chapter should be a review, but nonetheless skim over this chapter.
Chapter 3 - ANOTHER IMPORTANT CHAPTER! PIE is very important and might be a bit complicated, so study this chapter closely.
Chapter 4 - This chapter is also quite important - Make sure you master both parts of this chapter.
Chapter 5 - A good chapter, but it's a bit too short for my liking. Read extra handouts on the Pigeonhole Principle.
Chapter 6 - Another great chapter - attempt all the problems in this chapter!
Chapter 7 - Yet another very important chapter - distributions tend to pop up all over the place. Attempt all the problems here.
Chapter 8 - This isn't really a chapter - if you've mastered Mathematical Induction, you can just skip this but I recommend doing the problems.
Chapter 9 - This is really just the introduction to Chapter 10, but nonetheless do some of the problems to get a firm recursion basis.
Chapter 10 - Another VERY IMPORTANT CHAPTER! The recursion section is more important than the Catalan Number section unless you're preparing for olympiads.
Chapter 11 - Past this chapter, the concepts start to get quite advanced. This is an interesting chapter and is quite important, so do many of the problems here.
Chapter 12 - A great chapter! This chapter is quite general, but try to learn how to prove combinatorial identities on your own.
Chapter 13 - A quite complex chapter, not that important unless you're preparing for olympiads.
Chapter 14 - A hard but great chapter! GFs are hacks to many common counting problems.
Chapter 15 - Just skip this chapter unless you're doing the Putnam or olympiads, since it's basically nonexistent in the AMC/AIMEs.
Chapter 16 - Many of the problems here are very hard, but do as much as you can here! Try to attempt every single problem though they are very hard.

AMC 12 chapters: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
AIME chapters: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
Olympiad chapters: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 [basically almost all of them rip]
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HamstPan38825
Dec 7, 2020
Andyluo
Yesterday at 11:47 PM
area chasing, square, rhombus, symmetric (2018 Romanian NMO VII P2)
parmenides51   1
N Yesterday at 8:41 PM by vanstraelen
In the square $ABCD$ the point $E$ is located on the side $[AB]$, and $F$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ on the line $DE$. The point $L$ belongs to the line $DE$, such that $F$ is between $E$ and $L$, and $FL = BF$. $N$ and $P$ are symmetric of the points $A , F$ with respect to the lines $DE, BL$, respectively. Prove that:

a) The quadrilateral $BFLP$ is square and the quadrilateral $ALND$ is rhombus.
b) The area of the rhombus $ALND$ is equal to the difference between the areas of the squares $ABCD$ and $BFLP$.
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parmenides51
Jun 3, 2020
vanstraelen
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BD tangent to (MDE) , rhombus ABCD with <DCB=60^o
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Source: 2021 Germany R4 10.6 https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3208025_
Let a rhombus $ABCD$ with $|\angle DCB| = 60^o$ be given . On the extension of the segment $\overline{CD}$ beyond $D$, a point $E$ is chosen arbitrarily. Let the line through $E$ and $A$ intersect the line $BC$ at the point $F$. Let $M$ be the intersection of the lines $BE$ and $DF$. Prove that the line $BD$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $MDE$.
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BD tangent to (MDE) , rhombus ABCD with <DCB=60^o
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Let a rhombus $ABCD$ with $|\angle DCB| = 60^o$ be given . On the extension of the segment $\overline{CD}$ beyond $D$, a point $E$ is chosen arbitrarily. Let the line through $E$ and $A$ intersect the line $BC$ at the point $F$. Let $M$ be the intersection of the lines $BE$ and $DF$. Prove that the line $BD$ is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle $MDE$.
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Given the rhombus $ABCD\ :\ A(a,0),B(0,\frac{a}{\sqrt{3}}),C(-a,0),D(0,-\frac{a}{\sqrt{3}})$.
Choose the point $E(\lambda,-\frac{\lambda+a}{\sqrt{3}}) \in CD$.

$AE \cap BC\ =\ F(\frac{a^{2}}{\lambda},\frac{a(a+\lambda)}{\sqrt{3} \lambda})$.
$BE \cap FD\ =\ M(\frac{a^{2}\lambda}{a^{2}+a\lambda + \lambda^{2}},\frac{a(\lambda^{2}-a^{2})}{\sqrt{3}(a^{2}+a\lambda + \lambda^{2})}\ )$.

Circumcircle of $\triangle DEM\ :\ x^{2}+y^{2}-\frac{4\lambda}{3}x+\frac{2a}{\sqrt{3}}y+\frac{a^{2}}{3}=0$,
midpoint $N(\frac{2\lambda}{3},-\frac{a}{\sqrt{3}})$.
$DN \bot BD$.
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