AMC 10 Prep

by bluedino24, May 2, 2025, 9:42 PM

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I'm in 7th grade and thought it would be good to start preparing for the AMC 10. I'm not extremely good at math though.

I feel that I am better at Mathcounts than AMC 8. I got a 41 on chapter and did not take state (I was sick), and a 20 on the AMC 8 this year. Are there any parts to AMC 8 and 10 that are special, or any strategies? What are some important topics I should study? Please comment below. Thanks! :D

Infinite product problem

by ReticulatedPython, May 2, 2025, 7:17 PM

Compute $$\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}3^{\frac{1}{2^{n-1}}}+1$$
hint

The solution to this problem is pretty short once you find out the trick. :D
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What's the chance that two AoPS accounts generate with the same icon?

by Math-lover1, May 2, 2025, 6:49 PM

So I've been wondering how many possible "icons" can be generated when you first create an account. By "icon" I mean the stack of cubes as the first profile picture before changing it.

I don't know a lot about how AoPS icons generate, so I have a few questions:
- Do the colors on AoPS icons generate through a preset of colors or the RGB (red, green, blue in hexadecimal form) scale? If it generates through the RGB scale, then there may be greater than $256^3 = 16777216$ different icons.
- Do the arrangements of the stacks of blocks in the icon change with each account? If so, I think we can calculate this through considering each stack of blocks independently.

1000th Post!!!

by jkim0656, Apr 27, 2025, 2:55 AM

Hey AoPS,
Wow.
It's aready my 1000th post :)
Time flies...

Anw as usualllllll
Math Story!:
Kindergarden:
Me No remember :skull:
First grade:
My mom started making me do math worksheets. There was a bit of ... anger ... in the family if i messed up on them lol :)
Second grade:
Nothing rlly... Covid started at the end of my school year :(
Third grade:
Ohh the covid years
:sob:
Online classes were like POV: lemme turn video off and do whatevs the rest of the day
It was like teachers gotta teach -- nope!
I think I really got into math classes around here on online math.
Forth grade:
Back at school!
I don't mean to brag but a lot of people at school thought I was really smart :blush: but on AoPS... *cough* *cough*
Fifth grade:
NOW things get funnnnn
I took my first AMC8 -> 17 :)
I was happy...
yayyaya!
I made HR btw :)
6th grade:
I took the amc8 at my school on a digital computer...
I wanna cry -> Click to reveal hidden text
7th grade (now):
AMC 8 -> I sold a 20 :(
AMC10 ->
IMPORTANT: RULE OF AOPS
EVERYONE HAS A 140 ON THE 10 AND 12 BESIDES YOU
-> *HIDES IN SHAME* Click to reveal hidden text
Mathcounts chapter -> 34 ...
...
lets not talk abt it :)

Ok that's it for me :)
Sry for not using hide tags...:)
~jkim
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What is the most important topic in maths competition?

by AVIKRIS, Apr 19, 2025, 5:29 PM

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I think arithmetic is the most the most important topic in math competitions.

Math Problem I cant figure out how to do without bashing

by equalsmc2, Apr 6, 2025, 12:29 AM

Hi,
I cant figure out how to do these 2 problems without bashing. Do you guys have any ideas for an elegant solution? Thank you!
Prob 1.
An RSM sports field has a square shape. Poles with letters M, A, T, H are located at the corners of the square (see the diagram). During warm up, a student starts at any pole, runs to another pole along a side of the square or across the field along diagonal MT (only in the direction from M to T), then runs to another pole along a side of the square or along diagonal MT, and so on. The student cannot repeat a run along the same side/diagonal of the square in the same direction. For instance, she cannot run from M to A twice, but she can run from M to A and at some point from A to M. How many different ways are there to complete the warm up that includes all nine possible runs (see the diagram)? One possible way is M-A-T-H-M-H-T-A-M-T (picture attached)

Prob 2.
In the expression 5@5@5@5@5 you replace each of the four @ symbols with either +, or, or x, or . You can insert one or more pairs of parentheses to control the order of operations. Find the second least whole number that CANNOT be the value of the resulting expression. For example, each of the numbers 25=5+5+5+5+5 and 605+(5+5)×5+5 can be the value of the resulting expression.

Prob 3. (This isnt bashing I don't understand how to do it though)
Suppose BC = 3AB in rectangle ABCD. Points E and F are on side BC such that BE = EF = FC. Compute the sum of the degree measures of the four angles EAB, EAF, EAC, EAD.

P.S. These are from an RSM olympiad. The answers are
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Math and AI 4 Girls

by mkwhe, Apr 5, 2025, 11:24 PM

Hey everyone!

The 2025 MA4G competition is now open!

Apply Here: https://xmathandai4girls.submittable.com/submit


Visit https://www.mathandai4girls.org/ to get started!

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max number of candies

by orangefronted, Apr 3, 2025, 6:43 AM

A store sells a strawberry flavoured candy for 1 dollar each. The store offers a promo where every 4 candy wrappers can be exchanged for one candy. If there is no limit to how many times you can exchange candy wrappers for candies, what is the maximum number of candies I can obtain with 100 dollars?
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2025 MATHCOUNTS State Hub

by SirAppel, Apr 1, 2025, 12:22 PM

Previous Years' "Hubs": (2022) (2023) (2024)Please Read

Now that it's April and we're allowed to discuss ...
  • CA: 43 (45 44 43 43 43 42 42 41 41 41)
  • NJ: 43 (45 44 44 43 39 42 40 40 39 38) *
  • NY: 42 (43 42 42 42 41 40)
  • TX: 42 (43 43 43 42 42 40 40 38 38 38)
  • MA: 41 (45 43 42 41)
  • WA: 41 (41 45 42 41 41 41 41 41 41 40) *
  • VA: 40 (41 40 40 40)
  • FL: 39 (42 41 40 39 38 37 37)
  • IN: 39 (41 40 40 39 36 35 35 35 34 34)
  • NC: 39 (42 42 41 39)
  • IL: 38 (41 40 39 38 38 38)
  • OR: 38 (44 39 38 38)
  • PA: 38 (41 40 40 38 38 37 36 36 34 34) *
  • MD: 37 (43 39 39 37 37 37)
  • AZ: 36 (40? 39? 39 36)
  • CT: 36 (44 38 38 36 35 35 34 34 34 33 33 32 32 32 32)
  • MI: 36 (39 41 41 36 37 37 36 36 36 36) *
  • MN: 36 (40 36 36 36 35 35 35 34)
  • CO: 35 (41 37 37 35 35 35 ?? 31 31 30) *
  • GA: 35 (38 37 36 35 34 34 34 34 34 33)
  • OH: 35 (41 37 36 35)
  • AR: 34 (46 45 35 34 33 31 31 31 29 29)
  • NV: 34 (41 38 ?? 34)
  • TN: 34 (38 ?? ?? 34)
  • WI: 34 (40 37 37 34 35 30 28 29 29 29) *
  • HI: 32 (35 34 32 32)
  • NH: 31 (42 35 33 31 30)
  • DE: 30 (34 33 32 30 30 29 28 27 26? 24)
  • SC: 30 (33 33 31 30)
  • IA: 29 (33 30 31 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29) *
  • NE: 28 (34 30 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25)
  • SD: 22 (30 29 24 22 22 22 21 21 20 20)
Cutoffs Unknown

* means that CDR is official in that state.

Notes

For those asking about the removal of the tiers, I'd like to quote Jason himself:
peace09 wrote:
learn from my mistakes

Help contribute by sharing your state's cutoffs!
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Have you participated in the MATHCOUNTS competition?

by aadimathgenius9, Jan 1, 2025, 11:56 PM

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Have you participated in the MATHCOUNTS competition before?

The oldest, shortest words — "yes" and "no" — are those which require the most thought.

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