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k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
Mar 2, 2025
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Mar 2, 2025
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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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dcouchman
Sep 9, 2019
v_Enhance
Apr 5, 2023
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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ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Abelkonkurransen 2025 2b
Lil_flip38   1
N 20 minutes ago by Gryphos
Source: abelkonkurransen
Which positive integers $a$ have the property that \(n!-a\) is a perfect square for infinitely many positive integers \(n\)?
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Lil_flip38
an hour ago
Gryphos
20 minutes ago
Abelkonkurransen 2025 3a
Lil_flip38   1
N 31 minutes ago by Tsikaloudakis
Source: abelkonkurransen
Let \(ABC\) be a triangle. Let \(E,F\) be the feet of the altitudes from \(B,C\) respectively. Let \(P,Q\) be the projections of \(B,C\) onto line \(EF\). Show that \(PE=QF\).
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Lil_flip38
an hour ago
Tsikaloudakis
31 minutes ago
Abelkonkurransen 2025 4b
Lil_flip38   1
N 44 minutes ago by Lil_flip38
Source: abelkonkurransen
Determine the largest real number \(C\) such that
$$\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{2y}+\frac{1}{3z}\geqslant C$$for all real numbers \(x,y,z\neq 0\) satisfying the equation
$$\frac{x}{yz}+\frac{4y}{xz}+\frac{9z}{xy}=24$$
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Lil_flip38
an hour ago
Lil_flip38
44 minutes ago
Fun issue about Euler’s function
luutrongphuc   0
an hour ago
Let $p$ is a prime number and $n,\alpha$ are positive integers. Prove that there exist infinitely $a$ such that $\phi(a),\phi(a+1),…,\phi(a+n)$ are divisible by $p^{\alpha}$
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luutrongphuc
an hour ago
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Combinatorial NT involving sum of fractional parts
Photaesthesia   14
N an hour ago by jjjppp110
Source: 2025 China Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 Problem 3
Let \(a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n\) be integers such that \(a_1 > a_2 > \cdots > a_n > 1\). Let \(M = \operatorname{lcm} \left( a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n \right)\). For any finite nonempty set $X$ of positive integers, define \[ f(X) = \min_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n} \sum_{x \in X} \left\{ \frac{x}{a_i} \right\}. \]Such a set $X$ is called minimal if for every proper subset $Y$ of it, $f(Y) < f(X)$ always holds.

Suppose $X$ is minimal and $f(X) \geqslant \frac{2}{a_n}$. Prove that \[ |X| \leqslant f(X) \cdot M. \]
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Photaesthesia
Nov 27, 2024
jjjppp110
an hour ago
p^2+3*p*q+q^2
mathbetter   3
N an hour ago by mathbetter
\[
\text{Find all prime numbers } (p, q) \text{ such that } p^2 + 3pq + q^2 \text{ is a fifth power of an integer.}
\]
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mathbetter
Mar 15, 2025
mathbetter
an hour ago
Abelkonkurransen 2025 3b
Lil_flip38   0
an hour ago
Source: abelkonkurransen
An acute angled triangle \(ABC\) has circumcenter \(O\). The lines \(AO\) and \(BC\) intersect at \(D\), while \(BO\) and \(AC\) intersect at \(E\) and \(CO\) and \(AB\) intersect at \(F\). Show that if the triangles \(ABC\) and \(DEF\) are similar(with vertices in that order), than \(ABC\) is equilateral.
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Lil_flip38
an hour ago
0 replies
Degree inequality
F_Xavier1203   7
N an hour ago by lminsl
Source: 2022 Korea Winter Program Practice Test
Let $n\ge 2$ be a positive integer. There are $n$ real coefficient polynomials $P_1(x),P_2(x),\cdots ,P_n(x)$ which is not all the same, and their leading coefficients are positive. Prove that
$$\deg(P_1^n+P_2^n+\cdots +P_n^n-nP_1P_2\cdots P_n)\ge (n-2)\max_{1\le i\le n}(\deg P_i)$$and find when the equality holds.
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F_Xavier1203
Aug 14, 2022
lminsl
an hour ago
Abelkonkurransen 2025 2a
Lil_flip38   0
an hour ago
Source: Abelkonkurransen
A teacher asks each of eleven pupils to write a positive integer with at most four digits, each on a separate yellow sticky note. Show that if all the numbers are different, the teacher can always submit two or more of the eleven stickers so that the average of the numbers on the selected notes are not an integer.
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Lil_flip38
an hour ago
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Abelkonkurransen 2025 1b
Lil_flip38   0
an hour ago
Source: abelkonkurransen
In Duckville there is a perpetual trophy with the words “Best child of Duckville” engraved on it. Each inhabitant of Duckville has a non-empty list (which never changes) of other inhabitants of Duckville. Whoever receives the trophy
gets to keep it for one day, and then passes it on to someone on their list the next day. Gregers has previously received the trophy. It turns out that each time he does receive it, he is guaranteed to receive it again exactly $2025$ days later (but perhaps earlier, as well). Hedvig received the trophy today. Determine all integers $n>0$ for which we can be absolutely certain that she cannot receive the trophy again in $n$ days, given the above information.
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Lil_flip38
an hour ago
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The avatars are not consistent
Craftybutterfly   0
Today at 5:48 AM
Summary of the problem: The avatars are not consistent
Page URL: idk
Steps to reproduce:
1. change your avatar
2.reload a topic you posted in
3. do #2 to a different topic with your post in it
Expected behavior: Avatars are the same
Frequency: 100%
Operating system(s): MacOS
Browser(s), including version: Chrome latest version
Additional information: refreshing does not help, neither does logging out and in
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Craftybutterfly
Today at 5:48 AM
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How to add members to forums?
Bnn81351   2
N Today at 5:22 AM by Craftybutterfly
How do I add members to forums?
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Bnn81351
Today at 12:55 AM
Craftybutterfly
Today at 5:22 AM
k AoPS Academy: Exporting rich format results in broken BBCode.
Minium   1
N Yesterday at 9:06 PM by jlacosta
When exporting a rich format document in the writing tab into the message board, bold formatting specifically is broken and results in broken BBCode.
Page URL: virtual.aopsacademy.org/class/<any writing class works here>/writing

TO REPRODUCE
1. enter "Lorem ipsum".
2. apply bold to "Lorem"
3. apply italic to "ip".
4. click the Post Draft on Message Board
5. read the contents of the message board post.

FOR EXAMPLE
When I format "Lorem ipsum" (in the writing tab of course), but when I export to post it, I get

[code]Lorem[/b] ipsum[/code].

Notice that the first bolding does not start, only ends.
1 reply
Minium
Mar 18, 2025
jlacosta
Yesterday at 9:06 PM
k How to report tags
Craftybutterfly   6
N Yesterday at 3:12 PM by Demetri
Not sure if this belongs in site support but how do you report tags for topics? I recently noticed in one of the topics I made on site support had really weird tags.
6 replies
Craftybutterfly
Yesterday at 3:30 AM
Demetri
Yesterday at 3:12 PM
Contest collection PDFs don&#039;t work when LaTeX is embedded within BBCode
Equinox8   5
N Mar 14, 2025 by jlacosta
This could very well be reported before, however a quick search did not find anything.

While embedding LaTeX commands within BBCode (like this: [i]text $\dfrac{1}{2}$ text[/i]) typically displays as intended within a forum, trying to render a contest collection using these commands breaks the PDF renderer.
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Equinox8
Feb 26, 2025
jlacosta
Mar 14, 2025
Contest collection PDFs don&#039;t work when LaTeX is embedded within BBCode
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This could very well be reported before, however a quick search did not find anything.

While embedding LaTeX commands within BBCode (like this: [i]text $\dfrac{1}{2}$ text[/i]) typically displays as intended within a forum, trying to render a contest collection using these commands breaks the PDF renderer.
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For what it's worth, this is also (at least partially) what's breaking the 2020 IMO Shortlist collection PDF currently, as discussed in this post and this post. The problematic post in the collection is this one (if anybody with adequate permissions would like to fix that post!)
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Hi, I'm not sure if this got buried. A bit after I made this post I noticed that a temporary workaround was created for this issue, by simply ignoring BBCode when there is LaTeX embedded; however, this creates pesky [i] tags in the PDF. Just bumping this to ensure this gets adequate attention. Thanks again, and apologies if this additional post was not necessary.
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Thanks, Equinox08! We'll pass this along to the appropriate teams to take a look at this. Do you have an example of a PDF of the LaTeX not working when it's embedded within BBCode? The 2020 IMO Shortlist collection PDF looks to be fixed, but I wonder if it's because of the temporary workaround you mentioned?
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jlacosta wrote:
Thanks, Equinox08! We'll pass this along to the appropriate teams to take a look at this. Do you have an example of a PDF of the LaTeX not working when it's embedded within BBCode? The 2020 IMO Shortlist collection PDF looks to be fixed, but I wonder if it's because of the temporary workaround you mentioned?

Hi, I do believe it's able to render now because of the temporary workaround (if such a thing was actually applied on your end; I didn't change anything). The original question in the 2020 IMO Shortlist collection that caused the rendering issue was G9 but if you look at the PDF you'll notice that it includes the italic tags with no italics.

As an aside, I'm not sure if the workaround also created the issue of image URLs not embedding properly (e.g. 2024 AMC 10 collection).
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Thank you! I can see both issues and will look further into this for you.

Please note that regarding the image rendering though, it appears the images that are missing are due to the fact that the PDF doesn't generate images if not created through Asymptote. This is a known issue and the appropriate teams are aware of this.
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