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jlacosta   0
May 1, 2025
May is an exciting month! National MATHCOUNTS is the second week of May in Washington D.C. and our Founder, Richard Rusczyk will be presenting a seminar, Preparing Strong Math Students for College and Careers, on May 11th.

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jlacosta
May 1, 2025
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How many friends can sit in that circle at most?
Arytva   4
N 5 minutes ago by JohannIsBach

A group of friends sits in a ring. Each friend picks a different whole number and holds a stone marked with it. Then they pass their stone one seat to the right so everyone ends up with two stones: one they made and one they received. Now they notice something odd: if your original number is $x$, your right-neighbor’s is $y$, and the next person over is $z$, then for every trio in the circle they see

$$
x + z = (2 - x)\,y.
$$
They want as many friends as possible before this breaks (since all stones must stay distinct).

How many friends can sit in that circle at most?
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Arytva
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JohannIsBach
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Bisectors, perpendicularity and circles
JuanDelPan   15
N 9 minutes ago by zuat.e
Source: Pan-American Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad 2022, Problem 3
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB< AC$. Denote by $P$ and $Q$ points on the segment $BC$ such that $\angle BAP = \angle CAQ < \frac{\angle BAC}{2}$. $B_1$ is a point on segment $AC$. $BB_1$ intersects $AP$ and $AQ$ at $P_1$ and $Q_1$, respectively. The angle bisectors of $\angle BAC$ and $\angle CBB_1$ intersect at $M$. If $PQ_1\perp AC$ and $QP_1\perp AB$, prove that $AQ_1MPB$ is cyclic.
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c^a + a = 2^b
Havu   18
N 41 minutes ago by ilikemath247365
Find $a, b, c\in\mathbb{Z}^+$ such that $a,b,c$ coprime, $a + b = 2c$ and $c^a + a = 2^b$.
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N an hour ago by Magdalo
For an integer $n$, let $\sigma(n)$ denote the sum of the digits of $n$. Determine the value of $\sigma(\sigma(\sigma(2024^{2025})))$.
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Source: My own (well-known?)
Let $\triangle{ABC}$ be a scalene triangle with incircle $\odot(I)$.
Let $\odot(O_A)$ be the circle tangent to $\odot(I)$ and passing through $B$ and $C$, and denote by $A_B$, $A_C$ the second intersection points of $\odot(O_A)$ and $AB$, $AC$, resp. Define $B_C$, $B_A$, $C_A$, $C_B$ cyclically.
Let $\odot(O')$ be the circle internally tangent to $\odot(AA_BA_C)$, $\odot(BB_CB_A)$, $\odot(CC_AC_B)$.

Prove that $\odot(O')$ is tangent to $\odot(ABC)$.
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Ro.Is.Te.   5
N an hour ago by Kempu33334
$x^2 - yz + xy + zx = 82$
$y^2 - zx + xy + yz = -18$
$z^2 - xy + zx + yz = 18$
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N 2 hours ago by arcticfox009
Seven people are seated together around a circular table. Each one will toss a fair coin. If the coin shows a head, then the person will stand. Otherwise, the person will remain seated. The probability that after all of the tosses, no two adjacent people are both standing, can be written in the form $p/q$, where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $p+q$?

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Triangle area as b^2-4ac?
pandev3   6
N 3 hours ago by SpeedCuber7
Hi everyone,

Is it possible for the area of a triangle to be equal to $b^2-4ac$, given that $a, b, c$ are positive integers?

This expression is well-known from the quadratic formula discriminant, but can it also represent the area of a valid triangle? Are there any conditions on $a, b, c$ that make this possible?

I’d love to hear your thoughts, proofs, or examples. Let’s discuss!

P.S. For $a=85, b=369, c=356$, the difference is $1$ (the "discriminant" is exactly $1$ greater than the area).
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A geometric sequence has the property where the third term is $\log_{10}32$ more than the first term, and the fourth term is $\log_{10}(128\sqrt2)$ more than the second term. Find the first term.
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N 3 hours ago by elpianista227
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elpianista227
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NeoAzure   0
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In the International Smithery Olympiad (ISO), a blacksmith must forge a lance consisting of a 4 inch long cylindrical wooden handle (with volume 25\pi inches) attached to a 12 inch long aluminum conical head whose tip (the outermost 10% of its length) is plated in steel. If the radius of the cylindrical handle is half the radius of the cone, how much steel plating is needed to cover the tip? Answer in units square inches.

Note: Pardon for the lack of formatting, my account is new and I can't use math mode. Better check out my solution in the pdf for LaTeX formatting and better organization.

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NeoAzure
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[MODIFIED][13th PMO] Qualifying Stage Part III. #4
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Four spheres, each of radius 1.5, are placed in a pile with three at the base and the other at the top. If each sphere touches the other three spheres, find the volume of the 3d object formed by connecting the centers of the four spheres.

Note: Pardon for the lack of formatting, my account is new and I can't use math mode. Better check out my solution in the pdf for LaTeX formatting and better organization.

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NeoAzure
3 hours ago
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fun combi proof
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N 3 hours ago by trangbui
Alice flips a number $N$ of fair coins. Bob flips $N+1$ fair coins. Denote by $f(N)$ the probability that Alice flips at least as many heads as Bob does given that she has exactly $N$ coins. Find, with proof, a closed form for $f$.
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tapilyoca
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A cylinder has the same surface area as a sphere. If a sphere and the base of the cylinder have the same radius, what is the ratio of the volume of the sphere to that of the cylinder?

Note: Pardon for the lack of formatting, my account is new and I can't use math mode. Better check out my solution in the pdf for LaTeX formatting and better organization.

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NeoAzure
3 hours ago
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basically INAMO 2010/6
iStud   4
N Apr 22, 2025 by ja.
Source: Monthly Contest KTOM April P1 Essay
Call $n$ kawaii if it satisfies $d(n)+\varphi(n)=n+1$ ($d(n)$ is the number of positive factors of $n$, while $\varphi(n)$ is the number of integers not more than $n$ that are relatively prime with $n$). Find all $n$ that is kawaii.
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iStud
Apr 21, 2025
ja.
Apr 22, 2025
basically INAMO 2010/6
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Call $n$ kawaii if it satisfies $d(n)+\varphi(n)=n+1$ ($d(n)$ is the number of positive factors of $n$, while $\varphi(n)$ is the number of integers not more than $n$ that are relatively prime with $n$). Find all $n$ that is kawaii.
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I'm pretty sure you mistyped the problem, the problem on the contest was $$d(n)+ \varphi (n) = n+1$$
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MrHeccMcHecc wrote:
I'm pretty sure you mistyped the problem, the problem on the contest was $$d(n)+ \varphi (n) = n+1$$

yup, thank you so much
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