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k a April Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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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
Facts About 2025!
Existing_Human1   249
N 4 minutes ago by EthanNg6
Hello AOPS,

As we enter the New Year, the most exciting part is figuring out the mathematical connections to the number we have now temporally entered

Here are some facts about 2025:
$$2025 = 45^2 = (20+25)(20+25)$$$$2025 = 1^3 + 2^3 +3^3 + 4^3 +5^3 +6^3 + 7^3 +8^3 +9^3 = (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)^2 = {10 \choose 2}^2$$
If anyone has any more facts about 2025, enlighted the world with a new appreciation for the year


(I got some of the facts from this video)
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Existing_Human1
Jan 1, 2025
EthanNg6
4 minutes ago
Area of Polygon
AIME15   43
N 8 minutes ago by EthanNg6
The area of polygon $ ABCDEF$, in square units, is

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\[ \textbf{(A)}\ 24 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 30 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 46 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 66 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 74
\]
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+1 w
AIME15
Jan 12, 2009
EthanNg6
8 minutes ago
Bogus Proof Marathon
pifinity   7596
N 13 minutes ago by e_is_2.71828
Hi!
I'd like to introduce the Bogus Proof Marathon.

In this marathon, simply post a bogus proof that is middle-school level and the next person will find the error. You don't have to post the real solution :P

Use classic Marathon format:
[hide=P#]a1b2c3[/hide]
[hide=S#]a1b2c3[/hide]


Example posts:

P(x)
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S(x)
P(x+1)
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Let's go!! Just don't make it too hard!
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pifinity
Mar 12, 2018
e_is_2.71828
13 minutes ago
random problem i just thought about one day
ceilingfan404   5
N 20 minutes ago by e_is_2.71828
i don't even know if this is solvable
Prove that there are finite/infinite powers of 2 where all the digits are also powers of 2. (For example, $4$ and $128$ are numbers that work, but $64$ and $1024$ don't work.)
5 replies
ceilingfan404
Yesterday at 7:54 PM
e_is_2.71828
20 minutes ago
Tiling rectangle with smaller rectangles.
MarkBcc168   59
N 2 hours ago by Bonime
Source: IMO Shortlist 2017 C1
A rectangle $\mathcal{R}$ with odd integer side lengths is divided into small rectangles with integer side lengths. Prove that there is at least one among the small rectangles whose distances from the four sides of $\mathcal{R}$ are either all odd or all even.

Proposed by Jeck Lim, Singapore
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MarkBcc168
Jul 10, 2018
Bonime
2 hours ago
Existence of AP of interesting integers
DVDthe1st   34
N 3 hours ago by DeathIsAwe
Source: 2018 China TST Day 1 Q2
A number $n$ is interesting if 2018 divides $d(n)$ (the number of positive divisors of $n$). Determine all positive integers $k$ such that there exists an infinite arithmetic progression with common difference $k$ whose terms are all interesting.
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DVDthe1st
Jan 2, 2018
DeathIsAwe
3 hours ago
Strange Geometry
Itoz   1
N 3 hours ago by hukilau17
Source: Own
Given a fixed circle $\omega$ with its center $O$. There are two fixed points $B, C$ and one moving point $A$ on $\omega$. The midpoint of the line segment $BC$ is $M$. $R$ is a fixed point on $\omega$. Line $AO$ intersects$\odot(AMR)$ at $P(\ne A)$, and line $BP$ intersects $\odot(BOC)$ at $Q(\ne B)$.

Find all the fixed points $R$ such that $\omega$ is always tangent to $\odot (OPQ)$ when $A$ varies.
Hint
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Itoz
Yesterday at 2:00 PM
hukilau17
3 hours ago
find all pairs of positive integers
Khalifakhalifa   2
N 4 hours ago by Haris1


Find all pairs of positive integers \((a, b)\) such that:
\[
a^2 + b^2 \mid a^3 + b^3
\]
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Khalifakhalifa
May 27, 2024
Haris1
4 hours ago
D860 : Flower domino and unconnected
Dattier   4
N 4 hours ago by Haris1
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let G be a grid of size m*n.

We have 2 dominoes in flowers and not connected like here
IMAGE
Determine a necessary and sufficient condition on m and n, so that G can be covered with these 2 kinds of dominoes.

4 replies
Dattier
May 26, 2024
Haris1
4 hours ago
Equal Distances in an Isosceles Setting
mojyla222   3
N 4 hours ago by sami1618
Source: IDMC 2025 P4
Let $ABC$ be an isosceles triangle with $AB=AC$. The circle $\omega_1$, passing through $B$ and $C$, intersects segment $AB$ at $K\neq B$. The circle $\omega_2$ is tangent to $BC$ at $B$ and passes through $K$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of segments $AB$ and $AC$, respectively. The line $MN$ intersects $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively, where $P$ and $Q$ are the intersections closer to $M$. Prove that $MP=MQ$.

Proposed by Hooman Fattahi
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mojyla222
Yesterday at 5:05 AM
sami1618
4 hours ago
standard Q FE
jasperE3   1
N 4 hours ago by ErTeeEs06
Source: gghx, p19004309
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Q\to\mathbb Q$ such that for any $x,y\in\mathbb Q$:
$$f(xf(x)+f(x+2y))=f(x)^2+f(y)+y.$$
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jasperE3
Yesterday at 6:27 PM
ErTeeEs06
4 hours ago
3 knightlike moves is enough
sarjinius   1
N 5 hours ago by markam
Source: Philippine Mathematical Olympiad 2025 P6
An ant is on the Cartesian plane. In a single move, the ant selects a positive integer $k$, then either travels [list]
[*] $k$ units vertically (up or down) and $2k$ units horizontally (left or right); or
[*] $k$ units horizontally (left or right) and $2k$ units vertically (up or down).
[/list]
Thus, for any $k$, the ant can choose to go to one of eight possible points.
Prove that, for any integers $a$ and $b$, the ant can travel from $(0, 0)$ to $(a, b)$ using at most $3$ moves.
1 reply
sarjinius
Mar 9, 2025
markam
5 hours ago
Weird Geo
Anto0110   0
5 hours ago
In a trapezium $ABCD$, the sides $AB$ and $CD$ are parallel and the angles $\angle ABC$ and $\angle BAD$ are acute. Show that it is possible to divide the triangle $ABC$ into 4 disjoint triangle $X_1. . . , X_4$ and the triangle $ABD$ into 4 disjoint triangles $Y_1,. . . , Y_4$ such that the triangles $X_i$ and $Y_i$ are congruent for all $i$.
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Anto0110
5 hours ago
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Is the geometric function injective?
Project_Donkey_into_M4   1
N 5 hours ago by Funcshun840
Source: Mock RMO TDP and Kayak 2018, P3
A non-degenerate triangle $\Delta ABC$ is given in the plane, let $S$ be the set of points which lie strictly inside it. Also let $\mathfrak{C}$ be the set of circles in the plane. For a point $P \in S$, let $A_P, B_P, C_P$ be the reflection of $P$ in sides $\overline{BC}, \overline{CA}, \overline{AB}$ respectively. Define a function $\omega: S \rightarrow \mathfrak{C}$ such that $\omega(P)$ is the circumcircle of $A_PB_PC_P$. Is $\omega$ injective?

Note: The function $\omega$ is called injective if for any $P, Q \in S$, $\omega(P) = \omega(Q) \Leftrightarrow P = Q$
1 reply
Project_Donkey_into_M4
Yesterday at 6:23 PM
Funcshun840
5 hours ago
Test Day tips?
droid347   17
N Jul 1, 2023 by exp-ipi-1
Does anyone have any tips for MATHCOUNTS Chapter competition day? Mine is tomorrow, and I was wondering if there were any recommendations on what to eat fro breakfast, what to review in the morning, how to warm up, etc. Thanks!
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droid347
Feb 6, 2015
exp-ipi-1
Jul 1, 2023
Test Day tips?
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Does anyone have any tips for MATHCOUNTS Chapter competition day? Mine is tomorrow, and I was wondering if there were any recommendations on what to eat fro breakfast, what to review in the morning, how to warm up, etc. Thanks!
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I have mine tommorow also, but we had a county wide practice tests a month ago. The day of that I just did some alumus. If you normally eat breakfast, then eat breakfast. I have really bad luck because I just got a stomach bug today and I got sent home from school. Good luck though, stay healthy.
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Sleep well; do a sprint or two, don't panic + read slowly + check work because it's chapter and you'll definitely have more than enough time to do that.
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iNomOnCountdown
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Do exactly what you'd do on a normal Saturday morning. I've never been a believer in reviewing in the morning/warming up, since I think it serves more to psych you out than to make the difference between missing some amount of problems and getting them.
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Review the night before. Calm down on the actual today.
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Back when I was competing, I always used to do one of these (change the last digit in http://agmath.com/media//DIR_57727/2003-2004$20NS$20Test$20$231.pdf to get more) around half an hour before the test started. I didn't score it or anything, nor did I actually care about the results, but I found it was a good way to "wake up" before a competition.
This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by BOGTRO, Jun 6, 2015, 5:36 AM
Reason: Broken links due to site migration
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My chapters was about a week ago. A close friend of mine got a high score, and these are some tips from him:
"Get sleep. Good sleep is essential."
"Be confident. Confidence in yourself is a great help."
"Guess on every problem you can't solve. Some people might not need this, though."
"Be calm. Nerves and emotional highs are bad, they make you do worse."
Hope I helped!
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Dominater76 wrote:
I have mine tommorow also, but we had a county wide practice tests a month ago. The day of that I just did some alumus. If you normally eat breakfast, then eat breakfast. I have really bad luck because I just got a stomach bug today and I got sent home from school. Good luck though, stay healthy.
Last year on the day before state, I was sent home after feeling queasy. 10/10 would not binge on ice cream again.
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Lol. I have done many, many competitions (and have placed highly in many of them), so here are some tips to help you out...

-Healthy, filling meals keep your stomach off of your mind; just don't overeat!
-If you've got butterflies, it may help to run for a minute, talk to someone about it, or punch a wall or something.
-Take some deep breaths and remember that it won't be so hard once you get into it.
-Get some sleep! Being tired can be stressful.
-Studying seems hard and stressful; find a way to make it fun and helpful at the same time.
-When studying and taking the test, block out distractions. Ask the whispering kids to the left of you to please be quiet, turn off the TV and tell your siblings to please be quiet, and I've found that it helps me to have a "study buddy".

Hope this helps!
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Ryota--Everdeen
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TIPS:
- Get a good nights worth of sleep
-Do not cram in at the night before
- Read the questions carefully
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY EAT A GOOD OLD BREAKFAST
Take a walk before: excersize helps your body get blood to your brain

Sources
http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/test-day.html
http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-test-day-tips
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Yes. I stayed up laying playing video games and didn't eat breakfast before chapter and I failed miserably.
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To be honest, all these sleep early, eat a hearty breakfast tips are great, but the best strategies and tips are the ones you find most effective. In my 7th grade year I stayed up cramming and doing warm up problems (From the annual 300 problems MathCounts produces every year) all the way up to 1-2 AM in the morning the day of the competition, however I felt really refreshed and my brain was already in rhythm from the cramming the night before, and I had scored better than expected. In my 8th grade year, I took all the precautions, sleep early, ate a large breakfast, did easy warm ups like BOGOTRO's, and I had only scored 2 points higher than I did in 7th grade; Despite having shown significant improves through practice tests and other competitions.

Now I'm not saying you should stay up and cram all night, just saying that you should do what fits you. Whatever strategies suit you best, you should go for.
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rachanamadhu
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Solve for the right problem. (Don't solve for the right answer of the wrong problem :))
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BOGTRO wrote:
Back when I was competing, I always used to do one of [url=http://agmath.com/media//DIR_57727/2003-2004$20NS$20Test$20$231.pdf]these[/url] (change the last number in http://agmath.com/media//DIR_57727/2003-2004$20NS$20Test$20$231.pdf to get more) around half an hour before the test started. I didn't score it or anything, nor did I actually care about the results, but I found it was a good way to "wake up" before a competition.

Looks to me like a Mathleague Number Sense test.
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GameMaster402
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ingenio wrote:
BOGTRO wrote:
Back when I was competing, I always used to do one of [url=http://agmath.com/media//DIR_57727/2003-2004$20NS$20Test$20$231.pdf]these[/url] (change the last number in http://agmath.com/media//DIR_57727/2003-2004$20NS$20Test$20$231.pdf to get more) around half an hour before the test started. I didn't score it or anything, nor did I actually care about the results, but I found it was a good way to "wake up" before a competition.

Looks to me like a Mathleague Number Sense test.

YOU look like a mathleague number sense test

lol jk
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This thread is really old but I'll add something anyway -- solve the problem, not the point it'll give you. One big mistake I made is "counting" up to the score I wanted, like "I have to solve X more problems to have a shot at getting 26 on sprint." That messed me up because it's not easy to solve a problem when your mind is on the score and not on the math. Focus on the math all through.

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What all you guys said were really good! I recomend the night before studying by mocking tests, going to bed early, eating a good breakfast, doing something that turns your brain away from math for a while that involves thinking (like chess), staying calm, and just focus on the paper instead of the other contestants.
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rohan3142 wrote:
This thread is really old but I'll add something anyway -- solve the problem, not the point it'll give you. One big mistake I made is "counting" up to the score I wanted, like "I have to solve X more problems to have a shot at getting 26 on sprint." That messed me up because it's not easy to solve a problem when your mind is on the score and not on the math. Focus on the math all through.

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why the bump?
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