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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
Prove that expression is always even.
shivangjindal   20
N 43 minutes ago by EVKV
Source: INMO 2014- Problem 2
Let $n$ be a natural number. Prove that,
\[ \left\lfloor \frac{n}{1} \right\rfloor+ \left\lfloor \frac{n}{2} \right\rfloor + \cdots + \left\lfloor \frac{n}{n} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor \sqrt{n} \right\rfloor \]
is even.
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shivangjindal
Feb 2, 2014
EVKV
43 minutes ago
Romanian National Olympiad 1997 - Grade 9 - Problem 4
Filipjack   1
N an hour ago by navier3072
Source: Romanian National Olympiad 1997 - Grade 9 - Problem 4
Consider the numbers $a,b, \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$ and the sets $$A=\left \{x \in \mathbb{R} : x^2+a|x|+b=0 \right \},$$$$B=\left \{ x \in \mathbb{R} : \lfloor x \rfloor^2 + \alpha \lfloor x \rfloor + \beta = 0\right \}.$$If $A \cap B$ has exactly three elements, prove that $a$ cannot be an integer.
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Filipjack
Apr 6, 2025
navier3072
an hour ago
PROMYS Sol Length
math_on_top   1
N an hour ago by ericbowenli
For those who applied to PROMYS this year, how long was your solution document? Mine was 20 pages.
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math_on_top
3 hours ago
ericbowenli
an hour ago
I need help with this problem
VIATON   0
an hour ago
Let $x,y$ satisfy:
$\frac{4}{(x-1)^2 + (y-2)^2 +4} + \frac{9}{(x-2)^2 + (y-4)^2 +9} = 1$
$[(x-2)^2+(y-4)^2][ (x-1)^2 + (y-2)^2] = 36$
Find Max of :$x+y$
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VIATON
an hour ago
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BMO Shortlist 2021 A5
Lukaluce   17
N an hour ago by jasperE3
Source: BMO Shortlist 2021
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}^{+} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{+}$ such that
$$f(xf(x + y)) = yf(x) + 1$$holds for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}^{+}$.

Proposed by Nikola Velov, North Macedonia
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Lukaluce
May 8, 2022
jasperE3
an hour ago
Ross Unlikely Letter
alcumusftwgrind   22
N 2 hours ago by math_on_top
Got rejected by mathily yesterday and mathcamp today. 1/15 on acceptance/rejections in my life so far...

Im coping and tmr i will probably get rejected by ross because I received this unlikely letter

unfortunately i have lost the game guys...
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alcumusftwgrind
Today at 1:28 AM
math_on_top
2 hours ago
Function equation
luci1337   3
N 2 hours ago by jasperE3
find all function $f:R \rightarrow R$ such that:
$2f(x)f(x+y)-f(x^2)=\frac{x}{2}(f(2x)+f(f(y)))$ with all $x,y$ is real number
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luci1337
Yesterday at 3:01 PM
jasperE3
2 hours ago
Circumcenter of reflection of collinear points over sides
a1267ab   27
N 2 hours ago by Giant_PT
Source: USA TST 2025
Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let $X$, $Y$, and $Z$ be collinear points such that $AY=AZ$, $BZ=BX$, and $CX=CY$. Points $X'$, $Y'$, and $Z'$ are the reflections of $X$, $Y$, and $Z$ over $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Prove that if $X'Y'Z'$ is a nondegenerate triangle, then its circumcenter lies on the circumcircle of $ABC$.

Michael Ren
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+1 w
a1267ab
Jan 11, 2025
Giant_PT
2 hours ago
a+b+c=abc
KhuongTrang   1
N 2 hours ago by KhuongTrang
Source: own
Problem. Let $a,b,c$ be three positive real numbers satisfying $a+b+c=abc.$ Prove that$$\sqrt{a^2+b^2+3}+\sqrt{b^2+c^2+3}+\sqrt{c^2+a^2+3}\ge4\cdot \frac{a^2b^2c^2-3}{ab+bc+ca-3}-7.$$There is a very elegant proof :-D Could anyone think of it?
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KhuongTrang
Wednesday at 11:51 AM
KhuongTrang
2 hours ago
multiple of 15-15 positive factors
britishprobe17   0
2 hours ago
Source: KTOM Maret 2025
Find the sum of all natural numbers $n$ such that $n$ is a multiple of $15$ and has exactly $15$ positive factors.
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britishprobe17
2 hours ago
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general form
pennypc123456789   0
2 hours ago
If $a,b,c$ are positive real numbers, $k \ge 3$ then
$$
\frac{a + b}{a + kb + c} + \dfrac{b + c}{b + kc + a}+\dfrac{c + a}{c + ka + b} \geq \dfrac{6}{k+2}$$
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pennypc123456789
2 hours ago
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Multi-equation
giangtruong13   2
N 2 hours ago by cazanova19921
Solve equations: $$\begin{cases} x^4+x^3y+x^2y^2=7x+9 \\
x(y-x+1)=3 \end{cases} $$
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giangtruong13
Yesterday at 12:30 PM
cazanova19921
2 hours ago
Did anyone archive the AMC statistics from the old MAA website
Kevedu   10
N 3 hours ago by Andrew2019
Hi everyone, this is the first time I'm writing something here(in comparison to the past 10 years of just looking at cool posts).

I'm looking for the amc statistics (all of the data) that was originally archived in this link

https://amc-reg.maa.org/reports/generalreports.aspx

It had some important data sets like: number of perfect scorers each year, the number of DHRs, item difficulty, difficulty by grade and gender, etc

If anyone archived the statistical data, pleeeeeaaase let me know!

thanks.
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Kevedu
Today at 2:10 AM
Andrew2019
3 hours ago
MathCamp Decisions 2025
hellohannah   55
N 4 hours ago by ninjaforce
Post relevant details if you want, also timestamp of email if you want
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hellohannah
Yesterday at 7:13 AM
ninjaforce
4 hours ago
Emily's Car
programmeruser   104
N Jan 4, 2024 by bachisnotcool7
Source: 2022 AMC 10A #4
In some countries, automobile fuel efficiency is measured in liters per $100$ kilometers while other countries use miles per gallon. Suppose that $1$ kilometer equals $m$ miles, and $1$ gallon equals $\ell$ liters. Which of the following gives the fuel efficiency in liters per $100$ kilometers for a car that gets $x$ miles per gallon?

$\textbf{(A) } \frac{x}{100\ell m} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{x\ell m}{100} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{\ell m}{100x} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{100}{x\ell m} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{100\ell m}{x}$
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programmeruser
Nov 11, 2022
bachisnotcool7
Jan 4, 2024
Emily's Car
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Source: 2022 AMC 10A #4
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ihatemath123
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I disagree. I think this is a pretty decent problem, but it took me, like, 3 minutes to solve this problem.
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akliu
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I mostly just dislike the problem because I had an actual panic attack on the test due to this, and it's worded "clunkily"
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MrThinker
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took the risk and guessed, since this took too much time, and came back to it at the end
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carolynlikesmath
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Can I sue for cyberbullying with a problem? :cri:
the title's real reference right here btw in case anyoen was wondering
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CortonaBoy
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If X grows a lot (like a lot of miles per gallon) then the fuel efficiency goes to 0? This is clearly a wrong answer.
Unless it is called "fuel inefficiency", of course.
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Reason: Clarity, if any.
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smartguy888
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Unironically if I finished Honors Chemistry before taking this test, I would have gotten this problem correct. Dimensional Analysis go brr
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ultimatehero
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This was lowkey harder than #19
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ericwzzhang
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i hated this problem lol
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Maths-bache
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I got A,how silly I am!
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leea04
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classic unit conversion problem.

solution
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mikimoto12
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actually maybe emily problems are all proposed by the same guy
and that guy hates us
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GreenPanther
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how dumb I was last year. I guessed such a easy problem ;-;
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This is a really hard problem for me since im not used to these
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Is pretty easy in terms of math but is just kind of a pain in general
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$\frac{gallon}{x mile}*\frac{m mile}{1 km}=\frac{m gallon}{x km}$. $\frac{m gallon}{x km}*\frac{l liters}{1 gallon}=\frac{ml litres}{x km}$. $\frac{lm litres}{xkm}*100km=\frac{100lm}{x}$ $E$
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