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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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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May 1, 2025
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Harmonic Mean
Happytycho   3
N 8 minutes ago by tilya_TASh
Source: Problem #2 2016 AMC 12B
The harmonic mean of two numbers can be calculated as twice their product divided by their sum. The harmonic mean of $1$ and $2016$ is closest to which integer?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 45 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 504 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 1008 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 2015 $
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Happytycho
Feb 21, 2016
tilya_TASh
8 minutes ago
Jane street swag package? USA(J)MO
arfekete   31
N 3 hours ago by vsarg
Hey! People are starting to get their swag packages from Jane Street for qualifying for USA(J)MO, and after some initial discussion on what we got, people are getting different things. Out of curiosity, I was wondering how they decide who gets what.
Please enter the following info:

- USAMO or USAJMO
- Grade
- Score
- Award/Medal/HM
- MOP (yes or no, if yes then color)
- List of items you got in your package

I will reply with my info as an example.
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arfekete
May 7, 2025
vsarg
3 hours ago
Suggestions for preparing for AMC 12
peppermint_cat   2
N 3 hours ago by peppermint_cat
So, I have decided to attempt taking the AMC 12 this fall. I don't have any experience with math competitions, and I thought that here might be a good place to see if anyone who has taken the AMC 12 (or done any other math competitions) has any suggestions on what to expect, how to prepare, etc. Thank you!
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peppermint_cat
4 hours ago
peppermint_cat
3 hours ago
[MAIN ROUND STARTS MAY 17] OMMC Year 5
DottedCaculator   61
N 4 hours ago by fuzimiao2013
Hello to all creative problem solvers,

Do you want to work on a fun, untimed team math competition with amazing questions by MOPpers and IMO & EGMO medalists? $\phantom{You lost the game.}$
Do you want to have a chance to win thousands in cash and raffle prizes (no matter your skill level)?

Check out the fifth annual iteration of the

Online Monmouth Math Competition!

Online Monmouth Math Competition, or OMMC, is a 501c3 accredited nonprofit organization managed by adults, college students, and high schoolers which aims to give talented high school and middle school students an exciting way to develop their skills in mathematics.

Our website: https://www.ommcofficial.org/
Our Discord (6000+ members): https://tinyurl.com/joinommc
Test portal: https://ommc-test-portal.vercel.app/

This is not a local competition; any student 18 or younger anywhere in the world can attend. We have changed some elements of our contest format, so read carefully and thoroughly. Join our Discord or monitor this thread for updates and test releases.

How hard is it?

We plan to raffle out a TON of prizes over all competitors regardless of performance. So just submit: a few minutes of your time will give you a great chance to win amazing prizes!

How are the problems?

You can check out our past problems and sample problems here:
https://www.ommcofficial.org/sample
https://www.ommcofficial.org/2022-documents
https://www.ommcofficial.org/2023-documents
https://www.ommcofficial.org/ommc-amc

How will the test be held?/How do I sign up?

Solo teams?

Test Policy

Timeline:
Main Round: May 17th - May 24th
Test Portal Released. The Main Round of the contest is held. The Main Round consists of 25 questions that each have a numerical answer. Teams will have the entire time interval to work on the questions. They can submit any time during the interval. Teams are free to edit their submissions before the period ends, even after they submit.

Final Round: May 26th - May 28th
The top placing teams will qualify for this invitational round (5-10 questions). The final round consists of 5-10 proof questions. Teams again will have the entire time interval to work on these questions and can submit their proofs any time during this interval. Teams are free to edit their submissions before the period ends, even after they submit.

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Solutions will be released, winners announced, and prizes sent out to winners.

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I have more questions. Whom do I ask?

We hope for your participation, and good luck!

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DottedCaculator
Apr 26, 2025
fuzimiao2013
4 hours ago
Minimum number of points
Ecrin_eren   2
N Yesterday at 8:32 PM by Shan3t
There are 18 teams in a football league. Each team plays against every other team twice in a season—once at home and once away. A win gives 3 points, a draw gives 1 point, and a loss gives 0 points. One team became the champion by earning more points than every other team. What is the minimum number of points this team could have?

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Ecrin_eren
Yesterday at 4:09 PM
Shan3t
Yesterday at 8:32 PM
Weird locus problem
Sedro   7
N Yesterday at 8:00 PM by ReticulatedPython
Points $A$ and $B$ are in the coordinate plane such that $AB=2$. Let $\mathcal{H}$ denote the locus of all points $P$ in the coordinate plane satisfying $PA\cdot PB=2$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are on $\mathcal{H}$ such that $\angle XMY = 45^\circ$ and $MX\cdot MY=\sqrt{2}$. The value of $MX^4 + MY^4$ can be expressed in the form $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
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Sedro
May 11, 2025
ReticulatedPython
Yesterday at 8:00 PM
2024 Mock AIME 1 ** p15 (cheaters' trap) - 128 | n^{\sigma (n)} - \sigma(n^n)
parmenides51   3
N Yesterday at 6:17 PM by Sedro
Let $N$ be the number of positive integers $n$ such that $n$ divides $2024^{2024}$ and $128$ divides
$$n^{\sigma (n)} - \sigma(n^n)$$where $\sigma (n)$ denotes the number of positive integers that divide $n$, including $1$ and $n$. Find the remainder when $N$ is divided by $1000$.
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parmenides51
Jan 29, 2025
Sedro
Yesterday at 6:17 PM
IOQM P23 2024
SomeonecoolLovesMaths   3
N Yesterday at 4:53 PM by lakshya2009
Consider the fourteen numbers, $1^4,2^4,...,14^4$. The smallest natural numebr $n$ such that they leave distinct remainders when divided by $n$ is:
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SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Sep 8, 2024
lakshya2009
Yesterday at 4:53 PM
Inequalities
sqing   2
N Yesterday at 4:05 PM by MITDragon
Let $ 0\leq x,y,z\leq 2. $ Prove that
$$-48\leq (x-yz)( 3y-zx)(z-xy)\leq 9$$$$-144\leq (3x-yz)(y-zx)(3z-xy)\leq\frac{81}{64}$$$$-144\leq (3x-yz)(2y-zx)(3z-xy)\leq\frac{81}{16}$$
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sqing
May 9, 2025
MITDragon
Yesterday at 4:05 PM
Pells equation
Entrepreneur   0
Yesterday at 3:56 PM
A Pells Equation is defined as follows $$x^2-1=ky^2.$$Where $x,y$ are positive integers and $k$ is a non-square positive integer. If $(x_n,y_n)$ denotes the n-th set of solution to the equation with $(x_0,y_0)=(1,0).$ Then, prove that $$x_{n+1}x_n-ky_{n+1}y_n=x_1,$$$$x_n\pm y_n\sqrt k=(x_1\pm y_1\sqrt k)^n.$$
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Entrepreneur
Yesterday at 3:56 PM
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Incircle concurrency
niwobin   1
N Yesterday at 2:42 PM by niwobin
Triangle ABC with incenter I, incircle is tangent to BC, AC, and AB at D, E and F respectively.
DT is a diameter for the incircle, and AT meets the incircle again at point H.
Let DH and EF intersect at point J. Prove: AJ//BC.
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niwobin
May 11, 2025
niwobin
Yesterday at 2:42 PM
Inequalities
sqing   3
N Yesterday at 2:29 PM by rachelcassano
Let $ a,b,c>0 $ . Prove that
$$\frac{a+5b}{b+c}+\frac{b+5c}{c+a}+\frac{c+5a}{a+b}\geq 9$$$$ \frac{2a+11b}{b+c}+\frac{2b+11c}{c+a}+\frac{2c+11a}{a+b}\geq \frac{39}{2}$$$$ \frac{25a+147b}{b+c}+\frac{25b+147c}{c+a}+\frac{25c+147a}{a+b} \geq258$$
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sqing
May 14, 2025
rachelcassano
Yesterday at 2:29 PM
The centroid of ABC lies on ME [2023 Abel, Problem 1b]
Amir Hossein   3
N Yesterday at 1:45 PM by Captainscrubz
In the triangle $ABC$, points $D$ and $E$ lie on the side $BC$, with $CE = BD$. Also, $M$ is the midpoint of $AD$. Show that the centroid of $ABC$ lies on $ME$.
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Amir Hossein
Mar 12, 2024
Captainscrubz
Yesterday at 1:45 PM
2021 SMT Guts Round 5 p17-20 - Stanford Math Tournament
parmenides51   5
N Yesterday at 8:00 AM by MATHS_ENTUSIAST
p17. Let the roots of the polynomial $f(x) = 3x^3 + 2x^2 + x + 8 = 0$ be $p, q$, and $r$. What is the sum $\frac{1}{p} +\frac{1}{q} +\frac{1}{r}$ ?


p18. Two students are playing a game. They take a deck of five cards numbered $1$ through $5$, shuffle them, and then place them in a stack facedown, turning over the top card next to the stack. They then take turns either drawing the card at the top of the stack into their hand, showing the drawn card to the other player, or drawing the card that is faceup, replacing it with the card on the top of the pile. This is repeated until all cards are drawn, and the player with the largest sum for their cards wins. What is the probability that the player who goes second wins, assuming optimal play?


p19. Compute the sum of all primes $p$ such that $2^p + p^2$ is also prime.


p20. In how many ways can one color the $8$ vertices of an octagon each red, black, and white, such that no two adjacent sides are the same color?


PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected here.
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parmenides51
Feb 11, 2022
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Is it more difficult to make MOP or make usajmo, usapho, and usabo
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Is it more difficult to make MOP or make usajmo, usapho, and usabo
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Btw Usabo and usapho no one cares, I mean usapho and usabo camps
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all hard, usabo prolly easiest
mop prolly hardest
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No one cares about USABO/USAPhO is wild
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MOP, USA(J)MO, usapho, usabo
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u should talk about camping in these respective things instead cuz MOP is literally camping so u need to like say phys camp or bio camp not jst usapho or usabo
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I think he means MOP vs making that stage in all 3 of them combined.
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I think he means MOP vs making that stage in all 3 of them combined.

prob the latter
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MOP >> USABO Camp > USAPhO Camp >>> USAMO Qual > JMO Qual >>> USAPhO qual / USABO Semifinal Qual > AIME
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u should talk about camping in these respective things instead cuz MOP is literally camping so u need to like say phys camp or bio camp not jst usapho or usabo
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Btw Usabo and usapho no one cares, I mean usapho and usabo camps
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MOP >> USABO Camp > USAPhO Camp >>> USAMO Qual > JMO Qual >>> USAPhO qual / USABO Semifinal Qual > AIME

That is somewhat of the list.
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HopefullyMcNats2025 wrote:
Btw Usabo and usapho no one cares, I mean usapho and usabo camps

That's an interesting thing to say, considering USAPhO-style physics is much more relevant to actually useful real-life things than USAMO-style math.
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elasticwealth wrote:
MOP >> USABO Camp > USAPhO Camp >>> USAMO Qual > JMO Qual >>> USAPhO qual / USABO Semifinal Qual > AIME

wdym qualifying for AMC 8 is harder

:ewpu: wut
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I think he means MOP vs making that stage in all 3 of them combined.

MOP harder
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MOP > usabo camp > usapho camp > usaco camp > usajmo
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MOP >> USABO Camp > USAPhO Camp >>> USAMO Qual > JMO Qual >>> USAPhO qual / USABO Semifinal Qual > AIME

well said, only before AIME should be >> instead of >
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Not really, usapho qual isn't severely difficult compared to aime.

Also, I think usapho camp is around equal or harder than usabo camp for sure
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I thought you had to make USA(J)MO first to make MOP?
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by usabo do u mean semifinals, camp or what
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