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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 21st, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 2 Math Jam, Problems 5 and 6, Canada/USA Mathcamp staff will discuss solutions to Problems 5 and 6 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz![/list]
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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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NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Interesting inequalities
sqing   1
N 7 minutes ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 , a(b+c)=k.$ Prove that
$$\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{2}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}\geq  \frac{4\sqrt{k}-6}{ k-2}$$Where $5\leq  k\in N^+.$
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 , a(b+c)=9.$ Prove that
$$\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{2}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}\geq \frac{6}{7}$$
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sqing
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Inequality Involving Complex Numbers with Modulus Less Than 1
tom-nowy   0
14 minutes ago
Let $x,y,z$ be complex numbers such that $|x|<1, |y|<1,$ and $|z|<1$.
Prove that $$ |x+y+z|^2 +3>|xy+yz+zx|^2+3|xyz|^2 .$$
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Inequality
nguyentlauv   2
N 14 minutes ago by nguyentlauv
Source: Own
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca=3$ and $k\ge 0$, prove that
$$\frac{\sqrt{a+1}}{b+c+k}+\frac{\sqrt{b+1}}{c+a+k}+\frac{\sqrt{c+1}}{a+b+k} \geq \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{k+2}.$$
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nguyentlauv
May 6, 2025
nguyentlauv
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japan 2021 mo
parkjungmin   0
15 minutes ago

The square box question

Is there anyone who can release it
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parkjungmin
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easy sequence
Seungjun_Lee   17
N 20 minutes ago by GreekIdiot
Source: KMO 2023 P1
A sequence of positive reals $\{ a_n \}$ is defined below. $$a_0 = 1, a_1 = 3, a_{n+2} = \frac{a_{n+1}^2+2}{a_n}$$Show that for all nonnegative integer $n$, $a_n$ is a positive integer.
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Seungjun_Lee
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GreekIdiot
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Japan MO Finals 2023
parkjungmin   0
27 minutes ago
It's hard. Help me
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parkjungmin
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I Brazilian TST 2007 - Problem 4
e.lopes   77
N 35 minutes ago by alexanderhamilton124
Source: 2007 Brazil TST, Russia TST, and AIMO; also SL 2006 N5
Find all integer solutions of the equation \[\frac {x^{7} - 1}{x - 1} = y^{5} - 1.\]
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e.lopes
Mar 11, 2007
alexanderhamilton124
35 minutes ago
Japan MO Finals 2024
parkjungmin   0
43 minutes ago
Source: Please tell me the question
Please tell me the question
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parkjungmin
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k^2/p for k =1 to (p-1)/2
truongphatt2668   0
an hour ago
Let $p$ be a prime such that: $p = 4k+1$. Simplify:
$$\sum_{k=1}^{\frac{p-1}{2}}\begin{Bmatrix}\dfrac{k^2}{p}\end{Bmatrix}$$
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Interesting inequalities
sqing   1
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 , ab+bc+kca =k+2.$ Prove that
$$\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{2}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}\geq  \frac{k^2+k+2+2k\sqrt{k+2}}{(k+1)^2}$$Where $ k\in N^+.$
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 , ab+bc+ca =3.$ Prove that
$$\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{2}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}\geq 1+\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$$Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 , ab+bc+2ca =4.$ Prove that
$$\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{2}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}\geq  \frac{16}{9}$$
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sqing
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sqing
an hour ago
k Can I make the IMO team next year?
aopslover08   26
N 3 hours ago by steve4916
Hi everyone,

I am a current 11th grader living in Orange, Texas. I recently started doing competition math and I think I am pretty good at it. Recently I did a mock AMC8 and achieved a score of 21/25, which falls in the top 1% DHR. I also talked to my math teacher and she says I am an above average student.

Given my natural talent and the fact that I am willing to work ~3.5 hours a week studying competition math, do you think I will be able to make IMO next year? I am aware of the difficulty of this task but my mom says that I can achieve whatever I put my mind to, as long as I work hard.

Here is my plan for the next few months:

month 1-2: finish studying pre-algebra and learn geometry
month 3-4: learn pre-calculus
month 5-6: start doing IMO shortlist problems
month 7+: keep doing ISL/IMO problems.

Is this a feasible task? I am a girl btw.
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Isosceles everywhere
reallyasian   28
N 3 hours ago by MATHS_ENTUSIAST
Source: 2020 AIME I #1
In $\triangle ABC$ with $AB=AC$, point $D$ lies strictly between $A$ and $C$ on side $\overline{AC}$, and point $E$ lies strictly between $A$ and $B$ on side $\overline{AB}$ such that $AE=ED=DB=BC$. The degree measure of $\angle ABC$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
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reallyasian
Mar 12, 2020
MATHS_ENTUSIAST
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Motivation behind gcd inequalitybounding problems
Mathgloggers   0
Today at 6:12 AM
Hi,everyone I am just confused about one idea in number theory which as such don't have any particular name but that is "gcd inequality bounding question " where we want to disprove something or find bounded solution like in $ISL: N-2,N-5$ but ham not getting one thing that what's the motivation is it like previously determined which inequality we have to come up with then use gcd or we use gcd to go to that inequality .I searched for this on MSE also but got nothing
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Jane street swag package? USA(J)MO
arfekete   16
N Today at 4:53 AM by lu1376091
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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9 USA(J)MO Grading Poll
elasticwealth   12
N Apr 23, 2025 by KevinChen_Yay
Please vote honestly. If you did not compete in the USA(J)MO, please do not vote.
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USA(J)MO Grading Poll
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Idk it depends on what I submitted for p6
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The grading process involves a rigorous review by multiple graders to ensure that the solutions are evaluated accurately and consistently. This review process ensures that the final scores are fair and accurate.

SO if you put No you lying because its not like they have beef with your solutions
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MrMustache wrote:
The grading process involves a rigorous review by multiple graders to ensure that the solutions are evaluated accurately and consistently. This review process ensures that the final scores are fair and accurate.

SO if you put No you lying because its not like they have beef with your solutions

how many graders check one solution? two people? three people?
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can my grade be called fair if i still haven't gotten it yet (yeah idk what MAA is doing but they still haven't given back my usajmo score)
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MrMustache wrote:
The grading process involves a rigorous review by multiple graders to ensure that the solutions are evaluated accurately and consistently. This review process ensures that the final scores are fair and accurate.

SO if you put No you lying because its not like they have beef with your solutions

problem is when none of the four people who wrote the exact same solutions as aops did all get 0’s on that problem, MAA clearly screwed something up like losing test papers
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can my grade be called fair if i still haven't gotten it yet (yeah idk what MAA is doing but they still haven't given back my usajmo score)

you are an admitter
same usajmo doesn’t even show up on my test portal thing
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MrMustache wrote:
The grading process involves a rigorous review by multiple graders to ensure that the solutions are evaluated accurately and consistently. This review process ensures that the final scores are fair and accurate.

SO if you put No you lying because its not like they have beef with your solutions

how many graders check one solution? two people? three people?

At least 2 and sometimes more.
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MrMustache wrote:
The grading process involves a rigorous review by multiple graders to ensure that the solutions are evaluated accurately and consistently. This review process ensures that the final scores are fair and accurate.

SO if you put No you lying because its not like they have beef with your solutions

surely the intended complaint is "the rubrics are bad" right
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entirely fair; the reason i didnt make mop is because of skillissue
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entirely fair; the reason i didnt make mop is because of skillissue

same
time to grind oly for a year straight
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can my grade be called fair if i still haven't gotten it yet (yeah idk what MAA is doing but they still haven't given back my usajmo score)

did you ask your proctor
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Yeah, I'm sure the solutions are fair and accurate. I just didn't make MOP because I suck and don't know how to write proofs.
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my p2 was :skull:
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