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May 1, 2025
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Sadigly   5
N 7 minutes ago by GingerMan
Source: Azerbaijan Senior MO 2025 P6
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N 12 minutes ago by bjump
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33 minutes ago
Source: Heard from a friend
Hi! I found this interesting geometry problem and I would really appreciate help with the proof.

Let ABC be an acute triangle, and let T be the Fermat (Torricelli) point of triangle ABC. Let A1, B1, and C1 be the feet of the perpendiculars from T to the sides BC, AC, and AB, respectively. Let ω be the circle passing through points A1, B1, and C1. Let A2, B2, and C2 be the second points where ω intersects the sides BC, AC, and AB, respectively (different from A1, B1, C1).

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MihaiT   3
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N Today at 8:28 AM by lbh_qys
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\]\[
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\]then find the number of elements in \( H \).
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N May 4, 2025 by reni_wee
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BBNoDollar   0
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Determine the general term of the sequence of non-zero natural numbers (a_n)n≥1, with the property that gcd(a_m, a_n, a_p) = gcd(m^2 ,n^2 ,p^2), for any distinct non-zero natural numbers m, n, p.

⁡Note that gcd(a,b,c) denotes the greatest common divisor of the natural numbers a,b,c .
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BBNoDollar
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k Function from the plane to the real numbers
AndreiVila   6
N Apr 28, 2025 by GreekIdiot
Source: Balkan MO Shortlist 2024 G7
Let $f:\pi\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a function from the Euclidean plane to the real numbers such that $$f(A)+f(B)+f(C)=f(O)+f(G)+f(H)$$for any acute triangle $ABC$ with circumcenter $O$, centroid $G$ and orthocenter $H$. Prove that $f$ is constant.
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AndreiVila
Apr 28, 2025
GreekIdiot
Apr 28, 2025
Function from the plane to the real numbers
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Let $f:\pi\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a function from the Euclidean plane to the real numbers such that $$f(A)+f(B)+f(C)=f(O)+f(G)+f(H)$$for any acute triangle $ABC$ with circumcenter $O$, centroid $G$ and orthocenter $H$. Prove that $f$ is constant.
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Fix a point $K$, and let $f(K)=c$. Let $X$ be any points on the plane
Consider a rectangle $ABCD$, such that the centroid of $\triangle ABC$, $\triangle CDA$ are $K,X$ respectively [*]. Suppose $AC$ and $BD$ intersects at $O$
Apply the condition on $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle CDA$ yeilds
$$f(A)+f(B)+f(C)=f(O)+f(K)+f(B)\implies f(K)=f(A)+f(C)-f(O)$$$$f(C)+f(D)+f(A)=f(O)+f(X)+f(D)\implies f(X)=f(A)+f(C)-f(O)$$thus $f(X)=c$

@below ,sorry my eyes are bad
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@above You cannot use the condition on right triangles. `any acute triangle $ABC$'
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Why this is G7 lol

Consider $\triangle ABC$ with circumcenter $O$, centroid $G$ and orthocenter $H$.
$D,E,F,M_{OG},M_{OH},M_{HG}$ is midpoint of $BC,CA,AB,OG,OH,HG$
Define $O_A,G_A,H_A$ be circumcenter, centroid and orthocenter of $\triangle AEF$.
and $H_B,O_B,G_B,H_C,O_C,G_C$ analogously
by $\triangle ABC, \triangle AFE , \triangle BFD , \triangle CDE , \triangle DEF$ and some calculation
known that $f(O)+f(G)=f(M_{OG})+f(M_{HG})$
Let $M'$ be reflection of $M_{HG}$ wrt point $M_{OG}$ notice that $f(M_{HG}=f(M')$
so f is constant. done $\square$
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Reason: rutthee again.... no he didn't do anything wrong but idk what the reason is
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I had already posted this problem, kindly delete post
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GreekIdiot wrote:
I had already posted this problem, kindly delete post
umm you posted before lol
should I post solution in your post?
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yeah go ahead. thanks :D
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