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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
Great sequence problem
Assassino9931   1
N 13 minutes ago by internationalnick123456
Source: Balkan MO Shortlist 2024 N4
Let $k$ be a positive integer. Determine all sequences $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ of positive integers such that
$$ a_{n+2}(a_{n+1} - k) = a_n(a_{n+1} + k) $$for all positive integers $n$.
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Assassino9931
Apr 27, 2025
internationalnick123456
13 minutes ago
INMO 2018 -- Problem #3
integrated_JRC   44
N 17 minutes ago by bjump
Source: INMO 2018
Let $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ be two circles with respective centres $O_1$ and $O_2$ intersecting in two distinct points $A$ and $B$ such that $\angle{O_1AO_2}$ is an obtuse angle. Let the circumcircle of $\Delta{O_1AO_2}$ intersect $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ respectively in points $C (\neq A)$ and $D (\neq A)$. Let the line $CB$ intersect $\Gamma_2$ in $E$ ; let the line $DB$ intersect $\Gamma_1$ in $F$. Prove that, the points $C, D, E, F$ are concyclic.
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integrated_JRC
Jan 21, 2018
bjump
17 minutes ago
Queue geo
vincentwant   0
24 minutes ago
Let $ABC$ be an acute scalene triangle with circumcenter $O$. Let $Y, Z$ be the feet of the altitudes from $B, C$ to $AC, AB$ respectively. Let $D$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Let $\omega_1$ be the circle with diameter $AD$. Let $Q\neq A$ be the intersection of $(ABC)$ and $\omega$. Let $H$ be the orthocenter of $ABC$. Let $K$ be the intersection of $AQ$ and $BC$. Let $l_1,l_2$ be the lines through $Q$ tangent to $\omega,(AYZ)$ respectively. Let $I$ be the intersection of $l_1$ and $KH$. Let $P$ be the intersection of $l_2$ and $YZ$. Let $l$ be the line through $I$ parallel to $HD$ and let $O'$ be the reflection of $O$ across $l$. Prove that $O'P$ is tangent to $(KPQ)$.
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vincentwant
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Linear colorings mod 2^n
vincentwant   0
25 minutes ago
Let $n$ be a positive integer. The ordered pairs $(x,y)$ where $x,y$ are integers in $[0,2^n)$ are each labeled with a positive integer less than or equal to $2^n$ such that every label is used exactly $2^n$ times and there exist integers $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_{2^n}$ and $b_1,b_2,\dots,b_{2^n}$ such that the following property holds: For any two lattice points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$ that are both labeled $t$, there exists an integer $k$ such that $x_2-x_1-ka_t$ and $y_2-y_1-kb_t$ are both divisible by $2^n$. How many such labelings exist?
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vincentwant
25 minutes ago
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sqrt(n) or n+p (Generalized 2017 IMO/1)
vincentwant   0
26 minutes ago
Let $p$ be an odd prime. Define $f(n)$ over the positive integers as follows:
$$f(n)=\begin{cases}
\sqrt{n}&\text{ if n is a perfect square} \\
n+p&\text{ otherwise}
\end{cases}$$
Let $p$ be chosen such that there exists an ordered pair of positive integers $(n,k)$ where $n>1,p\nmid n$ such that $f^k(n)=n$. Prove that there exists at least three integers $i$ such that $1\leq i\leq k$ and $f^i(n)$ is a perfect square.
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26 minutes ago
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Reducibility of 2x^2 cyclotomic
vincentwant   0
27 minutes ago
Let $S$ denote the set of all positive integers less than $1020$ that are relatively prime to $1020$. Let $\omega=\cos\frac{\pi}{510}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{510}$. Is the polynomial $$\prod_{n\in S}(2x^2-\omega^n)$$reducible over the rational numbers, given that it has integer coefficients?
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27 minutes ago
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thanks u!
Ruji2018252   0
29 minutes ago
Can you guys tell me if there is any link to look up articles on aops?
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Movie Collections of Students
Eray   9
N an hour ago by complex2math
Source: Turkey TST 2016 P2
In a class with $23$ students, each pair of students have watched a movie together. Let the set of movies watched by a student be his movie collection. If every student has watched every movie at most once, at least how many different movie collections can these students have?
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Eray
Apr 10, 2016
complex2math
an hour ago
Something nice
KhuongTrang   26
N an hour ago by KhuongTrang
Source: own
Problem. Given $a,b,c$ be non-negative real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca=1.$ Prove that

$$\sqrt{a+1}+\sqrt{b+1}+\sqrt{c+1}\le 1+2\sqrt{a+b+c+abc}.$$
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KhuongTrang
an hour ago
Inspired by BMO 2024 SL A4
sqing   0
an hour ago
Source: Own
Let \(a \geq b \geq c \geq 0\) and \(ab + bc + ca = 3\). Prove that
$$2 + \left(2 - \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\right) \cdot \frac{(b-c)^2}{b+(\sqrt{2}-1)c} \leq a+b+c$$$$3+ 2\left(2 - \sqrt{3}\right) \cdot \frac{(b-c)^2}{a+b+2(\sqrt{3}-1)c} \leq a+b+c$$
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9 AMC 8 Scores
ChromeRaptor777   121
N 2 hours ago by Soupboy0
As far as I'm certain, I think all AMC8 scores are already out. Vote above.
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ChromeRaptor777
Apr 1, 2022
Soupboy0
2 hours ago
Website to learn math
hawa   71
N Today at 9:14 AM by Chonkachu
Hi, I'm kinda curious what website do yall use to learn math, like i dont find any website thats fun to learn math
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hawa
Apr 9, 2025
Chonkachu
Today at 9:14 AM
The daily problem!
Leeoz   155
N Today at 6:57 AM by elizhang101412
Every day, I will try to post a new problem for you all to solve! If you want to post a daily problem, you can! :)

Please hide solutions and answers, hints are fine though! :)

Problems usually get harder throughout the week, so Sunday is the easiest and Saturday is the hardest!

Past Problems!
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Leeoz
Mar 21, 2025
elizhang101412
Today at 6:57 AM
Can someone explain this one
hawa   10
N Yesterday at 8:23 PM by VivaanKam
Suppose n is the largest integer obtained by solving the following inequality:

3+9+18+30+...+n
n < 2021.
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hawa
Yesterday at 1:36 AM
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Yesterday at 8:23 PM
k I cannot into nationals, what should I do?
AMathCountsguy10   97
N Mar 9, 2025 by Shaarav14
I am an eighth grader in North Carolina and I am sort of pressured to make nats this year, I only got 26 on last year's state test (orz to @mathprodigy2011) and I have mocked 39, 40, and 37 on the 2014, 2015, and 2022 tests respectively. I am aiming for a 40 this year because that seems to be the cutoff. How should I sufficiently improve? My test is on March 14th, 2025.

To be more clear, last year I got 16/10 and on the tests I have mocked, I got 27/12, 26/14, and 25/12.
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Feb 21, 2025
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Mar 9, 2025
I cannot into nationals, what should I do?
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I am an eighth grader in North Carolina and I am sort of pressured to make nats this year, I only got 26 on last year's state test (orz to @mathprodigy2011) and I have mocked 39, 40, and 37 on the 2014, 2015, and 2022 tests respectively. I am aiming for a 40 this year because that seems to be the cutoff. How should I sufficiently improve? My test is on March 14th, 2025.

To be more clear, last year I got 16/10 and on the tests I have mocked, I got 27/12, 26/14, and 25/12.
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Mathcounts marathon, more tests w/ extensive review
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Just mocked 2016 and got 27/16 for 43. IDK if that is enough because tests get harder over time tho
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Oh I know who you are! ;)
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AMathCountsguy10 wrote:
Just mocked 2016 and got 27/16 for 43. IDK if that is enough because tests get harder over time tho

old tests are usually easier.
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Hey me too man! Im also in 8th from NC
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Are you from carnage?
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Lake Norman charter
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cutoffs were 34 last year but 3/4 of the team members are returning, and theres a certain jmo qualifier who isn’t included in that list, so the cutoffs could be relatively high i guess

main thing is not to panic. take the test seriously, but remember (and i’m gonna steal this from another nc legend)

https://cdn.aops.com/images/a/c/b/acb89b653df7cfdfa8f8644189657e4aa4dea2a7.png
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Bro 38 was 8th in Texas. I've never felt so ungrateful to live in Texas :/
Anyways I think you can make it if you study and just stay calm. I also like to do practice problems and mock tests. Good Luck :)
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cutoffs were 34 last year but 3/4 of the team members are returning, and theres a certain jmo qualifier who isn’t included in that list, so the cutoffs could be relatively high i guess

main thing is not to panic. take the test seriously, but remember (and i’m gonna steal this from another nc legend)

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1209717492373520394/1341851689807908954/image.png?ex=67b97a85&is=67b82905&hm=0e8dba427861db67ac32bf6bd7033660e982d4695eb12e03268e5477d1022b9a&

NC could’ve had all 4 JMO qual this year tbh, idk what happened to Henry lol
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Are you from carnage?

Carnage is buns now :sob: please never mention that school again.

Sincerely,

A Carnage Alum
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I am an eighth grader in North Carolina and I am sort of pressured to make nats this year, I only got 26 on last year's state test (orz to @mathprodigy2011) and I have mocked 39, 40, and 37 on the 2014, 2015, and 2022 tests respectively. I am aiming for a 40 this year because that seems to be the cutoff. How should I sufficiently improve? My test is on March 14th, 2025.

To be more clear, last year I got 16/10 and on the tests I have mocked, I got 27/12, 26/14, and 25/12.

Are you smith middle school
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I would practice for the Target round more. Take AIME problems 1–4 from a given year, and give yourself ten minutes to solve two of them.
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I am an eighth grader in North Carolina and I am sort of pressured to make nats this year, I only got 26 on last year's state test (orz to @mathprodigy2011) and I have mocked 39, 40, and 37 on the 2014, 2015, and 2022 tests respectively. I am aiming for a 40 this year because that seems to be the cutoff. How should I sufficiently improve? My test is on March 14th, 2025.

To be more clear, last year I got 16/10 and on the tests I have mocked, I got 27/12, 26/14, and 25/12.

For some tips, I am mocking all the tests and then after trying to do the problems that I couldn't do, I mark the ones that I could do but not in time and then read the solutions of the ones that I got stuck on. This really helps you to get a feel for the problems instead of just reading the solutions.
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