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k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
Mar 2, 2025
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Mar 2, 2025
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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
k i Basic Forum Rules and Info (Read before posting)
jellymoop   368
N May 16, 2018 by harry1234
f (Reminder: Do not post Alcumus or class homework questions on this forum. Instructions below.) f
Welcome to the Middle School Math Forum! Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the rules.

Overview:
[list]
[*] When you're posting a new topic with a math problem, give the topic a detailed title that includes the subject of the problem (not just "easy problem" or "nice problem")
[*] Stay on topic and be courteous.
[*] Hide solutions!
[*] If you see an inappropriate post in this forum, simply report the post and a moderator will deal with it. Don't make your own post telling people they're not following the rules - that usually just makes the issue worse.
[*] When you post a question that you need help solving, post what you've attempted so far and not just the question. We are here to learn from each other, not to do your homework. :P
[*] Avoid making posts just to thank someone - you can use the upvote function instead
[*] Don't make a new reply just to repeat yourself or comment on the quality of others' posts; instead, post when you have a new insight or question. You can also edit your post if it's the most recent and you want to add more information.
[*] Avoid bumping old posts.
[*] Use GameBot to post alcumus questions.
[*] If you need general MATHCOUNTS/math competition advice, check out the threads below.
[*] Don't post other users' real names.
[*] Advertisements are not allowed. You can advertise your forum on your profile with a link, on your blog, and on user-created forums that permit forum advertisements.
[/list]

Here are links to more detailed versions of the rules. These are from the older forums, so you can overlook "Classroom math/Competition math only" instructions.
Posting Guidelines
Update on Basic Forum Rules
What belongs on this forum?
How do I write a thorough solution?
How do I get a problem on the contest page?
How do I study for mathcounts?
Mathcounts FAQ and resources
Mathcounts and how to learn

As always, if you have any questions, you can PM me or any of the other Middle School Moderators. Once again, if you see spam, it would help a lot if you filed a report instead of responding :)

Marathons!
Relays might be a better way to describe it, but these threads definitely go the distance! One person starts off by posting a problem, and the next person comes up with a solution and a new problem for another user to solve. Here's some of the frequently active marathons running in this forum:
[list][*]Algebra
[*]Prealgebra
[*]Proofs
[*]Factoring
[*]Geometry
[*]Counting & Probability
[*]Number Theory[/list]
Some of these haven't received attention in a while, but these are the main ones for their respective subjects. Rather than starting a new marathon, please give the existing ones a shot first.

You can also view marathons via the Marathon tag.

Think this list is incomplete or needs changes? Let the mods know and we'll take a look.
368 replies
jellymoop
May 8, 2015
harry1234
May 16, 2018
Is your state listed?
Chatelet1   368
N a few seconds ago by Math-lover1
Multiple states have announced their top students who will advance to the 2025 MATHCOUNTS National Competition in May:

• From Alabama: Henry Gladden of Mobile, Austin Lu of Birmingham, Jessie Shi of Vestavia, and Minlu Wang-He of Auburn.

• From Arkansas: Ryan Fan of Fayetteville, Vivek Kalyankar of Fayetteville, Evan Ning of Fayetteville and Charles Yao of Conway.

• From Connecticut: Hayden Hughes of Newtown, Ethan Shi of Riverside, Alex Svoronos of Greenwich and Elaine Zhou of Hamden.

• From the Department of Defense: Narmin Guliyeva of Ankara, Turkey; Taeyul Kim of Manana, Bahrain; Nathan Liang of Wiesbaden, Germany; and Lucas Sze of Okinawa, Japan.

• From Hawaii: Taehwan Jeon, Hilohak Kwak, Isaac Qian and Thien Tran, all from Honolulu.

• From Kansas: Haidan Anderson & Jayden Xue of Overland Park, Christopher Spencer of Manhattan, and Ruby Jiang of Lawrence.

• From Maine: Ana Kanitkar & Connor Kirkham of Falmouth, Anna McClary of Hermon and Poppy Sandin of Bar Harbor.

• From Massachusetts: Eric Huang of Acton, Shlok Mukund & Brandon Ni of Lexington, and Soham Samanta of Medford.

• From Missouri: Lucas Lai of Columbia, Kevin Shi of St. Louis, Charles Yong & Jay Zhou of Chesterfield.

• From Montana: Titus Gilder of Missoula, Otis Heggem of Billings, Kaleb Houtz of Great Falls and Evan Newcomer of Missoula.

• From Nevada: Solomon Dumont of Las Vegas, Aaron Lei of Reno, Leeoz Nebat of Henderson and Maxwell Tsai of Las Vegas.

• From New Mexico: Mark Goldman, Daniel He, Iris Huang and Patrick McArdle, all from Albuquerque.

• From New York: Derrick Chen of Great Neck, Victor Yang of Great Neck, Hanru Zhang of Jericho and Ryan Zhang of Jericho.

• From Rhode Island: Kahlan Anderson of the Wheeler School, Julian Bernhoft & Colin Hegstrom of Providence, and Theodora Watson of Barrington.

• From South Carolina: Yukai Hu of Elgin, Justin Peng of Clemson, Geonhoo Shim of Columbia, and Aaron Wang of Mount Pleasant.

• From South Dakota: Seth Chaplin & Maxwell Wang of Sioux Falls, Laukia Gundewar of Aberdeen, and Cohwen Heimann of Aberdeen.

• From Texas: Shaheem Samsudeen & Ayush Narayan of Plano, Nathan Liu of Richardson, and James Stewart of Southlake.

• From Vermont: Mohid Ali of South Burlington, Vivek Chadive of South Burlington, Joshua Kratze of St. Johnsbury and Albert Zhang of South Burlington.

• From Wisconsin: August Reeder & Lucy Chen of Fitchburg, Junhao Feng of Milwaukee, and Jiyan Singh of River Hills.

===
Updated on 3/15/2025:

• From Colorado: Noah Liu, Christopher Zhu, Neo Luo, and Andrew Zhao.

• From Florida: Arnav Bhatia, Gnaneswar Peddesugari, Edwin Gao, and Rananjay Parmar.

• From Indiana: Roland Li, Hrishabh Bhowmik, Sophia Chen, and Arjun Raman.

• From Kentucky: Sri Shubhaan Vulava, Joyce Liu, Victor Gong, and Brandon Tedja.

• From Maryland: Eric Xie, Angie Zhu, Roger Huang, and Leo Su.

• From Michigan: Arnav Vunnam, Eric Jin, Akshaj Malraj, and Chaithanya Budida.

• From Minnesota: Ahmed Ilyasov, Will Masanz, Anshdeep Singh, and Branden Qiao.

• From New Jersey: Ethan Imanuel, Advait Joshi, Jay Wang, and Easton Wei.

• From North Carolina: Shivank Chintalpati, Steven Wang, Lucas Li, and Leo Hong.

• From Ohio: Henry Lu, Andy Mo, Archishmen Dey, and Caleb Tan.

• From Oregon: Sophia Han, Kevin Cheng, Garud Shah, and Ryan Zhang.
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Chatelet1
Mar 8, 2025
Math-lover1
a few seconds ago
9 Pi or Tau
jkim0656   88
N a few seconds ago by awesometriangles
Hey Aops!
Pi = Circumfrence/Diameter
Tau = Circumfrence/Radius
I have noticed a lot of sites, including Khan Academy, in support of tau over pi...
so what do you think?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/let-s-use-tau-it-s-easier-than-pi/
However i am still in support of the good ol pi :)
(btw this is my first aops poll) :-D

EDIT: 50 votes!!! :play_ball:
EDIT: 100 votes!!! :jump:
EDIT: 150 votes! :trampoline:
EDIT: 200 votes! ;)
Edit: 250 votes !!!! yaya :gathering:

If u support pi pls upvote :)
88 replies
jkim0656
Mar 14, 2025
awesometriangles
a few seconds ago
MATHCOUNTS Chapter Score Thread
apex304   103
N 3 minutes ago by captainnobody
$\begin{tabular}{c|c|c|c|c}Username & Grade & Score \\ \hline
apex304 & 8 & 46 \\
\end{tabular}$
103 replies
apex304
Mar 1, 2025
captainnobody
3 minutes ago
MATHCOUNTS State Preparation
mithu542   25
N 17 minutes ago by mysuru
Hello!

I'm going to prepare for Mathcounts state soon. I want some advice on what to do. I am in 7th grade, and I want to make it to nationals. I know I should obviously take practice tests, but should I do something else other than that, or just grind all (or most) practice tests from previous years? Also, how much should I focus on Countdown round relative to the other tests?

(For reference, I got 43 on school, and 41 on chapter. Last year, I got 16/116 rank in state. Since then, I have done the following courses from aops:
Intro: algebra b, number theory, c&p, geometry
Intermediate: algebra, number theory, c&p)
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mithu542
Feb 14, 2025
mysuru
17 minutes ago
Perfect Squares, Infinite Integers and Integers
steven_zhang123   4
N 38 minutes ago by ohiorizzler1434
Source: China TST 2001 Quiz 5 P1
For which integer \( h \), are there infinitely many positive integers \( n \) such that \( \lfloor \sqrt{h^2 + 1} \cdot n \rfloor \) is a perfect square? (Here \( \lfloor x \rfloor \) denotes the integer part of the real number \( x \)?
4 replies
steven_zhang123
Yesterday at 12:06 PM
ohiorizzler1434
38 minutes ago
another geometry problem with sharky-devil point
anyone__42   11
N 40 minutes ago by zhenghua
Source: The francophone mathematical olympiads P1
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AC>AB$, Let $DEF$ be the intouch triangle with $D \in (BC)$,$E \in (AC)$,$F \in (AB)$,, let $G$ be the intersecttion of the perpendicular from $D$ to $EF$ with $AB$, and $X=(ABC)\cap (AEF)$.
Prove that $B,D,G$ and $X$ are concylic
11 replies
anyone__42
Jun 27, 2020
zhenghua
40 minutes ago
IMO Shortlist 2011, Algebra 5
orl   18
N an hour ago by mathfun07
Source: IMO Shortlist 2011, Algebra 5
Prove that for every positive integer $n,$ the set $\{2,3,4,\ldots,3n+1\}$ can be partitioned into $n$ triples in such a way that the numbers from each triple are the lengths of the sides of some obtuse triangle.

Proposed by Canada
18 replies
orl
Jul 11, 2012
mathfun07
an hour ago
Line Perpendicular to Euler Line
tastymath75025   55
N an hour ago by ohiorizzler1434
Source: USA TSTST 2017 Problem 1, by Ray Li
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcircle $\Gamma$, circumcenter $O$, and orthocenter $H$. Assume that $AB\neq AC$ and that $\angle A \neq 90^{\circ}$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of sides $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, and let $E$ and $F$ be the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$ in $\triangle ABC$, respectively. Let $P$ be the intersection of line $MN$ with the tangent line to $\Gamma$ at $A$. Let $Q$ be the intersection point, other than $A$, of $\Gamma$ with the circumcircle of $\triangle AEF$. Let $R$ be the intersection of lines $AQ$ and $EF$. Prove that $PR\perp OH$.

Proposed by Ray Li
55 replies
tastymath75025
Jun 29, 2017
ohiorizzler1434
an hour ago
Foot from vertex to Euler line
cjquines0   31
N an hour ago by pUssydestroyer777
Source: 2016 IMO Shortlist G5
Let $D$ be the foot of perpendicular from $A$ to the Euler line (the line passing through the circumcentre and the orthocentre) of an acute scalene triangle $ABC$. A circle $\omega$ with centre $S$ passes through $A$ and $D$, and it intersects sides $AB$ and $AC$ at $X$ and $Y$ respectively. Let $P$ be the foot of altitude from $A$ to $BC$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Prove that the circumcentre of triangle $XSY$ is equidistant from $P$ and $M$.
31 replies
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cjquines0
Jul 19, 2017
pUssydestroyer777
an hour ago
Inequality => square
Rushil   12
N 2 hours ago by ohiorizzler1434
Source: INMO 1998 Problem 4
Suppose $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in a circle of radius one unit. If $AB \cdot BC \cdot CD \cdot DA \geq 4$, prove that $ABCD$ is a square.
12 replies
Rushil
Oct 7, 2005
ohiorizzler1434
2 hours ago
p + q + r + s = 9 and p^2 + q^2 + r^2 + s^2 = 21
who   28
N 2 hours ago by asdf334
Source: IMO Shortlist 2005 problem A3
Four real numbers $ p$, $ q$, $ r$, $ s$ satisfy $ p+q+r+s = 9$ and $ p^{2}+q^{2}+r^{2}+s^{2}= 21$. Prove that there exists a permutation $ \left(a,b,c,d\right)$ of $ \left(p,q,r,s\right)$ such that $ ab-cd \geq 2$.
28 replies
who
Jul 8, 2006
asdf334
2 hours ago
H not needed
dchenmathcounts   44
N 3 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: USEMO 2019/1
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. A circle centered at $O$ passes through $B$ and $D$ and meets lines $BA$ and $BC$ again at points $E$ and $F$ (distinct from $A,B,C$). Let $H$ denote the orthocenter of triangle $DEF.$ Prove that if lines $AC,$ $DO,$ $EF$ are concurrent, then triangle $ABC$ and $EHF$ are similar.

Robin Son
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dchenmathcounts
May 23, 2020
Ilikeminecraft
3 hours ago
IZHO 2017 Functional equations
user01   51
N 3 hours ago by lksb
Source: IZHO 2017 Day 1 Problem 2
Find all functions $f:R \rightarrow R$ such that $$(x+y^2)f(yf(x))=xyf(y^2+f(x))$$, where $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$
51 replies
user01
Jan 14, 2017
lksb
3 hours ago
Inequality with wx + xy + yz + zw = 1
Fermat -Euler   23
N 3 hours ago by hgomamogh
Source: IMO ShortList 1990, Problem 24 (THA 2)
Let $ w, x, y, z$ are non-negative reals such that $ wx + xy + yz + zw = 1$.
Show that $ \frac {w^3}{x + y + z} + \frac {x^3}{w + y + z} + \frac {y^3}{w + x + z} + \frac {z^3}{w + x + y}\geq \frac {1}{3}$.
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Fermat -Euler
Nov 2, 2005
hgomamogh
3 hours ago
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Y by bluecarneal, Iamteehee, Mudkipswims42, Not_a_Username, nine_plus_ten, hesa57, SirCalcsALot, RadioActive, song2sons, rjiang16, mathwizard888, 24iam24, irishfeet123, zmyshatlp, ohmcfifth, abk2015, Pythag314, StarFrost7, blep, banned5000, farmerboy, zardum, rt03, raymondroc, no_name, ninjasrule34, LauraZed, Flash12, math101010, Kwow, ShineBunny, boompenguinz, W.Sun, champion999, popsiclebirdiepotato, CaptainFlint, akondepudi, rlybd5, MathArt4, claserken, Kid_025, blacksheep2003, Mathguy5837, reun, IceParrot, premchandj, g1zq, IvantheKingIII, bensonduck, Woolly_Mammoth, mathchess5, sophie8, ar07jog, csunllc, Archimedes15, Chessking345, thedoge, m.sun, SpinTop, MIRB16, Ashford, Sotowa, AmazingMonkey, DaedalusMind, GeneralCobra19, Max0815, Ultroid999OCPN, speulers_theorem, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, Math-Ninja, nihao4112, TheEvaluator, foxtrot3, MrMustache, dragon78, cuphead_ftw, Carpemath, Krypton36, Alex0721, mathleticguyyy, NoDealsHere, k2005, Colball, Celloboy, hdrcure, Bluejay24, mathbw225, SBose, OliverA, peace09, Yelly314, MathWizard237, suvamkonar, ksdicecream, amazingxin777, rushingriver, RedFlame2112, Math_olympics, pog, ChompingLightning, bestzack66, lovefractions, samrocksnature, hi.., nikitadas, colts1964, MathLion11, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, ilovepizza2020, son7, Jc426, IdkHowToAddNumbers, mich7math, Pi31, EmeraldNarwhal, pi271828, Equinox8, Jndd, thin21, jhu08, mathNart, adriancheung, megarnie, shadow09, fluff_E, dbnl, DDCN_2011, ImSh95, BrianZhao, asimov, challengeitmath, GeoWhiz4536, sehgalsh, lpieleanu, ESAOPS, aidan0626, jf123456, zhenghua, Adventure10, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, MathematicalGymnast573, Blue_banana4, Exponent11
Once again, please do not post Alcumus and AoPS class problems in this forum. If you have questions about AoPS homework, post them in the course board. Meanwhile, there is a pretty nifty feature called "GameBot" for Alcumus help. GameBot can be accessed via the "discuss" link at the bottom of the Alcumus solution, which is provided after two incorrect responses.

Why do we have this rule? Alcumus is a personalized training tool centered around your unique abilities. If you get a problem wrong, it will adapt and focus on improving your skills in that topic. By asking someone else to do the problem for you, Alcumus won't be able to know that you had trouble on that problem. In most cases, you'll learn more by struggling with the problem yourself, and perhaps even getting it wrong -- and that's okay! Just keep practicing and you'll improve more and more each day.

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Y by jellymoop, ohmcfifth, Pythag314, rjiang16, saagar, ninjasrule34, MathArt4, Flash12, StarFrost7, Kwow, akondepudi, rlybd5, Kid_025, blacksheep2003, reun, bensonduck, AmazingMonkey, mathchess5, thedoge, MIRB16, Sotowa, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, physicskiddo, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, MrMustache, Kbwuf, Carpemath, Alex0721, mathleticguyyy, hdrcure, limath1014, peace09, MathWizard237, HermioneBrainger, SciBoy2000, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, IdkHowToAddNumbers, Pi31, jhu08, adriancheung, megarnie, fluff_E, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, akpi2, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, Robert00, stardog157, MathematicalGymnast573, Exponent11
This is slightly off-topic, but there isn't a Too Hard button for threads anymore, on the new AoPS, right?
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bluecarneal
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Y by Iamteehee, jellymoop, ninjasrule34, SirCalcsALot, RadioActive, zmyshatlp, rjiang16, Pythag314, saagar, banned5000, sqrt-1__like__math, skonar, Flash12, StarFrost7, Kwow, popsiclebirdiepotato, Altamira140, akondepudi, rlybd5, Kid_025, Downey, The_Herring, blacksheep2003, reun, Woolly_Mammoth, mathchess5, AmazingMonkey, thedoge, bensonduck, JackRose, MIRB16, Sotowa, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, physicskiddo, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, MrMustache, dragon78, DoctorWho11, Carpemath, Alex0721, mathleticguyyy, hdrcure, peace09, NamePending, hchhaya, MathWizard237, amazingxin777, SciBoy2000, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, ilovepizza2020, son7, Jc426, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, fluff_E, shadow09, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, Critical, tangerine10, akpi2, lpieleanu, FMcClure, aidan0626, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
Correct, that functionality does not exist on the new site. If you feel that a topic is not at the right level for the forum it is in, you can report the topic, and then a moderator will consider your request for it to be moved.
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song2sons
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Y by jellymoop, mathisawesome2169, Pythag314, LLJ, ninjasrule34, Flash12, W.Sun, akondepudi, rlybd5, Kid_025, Kwow, blacksheep2003, reun, AmazingMonkey, MIRB16, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, physicskiddo, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, MrMustache, Carpemath, Alex0721, Colball, hdrcure, peace09, MathWizard237, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, tangerine10, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
Is Gamebot just a robot based aops user?
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bluecarneal
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Y by jellymoop, MAESTROJR, ninjasrule34, Flash12, W.Sun, akondepudi, rlybd5, Kid_025, Kwow, blacksheep2003, reun, IceParrot, Woolly_Mammoth, sophie8, AmazingMonkey, thedoge, MIRB16, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, physicskiddo, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, dragon78, Carpemath, Alex0721, hdrcure, peace09, MathWizard237, amazingxin777, Math_olympics, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, ilovepizza2020, son7, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, Jc426, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
Yes. Gamebot is the account that handles automated posting for Alcumus and FTW problem discussion topics.
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bartle-doo
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Y by ninjasrule34, jellymoop, yrnsmurf, math101010, Flash12, MathSlayer4444, 62861, Kid_025, Kwow, blacksheep2003, reun, mathchess5, AmazingMonkey, thedoge, IvantheKingIII, MIRB16, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, physicskiddo, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, Carpemath, Alex0721, pegister, peace09, MathWizard237, Math_olympics, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
hey

i have a question
why are moderators posting problems that they know how to solve


baht
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hotstuffFTW
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Y by Iamteehee, mathisawesome2169, rjiang16, ninjasrule34, Pythag314, PiOfLife314, saagar, RishabP, ythomashu, raymondroc, StarFrost7, yrnsmurf, ShineBunny, Flash12, jnx2000, joey8189681, Kwow, popsiclebirdiepotato, rlybd5, Kid_025, blacksheep2003, reun, Woolly_Mammoth, mathchess5, Debussy, ar07jog, AmazingMonkey, thedoge, MIRB16, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, physicskiddo, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, MrMustache, Carpemath, Alex0721, peace09, NamePending, MathWizard237, Math_olympics, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, DepressedSucculent, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, Pusheen25, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, Leo2020, lpieleanu, FMcClure, aidan0626, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
They're being good role models by posting problems rather than having many users create spam.
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jellymoop
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Y by bartle-doo, tastymath75025, Iamteehee, AwesomeToad, nosaj, mathisawesome2169, zmyshatlp, DrMath, song2sons, 24iam24, bluecarneal, ninjasrule34, mathwizard888, RadioActive, ohmcfifth, abk2015, phi_ftw1618, Pythag314, LauraZed, PiOfLife314, rjiang16, hesa57, saagar, sqrt-1__like__math, skonar, Kwow, Mudkipswims42, checkmatetang, MSTang, raymondroc, StarFrost7, yrnsmurf, blep, FlakeLCR, Flash12, jnx2000, math101010, joey8189681, El_Ectric, ShineBunny, W.Sun, mingxu, mangothecat, katmcphie, WIStanford2004, NTA1907, akondepudi, rlybd5, Kid_025, Downey, blacksheep2003, reun, IceParrot, Clairella, Woolly_Mammoth, mathchess5, Debussy, AmazingMonkey, ar07jog, thedoge, yiwen, MIRB16, Ashford, IvantheKingIII, DaedalusMind, Max0815, Ultroid999OCPN, Wizkid8402, speulers_theorem, mgrimalo, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, TheEvaluator, dragon78, MrMustache, Carpemath, sudsw12, Alex0721, haha0201, kittenwarrior, MathClassStudent, IAmTheHazard, Myfsooj, hdrcure, NamePending, peace09, mathcoolz, MathWizard237, truffle, amazingxin777, Math_olympics, pog, Rose6767, bestzack66, andrewhaitian, Learner243, lovefractions, SigmaPiE, samrocksnature, DepressedSucculent, a.shyam.25, exp-ipi-1, ilovepizza2020, son7, IdkHowToAddNumbers, Equinox8, jhu08, mathNart, MathNinja234, megarnie, Pi31, shadow09, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, tangerine10, akpi2, FMcClure, aidan0626, Adventure10, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Blue_banana4, Exponent11, captainmath99
When I was in middle school, I used the forums as an endless source of FREE, high-quality math problems that were usually accompanied with solutions. I'm trying to promote a similar use of the forums with my posts. I kept a notebook of math problems that peaked my curiosity when I was younger, and I'll be posting from it.

Really, nothing is absolutely wrong or right. No one will get in trouble for "spam" that helps the forums grow and contributes to students' learning. However, users who fill the forums with inside jokes or troll answers only hinder the AoPS community's progress, and quite selfishly too- moderators have to spend time cleaning up after them, and other students can't learn as well. And trust me, I spent a lot of time trying to "fix" this forum, but I know that moderation is only a temporary solution. In order for this forum to be good, we need good posts.

I'm still figuring out these tags, but you can bet future posts will have them. :) If you have any suggestions for making this forum better, you can always PM me!
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Y by jellymoop, MathSlayer4444, 24iam24, tastymath75025, mathisawesome2169, rjiang16, RadioActive, mathwizard888, happypancake, saagar, champion999, Pythag314, Royalreter1, raymondroc, StarFrost7, ninjasrule34, Mudkipswims42, Flash12, rlybd5, 62861, Kid_025, Kwow, mathrabbit812, blacksheep2003, math101010, bogstop320, blep, reun, AmazingMonkey, DaedalusMind, Max0815, Peppa_Pig, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, Carpemath, Alex0721, NoDealsHere, asdf334, limath1014, peace09, MathWizard237, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, ilovepizza2020, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, asimov, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
I don't see how a problem's numerical answer affects the educational value of the problem. Moreover, the problematic users appear to be those who fallaciously generalize upon observing a possibly (but probably not) coincidental string of equal answers to a series of problems, rather than those who are spending time and putting thought into creating problems such that the answers come out to a nice value.

A great example of a series of interesting, educational problems that all had the same answer was this year's ARML super relay. Of course, anyone who assumed the answer before solving would get the final problem incorrect.
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song2sons
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Y by Flash12, Kid_025, blacksheep2003, reun, AmazingMonkey, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, Carpemath, Alex0721, NoDealsHere, peace09, MathWizard237, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
What is the difference between mod and admin?
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jellymoop
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#18 • 54 Y
Y by mathisawesome2169, rjiang16, song2sons, 24iam24, PiOfLife314, LLJ, yrnsmurf, ninjasrule34, Maths4J, Flash12, StarFrost7, ShineBunny, Kwow, rlybd5, abk2015, Kid_025, blacksheep2003, reun, IceParrot, ar07jog, AmazingMonkey, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, dragon78, Carpemath, Alex0721, NoDealsHere, gamemaker, peace09, MathWizard237, amazingxin777, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, bburubburu, ilovepizza2020, son7, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, shadow09, ImSh95, MathLion11, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
Moderators are often younger and handle forum posts, whereas admins are the ones who run the site and manage user accounts.
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irishfeet123
801 posts
#19 • 32 Y
Y by Flash12, Kwow, blacksheep2003, AmazingMonkey, Apurple, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, techguy2, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, Carpemath, Alex0721, NoDealsHere, peace09, MathWizard237, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, a.shyam.25, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, megarnie, ImSh95, MathLion11, At777, lpieleanu, FMcClure, Adventure10, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
jellymoop wrote:
[*] Use GameBot to post alcumus questions.
How do I do this?
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jellymoop
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#20 • 35 Y
Y by Flash12, Kwow, rlybd5, abk2015, blacksheep2003, IceParrot, ar07jog, AmazingMonkey, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, dragon78, Carpemath, Alex0721, peace09, MathWizard237, amazingxin777, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, son7, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, shadow09, ImSh95, MathLion11, lpieleanu, Adventure10, zartabali7298, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
Take a look at the second post in this thread!
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irishfeet123
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#21 • 28 Y
Y by Flash12, rlybd5, blacksheep2003, AmazingMonkey, DaedalusMind, Max0815, GreenSilverHawk13, Math-Ninja, ajmalla, Carpemath, Alex0721, peace09, MathWizard237, pog, bestzack66, samrocksnature, IdkHowToAddNumbers, jhu08, ImSh95, MathLion11, lpieleanu, FMcClure, fortsferry, Adventure10, Mango247, WiseTigerJ1, stardog157, Exponent11
Ah thank you! I guess we're not allowed to discuss it before we've answered twice wrongly...:P
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