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#1 h Jul 5, 2022, 6:07 PM • 7 Y

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Hello again AoPS!

One month ago, I ran semicolon math round 1, and today I am happy to host the second contest! Semicolon Math is a platform that offers math contests every month with 2 easy, 2 medium, and 2 hard AIME level problems. The format is similar to contests you will find on some competitive programming contests.

Create an account on https://scmath.herokuapp.com and view our contest here: https://scmath.herokuapp.com/contests/!

Conclusion
Thanks everyone for participating!

Scoreboard: View it here
Solutions: View them here. Also our AoPS collection of all contests is available here.
Feedback: Please provide feedback to make future contests better! https://forms.gle/xdXGY8qN2iYxo2o99
Discord: The purpose of this Semicolon Math server is create a friendly atmosphere and environment for problem solvers. This server can be used to interact with other interested math students and discuss the contest problems AFTER the testing window closes. You do not need to be a current or previous competitor to be here. Thanks, have fun, and enjoy your stay.

The link to the Discord server is available in the about section of our website!
Staff: If you would like to help us write problems or test problems so we can run a contest once a month, we definitely would need your help! Ask mathmastersd on AoPS or the Discord server. Please follow the staff rules.
Rules
- If you write any problems/test solve you are NOT allowed to participate in any rounds for the time being. I may change this rule, but this is to prevent problem writers/test solvers from having an unfair advantage since they possibly can see the problems in a contest (even if the problems are a year old).
- If you write problems, you agree for us to be able to use the problems in any contest and license it under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) after the contest so the problems are be freely distributed to benefit the math community.
- If you write solutions, you agree for us to be able to license it under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) after the contest so the solutions can be freely distributed to benefit the math community.
- You must be have some activity at least once in 14 days (this can be simple as posting something in the discord sever or AoPS forum). Otherwise, you will LOOSE staff and CANNOT participate in contests (this is to prevent people from joining staff just to see the problems)

Credits
Thanks to hurdler, Leo.Euler, mannshah1211, mop, PhunsukhWangdu, and myself (mathmastersd) for proposing problems or giving feedback! Your help has made this contest possible!

Format of this contest

6 problems
2 hours to solve them
2 easy AIME-like problems (difficulty problems 1-5), 2 medium AIME-like problems (difficulty of problems 6-10), 2 hard AIME-like problems (difficulty of problems 11-15)
Choose a 2 hour interval between July 5, 2022, 6:30 p.m. (UTC) and July 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. (UTC) to participate (convenient!) The contest will end at July 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. (UTC) for everyone, so plan ahead to get a full one hour interval!
Users get instant feedback after submitting a problem
Problems can have any integer values (including negative ones)
You can make AT MOST 5 submissions per problem in a contest. Also, keep in mind if you submit the same answer twice, it will count as two submissions, so be organized in your work!

Scoring

For this contest, the point value for the problems is $75-150-200-225-300-300$
Users cannot view the contest scoreboard until the contest ends for everyone
The contest scoreboard is ranked by total points from problems solved, and then total penalty from all the problems
The penalty of one problem is computed as:
time problem gets solved in minutes + 10 × (number of wrong submissions)

Join our discord server and chat!
The purpose of this Semicolon Math server is create a friendly atmosphere and environment for problem solvers. This server can be used to interact with other interested math students and discuss the contest problems AFTER the testing window closes. You do not need to be a current or previous competitor to be here. Thanks, have fun, and enjoy your stay.

The link to the Discord server is available in the about section of our website!

Rules (please read!)
The most up to date rules are available here.

You CAN ONLY use scratch paper, pencils, erasers, colored pencils/pens/markers, rulers, and compasses
You CANNOT use protractors or graph paper
You CANNOT use any calculator (online or offline) or any computing services (like WolframAlpha). You also cannot write any code to solve the problems. All problems must be solved by YOU and not a computer.
You CANNOT discuss the problems with any other person when the contest is RUNNING. ONLY SOLVE THE PROBLEMS BY YOURSELF.
You can make AT MOST 5 submissions per problem in a contest. Also, keep in mind if you submit the same answer twice, it will count as two submissions, so be organized in your work!
You can only use ONE account to participate in contests. Alt accounts are NOT ALLOWED.
If you have a technical issue DURING the contest that is within our control (e.g. the server goes down but your wifi works fine), please DM mathmastersd on Discord (using our server). DO NOT ASK PUBLICLY ON THE SERVER. Also, DO NOT ask how to solve a problem, the answer to a problem, or anything regarding the problems. If a problem is unclear, please move on and try it later.
All technical issues will be posted on our Discord server. Any problem fixes will be posted AFTER the contest ends for everyone. The fixes are available directly in the problem statements.
Tip: After submitting an answer, please wait at least 15 seconds for the website to load and return your verdict. DO NOT refresh the page.
If you are a current staff or former member (i.e. you joined staff in the past), you CANNOT participate in ANY rounds.
Failure to follow the rules MAY result in your account getting DELETED.

If you know someone who cheated, please DM mathmastersd on the Discord server. It is difficult to get around cheating, so please do not be discouraged. The point of these contests is to have fun, at the end of the day!

Feedback
After the contest, feel free to provide us with any feedback! it will help make future contests better! https://forms.gle/xdXGY8qN2iYxo2o99

Want to join staff?
If you would like to help us write problems or test problems so we can run a contest once a month, we definitely would need your help! Ask mathmastersd on AoPS or the Discord server. We welcome all experience levels. If you want to participate in this contest before joining staff, please ask AFTER THE CONTEST ENDS to make it fair.

However, here the rules (they may change in the future):

If you write any problems/test solve you are NOT allowed to participate in any rounds for the time being. I may change this rule, but this is to prevent problem writers/test solvers from having an unfair advantage since they possibly can see the problems in a contest (even if the problems are a year old).
If you write problems, you agree for us to be able to use the problems in any contest and license it under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) after the contest so the problems are be freely distributed to benefit the math community.
If you write solutions, you agree for us to be able to license it under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) after the contest so the solutions can be freely distributed to benefit the math community.
You must be have some activity at least once in 14 days (this can be simple as posting something in the discord sever or AoPS forum). Otherwise, you will LOOSE staff and CANNOT participate in contests (this is to prevent people from joining staff just to see the problems)

That's it!
Thank you so much and I hope you have fun in this contest! Once again:

Create an account on https://scmath.herokuapp.com and view our contest here: https://scmath.herokuapp.com/contests/!

Best,
mathmastersd

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#2 h Jul 6, 2022, 12:34 AM • 2 Y

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hellllp i forgot my psw

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#3 h Jul 6, 2022, 12:43 AM • 1 Y

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mm999aops wrote:

hellllp i forgot my psw

Maybe make a new account.

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#4 h Jul 6, 2022, 2:17 AM • 3 Y

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mm999aops wrote:

hellllp i forgot my psw

You're still using passwords? Why not try dashlane, the best password manager on the internet! it works on android, IOS, Windows, And mac! dashlane even includes a dark web scanning feature so you can find if your passwords have been leaked online. with dashlane you can make a password for every site and with dashlane's random password generator you can stop your accounts being hacked once and for all. and because dashlane has 2 factor authentication no one can get into your dashlane account. Try dashlane for FREE for 30 days with the code 696969 or enter code 420420 at checkout!

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#5 h Jul 6, 2022, 2:18 AM • 2 Y

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Dashlane seems suspicious. :rotfl:

:rotfl:

Even the codes sound like they were made by an AoPS user.

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#6 h Jul 6, 2022, 2:20 AM

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asdf334 wrote:

mm999aops wrote:

hellllp i forgot my psw

You're still using passwords? Why not try dashlane, the best password manager on the internet! it works on android, IOS, Windows, And mac! dashlane even includes a dark web scanning feature so you can find if your passwords have been leaked online. with dashlane you can make a password for every site and with dashlane's random password generator you can stop your accounts being hacked once and for all. and because dashlane has 2 factor authentication no one can get into your dashlane account. Try dashlane for FREE for 30 days with the code 696969 or enter code 420420 at checkout!

what an entrepreneur and advertiser
I think I have seen an ad for that before

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#7 h Jul 6, 2022, 3:26 AM

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but like actually...?

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#8 h Jul 6, 2022, 3:39 AM

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mm999aops wrote:

but like actually...?

You're still using passwords? Why not try dashlane, the best password manager on the internet! it works on android, IOS, Windows, And mac! dashlane even includes a dark web scanning feature so you can find if your passwords have been leaked online. with dashlane you can make a password for every site and with dashlane's random password generator you can stop your accounts being hacked once and for all. and because dashlane has 2 factor authentication no one can get into your dashlane account. Try dashlane for FREE for 30 days with the code 696969 or enter code 420420 at checkout!

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#9 h Jul 6, 2022, 4:45 AM • 1 Y

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mm999aops wrote:

but like actually...?

Unfortunately, I think you need to create a new account. I don't think I can send you a link to reset your password. Hope this isn't too inconvenient.

Best,
mathmastersd

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#10 h Jul 6, 2022, 4:55 AM

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it isnt but if you'll ever implement a rating system it will be

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#11 h Jul 6, 2022, 5:07 AM

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Can confirm that this contest is high-quality

mathmastersd wrote:

mm999aops wrote:

but like actually...?

Unfortunately, I think you need to create a new account. I don't think I can send you a link to reset your password. Hope this isn't too inconvenient.

Best,
mathmastersd

Translation: I don't want to implement it

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#12 h Jul 7, 2022, 3:22 PM

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Bumping for more visibility.

Remember the contest ends at July 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. (UTC) for everyone!

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#13 h Jul 9, 2022, 7:54 PM

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Bumping for more visibility.

Remember the contest ends at July 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. (UTC) (in less than three days) for everyone!

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#14 h Jul 9, 2022, 8:02 PM

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asdf334 wrote:

mm999aops wrote:

hellllp i forgot my psw

You're still using passwords? Why not try dashlane, the best password manager on the internet! it works on android, IOS, Windows, And mac! dashlane even includes a dark web scanning feature so you can find if your passwords have been leaked online. with dashlane you can make a password for every site and with dashlane's random password generator you can stop your accounts being hacked once and for all. and because dashlane has 2 factor authentication no one can get into your dashlane account. Try dashlane for FREE for 30 days with the code 696969 or enter code 420420 at checkout!

Doesn't dashlane use passwords? cuz it is just a password organizer it doesn't remove the need for passwords lol

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#15 h Jul 11, 2022, 9:27 PM

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Bumping for more visibility.

Remember the contest ends at July 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. (UTC) (in less than 24 hours) for everyone!

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#16 h Jul 12, 2022, 8:02 PM

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Conclusion
Thanks everyone for participating!

Scoreboard: View it here
Solutions: View them here. Also our AoPS collection of all contests is available here.
Feedback: Please provide feedback to make future contests better! https://forms.gle/xdXGY8qN2iYxo2o99
Discord: The purpose of this Semicolon Math server is create a friendly atmosphere and environment for problem solvers. This server can be used to interact with other interested math students and discuss the contest problems AFTER the testing window closes. You do not need to be a current or previous competitor to be here. Thanks, have fun, and enjoy your stay.

The link to the Discord server is available in the about section of our website!
Staff: If you would like to help us write problems or test problems so we can run a contest once a month, we definitely would need your help! Ask mathmastersd on AoPS or the Discord server. Please follow the staff rules.
Rules
- If you write any problems/test solve you are NOT allowed to participate in any rounds for the time being. I may change this rule, but this is to prevent problem writers/test solvers from having an unfair advantage since they possibly can see the problems in a contest (even if the problems are a year old).
- If you write problems, you agree for us to be able to use the problems in any contest and license it under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) after the contest so the problems are be freely distributed to benefit the math community.
- If you write solutions, you agree for us to be able to license it under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) after the contest so the solutions can be freely distributed to benefit the math community.
- You must be have some activity at least once in 14 days (this can be simple as posting something in the discord sever or AoPS forum). Otherwise, you will LOOSE staff and CANNOT participate in contests (this is to prevent people from joining staff just to see the problems)

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