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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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May 1, 2025
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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N Apr 5, 2023 by v_Enhance
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Sep 9, 2019
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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:
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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:
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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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[MAIN ROUND STARTS MAY 17] OMMC Year 5
DottedCaculator   54
N 10 minutes ago by fuzimiao2013
Hello to all creative problem solvers,

Do you want to work on a fun, untimed team math competition with amazing questions by MOPpers and IMO & EGMO medalists? $\phantom{You lost the game.}$
Do you want to have a chance to win thousands in cash and raffle prizes (no matter your skill level)?

Check out the fifth annual iteration of the

Online Monmouth Math Competition!

Online Monmouth Math Competition, or OMMC, is a 501c3 accredited nonprofit organization managed by adults, college students, and high schoolers which aims to give talented high school and middle school students an exciting way to develop their skills in mathematics.

Our website: https://www.ommcofficial.org/
Our Discord (6000+ members): https://tinyurl.com/joinommc
Test portal: https://ommc-test-portal.vercel.app/

This is not a local competition; any student 18 or younger anywhere in the world can attend. We have changed some elements of our contest format, so read carefully and thoroughly. Join our Discord or monitor this thread for updates and test releases.

How hard is it?

We plan to raffle out a TON of prizes over all competitors regardless of performance. So just submit: a few minutes of your time will give you a great chance to win amazing prizes!

How are the problems?

You can check out our past problems and sample problems here:
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Solo teams?

Test Policy

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Main Round: May 17th - May 24th
Test Portal Released. The Main Round of the contest is held. The Main Round consists of 25 questions that each have a numerical answer. Teams will have the entire time interval to work on the questions. They can submit any time during the interval. Teams are free to edit their submissions before the period ends, even after they submit.

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The top placing teams will qualify for this invitational round (5-10 questions). The final round consists of 5-10 proof questions. Teams again will have the entire time interval to work on these questions and can submit their proofs any time during this interval. Teams are free to edit their submissions before the period ends, even after they submit.

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Solutions will be released, winners announced, and prizes sent out to winners.

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I have more questions. Whom do I ask?

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DottedCaculator
Apr 26, 2025
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10 minutes ago
Goals for 2025-2026
Airbus320-214   127
N 13 minutes ago by mathprodigy2011
Please write down your goal/goals for competitions here for 2025-2026.
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Airbus320-214
May 11, 2025
mathprodigy2011
13 minutes ago
Stanford Math Tournament (SMT) 2025
stanford-math-tournament   2
N an hour ago by Gavin_Deng
[center] :trampoline: :first: Stanford Math Tournament :first: :trampoline: [/center]

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We are excited to announce that registration is now open for Stanford Math Tournament (SMT) 2025!

This year, we will welcome 800 competitors from across the nation to participate in person on Stanford’s campus. The tournament will be held April 11-12, 2025, and registration is open to all high-school students from the United States. This year, we are extending registration to high school teams (strongly preferred), established local mathematical organizations, and individuals; please refer to our website for specific policies. Whether you’re an experienced math wizard, a puzzle hunt enthusiast, or someone looking to meet new friends, SMT has something to offer everyone!

Register here today! We’ll be accepting applications until March 2, 2025.

For those unable to travel, in middle school, or not from the United States, we encourage you to instead register for SMT 2025 Online, which will be held on April 13, 2025. Registration for SMT 2025 Online will open mid-February.

For more information visit our website! Please email us at stanford.math.tournament@gmail.com with any questions or reply to this thread below. We can’t wait to meet you all in April!

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Feb 1, 2025
Gavin_Deng
an hour ago
Nice one
imnotgoodatmathsorry   3
N 2 hours ago by Bergo1305
Source: Own
With $x,y,z >0$.Prove that: $\frac{xy}{4y+4z+x} + \frac{yz}{4z+4x+y} +\frac{zx}{4x+4y+z} \le \frac{x+y+z}{9}$
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imnotgoodatmathsorry
May 2, 2025
Bergo1305
2 hours ago
Imtersecting two regular pentagons
Miquel-point   2
N 2 hours ago by ohiorizzler1434
Source: KoMaL B. 5093
The intersection of two congruent regular pentagons is a decagon with sides of $a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_{10}$ in this order. Prove that
\[a_1a_3+a_3a_5+a_5a_7+a_7a_9+a_9a_1=a_2a_4+a_4a_6+a_6a_8+a_8a_{10}+a_{10}a_2.\]
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Miquel-point
6 hours ago
ohiorizzler1434
2 hours ago
monving balls in 2018 boxes
parmenides51   1
N 3 hours ago by venhancefan777
Source: 1st Mathematics Regional Olympiad of Mexico Northwest 2018 P1
There are $2018$ boxes $C_1$, $C_2$, $C_3$,..,$C_{2018}$. The $n$-th box $C_n$ contains $n$ balls.
A move consists of the following steps:
a) Choose an integer $k$ greater than $1$ and choose $m$ a multiple of $k$.
b) Take a ball from each of the consecutive boxes $C_{m-1}$, $C_m$, $C_{m+1}$ and move the $3$ balls to the box $C_{m+k}$.
With these movements, what is the largest number of balls we can get in the box $2018$?
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parmenides51
Sep 6, 2022
venhancefan777
3 hours ago
inequality
danilorj   0
3 hours ago
Let $a, b, c$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $a + b + c = 3$. Prove that
\[
\frac{a}{4 - b} + \frac{b}{4 - c} + \frac{c}{4 - a} + \frac{1}{16}(1 - a)^2(1 - b)^2(1 - c)^2 \leq 1,
\]and determine all such triples $(a, b, c)$ where the equality holds.
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danilorj
3 hours ago
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P,Q,B are collinear
MNJ2357   28
N 4 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: 2020 Korea National Olympiad P2
$H$ is the orthocenter of an acute triangle $ABC$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Suppose $(AH)$ meets $AB$ and $AC$ at $D,E$ respectively. $AH$ meets $DE$ at $P$, and the line through $H$ perpendicular to $AH$ meets $DM$ at $Q$. Prove that $P,Q,B$ are collinear.
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MNJ2357
Nov 21, 2020
Ilikeminecraft
4 hours ago
Chinese Girls Mathematical Olympiad 2017, Problem 7
Hermitianism   45
N 4 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: Chinese Girls Mathematical Olympiad 2017, Problem 7
This is a very classical problem.
Let the $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral with circumcircle $\omega_1$.Lines $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at point $E$,and lines $AD$,$BC$ intersect at point $F$.Circle $\omega_2$ is tangent to segments $EB,EC$ at points $M,N$ respectively,and intersects with circle $\omega_1$ at points $Q,R$.Lines $BC,AD$ intersect line $MN$ at $S,T$ respectively.Show that $Q,R,S,T$ are concyclic.
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Hermitianism
Aug 16, 2017
Ilikeminecraft
4 hours ago
HCSSiM results
SurvivingInEnglish   72
N 4 hours ago by KevinChen_Yay
Anyone already got results for HCSSiM? Are there any point in sending additional work if I applied on March 19?
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SurvivingInEnglish
Apr 5, 2024
KevinChen_Yay
4 hours ago
D1031 : A general result on polynomial 1
Dattier   1
N 4 hours ago by Dattier
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $P(x,y) \in \mathbb Q(x,y)$ with $\forall (a,b) \in \mathbb Z^2, P(a,b) \in \mathbb Z  $.

Is it true that $P(x,y) \in \mathbb Q[x,y]$?
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Dattier
Yesterday at 5:14 PM
Dattier
4 hours ago
Asymmetric FE
sman96   18
N 4 hours ago by jasperE3
Source: BdMO 2025 Higher Secondary P8
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that$$f(xf(y)-y) + f(xy-x) + f(x+y) = 2xy$$for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$.
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sman96
Feb 8, 2025
jasperE3
4 hours ago
Easy Geometry
pokmui9909   6
N 4 hours ago by reni_wee
Source: FKMO 2025 P4
Triangle $ABC$ satisfies $\overline{CA} > \overline{AB}$. Let the incenter of triangle $ABC$ be $\omega$, which touches $BC, CA, AB$ at $D, E, F$, respectively. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Let the circle centered at $M$ passing through $D$ intersect $DE, DF$ at $P(\neq D), Q(\neq D)$, respecively. Let line $AP$ meet $BC$ at $N$, line $BP$ meet $CA$ at $L$. Prove that the three lines $EQ, FP, NL$ are concurrent.
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pokmui9909
Mar 30, 2025
reni_wee
4 hours ago
Old hard problem
ItzsleepyXD   3
N 5 hours ago by Funcshun840
Source: IDK
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and let $O$ be its circumcenter and $I$ its incenter.
Let $P$ be the radical center of its three mixtilinears and let $Q$ be the isogonal conjugate of $P$.
Let $G$ be the Gergonne point of the triangle $ABC$.
Prove that line $QG$ is parallel with line $OI$ .
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ItzsleepyXD
Apr 25, 2025
Funcshun840
5 hours ago
A lot of integer lengths: JMO #6 or USAMO Problem 4
BarbieRocks   81
N Apr 23, 2025 by lpieleanu
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 90^{\circ}$. Points $D$ and $E$ lie on sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, such that $\angle ABD = \angle DBC$ and $\angle ACE = \angle ECB$. Segments $BD$ and $CE$ meet at $I$. Determine whether or not it is possible for segments $AB$, $AC$, $BI$, $ID$, $CI$, $IE$ to all have integer lengths.
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BarbieRocks
Apr 29, 2010
lpieleanu
Apr 23, 2025
A lot of integer lengths: JMO #6 or USAMO Problem 4
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Taco12 wrote:
Note that $\angle BIC=135^{\circ}$. Thus, $\cos \angle BIC = -\frac{\sqrt2}{2}$. LoC on $\triangle BIC$ now gives $$BI^2+CI^2-BI\cdot CI \cdot\sqrt2 = AB^2+AC^2,$$a contradiction.

No bary?
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Taco12 wrote:
Note that $\angle BIC=135^{\circ}$. Thus, $\cos \angle BIC = -\frac{\sqrt2}{2}$. LoC on $\triangle BIC$ now gives $$BI^2+CI^2-BI\cdot CI \cdot\sqrt2 = AB^2+AC^2,$$a contradiction.

No bary?

Why am I doing this...

Apply barycentric coordinates on $\triangle ABC$. Note that $a=\sqrt{b^2+c^2}$, so $I=(b^2+c^2:b^3+bc^2:b^2c+c^3)$. Cevian parameterization stuff then gives $D=(b^2+c^2:0:b^2c+c^3), E=(b^2+c^2:b^3+bc^2:0)$. Distance formula now yields a contradiction.
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Can we solve this problem by cartesian coordinates?
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Mathlover_1 wrote:
Can we solve this problem by cartesian coordinates?

Using Cartesian Coordinates when the problem has a incentre and 2 non perpendicular angle bisectors and 4 lines involving these stuff is probably not a good idea, but the messier it gets the more likely it is to be irrational.
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We can say that $I$ must be the incenter of $\triangle{ABC}$. This means that $AI$ bisects $\angle{BAC}$, so $\angle{BAI}=45^{\circ}$. If we use LoC on $\triangle{BAI}$, we find that:
\[AI^2+AB^2-2AB\cdot AI\cos{45}=BI^2.\]
Suppose that all of these lengths are integers. As $\cos{45}=\frac{\sqrt2}{2}$, $BI^2$ is irrational so $BI$ is not integer. This is a contradiction which means that not all of these side lengths can be integers.
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The cosine rule solution is really nice, but I just set all the lengths to be integer and length bash until I get sqrt2 is rational. This is a very nice Geom question.

Full proof here
https://infinityintegral.substack.com/p/usajmo-2010-contest-review
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just posting my scratch work with lpieleanu, oops i dont wanna do writeup but anyways the thing in diagram is sufficient to understand
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Let FSOC , if possible every given length is an integer . We use the fact that $ AD= \sqrt{bc-mn}$ where $AD$ is the internal angle bisector of $\Delta ABC$(with $D \in BC$) and $BD = m;CD=n$ and $b ,c$ are as usual length of the sides $AC$ and $AB$.(This can be easily proved with help of the stuart's theorem . Then these are some of the required lengths :
$$CE = \sqrt{ab-\frac{abc^2}{(a+b)^2}}$$$$ BD = \sqrt{ac-\frac{acb^2}{(a+c)^2}}$$$$BI = \frac{a+c}{a+b+c} BD $$$$ ID = \frac{b}{a+b+c} BD$$and thus if both $BI$ and $ID$ are integers then so is $BD$.So , $\frac{b}{a+b+c}$ has to be rational and so $(a+b+c)$ has to be rational and so $a$ has to be rational and as $a^2 = b^2+c^2$ so $a$ must be an integer.
Now by the property of pythagorean triplets we write $a , b , c$ in the form $g(r^2+s^2),2grs , g(r^2-s^2)$ where $r , s $ are coprime numbers with different parity .As , $CE$ is integer so $ab(a+b+c)(a+b-c)$ has to be a perfect square dividing the thing by $g^4$ will give us another perfect squarewriting in terms of $r,s$ we get $(r^2+s^2) 8r^2s^2(r+s)^2$ is perfect square and so $(r^2+s^2)2$ is a perfect square but as we have $r^2+s^2$ odd ,hence contradiction and as $CE$ is not an integer so at least one of $CI,IE$ must be a non-integer. $\blacksquare$
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The answer is $\boxed{\text{no}}$. Notice

\[\angle BIC = \angle BAC+ \angle ACE + \angle ABD = 135^\circ.\]
Hence,

\[AB^2+AC^2=BC^2 = BI^2+CI^2+BI \cdot CI \cdot \sqrt{2},\]
a contradiction as $\sqrt{2}$ is irrational.

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megahertz13
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The answer is no.

Note that $$\angle{BIC}=90^\circ+\frac{\angle{A}}{2}=135^\circ.$$Law of Cosines on $\triangle{BIC}$ gives $$BI^2+CI^2+\sqrt{2}\cdot BI\cdot CI=BC^2=AB^2+AC^2\implies \sqrt{2}=\frac{AB^2+AC^2-BI^2+CI^2}{BI\cdot CI}.$$If all of these segments have integer length, the left-hand side would be irrational, while the right-hand side is rational. Therefore, it is impossible for all of these segments to have integer length.
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dumb ahh solution:

The answer is no.

Assume for the sake of contradiction that there exists $\triangle ABC$ such that each of the given segments has integer length. First, note that $\angle IBC + \angle ICB=45^\circ$, so $\angle BIC = \angle DIE = 135^\circ$. Therefore, $\angle BIE = \angle CID = 45^\circ$. Now, $\triangle DIC\sim \triangle IAC$ and $\triangle BIE\sim \triangle BAI$ by AA similarity. We are then able to derive the following equalities:
\begin{align*}
    \frac{BE}{BI}=\frac{BI}{AB}=\frac{EI}{AI}\\
    \frac{CD}{CI}=\frac{DI}{AI}=\frac{CI}{AC}.
\end{align*}Thus, $BE=\frac{BI^2}{AB}$, so $BE$ is rational. Analogously, $CD$, $AE$, and $AD$ are also rational. Also, $AI =\frac{EI\cdot BI}{BE}$, so $AI$ is rational. By the Angle Bisector Theorem, $\frac{BC}{CA}= \frac{BE}{AE}\implies BC=CA\cdot \frac{BE}{AE}$, so $BC$ is also rational. To finish, note that $[ABC] = \frac{bc}2$, so by $A=rs$ we have the inradius $r=\frac{bc}{a+b+c}$ is rational. However, $AI = r\sqrt 2 = \frac{bc}{a+b+c}\cdot \sqrt 2$, which is irrational, a contradiction. Therefore, no such triangle with the given conditions exists. $\blacksquare$
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We claim that the answer is no,
We prove our claim by contradiction,

Assume that $AB,AC,IC,IB$ $\in$ $\mathbb{Z}$

Now Let $\angle ABC$ = $2\theta$

Then, $\angle DBC$ = $\theta$

And as $\angle ACB$ = $90^\circ- 2 \theta$

$\angle ECB$ = $45^\circ- \theta$

So, $\angle BIC$ = $180^\circ$ - $\angle ACB$ - $\angle ECB$ = $135^\circ$

Now, by cosine law, we get that

$IB^2 + IC^2-\sqrt{2}\cdot IB\cdot IC$ = $AB^2 + AC^2$

Which implies that if all $AB,AC,IC,IB$ $\in$ $\mathbb{Z}$, then $\sqrt{2} \in \mathbb{Z}$, which is absurd.
$\mathbb{QED}$
$\blacksquare$
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Bro, I didn't see the Cosine Law and instead I did Sine Law howw :wallbash_red:

Let $x=AB, y=AC.$ It is well-known that $\angle BIC = 90^\circ + \frac12 \angle A = 135^\circ.$ Therefore by the Sine Law and Half Angle formula $$IB = \sqrt{2} BC \sin \frac{\angle C}{2} = \sqrt{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}(\sqrt{x^2+y^2}-AC)}.$$Therefore if $\sqrt{x^2+y^2} \notin \mathbb Z,$ we have the square root of an integer minus an irrational, which clearly cannot be an integer.

Hence $AB, AC, BC$ are integers. Let $z=BC.$ Then for positive integers $m, n, k$ with $m > n,$ WLOG $x=2mn, y=m^2-n^2, z=m^2+n^2.$ Then $$\sqrt{z^2-xz}, \sqrt{z^2-yz} \in \mathbb Z.$$The first one yields $\sqrt{(m^2+n^2)(m-n)^2} \in \mathbb Z \implies \sqrt{m^2+n^2} \in \mathbb Z,$ but the second one gives $$\sqrt{(m^2+n^2)(2n^2)} \in \mathbb Z \implies \sqrt{2n^2} \in \mathbb Z,$$a contradiction. Hence the answer is no.
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