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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
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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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:


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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!


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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
S(ai)=S(aj)=S(sigma ai) = n
ilovemath0402   0
11 minutes ago
Source: Inspired by Romania 1999
Given positive integer $m$. Find all $n$ such that there exist non-negative integer $a_1,a_2,\ldots a_m$ satisfied
$$S(a_1)=S(a_2)=\ldots = S(a_m)=S(a_1+a_2+\ldots + a_m) = n$$P/s: original problem
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ilovemath0402
11 minutes ago
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S(an) greater than S(n)
ilovemath0402   0
14 minutes ago
Source: Inspired by an old result
Find all positive integer $n$ such that $S(an)\ge S(n) \quad \forall a \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}$ ($S(n)$ is sum of digit of $n$ in base 10)
P/s: Original problem
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ilovemath0402
14 minutes ago
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9 USAMO/JMO
BAM10   32
N 16 minutes ago by pingpongmerrily
I mock ~90-100 on very recent AMC 10 mock right now. I plan to take AMC 10 final fives(9th), intermediate NT(9th), aime A+B courses in 10th and 11th and maybe mathWOOT 1 (12th). For more info I got 20 on this years AMC 8 with 3 sillies and 32 on MATHCOUNTS chapter. Also what is a realistic timeline to do this
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BAM10
May 19, 2025
pingpongmerrily
16 minutes ago
Parallel lines on a rhombus
buratinogigle   0
20 minutes ago
Source: Own, Entrance Exam for Grade 10 Admission, HSGS 2025
Given the rhombus $ABCD$ with its incircle $\omega$. Let $E$ and $F$ be the points of tangency of $\omega$ with $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. On the edges $CB$ and $CD$, take points $G$ and $H$ such that $GH$ is tangent to $\omega$ at $P$. Suppose $Q$ is the intersection point of the lines $EG$ and $FH$. Prove that two lines $AP$ and $CQ$ are parallel or coincide.
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buratinogigle
20 minutes ago
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Line bisects a segment
buratinogigle   0
29 minutes ago
Source: Own, Entrance Exam for Grade 10 Admission, HSGS 2025
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AB = AC$. A circle $(O)$ is tangent to sides $AC$ and $AB$, and $O$ is the midpoint of $BC$. Points $E$ and $F$ lie on sides $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, such that segment $EF$ is tangent to circle $(O)$ at point $P$. Let $H$ and $K$ be the orthocenters of triangles $OBF$ and $OCE$, respectively. Prove that line $OP$ bisects segment $HK$.
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buratinogigle
29 minutes ago
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A prime graph
Eyed   44
N 37 minutes ago by ezpotd
Source: ISL N2
For each prime $p$, construct a graph $G_p$ on $\{1,2,\ldots p\}$, where $m\neq n$ are adjacent if and only if $p$ divides $(m^{2} + 1-n)(n^{2} + 1-m)$. Prove that $G_p$ is disconnected for infinitely many $p$
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Eyed
Jul 20, 2021
ezpotd
37 minutes ago
Problem 12
SlovEcience   1
N an hour ago by Mathzeus1024
Find all functions \( f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N} \) such that
\[
f(x^4 + 5y^4 + 10z^4) = f(x)^4 + 5f(y)^4 + 10f(z)^4
\]for all \( x, y, z \in \mathbb{N} \).
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SlovEcience
Today at 3:46 AM
Mathzeus1024
an hour ago
Dophantine equation
MENELAUSS   3
N an hour ago by ilikemath247365
Solve for $x;y \in \mathbb{Z}$ the following equation :
$$3^x-8^y =2xy+1 $$
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MENELAUSS
May 27, 2025
ilikemath247365
an hour ago
Everyone, please help me with this exercise. Thank you!
bathoi   0
an hour ago
Consider the real sequence (a_n) satisfying the condition
|a_(m+n) - a_m -a_n| <= 1, m & n in N
a. Prove that the sequence (a_n) has a finite limit.
b. Prove that the sequence (a_n) converges.

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bathoi
an hour ago
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A weird problem
jayme   1
N an hour ago by jayme
Dear Mathlinkers,

1. ABC a triangle
2. 0 the circumcircle
3. I the incenter
4. 1 a circle passing througn B and C
5. X, Y the second points of intersection of 1 wrt BI, CI
6. 2 the circumcircle of the triangle XYI
7. M, N the symetrics of B, C wrt XY.

Question : if 2 is tangent to 0 then, 2 is tangent to MN.

Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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jayme
Today at 6:52 AM
jayme
an hour ago
Three collinear points
buratinogigle   1
N an hour ago by Giabach298
Source: Own, Entrance Exam for Grade 10 Admission, HSGS 2025
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with points $E$ and $F$ lying on rays $AC$ and $AB$, respectively, such that $AE = AF$. On the line $EF$, choose points $M$ and $N$ such that $CM \perp CA$ and $BN \perp BA$. Let $K$ and $L$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $M$ and $N$ to line $BC$, respectively. Let $J$ be the intersection point of lines $LF$ and $KE$. Prove that the reflection of $J$ over line $EF$ lies on the line connecting $A$ and the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$.
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buratinogigle
an hour ago
Giabach298
an hour ago
AIME Resources
senboy   3
N 2 hours ago by Andyluo
I am currently in 6th grade and am about halfway done with the intro to algebra class. I plan to take the intro to geometry class, and self study from the intro to counting and probability book, aops volume 1, and competition math for middle school by the end of next year(before amc). I mock about a 18-20 on the amc 8, and I don't really know what my amc 10/12 score would be. I'm aiming for at least a DHR next year in amc 8 and hopefully aime qual(btw I live in australia)
1) would I need to to the intermediate series and/or aops volume 2 for aime qual?
2)What are some books that would really help me prep for amc10/12 and aime?
3)what are some specific topics that you think would be useful for me to cover for aime qual?
4) Should I also do intro to number theory or is that not necessary?
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senboy
Today at 7:29 AM
Andyluo
2 hours ago
[Signups Now!] - Inaugural Academy Math Tournament
elements2015   2
N 3 hours ago by Penguin117
Hello!

Pace Academy, from Atlanta, Georgia, is thrilled to host our Inaugural Academy Math Tournament online through Saturday, May 31.

AOPS students are welcome to participate online, as teams or as individuals (results will be reported separately for AOPS and Georgia competitors). The difficulty of the competition ranges from early AMC to mid-late AIME, and is 2 hours long with multiple sections. The format is explained in more detail below. If you just want to sign up, here's the link:

https://forms.gle/ih548axqQ9qLz3pk7

If participating as a team, each competitor must sign up individually and coordinate team names!

Detailed information below:

Divisions & Teams
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[*] Junior Varsity: Students in 10th grade or below who are enrolled in Algebra 2 or below.
[*] Varsity: All other students.
[*] Teams of up to four students compete together in the same division.
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[*] (If you have two JV‑eligible and two Varsity‑eligible students, you may enter either two teams of two or one four‑student team in Varsity.)
[*] You may enter multiple teams from your school in either division.
[*] Teams need not compete at the same time. Each individual will complete the test alone, and team scores will be the sum of individual scores.
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Competition Format
Both sections—Sprint and Challenge—will be administered consecutively in a single, individually completed 120-minute test. Students may allocate time between the sections however they wish to.

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[*] Sprint Section
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[*] 25 multiple‑choice questions (five choices each)
[*] recommended 2 minutes per question
[*] 6 points per correct answer; no penalty for guessing
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[*] Challenge Section
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[*] 18 open‑ended questions
[*] answers are integers between 1 and 10,000
[*] recommended 3 or 4 minutes per question
[*] 8 points each
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You may use blank scratch/graph paper, rulers, compasses, protractors, and erasers. No calculators are allowed on this examination.

Awards & Scoring
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[*] There are no cash prizes.
[*] Team Awards: Based on the sum of individual scores (four‑student teams have the advantage). Top 8 teams in each division will be recognized.
[*] Individual Awards: Top 8 individuals in each division, determined by combined Sprint + Challenge scores, will receive recognition.
[/list]
How to Sign Up
Please have EACH STUDENT INDIVIDUALLY reserve a 120-minute window for your team's online test in THIS GOOGLE FORM:
https://forms.gle/ih548axqQ9qLz3pk7
EACH STUDENT MUST REPLY INDIVIDUALLY TO THE GOOGLE FORM.
You may select any slot from now through May 31, weekdays or weekends. You will receive an email with the questions and a form for answers at the time you receive the competition. There will be a 15-minute grace period for entering answers after the competition.
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elements2015
May 12, 2025
Penguin117
3 hours ago
4th grader qual JMO
HCM2001   54
N 5 hours ago by Anir_Op
i mean.. whattttt??? just found out about this.. is he on aops? (i'm sure he is) where are you orz lol..
https://www.mathschool.com/blog/results/celebrating-success-douglas-zhang-is-rsm-s-youngest-usajmo-qualifier
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HCM2001
May 22, 2025
Anir_Op
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
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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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Mathlover_1
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Can we solve this problem by cartesian coordinates?
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Infinity_Integral
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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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trk08
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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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Infinity_Integral
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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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huashiliao2020
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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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joshualiu315
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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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