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k a April Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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Apr 2, 2025
Spring is in full swing and summer is right around the corner, what are your plans? At AoPS Online our schedule has new classes starting now through July, so be sure to keep your skills sharp and be prepared for the Fall school year! Check out the schedule of upcoming classes below.

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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
2025 ELMOCOUNTS - Mock MATHCOUNTS Nationals
vincentwant   89
N 3 minutes ago by alex_xie
text totally not copied over from wmc (thanks jason <3)
Quick Links:
[list=disc]
[*] National: (Sprint) (Target) (Team) (Sprint + Target Submission) (Team Submission) [/*]
[*] Miscellaneous: (Leaderboard) (Private Discussion Forum) [/*]
[/list]
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Eddison Chen (KS '22 '24), Aarush Goradia (CO '24), Ethan Imanuel (NJ '24), Benjamin Jiang (FL '23 '24), Rayoon Kim (PA '23 '24), Jason Lee (NC '23 '24), Puranjay Madupu (AZ '23 '24), Andy Mo (OH '23 '24), George Paret (FL '24), Arjun Raman (IN '24), Vincent Wang (TX '24), Channing Yang (TX '23 '24), and Jefferson Zhou (MN '23 '24) present:



[center]IMAGE[/center]

[center]Image credits to Simon Joeng.[/center]

2024 MATHCOUNTS Nationals alumni from all across the nation have come together to administer the first-ever ELMOCOUNTS Competition, a mock written by the 2024 Nationals alumni given to the 2025 Nationals participants. By providing the next generation of mathletes with free, high quality practice, we're here to boast how strong of an alumni community MATHCOUNTS has, as well as foster interest in the beautiful art that is problem writing!

The tests and their corresponding submissions forms will be released here, on this thread, on Monday, April 21, 2025. The deadline is May 10, 2025. Tests can be administered asynchronously at your home or school, and your answers should be submitted to the corresponding submission form. If you include your AoPS username in your submission, you will be granted access to the private discussion forum on AoPS, where you can discuss the tests even before the deadline.
[list=disc]
[*] "How do I know these tests are worth my time?" [/*]
[*] "Who can participate?" [/*]
[*] "How do I sign up?" [/*]
[*] "What if I have multiple students?" [/*]
[*] "What if a problem is ambiguous, incorrect, etc.?" [/*]
[*] "Will there be solutions?" [/*]
[*] "Will there be a Countdown Round administered?" [/*]
[/list]
If you have any other questions, feel free to email us at elmocounts2025@gmail.com!
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vincentwant
Sunday at 6:29 PM
alex_xie
3 minutes ago
MOP Emails
hellohannah   91
N 12 minutes ago by peelybonehead
So mop emails are probably coming tomorrow, feel free to discuss here. I'll probably post when I hear that they're out unless I'm asleep
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hellohannah
Yesterday at 4:59 AM
peelybonehead
12 minutes ago
Discuss the Stanford Math Tournament Here
Aaronjudgeisgoat   287
N 37 minutes ago by megarnie
I believe discussion is allowed after yesterday at midnight, correct?
If so, I will put tentative answers on this thread.
By the way, does anyone know the answer to Geometry Problem 5? I was wondering if I got that one right
Also, if you put answers, please put it in a hide tag

Answers for the Algebra Subject Test
Estimated Algebra Cutoffs
Answers for the Geometry Subject Test
Estimated Geo Cutoffs
Answers for the Discrete Subject Test
Estimated Cutoffs for Discrete
Answers for the Team Round
Guts Answers
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Aaronjudgeisgoat
Apr 14, 2025
megarnie
37 minutes ago
trolling geometry problem
iStud   3
N an hour ago by iStud
Source: Monthly Contest KTOM April P3 Essay
Given a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with $BC<AD$ and $CD<AB$. Lines $BC$ and $AD$ intersect at $X$, and lines $CD$ and $AB$ intersect at $Y$. Let $E,F,G,H$ be the midpoints of sides $AB,BC,CD,DA$, respectively. Let $S$ and $T$ be points on segment $EG$ and $FH$, respectively, so that $XS$ is the angle bisector of $\angle{DXA}$ and $YT$ is the angle bisector of $\angle{DYA}$. Prove that $TS$ is parallel to $BD$ if and only if $AC$ divides $ABCD$ into two triangles with equal area.
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iStud
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iStud
an hour ago
3D geometry theorem
KAME06   1
N an hour ago by mathuz
Let $M$ a point in the space and $G$ the centroid of a tetrahedron $ABCD$. Prove that:
$$\frac{1}{4}(AB^2+AC^2+AD^2+BC^2+BD^2+CD^2)+4MG^2=MA^2+MB^2+MC^2+MD^2$$
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KAME06
5 hours ago
mathuz
an hour ago
MathILy 2025 Decisions Thread
mysterynotfound   16
N 2 hours ago by cweu001
Discuss your decisions here!
also share any relevant details about your decisions if you want
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mysterynotfound
Yesterday at 3:35 AM
cweu001
2 hours ago
IMO Shortlist 2012, Number Theory 6
mathmdmb   42
N 2 hours ago by ihategeo_1969
Source: IMO Shortlist 2012, Number Theory 6
Let $x$ and $y$ be positive integers. If ${x^{2^n}}-1$ is divisible by $2^ny+1$ for every positive integer $n$, prove that $x=1$.
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mathmdmb
Jul 26, 2013
ihategeo_1969
2 hours ago
GCD of a sequence
oVlad   7
N 3 hours ago by grupyorum
Source: Romania EGMO TST 2017 Day 1 P2
Determine all pairs $(a,b)$ of positive integers with the following property: all of the terms of the sequence $(a^n+b^n+1)_{n\geqslant 1}$ have a greatest common divisor $d>1.$
7 replies
oVlad
Yesterday at 1:35 PM
grupyorum
3 hours ago
Another System
worthawholebean   3
N 4 hours ago by P162008
Source: HMMT 2008 Guts Problem 33
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be nonzero real numbers such that $ a+b+c=0$ and $ a^3+b^3+c^3=a^5+b^5+c^5$. Find the value of
$ a^2+b^2+c^2$.
3 replies
worthawholebean
May 13, 2008
P162008
4 hours ago
Inequality with three conditions
oVlad   2
N 4 hours ago by Quantum-Phantom
Source: Romania EGMO TST 2019 Day 1 P3
Let $a,b,c$ be non-negative real numbers such that \[b+c\leqslant a+1,\quad c+a\leqslant b+1,\quad a+b\leqslant c+1.\]Prove that $a^2+b^2+c^2\leqslant 2abc+1.$
2 replies
oVlad
Yesterday at 1:48 PM
Quantum-Phantom
4 hours ago
GCD Functional Equation
pinetree1   61
N 4 hours ago by ihategeo_1969
Source: USA TSTST 2019 Problem 7
Let $f: \mathbb Z\to \{1, 2, \dots, 10^{100}\}$ be a function satisfying
$$\gcd(f(x), f(y)) = \gcd(f(x), x-y)$$for all integers $x$ and $y$. Show that there exist positive integers $m$ and $n$ such that $f(x) = \gcd(m+x, n)$ for all integers $x$.

Ankan Bhattacharya
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pinetree1
Jun 25, 2019
ihategeo_1969
4 hours ago
An easy FE
oVlad   3
N 4 hours ago by jasperE3
Source: Romania EGMO TST 2017 Day 1 P3
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that \[f(xy-1)+f(x)f(y)=2xy-1,\]for any real numbers $x{}$ and $y{}.$
3 replies
oVlad
Yesterday at 1:36 PM
jasperE3
4 hours ago
p^3 divides (a + b)^p - a^p - b^p
62861   49
N 4 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: USA January TST for IMO 2017, Problem 3
Prove that there are infinitely many triples $(a, b, p)$ of positive integers with $p$ prime, $a < p$, and $b < p$, such that $(a + b)^p - a^p - b^p$ is a multiple of $p^3$.

Noam Elkies
49 replies
62861
Feb 23, 2017
Ilikeminecraft
4 hours ago
Funny easy transcendental geo
qwerty123456asdfgzxcvb   1
N 5 hours ago by golue3120
Let $\mathcal{S}$ be a logarithmic spiral centered at the origin (ie curve satisfying for any point $X$ on it, line $OX$ makes a fixed angle with the tangent to $\mathcal{S}$ at $X$). Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a rectangular hyperbola centered at the origin, scaled such that it is tangent to the logarithmic spiral at some point.

Prove that for a point $P$ on the spiral, the polar of $P$ wrt. $\mathcal{H}$ is tangent to the spiral.
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qwerty123456asdfgzxcvb
Yesterday at 7:23 PM
golue3120
5 hours ago
Contest resources guide with levelling system (from AMC8 to USAMO/IMO)
Konigsberg   9
N Feb 19, 2025 by Andyluo
Source: own
Hi,

As part of my work with my country’s national olympiad system, I am developing a public resource guide on math contests. This guide covers every stage of contest participation, from complete beginners to those aiming for the highest levels of the USAMO and IMO.

I would be grateful for any feedback; if you have additional resource suggestions, please share them in this thread or by AoPS DM to foster discussion. I also particularly welcome comments as to whether a resource may be under/over-classified in the guide.

The following is the leveling system used, aligned with the corresponding tiers of the US contest framework. Note that the guide indicates the suggested practice contest or textbook for someone aspiring to reach the corresponding level, not someone currently at that level.

J: Strong middle-school student with little math exposure outside the curriculum
1A: Strong high-school student with little math exposure outside the curriculum, or Middle-school student scoring 20-35 at Mathcounts chapter
1B: AMC8* Honor Roll, AMC10 score of ~60-70
2A: AMC8 Distinguished HR, AMC10 score of ~80-90
2B: AIME qualifier (through either AMC10/12), AMC10 Honor Roll
3A: AMC10 Distinguished HR, AMC12 HR
3B: AMC12 Distinguished HR, USAJMO/USAMO Qualifier
4A: USAJMO Honorable Mention, USAMO ~50th percentile
4B: USAJMO Honors, USAMO Bronze, Red/Green MOP Cutoff
5A: USAJMO Top Honors, USAMO Silver, Blue MOP/TST Group Cutoff
5B: USAMO Gold, USAMO RMM/IMO team selection
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Konigsberg
Jan 24, 2025
Andyluo
Feb 19, 2025
Contest resources guide with levelling system (from AMC8 to USAMO/IMO)
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Hi,

As part of my work with my country’s national olympiad system, I am developing a public resource guide on math contests. This guide covers every stage of contest participation, from complete beginners to those aiming for the highest levels of the USAMO and IMO.

I would be grateful for any feedback; if you have additional resource suggestions, please share them in this thread or by AoPS DM to foster discussion. I also particularly welcome comments as to whether a resource may be under/over-classified in the guide.

The following is the leveling system used, aligned with the corresponding tiers of the US contest framework. Note that the guide indicates the suggested practice contest or textbook for someone aspiring to reach the corresponding level, not someone currently at that level.

J: Strong middle-school student with little math exposure outside the curriculum
1A: Strong high-school student with little math exposure outside the curriculum, or Middle-school student scoring 20-35 at Mathcounts chapter
1B: AMC8* Honor Roll, AMC10 score of ~60-70
2A: AMC8 Distinguished HR, AMC10 score of ~80-90
2B: AIME qualifier (through either AMC10/12), AMC10 Honor Roll
3A: AMC10 Distinguished HR, AMC12 HR
3B: AMC12 Distinguished HR, USAJMO/USAMO Qualifier
4A: USAJMO Honorable Mention, USAMO ~50th percentile
4B: USAJMO Honors, USAMO Bronze, Red/Green MOP Cutoff
5A: USAJMO Top Honors, USAMO Silver, Blue MOP/TST Group Cutoff
5B: USAMO Gold, USAMO RMM/IMO team selection
Attachments:
Math Contest Resource Guide.pdf (297kb)
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I think you kind of overestimate how hard the books are--maybe move them up down 1-2 spots? I'm not that familiar with a lot of the books but in my opinion, intermediate c&p is approachable for any AIME qualifier/AMC 10 honor roll and OTIS excerpts are approachable for AMC 10 DHR
there is a great variety of resources though :)
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Interesting, this might be a generational thing. Back in my day (I finished high school in the mid-2010s), there were far fewer resources so we typically aimed for near-complete mastery of the texts we came across! But I understand that current students prefer exposure to a wider range of topics, early on.

I also updated the level description to be that the level corresponds to a student aiming to reach that level.
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happypi31415 wrote:
I think you kind of overestimate how hard the books are--maybe move them up down 1-2 spots? I'm not that familiar with a lot of the books but in my opinion, intermediate c&p is approachable for any AIME qualifier/AMC 10 honor roll and OTIS excerpts are approachable for AMC 10 DHR
there is a great variety of resources though :)

As an amc 10 DHR, Otis excerpts are not approachable for amc 10 DHRs
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BS2012 wrote:
happypi31415 wrote:
I think you kind of overestimate how hard the books are--maybe move them up down 1-2 spots? I'm not that familiar with a lot of the books but in my opinion, intermediate c&p is approachable for any AIME qualifier/AMC 10 honor roll and OTIS excerpts are approachable for AMC 10 DHR
there is a great variety of resources though :)

As an amc 10 DHR, Otis excerpts are not approachable for amc 10 DHRs

I think it depends on the excerpt
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Volume 1 appears twice (in row 5 and row 12) in the book table
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I would recommend putting the key inside the PDF so viewers don't need to refer to the post
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1. In your PDF file, AIME is listed on Level 3A while here it is on Level 2B, is 3A in your PDF guide refer to the difficulties level?
2. Is Level 3B just slightly harder than 3A that why both still stay at 3 instead of 4?
3. For someone aim to reach the top 10% in AIME, which textbook level should they focus on?
4. Is Level 4 and above mainly proof based questions?
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Like…. In your pdf you said that usajmo has an equivalent difficulty with imo sl 3-4 which is not true in my opinion. Many many wicked combo problems place on there.
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Up to 3B this is very accurate, can't speak for 4A+ though
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