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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
May 1, 2025
May is an exciting month! National MATHCOUNTS is the second week of May in Washington D.C. and our Founder, Richard Rusczyk will be presenting a seminar, Preparing Strong Math Students for College and Careers, on May 11th.

Are you interested in working towards MATHCOUNTS and don’t know where to start? We have you covered! If you have taken Prealgebra, then you are ready for MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Basics. Already aiming for State or National MATHCOUNTS and harder AMC 8 problems? Then our MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Advanced course is for you.

Summer camps are starting next month at the Virtual Campus in math and language arts that are 2 - to 4 - weeks in duration. Spaces are still available - don’t miss your chance to have an enriching summer experience. There are middle and high school competition math camps as well as Math Beasts camps that review key topics coupled with fun explorations covering areas such as graph theory (Math Beasts Camp 6), cryptography (Math Beasts Camp 7-8), and topology (Math Beasts Camp 8-9)!

Be sure to mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:
[list][*]May 9th, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, Casework 2: Overwhelming Evidence — A Text Adventure, a game where participants will work together to navigate the map, solve puzzles, and win! All are welcome.
[*]May 19th, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, What's Next After Beast Academy?, designed for students finishing Beast Academy and ready for Prealgebra 1.
[*]May 20th, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 1 Math Jam, Problems 1 to 4, join the Canada/USA Mathcamp staff for this exciting Math Jam, where they discuss solutions to Problems 1 to 4 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz!
[*]May 21st, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 2 Math Jam, Problems 5 and 6, Canada/USA Mathcamp staff will discuss solutions to Problems 5 and 6 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz![/list]
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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
Distinct Integers with Divisibility Condition
tastymath75025   17
N 32 minutes ago by quantam13
Source: 2017 ELMO Shortlist N3
For each integer $C>1$ decide whether there exist pairwise distinct positive integers $a_1,a_2,a_3,...$ such that for every $k\ge 1$, $a_{k+1}^k$ divides $C^ka_1a_2...a_k$.

Proposed by Daniel Liu
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tastymath75025
Jul 3, 2017
quantam13
32 minutes ago
IMO 2011 Problem 1
Amir Hossein   102
N 32 minutes ago by Jupiterballs
Given any set $A = \{a_1, a_2, a_3, a_4\}$ of four distinct positive integers, we denote the sum $a_1 +a_2 +a_3 +a_4$ by $s_A$. Let $n_A$ denote the number of pairs $(i, j)$ with $1 \leq  i < j \leq 4$ for which $a_i +a_j$ divides $s_A$. Find all sets $A$ of four distinct positive integers which achieve the largest possible value of $n_A$.

Proposed by Fernando Campos, Mexico
102 replies
Amir Hossein
Jul 18, 2011
Jupiterballs
32 minutes ago
harmonic quadrilateral
Lukariman   2
N 33 minutes ago by Lukariman
Given quadrilateral ABCD inscribed in a circle with center O. CA:CB= DA:DB are satisfied. M is any point and d is a line parallel to MC. Radial projection M transforms A,B,D onto line d into A',B',D'. Prove that B' is the midpoint of A'D'.
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Lukariman
Today at 6:36 AM
Lukariman
33 minutes ago
Find the angle alpha [Iran Second Round 1994]
Amir Hossein   4
N 35 minutes ago by Mysteriouxxx
In the following diagram, $O$ is the center of the circle. If three angles $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ be equal, find $\alpha.$
IMAGE
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Amir Hossein
Nov 26, 2010
Mysteriouxxx
35 minutes ago
Inequality
lgx57   1
N 41 minutes ago by DAVROS
Source: Own
$a,b>0$,$a^4+a^2b^2+b^4=k$.Find the min of $4a^2-ab+4b^2$.

$a,b>0$,$a^4-a^2b^2+b^4=k$.Find the min of $4a^2-ab+4b^2$.
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lgx57
5 hours ago
DAVROS
41 minutes ago
Calculating sum of the numbers
Sadigly   2
N an hour ago by Gggvds1
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P4
A $3\times3$ square is filled with numbers $1;2;3...;9$.The numbers inside four $2\times2$ squares is summed,and arranged in an increasing order. Is it possible to obtain the following sequences as a result of this operation?

$\text{a)}$ $24,24,25,25$

$\text{b)}$ $20,23,26,29$
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Sadigly
Today at 7:56 AM
Gggvds1
an hour ago
Help me identify what should i focus in alcumus for contest's each problem
Hope_and_fight   0
an hour ago

So this file i have attached is a sample test from my upcoming regional schools' math contest. This is just a test sample, i was looking for problems as similar as to these so i have more material to practice with. Unfortunately i don't have much time to read the whole books the contest is already soon. I want to test myself as much as possible with problems, also Alcumus shows from what section of the book it is. so i can kinda cram the pages

TLDR: I WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD POINT ON WHAT TO FOCUS ON ALCUMUS FOR EACH OF THESE CONTEST PROBLEMS. AND SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH. I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF MATH IN THERE:)
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Hope_and_fight
an hour ago
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Divisibility..
Sadigly   1
N an hour ago by Mathzeus1024
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P2
Find all $4$ consecutive even numbers, such that the square of their product is divisible by the sum of their squares.
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Sadigly
Today at 7:37 AM
Mathzeus1024
an hour ago
official solution of IGO
ABCD1728   7
N 2 hours ago by ABCD1728
Source: IGO official website
Where can I get the official solution of IGO for 2023 and 2024, there are some inhttps://imogeometry.blogspot.com/p/iranian-geometry-olympiad.html, but where can I find them on the official website, thanks :)
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ABCD1728
May 4, 2025
ABCD1728
2 hours ago
Combo geo with circles
a_507_bc   10
N 2 hours ago by EthanWYX2009
Source: 239 MO 2024 S8
There are $2n$ points on the plane. No three of them lie on the same straight line and no four lie on the same circle. Prove that it is possible to split these points into $n$ pairs and cover each pair of points with a circle containing no other points.
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a_507_bc
May 22, 2024
EthanWYX2009
2 hours ago
k (Another) Reaper bug
RedChameleon   3
N Yesterday at 7:44 PM by jlacosta
Sbarrack updated the home page of reaper. Now when I want to click on current or upcoming games, when I click the buttons, they do not redirect me to the game.

I have not recorded footage because I'm lazy but I'm currently on a Chromebook and I'm using Chrome.
3 replies
RedChameleon
Yesterday at 5:43 PM
jlacosta
Yesterday at 7:44 PM
Introducing myself at AoPS, and what's your magic wand?
asuth_asuth   1065
N Yesterday at 7:38 PM by Craftybutterfly
Hi!

I'm Andrew Sutherland. I'm the new Chief Product Officer at AoPS. As you may have read, Richard is retiring and Ben Kornell and I are working together to lead the company now. I'm leading all the software and digital stuff at AoPS. I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself! I'm really excited to be part of the special community that is AoPS.

Previously, I founded Quizlet as a 15-year-old high school student. I did Course 6 at MIT and then left to lead Quizlet full-time for a total of 14 years. I took a few years off and now I'm doing AoPS! I wrote more about all that on my blog: https://asuth.com/im-joining-aops

I have a question for all of you. If you could wave a magic wand, and change anything about AoPS, what would it be? All suggestions welcome! Thank you.
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asuth_asuth
Mar 30, 2025
Craftybutterfly
Yesterday at 7:38 PM
k Is it a error for reaper
tyrantfire4   5
N Yesterday at 7:14 PM by k1glaucus
I was going to reap on reaper and it put me on a strange reaper page I figured out to to reap by using the url
https://artofproblemsolving.com/reaper/reaper?id=85and changing the 85 but it was so weird I kept the page
5 replies
tyrantfire4
Yesterday at 6:20 PM
k1glaucus
Yesterday at 7:14 PM
Reaper bug
ChessPanther   3
N Yesterday at 4:45 PM by Craftybutterfly
In reaper game 96 it says it begins in 3 days but when you look at the upcoming games it says it starts on June 10th? I don't know which it starts on.
3 replies
ChessPanther
Yesterday at 12:33 PM
Craftybutterfly
Yesterday at 4:45 PM
Search function in private messages not working
WisteriaV   2
N Mar 12, 2025 by mathlearner2357
For the past while, the search function in private messages hasn’t been working. Whenever I search for anything, it says, “No topics here!” after trying to load for a while. I’ve tried different devices (laptop and ipad) and browsers (chrome on both devices, safari on ipad, and microsoft edge on laptop), and the results are the same. I’ve also had friends say the same happens for them.
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WisteriaV
Mar 12, 2025
mathlearner2357
Mar 12, 2025
Search function in private messages not working
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For the past while, the search function in private messages hasn’t been working. Whenever I search for anything, it says, “No topics here!” after trying to load for a while. I’ve tried different devices (laptop and ipad) and browsers (chrome on both devices, safari on ipad, and microsoft edge on laptop), and the results are the same. I’ve also had friends say the same happens for them.
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It only works in forums.
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#1 Same issue here

#2 Yeah the normal search function is only supposed to work in forums
But there's also a seperate PM Search Function which is supposed to search PMs
But unfortunately it never loads any results
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