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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.

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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
Harmonic Mean
Happytycho   4
N an hour ago by elizhang101412
Source: Problem #2 2016 AMC 12B
The harmonic mean of two numbers can be calculated as twice their product divided by their sum. The harmonic mean of $1$ and $2016$ is closest to which integer?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 45 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 504 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 1008 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 2015 $
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Happytycho
Feb 21, 2016
elizhang101412
an hour ago
Simple but hard
Lukariman   1
N 2 hours ago by Giant_PT
Given triangle ABC. Outside the triangle, construct rectangles ACDE and BCFG with equal areas. Let M be the midpoint of DF. Prove that CM passes through the center of the circle circumscribing triangle ABC.
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Lukariman
3 hours ago
Giant_PT
2 hours ago
RMM 2013 Problem 3
dr_Civot   79
N 2 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle $\omega$. The lines $AB$ and $CD$ meet at $P$, the lines $AD$ and $BC$ meet at $Q$, and the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$ meet at $R$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $PQ$, and let $K$ be the common point of the segment $MR$ and the circle $\omega$. Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle $KPQ$ and $\omega$ are tangent to one another.
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dr_Civot
Mar 2, 2013
Ilikeminecraft
2 hours ago
Collinearity with orthocenter
liberator   181
N 3 hours ago by Giant_PT
Source: IMO 2013 Problem 4
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with orthocenter $H$, and let $W$ be a point on the side $BC$, lying strictly between $B$ and $C$. The points $M$ and $N$ are the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$, respectively. Denote by $\omega_1$ is the circumcircle of $BWN$, and let $X$ be the point on $\omega_1$ such that $WX$ is a diameter of $\omega_1$. Analogously, denote by $\omega_2$ the circumcircle of triangle $CWM$, and let $Y$ be the point such that $WY$ is a diameter of $\omega_2$. Prove that $X,Y$ and $H$ are collinear.

Proposed by Warut Suksompong and Potcharapol Suteparuk, Thailand
181 replies
liberator
Jan 4, 2016
Giant_PT
3 hours ago
Jane street swag package? USA(J)MO
arfekete   31
N 4 hours ago by vsarg
Hey! People are starting to get their swag packages from Jane Street for qualifying for USA(J)MO, and after some initial discussion on what we got, people are getting different things. Out of curiosity, I was wondering how they decide who gets what.
Please enter the following info:

- USAMO or USAJMO
- Grade
- Score
- Award/Medal/HM
- MOP (yes or no, if yes then color)
- List of items you got in your package

I will reply with my info as an example.
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arfekete
May 7, 2025
vsarg
4 hours ago
Suggestions for preparing for AMC 12
peppermint_cat   2
N 4 hours ago by peppermint_cat
So, I have decided to attempt taking the AMC 12 this fall. I don't have any experience with math competitions, and I thought that here might be a good place to see if anyone who has taken the AMC 12 (or done any other math competitions) has any suggestions on what to expect, how to prepare, etc. Thank you!
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peppermint_cat
5 hours ago
peppermint_cat
4 hours ago
[MAIN ROUND STARTS MAY 17] OMMC Year 5
DottedCaculator   61
N 5 hours 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:
https://www.ommcofficial.org/sample
https://www.ommcofficial.org/2022-documents
https://www.ommcofficial.org/2023-documents
https://www.ommcofficial.org/ommc-amc

How will the test be held?/How do I sign up?

Solo teams?

Test Policy

Timeline:
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.

Final Round: May 26th - May 28th
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.

Conclusion of Competition: Early June
Solutions will be released, winners announced, and prizes sent out to winners.

Scoring:

Prizes:

I have more questions. Whom do I ask?

We hope for your participation, and good luck!

OMMC staff

OMMC’S 2025 EVENTS ARE SPONSORED BY:

[list]
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[/list]


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DottedCaculator
Apr 26, 2025
fuzimiao2013
5 hours ago
GMO 2024 P1
Z4ADies   5
N Yesterday at 11:11 PM by awesomeming327.
Source: Geometry Mains Olympiad (GMO) 2024 P1
Let \( ABC \) be an acute triangle. Define \( I \) as its incenter. Let \( D \) and \( E \) be the incircle's tangent points to \( AC \) and \( AB \), respectively. Let \( M \) be the midpoint of \( BC \). Let \( G \) be the intersection point of a perpendicular line passing through \( M \) to \( DE \). Line \( AM \) intersects the circumcircle of \( \triangle ABC \) at \( H \). The circumcircle of \( \triangle AGH \) intersects line \( GM \) at \( J \). Prove that quadrilateral \( BGCJ \) is cyclic.

Author:Ismayil Ismayilzada (Azerbaijan)
5 replies
Z4ADies
Oct 20, 2024
awesomeming327.
Yesterday at 11:11 PM
Problem 5 (Second Day)
darij grinberg   78
N Yesterday at 6:38 PM by cj13609517288
Source: IMO 2004 Athens
In a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, the diagonal $BD$ bisects neither the angle $ABC$ nor the angle $CDA$. The point $P$ lies inside $ABCD$ and satisfies \[\angle PBC=\angle DBA\quad\text{and}\quad \angle PDC=\angle BDA.\] Prove that $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral if and only if $AP=CP$.
78 replies
darij grinberg
Jul 13, 2004
cj13609517288
Yesterday at 6:38 PM
concyclic wanted, PQ = BP, cyclic quadrilateral and 2 parallelograms related
parmenides51   2
N Yesterday at 6:31 PM by SuperBarsh
Source: 2011 Italy TST 2.2
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral in which the lines $BC$ and $AD$ meet at a point $P$. Let $Q$ be the point of the line $BP$, different from $B$, such that $PQ = BP$. We construct the parallelograms $CAQR$ and $DBCS$. Prove that the points $C, Q, R, S$ lie on the same circle.
2 replies
parmenides51
Sep 25, 2020
SuperBarsh
Yesterday at 6:31 PM
Perpendicular passes from the intersection of diagonals, \angle AEB = \angle CED
NO_SQUARES   1
N Yesterday at 5:49 PM by mathuz
Source: 239 MO 2025 10-11 p3
Inside of convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ point $E$ was chosen such that $\angle DAE = \angle CAB$ and $\angle ADE = \angle CDB$. Prove that if perpendicular from $E$ to $AD$ passes from the intersection of diagonals of $ABCD$, then $\angle AEB = \angle CED$.
1 reply
NO_SQUARES
May 5, 2025
mathuz
Yesterday at 5:49 PM
Angle Relationships in Triangles
steven_zhang123   2
N Yesterday at 5:30 PM by Captainscrubz
In $\triangle ABC$, $AB > AC$. The internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ and the external angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersect the ray $BC$ at points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Given that $CE - CD = 2AC$, prove that $\angle ACB = 2\angle ABC$.
2 replies
steven_zhang123
Wednesday at 11:09 PM
Captainscrubz
Yesterday at 5:30 PM
Two circles, a tangent line and a parallel
Valentin Vornicu   105
N Yesterday at 5:25 PM by Fly_into_the_sky
Source: IMO 2000, Problem 1, IMO Shortlist 2000, G2
Two circles $ G_1$ and $ G_2$ intersect at two points $ M$ and $ N$. Let $ AB$ be the line tangent to these circles at $ A$ and $ B$, respectively, so that $ M$ lies closer to $ AB$ than $ N$. Let $ CD$ be the line parallel to $ AB$ and passing through the point $ M$, with $ C$ on $ G_1$ and $ D$ on $ G_2$. Lines $ AC$ and $ BD$ meet at $ E$; lines $ AN$ and $ CD$ meet at $ P$; lines $ BN$ and $ CD$ meet at $ Q$. Show that $ EP = EQ$.
105 replies
Valentin Vornicu
Oct 24, 2005
Fly_into_the_sky
Yesterday at 5:25 PM
Prove angles are equal
BigSams   51
N Yesterday at 5:21 PM by Fly_into_the_sky
Source: Canadian Mathematical Olympiad - 1994 - Problem 5.
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle. Let $AD$ be the altitude on $BC$, and let $H$ be any interior point on $AD$. Lines $BH,CH$, when extended, intersect $AC,AB$ at $E,F$ respectively. Prove that $\angle EDH=\angle FDH$.
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BigSams
May 13, 2011
Fly_into_the_sky
Yesterday at 5:21 PM
0 on JMO P2
dogeA   25
N Apr 22, 2025 by wsgcuhladoo
Source: USAJMO 2025 Problem 2
I got a 0 on this problem but I'm not really sure why, as I should be at least on the right track? Can someone tell me why I got a 0?
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dogeA
Apr 22, 2025
wsgcuhladoo
Apr 22, 2025
0 on JMO P2
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I got a 0 on this problem but I'm not really sure why, as I should be at least on the right track? Can someone tell me why I got a 0?
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llddmmtt1
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this is not readable
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Danielzh
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Ur handwriting bro...
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Demetri
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this is not readable
Ur handwriting bro...
This is why you didn't make MOP /j
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a part of me wants to roast dogeA
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jellybeanzzz
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They’ll grade it if it’s legible. This is legible.
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I can't read the handwriting thats probably the reason why.
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it's definitely legible, but you have to try pretty hard to read it
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ezpotd
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just dont think this deserves partials, handwriting isnt the issue?

the rubric likely revolves around you computing the explicit base 2n expansion, if you fail to do this its likely worthless progress (best case you deserved a 1)
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llddmmtt1
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Demetri wrote:
this is not readable
Ur handwriting bro...
This is why you didn't make MOP /j

what
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Demetri wrote:
this is not readable
Ur handwriting bro...
This is why you didn't make MOP /j

He got perfect on JMO :skull:
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Pengu14 wrote:
Demetri wrote:
this is not readable
Ur handwriting bro...
This is why you didn't make MOP /j

He got perfect on JMO :skull:

conflicting information here
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Pengu14
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BS2012 wrote:
Pengu14 wrote:

He got perfect on JMO :skull:

conflicting information here

He’s Canadian
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vincentwant
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I know who dogeA is and he is not canadian
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Lhaj3
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I know who dogeA is and he is not canadian

they're talking about llddmmtt1 not dogeA
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greenturtle3141
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The handwriting (while not very good) is perfectly readable. This is not the reason.
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Kempu33334
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First, only consider $n$ such that $n > 2 \uparrow \uparrow k$ (This is to eliminate any cases where a number $C$ pops up such that $C>n$ which would case a huge headache). Consider how many $(2n)^{(k-1)}$s divide into $n^k$. There are $\left\lfloor \frac{n}{2^{k-1}} \right\rfloor$ of them. Assume $n \equiv a_{k-1} \mod 2^{k-1}$. Since $a_{k-1}$ is odd, $a_{k-1} \ge 1$. Then the first digit of $n^k$ base $2n$ has value $\dfrac{n-a_{k-1}}{2^{k-1}}$. The remainder of the number has value $a_{k-1}n^{k-1}$. \[\left\lfloor \dfrac{a_k n^{k-1}}{(2n)^{k-2}} \right \rfloor\]is the 2nd digit from the left. This equals $\left\lfloor \dfrac{a_{k-1}n}{2^{k-2}} \right \rfloor$. Since $1<a_{k-1}<2^{k-1}$, we have that \[\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{2^{n-2}} \right \rfloor \le \left\lfloor \dfrac{a_{k-1}n}{2^{n-2}} \right\rfloor < 2n.\]If we let $a_{k-1}n \equiv a_{k-2} \mod 2^{k-2}$, we notice that $a_{k-2}$ is odd, so $a_{k-2} \ge 1$. Similar logic can be applied for the 3rd digit, and the 4th, etc. Then (?) the first digit equals $\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{2^k-1} \right\rfloor$, the second digit is greater than or equal to $\left\lfloor \dfrac{n}{2^{k-2}} \right\rfloor$, etc. Since all these values can be arbitrarily large if $n$ is arbitrarily large, then no matter the value of $d$, we can choose a $N$ such that all digits are greater than or equal to values greater than $d$.

That was a pain.
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Kempu33334 wrote:
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Its not $n \le a_{k-1} \mod 2^{k-1}$ its $n \equiv a_{k-1} \mod 2^{k-1}$
maybe that was the reason...
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Actually it was probably congruent symbol then.
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I know dogeA and have met him and can confirm he is canadian frfr
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Not sure exactly if this matters, but a possibility is that since he didn’t put the headers, they don’t know his id, and other info (pg numbers too) they gave 0?
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Not legible.
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it is legible, totally did not deserve a 0
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take it as a lesson, whether it "deserved" a 0 or not, to practice handwriting. Reading this literally makes people angry
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elasticwealth wrote:
take it as a lesson, whether it "deserved" a 0 or not, to practice handwriting. Reading this literally makes people angry

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