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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
Goals for 2025-2026
Airbus320-214   2
N 6 minutes ago by AshAuktober
Please write down your goal/goals for competitions here for 2025-2026.
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Airbus320-214
2 hours ago
AshAuktober
6 minutes ago
MOP Emails Out! (not clickbait)
Mathandski   104
N 13 minutes ago by ohiorizzler1434
What an emotional roller coaster the past 34 days have been.

Congrats to all that qualified!
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Mathandski
Apr 22, 2025
ohiorizzler1434
13 minutes ago
Combi Geo
Adywastaken   2
N an hour ago by lakshya2009
Source: NMTC 2024/8
A regular polygon with $100$ vertices is given. To each vertex, a natural number from the set $\{1,2,\dots,49\}$ is assigned. Prove that there are $4$ vertices $A, B, C, D$ such that if the numbers $a, b, c, d$ are assigned to them respectively, then $a+b=c+d$ and $ABCD$ is a parallelogram.
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Adywastaken
Yesterday at 3:58 PM
lakshya2009
an hour ago
Brilliant guessing game on triples
Assassino9931   1
N an hour ago by Sardor_lil
Source: Al-Khwarizmi Junior International Olympiad 2025 P8
There are $100$ cards on a table, flipped face down. Madina knows that on each card a single number is written and that the numbers are different integers from $1$ to $100$. In a move, Madina is allowed to choose any $3$ cards, and she is told a number that is written on one of the chosen cards, but not which specific card it is on. After several moves, Madina must determine the written numbers on as many cards as possible. What is the maximum number of cards Madina can ensure to determine?

Shubin Yakov, Russia
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Assassino9931
Yesterday at 9:46 AM
Sardor_lil
an hour ago
in n^2-9 has 6 positive divisors than GCD (n-3, n+3)=1
parmenides51   7
N an hour ago by AylyGayypow009
Source: Greece JBMO TST 2016 p3
Positive integer $n$ is such that number $n^2-9$ has exactly $6$ positive divisors. Prove that GCD $(n-3, n+3)=1$
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parmenides51
Apr 29, 2019
AylyGayypow009
an hour ago
The familiar right angle from the orthocenter
buratinogigle   2
N 2 hours ago by jainam_luniya
Source: Own, HSGSO P6
Let $ABC$ be a triangle inscribed in a circle $\omega$ with orthocenter $H$ and altitude $BE$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $AH$. Line $BM$ meets $\omega$ again at $P$. Line $PE$ meets $\omega$ again at $Q$. Let $K$ be the orthogonal projection of $E$ on the line $BC$. Line $QK$ meets $\omega$ again at $G$. Prove that $GA\perp GH$.
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buratinogigle
4 hours ago
jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
a deep thinking topic. either useless or extraordinary , not yet disovered
jainam_luniya   5
N 2 hours ago by jainam_luniya
Source: 1.99999999999....................................................................1. it this possible or not we can debate
it can be a new discovery in world or NT
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jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
Divisibilty...
Sadigly   4
N 2 hours ago by jainam_luniya
Source: Azerbaijan Junior NMO 2025 P2
Find all $4$ consecutive even numbers, such that the sum of their squares divides the square of their product.
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Sadigly
Yesterday at 9:07 PM
jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
ioqm to imo journey
jainam_luniya   2
N 2 hours ago by jainam_luniya
only imginative ones are alloud .all country and classes or even colleges
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jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
Inequality
Sadigly   5
N 2 hours ago by jainam_luniya
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P5
For positive real numbers $x;y;z$ satisfying $0<x,y,z<2$, find the biggest value the following equation could acquire:


$$(2x-yz)(2y-zx)(2z-xy)$$
5 replies
Sadigly
May 9, 2025
jainam_luniya
2 hours ago
D'B, E'C and l are congruence.
cronus119   7
N 2 hours ago by Tkn
Source: 2022 Iran second round mathematical Olympiad P1
Let $E$ and $F$ on $AC$ and $AB$ respectively in $\triangle ABC$ such that $DE || BC$ then draw line $l$ through $A$ such that $l || BC$ let $D'$ and $E'$ reflection of $D$ and $E$ to $l$ respectively prove that $D'B, E'C$ and $l$ are congruence.
7 replies
cronus119
May 22, 2022
Tkn
2 hours ago
a set of $9$ distinct integers
N.T.TUAN   17
N 2 hours ago by hlminh
Source: APMO 2007
Let $S$ be a set of $9$ distinct integers all of whose prime factors are at most $3.$ Prove that $S$ contains $3$ distinct integers such that their product is a perfect cube.
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N.T.TUAN
Mar 31, 2007
hlminh
2 hours ago
Past USAMO Medals
sdpandit   2
N 3 hours ago by sdpandit
Does anyone know where to find lists of USAMO medalists from past years? I can find the 2025 list on their website, but they don't seem to keep lists from previous years and I can't find it anywhere else. Thanks!
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sdpandit
May 8, 2025
sdpandit
3 hours ago
Geo is back??
GoodMorning   137
N 4 hours ago by Siddharthmaybe
Source: 2023 USAJMO Problem 2/USAMO Problem 1
In an acute triangle $ABC$, let $M$ be the midpoint of $\overline{BC}$. Let $P$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $C$ to $AM$. Suppose that the circumcircle of triangle $ABP$ intersects line $BC$ at two distinct points $B$ and $Q$. Let $N$ be the midpoint of $\overline{AQ}$. Prove that $NB=NC$.

Proposed by Holden Mui
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GoodMorning
Mar 23, 2023
Siddharthmaybe
4 hours ago
USA(J)MO Statistics Out
BS2012   53
N Apr 24, 2025 by maxamc
Source: MAA edvistas page
https://maa.edvistas.com/eduview/report.aspx?view=1561&mode=6
who were the 2 usamo perfects
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BS2012
Apr 23, 2025
maxamc
Apr 24, 2025
USA(J)MO Statistics Out
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who were the 2 usamo perfects
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looks like the whole "usamts doesn't affect cutoffs" was a whole bunch of bs. at least according to evan chen's statistics of 2024, there were only four more oly participants than last year, despite the +50 increase from usamts. (you get the idea, these numbers apparently aren't very precise)

please don’t take this the wrong way. I support the usamts pathway, if it's reworked a bit; I’m just saying that usamts (most likely) did affect cutoffs.
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looking at official statistics it looks like they took 19 less people...
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looking at official maa statistics from 2024, usajmo had 24 less participants in 2025 and usamo had 5 more
@below oops
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BS2012 wrote:
looking at official maa statistics from 2024, usajmo had 24 less participants in 2025 and usamo had 5 less
no usamo had 5 more
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BS2012 wrote:
who were the 2 usamo perfects

Math4Life2020
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looks like the whole "usamts doesn't affect cutoffs" was a whole bunch of bs. at least according to evan chen's statistics of 2024, there were only four more oly participants than last year, despite the +50 increase from usamts. (you get the idea, these numbers apparently aren't very precise)

yeah, that explains why the cutoffs were so high this year
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rhydon516 wrote:
looks like the whole "usamts doesn't affect cutoffs" was a whole bunch of bs. at least according to evan chen's statistics of 2024, there were only four more oly participants than last year, despite the +50 increase from usamts. (you get the idea, these numbers apparently aren't very precise)

where’s the +50 increase coming from? as far as I know there was less than 10 people that qualified through usamts but not amc.
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womp womp
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um ok? i’m still right?
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no you are not
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rhydon516 wrote:
looks like the whole "usamts doesn't affect cutoffs" was a whole bunch of bs. at least according to evan chen's statistics of 2024, there were only four more oly participants than last year, despite the +50 increase from usamts. (you get the idea, these numbers apparently aren't very precise)

yup exactly!!!
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no you are not

where’s your data bro :sob: you telling me you know 50 people that made usamo through usamts but not amc
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no you are not

where’s your data bro :sob: you telling me you know 50 people that made usamo through usamts but not amc

i am falsifying your claim that at most 10 people made through usamts and not amc
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i am falsifying your claim that at most 10 people made through usamts and not amc

so where’s your data/proof?
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