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jwelsh   0
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We are halfway through summer, so be sure to carve out some time to keep your skills sharp and explore challenging topics at AoPS Online and our AoPS Academies (including the Virtual Campus)!

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jwelsh
Jul 1, 2025
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Probability that x/y is odd
Stear14   2
N 2 hours ago by Stear14
Part A. $\ $ Let $\ x,y\in U[0,1]$. $\ $ Find the probability that the nearest integer to the ratio $\ x/y\ $ is odd.

Part B. $\ $ Let $\ x,y\in N(0,1)$. $\ $ Find the probability that the nearest integer to the ratio $\ x/y\ $ is odd.

In both cases, give the answers not as infinite series, but in terms of elementary functions and known constants.
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Inequality
Martin.s   5
N 5 hours ago by solyaris


For \( n = 2, 3, \dots \), the following inequalities hold:

\[
-\frac{1}{3} \leq \frac{\sin(n\theta)}{n \sin \theta} \leq \frac{\sqrt{6}}{9}
\quad \text{for } \frac{\pi}{n} \leq \theta \leq \pi - \frac{\pi}{n},
\]
and

\[
-\frac{1}{3} \leq \frac{\sin(n\theta)}{n \sin \theta} \leq \frac{1}{5}
\quad \text{for } \frac{\pi}{n} \leq \theta \leq \frac{\pi}{2}.
\]
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Martin.s
Jun 23, 2025
solyaris
5 hours ago
Quadratic surface and its tangent plane
RainbowNeos   0
6 hours ago
Given a n*n symmetric real matrix $A$ with full rank. Suppose that $A$ has at least two positive eigenvalues and at least one negative eigenvalue. Show that for all $x\in\mathbb{R}^{n*1}$ such that $x^T A x=1$, there exists $y\neq x$ such that $y^T A x = y^T A y = 1$.
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RainbowNeos
6 hours ago
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positive derivative at local max
tobiSALT   1
N 6 hours ago by Mathzeus1024
Source: CIMA Math Olympiad 2023 P3
Let $f : [0, 1] \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function with continuous derivative such that $f(0) = 0$ and $f(1) = 1$. Show that there exists a real number $t$ such that $f'(t) > 0$ and $f(t) > f(s)$ for all $s$ such that $0 \le s < t$.
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tobiSALT
Nov 18, 2024
Mathzeus1024
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Putnam 2016 B1
Kent Merryfield   22
N 6 hours ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Let $x_0,x_1,x_2,\dots$ be the sequence such that $x_0=1$ and for $n\ge 0,$
\[x_{n+1}=\ln(e^{x_n}-x_n)\](as usual, the function $\ln$ is the natural logarithm). Show that the infinite series
\[x_0+x_1+x_2+\cdots\]converges and find its sum.
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Kent Merryfield
Dec 4, 2016
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
6 hours ago
Generalization of 2014 Brazilian Revenge Problem
zqy648   0
Today at 9:30 AM
Source: 2023 June 谜之竞赛-7
Let \( k \geq 2 \) be an integer, and let \( f, g \) be non-constant integer-coefficient polynomials with positive leading coefficients. A positive integer \( n \) is called good if $f(n) \mid k^{g(n)} - 1.$

Prove that there exists a positive real constant \( c \) such that for any integer \( n \geq 3 \), the number of good integers among \( 1, 2, \cdots, n \) does not exceed \(\dfrac{cn \ln \ln n}{\ln n}.\)

Created by Mucong Sun, Tianjin Experimental Binhai School
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zqy648
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Function x_1!...x_n!=m!
zqy648   0
Today at 9:26 AM
Source: 2023 May 谜之竞赛-6
Let \( m, n \) be positive integers, and \( x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_n \) be integers greater than 1 satisfying
\[x_1! \cdot x_2! \cdots x_n! = m!.\]Prove that: (1) \( n \leq 1 + \log_2 m \); (2) There exists a positive real constant \( c \) such that for sufficiently large \( m \),
\[\max\{x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_n\} > m - c \cdot \frac{\ln m}{\ln \ln m}.\]Created by Mucong Sun, Tianjin Experimental Binhai School
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zqy648
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Matrix equation
Natrium   3
N Today at 8:59 AM by Natrium
If $A$ is a complex matrix with $AA^*A=A^3,$ prove that $A$ is self-adjoint, i.e., that $A^*=A.$
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Natrium
Jul 12, 2025
Natrium
Today at 8:59 AM
NT By Probabilistic Method
EthanWYX2009   0
Today at 6:57 AM
Source: 2024 March 谜之竞赛-6
Given a positive integer \( k \) and a positive real number \( \varepsilon \), prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers \( n \) for which we can find pairwise coprime integers \( n_1, n_2, \cdots, n_k \) less than \( n \) satisfying
\[\text{gcd}(\varphi(n_1), \varphi(n_2), \cdots, \varphi(n_k)) \geq n^{1-\varepsilon}.\]Proposed by Cheng Jiang from Tsinghua University
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EthanWYX2009
Today at 6:57 AM
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a sequence of a polynomial
truongphatt2668   3
N Today at 3:28 AM by truongphatt2668
Let a sequence of polynomial defined by: $P_0(x) = x$ and $P_{n+1}(x) = -2xP_n(x) + P'_n(x), \forall n \in \mathbb{N}$.
Find: $P_{2017}(0)$
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truongphatt2668
Yesterday at 2:22 PM
truongphatt2668
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Minimum value
Martin.s   5
N Today at 2:52 AM by aaravdodhia
What is the minimum value of
$$
\frac{|a + b + c + d| \left( |a - b| |b - c| |c - d| + |b - a| |c - a| |d - a| \right)}{|a - b| |b - c| |c - d| |d - a|}
$$over all triples $a, b, c, d$ of distinct real numbers such that
$a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = 3(ab + bc + cd + da).$

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Martin.s
Oct 17, 2024
aaravdodhia
Today at 2:52 AM
Aproximate ln(2) using perfect numbers
YLG_123   7
N Today at 12:04 AM by vincentwant
Source: Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad 2024, Level U, Problem 1
A positive integer \(n\) is called perfect if the sum of its positive divisors \(\sigma(n)\) is twice \(n\), that is, \(\sigma(n) = 2n\). For example, \(6\) is a perfect number since the sum of its positive divisors is \(1 + 2 + 3 + 6 = 12\), which is twice \(6\). Prove that if \(n\) is a positive perfect integer, then:
\[
\sum_{p|n} \frac{1}{p + 1} < \ln 2 < \sum_{p|n} \frac{1}{p - 1}
\]where the sums are taken over all prime divisors \(p\) of \(n\).
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YLG_123
Oct 12, 2024
vincentwant
Today at 12:04 AM
Putnam 2003 B3
btilm305   35
N Yesterday at 2:50 PM by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Show that for each positive integer n, \[n!=\prod_{i=1}^n \; \text{lcm} \; \{1, 2, \ldots, \left\lfloor\frac{n}{i} \right\rfloor\}\](Here lcm denotes the least common multiple, and $\lfloor x\rfloor$ denotes the greatest integer $\le x$.)
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btilm305
Jun 23, 2011
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Yesterday at 2:50 PM
Simple integuration
obihs   1
N Yesterday at 2:21 PM by Litvinov
Source: Own
Find the value of
$$\int_1^2\dfrac{\ln x}{(x^2-2x+2)^2}dx$$
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obihs
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Litvinov
Yesterday at 2:21 PM
real analysis difficult concepts
am_11235...   0
Jul 2, 2025
Source: AMM, proposed by Cesar Adolfo Hernandez Melo
Let $f$ be a convex, continuously differentiable function from $[1,\infty)$ to $\mathbb{R}$ such that $f'(x)>0$ for all $x\geq1$. Prove that the improper integral $\int_1^\infty\frac{dx}{f'(x)}$ is convergent if and only if the series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left(f^{-1}(f(n)+\epsilon)-n\right)$ is convergent for all $\epsilon>0$.
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Let $f$ be a convex, continuously differentiable function from $[1,\infty)$ to $\mathbb{R}$ such that $f'(x)>0$ for all $x\geq1$. Prove that the improper integral $\int_1^\infty\frac{dx}{f'(x)}$ is convergent if and only if the series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left(f^{-1}(f(n)+\epsilon)-n\right)$ is convergent for all $\epsilon>0$.
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