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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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[*]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
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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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NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Book Recomendations
HiCalculus   1
N 2 minutes ago by trangbui
Hi, can anyone recommend a few books or websites/sources which could help me prepare for this year's AMC 10? I am aiming to qualify for AIME. Also, in addition to the recommendations for AMC 10, it would be great if somebody could also recommend some sources to prepare for a competition like BmMT (for BmMT, I am aiming for top 20%) or just middle/high school math contests in general.
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HiCalculus
7 minutes ago
trangbui
2 minutes ago
Recommend number theory books
MoonlightNT   5
N 36 minutes ago by Andyluo
I’m preparing AIME and USA(J)MO.
Can you recommend specifically Number theory books?
I already had intro NT of AOSP.
Thank you
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MoonlightNT
Today at 1:50 PM
Andyluo
36 minutes ago
prove that at least one of them is divisible by some other member of the set.
Martin.s   0
an hour ago
Given \( n + 1 \) integers \( a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{n+1} \), each less than or equal to \( 2n \), prove that at least one of them is divisible by some other member of the set.
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Martin.s
an hour ago
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estimate for \( a_1 \) is the best possible
Martin.s   0
an hour ago
Let \( a_1 < a_2 < \cdots < a_n < 2n \) be positive integers such that no one of them is divisible by any other member of the sequence. Then
\[
a_1 \geq 2^k,
\]where \( k \) is defined by the inequalities
\[
3^k < 2n < 3^{k+1}.
\]This estimate for \( a_1 \) is the best possible.
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Martin.s
an hour ago
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best possible estimate.
Martin.s   0
an hour ago
Let \( a_1 < a_2 < \cdots < a_n < 2n \) be a sequence of positive integers. Then
\[
\max \left( (a_i, a_j) \right) > \frac{38n}{147} - c,
\]where \( c \) is a constant independent of \( n \), and \( (a_i, a_j) \) denotes the greatest common divisor of \( a_i \) and \( a_j \). This is the best possible estimate.
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Martin.s
an hour ago
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Polynomial
Fang-jh   6
N an hour ago by yofro
Source: Chinese TST 2007 1st quiz P3
Prove that for any positive integer $ n$, there exists only $ n$ degree polynomial $ f(x),$ satisfying $ f(0) = 1$ and $ (x + 1)[f(x)]^2 - 1$ is an odd function.
6 replies
Fang-jh
Jan 3, 2009
yofro
an hour ago
collinear wanted, toucpoints of incircle related
parmenides51   2
N an hour ago by Tamam
Source: 2018 Thailand October Camp 1.2
Let $\Omega$ be the inscribed circle of a triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Let $D, E$ and $F$ be the tangency points of $\Omega$ and the sides $BC, CA$ and $AB$, respectively, and let $AD, BE$ and $CF$ intersect $\Omega$ at $K, L$ and $M$, respectively, such that $D, E, F, K, L$ and $M$ are all distinct. The tangent line of $\Omega$ at $K$ intersects $EF$ at $X$, the tangent line of $\Omega$ at $L$ intersects $DE$ at $Y$ , and the tangent line of $\Omega$ at M intersects $DF$ at $Z$. Prove that $X,Y$ and $Z$ are collinear.
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parmenides51
Oct 15, 2020
Tamam
an hour ago
show that there are at least eight vertices where exactly three edges meet.
Martin.s   0
an hour ago
If all the faces of a convex polyhedron have central symmetry, show that there are at least eight vertices where exactly three edges meet. (The cube has exactly eight such vertices.)
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Martin.s
an hour ago
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Nice problem
Martin.s   0
an hour ago
If \(p\) is a prime and \(n \geq p\), then
\[
n! \sum_{pi+j=n} \frac{1}{p^i i! j!} \equiv 0 \pmod{p}.
\]
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Martin.s
an hour ago
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2-var inequality
sqing   12
N an hour ago by ytChen
Source: Own
Let $ a,b> 0 ,a^3+ab+b^3=3.$ Prove that
$$ (a+b)(a+1)(b+1) \leq 8$$$$ (a^2+b^2)(a+1)(b+1) \leq 8$$Let $ a,b> 0 ,a^3+ab(a+b)+b^3=3.$ Prove that
$$ (a+b)(a+1)(b+1) \leq \frac{3}{2}+\sqrt[3]{6}+\sqrt[3]{36}$$
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sqing
Yesterday at 1:35 PM
ytChen
an hour ago
MOP Emails Out! (not clickbait)
Mathandski   107
N an hour ago by Martin2001
What an emotional roller coaster the past 34 days have been.

Congrats to all that qualified!
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Mathandski
Apr 22, 2025
Martin2001
an hour ago
Mustang Math Recruitment is Open!
MustangMathTournament   9
N an hour ago by LaylaNoor
The Interest Form for joining Mustang Math is open!

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MustangMathTournament
May 24, 2025
LaylaNoor
an hour ago
How many friends can sit in that circle at most?
Arytva   4
N 2 hours ago by JohannIsBach

A group of friends sits in a ring. Each friend picks a different whole number and holds a stone marked with it. Then they pass their stone one seat to the right so everyone ends up with two stones: one they made and one they received. Now they notice something odd: if your original number is $x$, your right-neighbor’s is $y$, and the next person over is $z$, then for every trio in the circle they see

$$
x + z = (2 - x)\,y.
$$
They want as many friends as possible before this breaks (since all stones must stay distinct).

How many friends can sit in that circle at most?
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Arytva
Today at 10:00 AM
JohannIsBach
2 hours ago
Bisectors, perpendicularity and circles
JuanDelPan   15
N 2 hours ago by zuat.e
Source: Pan-American Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad 2022, Problem 3
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB< AC$. Denote by $P$ and $Q$ points on the segment $BC$ such that $\angle BAP = \angle CAQ < \frac{\angle BAC}{2}$. $B_1$ is a point on segment $AC$. $BB_1$ intersects $AP$ and $AQ$ at $P_1$ and $Q_1$, respectively. The angle bisectors of $\angle BAC$ and $\angle CBB_1$ intersect at $M$. If $PQ_1\perp AC$ and $QP_1\perp AB$, prove that $AQ_1MPB$ is cyclic.
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JuanDelPan
Oct 27, 2022
zuat.e
2 hours ago
USAJMO #5 - points on a circle
hrithikguy   208
N Apr 28, 2025 by Adywastaken
Points $A,B,C,D,E$ lie on a circle $\omega$ and point $P$ lies outside the circle. The given points are such that (i) lines $PB$ and $PD$ are tangent to $\omega$, (ii) $P, A, C$ are collinear, and (iii) $DE \parallel AC$. Prove that $BE$ bisects $AC$.
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hrithikguy
Apr 28, 2011
Adywastaken
Apr 28, 2025
USAJMO #5 - points on a circle
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Points $A,B,C,D,E$ lie on a circle $\omega$ and point $P$ lies outside the circle. The given points are such that (i) lines $PB$ and $PD$ are tangent to $\omega$, (ii) $P, A, C$ are collinear, and (iii) $DE \parallel AC$. Prove that $BE$ bisects $AC$.
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Students in 2009-2010 WOOT should have found this problem very familiar....
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What was the woot problems.
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It was:
WOOT wrote:
Points P and Q are on $ \odot O$ and Z is outside $ \odot O$ such that ZP and ZQ are tangent to the circle. Points A and B are on the circle such that PA is parallel to ZB. Let line ZB meet the circle again at point C. Show that QA passes through the midpoint of segment BC.

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Admin/latexrender/pictures/1f80cc77f28c6c24c01ef28189e7d8a8.png
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2011 Practice AIME III problem 2. WOOT students must be having a good year.
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yeah. 2 aime problems? really?
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WOW, WOOT is just too good at predicting problems. Or maybe there's some AMC problem writer in the committee disguised as a WOOT student. :)

And of course, luck had it that I just HAD to be too young and inexperienced for WOOT 2009-2010, and I just HAD to take AIME 1 instead of AIME 2. Yay.
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Will there be any classes on the same level of WOOT over the summer?
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Anyways,
Solution

@professordad: lol same here.
@hrithikguy: Mathematical Tapas :P Though it's not competition-oriented, I believe it's around the same audience.
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I did it by using a phantom point, by showing that if it's not the bisector, then there's gonna be a contradiction with angle measurements. Will that work?
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lolwut I think that usually, AIME 2 =/= USAJMO 2 :P.

So I did some angle chasing...
sketch...
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nsato
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Not only has it appeared in WOOT, this problem also appeared on last year's Sharygin geometry olympiad:
http://www.geometry.ru/olimp/sharygin/2010/zaochsol-e.pdf (problem 16)
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=374577
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I thought this one was easy, thanks to the Olympiad Geometry class.
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Although my solution was really long and rather crude(it took me almost 2 hours), I was able to angle chase and prove that angle MCW, where W is the center of the circle and M is the point of intersection between AC and BE, is a right angle. It involved drawing an insane amount of lines( you need to extend a bunch of lines and drop an altitude), but I am quite happy I was able to solve the problem.
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abacadaea
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hmm
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