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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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May 1, 2025
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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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Sep 9, 2019
v_Enhance
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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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ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
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May 4, 2019
Sad Algebra
tastymath75025   46
N a few seconds ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: 2019 USAMO 6, by Titu Andreescu and Gabriel Dospinescu
Find all polynomials $P$ with real coefficients such that $$\frac{P(x)}{yz}+\frac{P(y)}{zx}+\frac{P(z)}{xy}=P(x-y)+P(y-z)+P(z-x)$$holds for all nonzero real numbers $x,y,z$ satisfying $2xyz=x+y+z$.

Proposed by Titu Andreescu and Gabriel Dospinescu
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tastymath75025
Apr 18, 2019
Ilikeminecraft
a few seconds ago
USAMO Medals
YauYauFilter   50
N 9 minutes ago by ConfidentKoala4
YauYauFilter
Apr 24, 2025
ConfidentKoala4
9 minutes ago
Will I fail again
hashbrown2009   8
N 39 minutes ago by anticodon
so this year I got 34 on JMO 772 774 and got docked 1 point from top honors + mop

I just got info that I pretty much cannot do math for the rest of summer due to family reasons, and the only time I have is winter break

do you guys think it's enough time to practice/grind to qualify mop through USAMO, or should I tell my parents to reschedule the stuff because I really want to make mop

(Note: I'm aiming for like 25+ on USAMO so at least silver but I'm not sure that's realistic given the circumstances i'm in)
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hashbrown2009
Today at 1:54 PM
anticodon
39 minutes ago
Equilateral triangle formed by circle and Fermat point
Mimii08   0
an hour ago
Source: Heard from a friend
Hi! I found this interesting geometry problem and I would really appreciate help with the proof.

Let ABC be an acute triangle, and let T be the Fermat (Torricelli) point of triangle ABC. Let A1, B1, and C1 be the feet of the perpendiculars from T to the sides BC, AC, and AB, respectively. Let ω be the circle passing through points A1, B1, and C1. Let A2, B2, and C2 be the second points where ω intersects the sides BC, AC, and AB, respectively (different from A1, B1, C1).

Prove that triangle A2B2C2 is equilateral.

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Mimii08
an hour ago
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Jane street swag package? USA(J)MO
arfekete   15
N an hour ago by llddmmtt1
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
Yesterday at 4:34 PM
llddmmtt1
an hour ago
Problem 3 IMO 2005 (Day 1)
Valentin Vornicu   121
N an hour ago by Rayvhs
Let $x,y,z$ be three positive reals such that $xyz\geq 1$. Prove that
\[ \frac { x^5-x^2 }{x^5+y^2+z^2} + \frac {y^5-y^2}{x^2+y^5+z^2} + \frac {z^5-z^2}{x^2+y^2+z^5} \geq 0 . \]
Hojoo Lee, Korea
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Valentin Vornicu
Jul 13, 2005
Rayvhs
an hour ago
geo problem saved from graveyard
CrazyInMath   1
N 2 hours ago by Curious_Droid
Source: 3rd KYAC Math-A P5
Given triangle $ABC$ and orthocenter $H$. The foot from $H$ to $BC, CA, AB$ is $D, E, F$ respectively. A point $L$ satisfies that $\odot(LBA)$ and $\odot(LCA)$ are both tangent to $BC$. A circle passing through $B, E$ and tangent to $\odot(BHC)$ intesects $BC$ at another point $P$. $X$ is an arbitrary point on $\odot(PDE)$, and $Y$ is the second intesection point of $\odot(BXE)$ and $\odot(CXD)$.
Prove that $H, Y, L, C$ are concyclic.

Proposed by CrazyInMath.
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CrazyInMath
Feb 8, 2025
Curious_Droid
2 hours ago
From a well-known prob
m4thbl3nd3r   3
N 2 hours ago by aaravdodhia
Find all primes $p$ so that $$\frac{7^{p-1}-1}{p}$$can be a perfect square
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m4thbl3nd3r
Oct 10, 2024
aaravdodhia
2 hours ago
weird conditions in geo
Davdav1232   1
N 2 hours ago by NO_SQUARES
Source: Israel TST 7 2025 p1
Let \( \triangle ABC \) be an isosceles triangle with \( AB = AC \). Let \( D \) be a point on \( AC \). Let \( L \) be a point inside the triangle such that \( \angle CLD = 90^\circ \) and
\[
CL \cdot BD = BL \cdot CD.
\]Prove that the circumcenter of triangle \( \triangle BDL \) lies on line \( AB \).
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Davdav1232
3 hours ago
NO_SQUARES
2 hours ago
Functional equation on R
rope0811   15
N 2 hours ago by ezpotd
Source: IMO ShortList 2003, algebra problem 2
Find all nondecreasing functions $f: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that
(i) $f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1;$
(ii) $f(a) + f(b) = f(a)f(b) + f(a + b - ab)$ for all real numbers $a, b$ such that $a < 1 < b$.

Proposed by A. Di Pisquale & D. Matthews, Australia
15 replies
rope0811
Sep 30, 2004
ezpotd
2 hours ago
all functions satisfying f(x+yf(x))+y = xy + f(x+y)
falantrng   34
N 3 hours ago by LenaEnjoyer
Source: Balkan MO 2025 P3
Find all functions $f\colon \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$,
\[f(x+yf(x))+y = xy + f(x+y).\]
Proposed by Giannis Galamatis, Greece
34 replies
falantrng
Apr 27, 2025
LenaEnjoyer
3 hours ago
Miklos Schweitzer 1971_7
ehsan2004   1
N 3 hours ago by pi_quadrat_sechstel
Let $ n \geq 2$ be an integer, let $ S$ be a set of $ n$ elements, and let $ A_i , \; 1\leq i \leq m$, be distinct subsets of $ S$ of size at least $ 2$ such that \[ A_i \cap A_j \not= \emptyset, A_i \cap A_k \not= \emptyset, A_j \cap A_k \not= \emptyset, \;\textrm{imply}\ \;A_i \cap A_j \cap A_k \not= \emptyset \ .\] Show that $ m \leq 2^{n-1}-1$.

P. Erdos
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ehsan2004
Oct 29, 2008
pi_quadrat_sechstel
3 hours ago
Functional equation with a twist (it's number theory)
Davdav1232   0
3 hours ago
Source: Israel TST 8 2025 p2
Prove that for all primes \( p \) such that \( p \equiv 3 \pmod{4} \) or \( p \equiv 5 \pmod{8} \), there exist integers
\[
1 \leq a_1 < a_2 < \cdots < a_{(p-1)/2} < p
\]such that
\[
\prod_{\substack{1 \leq i < j \leq (p-1)/2}} (a_i + a_j)^2 \equiv 1 \pmod{p}.
\]
0 replies
Davdav1232
3 hours ago
0 replies
Grid combi with T-tetrominos
Davdav1232   0
3 hours ago
Source: Israel TST 8 2025 p1
Let \( f(N) \) denote the maximum number of \( T \)-tetrominoes that can be placed on an \( N \times N \) board such that each \( T \)-tetromino covers at least one cell that is not covered by any other \( T \)-tetromino.

Find the smallest real number \( c \) such that
\[
f(N) \leq cN^2
\]for all positive integers \( N \).
0 replies
Davdav1232
3 hours ago
0 replies
Mock AMC 12 2012
python123   27
N Feb 2, 2015 by DivideBy0
Hi all!

Contest season is coming up! To help with the preparation, I'm planning to host a mock AMC 12 soon. I would like to make it an online contest, so that you guys can submit answers and we can post scores, and so on. I'm putting the tentative dates as the weekend of Jan 21-22, during which sending in answers is allowed. Of course, problems will be available for practice after that as well.

Sounds good? Keep practicing, and stay posted! :)

UPDATE: Problems have been posted; please see below. You have until 11:59PM Pacific Time, Sunday 22nd, to PM me the answers.

As usual, 6 points for a correct answer, 1.5 points for not answering, and 0 points for a wrong answer.
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python123
Jan 4, 2012
DivideBy0
Feb 2, 2015
Mock AMC 12 2012
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Hi all!

Contest season is coming up! To help with the preparation, I'm planning to host a mock AMC 12 soon. I would like to make it an online contest, so that you guys can submit answers and we can post scores, and so on. I'm putting the tentative dates as the weekend of Jan 21-22, during which sending in answers is allowed. Of course, problems will be available for practice after that as well.

Sounds good? Keep practicing, and stay posted! :)

UPDATE: Problems have been posted; please see below. You have until 11:59PM Pacific Time, Sunday 22nd, to PM me the answers.

As usual, 6 points for a correct answer, 1.5 points for not answering, and 0 points for a wrong answer.
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Will the difficulty level be similar to past AMC 12s? There are some mock contests that are noticeably harder than the real contests.
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aeryde.xin wrote:
Will the difficulty level be similar to past AMC 12s? There are some mock contests that are noticeably harder than the real contests.

Yes, it should be similar. The test will be posted this weekend! :lol:
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See the problems here:

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Do we need to pm our solutions too or just the letter answer?
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Cortana wrote:
Do we need to pm our solutions too or just the letter answer?

Letter answers are good enough :)
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About 1.5 more days to submit answers :)
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Contest is over. You may discuss the problems.

Answers:
DCAED EBECC DBACA DDAEE ACBEB

One common mistake worth pointing out is on #13. The problem states that $x$ and $y$ are distinct, and that makes the correct answer A rather than D.

The top 6 scorers are:
exmath89 138
yankeefan6795 130.5
benjamin7xx 130.5
donutsupernova 127.5
VIPMaster 121.5
harbinger_of_doom 117.5

Thank you all, and good luck on the real tests!
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Would anyone happen to have solutions for the last 3 problems?
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You can use the mean-value theorem for $25$.
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@Diehard, could you explain this "mean-value theorem"?

#23 Solution

#24 Solution
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My mistake, this isn't really the mean-value theorem; it just looks like it. Since $2^{x}>x$ everywhere, all we need to do is translate $y=x$ until it's tangent to the graph of $y=2^{x}$. So essentially, the derivative at some point $(x,2^{x})$ must equal the slope of the line $y=x$, namely, $1$. Now it's easy to find $x$.
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Wow how do you come up with that solution during the test?
my solution to 23
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I actually did come up with that during the test (unofficial). :wink: However, I thought this test was too easy (22 looks like a challenge problem from a school textbook) and contained too many problems from previous years.
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Can someone post solutions to 16 and 22? Thanks
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it may be easier to find the altitudes to the diagonal.
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Diehard wrote:
My mistake, this isn't really the mean-value theorem; it just looks like it. Since $2^{x}>x$ everywhere, all we need to do is translate $y=x$ until it's tangent to the graph of $y=2^{x}$. So essentially, the derivative at some point $(x,2^{x})$ must equal the slope of the line $y=x$, namely, $1$. Now it's easy to find $x$.

Could someone post a solution to #25 that does not require calculus?

Thanks.
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Does anyone have a solution for 15, 18, 19
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Didnt get 18 or 19... :(
22, I used law of cosines and bcsina/2. Think it's nicer than herons formula.

On 10, I actually used Vieta's instead of just pluging and chugging (didn't realize the roots were 2 and 5 :wallbash_red: )

I think some of the last 5 could have been swapped with some of the problems before it
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I am not sure how you would do #25 without a calculator and knowledge of calculus.
Solution
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I still don't get it. So mod 3 it becomes $1,0,0,0....$ which does what?
Some idea for #25
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exmath89
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Solution for #19

And for Problem #15, note that after $1!+2!+3!$, the rest end in a $3$ mod $10$. $3$ can't be the units digit of a perfect square, so we only have $1$ and $9$.
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harbinger_of_doom
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Oh what, I must have messed up. I got that the majority of them become 2 mod 3 which is impossible. My bad! :( (talk about getting the right answer on accident)
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pr0likethis
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jsut did this on my own and got a 124.5, with 13, 17 wrong and omitting 18, 23, 24 (did the calc solution to 25)
Very much so not as well as i hope to get in a couple of weeks :(
@exmath those two solutions are awesome...i even had those ideas! i just didnt go through with them.
can someone post solutions to 13, 17, 18? 13 and 17 i'm pretty srue i just made silly mistakes, but i'm unsure of where.
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quantumbyte
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@prolikethis: How did you do #25 without a calculator(unless you magically know the log of the ln of 2).
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carmelninja
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I have an issue with the answer for #17

Here is my work:
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Is there anything wrong with my work? Or should the answer be (A)?
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DivideBy0
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carmelninja wrote:
Is there anything wrong with my work? Or should the answer be (A)?
pr0likethis wrote:
17 i'm pretty srue i just made silly mistakes, but i'm unsure of where.

AHSME 1996 #14, essentially this exact problem, has answer 400.
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