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k a April Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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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
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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!


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The above rules will be applied from next monday (5. march of 2007).
Feel free to discuss on this here.
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May 4, 2019
4-var inequality
RainbowNeos   0
19 minutes ago
Given $a,b,c,d>0$, show that
\[\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}\geq 4+\frac{8(a-c)^2}{(a+b+c+d)^2}.\]
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I'm trying to find a good math comp...
ysn613   4
N 21 minutes ago by Chonkachu
Okay, so I'm in sixth grade. I have been doing AMC 8 since fourth grade, but not anything else. I was wondering what other "good" math competitions there are that I am the right age for.

I'm also looking for prep tips for math competitions, because when I (mock)ace 2000-2010 AMC 8 and then get a 19 on the real thing when I was definitely able to solve everything, I feel like what I'm doing isn't really working. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks!
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Chonkachu
21 minutes ago
Find all integer pairs (m,n) such that 2^n! + 1 | 2^m! + 19
Goblik   0
42 minutes ago
Find all positive integer pairs $(m,n)$ such that $2^{n!} + 1 | 2^{m!} + 19$
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Goblik
42 minutes ago
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Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2024- P3
Lukaluce   15
N an hour ago by MATHS_ENTUSIAST
Source: JBMO 2024
Find all triples of positive integers $(x, y, z)$ that satisfy the equation

$$2020^x + 2^y = 2024^z.$$
Proposed by Ognjen Tešić, Serbia
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Lukaluce
Jun 27, 2024
MATHS_ENTUSIAST
an hour ago
AD is Euler line of triangle IKL
VicKmath7   16
N an hour ago by ErTeeEs06
Source: IGO 2021 Advanced P5
Given a triangle $ABC$ with incenter $I$. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ is tangent to $BC$ at $D$. Let $P$ and $Q$ be points on the side BC such that $\angle PAB = \angle BCA$ and $\angle QAC = \angle ABC$, respectively. Let $K$ and $L$ be the incenter of triangles $ABP$ and $ACQ$, respectively. Prove that $AD$ is the Euler line of triangle $IKL$.

Proposed by Le Viet An, Vietnam
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VicKmath7
Dec 30, 2021
ErTeeEs06
an hour ago
Twin Prime Diophantine
awesomeming327.   22
N an hour ago by MATHS_ENTUSIAST
Source: CMO 2025
Determine all positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $p$, where $p$ and $p+2$ are odd primes and
\[2^ap^b=(p+2)^c-1.\]
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awesomeming327.
Mar 7, 2025
MATHS_ENTUSIAST
an hour ago
Inequality with 3 variables and a special condition
Nuran2010   3
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: Azerbaijan Al-Khwarizmi IJMO TST 2024
For positive real numbers $a,b,c$ we have $3abc \geq ab+bc+ca$.
Prove that:

$\frac{1}{a^3+b^3+c}+\frac{1}{b^3+c^3+a}+\frac{1}{c^3+a^3+b} \leq \frac{3}{a+b+c}$.

Determine the equality case.
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sqing
an hour ago
Inspired by JK1603JK and arqady
sqing   1
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c $ be reals such that $  abc\neq 0$ and $ a+b+c=0.  $ Prove that
$$\left|\frac{a-2b}{c}\right|+\left|\frac{b-2c}{a} \right|+\left|\frac{c-2a}{b} \right|\ge \frac{1+3\sqrt{13+16\sqrt{2}}}{2}$$$$\left|\frac{a-3b}{c}\right|+\left|\frac{b-3c}{a}\right|+\left|\frac{c-3a}{b}\right|\ge  1+2\sqrt{13+16\sqrt{2}} $$
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sqing
an hour ago
sqing
an hour ago
How many approaches you got? (A lot)
IAmTheHazard   86
N an hour ago by User141208
Source: USAMO 2023/2
Let $\mathbb{R}^+$ be the set of positive real numbers. Find all functions $f \colon \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ such that, for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}^+$,
$$f(xy+f(x))=xf(y)+2.$$
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IAmTheHazard
Mar 23, 2023
User141208
an hour ago
An easiest problem ever
Asilbek777   0
2 hours ago
Simplify
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Asilbek777
2 hours ago
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Many Reflections form Cyclic
FireBreathers   0
2 hours ago
Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. The point $E$ is the reflection of $B$ $w.r.t$ the intersection of $AD$ and $BC$, the point $F$ is the reflection of $B$ $w.r.t$ midpoint of $CD$. Also let $G$ be the reflection of $A$ $w.r.t$ midpoint of $CE$. Show that $C,E,F,G,$ concyclic.
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FireBreathers
2 hours ago
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6 variable inequality
ChuongTk17   4
N 2 hours ago by arqady
Source: Own
Given real numbers a,b,c,d,e,f in the interval [-1;1] and positive x,y,z,t such that $$2xya+2xzb+2xtc+2yzd+2yte+2ztf=x^2+y^2+z^2+t^2$$. Prove that: $$a+b+c+d+e+f \leq 2$$
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ChuongTk17
Nov 29, 2024
arqady
2 hours ago
Berkeley mini Math Tournament Online 2025 - June 7
BerkeleyMathTournament   0
2 hours ago
Berkeley mini Math Tournament is a math competition hosted for middle school students once a year. Students compete in multiple rounds: individual round, team round, puzzle round, and relay round.

BmMT 2025 Online will be held on June 7th, and registration is OPEN! Registration is $8 per student. Our website https://berkeley.mt/events/bmmt-2025-online/ has more details about the event, past tests to practice with, and frequently asked questions. We look forward to building community and inspiring students as they explore the world of math!

3 out of 4 of the rounds are completed with a team, so it’s a great opportunity for students to work together. Beyond getting more comfortable with math and becoming better problem solvers, our team is preparing some fun post-competition activities!

Registration is open to students in grades 8 or below. You do not have to be local to the Bay Area or California to register for BmMT Online. Students may register as a team of 1, but it is beneficial to compete on a team of at least 3 due to our scoring guideline and for the experience.

We hope you consider attending, or if you are a parent or teacher, that you encourage your students to think about attending BmMT. Thank you, and once again find more details/register at our website,https://berkeley.mt.
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BerkeleyMathTournament
2 hours ago
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How to get good at comp math
fossasor   28
N 3 hours ago by Konigsberg
I'm a rising ninth grader who wasn't in the school math league this year, and basically put aside comp math for a year. Unfortunately, that means that now that I'm in high school and having the epiphany about how important comp math actually is, and how much it would help my chances of getting involved in other math-related programs. In addition, I do enjoy math in general, and suspect that things like the AMCs are probably going to be some of the best practice I can get. What this all means is that I'm trying to go from mediocre to orz, 2 years after I probably should have started if I wanted to be any good.

So my question is: how do I get good at comp math?

This year, my scores on AMC 10 (and these are the highest I've ever gotten) were a 73.5 and an 82.5 (AMC 8 was 21/25, but that doesn't matter much). This is not good enough to qualify for AIME, and I probably need to raise my performance on each by at least 10 points. I've been decently good in the past at Number Theory, but I need to work on Geo and Combinatorics, and I'm trying to find the best resources to do that. My biggest flaw is probably not knowing many algorithms like Stars and Bars, and the path is clear here (learn them) but I'm still not sure which ones I need to know.

I'm aware that some of this advice is going to be something like "Practice 5 hours a day and start hardgrinding" or something along those lines. Unfortunately, I have other extracurriculars I need to balance, and for me, time is a limiting resource. My parents are somewhat frowning upon me doing a lot of comp math, which limits my time as well. I have neither the time nor motivation to do more than an hour a day, and in practice, I don't think I can be doing that consistently. As such, I would need to make that time count.

I know this is a very general question, and that aops is chock-full of detailed advice for math competitions. However, I'd appreciate it if anyone here could help me out, or show me the best resources I should use to get started. What mocks are any good, or what textbooks should I use? Where do I get the best practice with the shortest time? Is there some place I can find a list of useful formulas that have appeared in math comps before?

All advice is welcome!

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fossasor
Apr 10, 2025
Konigsberg
3 hours ago
Alternate american competitions
fmasroor   15
N Jun 8, 2014 by countyguy
I have realized that I hate how the US way of getting into IMO because I really suck at computation problems. Other countries begin with proof based ones and stick with that, but US does computation and then proof. I suppose it's good for easy grading since there are a bunch of people taking the first level and lesser as you go up. However I absolutely suck at these.

Are there any alternate US competitions that are only divided by grade level? Eg. Tournament of Towns (but that's Russian or something) is just one thing, all proof based, divided by grade level. Anything like that in the US?
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Alternate american competitions
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I have realized that I hate how the US way of getting into IMO because I really suck at computation problems. Other countries begin with proof based ones and stick with that, but US does computation and then proof. I suppose it's good for easy grading since there are a bunch of people taking the first level and lesser as you go up. However I absolutely suck at these.

Are there any alternate US competitions that are only divided by grade level? Eg. Tournament of Towns (but that's Russian or something) is just one thing, all proof based, divided by grade level. Anything like that in the US?
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BAy area math olympiad
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But I live in the 305
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fmasroor wrote:
I have realized that I hate how the US way of getting into IMO because I really suck at computation problems. Other countries begin with proof based ones and stick with that, but US does computation and then proof. I suppose it's good for easy grading since there are a bunch of people taking the first level and lesser as you go up. However I absolutely suck at these.

Are there any alternate US competitions that are only divided by grade level? Eg. Tournament of Towns (but that's Russian or something) is just one thing, all proof based, divided by grade level. Anything like that in the US?


I would like to say that the AMCs are necessary to build a barrage of tricks that will definitely prove useful on Olympiads. But then the AIME is unnecessary.
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You can take the USAMTS.
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Uh, ARML/HMMT etc power? Unfortunately there are not many proof only major competitions. If you want to be successful on math contests, you should be able to do computational stuff as well (and there's really not much explanation for only being good at proof math, in my opinion).
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Also, other countries may start with proof since there is generally a smaller number of interested students. In the US, there needs to be screening stages since there is simply not enough staff to grade thousands of proofs.
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I personally think that there should be more than just AMC and AIME, the selection should be a composite of AMC,AIME, HMMT, ARML, and other contest to provide a more accurate picture, however this may cost money that AMC might not have.
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A composite of those competitions wouldn't be viable; PUMaC, HMMT, and ARML are not affiliated with the MAA, and problem quality is.. questionable at times (although the same can probably be said for AMC/AIME in certain years). Regionally coordinated olympiads (like USAMTS operated semi-locally) would probably resemble the Chinese regional Olympiad system the most, but funding is limited.

Furthermore, partitioning qualifiers between the AMC/AIME route and a proposed Olympiad qualification process would be difficult/nearly impossible to do, making the process unnecessarily complicated for the MAA. The process they have now works for the purposes of increasing interest in math, while also being effective in selecting the USA IMO team. There are anomalies from time to time (perhaps quite frequently, myself and many of my friends included), but as a general rule the AMC and AIME serve their purpose, while the selection process for the USAMO has usually been effective at selecting strong students.

To more directly answer fmasroor's question, there aren't that many. Florida will have a statewide Olympiad of multiple rounds, coordinated through the Florida Student Association of Mathematics, starting this fall (formerly known as the Florida Online Math Olympiad in 2012). Besides the USAMTS, few other options exist. However, you have done very well at PUMaC and HMMT, so your computational ability isn't as bad as you make it out to be.
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I'll give you some multiple choice question practice:

Which of the below is most likely to improve your computational math ability?

A) Insisting you are bad at computational math
B) Avoiding computational math
C) Complaining about some competitions emphasizing computational math
D) Practicing computational math
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E) learning math very well.
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AndrewKwon97 wrote:
Florida will have a statewide Olympiad of multiple rounds, coordinated through the Florida Student Association of Mathematics, starting this fall (formerly known as the Florida Online Math Olympiad in 2012). Besides the USAMTS, few other options exist. However, you have done very well at PUMaC and HMMT, so your computational ability isn't as bad as you make it out to be.

How would I join that? I am very interested.

Also, fmasroor, you were amazing in figuring out how the answer to that 80999 question on the ARML tryout test was 8. I could never have done that in a million years. That problem is computational math, and what you did shows connectedness between computational and proof math. Do some AIME rather than hang around on the Pre-Olympiad forum.

You could try to
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BOGTRO wrote:
I'll give you some multiple choice question practice:

Which of the below is most likely to improve your computational math ability?

A) Insisting you are bad at computational math
B) Avoiding computational math
C) Complaining about some competitions emphasizing computational math
D) Practicing computational math

How about just doing olympiad math and neglecting computational math?
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yugrey wrote:
How about just doing olympiad math and neglecting computational math?

I'm living proof that this is not the right path if you want to be completely successful in competitions.

However, that doesn't mean that this isn't the most fun path :P.
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mapletree14
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yugrey wrote:
BOGTRO wrote:
I'll give you some multiple choice question practice:

Which of the below is most likely to improve your computational math ability?

A) Insisting you are bad at computational math
B) Avoiding computational math
C) Complaining about some competitions emphasizing computational math
D) Practicing computational math

How about just doing olympiad math and neglecting computational math?

I personally think that the skills necessary are very much interrelated - this does work.


Hmm, there is the Putnam as well, for 12th graders :P
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countyguy
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The other thing that must be remembered is that when you are an adult in the math world, it's not like your AIME score determines your status. In one of the AIME Math Jams I went to/read the transcript of, DPatrick said he does not remember his AIME score because it is so irrelevant in the adult math world. And that is from somebody in one of the most AIME-related math jobs in the country!
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