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May 1, 2025
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jlacosta
May 1, 2025
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Point inside parallelogram
BigSams   21
N 3 minutes ago by Want-to-study-in-NTU-MATH
Source: Canadian Mathematical Olympiad - 1997 - Problem 4.
The point $O$ is situated inside the parallelogram $ABCD$ such that $\angle AOB+\angle COD=180^{\circ}$. Prove that $\angle OBC=\angle ODC$.
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BigSams
May 7, 2011
Want-to-study-in-NTU-MATH
3 minutes ago
Geometry
MathsII-enjoy   1
N 5 minutes ago by MathsII-enjoy
Given triangle $ABC$ inscribed in $(O)$ with $M$ being the midpoint of $BC$. The tangents at $B, C$ of $(O)$ intersect at $D$. Let $N$ be the projection of $O$ onto $AD$. On the perpendicular bisector of $BC$, take a point $K$ that is not on $(O)$ and different from M. Circle $(KBC)$ intersects $AK$ at $F$. Lines $NF$ and $AM$ intersect at $E$. Prove that $AEF$ is an isosceles triangle.
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MathsII-enjoy
May 15, 2025
MathsII-enjoy
5 minutes ago
Probably a good lemma
Zavyk09   5
N 13 minutes ago by Orzify
Source: found when solving exercises
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with circumcircle $\omega$. Arbitrary points $E, F$ on $AC, AB$ respectively. Circumcircle $\Omega$ of triangle $AEF$ intersects $\omega$ at $P \ne A$. $BE$ intersects $CF$ at $I$. $PI$ cuts $\Omega$ and $\omega$ at $K, L$ respectively. Construct parallelogram $KFRE$. Prove that $A, R, L$ are collinear.
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Zavyk09
Yesterday at 12:50 PM
Orzify
13 minutes ago
System of Equations
P162008   0
37 minutes ago
If $a,b$ and $c$ are complex numbers such that

$\sum_{cyc} ab = 23$

$\frac{a}{c + a} + \frac{b}{a + b} + \frac{c}{b + c} = -1$

$\frac{a^2b}{b + c} + \frac{b^2c}{c + a} + \frac{c^2a}{a + b} = 202$

Compute $\sum_{cyc} a^2.$
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P162008
37 minutes ago
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D1033 : A problem of probability for dominoes 3*1
Dattier   1
N 38 minutes ago by Dattier
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $G$ a grid of 9*9, we choose a little square in $G$ of this grid three times, we can choose three times the same.

What the probability of cover with 3*1 dominoes this grid removed by theses little squares (one, two or three) ?
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Dattier
May 15, 2025
Dattier
38 minutes ago
2022 MARBLE - Mock ARML I -8 \frac{a}{b+c}+\frac{b}{c+a}+\frac{c}{a+b}=32
parmenides51   3
N an hour ago by P162008
Let $a,b,c$ complex numbers with $ab+ +bc+ca = 61$ such that
$$\frac{1}{b+c}+\frac{1}{c+a}+\frac{1}{a+b}= 5$$$$\frac{a}{b+c}+\frac{b}{c+a}+\frac{c}{a+b}=32.$$Find the value of $abc$.
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parmenides51
Jan 14, 2024
P162008
an hour ago
ISI 2025
Zeroin   1
N an hour ago by alexheinis
Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of natural numbers and let $(a_i,b_i),1 \leq i \leq 9$ denote $9$ ordered pairs in $\mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N}$. Prove that there exist $3$ distinct elements in the set $2^{a_i}3^{b_i}$ for $1 \leq i \leq 9$ whose product is a perfect cube.
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Zeroin
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Pell's Equation
Entrepreneur   1
N 2 hours ago by MihaiT
A Pells Equation is defined as follows $$x^2-1=ky^2.$$Where $x,y$ are positive integers and $k$ is a non-square positive integer. If $(x_n,y_n)$ denotes the n-th set of solution to the equation with $(x_0,y_0)=(1,0).$ Then, prove that $$x_{n+1}x_n-ky_{n+1}y_n=x_1,$$$$x_n\pm y_n\sqrt k=(x_1\pm y_1\sqrt k)^n.$$
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Entrepreneur
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MihaiT
2 hours ago
Inequalities
sqing   15
N 2 hours ago by sqing
Let $a,b,c >2 $ and $ ab+bc+ca \leq 75.$ Show that
$$\frac{1}{a-2}+\frac{1}{b-2}+\frac{1}{c-2}\geq 1$$Let $a,b,c >2 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\geq \frac{6}{7}.$ Show that
$$\frac{1}{a-2}+\frac{1}{b-2}+\frac{1}{c-2}\geq 2$$
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sqing
May 13, 2025
sqing
2 hours ago
Pertenacious Polynomial Problem
BadAtCompetitionMath21420   6
N Today at 3:51 AM by lbh_qys
Let the polynomial $P(x) = x^3-x^2+px-q$ have real roots and real coefficients with $q>0$. What is the maximum value of $p+q$?

This is a problem I made for my math competition, and I wanted to see if someone would double-check my work (No Mike allowed):

solution
Is this solution good?
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BadAtCompetitionMath21420
May 17, 2025
lbh_qys
Today at 3:51 AM
Vieta's Formula.
BlackOctopus23   4
N Today at 3:11 AM by compoly2010
Can someone help me understand Vieta's Formula? I am currently learning it for my class. I learned that for a polynomial of degree $n$, all the roots added will give $-\frac{a_{n-1}}{a_n}$. I also learned that if every single root, multiplies every single root, it will give $\frac{a_{n-2}}{a_n}$. I also learned that if all the roots are multiplied, it will give $-\frac{a_0}{a_n}$. Is this right? And is there any purpose for these equations?
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BlackOctopus23
Yesterday at 11:10 PM
compoly2010
Today at 3:11 AM
The sum of 335 distinct positive integers
Streit31415   1
N Today at 12:36 AM by Bocabulary142857
The sum of 335 distinct positive integers is equal to 100000
a) what is the minimum number of odd numbers among them ?
b) what is the maximum number of odd numbers among them ?
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Streit31415
Yesterday at 11:38 PM
Bocabulary142857
Today at 12:36 AM
Diophantine Equation (cousin of Mordell)
urfinalopp   4
N Yesterday at 10:54 PM by FoeverResentful
Find pairs of integers $(x;y)$ such that:

$x^2=y^5+32$
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urfinalopp
Yesterday at 6:38 PM
FoeverResentful
Yesterday at 10:54 PM
p+2^p-3=n^2
tom-nowy   1
N Yesterday at 6:51 PM by urfinalopp
Let $n$ be a natural number and $p$ be a prime number. How many different pairs $(n, p)$ satisfy the equation:
$$p + 2^p - 3 = n^2 .$$
Inspired by https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c4h3560823
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tom-nowy
Yesterday at 11:16 AM
urfinalopp
Yesterday at 6:51 PM
Diagonal of a convex polygon
Leon   2
N Sep 24, 2006 by perfect_radio
Source: 2002 Austrian-Polish, problem 2
Let $P_{1}P_{2}\dots P_{2n}$ be a convex polygon with an even number of corners. Prove that there exists a diagonal $P_{i}P_{j}$ which is not parallel to any side of the polygon.
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Leon
Sep 23, 2006
perfect_radio
Sep 24, 2006
Diagonal of a convex polygon
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Let $P_{1}P_{2}\dots P_{2n}$ be a convex polygon with an even number of corners. Prove that there exists a diagonal $P_{i}P_{j}$ which is not parallel to any side of the polygon.
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Suppose that for every $i,j$ , $P_{ij}$ is parallel to one of the sides of a polygon. We have $(2n-3) n$ diagonals, and only $2n$ sides, which means that there is a side which is parallel to at least $n-1$ diagonals, thus these $n-1$ digonals are pairwise parallel, which means that they cannot share a common end. So these diagonals give us $2(n-1)$ different enpoints. Together with our chosen side, this gives us $2n$ different endpionts (obvoiusly these diagonals cannot share a common endpoint with our side), which are all vertex of our polygon. Thus one of our diagonals must be a side of the polygon ( impossible because of assumption about convexity)
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