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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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Sep 9, 2019
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k i Zero tolerance
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N May 4, 2019 by NoDealsHere
Source: Use your common sense! (enough is enough)
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To make it short: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!
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For new threads:


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That's in fact a requirement for being able to search old problems.

Examples:
Bad titles:
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- "Fibonacci" (there are millions of Fibonacci problems out there, all posted and named the same...)
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- "Fibonacci numbers are never squares"


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May 4, 2019
Inequality with x+y+z=1.
FrancoGiosefAG   1
N 15 minutes ago by Blackbeam999
Let $x,y,z$ be positive real numbers such that $x+y+z=1$. Show that
\[ \frac{x^2-yz}{x^2+x}+\frac{y^2-zx}{y^2+y}+\frac{z^2-xy}{z^2+z}\leq 0. \]
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FrancoGiosefAG
4 hours ago
Blackbeam999
15 minutes ago
Find all numbers
Rushil   10
N 27 minutes ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: Indian RMO 1994 Problem 3
Find all 6-digit numbers $a_1a_2a_3a_4a_5a_6$ formed by using the digits $1,2,3,4,5,6$ once each such that the number $a_1a_2a_2\ldots a_k$ is divisible by $k$ for $1 \leq k \leq 6$.
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Rushil
Oct 25, 2005
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
27 minutes ago
Some number theory
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N 43 minutes ago by MathLuis
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Let $p$ be an odd prime and $S = \{1,2,3,\dots, p\}$
Assume that $U: S \rightarrow S$ is a bijection and $B$ is an integer such that $$B\cdot U(U(a)) - a \: \text{ is a multiple of} \: p \: \text{for all} \: a \in S$$Show that $B^{\frac{p-1}{2}} -1$ is a multiple of $p$.
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EeEeRUT
May 14, 2025
MathLuis
43 minutes ago
Gcd
Rushil   5
N an hour ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: Indian RMO 1994 problem 5
Let $A$ be a set of $16$ positive integers with the property that the product of any two distinct members of $A$ will not exceed 1994. Show that there are numbers $a$ and $b$ in the set $A$ such that the gcd of $a$ and $b$ is greater than 1.
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Rushil
Oct 25, 2005
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
an hour ago
Solve the system
Rushil   20
N an hour ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
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Solve the system of equations for real $x$ and $y$: \begin{eqnarray*} 5x \left( 1 + \frac{1}{x^2 + y^2}\right) &=& 12 \\ 5y \left( 1 - \frac{1}{x^2+y^2} \right) &=& 4 . \end{eqnarray*}
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Rushil
Oct 25, 2005
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
an hour ago
Angles made with the median
BBNoDollar   1
N an hour ago by Ianis
Determine the measures of the angles of triangle \(ABC\), knowing that the median \(BM\) makes an angle of \(30^\circ\) with side \(AB\) and an angle of \(15^\circ\) with side \(BC\).
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BBNoDollar
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Ianis
an hour ago
Find all rationals s.t..
Rushil   12
N 2 hours ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: Indian RMO 1994 Problem 7
Find the number of rationals $\frac{m}{n}$ such that

(i) $0 < \frac{m}{n} < 1$;

(ii) $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime;

(iii) $mn = 25!$.
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Rushil
Oct 25, 2005
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
2 hours ago
An inequality
Rushil   11
N 2 hours ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: Indian RMO 1994 Problem 8
If $a,b,c$ are positive real numbers such that $a+b+c = 1$, prove that \[ (1+a)(1+b)(1+c) \geq 8 (1-a)(1-b)(1-c) . \]
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Rushil
Oct 25, 2005
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
2 hours ago
Minimum moves to reach 25
lkason   0
2 hours ago
Source: Final of the XXI Polish Championship in Mathematical and Logical Games
Mateusz plays a game of erasing-writing on a large board. The board is initially empty.

In each move, he can either:
-- Write two numbers equal to $1$ on the board.
-- Erase two numbers equal to $n$ and write instead the numbers $n-1$ and $n+1$.

What is the minimal number of moves Mateusz needs to make for the number 25 to appear on the board?

Note: Numbers on the board retain their values; their digits cannot be combined or split.

Spoiler, answer:
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lkason
2 hours ago
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Reals to reals FE
a_507_bc   7
N 3 hours ago by jasperE3
Source: IMOC 2023 A2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, such that $$f(f(x)+y)(x-f(y)) = f(x)^2-f(y^2).$$
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a_507_bc
Sep 9, 2023
jasperE3
3 hours ago
Generic Real-valued FE
lucas3617   3
N 3 hours ago by jasperE3
$f: \mathbb{R} -> \mathbb{R}$, find all functions where $f(2x+f(2y-x))+f(-x)+f(y)=2f(x)+f(y-2x)+f(2y)$ for all $x$,$y \in \mathbb{R}$
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lucas3617
Apr 25, 2025
jasperE3
3 hours ago
Problem3
samithayohan   117
N 3 hours ago by zuat.e
Source: IMO 2015 problem 3
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AB > AC$. Let $\Gamma $ be its circumcircle, $H$ its orthocenter, and $F$ the foot of the altitude from $A$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Let $Q$ be the point on $\Gamma$ such that $\angle HQA = 90^{\circ}$ and let $K$ be the point on $\Gamma$ such that $\angle HKQ = 90^{\circ}$. Assume that the points $A$, $B$, $C$, $K$ and $Q$ are all different and lie on $\Gamma$ in this order.

Prove that the circumcircles of triangles $KQH$ and $FKM$ are tangent to each other.

Proposed by Ukraine
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samithayohan
Jul 10, 2015
zuat.e
3 hours ago
USAMO 2002 Problem 3
MithsApprentice   21
N 3 hours ago by bjump
Prove that any monic polynomial (a polynomial with leading coefficient 1) of degree $n$ with real coefficients is the average of two monic polynomials of degree $n$ with $n$ real roots.
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MithsApprentice
Sep 30, 2005
bjump
3 hours ago
Not injective? Not surjective?
BBNoDollar   2
N 4 hours ago by jasperE3
Let the function \( f : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N} \) be defined by
\[
f(n) = \left\lfloor \frac{n}{3} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor \frac{n+1}{5} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor \frac{n+2}{7} \right\rfloor,
\]for any \( n \in \mathbb{N} \).

Prove that the function \( f \) is neither injective nor surjective.
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BBNoDollar
4 hours ago
jasperE3
4 hours ago
For triangles with equal inradii
Ankoganit   3
N Jan 13, 2020 by Kitkat2207
Source: India Postal Set 1 P3 2016
Four points lie on a plane such that no three of them are collinear. Consider the four triangles formed by taking any three points at a time. If the inradii of these four triangles are all equal, prove that the four triangles are congruent.
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Ankoganit
Jan 18, 2017
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Jan 13, 2020
For triangles with equal inradii
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Four points lie on a plane such that no three of them are collinear. Consider the four triangles formed by taking any three points at a time. If the inradii of these four triangles are all equal, prove that the four triangles are congruent.
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The solution I submitted:
$\textbf{Solution}$:
Let the quadrilateral be $ABCD$ with the points lying in this order and that any side doesn't cross any other.
Assume that the quadrilateral $ABCD$ is concave, without loss of generality let it be concave at $D$. Then since the incircle is the largest circle that is completely inside a triangle, and since $D$ lies strictly inside $\triangle ABC$, the inradius of $ABC$ is strictly greater than that of $BDC$, which is contrary to our assumption. Thus the quadrilateral is convex.
By $[F]$ we denote the area of a figure $F$, by $s_{MNP}$ we denote the semiperimeter of the triangle $MNP$, by $r_{MNP}$ we denote the inradius of the triangle $MNP$.
Note that by the condition, $[ABC]/s_{ABC}=[ABD]/s_{ABD}=[DBC]/s_{DBC}=[ADC]/s_{ADC}=[ABCD]/(s_{ABC}+s_{ACD})=[ABCD]/(s_{ABD}+s_{BCD})$, which implies that the sum of the semiperimeters of triangles $ABC$ and $ACD$ is the same as that of $ABD$ and $BCD$.
$\Longrightarrow AB + BC + CA + AC + CD + DA = AB + BD + DA + BC + CD + DB \Longrightarrow AC = BD$.
Now we show that $\triangle ADC \cong \triangle BCD$, from which the others follow similarly.
Reflect $A$ about the perpendicular bisector of $CD$ to $B'$. Draw the semicircle $(D)$ with center as $D$ and radius $DB'$, with $CD$ lying on one of the diameters. Clearly $B$ should be on $(D)$ because $DB= AC= DB'$. Suppose $B \neq B'$.
Select an arbitrary point $X$ on the $(D)$. The inradius of $XDC$ is given by
$$r_{XDC}=\frac{m \sin x}{k+\sqrt{k^2-2m(1+ \cos x)}}$$where $m = XD.DC = BD.DC$, $k = XD + DC = BD + DC$, both of which are constant, and $x=\angle XDC$.
Let $AC$ intersect $(D)$ at $J$. We claim that as a function of $x$ there is atmost one X such that $f'(x)=0$ where the function is $r_{XDC}$ as $X$ varies from ray $DC \cap (D) = Y$ to $J$, excluding $Y$, (noting that the function is continuous and differentiable in the interval), for then, either the inradius increases from $B'$ to the maximum and then decreases till $J$ or the inradius increases till $J$. In either case, the inradius of $B'DC$ is not the inradius of any $\triangle XBC$, because the inradius strictly decreases in the second case, and in the first case because the radius can't decrease as much to equal the inradius of $B'DC$ because the inradius of $JDC$ is more than that of $B'DC$ as $B'DC$ is inside $JDC$, and due to the condition we prove, because otherwise it would increase after decreasing, which would violate the condition, for the slope of the tangent of the graph of the function will be 0 again after becoming 0 once. This analysis would imply that $B$ would not lie in the interval $(Y,J)$, and thus that $AC$ and $BD$ intersect outside the quadrilateral, which would be a contradiction, because it would violate the ordering we gave to the quadrilateral, and thus leading to a contradiction to our assumption that $B \neq B'$
Now we prove that there is exactly one $x$ in the given interval such that $f'(x)=0$. $f'(x)=0$ is equivalent to
$$mk \cos x +m \cos x \sqrt{k^2-2m(1+ \cos x)} = \frac {m^2 \sin^2 x}{\sqrt{k^2-2m(1+ \cos x)}}$$Note that $x$ can't be in the interval $[\pi/2,\pi]$ because the LHS would otherwise be negative or 0, while the RHS is not at the same time. So the only such possibility is when $x \in (0,\pi/2)$.
On substituting $\cos x=t$, the equation becomes $mt^2+t(2m-k^2)-tk\sqrt{k^2-2m(1+t)}+m=0$. Define $P(t)=mt^2+t(2m-k^2)-tk\sqrt{k^2-2m(1+t)}+m$. This is clearly continuous. When $x=0$, $t=1$, and $P(1)=-(BD-DC)^2-(BD+DC)|BD-DC| \leq 0$ but when $BD=DC$, $x\ne 0$ because then the triangle degenerates. When $x=\pi/2$, $t=0$, and $P(0) = m>0.$ So there exists an odd number of solutions for acute $x$, because in the graph of $f'(t)$, the places where it cuts the $x$ axis are precisely the points of change of sign. Since the equation on separating the expression with the radical on the other side and squaring yields a quartic expression which can have at most 4 real roots, there can be either 1 or 3 roots for which $x$ is acute. In particular, the expression is $m^2t^4 + 4m^2 t^3 + \_ t^2 + \_ t + m^2=0$ where the $\_$ stand for some coefficients we don't have to work with. From here, we can see that 3 roots don't exist for which $x$ is acute, because when we expand the quartic, we observe that the sum of roots is -4, and the product of the roots is 1, from which if there were 3 real roots, then there would have been 4 real roots, as complex roots occur in conjugates, and at least 2 roots must be negative since product is 1 and sum is negative, which gives us $\leq$ 2 roots for which $x$ is in the interval $(0,\pi/2)$, which is a contradiction, which leads to $B=B'$ and thus to the fact that $\triangle ABD \cong \triangle ADC$ due to the reflection. Similarly we show that the other pairs of triangles having the same base (as one of the sides of the quadrilateral) are congruent, and due to the transitivity of congruences, we conclude that all triangles are congruent. \ \ \ $ \blacksquare$
$\textbf{Note}:$ We can also prove the fact that $ABCD$ is a rectangle using the conclusion of the solution.
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This is also Japan MO 2011 P5.
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An alternative approach:
We know that [ABC]+[ACD]=[BAD]+[BCD]....using [area]=$s*r$ here, we get that the diagonals are equal,lets call them x.
Using s*r=( (s)(s-a)(s-b)(s-x) )^1\2 for any one of the triangles where s=(a+b+x)/2 and a and b are two corresponding adjacent sides and simplifying gives us a cubic in x: $x^3-x^2(b+c)-x(a^2+b^2-2ab+(a+b)r^2)+(a+b)( (a-b)^2-r^2 )$
We know that x is same for any two sides=> cubic has same coefficients wrt any 2 adjacent sides. So,the cubic reveals that sum of adjacent sides is equal. Which implies that opposite sides of ABCD are equal. :jump:

As two adjacent sides and third side(diagonal) are equal, the triangles are congruent by SSS test.
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