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k a April Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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Apr 2, 2025
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jlacosta
Apr 2, 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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dcouchman
Sep 9, 2019
v_Enhance
Apr 5, 2023
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
NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
3 var inquality
sqing   1
N 8 minutes ago by hashtagmath
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c>0 $ and $ \dfrac{a}{bc}+\dfrac{2b}{ca}+\dfrac{5c}{ab}\leq 12.$ Prove that$$ a^2+b^2+c^2\geq 1$$
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+1 w
sqing
Apr 6, 2025
hashtagmath
8 minutes ago
a_n >= 1/n if a_{n+1}^2 + a_{n+1} = a_n, a_1=1 , a_i>=0
parmenides51   11
N an hour ago by richrow12
Source: Canadian Junior Mathematical Olympiad - CJMO 2020 p1
Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, . . .$ be a sequence of positive real numbers that satisfies $a_1 = 1$ and $a^2_{n+1} + a_{n+1} = a_n$ for every natural number $n$. Prove that $a_n  \ge \frac{1}{n}$ for every natural number $n$.
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parmenides51
Jul 15, 2020
richrow12
an hour ago
Don't bite me for this straightforward sequence
Assassino9931   4
N an hour ago by RagvaloD
Source: Bulgaria National Olympiad 2025, Day 1, Problem 1
Determine all infinite sequences $a_1, a_2, \ldots$ of real numbers such that
\[ a_{m^2 + m + n} = a_{m}^2 + a_m + a_n\]for all positive integers $m$ and $n$.
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Assassino9931
Today at 1:47 PM
RagvaloD
an hour ago
Orthocenter config once again
Assassino9931   4
N an hour ago by cj13609517288
Source: Bulgaria National Olympiad 2025, Day 2, Problem 4
Let \( ABC \) be an acute triangle with \( AB < AC \), midpoint $M$ of side $BC$, altitude \( AD \) (\( D \in BC \)), and orthocenter \( H \). A circle passes through points \( B \) and \( D \), is tangent to line \( AB \), and intersects the circumcircle of triangle \( ABC \) at a second point \( Q \). The circumcircle of triangle \( QDH \) intersects line \( BC \) at a second point \( P \). Prove that the lines \( MH \) and \( AP \) are perpendicular.
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Assassino9931
6 hours ago
cj13609517288
an hour ago
a functional equation on positive reals
littletush   10
N an hour ago by Frd_19_Hsnzde
Source: Czech and Slovak third round,2004,p6
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R^+ \rightarrow \mathbb R^+$ such that for all positive real numbers $x,y$,
\[x^2[f(x)+f(y)]=(x+y)f(yf(x)).\]
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littletush
Mar 3, 2012
Frd_19_Hsnzde
an hour ago
Set with a property
socrates   4
N an hour ago by sadat465
Let $n\in \Bbb{N}, n \geq 4.$ Determine all sets $ A = \{a_1, a_2, . . . , a_n\} \subset \Bbb{N}$ containing $2015$ and having the property that $ |a_i - a_j|$ is prime, for all distinct $i, j\in \{1, 2, . . . , n\}.$
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socrates
May 29, 2015
sadat465
an hour ago
Number Theory Chain!
JetFire008   21
N 2 hours ago by Primeniyazidayi
I will post a question and someone has to answer it. Then they have to post a question and someone else will answer it and so on. We can only post questions related to Number Theory and each problem should be more difficult than the previous. Let's start!

Question 1
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JetFire008
Yesterday at 7:14 AM
Primeniyazidayi
2 hours ago
thanks u!
Ruji2018252   0
2 hours ago
Let $a,b,c>2$ and $\dfrac{1}{a}+\dfrac{1}{b}+\dfrac{1}{c}=a+b+c-8$. Prove:
\[ab+bc+ac\leqslant 27\]
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Ruji2018252
2 hours ago
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inequality
pennypc123456789   3
N 2 hours ago by ehuseyinyigit
Let $a_{1} , a_{2} , a_{3} , a_{4} \ge 0  $ . Prove that
$$\dfrac{a_{1} + a_{2} + a_{3} + a_{4} }{4} \ge \sqrt{\dfrac{a_{1}a_{2}+a_{1}a_{3} +a_{1}a_{4}+ a_{2}a_{3} +a_{2} a_{4}+a_{3} , a_{4} }{6}}$$
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pennypc123456789
Today at 1:28 PM
ehuseyinyigit
2 hours ago
Find min
hunghd8   8
N 3 hours ago by imnotgoodatmathsorry
Let $a,b,c$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $ a+b+c\geq 2+abc $. Find min
$$P=a^2+b^2+c^2.$$
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hunghd8
Mar 21, 2025
imnotgoodatmathsorry
3 hours ago
xf(x) + f ^2(y) +2 xf(y) perfect square for all positive integers x,y
parmenides51   8
N 3 hours ago by E50
Source: Balkan BMO Shortlist 2017 N2
Find all functions $f :Z_{>0} \to Z_{>0}$ such that the number $xf(x) + f ^2(y) + 2xf(y)$ is a perfect square for all positive integers $x,y$.
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parmenides51
Aug 1, 2019
E50
3 hours ago
Ratio of lengths in right-angled triangle
DylanN   2
N 3 hours ago by sunken rock
Source: South African Mathematics Olympiad 2021, Problem 2
Let $PAB$ and $PBC$ be two similar right-angled triangles (in the same plane) with $\angle PAB = \angle PBC = 90^\circ$ such that $A$ and $C$ lie on opposite sides of the line $PB$. If $PC = AC$, calculate the ratio $\frac{PA}{AB}$.
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DylanN
Aug 11, 2021
sunken rock
3 hours ago
2 renevant inequalities ?
giangtruong13   6
N 3 hours ago by centslordm
im confused about 2 inequalities below
1/ Let $a,b,c>0$. Prove that:$$\sum_{cyc} \frac{1+a^2}{1+ab} \geq 3$$2/ Let $a,b,c>0$. Prove that: $$\sum_{cyc} \frac{1+a^4}{1+ab^3} \geq 3$$
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giangtruong13
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centslordm
3 hours ago
Function equations
kris_001   1
N 4 hours ago by pco
Find all solution to $2f(2x)=f(x)+f(1-x),$ $f:[0,1]\rightarrow [0,1].$ I'm interested in what solutions there are other than constant functions.
1 reply
kris_001
Today at 12:35 AM
pco
4 hours ago
2009 JBMO Shortlist G2
parmenides51   5
N May 5, 2023 by Lemmas
Source: 2009 JBMO Shortlist G2
In right trapezoid ${ABCD \left(AB\parallel CD\right)}$ the angle at vertex $B$ measures ${{75}^{{}^\circ }}$. Point ${H}$is the foot of the perpendicular from point ${A}$ to the line ${BC}$. If ${BH=DC}$ and${AD+AH=8}$, find the area of ${ABCD}$.
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parmenides51
Oct 8, 2017
Lemmas
May 5, 2023
2009 JBMO Shortlist G2
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In right trapezoid ${ABCD \left(AB\parallel CD\right)}$ the angle at vertex $B$ measures ${{75}^{{}^\circ }}$. Point ${H}$is the foot of the perpendicular from point ${A}$ to the line ${BC}$. If ${BH=DC}$ and${AD+AH=8}$, find the area of ${ABCD}$.
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Give me solution
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@above https://pregatirematematicaolimpiadejuniori.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/shl-2009.pdf
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Please give me solution I solved this problem but
It was wrong =9,2...
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The answer is 8. If you press the link you will see the official solution(Or just google JBMO 2009 shortlist :) )
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Let P be a intersection of BC and AD. Obviously tr. DPC=tr. HAB --> S(ABCD)=S(APH) . AD+AH=AP=8 and angle APH=15°. We have obvious fact. If HH' is height in tr. APH then HH'=AP/4=2. So S(ABCD)=S(APH)=8
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