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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
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
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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
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NT equations make a huge comeback
MS_Kekas   2
N 8 minutes ago by Primeniyazidayi
Source: Ukrainian Mathematical Olympiad 2024. Day 1, Problem 11.1
Find all pairs $a, b$ of positive integers, for which

$$(a, b) + 3[a, b] = a^3 - b^3$$
Here $(a, b)$ denotes the greatest common divisor of $a, b$, and $[a, b]$ denotes the least common multiple of $a, b$.

Proposed by Oleksiy Masalitin
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functional equation interesting
skellyrah   8
N 15 minutes ago by BR1F1SZ
find all functions IR->IR such that $$xf(x+yf(xy)) + f(f(x)) = f(xf(y))^2  + (x+1)f(x)$$
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$ABC$ is an acute angle triangle such that $AB>AC$ and $\hat{BAC}=60^{\circ}$. Let's denote by $O$ the center of the circumscribed circle of the triangle and $H$ the intersection of altitudes of this triangle. Line $OH$ intersects $AB$ in point $P$ and $AC$ in point $Q$. Find the value of the ration $\frac{PO}{HQ}$.
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In convex quadrilateral $ABCD, AB \perp AD, AD = DC$. Let $ E$ be a point on side $BC$, and $F$ be a point on the extension of $DE$ such that $\angle ABF = \angle DEC>90^{\circ}$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of $\triangle CDE$, and $P$ be a point on the side extension of $FO$ satisfying $FB =FP$. Line BP intersects AC at point Q. Prove that $\angle AQB =\angle DPF.$
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mathisreaI   63
N 43 minutes ago by Maximilian113
Source: IMO 2022 Problem 5
Find all triples $(a,b,p)$ of positive integers with $p$ prime and \[ a^p=b!+p. \]
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RCY   1
N an hour ago by Miquel-point
I’m a year ten student who’s going to take the bmo in one year.
However I have no experience in maths olympiads and the best results I have achieved so far was 25/60 in intermediate maths olympiads.
What shall I do?
I really need help!
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fermion13pi   0
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Calculate the value of the sum

\sum_{k=1}^{9999999} \frac{1}{(k+1)^{3/2} + (k^2-1)^{1/3} + (k-1)^{2/3}}.
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Find all strictly increasing functions \(f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}\) satsfying \(f(1)=1\) and:

\[ f(2n)f(2n+1)=9f(n)^2+3f(n)\]
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Let $a, b, c$ be positive reals such that $a+b+c=3$. Prove that \[18\sum_{\text{cyc}}\frac{1}{(3-c)(4-c)}+2(ab+bc+ca)\ge 15. \]Proposed by David Stoner
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Let $x^{101}=1$ such that $x\neq 1$. Find the value of $$\frac{1}{1+x+x^2}+\frac{1}{1+x^2+x^4}+\frac{1}{1+x^3+x^6}+\dots+\frac{1}{1+x^{100}+x^{200}}$$
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IMO Shortlist 2014 N5
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Find all triples $(p, x, y)$ consisting of a prime number $p$ and two positive integers $x$ and $y$ such that $x^{p -1} + y$ and $x + y^ {p -1}$ are both powers of $p$.

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Prove
$$\frac{24}{(n-1)(n-2)}\cdot\sum_{1\leq i<j<k\leq n}{a_ia_ja_k}\geq3\sum_{i=1}^{n}{a_i}+n.$$
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Let $a,b,c,d\geq0$ satisfying
$$\frac1{a+1}+\frac1{b+1}+\frac1{c+1}+\frac1{d+1}=2.$$Prove
$$4\left(abc+abd+acd+bcd\right)\geq3\left(a+b+c+d\right)+4.$$
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A chess king was placed on a square of an \(8 \times 8\) board and made $64$ moves so that it visited all squares and returned to the starting square. At every moment, the distance from the center of the square the king was on to the center of the board was calculated. A move is called $\emph{pleasant}$ if this distance becomes smaller after the move. Find the maximum possible number of pleasant moves. (The chess king moves to a square adjacent either by side or by corner.)
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inequality in a tetrahedron with incenter & orthocenter
parmenides51   9
N Sep 12, 2018 by mihaig
Source: Romanian NMO 2003 grade 10 problem 1
Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB \perp OC \perp  OA$, $r$ be the radius of its inscribed sphere and $H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $OH \le r(\sqrt3 +1)$
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mihaig
Sep 12, 2018
inequality in a tetrahedron with incenter & orthocenter
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Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB \perp OC \perp  OA$, $r$ be the radius of its inscribed sphere and $H$ be the orthocenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $OH \le r(\sqrt3 +1)$
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Beautiful.
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For the collection.
The following problem was in my entrance exam to Moscow University in 1979.
Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB$, $OA \perp OC$, $OB\perp  OC$ and $H$ be an orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$.
Prove that:
$$OH\leq\frac{\sqrt[3]{HA\cdot HB\cdot HC}}{\sqrt2}.$$
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arqady wrote:
For the collection.
The following problem was in my entrance exam to Moscow University in 1979.
Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB$, $OA \perp OC$, $OB\perp  OC$ and $H$ be an orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$.
Prove that:
$$OH\leq\frac{\sqrt[3]{HA\cdot HB\cdot HC}}{\sqrt2}.$$

Respect!
Because I don't know,even in our modern times,how many people are able to solve this during an exam.
P.S. In order not to repeat myself,I chose an avant-garde proof for this problem,not as to main topic,a geometric one.
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Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB$, $OA \perp OC$, $OB\perp  OC$ and $H$ be an orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$. Then foot of $O$ on plane $ABC$ is orthocenter of triangle $ABC$.
proof
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WolfusA wrote:
Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB$, $OA \perp OC$, $OB\perp  OC$ and $H$ be an orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$. Then foot of $O$ on plane $ABC$ is orthocenter of triangle $ABC$.
proof

Wolfusica,you solved here an old dilemma known by any 8-th grade student.
But you didn't solve the proposed problem.
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This is sharper:
https://leogiugiuc.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/accessible-geometry-problem-2/
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mihaig wrote:
Wolfusica (!),you solved here an old dilemma known by any 8-th grade student.
But you didn't solve the proposed problem.
I posted it for the sake of completeness of solution. Your calculations are heavy based on this. Maybe 8-th grade student wants to know how to prove it?
mihaig wrote:
Respect!
Because I don't know,even in our modern times,how many people are able to solve this during an exam.
Referring to arqady's problem. I needed 10 minutes. Though you may say I wasn't on the exam. It's just "after easy calculations"
$2\sqrt2xyz\le\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\cdot\sqrt{z^2+y^2}\cdot\sqrt{x^2+z^2}$ where $AO=x,BO=y,CO=z$.
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Many palavras,less work.
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arqady wrote:
For the collection.
The following problem was in my entrance exam to Moscow University in 1979.
Let $OABC$ be a tetrahedron such that $OA \perp OB$, $OA \perp OC$, $OB\perp  OC$ and $H$ be an orthocenter of the triangle $ABC$.
Prove that:
$$OH\leq\frac{\sqrt[3]{HA\cdot HB\cdot HC}}{\sqrt2}.$$

Thank you,Mike (arqady)!
A true pearl.
Greetings!
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