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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
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!


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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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ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Function from the plane to the real numbers
AndreiVila   3
N a minute ago by ItzsleepyXD
Source: Balkan MO Shortlist 2024 G7
Let $f:\pi\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a function from the Euclidean plane to the real numbers such that $$f(A)+f(B)+f(C)=f(O)+f(G)+f(H)$$for any acute triangle $ABC$ with circumcenter $O$, centroid $G$ and orthocenter $H$. Prove that $f$ is constant.
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AndreiVila
4 hours ago
ItzsleepyXD
a minute ago
f(f(x)+y) = x+f(f(y))
NicoN9   1
N 15 minutes ago by InterLoop
Source: own, well this is my first problem I've ever write
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that\[
f(f(x)+y) = x+f(f(y))
\]for all $x, y\in \mathbb{R}$.
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NicoN9
22 minutes ago
InterLoop
15 minutes ago
China TST 1986 4k circle markers
orl   3
N 23 minutes ago by TUAN2k8
Source: China TST 1986, problem 8
Mark $4 \cdot k$ points in a circle and number them arbitrarily with numbers from $1$ to $4 \cdot k$. The chords cannot share common endpoints, also, the endpoints of these chords should be among the $4 \cdot k$ points.

i. Prove that $2 \cdot k$ pairwisely non-intersecting chords can be drawn for each of whom its endpoints differ in at most $3 \cdot k - 1$.
ii. Prove that the $3 \cdot k - 1$ cannot be improved.
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orl
May 16, 2005
TUAN2k8
23 minutes ago
China South East Mathematical Olympiad 2021 Grade11 P8
Henry_2001   2
N 32 minutes ago by parkjungmin
A sequence $\{z_n\}$ satisfies that for any positive integer $i,$ $z_i\in\{0,1,\cdots,9\}$ and $z_i\equiv i-1 \pmod {10}.$ Suppose there is $2021$ non-negative reals $x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_{2021}$ such that for $k=1,2,\cdots,2021,$ $$\sum_{i=1}^kx_i\geq\sum_{i=1}^kz_i,\sum_{i=1}^kx_i\leq\sum_{i=1}^kz_i+\sum_{j=1}^{10}\dfrac{10-j}{50}z_{k+j}.$$Determine the least possible value of $\sum_{i=1}^{2021}x_i^2.$
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Henry_2001
Aug 8, 2021
parkjungmin
32 minutes ago
Killer NT that nobody solved (also my hardest NT ever created)
mshtand1   10
N an hour ago by mshtand1
Source: Ukraine IMO 2025 TST P8
A positive integer number \( a \) is chosen. Prove that there exists a prime number that divides infinitely many terms of the sequence \( \{b_k\}_{k=1}^{\infty} \), where
\[
b_k = a^{k^k} \cdot 2^{2^k - k} + 1.
\]
Proposed by Arsenii Nikolaev and Mykhailo Shtandenko
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mshtand1
Apr 19, 2025
mshtand1
an hour ago
Another two parallels
jayme   0
an hour ago
Dear Mathlinkers,

1. ABCD a square
2. (A) the circle with center at A passing through B
3. P the points of intersection of the segment AC and (A)
4. I the midpoint of AB
5. Q the point of intersection of the segment IC and (A)
6. M the foot of the perpendicular to (AB) through Q.
7. Y the point of intersection of the segment MC and (A)
8. X the point of intersection de (AY) et (BC).

Prove : QX is parallel to AB.

Jean-Louis
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jayme
an hour ago
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calculator operations limited, if S > x^n + 1 then S > x^n + x - 1
parmenides51   13
N an hour ago by Ducksohappi
Source: Tuymaada 2019 p4
A calculator can square a number or add $1$ to it. It cannot add $1$ two times in a row. By several operations it transformed a number $x$ into a number $S > x^n + 1$ ($x, n,S$ are positive integers). Prove that $S > x^n + x - 1$.
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parmenides51
Jul 22, 2019
Ducksohappi
an hour ago
2^x+3^x = yx^2
truongphatt2668   5
N an hour ago by Tamam
Prove that the following equation has infinite integer solutions:
$$2^x+3^x = yx^2$$
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truongphatt2668
Apr 22, 2025
Tamam
an hour ago
Interesting inequality
sqing   9
N 2 hours ago by sqing
Let $ a,b> 0 $ and $ a+b+ab=1. $ Prove that
$$\frac{1}{1+a^2} + \frac{1}{1+b^2}  +a+b\leq \frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}-1 $$
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sqing
Yesterday at 3:35 AM
sqing
2 hours ago
One more problem defined only with lines
Assassino9931   1
N 2 hours ago by Tamam
Source: Balkan MO 2024 Shortlist G6
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and the points $K$ and $L$ on $AB$, $M$ and $N$ on $BC$, and $P$ and $Q$ on $AC$ be such that $AK = LB < \frac{1}{2}AB, BM = NC < \frac{1}{2}BC$ and $CP = QA < \frac{1}{2}AC$. The intersections of $KN$ with $MQ$ and $LP$ are $R$ and $T$ respectively, and the intersections of $NP$ with $LM$ and $KQ$ are $D$ and $E$, respectively. Prove that the lines $DR, BE$ and $CT$ are concurrent.
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Assassino9931
Yesterday at 10:31 PM
Tamam
2 hours ago
Alice & Eva take turns filling an empty table with 2^{100} rows and 100 columns
parmenides51   8
N 2 hours ago by N3bula
Source: 2020 International Olympiad of Metropolises P5
There is an empty table with $2^{100}$ rows and $100$ columns. Alice and Eva take turns filling the empty cells of the first row of the table, Alice plays first. In each move, Alice chooses an empty cell and puts a cross in it; Eva in each move chooses an empty cell and puts a zero. When no empty cells remain in the first row, the players move on to the second row, and so on (in each new row Alice plays first).
The game ends when all the rows are filled. Alice wants to make as many different rows in the table as possible, while Eva wants to make as few as possible. How many different rows will be there in the table if both follow their best strategies?

Proposed by Denis Afrizonov
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parmenides51
Dec 20, 2020
N3bula
2 hours ago
hard problem
Rename   2
N 2 hours ago by Rename
Determine the largest constant $K\geq 0$ so that:
$$\frac{a^a(b^2+c^2)}{(a^a-1)^2}+\frac{b^b(c^2+a^2)}{(b^b-1)^2}+\frac{c^c(a^2+b^2)}{(c^c-1)^2}\geq K\left (\frac{a+b+c}{abc-1}\right)^2$$with all real numbers $a; b; c$ satisfies $ab+bc+ca=abc$

P/s: Do you know which exam question this problem is actually in, at first I remembered but now I forgot
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Rename
Yesterday at 3:24 PM
Rename
2 hours ago
Interesting inequalities
sqing   7
N 2 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b\geq 0 $ and $ a+b+ab=3. $ Prove that
$$ab^2( b +1) \leq 4$$$$ab( b +1) \leq \frac{9}{4} $$$$a^2b (  a+b^2 ) \leq \frac{76}{27}$$$$a^2b( b +1  )  \leq \frac{3(69-11\sqrt{33})}{8} $$$$a^2b^2( b +1  )  \leq \frac{2(73\sqrt{73}-595)}{27} $$
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sqing
Yesterday at 3:12 AM
sqing
2 hours ago
Inspired by Mongolian 2025
sqing   2
N 2 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let \( x, y \geq 1 \). Prove that
$$ \frac{2}{1+xy} + x + y \geq  \frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x}+1$$Let \(0< x, y \leq 1 \). Prove that
$$ \frac{2}{1+xy} + x + y \leq  \frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x}+1$$
2 replies
sqing
Yesterday at 3:17 PM
sqing
2 hours ago
incenter of ABC lies on (ACQ) , AN = NM = MC
parmenides51   1
N Jul 10, 2022 by StarLex1
Source: 2006 Rusanovsky Lyceum Olympiad p139
On the sides $AB$ and $BC$ of the triangle $ABC$, points $N$ and $M$ are marked, respectively, such that $AN = NM = MC$. Let $Q$ be the intersection point of the segments $AM$ and $CN$. Prove that the center of the inscribed circle of triangle $ABC$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ACQ$.
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parmenides51
Jun 29, 2022
StarLex1
Jul 10, 2022
incenter of ABC lies on (ACQ) , AN = NM = MC
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On the sides $AB$ and $BC$ of the triangle $ABC$, points $N$ and $M$ are marked, respectively, such that $AN = NM = MC$. Let $Q$ be the intersection point of the segments $AM$ and $CN$. Prove that the center of the inscribed circle of triangle $ABC$ lies on the circumcircle of triangle $ACQ$.
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$\angle{NAM} = x,\angle{NMA} = x,\angle{MNC}=a, \angle{NCM} = a$
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$\frac{MC}{\sin(x+a)} = \frac{QM}{\sin(a)}$
$\frac{NM}{\sin(x+a)} = \frac{QM}{\sin(x)}$
$\sin(a) = \sin(x)$
$a = x $ or $180-a = x$
if $180-a=x$ then $\angle{ANQ} = $ $180-x-a-a= -a$ which is absurd
$a= x$
by thales since $\frac{BN}{NA} = \frac{BM}{MC}$ then implicating it is parallel
let we extend BQ and meet AC at K then $AK=CK$ by ceva
$\frac{BA}{AK}=\frac{BC}{CK}$ implicating BK is also bisector thus Q is incenter
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