We have your learning goals covered with Spring and Summer courses available. Enroll today!

Contests & Programs AMC and other contests, summer programs, etc.
AMC and other contests, summer programs, etc.
3 M G
BBookmark  VNew Topic kLocked
Contests & Programs AMC and other contests, summer programs, etc.
AMC and other contests, summer programs, etc.
3 M G
BBookmark  VNew Topic kLocked
G
Topic
First Poster
Last Poster
k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
Mar 2, 2025
March is the month for State MATHCOUNTS competitions! Kudos to everyone who participated in their local chapter competitions and best of luck to all going to State! Join us on March 11th for a Math Jam devoted to our favorite Chapter competition problems! Are you interested in training for MATHCOUNTS? Be sure to check out our AMC 8/MATHCOUNTS Basics and Advanced courses.

Are you ready to level up with Olympiad training? Registration is open with early bird pricing available for our WOOT programs: MathWOOT (Levels 1 and 2), CodeWOOT, PhysicsWOOT, and ChemWOOT. What is WOOT? WOOT stands for Worldwide Online Olympiad Training and is a 7-month high school math Olympiad preparation and testing program that brings together many of the best students from around the world to learn Olympiad problem solving skills. Classes begin in September!

Do you have plans this summer? There are so many options to fit your schedule and goals whether attending a summer camp or taking online classes, it can be a great break from the routine of the school year. Check out our summer courses at AoPS Online, or if you want a math or language arts class that doesn’t have homework, but is an enriching summer experience, our AoPS Virtual Campus summer camps may be just the ticket! We are expanding our locations for our AoPS Academies across the country with 15 locations so far and new campuses opening in Saratoga CA, Johns Creek GA, and the Upper West Side NY. Check out this page for summer camp information.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the following events:
[list][*]March 5th (Wednesday), 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, HCSSiM Math Jam 2025. Amber Verser, Assistant Director of the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics, will host an information session about HCSSiM, a summer program for high school students.
[*]March 6th (Thursday), 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Free Webinar on Math Competitions from elementary through high school. Join us for an enlightening session that demystifies the world of math competitions and helps you make informed decisions about your contest journey.
[*]March 11th (Tuesday), 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, 2025 MATHCOUNTS Chapter Discussion MATH JAM. AoPS instructors will discuss some of their favorite problems from the MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition. All are welcome!
[*]March 13th (Thursday), 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Free Webinar about Summer Camps at the Virtual Campus. Transform your summer into an unforgettable learning adventure! From elementary through high school, we offer dynamic summer camps featuring topics in mathematics, language arts, and competition preparation - all designed to fit your schedule and ignite your passion for learning.[/list]
Our full course list for upcoming classes is below:
All classes run 7:30pm-8:45pm ET/4:30pm - 5:45pm PT unless otherwise noted.

Introductory: Grades 5-10

Prealgebra 1 Self-Paced

Prealgebra 1
Sunday, Mar 2 - Jun 22
Friday, Mar 28 - Jul 18
Sunday, Apr 13 - Aug 10
Tuesday, May 13 - Aug 26
Thursday, May 29 - Sep 11
Sunday, Jun 15 - Oct 12
Monday, Jun 30 - Oct 20
Wednesday, Jul 16 - Oct 29

Prealgebra 2 Self-Paced

Prealgebra 2
Tuesday, Mar 25 - Jul 8
Sunday, Apr 13 - Aug 10
Wednesday, May 7 - Aug 20
Monday, Jun 2 - Sep 22
Sunday, Jun 29 - Oct 26
Friday, Jul 25 - Nov 21


Introduction to Algebra A Self-Paced

Introduction to Algebra A
Sunday, Mar 23 - Jul 20
Monday, Apr 7 - Jul 28
Sunday, May 11 - Sep 14 (1:00 - 2:30 pm ET/10:00 - 11:30 am PT)
Wednesday, May 14 - Aug 27
Friday, May 30 - Sep 26
Monday, Jun 2 - Sep 22
Sunday, Jun 15 - Oct 12
Thursday, Jun 26 - Oct 9
Tuesday, Jul 15 - Oct 28

Introduction to Counting & Probability Self-Paced

Introduction to Counting & Probability
Sunday, Mar 16 - Jun 8
Wednesday, Apr 16 - Jul 2
Thursday, May 15 - Jul 31
Sunday, Jun 1 - Aug 24
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Wednesday, Jul 9 - Sep 24
Sunday, Jul 27 - Oct 19

Introduction to Number Theory
Monday, Mar 17 - Jun 9
Thursday, Apr 17 - Jul 3
Friday, May 9 - Aug 1
Wednesday, May 21 - Aug 6
Monday, Jun 9 - Aug 25
Sunday, Jun 15 - Sep 14
Tuesday, Jul 15 - Sep 30

Introduction to Algebra B Self-Paced

Introduction to Algebra B
Sunday, Mar 2 - Jun 22
Wednesday, Apr 16 - Jul 30
Tuesday, May 6 - Aug 19
Wednesday, Jun 4 - Sep 17
Sunday, Jun 22 - Oct 19
Friday, Jul 18 - Nov 14

Introduction to Geometry
Tuesday, Mar 4 - Aug 12
Sunday, Mar 23 - Sep 21
Wednesday, Apr 23 - Oct 1
Sunday, May 11 - Nov 9
Tuesday, May 20 - Oct 28
Monday, Jun 16 - Dec 8
Friday, Jun 20 - Jan 9
Sunday, Jun 29 - Jan 11
Monday, Jul 14 - Jan 19

Intermediate: Grades 8-12

Intermediate Algebra
Sunday, Mar 16 - Sep 14
Tuesday, Mar 25 - Sep 2
Monday, Apr 21 - Oct 13
Sunday, Jun 1 - Nov 23
Tuesday, Jun 10 - Nov 18
Wednesday, Jun 25 - Dec 10
Sunday, Jul 13 - Jan 18
Thursday, Jul 24 - Jan 22

Intermediate Counting & Probability
Sunday, Mar 23 - Aug 3
Wednesday, May 21 - Sep 17
Sunday, Jun 22 - Nov 2

Intermediate Number Theory
Friday, Apr 11 - Jun 27
Sunday, Jun 1 - Aug 24
Wednesday, Jun 18 - Sep 3

Precalculus
Sunday, Mar 16 - Aug 24
Wednesday, Apr 9 - Sep 3
Friday, May 16 - Oct 24
Sunday, Jun 1 - Nov 9
Monday, Jun 30 - Dec 8

Advanced: Grades 9-12

Olympiad Geometry
Wednesday, Mar 5 - May 21
Tuesday, Jun 10 - Aug 26

Calculus
Sunday, Mar 30 - Oct 5
Tuesday, May 27 - Nov 11
Wednesday, Jun 25 - Dec 17

Group Theory
Thursday, Jun 12 - Sep 11

Contest Preparation: Grades 6-12

MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Basics
Sunday, Mar 23 - Jun 15
Wednesday, Apr 16 - Jul 2
Friday, May 23 - Aug 15
Monday, Jun 2 - Aug 18
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21
Tues & Thurs, Jul 8 - Aug 14 (meets twice a week!)

MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Advanced
Friday, Apr 11 - Jun 27
Sunday, May 11 - Aug 10
Tuesday, May 27 - Aug 12
Wednesday, Jun 11 - Aug 27
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21
Tues & Thurs, Jul 8 - Aug 14 (meets twice a week!)

AMC 10 Problem Series
Tuesday, Mar 4 - May 20
Monday, Mar 31 - Jun 23
Friday, May 9 - Aug 1
Sunday, Jun 1 - Aug 24
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Tuesday, Jun 17 - Sep 2
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21 (1:00 - 2:30 pm ET/10:00 - 11:30 am PT)
Monday, Jun 23 - Sep 15
Tues & Thurs, Jul 8 - Aug 14 (meets twice a week!)

AMC 10 Final Fives
Sunday, May 11 - Jun 8
Tuesday, May 27 - Jun 17
Monday, Jun 30 - Jul 21

AMC 12 Problem Series
Tuesday, May 27 - Aug 12
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21
Wednesday, Aug 6 - Oct 22

AMC 12 Final Fives
Sunday, May 18 - Jun 15

F=ma Problem Series
Wednesday, Jun 11 - Aug 27

WOOT Programs
Visit the pages linked for full schedule details for each of these programs!


MathWOOT Level 1
MathWOOT Level 2
ChemWOOT
CodeWOOT
PhysicsWOOT

Programming

Introduction to Programming with Python
Monday, Mar 24 - Jun 16
Thursday, May 22 - Aug 7
Sunday, Jun 15 - Sep 14 (1:00 - 2:30 pm ET/10:00 - 11:30 am PT)
Tuesday, Jun 17 - Sep 2
Monday, Jun 30 - Sep 22

Intermediate Programming with Python
Sunday, Jun 1 - Aug 24
Monday, Jun 30 - Sep 22

USACO Bronze Problem Series
Tuesday, May 13 - Jul 29
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 1

Physics

Introduction to Physics
Sunday, Mar 30 - Jun 22
Wednesday, May 21 - Aug 6
Sunday, Jun 15 - Sep 14
Monday, Jun 23 - Sep 15

Physics 1: Mechanics
Tuesday, Mar 25 - Sep 2
Thursday, May 22 - Oct 30
Monday, Jun 23 - Dec 15

Relativity
Sat & Sun, Apr 26 - Apr 27 (4:00 - 7:00 pm ET/1:00 - 4:00pm PT)
Mon, Tue, Wed & Thurs, Jun 23 - Jun 26 (meets every day of the week!)
0 replies
jlacosta
Mar 2, 2025
0 replies
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
1 reply
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.
49 replies
ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
2025 USA(J)MO Cutoff Predictions
KevinChen_Yay   57
N a minute ago by vincentwant
What do y'all think JMO winner and MOP cuts will be?

(Also, to satisfy the USAMO takers; what about the bronze, silver, gold, green mop, blue mop, black mop?)
57 replies
+3 w
KevinChen_Yay
Today at 12:33 PM
vincentwant
a minute ago
funny title placeholder
pikapika007   45
N 2 minutes ago by llddmmtt1
Source: USAJMO 2025/6
Let $S$ be a set of integers with the following properties:
[list]
[*] $\{ 1, 2, \dots, 2025 \} \subseteq S$.
[*] If $a, b \in S$ and $\gcd(a, b) = 1$, then $ab \in S$.
[*] If for some $s \in S$, $s + 1$ is composite, then all positive divisors of $s + 1$ are in $S$.
[/list]
Prove that $S$ contains all positive integers.
45 replies
pikapika007
Today at 12:10 PM
llddmmtt1
2 minutes ago
Prove a polynomial has a nonreal root
KevinYang2.71   35
N 7 minutes ago by atdaotlohbh
Source: USAMO 2025/2
Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers with $k<n$. Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ with real coefficients, nonzero constant term, and no repeated roots. Suppose that for any real numbers $a_0,\,a_1,\,\ldots,\,a_k$ such that the polynomial $a_kx^k+\cdots+a_1x+a_0$ divides $P(x)$, the product $a_0a_1\cdots a_k$ is zero. Prove that $P(x)$ has a nonreal root.
35 replies
KevinYang2.71
Yesterday at 12:00 PM
atdaotlohbh
7 minutes ago
0 on jmo
Rong0625   3
N 10 minutes ago by Schintalpati
How many people actually get a flat 0/42 on jmo? I took it for the first time this year and I had never done oly math before so I really only had 2 weeks to figure it out since I didn’t think I would qual. I went in not expecting much but I didn’t think I wouldn’t be able to get ANYTHING. So I’m pretty sure I got 0/42 (unless i get pity points for writing incorrect solutions). Is that bad, am I sped, and should I be embarrassed? Or do other people actually also get 0?
3 replies
Rong0625
Today at 12:14 PM
Schintalpati
10 minutes ago
Inequality and function
srnjbr   4
N an hour ago by srnjbr
Find all f:R--R such that for all x,y, yf(x)+f(y)>=f(xy)
4 replies
srnjbr
3 hours ago
srnjbr
an hour ago
Problem 4
blug   3
N an hour ago by sunken rock
Source: Polish Junior Math Olympiad Finals 2025
In a rhombus $ABCD$, angle $\angle ABC=100^{\circ}$. Point $P$ lies on $CD$ such that $\angle PBC=20^{\circ}$. Line parallel to $AD$ passing trough $P$ intersects $AC$ at $Q$. Prove that $BP=AQ$.
3 replies
blug
Mar 15, 2025
sunken rock
an hour ago
Simple vector geometry existence
AndreiVila   2
N 2 hours ago by sunken rock
Source: Romanian District Olympiad 2025 9.1
Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram of center $O$. Prove that for any point $M\in (AB)$, there exist unique points $N\in (OC)$ and $P\in (OD)$ such that $O$ is the center of mass of $\triangle MNP$.
2 replies
AndreiVila
Mar 8, 2025
sunken rock
2 hours ago
CMI Entrance 19#6
bubu_2001   5
N 2 hours ago by quasar_lord
$(a)$ Compute -
\begin{align*}
\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \bigg[ \int_{0}^{e^x} \log ( t ) \cos^4 ( t ) \mathrm{d}t \bigg]
\end{align*}$(b)$ For $x > 0 $ define $F ( x ) = \int_{1}^{x} t \log ( t ) \mathrm{d}t . $

$1.$ Determine the open interval(s) (if any) where $F ( x )$ is decreasing and all the open interval(s) (if any) where $F ( x )$ is increasing.

$2.$ Determine all the local minima of $F ( x )$ (if any) and all the local maxima of $F ( x )$ (if any) $.$
5 replies
bubu_2001
Nov 1, 2019
quasar_lord
2 hours ago
a! + b! = 2^{c!}
parmenides51   6
N 2 hours ago by ali123456
Source: 2023 Austrian Mathematical Olympiad, Junior Regional Competition , Problem 4
Determine all triples $(a, b, c)$ of positive integers such that
$$a! + b! = 2^{c!}.$$
(Walther Janous)
6 replies
parmenides51
Mar 26, 2024
ali123456
2 hours ago
Inequality
srnjbr   0
3 hours ago
a^2+b^2+c^2+x^2+y^2=1. Find the maximum value of the expression (ax+by)^2+(bx+cy)^2
0 replies
srnjbr
3 hours ago
0 replies
Graph Theory
JetFire008   1
N 3 hours ago by JetFire008
Prove that for any Hamiltonian cycle, if it contain edge $e$, then it must not contain edge $e'$.
1 reply
1 viewing
JetFire008
3 hours ago
JetFire008
3 hours ago
Inspired by hunghd8
sqing   1
N 3 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $ a+b+c\geq 2+abc . $ Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2- abc\geq \frac{7}{4}$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2-2abc \geq 1$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2- \frac{1}{2}abc\geq \frac{31}{16}$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2- \frac{8}{5}abc\geq \frac{34}{25}$$
1 reply
sqing
3 hours ago
sqing
3 hours ago
Assisted perpendicular chasing
sarjinius   2
N 3 hours ago by chisa36
Source: Philippine Mathematical Olympiad 2025 P7
In acute triangle $ABC$ with circumcenter $O$ and orthocenter $H$, let $D$ be an arbitrary point on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ such that $D$ does not lie on line $OB$ and that line $OD$ is not parallel to line $BC$. Let $E$ be the point on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ such that $DE$ is perpendicular to $BC$, and let $F$ be the point on line $AC$ such that $FA = FE$. Let $P$ and $R$ be the points on the circumcircle of triangle $ABC$ such that $PE$ is a diameter, and $BH$ and $DR$ are parallel. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $DH$.
(a) Show that $AP$ and $BR$ are perpendicular.
(b) Show that $FM$ and $BM$ are perpendicular.
2 replies
sarjinius
Mar 9, 2025
chisa36
3 hours ago
Find min
hunghd8   4
N 3 hours ago by imnotgoodatmathsorry
Let $a,b,c$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $ a+b+c\geq 2+abc $. Find min
$$P=a^2+b^2+c^2.$$
4 replies
hunghd8
Today at 12:10 PM
imnotgoodatmathsorry
3 hours ago
My opinions on this years AIMES problems+cutoff range??
isache   35
N Mar 18, 2025 by axusus
1: Little bit harder than most Nr 1's, but you can just bash this out either way.
2. Kinda annoying, but once u break it down it isnt that bad. Average nr2.
3. Cool problem, just break it down into the 3 cases and it isnt too bad. Tiny bit easy for a n3.
4. Dividing by xy, x^2, or y^2 makes this problem a lot easier. You can also factor. avg no 4.
5. Easily sillyable again, kinda annoying for a nr 5. Honestly I would switch no 5 and 6.
6. Pretty simple if you use pithot. If not it can be difficult. Avg no 6.
7. Very hard for a nr7. The whole problem itself is not bad, just it is extremely sillyable
8. Very bashy, and not super easy to solve, but putting this one on a cartesian plane makes it easier. Harder than last years nr8 by a mile.
9. Easy if you see the trick, impossible if not. Without the trick, this problem becomes super bashy, but probably avg nr9. I spent like 1hr on this to absolutely no avail. I got into an equation with degree 6 bc I didnt see the trick.
10. Not very easy, as you have to break it down well for the solution to flow nicely. Quite hard for a nr10 imo
11. Difficult to understand, but once you have the hang of it down it is not horrible. Despite this, many struggled to understand it in the first place. Fairly hard for a nr 11.
12. Lotta people struggle to graph inequalities in 3d planes (So do I). little hard for a nr 12.
13. Very confusing for a bunch of people (including me). Avg for a nr 13 tho.
14. Super hard problem, but extremely elegant. Fermats point is a cool concept here. Hard for a nr 14 tho
15. LTE helps a lot. Honestly I would switch 14 and 15.

Overall, I think problems 1-6 were avg for an aime, but after that the problem got significantly harder. Much harder than last yrs imo. Tough to say what cutoffs will be given all that has gone last year. Tbf I predict sub 220 for both 10a and 10b, but I could be wrong. We kinda just have to wait and see.
35 replies
isache
Feb 11, 2025
axusus
Mar 18, 2025
My opinions on this years AIMES problems+cutoff range??
G H J
G H BBookmark kLocked kLocked NReply
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
isache
439 posts
#1 • 1 Y
Y by mathmonkey14
1: Little bit harder than most Nr 1's, but you can just bash this out either way.
2. Kinda annoying, but once u break it down it isnt that bad. Average nr2.
3. Cool problem, just break it down into the 3 cases and it isnt too bad. Tiny bit easy for a n3.
4. Dividing by xy, x^2, or y^2 makes this problem a lot easier. You can also factor. avg no 4.
5. Easily sillyable again, kinda annoying for a nr 5. Honestly I would switch no 5 and 6.
6. Pretty simple if you use pithot. If not it can be difficult. Avg no 6.
7. Very hard for a nr7. The whole problem itself is not bad, just it is extremely sillyable
8. Very bashy, and not super easy to solve, but putting this one on a cartesian plane makes it easier. Harder than last years nr8 by a mile.
9. Easy if you see the trick, impossible if not. Without the trick, this problem becomes super bashy, but probably avg nr9. I spent like 1hr on this to absolutely no avail. I got into an equation with degree 6 bc I didnt see the trick.
10. Not very easy, as you have to break it down well for the solution to flow nicely. Quite hard for a nr10 imo
11. Difficult to understand, but once you have the hang of it down it is not horrible. Despite this, many struggled to understand it in the first place. Fairly hard for a nr 11.
12. Lotta people struggle to graph inequalities in 3d planes (So do I). little hard for a nr 12.
13. Very confusing for a bunch of people (including me). Avg for a nr 13 tho.
14. Super hard problem, but extremely elegant. Fermats point is a cool concept here. Hard for a nr 14 tho
15. LTE helps a lot. Honestly I would switch 14 and 15.

Overall, I think problems 1-6 were avg for an aime, but after that the problem got significantly harder. Much harder than last yrs imo. Tough to say what cutoffs will be given all that has gone last year. Tbf I predict sub 220 for both 10a and 10b, but I could be wrong. We kinda just have to wait and see.
This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by isache, Feb 11, 2025, 3:36 AM
Reason: because
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
TiguhBabeHwo
433 posts
#2 • 2 Y
Y by megarnie, Pengu14
my opinions (because i'm bored)
1. normal and easy to see the bash
2. pretty hard for a p2 imo
3. easy problem with an easy extraction, nice p3
4. avg no 4 and the factoring is pretty easy to see
5. it gets a little tougher from here, but still about a normal p5, the divisibility trick is pretty well known
6. really easy p6 lol
7. this problem is a little bit difficult for its place with the casework and possibility for a silly but if you invest time into it it's not too bad
8. kind of just a buffed up version of p7 last year (assuming you used the geometric consideration last year, which i think i was the only one who did) but i think it was pretty average for its place because it's kinda just a brainless bash
9. i thought it was an easy problem but after seeing how many people struggled with the (probably more comprehensive) more difficult solution instead of symmetry, it's pretty avg for a p9
10. easy p10 ngl, the idea isn't hard to see and there are a lot of different ways to approach this
11. i felt like this was a bit of a sillyable p11 but it's still a little bit easy for its place and a lot of my friends who don't do comp math *that* much solved this problem
12. this was actually somewhat hard and required a lot of knowledge to solve but it's about an average or a little bit harder than normal p12 in my opinion
p13: average difficulty, felt really sillyable lol
p14: hard for a p14 but it's a very cool problem
p15: a little easy for its placement (i didn't solve this but i know a lot of people who almost did)

overall: a littttttle bit harder than last year but definitely easier than 2023/2022 for usajmo cuoff (i know this is an unpopular opinion) because the middle problems weren't very hard to do in my opinion when comparing to those years, at least when asking others around my level a year ago
This post has been edited 2 times. Last edited by TiguhBabeHwo, Feb 11, 2025, 3:43 AM
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
isache
439 posts
#4
Y by
TiguhBabeHwo wrote:
my opinions (because i'm bored)
1. normal and easy to see the bash
2. pretty hard for a p2 imo
3. easy problem with an easy extraction, nice p3
4. avg no 4 and the factoring is pretty easy to see
5. it gets a little tougher from here, but still about a normal p5, the divisibility trick is pretty well known
6. really easy p6 lol
7. this problem is a little bit difficult for its place with the casework and possibility for a silly but if you invest time into it it's not too bad
8. kind of just a buffed up version of p7 last year (assuming you used the geometric consideration last year, which i think i was the only one who did) but i think it was pretty average for its place because it's kinda just a brainless bash
9. i thought it was an easy problem but after seeing how many people struggled with the (probably more comprehensive) more difficult solution instead of symmetry, it's pretty avg for a p9
10. easy p10 ngl, the idea isn't hard to see and there are a lot of different ways to approach this
11. i felt like this was a bit of a sillyable p11 but it's still a little bit easy for its place and a lot of my friends who don't do comp math *that* much solved this problem
12. this was actually somewhat hard and required a lot of knowledge to solve but it's about an average or a little bit harder than normal p12 in my opinion
p13: average difficulty, felt really sillyable lol
p14: hard for a p14 but it's a very cool problem
p15: a little easy for its placement (i didn't solve this but i know a lot of people who almost did)

overall: a littttttle bit harder than last year but definitely easier than 2023/2022 for usajmo cuoff (i know this is an unpopular opinion) because the middle problems weren't very hard to do in my opinion when comparing to those years, at least when asking others around my level a year ago

Tbf the jmo cutoff relies mainly on problem 7-10, as most people who qualify for jmo by the skin of their teeth tend to mainly solve these problems, and a fair chunk of ppl can get the first 6. I agree with most of what ur saying, as there were sooo many sillyable problems, which will prolly tank cutoffs (as seen before with 10A). Only one I kinda dont agree with u on is 10, bc I feel like that one is kinda sillyable bc of how many exponents there are and just the fact that you have to structure it kinda meticulously. I think its abt same as 2023 aime, but not 2022 hard.
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
megarnie
5538 posts
#5
Y by
2023 aime is agreed to be harder than 2022 (for i at least)

also going back to p10, a lot of aime questions in this range are quite sillyable, and in this one, the idea was easier to find than in some other p10s

similar thing with p7 also
This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by megarnie, Feb 11, 2025, 3:53 AM
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
isache
439 posts
#6
Y by
Yeah ig just with ppl i know a lot got cooked by it. I dont think it is necessarily hard if you have done a lot of c/p problems and have experience, but for a lotta ppl this kinda isnt the case.
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
isache
439 posts
#7
Y by
Also I switched 2023 and 2022 i got confused mb
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
wuwang2002
1191 posts
#8
Y by
imo p14 was hella contrived
you're supposed to realize that the fermat point of ACD lies on BE
p11 was a goofy ahh problem that i luckily got
i think p10 was relatively easy for a p10 since it was just a tiny bit of casework, but i sillied it because i added wrong in the extraction (rip 71 instead of 81) :wallbash_red:

in total there's too much combo that wasn't exactly hard since an anti-combo main like me could solve it pretty quickly
but the combo took up spots that would be better left to geo for example

also p2 was funny
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Tetra_scheme
88 posts
#9
Y by
1. very easy p1
2. hard p2
3. moderate p3
4. easy p4
5. mid-hard p5
6. p1 difficulty
7. mid for p7
8. slightly hard p8
9. easy p9
10. very easy p10
11. normal p11
12. normal p12
13. slightly hard p13
14. hard p14
15. hard p15
low 220s and much easier than 2023
This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by Tetra_scheme, Feb 11, 2025, 5:16 AM
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
zoo1202
81 posts
#10
Y by
1. ok for p1, easily accessible, could trip up if not being very careful
2. hard for p2, huge timesink if you don't see it (if you do, its whatever)
3. easy for p3 ( :wacko: ) 3 cases and boom
4. I honestly think a little easy for p4 (except maybe the overcount but I feel like it's pretty obvious here). factorization, 2 cases, and done.
5. a little hard p5, divisibility trick, but casework might trip some up
6. very easy for p6. to be real, if anyone is aiming for jmo, this problem most likely took them 5-10 minutes.
7. hard for p7. idea is novel & many places to trip up here.
8. hard for p8. It's ok if you see the geometric interpretation, but if not, you have a huge bash / time sink question (that has a million different places that it can fail).
9. standard for p9. more coordinate geometry! yay! not very hard to see a solution that takes minimal time, and I guess you can bash otherwise?
10. very easy for p10. careful 2 cases does it for you.
11. easy for p11. throwback to last year, but just take 2 cases on positive/negative slope and carefully navigate to get the right answer.
12. hard for p12. intimidating asf (I didnt solve)
13. standard for p13. real solution requires some insight, but its surprisingly easy to fakesolve
14. hard for p14. fermat point is diabolical
15. can't judge, but seems standard for p15
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
mysterynotfound
11 posts
#11
Y by
my thoughts even though im bad
1: a bit more silly-able than most p1s, but easy (as it should be)
2: intimidating diagram that doesnt do anything besides scare ppl lmfao, relatively straightforward after seeing the shaded area = triangle area, can be sillied easily esp if you did not squared ratios (you'd get 504)
3: simple easy, nothing wild for p3
4: just use quadratic formula (I tried looking for a smart factoring aka sfft but its not that deep)
5: lowk a bit tougher and very unusual problem imo but nothing crazy
6: light problem and geo is my worst topic lmao
7: very sillyable (got diff answers multiple times) and can be kinda tricky cuz casework, but be careful and youre fine
8: coord bashy and lowk a tough problem esp if you dont know geo interpretation of complex numbers
9: either extremely difficult (if you tried factoring quartic equation) or extremely cheese (equilateral triangle line cheese aka what I did), pretty 50/50 depending on what you did, although some ppl prob wouldn't trust the cheese cuz its p9
10: pretty easy ig but lowk a weird problem, just casework, a few diff ways to do
11: nerfed version of 2024 aime 1 p12, kinda annoying but not that hard tbh, although hard to understand the problem
12: what in the 3d plane is this problem, apparently not as crazy as one might think according to friends
13: confusing problem statement, sillyable casework
14: very hard geo but very cool solution
15: LTE ig
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
mathwiz_1207
91 posts
#12
Y by
wuwang2002 wrote:
imo p14 was hella contrived
idk how qualified i am to answer this since i didn't solve in test but you could've alternatively motivated it with ptolemy's which was less config heavy
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
xHypotenuse
739 posts
#13
Y by
1. mid-hard
2. hard
3. easy (somehow I sillied)
4. easy (somehow I sillied AGAIN)
5. hard, esp. due to divisibility and cases, and having to make the realization that even digits = odd digits before going into casework
6. free takes 2min lol
7. about right, but i've heard it was quite sillyable
8. mid-hard (I vietabashed this took 40 minutes oops)
9. easy if you see the trick, impossible if not
10. mid-hard
11. easy
12. hard due to ppl not being used to 3D.
13 - 15. idk can't rlly provide my opinions on stuff I can't solve
This post has been edited 2 times. Last edited by xHypotenuse, Feb 11, 2025, 8:05 AM
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
isache
439 posts
#14
Y by
This is my opinion on the aime I's so far, 2024<2022<2025<2022. Kinda annoying how many sillyable problems have showed up on recent MAA tests.
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
TiguhBabeHwo
433 posts
#15
Y by
2020 < 2024 < 2021 < 2025 <<< 2022 < 2023 (imo)
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
BS2012
927 posts
#16
Y by
2024<2020<2025<2022 <<< 2023<2021
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Happyllamaalways
478 posts
#17
Y by
Crazy part is that out of all AIME's since 2016 II (which I mocked a 13 on), 2025 I is the highest score I got (11)
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Happyllamaalways
478 posts
#18
Y by
1. Typical Q1 but easy to fall into the trap if you forgot that b>9
2. Triangle and trapezoid area bash
3. Mid distribution bash
4. Easy but easy to make a stupid mistake if you forget that both x and y must be integers
5. Very hard for a Q5, feels more like a Q11
6. Free Q6, requires few brain cells
7. Slightly easier Q5 type problem but very easy to make a stupid mistake
8. Requires calculus unless you are insanely good at graphing coordinate geometry
9. Very skibidi Q9. If you find the key to solving it then it is free, but otherwise it is impossible.
10. Creating and expanding an expression with a gazillion terms in it and then condensing it into a prime factorization
11. Nice Q11, especially considering you are able to (somewhat) check you have the correct answer. Definitely better and a lot easier than last year's absolutely diabolical (AIME 2) Q11.
12-15. USAMO-level problems
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Awesomeness_in_a_bun
473 posts
#19 • 2 Y
Y by bluecornbot, ST2009
Happyllamaalways wrote:
1. Typical Q1 but easy to fall into the trap if you forgot that b>9
2. Triangle and trapezoid area bash
3. Mid distribution bash
4. Easy but easy to make a stupid mistake if you forget that both x and y must be integers
5. Very hard for a Q5, feels more like a Q11
6. Free Q6, requires few brain cells
7. Slightly easier Q5 type problem but very easy to make a stupid mistake
8. Requires calculus unless you are insanely good at graphing coordinate geometry
9. Very skibidi Q9. If you find the key to solving it then it is free, but otherwise it is impossible.
10. Creating and expanding an expression with a gazillion terms in it and then condensing it into a prime factorization
11. Nice Q11, especially considering you are able to (somewhat) check you have the correct answer. Definitely better and a lot easier than last year's absolutely diabolical (AIME 2) Q11.
12-15. USAMO-level problems

@above

could you explain how p8 requires calculus
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
nathan2019lu
17 posts
#20
Y by
1. Not hard unless you forgot b>9
2. One trick and done, kinda goofy
3. A bit bashy for p3 and silliable
4. Not that hard to factor or quadratic formula
5. Generic combo p5
6. Too easy for p6
7. Decent problem but still kinda bashy
8. Draw stuff and hope it's right
9. Easy if you use symmetry, cancer if you don't
10. Nice problem that makes you think uniquely
11. 2024 i p12
12. Hard to visualize, nice problem
13. Kinda easy for p13 but silliable
14. idk cant solve, but prob hard for p14
15. A few tricks that are clever to find
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
vEnxooks
6 posts
#21 • 2 Y
Y by Awesomeness_in_a_bun, Amkan2022
1. Pretty easy, can be easily bashed
2. Honestly had a little trouble on this, but not that hard
3. Quick and simple, trivial by Burnside's Lemma
4. I didn't like this geometry, was very contrived
5. lol XOOKS
6. Struggled a little, but once you realize $\angle{ABC} = 120$, it is easy from there
7. Light number theory. cool algebraic manipulation for this problem
8. Didn't do
9. Esay coordbash
10. Didn't do
11. Guessed right LOLOLOLL
12. Really cool and nontrivial problem. It took a lot of thinking to do this. I liked the usage of symmedian.
13. bruh i sillied this
14. pretty easy for a p14, just split it up by the even and the odd case and should be good form therere.
15. Easiest p15 since like 2012 or something
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
mathwiz_1207
91 posts
#22
Y by
where did the symmedian come from on p12 :skull:
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Schintalpati
587 posts
#23
Y by
mathwiz_1207 wrote:
where did the symmedian come from on p12 :skull:

thought I was tripping for a sec :skull:
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
ABC09090927
1 post
#24
Y by
My opinions (somewhat controversial)
1: Honestly probably the most difficult in the first 3. Requires some sense in number theory and some bashing.
2: Quite simple once you see the trick. The desired area is just the area of the big triangle. Easy if you see it.
3: Extremely easy counting problem. Literally took me less than 5 minutes.
4: Somewhat difficult, but dividing by xy/x^2/y^2 helps. Or I used quadratic formula treating y as a constant. Didn't solve it the first time around, had to come back
5: Took me a long time. Very easy to count wrong, the concepts aren't too bad but careless error galore here.
6: Quite easy geometry problem. Can be very bashy if you try to extend the trapezoid into a big triangle but honestly just draw a height and you get a triangle with sides 1/2(r-s), 6, 1/2(r+s)
7: Pretty bad counting problem. Isn't quite bad, but I read the question wrong the first time. Honestly, just split into 2 major cases and be careful when counting.
8: Pretty easy if you see it. Convert it into the coordinate system and you get a circle and want to find the two lines tangent to it. Just plug and chug in the distance formula
9: Easy if you see the trick, literally impossible if you don't. I tried using a transformation matrix and failed horribly after getting a quartic. See the symmetry and the solution is on the 30 degree rotation axis
10: Very hard for no10 imo. Still don't quite know to solve, but I have a general idea. Seems very hard though.
11: Extremely easy, just plug and chug the quadratic formula 4 times. Pure bashing, no thinking. Takes some time though.
12: Seems very hard.
13: Thought about it did it horribly wrong. Seems very tricky, but there is definitely some "trick" to successfully solving it.
14: Like insanely hard problem. Still don't have an idea to solve.
15: Was on the right track but ran out of time, doesn't seem too too difficult though. Lots of cases to consider and count though...

Again, guys don't mind me I'm not that insanely smart as you guys (all getting 230+ is insane this year), I only got 8 on AIME this year, but I feel pretty good about it. 192.5 JMO index score is decent this year but I think this year's tests were definitely much harder than previous years (controversial). A lot of questions felt sillyable but also if you can't think of using the right method, you're basically cooked...
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
megarnie
5538 posts
#25
Y by
1. normal
2. hardish for a 2, but im bad at geo so it's probably well placed
3. xoinkers this is too ez
4. good
5. a little hard but not bad
6. a little easy for position (and I say this being a geo antimain)
7. i thought it was a bit easy, but apparently a lot of people sillied so maybe it's normal
8. the geometric solution is nice but the bash is not that hard to execute (especially if you eliminate fractions)
9. xoinkers
10. i guess it's sillyable, but the idea itself isn't that hard to find
11. nice; a little easy but not that easy
12. didn't find it that hard but I used double integrals
13. didnt do
14. didnt do but heard it's hard
15. i didnt find this too bad for a p15, but ig it is sillyable and the main idea isnt trivial to find
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
pi_is_3.14
1437 posts
#26 • 1 Y
Y by Airbus320-214
My personal thoughts: 1 - 8 were approximately normal difficulty,

9 and 10 were slightly hard for their positions, 9 had a tricky idea (or bashy solution) and 10 has somewhat tricky casework,

11 and 12 were normal for their positions, p11 was relatively straightforward although being long, p12 was extremely quick but required a little visualization

13 was quite easy for a number 13 due to it being relatively straightforward once you realize that each intersection point adds an extra region,

14 was tough for a p14 for sure, the fermat point realization is tricky and the ptolemy's solutions are equally hard

15 was pretty normal (maybe on the easier side) for it's position, somewhat long casework + binom/LTE but not very tricky
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
MathPerson12321
3616 posts
#27
Y by
pi_is_3.14 wrote:
My personal thoughts: 1 - 8 were approximately normal difficulty,

9 and 10 were slightly hard for their positions, 9 had a tricky idea (or bashy solution) and 10 has somewhat tricky casework,

11 and 12 were normal for their positions, p11 was relatively straightforward although being long, p12 was extremely quick but required a little visualization

13 was quite easy for a number 13 due to it being relatively straightforward once you realize that each intersection point adds an extra region,

14 was tough for a p14 for sure, the fermat point realization is tricky and the ptolemy's solutions are equally hard

15 was pretty normal (maybe on the easier side) for it's position, somewhat long casework + binom/LTE but not very tricky

my thoughts:
p3 should be p1
p4 should be p2 (factoring bruh)
p2 should be p4
p6 should be p3
p1 should be p5
p5 should be p6
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
MockTest2.0
34 posts
#28 • 3 Y
Y by ninjaforce, aliz, KevinYang2.71
I do not like the opinions and intentions expressed here. The 2025 AIME I is not just a test; rather, it is a collection of beautiful ideas, arranged in a way to captivate and tickle the intellect of the test taker. Please do not so bluntly objectify the problems by calling them "easy", "bad", "hard", or whatever else you may think. These problems are the embodiments of beautiful mathematical ideas and premises and should be treated with the according respect. Thank you.
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
axusus
811 posts
#29
Y by
p6/p10 were the easiest questions -_-
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Happyllamaalways
478 posts
#30
Y by
MockTest2.0 wrote:
I do not like the opinions and intentions expressed here. The 2025 AIME I is not just a test; rather, it is a collection of beautiful ideas, arranged in a way to captivate and tickle the intellect of the test taker. Please do not so bluntly objectify the problems by calling them "easy", "bad", "hard", or whatever else you may think. These problems are the embodiments of beautiful mathematical ideas and premises and should be treated with the according respect. Thank you.

Q3, Q5, Q7, Q8, Q10, Q11 (literally just bash)
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Mr.Sharkman
489 posts
#31
Y by
Happyllamaalways wrote:
MockTest2.0 wrote:
I do not like the opinions and intentions expressed here. The 2025 AIME I is not just a test; rather, it is a collection of beautiful ideas, arranged in a way to captivate and tickle the intellect of the test taker. Please do not so bluntly objectify the problems by calling them "easy", "bad", "hard", or whatever else you may think. These problems are the embodiments of beautiful mathematical ideas and premises and should be treated with the according respect. Thank you.

Q3, Q5, Q7, Q8, Q10, Q11 (literally just bash)

Exactly lol (im not sure if Q3 was bash; it was like 2 cases lmao)
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Airbus320-214
77 posts
#32
Y by
1, very easy, like the first five questions on amc12
2, easy for p2, should be in 1
3, medium, might be a little bashy
4, mid-easy, but might double count (0,0)
5, mid, bashy, lots of calculations
6, easy with trig
7, bashy, I didn’t make it, difficulty might be mid for 7
8, mid, can be bashy
9, very easy and I think it’s misplaced, should be #4-6
10, mid-easy, just be careful with powers
11, easy but caculation mistakes might be common
12, hard to imagine otherwise ok
13, hard, might get 154 instead of 204, didn’t make it
14, hard and my geo is bad, didn’t make it
15, hard, LTE, bashy, didn’t make it
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
Airbus320-214
77 posts
#33
Y by
axusus wrote:
p6/p10 were the easiest questions -_-

Also 9
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
TiguhBabeHwo
433 posts
#34
Y by
nah p1 was defo easier than 10
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
MathPerson12321
3616 posts
#35
Y by
axusus wrote:
p6/p10 were the easiest questions -_-

troller
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
DoctorTiger
8 posts
#36
Y by
1. Diabolical
2. Trivs
3. Trivs
4. Trivs
5. Trivs
6. Trivs
7. Trivvy
8. Trivvy
9. Trivs
10. Misplaced
11. Trivvy
12. Too easy to guess
13. Trivs
14. Trivs
15. Too easy to guess
Z K Y
The post below has been deleted. Click to close.
This post has been deleted. Click here to see post.
axusus
811 posts
#37
Y by
MathPerson12321 wrote:
axusus wrote:
p6/p10 were the easiest questions -_-

troller

wait what im legit
ong i barely did anything else than that
Z K Y
N Quick Reply
G
H
=
a