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k a August Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jwelsh   0
Yesterday at 2:14 PM
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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
Combinatorics
slimshady360   0
6 minutes ago
Source: IMO 2005-Problem 6.
Does anybody have any idea how to solve this with graph theory?
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slimshady360
6 minutes ago
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USAMO 2003 Problem 1
MithsApprentice   75
N 15 minutes ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Prove that for every positive integer $n$ there exists an $n$-digit number divisible by $5^n$ all of whose digits are odd.
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MithsApprentice
Sep 27, 2005
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
15 minutes ago
Some of my less-seen proposals
navid   7
N 29 minutes ago by shaboon
Dear friends,

Since 2003, I have had several nice days in AOPS-- i.e., Mathlinks; as some of you may remember. I decided to share you some of my less-seen proposals. Some of them may be considered as some early ethudes; several of them already appeared on some competitions or journals. I hope you like them and this be a good starting point for working on them. Please take a look at the following link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bntcjZAHZ-WN1lfGbNbz0uyFvhBTMEhz/view?usp=sharing

Best regards,
Navid.
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navid
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shaboon
29 minutes ago
Ugly functional equation
Taha1381   11
N 32 minutes ago by shaboon
Source: Iranian third round 2019 Finals algebra exam problem 3
Let $a,b,c$ be non-zero distinct real numbers so that there exist functions $f,g:\mathbb{R}^{+} \to \mathbb{R}$ so that:

$af(xy)+bf(\frac{x}{y})=cf(x)+g(y)$

For all positive real $x$ and large enough $y$.

Prove that there exists a function $h:\mathbb{R}^{+} \to \mathbb{R}$ so that:

$f(xy)+f(\frac{x}{y})=2f(x)+h(y)$

For all positive real $x$ and large enough $y$.
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Taha1381
Aug 18, 2019
shaboon
32 minutes ago
Bicentric Quadrilateral Concurrence
anantmudgal09   2
N 44 minutes ago by MathLuis
Source: India-Iran-Singapore-Taiwan Friendly Contest 2025 Problem 2
Let $ABCD$ be a quadrilateral with both an incircle and a circumcircle. Let $I$ and $O$ be the incenter and circumcenter of $ABCD$, respectively. Let $E$ be the intersection of lines $AB$ and $CD$, and let $F$ be the intersection of lines $BC$ and $DA$. Let $X$ and $Y$ be the intersections of the line $FI$ with lines $AB$ and $CD$, respectively. Prove that the circumcircle of $\triangle EIF$, the circumcircle of $\triangle EXY$, and the line $FO$ are concurrent.
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anantmudgal09
Today at 7:15 AM
MathLuis
44 minutes ago
find all continuous functions
aktyw19   3
N an hour ago by jasperE3
Find all continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $f(xy)+f(x+y)=f(xy+x)+f(y)$.
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aktyw19
Sep 28, 2013
jasperE3
an hour ago
Find all functions
aktyw19   2
N an hour ago by jasperE3
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that
$f(x^2+y^2)=f(f(x))+f(xy)+f(f(y))$ $\forall x, y\in\mathbb{R}$
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aktyw19
Mar 27, 2014
jasperE3
an hour ago
intersting problem
teomihai   2
N an hour ago by teomihai
Prove $\frac{1}{5n+1}+\frac{1}{5n+2}+...+\frac{1}{10n}>\frac{3}{5} $ for any $n>0$,integer .
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teomihai
2 hours ago
teomihai
an hour ago
Increasing path of numbers in a graph
Assassino9931   6
N an hour ago by dgrozev
Source: Bulgaria RMM TST 2020
On every edge of a complete graph on $n$ vertices is written a real number. Prove that
there is a path of length $n-1$ (with possibly repeating vertices) in which the sequence of numbers is increasing.
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Assassino9931
Dec 21, 2022
dgrozev
an hour ago
number theory
Hoapham235   6
N 2 hours ago by Hoapham235
Let $x >  y$ be positive integer such that \[ \text{LCM}(x+2, y+2)+\text{LCM}(x, y)=2\text{LCM}(x+1, y+1).\]Prove that $x$ is divisible by $y$.
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Hoapham235
Jul 23, 2025
Hoapham235
2 hours ago
JBMO 2024 SL N2
MuradSafarli   8
N 2 hours ago by eg4334
Source: JBMO 2024 Shortlist
Find all the pairs of $(p;q)$ distinct prime numbers such that such that $$q^p\mid p+p^q+p^{q^p}$$
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MuradSafarli
Jun 26, 2025
eg4334
2 hours ago
Game of Queens
anantmudgal09   5
N 2 hours ago by MathLuis
Source: India-Iran-Singapore-Taiwan Friendly Contest 2025 Problem 1
Alice and Bob are playing a game on an $n \times n$ ($n \geqslant 2$) chessboard. Initially, Alice’s queen is placed at the bottom-left corner, and Bob’s queen is at the bottom-right corner. All the other squares on the board are covered by neutral pieces.

Alice starts first, and the two players take turns. In each turn, a player must move their queen to capture a piece. A queen can capture a piece if and only if the piece lies in the same row, column, or diagonal as the queen, and there are no other pieces between them. A player loses if their queen is captured or if there are no remaining pieces they
can capture. For which values of $n$ does Alice have a winning strategy?
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anantmudgal09
Today at 7:14 AM
MathLuis
2 hours ago
Covering equilateral triangle
pokmui9909   1
N 2 hours ago by qwedsazxc
Source: KJMO 2023 P8
A red equilateral triangle $T$ with side length $1$ is drawn on a plane. For a positive real $c$, we place three blue equilateral triangle shaped paper with side length $c$ on a plane to cover $T$ completely. Find the minimum value of $c$. As shown in the picture, it doesn't matter if the blue papers overlap each other or stick out from $T$. Folding or tearing the paper is not allowed.
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pokmui9909
Nov 4, 2023
qwedsazxc
2 hours ago
random problem
Nektarinki   3
N 2 hours ago by Mathological03
for all real positive numbers a, b and c, prove that:
(a-b)/(a+2b) + (b-c)/(b+2c) + (c-a)/(c+2a) is greater or equal to zero
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Nektarinki
Today at 9:38 AM
Mathological03
2 hours ago
Eventually constant sequence with condition
PerfectPlayer   4
N Jun 1, 2025 by kujyi
Source: Turkey TST 2025 Day 3 P8
A positive real number sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3,\dots $ and a positive integer \(s\) is given.
Let $f_n(0) = \frac{a_n+\dots+a_1}{n}$ and for each $0<k<n$
\[f_n(k)=\frac{a_n+\dots+a_{k+1}}{n-k}-\frac{a_k+\dots+a_1}{k}\]Then for every integer $n\geq s,$ the condition
\[a_{n+1}=\max_{0\leq k<n}(f_n(k))\]is satisfied. Prove that this sequence must be eventually constant.
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PerfectPlayer
Mar 18, 2025
kujyi
Jun 1, 2025
Eventually constant sequence with condition
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A positive real number sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3,\dots $ and a positive integer \(s\) is given.
Let $f_n(0) = \frac{a_n+\dots+a_1}{n}$ and for each $0<k<n$
\[f_n(k)=\frac{a_n+\dots+a_{k+1}}{n-k}-\frac{a_k+\dots+a_1}{k}\]Then for every integer $n\geq s,$ the condition
\[a_{n+1}=\max_{0\leq k<n}(f_n(k))\]is satisfied. Prove that this sequence must be eventually constant.
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For $a_{n+1}=f_n(p)$, prove $a_{n+2}=f_{n+1}(p)$.
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ehuseyinyigit wrote:
Obviously $a_2=a_1$. Also $a_3=max(a_1,a_2-a_1)=a_1$. We have $a_1=a_2=a_3$. We will proceed by using induction. Suppose that $a_1=a_2=\cdots=a_p$ holds, we will prove $a_{p+1}=a_p$. On the other hand, for all $k=1,2,\cdots,p-1$
$$f_p(k)=\dfrac{\sum_{i=k+1}^{p}{a_i}}{n-k}+\dfrac{\sum_{i=1}^{k}{a_i}}{k}=a_k-a_1=0$$Thus, we obtain the following
$$a_{p+1}=max(f_p(0),f_p(1),\cdots,f_p(p-1))=max(a_1,0,0,\cdots,0)=a_1$$implying that the sequence $(a)_1^n$ must be eventually constant as desired.

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