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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
May 1, 2025
May is an exciting month! National MATHCOUNTS is the second week of May in Washington D.C. and our Founder, Richard Rusczyk will be presenting a seminar, Preparing Strong Math Students for College and Careers, on May 11th.

Are you interested in working towards MATHCOUNTS and don’t know where to start? We have you covered! If you have taken Prealgebra, then you are ready for MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Basics. Already aiming for State or National MATHCOUNTS and harder AMC 8 problems? Then our MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Advanced course is for you.

Summer camps are starting next month at the Virtual Campus in math and language arts that are 2 - to 4 - weeks in duration. Spaces are still available - don’t miss your chance to have an enriching summer experience. There are middle and high school competition math camps as well as Math Beasts camps that review key topics coupled with fun explorations covering areas such as graph theory (Math Beasts Camp 6), cryptography (Math Beasts Camp 7-8), and topology (Math Beasts Camp 8-9)!

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[*]May 20th, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 1 Math Jam, Problems 1 to 4, join the Canada/USA Mathcamp staff for this exciting Math Jam, where they discuss solutions to Problems 1 to 4 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz!
[*]May 21st, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 2 Math Jam, Problems 5 and 6, Canada/USA Mathcamp staff will discuss solutions to Problems 5 and 6 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz![/list]
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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
positive integers forming a perfect square
cielblue   5
N 19 minutes ago by Assassino9931
Find all positive integers $n$ such that $2^n-n^2+1$ is a perfect square.
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cielblue
May 2, 2025
Assassino9931
19 minutes ago
Unusual product is perfect square
oVlad   1
N 19 minutes ago by NTstrucker
Source: Romania Junior TST 2025 Day 2 P1
Let $n\geqslant 2$ and $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ be non-zero integers such that $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n=a_1a_2\cdots a_n.$ Prove that \[(a_1^2-1)(a_2^2-1)\cdots(a_n^2-1)\]is a perfect square.
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oVlad
32 minutes ago
NTstrucker
19 minutes ago
Introducing myself at AoPS, and what's your magic wand?
asuth_asuth   1039
N 19 minutes ago by Demetri
Hi!

I'm Andrew Sutherland. I'm the new Chief Product Officer at AoPS. As you may have read, Richard is retiring and Ben Kornell and I are working together to lead the company now. I'm leading all the software and digital stuff at AoPS. I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself! I'm really excited to be part of the special community that is AoPS.

Previously, I founded Quizlet as a 15-year-old high school student. I did Course 6 at MIT and then left to lead Quizlet full-time for a total of 14 years. I took a few years off and now I'm doing AoPS! I wrote more about all that on my blog: https://asuth.com/im-joining-aops

I have a question for all of you. If you could wave a magic wand, and change anything about AoPS, what would it be? All suggestions welcome! Thank you.
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asuth_asuth
Mar 30, 2025
Demetri
19 minutes ago
Reply box disappearing
Craftybutterfly   24
N 21 minutes ago by Demetri
For some reason, on my iPhone XR, when I press on the view my posts button, then press on an unlocked topic and scroll down or press go down button, the reply box disappears. I can’t use the proper format right now as I am on phone.
Summary of the problem: the lines above
setps to reproduce:
1. Go to your profile
2. Press on your posts button
3. press an unlocked topic and scroll down
Frequency: 100%
Browser: Chrome latest version
Device: iPhone XR
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Craftybutterfly
Apr 30, 2025
Demetri
21 minutes ago
Simple inequality
sqing   6
N 25 minutes ago by ys33
Source: Shiing-Shen Chern Cup Mathematical Olympiads 2018,Q2
Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers.Prove that$$\sqrt[3]{ab}+\sqrt[3]{cd}\leq\sqrt[3]{(a+b+c)(c+d+a)}.$$When equality holds?
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sqing
Jul 26, 2018
ys33
25 minutes ago
Labelling edges of Kn
oVlad   0
27 minutes ago
Source: Romania Junior TST 2025 Day 2 P3
Let $n\geqslant 3$ be an integer. Ion draws a regular $n$-gon and all its diagonals. On every diagonal and edge, Ion writes a positive integer, such that for any triangle formed with the vertices of the $n$-gon, one of the numbers on its edges is the sum of the two other numbers on its edges. Determine the smallest possible number of distinct values that Ion can write.
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oVlad
27 minutes ago
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Incentre-excentre geometry
oVlad   0
29 minutes ago
Source: Romania Junior TST 2025 Day 2 P2
Consider a scalene triangle $ABC$ with incentre $I$ and excentres $I_a,I_b,$ and $I_c$, opposite the vertices $A,B,$ and $C$ respectively. The incircle touches $BC,CA,$ and $AB$ at $E,F,$ and $G$ respectively. Prove that the circles $IEI_a,IFI_b,$ and $IGI_c$ have a common point other than $I$.
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oVlad
29 minutes ago
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FUNCTION EQUATION
Zahy2106   0
30 minutes ago
Source: Collection
Determine all functions $f:(0,+\infty) \to (0,+\infty)$ safisty: $$f\left(\frac{f(x)+f(y)}{x}\right)+\frac{f(x)}{y}=\frac{x(x+f(y))}{yf(x)}+\frac{y}{x},\forall x,y>0$$
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Zahy2106
30 minutes ago
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Inequality involving square root cube root and 8th root
bamboozled   3
N 38 minutes ago by Jackson0423
If $a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,k\in R^+$ and $a+b+c=d+e+f=g+h+k=8$, then find the maximum value of $\sqrt{ad^3 g^4} +\sqrt[3]{be^3 h^4} + \sqrt[8]{cf^3 k^4}$
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bamboozled
Today at 4:46 AM
Jackson0423
38 minutes ago
Geometry
gggzul   3
N 39 minutes ago by nabodorbuco2
In trapezoid $ABCD$ segments $AB$ and $CD$ are parallel. Angle bisectors of $\angle A$ and $\angle C$ meet at $P$. Angle bisectors of $\angle B$ and $\angle D$ meet at $Q$. Prove that $ABPQ$ is cyclic
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gggzul
5 hours ago
nabodorbuco2
39 minutes ago
Inequality
nguyentlauv   0
an hour ago
Source: Own
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca=3$ and $k\ge 0$, prove that
$$\frac{\sqrt{a+1}}{b+c+k}+\frac{\sqrt{b+1}}{c+a+k}+\frac{\sqrt{c+1}}{a+b+k} \geq \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{k+2}.$$
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nguyentlauv
an hour ago
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Geo metry
TUAN2k8   1
N an hour ago by SimplisticFormulas
Help me plss!
Given an acute triangle $ABC$. Points $D$ and $E$ lie on segments $AB$ and $AC$, respectively. Lines $BD$ and $CE$ intersect at point $F$. The circumcircles of triangles $BDF$ and $CEF$ intersect at a second point $P$. The circumcircles of triangles $ABC$ and $ADE$ intersect at a second point $Q$. Point $K$ lies on segment $AP$ such that $KQ \perp AQ$. Prove that triangles $\triangle BKD$ and $\triangle CKE$ are similar.
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TUAN2k8
3 hours ago
SimplisticFormulas
an hour ago
Python exit() module decriptions appear as "undefined"
SoaringHigh   12
N Today at 1:37 AM by SoaringHigh
Summary of the problem: When using exit() (or quit()) in the Python windows on AoPS the "Description" and "To fix" options show up as "undefined"
sample program
Page URL: N/A
Steps to reproduce:
1. Use the AoPS Python module to execute the exit() or quit() functions in a program. (try running the sample program)
Expected behavior: The "Description" and "To fix" sections give a description of SystemExit
Frequency: Always
Operating system(s): Windows 11 Home
Browser(s), including version: Microsoft Edge 130.0.2849.46
Additional information: N/A
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SoaringHigh
Oct 22, 2024
SoaringHigh
Today at 1:37 AM
Alcumus Rating
awesometriangles   4
N Yesterday at 1:06 PM by bpan2021
My Alcumus rating for CP used to be something like a 90, then I went to do some homework for a class, and when I came back to alcumus, it is now a 40. I don't know what happened and I haven't touched C&P in the last hour or two, and I haven't gotten any wrong in it or anything to majorly decrease my rating. I also checked the topics, and each was either green or blue, like how I left it. Is this just me?

EDIT: My level is still the same too..., and idk if i should add an image, and if i should, what should I screenshot?
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awesometriangles
Yesterday at 1:36 AM
bpan2021
Yesterday at 1:06 PM
k Spam forums
Yummo   9
N Apr 4, 2025 by tyrantfire4
Hi,
There are over fifty forums that were created today that all have the same title (Xarcade!!).
None of these has any posts, and you cannot see any other new forums without scrolling down for a long time.
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Yummo
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tyrantfire4
Apr 4, 2025
Spam forums
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Hi,
There are over fifty forums that were created today that all have the same title (Xarcade!!).
None of these has any posts, and you cannot see any other new forums without scrolling down for a long time.
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Yihangzh
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that's annoying
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Sounds like a job for the Sheriff.
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Yummo
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Oh, It appears that the person who created all those forums, CosmicToaster, is trying to get people confused with the real xarcade, since xarcade changed it's name. They did that for The Ultimate Game Forum. https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c10h3540692_april_fool_prank_help
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i think admins can deal with it
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click end button then you have to scroll up instead of down works different muscles :)
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ILikeTrains703 wrote:
HOW LONG WAS THIS GUY SPENDING JUST MAKING FORUMS IVE BEEN SCROLLING THOUGH XARCADES FOR 10 MINUTES


It's possible that they made a bot that spammed requests(CSRF getting first?) or a browser automation or a user script
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ILikeTrains703 wrote:
HOW LONG WAS THIS GUY SPENDING JUST MAKING FORUMS IVE BEEN SCROLLING THOUGH XARCADES FOR 10 MINUTES

yeah prob bot
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I emailed AoPSSheriff, and told them about this! :)
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Xarcade.is dead
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