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jlacosta
Apr 2, 2025
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soryn   0
24 minutes ago
The school A has m1 boys and m2 girls, and ,the school B has n1 boys and n2 girls. Each school is represented by one team formed by p students,boys and girls. If f(k) is the number of cases for which,the twice schools has,togheter k girls, fund f(k) and the valute of k, for which f(k) is maximum.
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soryn
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Parity and sets
betongblander   7
N 26 minutes ago by ihategeo_1969
Source: Brazil National Olympiad 2020 5 Level 3
Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers with $k$ $\le$ $n$. In a group of $n$ people, each one or always
speak the truth or always lie. Arnaldo can ask questions for any of these people
provided these questions are of the type: “In set $A$, what is the parity of people who speak to
true? ”, where $A$ is a subset of size $ k$ of the set of $n$ people. The answer can only
be $even$ or $odd$.
a) For which values of $n$ and $k$ is it possible to determine which people speak the truth and
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b) What is the minimum number of questions required to determine which people
speak the truth and which people always lie, when that number is finite?
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Mount Inequality erupts on a sequence :o
GrantStar   88
N 31 minutes ago by Nari_Tom
Source: 2023 IMO P4
Let $x_1,x_2,\dots,x_{2023}$ be pairwise different positive real numbers such that
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N 41 minutes ago by godchunguus
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N 2 hours ago by martianrunner
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N 5 hours ago by lbh_qys
Let $xyz = 1$. Find the minimum and maximum values of $\frac{1}{1 + x + xy}$ + $\frac{1}{1 + y + yz}$ + $\frac{1}{1 + z + zx}$

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phiReKaLk6781   5
N Today at 12:47 AM by P162008
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N Today at 12:34 AM by beyim
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Sid-darth-vater   0
Yesterday at 11:50 PM
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SomeonecoolLovesMaths   1
N Yesterday at 10:17 PM by martianrunner
Let $S = \{ 1,2, \cdots, 100 \}$. Let $A$ be a subset of $S$ such that no sum of three distinct elements of $A$ is divisible by $5$. What is the maximum value of $\mid A \mid$.
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N Yesterday at 9:59 PM by Sid-darth-vater
Ok, so I genuinely dislike inequalities. I never can find the motivation behind why random am-gm is done behind specific parts of the inequality; tbh it might (prolly is) just be a skill issue; can someone explain how to do this and also give inequality practice at this lvl
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2004 Mildorf Mock AIME 1/5 #13 7R_n = 64-2R_{n-1} +9R_{n-2}
parmenides51   5
N Yesterday at 9:29 PM by rchokler
A sequence $\{R_n\}_{n \ge 0}$ obeys the recurrence $7R_n = 64-2R_{n-1} +9R_{n-2}$ for any integers $n \ge  2$. Additionally, $R_0 = 10 $ and $R_1 = -2$. Let $$S = \sum^{\infty}_{i=0} \frac{R_i}{2^i}.$$$S$ can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ for two relatively prime positive integers $m$ and $n$. Determine the value of $m + n$.
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Sid-darth-vater   8
N Yesterday at 8:41 PM by Sid-darth-vater
I technically have a solution (I didn't come up with it, it was the official solution) but it seems unintuitive. Can someone find a sol/explain to me how they got to it? (like why did u do the steps that u did) sorry if this seems a lil vague

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Sid-darth-vater
Yesterday at 2:38 PM
Sid-darth-vater
Yesterday at 8:41 PM
Angle Chase
pythagorazz   0
Yesterday at 8:22 PM
Let $ABCD$ be a rhombus, and E be the midpoint of side CD. Let F be a point on BE such that
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pythagorazz
Yesterday at 8:22 PM
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Infinite grid filled with smallest satisfying numbers
Pompombojam   0
Apr 14, 2025
Source: Problem Solving Tactics Number Theory Q25
The squares of an infinite grid are numbered as illustrated. The number $0$ is placed in
the top-left corner. Each remaining square is numbered with the smallest non-negative
integer that does not already appear to the left of it in the same row or above it in the
same column.

Which number will appear in the $1003$rd row and $1980$th column?

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Pompombojam
Apr 14, 2025
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The squares of an infinite grid are numbered as illustrated. The number $0$ is placed in
the top-left corner. Each remaining square is numbered with the smallest non-negative
integer that does not already appear to the left of it in the same row or above it in the
same column.

Which number will appear in the $1003$rd row and $1980$th column?
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