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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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N Apr 5, 2023 by v_Enhance
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Sep 9, 2019
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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.
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ZetaX
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May 4, 2019
n^k + mn^l + 1 divides n^(k+1) - 1
cjquines0   37
N 4 minutes ago by alexanderhamilton124
Source: 2016 IMO Shortlist N4
Let $n, m, k$ and $l$ be positive integers with $n \neq 1$ such that $n^k + mn^l + 1$ divides $n^{k+l} - 1$. Prove that
[list]
[*]$m = 1$ and $l = 2k$; or
[*]$l|k$ and $m = \frac{n^{k-l}-1}{n^l-1}$.
[/list]
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cjquines0
Jul 19, 2017
alexanderhamilton124
4 minutes ago
A very beautiful geo problem
TheMathBob   4
N 5 minutes ago by ravengsd
Source: Polish MO Finals P2 2023
Given an acute triangle $ABC$ with their incenter $I$. Point $X$ lies on $BC$ on the same side as $B$ wrt $AI$. Point $Y$ lies on the shorter arc $AB$ of the circumcircle $ABC$. It is given that $$\angle AIX = \angle XYA = 120^\circ.$$Prove that $YI$ is the angle bisector of $XYA$.
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TheMathBob
Mar 29, 2023
ravengsd
5 minutes ago
Difficult combinatorics problem
shactal   0
35 minutes ago
Can someone help me with this problem? Let $n\in \mathbb N^*$. We call a distribution the act of distributing the integers from $1$
to $n^2$ represented by tokens to players $A_1$ to $A_n$ so that they all have the same number of tokens in their urns.
We say that $A_i$ beats $A_j$ when, when $A_i$ and $A_j$ each draw a token from their urn, $A_i$ has a strictly greater chance of drawing a larger number than $A_j$. We then denote $A_i>A_j$. A distribution is said to be chicken-fox-viper when $A_1>A_2>\ldots>A_n>A_1$ What is $R(n)$
, the number of chicken-fox-viper distributions?
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shactal
35 minutes ago
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Cubic and Quadratic
mathisreal   3
N 41 minutes ago by macves
Source: CIIM 2020 P2
Find all triples of positive integers $(a,b,c)$ such that the following equations are both true:
I- $a^2+b^2=c^2$
II- $a^3+b^3+1=(c-1)^3$
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mathisreal
Oct 26, 2020
macves
41 minutes ago
Inspired by Zhejiang 2025
sqing   1
N an hour ago by WallyWalrus
Source: Own
Let $ x,y,z $ be reals such that $ 5x^2+6y^2+6z^2-8yz\leq 5. $ Prove that$$ x+y+z\leq \sqrt{6}$$
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sqing
4 hours ago
WallyWalrus
an hour ago
incircle excenter midpoints
danepale   9
N an hour ago by Want-to-study-in-NTU-MATH
Source: Middle European Mathematical Olympiad T-6
Let the incircle $k$ of the triangle $ABC$ touch its side $BC$ at $D$. Let the line $AD$ intersect $k$ at $L \neq D$ and denote the excentre of $ABC$ opposite to $A$ by $K$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $BC$ and $KM$ respectively.

Prove that the points $B, C, N,$ and $L$ are concyclic.
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danepale
Sep 21, 2014
Want-to-study-in-NTU-MATH
an hour ago
geometry
gggzul   0
2 hours ago
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle ACB=90^{\circ}$. $D$ is the midpoint of $AC$. Let the angle bisector of $\angle ACB$ cut $BD$ at $P$ and $G$ be the centroid of $ABC$. $(CPG)$ meets $BC$ at $Q\ne C$ and $R$ is the projection of $Q$ onto $AB$. Prove that $R, G, P, A$ lie on a common circle.
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gggzul
2 hours ago
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Maximum Area of Triangle ABC
steven_zhang123   0
2 hours ago
Let the coordinates of point \( A \) be \( (0,3) \). Points \( B \) and \( C \) are two moving points on the circle \( O \): \( x^2+y^2=25 \), satisfying \( \angle BAC=90^\circ \). Find the maximum area of \( \triangle ABC \).
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steven_zhang123
2 hours ago
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IMO 2016 Problem 4
termas   56
N 2 hours ago by sansgankrsngupta
Source: IMO 2016 (day 2)
A set of positive integers is called fragrant if it contains at least two elements and each of its elements has a prime factor in common with at least one of the other elements. Let $P(n)=n^2+n+1$. What is the least possible positive integer value of $b$ such that there exists a non-negative integer $a$ for which the set $$\{P(a+1),P(a+2),\ldots,P(a+b)\}$$is fragrant?
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termas
Jul 12, 2016
sansgankrsngupta
2 hours ago
Interesting inequalities
sqing   3
N 2 hours ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $a,b,c \geq 0 $ and $ abc+2(ab+bc+ca) =32.$ Show that
$$ka+b+c\geq 8\sqrt k-2k$$Where $0<k\leq 4. $
$$ka+b+c\geq 8 $$Where $ k\geq 4. $
$$a+b+c\geq 6$$$$2a+b+c\geq 8\sqrt 2-4$$
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sqing
May 15, 2025
sqing
2 hours ago
Every popular person is the best friend of a popular person?
yunxiu   8
N 3 hours ago by HHGB
Source: 2012 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad P6
There are infinitely many people registered on the social network Mugbook. Some pairs of (different) users are registered as friends, but each person has only finitely many friends. Every user has at least one friend. (Friendship is symmetric; that is, if $A$ is a friend of $B$, then $B$ is a friend of $A$.)
Each person is required to designate one of their friends as their best friend. If $A$ designates $B$ as her best friend, then (unfortunately) it does not follow that $B$ necessarily designates $A$ as her best friend. Someone designated as a best friend is called a $1$-best friend. More generally, if $n> 1$ is a positive integer, then a user is an $n$-best friend provided that they have been designated the best friend of someone who is an $(n-1)$-best friend. Someone who is a $k$-best friend for every positive integer $k$ is called popular.
(a) Prove that every popular person is the best friend of a popular person.
(b) Show that if people can have infinitely many friends, then it is possible that a popular person is not the best friend of a popular person.

Romania (Dan Schwarz)
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yunxiu
Apr 13, 2012
HHGB
3 hours ago
2021 EGMO P2: f(xf(x)+y) = f(y) + x^2 for rational x, y
anser   80
N 3 hours ago by math-olympiad-clown
Source: 2021 EGMO P2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Q}\to\mathbb{Q}$ such that the equation
\[f(xf(x)+y) = f(y) + x^2\]holds for all rational numbers $x$ and $y$.

Here, $\mathbb{Q}$ denotes the set of rational numbers.
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anser
Apr 13, 2021
math-olympiad-clown
3 hours ago
D1033 : A problem of probability for dominoes 3*1
Dattier   1
N 3 hours ago by Dattier
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $G$ a grid of 9*9, we choose a little square in $G$ of this grid three times, we can choose three times the same.

What the probability of cover with 3*1 dominoes this grid removed by theses little squares (one, two or three) ?
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Dattier
May 15, 2025
Dattier
3 hours ago
2010 Japan MO Finals
parkjungmin   4
N 3 hours ago by parkjungmin
Is there anyone who can solve question problem 5?
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parkjungmin
May 15, 2025
parkjungmin
3 hours ago
Hard Geometry
hqthao   23
N Feb 15, 2011 by lym
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $(O)$ its circumcircle. $P \in AC,Q \in AB $. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BP$, $N$ be the midpoint of $CQ$, $J$ be the midpoint of $PQ$. the circumcircle pass through $M N J$ meets $PQ$ at $R$. Prove: $OR \perp PQ$

thanks
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hqthao
Oct 16, 2010
lym
Feb 15, 2011
Hard Geometry
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Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $(O)$ its circumcircle. $P \in AC,Q \in AB $. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BP$, $N$ be the midpoint of $CQ$, $J$ be the midpoint of $PQ$. the circumcircle pass through $M N J$ meets $PQ$ at $R$. Prove: $OR \perp PQ$

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vntbqpqh234
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I think it is not true. IMO 2009 near it but it is not true
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Dear Mathlinkers,
I made the figure and after toying with my programm I think that this conjecture is true...
Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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@vnbqh234: why do you think my problem doesn't true, huh ;) If you just only draw on your paper (and maybe wrong) and think that wrong, you should prove your statement before saying something. If you draw on computer, please give me the figure.

It is TRUE :)
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hqthao
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Noone solve my problem :( I think I can use complex number but it's so complicate. who has any ideas for this problem :)
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This is a nice geometry and and I think Its true. I am learning inversion but I cannot solve this by using inversion. who can solve this problem by inversion, please give me :D
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Dear Mathlinkers,
you can see
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=288839
Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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Dear Mathlinkers,
the challenge is to research the most easy synthetic proof...
Any ideas?
Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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oh, I see. IMO 2009 is the special case of my problem. So, when the perpendicular of $0$ to $PQ$ same with $J$, it's will be IMO 2009 problem 2. so, any idea now, I still thinking and cannot find how to apply that problem for this :(
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http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/posting.php?mode=edit&f=46&&t=372184&p=2054142
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We need to prove this two interesting Lemmas :
(1) Trangle ABC , points X Y Z are on BC AC AB and (XYC) intersect (XZB) at points X and P , than YZAP is cyclic.
(2) Circles a and b intersects at points P and Q line through point P intersect a at A and b at B , and line through Q intersect a at A' and b at B' . Then AA' || BB'.
Let X is midpoint of AB and Y is midpoint of AC , let circles (RQX) and (RPY) intersects at R and O'. Use (1) for circles (RQX) (RPY) and (AXY) and trangle APQ , so O' is on (AXY). JN || AC , so use (2) for (NRM) and for (YRP) , so YN intersect (YPR) at point K and K is on (NRM). Like the same XM intersect (RQX) at point L and L is on (NRM). Let PB intersect (YPR) at point S , use (2) for (KMZ) and (YPR) (were Z is midpoint of BC) ZM || YP , so KZMS is cyclic , so angle ZSM = ZKM = NJM = A = ZXb , so ZSXB is cyclic and for the end use (1) fot circles (ZSXB) (YPR) and (RQX) and trangle PQB , so O' is on (ZSXB) , so O' is on (ZXB) like the same O' is on (YZC) so O' = O . done
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As a macro explanation,you just need consider Butterfly Theorem .
But this problem,also have easy way to prove:

Let $D,E$ be midpoints of $AP,AQ$$PP_1\perp AB$$QQ_1\perp AC$$S,T,U,V$ be midpoints of $BQ,CP,AB,AC$
$O'$ be the circumcircle of $\odot MNJ$$JDP_1F,JEQ_1G$ be parallelogram$O''F\perp AQ$$O''G\perp AP$ .

Obviously$P_1F=\frac{AQ}{2}$$Q_1G=\frac{AP}{2}$the 9-point center $Z$ is the circumcircle of $\odot AFG$so$Z$ is midpoint of $AO''$ .
Hence$O''J\perp PQ$ . On another hand,we can easy found $MJP_1S$ is a isosceles trapezoid,and $SU=\frac{AQ}{2}=P_1F$
So$O'$ is on perpendicular bisector of $FU$the same way$O'$ is also on perpendicular bisector of $GV$ .
So$O'$ is midpoint of $OO''$therefore,we get $OR\perp PQ$ . Q.E.D
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Dear Mathlinkers,
an article IN ENGLISH concerning this problem has been put on my website
http://perso.orange.fr/jl.ayme vol. 10 , A generalization of the problem 2 of the IMO 2009; an unexpected proof with the midcircle"
Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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lym wrote:
As a macro explanation,you just need consider Butterfly Theorem .
But this problem,also have easy way to prove:

Let $D,E$ be midpoints of $AP,AQ$$PP_1\perp AB$$QQ_1\perp AC$$S,T,U,V$ be midpoints of $BQ,CP,AB,AC$
$O'$ be the circumcircle of $\odot MNJ$$JDP_1F,JEQ_1G$ be parallelogram$O''F\perp AQ$$O''G\perp AP$ .

Obviously$P_1F=\frac{AQ}{2}$$Q_1G=\frac{AP}{2}$the 9-point center $Z$ is the circumcircle of $\odot AFG$so$Z$ is midpoint of $AO''$ .
Hence$O''J\perp PQ$ . On another hand,we can easy found $MJP_1S$ is a isosceles trapezoid,and $SU=\frac{AQ}{2}=P_1F$
So$O'$ is on perpendicular bisector of $FU$the same way$O'$ is also on perpendicular bisector of $GV$ .
So$O'$ is midpoint of $OO''$therefore,we get $OR\perp PQ$ . Q.E.D

HOw about that butterfly theorem, I don't know.
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let R' lie in PQ such that $OR'\perp PQ$
CR' meet (O) at K, BR' meet (O) at H
Apply Pascal theorem we have:KQ meet HP at X then X lie on (O)
CR' meet (O) at Y. YB meet PQ at G,YC meet PQ at E
Apply butterfly theorem
we have $R'G=R'P$,$R'Q=R'E$
hence $MR' \parallel YB$,$NR' \parallel YC$
Then $\angle MR'N=\angle BYC=\angle BAC=\angle MJN$
Hence $R\equiv R'$
WE have QED.
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litongyang
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vntbqpqh234 wrote:
let R' lie in PQ such that $OR'\perp PQ$
CR' meet (O) at K, BR' meet (O) at H
Apply Pascal theorem we have:KQ meet HP at X then X lie on (O)
CR' meet (O) at Y. YB meet PQ at G,YC meet PQ at E
Apply butterfly theorem
we have $R'G=R'P$,$R'Q=R'E$
hence $MR' \parallel YB$,$NR' \parallel YC$
Then $\angle MR'N=\angle BYC=\angle BAC=\angle MJN$
Hence $R\equiv R'$
WE have QED.

Very very nice solution! But there is a little typo, the black part should be XR'. :lol:
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ndk09
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I think don't need to use Pascan's theorem . Let $K$ is the food of the perpendicular line from $B$ to $PQ$.
Let $d$ is the line pass throught $B$ and paralley $MK$, $d$ meet $(O)$ at $T$ and meet $PQ$ at $X$, we have $K$ is the midpoint of $XP$,
Let $TC$ meet $PQ$ at $Y$, apply "Butterfly Theorem" we have $K$ is the midpoint of $YQ$ so we have $TC\parallel KN$ so $\measuredangle CAB =\measuredangle CTB = \measuredangle MKN=\measuredangle MJN$
\[ Q.E.D\]
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vntbqpqh234
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I think your prove not complete because if apply general butterfly theorem then not have all conditions.We don't have K is the midpoint of QY and XP.
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vntbqpqh234 wrote:
I think your prove not complete because if apply general butterfly theorem then not have all conditions.We don't have K is the midpoint of QY and XP.
I think you have a mistake, because we only need $K$ is the midpoint of $XP \Longrightarrow K $ is the mid point of $YQ$, you should read "Butterfly Theorem" again.
First, we have $K$ is the midpoint of $XP$ because $XB\parallel MK$ and $M$ is midpoint of $BP$
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You can get another solution from this picture :
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skytin
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You can get new solution of Gauss line if you use result of this problem twice
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hqthao wrote:
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $(O)$ its circumcircle. $P \in AC,Q \in AB $. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $BP$, $N$ be the midpoint of $CQ$, $J$ be the midpoint of $PQ$. the circumcircle pass through $M N J$ meets $PQ$ at $R$. Prove: $OR \perp PQ$
This problem was posted before at http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=291269.
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Nice solution !
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