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May 1, 2025
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interesting geo config (2/3)
Royal_mhyasd   6
N 10 minutes ago by Diamond-jumper76
Source: own
Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute triangle and $H$ its orthocenter. Let $P$ be a point on the parallel through $A$ to $BC$ such that $\angle APH = |\angle ABC-\angle ACB|$. Define $Q$ and $R$ as points on the parallels through $B$ to $AC$ and through $C$ to $AB$ similarly. If $P,Q,R$ are positioned around the sides of $\triangle ABC$ as in the given configuration, prove that $P,Q,R$ are collinear.
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Royal_mhyasd
Saturday at 11:36 PM
Diamond-jumper76
10 minutes ago
equal segments on radiuses
danepale   9
N 12 minutes ago by mshtand1
Source: Croatia TST 2016
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$. Points $E$ and $F$ are chosen on segments $OB$ and $OC$ such that $BE = OF$. If $M$ is the midpoint of the arc $EOA$ and $N$ is the midpoint of the arc $AOF$, prove that $\sphericalangle ENO + \sphericalangle OMF = 2 \sphericalangle BAC$.
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danepale
Apr 25, 2016
mshtand1
12 minutes ago
2-var inequality
sqing   13
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b> 0 ,a^3+ab+b^3=3.$ Prove that
$$ (a+b)(a+1)(b+1) \leq 8$$$$ (a^2+b^2)(a+1)(b+1) \leq 8$$Let $ a,b> 0 ,a^3+ab(a+b)+b^3=3.$ Prove that
$$ (a+b)(a+1)(b+1) \leq \frac{3}{2}+\sqrt[3]{6}+\sqrt[3]{36}$$
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sqing
Saturday at 1:35 PM
sqing
an hour ago
Is there a good solution?
sadwinter   3
N an hour ago by sadwinter
:maybe: :love: :love:
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sadwinter
Yesterday at 9:47 AM
sadwinter
an hour ago
If \(\prod_{i=1}^{n} (x + r_i) = \sum_{k=0}^{n} a_k x^k\), show that \[ \sum_{i=
Martin.s   0
Yesterday at 6:43 PM
If \(\prod_{i=1}^{n} (x + r_i) \equiv \sum_{j=0}^{n} a_j x^{n-i}\), show that
\[
\sum_{i=1}^{n} \tan^{-1} r_i = \tan^{-1} \frac{a_1 - a_3 + a_5 - \cdots}{a_0 - a_2 + a_4 - \cdots}
\]and
\[
\sum_{i=1}^{n} \tanh^{-1} r_i = \tanh^{-1} \frac{a_1 + a_3 + a_5 + \cdots}{a_0 + a_2 + a_4 + \cdots}.
\]
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Martin.s
Yesterday at 6:43 PM
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integral
Arytva   0
Yesterday at 5:11 PM
$\int_0^1 \int_0^1 \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}\;\frac{1}{(2x^2-2x+1)+4xt}\,dx\,dt$
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Arytva
Yesterday at 5:11 PM
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Original problem about formal series
oty   6
N Yesterday at 12:16 PM by oty
Source: Mazurkiewicz-Sierpinski
Let $f : [0,1] \to \mathbb{R}$ continuous such that $f(0)=0$ , $m\in \mathbb{N}$ and $u >0$ .
1)Prove that we can find $P \in \mathbb{Q}[X]$ such that :
\[ \forall x \in [0,1] :  |f(x)-x^{m}P(x)| \leq u \]
2) Let $(P_{n})_{n\geq 1} \in \mathbb{Q}[X]^{\mathbb{N}}$ such that $P_{n}(0)=0$ for all $n$ .
Prove that we can find a power series $\sum_{n\geq 1} a_{n} x^{n} $ and an extractrice $\phi$ such that :
\[ \forall x \in [0,1] , n \geq 1,  |P_{n}(x)-S_{\phi(n)}(x)| \leq \frac{1}{n} \]
3) for every continuous function $f : [0,1] \to \mathbb{R}$ there is an extractrice $\phi$ such that
$(S_{\phi(n)})_{n \geq 1}$ converge uniformely to $f$ in $[0,1]$

3) is a conclusion of the above
it seems a more powerful version of weistrass theorem .
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oty
Feb 6, 2018
oty
Yesterday at 12:16 PM
D1040 : A general and strange result
Dattier   1
N Yesterday at 12:00 PM by Dattier
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $f \in C([0,1];[0,1])$ bijective, $f(0)=0$ and $(a_k) \in [0,1]^\mathbb N$ with $ \sum \limits_{k=0}^{+\infty} a_k$ converge.

Is it true that $\sum \limits_{k=0}^{+\infty} \sqrt{f(a_k)\times f^{-1}(a_k)}$ converge?
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Dattier
Saturday at 12:46 PM
Dattier
Yesterday at 12:00 PM
3xn matrice with combinatorical property
Sebaj71Tobias   0
Yesterday at 6:33 AM
Let"s have a 3xn matrice with the following properties:
The firs row of the matrice is 1,2,3,... ,n in this order.
The second and the third rows are permutations of the first.
Very important, that in each column thera are different entries.
How many matrices with thees properties are there?

The answer for 2xn matrices is well-known, but what is the answer for 3xn, or for kxn ( k<=n) ?
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Sebaj71Tobias
Yesterday at 6:33 AM
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Handouts/Resources on Limits.
Saucepan_man02   1
N Yesterday at 4:29 AM by Saucepan_man02
Could anyone kindly share some resources/handouts on limits?
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Saucepan_man02
Saturday at 3:54 AM
Saucepan_man02
Yesterday at 4:29 AM
Problem 2, Grade 12th RMO Shortlist - Year 2002
sticknycu   6
N Yesterday at 12:24 AM by loup blanc
Let $A \in M_2(C), A \neq O_2, A \neq I_2, n \in \mathbb{N}^*$ and $S_n = \{ X \in M_2(C) | X^n = A \}$.
Show:
a) $S_n$ with multiplication of matrixes operation is making an isomorphic-group structure with $U_n$.
b) $A^2 = A$.

Marian Andronache
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sticknycu
Jan 3, 2020
loup blanc
Yesterday at 12:24 AM
D1039 : A strange and general result on series
Dattier   1
N Saturday at 11:26 PM by alexheinis
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $f \in C([0,1];[0,1])$ bijective, $f(0)=0$ and $(a_k) \in [0,1]^\mathbb N$ with $ \sum \limits_{k=0}^{+\infty} a_k$ converge.

Is it true that $\sum \limits_{k=0}^{+\infty} f(a_k)\times f^{-1}(a_k)$ converge?
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Dattier
May 30, 2025
alexheinis
Saturday at 11:26 PM
2023 Putnam A2
giginori   22
N Saturday at 11:14 PM by yayyayyay
Let $n$ be an even positive integer. Let $p$ be a monic, real polynomial of degree $2 n$; that is to say, $p(x)=$ $x^{2 n}+a_{2 n-1} x^{2 n-1}+\cdots+a_1 x+a_0$ for some real coefficients $a_0, \ldots, a_{2 n-1}$. Suppose that $p(1 / k)=k^2$ for all integers $k$ such that $1 \leq|k| \leq n$. Find all other real numbers $x$ for which $p(1 / x)=x^2$.
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giginori
Dec 3, 2023
yayyayyay
Saturday at 11:14 PM
IMC 1994 D2 P3
j___d   4
N Saturday at 8:56 PM by krigger
Let $f$ be a real-valued function with $n+1$ derivatives at each point of $\mathbb R$. Show that for each pair of real numbers $a$, $b$, $a<b$, such that
$$\ln\left( \frac{f(b)+f'(b)+\cdots + f^{(n)} (b)}{f(a)+f'(a)+\cdots + f^{(n)}(a)}\right)=b-a$$there is a number $c$ in the open interval $(a,b)$ for which
$$f^{(n+1)}(c)=f(c)$$
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j___d
Mar 6, 2017
krigger
Saturday at 8:56 PM
Prove that this triangle is equilateral...
K81o7   6
N Aug 3, 2005 by Gyan
Source: My father
You have a triangle, $ABC$. Draw in the internal angle trisectors. Let the two trisectors closest to $AB$ intersect at $D$, the two trisectors closest to $BC$ intersect at $E$, and the two closest to $AC$ at $F$. Prove that $DEF$ is equilateral.
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K81o7
Aug 2, 2005
Gyan
Aug 3, 2005
Prove that this triangle is equilateral...
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You have a triangle, $ABC$. Draw in the internal angle trisectors. Let the two trisectors closest to $AB$ intersect at $D$, the two trisectors closest to $BC$ intersect at $E$, and the two closest to $AC$ at $F$. Prove that $DEF$ is equilateral.
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This, of course, is a beautiful theoremClick to reveal the nameFun to play at Princeton site
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If you consider the external trisectors also, togather with the internal trisectors, you can get 27 triangles. 18 of them are equilateral triangles and the rest 9 are not in common conditions.
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Is Morley's Theorm standard to be used in exams???
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Is Morley's Theorm standard to be used in exams???
It once appeared in a contest of a city of China in around 1990. I wonder how many students proved it in that exam......
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It's proof is indeed difficult to think of yourself!!!
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It once appeared in a contest of a city of China in around 1990. I wonder how many students proved it in that exam
I supspect many would have proved it....(it is not that difficult to prove)

IMO , (or at least for me) it (the statement of the theorem) was a surprise , and result was hard to guess (Guess that's why it was relatively unknown till a hundred years ago) but the proof (if nothing else , using brute-force), once the theorem is stated, is not difficult.
(My first reaction when my brother told me about this was (actually second reaction - first was saying something akin to "I don't believe it" ) to calculate $DE$ and see for myself that it was symetric wrt variables A B C)

But I agree, it is a nice theorem something one may not easily guess...
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