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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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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.

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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.
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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Simple vector geometry existence
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\sin\left(\ln\left(x^{x^{x^2}}\right)\right) = x^4
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In a rhombus $ABCD$, angle $\angle ABC=100^{\circ}$. Point $P$ lies on $CD$ such that $\angle PBC=20^{\circ}$. Line parallel to $AD$ passing trough $P$ intersects $AC$ at $Q$. Prove that $BP=AQ$.
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CMI Entrance 19#6
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$(a)$ Compute -
\begin{align*}
\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \bigg[ \int_{0}^{e^x} \log ( t ) \cos^4 ( t ) \mathrm{d}t \bigg]
\end{align*}$(b)$ For $x > 0 $ define $F ( x ) = \int_{1}^{x} t \log ( t ) \mathrm{d}t . $

$1.$ Determine the open interval(s) (if any) where $F ( x )$ is decreasing and all the open interval(s) (if any) where $F ( x )$ is increasing.

$2.$ Determine all the local minima of $F ( x )$ (if any) and all the local maxima of $F ( x )$ (if any) $.$
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Determine all triples $(a, b, c)$ of positive integers such that
$$a! + b! = 2^{c!}.$$
(Walther Janous)
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Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 $ and $ a+b+c\geq 2+abc . $ Prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2- abc\geq \frac{7}{4}$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2-2abc \geq 1$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2- \frac{1}{2}abc\geq \frac{31}{16}$$$$a^2+b^2+c^2- \frac{8}{5}abc\geq \frac{34}{25}$$
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Quadrilateral ABCD such that AC+AD=BC+BD
WakeUp   15
N Nov 6, 2022 by djmathman
Source: Canadian MO 2012 #3
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and let $P$ be the point of intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. Suppose that $AC+AD=BC+BD$. Prove that the internal angle bisectors of $\angle ACB$, $\angle ADB$ and $\angle APB$ meet at a common point.
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WakeUp
May 4, 2012
djmathman
Nov 6, 2022
Quadrilateral ABCD such that AC+AD=BC+BD
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Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and let $P$ be the point of intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. Suppose that $AC+AD=BC+BD$. Prove that the internal angle bisectors of $\angle ACB$, $\angle ADB$ and $\angle APB$ meet at a common point.
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It seems this problem is http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=463905 in disguise.. (or is that problem actually this problem in disguise??)

Let the angle bisectors of $\angle ACB$ and $\angle ADB$ meet at $K$. Let $I,J$ be the incentres of triangles $APD$ and $BPC$ respectively. It's easy to see $P,I,J$ are collinear as $\angle API=\frac12\angle APD=\frac12\angle BPC=\angle JPC$.

The $D$ excentre of $\triangle APD$ and the $C$ excentre of $\triangle BPC$ both lie on the line perpendicular to $IJ$ through $P$. So it follows $K$ is both excentres and $KP\perp IJ$.
Therefore $\angle APK=90^{\circ}-\angle API=90^{\circ}-\angle BPJ=\angle KPB$. So $KP$ is the angle bisector of $\angle APB$, hence the result.
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you never used AC+AD=BC+BD(and you need it to prove that the excenters are the same for both triangles) simple by adding tangents you will get that tangents from A and B to the circles in APD and BPC are equal and now from these you can get the exact point on the bisector of angle APD where the excenters are. Thanks to euqallity they are the same.
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The following property is well-known :
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PP. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral for which denote $P\in AC\cap BD$ and $Q\in AD\cap BC$ . Prove that

$AC+AD=BC+BD$ $\iff PD-PC=QC-QD\iff APBQ$ is a tangential quadrilateral.
Now I didn't find here my link. I hope soon I"ll present it.
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PP. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral and denote $P\in AC\cap BD$ $Q\in AD\cap BC$ .
Prove that $AC+AD=BC+BD$ $\iff APBQ$ is a tangential quadrilateral.[/color

It is just by some simple calculus to the points where the incircle touch the sides.
(if we know the quad. has an incircle)

But did you have a nice proof for the opposite direction, virgil?

With this we know $K$ is the incentre of quad. $AQBP$ so the excenters are same.
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We've $\frac {PC}{PD}(\frac {BC+BP}{PC} -1)=\frac {AP+AD}{PD}-1$
Now it's very easy.
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The proof I initially presented doesn't work as there is diagram dependence in this problem. Hence this post has been edited.

The problem holds because of the following two lemmas:

1. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. Let $P$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$, and let $Q$ be the intersection of $AD$ and $BC$. $D$, $A$, $Q$ lie in that order, and $C$, $B$, $Q$ lie in that order. Then $APBQ$ has an incircle if and only if $AD+AC = BD + BC$.

2. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. Let $P$ be the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$, and let $Q$ be the intersection of $AD$ and $BC$. $A$, $D$, $Q$ lie in that order, and $B$, $C$, $Q$ lie in that order. Then there exists a circle tangent to $AB$, $BC$, $CD$, $DA$, that is a $Q$ - excircle of concave quadrilateral $AQBP$, if and only if $AD + AC = BC + BD$.

Thanks to Virgil Nicula for alerting my attention to the diagram dependency of this problem. The diagram dependence was initially overlooked by myself, and several other users in this thread.
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Extend $(BD$ with $BC'=BC$ and $(CA$ with $AD'=AD$. Then, from given relation we get $CD'=C'D\ (\ 1\ )$.
Let ${Q}$ be the intersection of perpendicular bisectors of $CC'$ and $DD'$. Obviously, $AQ$ and $BQ$ are external angle bisectors of $\angle CAD, \angle CBD$ respectively and $QC'=QC\ (\ 2\ ), QD'=QD\ (\ 3\ )$. With $(1), (2), (3)$ we get $\triangle QC'D\equiv\triangle QCD'\implies \angle QC'P=\angle QCP$ and $P, Q, C', C$ are concyclic points. Fromk this fact, with $(2)$ we easily see that $\angle QPC'=\angle APQ$, so $Q$ is the common excenter of the triangles $\triangle APD, \triangle BPC$, done.

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PP1. Let $ABC$ be a triangle and for $M\in (AC)$ , $N\in (AB)$ denote $P\in BM\cap CN$ .

Prove that the quadrilateral $AMPN$ is tangential $\implies\{\begin{array}{ccc}
NB+NC & = & MB+MC\ .\\\\
AB-AC & = & PB-PC\ .\end{array}$


Proof. Denote the incircle $w$ of $AMPN$ and $\{\begin{array}{ccc}
X\in AB\cap w & ; & Y\in AC\cap w\\\\
U\in CN\cap w & ; & V\in BM\cap w\end{array}|$ . Therefore, $NB+NC=$

$(BX-\underline{NX})+(\underline{NU}+UC)=$ $BX+UC=$ $BV+YC=$ $(BM-\underline{MV})+(\underline{YM}+MC)=$ $MB+MC$ .

$AB-AC=$ $(\underline{AX}+XB)-(\underline{AY}+YC)=$ $XB-YC=$ $VB-UC=$ $(\underline{VP}+PB)-(\underline{PU}+PC)=PB-PC$ .

PP2. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral for which denote $P\in AC\cap BD$ and $Q\in AD\cap BC$ . Suppose that exists

the circle $w$ what is tangent to the lines $AD$ , $BC$ , $AC$ , $BD$ . Prove that $\{\begin{array}{ccc}
AC+AD & = & BC+BD\\\\
PD-PC & = & QC-QD\ .\end{array}$ .


Proof. Denote $\{\begin{array}{ccc}
X\in AD\cap w & ; & Y\in BC\cap w\\\\
U\in AC & ; & V\in BD\cap w\end{array}$ . Therefore, $AC+AD=$

$(\underline{AU}+UC)+(DX-\underline{AX})=$ $CU+DX=$ $CY+DY=$ $(CB+\underline{BY})+(DB-\underline{BV})=BC+BD$ .

$PD-PC=$ $(VD-\underline{VP})-(CU-\underline{PU})=$ $VD-CU=$ $XD-CY=$ $(\underline{QX}-QD)-(\underline{QY}-QC)=$ $QC-QD$ .
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Could there be a solution using the ellipse that passes through A and B, with focci C and D? I'm trying to find one, but I can't figure it out.
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modularmarc101 wrote:
Could there be a solution using the ellipse that passes through A and B, with focci C and D? I'm trying to find one, but I can't figure it out.

There seems to be a lot of problems of this type (where the conditions obviously suggest ellipses, but most of the solutions don't use this fact as a key step (or use it at all). I think the best approach using ellipses might be an analytical one (like an aopser suggested on wakeup's itamo reference), but that's bashy.
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Virgil Nicula wrote:
The following property is well-known :
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PP. Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral for which denote $P\in AC\cap BD$ and $Q\in AD\cap BC$ . Prove that

$AC+AD=BC+BD$ $\iff PD-PC=QC-QD\iff APBQ$ is a tangential quadrilateral.
Now I didn't find here my link. I hope soon I"ll present it.

Is there a Euclidean proof for this? Also, where can you find such lemmas?
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FISHMJ25
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Take intersection of angle bisector of ABD and external angle bisector of DBC and call it F. From F take ortogonal lines on DA DB CB and intersections call K M N and take point on AC s.t. AK=AL and now with some calculation you get CL=CN and then L is in the intersection of circles with centers at A and C with radiuses AK and CL and these two circles are tangent and their intersection belongs to circle with center I with radius IK(IK=IM=IN) which is equivalent to statement of the problem.
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DragonFire1024
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You can use ellipses to solve this problem, but it's probably more complicated than it's worth. Consider the ellipse with foci $C, D$, and points $A, B$ on the ellipse such that $AC, BD$ intersect at $P$. We can draw many diagrams and guess the point we want is the intersections of the tangent lines at $A, B$ on the ellipse. By properties of tangent lines to the ellipse, we have that the tangent line at $A$ is the external angle bisector of $\angle CAD$, and likewise for the tangent at $B$. So the point we want is the intersection of the external angle bisector of $\angle CAD$, the external angle bisector $\angle CBD$, and the angle bisector of $APB$, which we shall call $I$. These three angle bisectors intersect because of the tangential quadrilateral formed by $A, B, P, AD \cap BC$, which is true by the angle conditions. Let the incenter of $PAD$ be $I_1$, and the incenter of $BCP$ be $I_2$. Letting the tangent at $A$ be called $l$, we can let $l$ intersect $DI_1$ at $X$, and we want to show that that $I = X$. By the tangent properties and external angle bisectors, we have that $AI_1 \perp l$, so we have that $D, I_1, DI_1 \cap AC, X$ is a harmonic bundle. But since $I_1$ lies on the angle bisector of $\angle DPA$, we also have that $I_1PX$ is a right angle because of the harmonic bundle. But this implies that $PX$ is the angle bisector of $\angle APB$, so $X = I$. We can do the same for the angle bisector of $BCP$, so we're done.
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A lot of properties of Ellipses (and conics) were discussed in this blog, one of which is our required problem:

https://i.imgur.com/zMQsFWN.png
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djmathman
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vsathiam wrote:
There seems to be a lot of problems of this type (where the conditions obviously suggest ellipses, but most of the solutions don't use this fact as a key step (or use it at all). I think the best approach using ellipses might be an analytical one (like an aopser suggested on wakeup's itamo reference), but that's bashy.
There is a synthetic solution with ellipses! (Though it's kind of the same as other solutions. Oh well.)

Let $X$ denote the intersection of the tangents to the ellipse at points $A$ and $B$.
[asy]
 /* Geogebra to Asymptote conversion, documentation at artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki go to User:Azjps/geogebra */
import graph; size(200); 
real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */
pen dps = linewidth(0.6) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */ 
pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */ 
real xmin = -7.6499720477319775, xmax = 16.746605276580397, ymin = -5.5310671563144735, ymax = 8.857885711116099;  /* image dimensions */

pair A = (1.51395092,2.694633594), B = (5.276470894,3.27487536),
C = (0.83338,-0.87), D = (8.03,-0.87), X = (3.2526330,3.51410666),
P = (2.442608,7.5406758);
 /* draw figures */
draw(C--P--D,rgb(0.4,0.1,0.4));
draw(A--X--B,rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1));
draw(A--D^^B--C,rgb(0.1,0.6,0.1));
pair C1 = 0.9*X+0.1*C, D1 = 0.9*X+0.1*D, P1 = 0.8*X+0.2*P;
draw(C--C1,orange+linetype("4 4"), EndArrow);
draw(D--D1,orange+linetype("4 4"), EndArrow);
draw(P--P1,orange+linetype("4 4"), EndArrow);
 draw(shift((4.43169,-0.863405))*xscale(5.521706)*yscale(4.18824184)*unitcircle,rgb(0.1,0.1,0.7)); 
 /* dots and labels */
dot("$C$",C,SW); 
dot("$D$",D,SE); 
dot("$A$",A,NW); 
dot("$B$",B,NE); 
dot("$X$",X,N); 
dot("$P$",P,N); 
 /* end of picture */
 [/asy]
Claim 1. Point $X$ lies on the angle bisectors of $\angle PAD$ and $\angle PBC$.

Proof. Immediate consequence of the reflection property of ellipses. $\square$

Claim 2. Point $X$ lies on the angle bisectors of $\angle ACB$ and $\angle ADB$.

Proof. Let $D_1$ and $D_2$ be the reflections of $D$ across $AX$ and $BX$, respectively. By the reflection property of ellipses, $CD_1  = CD_2$ (as both are equal to the major axis of the ellipse), and furthermore $D_1X = DX = D_2X$. Therefore triangles $D_1CX$ and $D_2CX$ are congruent, implying $CX$ bisects $\angle C_1CD_2\equiv \angle ACB$. The other part of the claim is symmetrical. $\square$

Combining both claims yields that $X$ is the incenter of both $\triangle PAD$ and $\triangle PBC$. The result follows.
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