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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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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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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.

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[code]+"first keyword" +"second keyword"[/code]
so that any post containing both strings "first word" and "second form".


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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.


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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.

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Feel free to discuss on this here.
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ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
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May 4, 2019
A perverse one
darij grinberg   7
N 5 minutes ago by ezpotd
Source: German TST 2004, IMO ShortList 2003, number problem 2
Each positive integer $a$ undergoes the following procedure in order to obtain the number $d = d\left(a\right)$:

(i) move the last digit of $a$ to the first position to obtain the numb er $b$;
(ii) square $b$ to obtain the number $c$;
(iii) move the first digit of $c$ to the end to obtain the number $d$.

(All the numbers in the problem are considered to be represented in base $10$.) For example, for $a=2003$, we get $b=3200$, $c=10240000$, and $d = 02400001 = 2400001 = d(2003)$.)

Find all numbers $a$ for which $d\left( a\right) =a^2$.

Proposed by Zoran Sunic, USA
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darij grinberg
May 18, 2004
ezpotd
5 minutes ago
a_ia_{i+1}a_{i+2}a_{i+3}=i(mod p)
Aryan-23   23
N 7 minutes ago by Jupiterballs
Source: IMO SL 2020 N1
Given a positive integer $k$ show that there exists a prime $p$ such that one can choose distinct integers $a_1,a_2\cdots, a_{k+3} \in \{1, 2, \cdots ,p-1\}$ such that p divides $a_ia_{i+1}a_{i+2}a_{i+3}-i$ for all $i= 1, 2, \cdots, k$.


South Africa
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+1 w
Aryan-23
Jul 20, 2021
Jupiterballs
7 minutes ago
Eventually constant sequence with condition
PerfectPlayer   4
N 18 minutes ago by kujyi
Source: Turkey TST 2025 Day 3 P8
A positive real number sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3,\dots $ and a positive integer \(s\) is given.
Let $f_n(0) = \frac{a_n+\dots+a_1}{n}$ and for each $0<k<n$
\[f_n(k)=\frac{a_n+\dots+a_{k+1}}{n-k}-\frac{a_k+\dots+a_1}{k}\]Then for every integer $n\geq s,$ the condition
\[a_{n+1}=\max_{0\leq k<n}(f_n(k))\]is satisfied. Prove that this sequence must be eventually constant.
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PerfectPlayer
Mar 18, 2025
kujyi
18 minutes ago
Pentagon with given diameter, ratio desired
bin_sherlo   3
N 23 minutes ago by tugra_ozbey_eratli
Source: Türkiye 2025 JBMO TST P7
$ABCDE$ is a pentagon whose vertices lie on circle $\omega$ where $\angle DAB=90^{\circ}$. Let $EB$ and $AC$ intersect at $F$, $EC$ meet $BD$ at $G$. $M$ is the midpoint of arc $AB$ on $\omega$, not containing $C$. If $FG\parallel DE\parallel CM$ holds, then what is the value of $\frac{|GE|}{|GD|}$?
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bin_sherlo
May 11, 2025
tugra_ozbey_eratli
23 minutes ago
Number Theory
fasttrust_12-mn   15
N 24 minutes ago by Pal702004
Source: Pan African Mathematics Olympiad P1
Find all positive intgers $a,b$ and $c$ such that $\frac{a+b}{a+c}=\frac{b+c}{b+a}$ and $ab+bc+ca$ is a prime number
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fasttrust_12-mn
Aug 15, 2024
Pal702004
24 minutes ago
pairs (m, n) such that a fractional expression is an integer
cielblue   2
N 35 minutes ago by cielblue
Find all pairs $(m,\ n)$ of positive integers such that $\frac{m^3-mn+1}{m^2+mn+2}$ is an integer.
2 replies
cielblue
May 24, 2025
cielblue
35 minutes ago
interesting geo config (2/3)
Royal_mhyasd   3
N an hour ago by Royal_mhyasd
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
Yesterday at 11:36 PM
Royal_mhyasd
an hour ago
interesting geo config (1\3)
Royal_mhyasd   2
N an hour ago by Royal_mhyasd
Source: own
Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute triangle with $AC > AB$, $H$ its orthocenter and $O$ it's circumcenter. Let $P$ be a point on the parallel through $A$ to $BC$ such that $\angle APH = \angle ABC - \angle ACB$ and $P$ and $C$ are on different sides of $AB$. Denote by $S$ the intersection of the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ and $PA'$, where $A'$ is the reflection of $H$ over $BC$, $M$ the midpoint of $PH$, $Q$ the intersection of $OA$ and the parallel through $M$ to $AS$, $R$ the intersection of $MS$ and the perpendicular through $O$ to $PS$ and $N$ a point on $AS$ such that $NT \parallel PS$, where $T$ is the midpoint of $HS$. Prove that $Q, N, R$ lie on a line.

fiy it's 2am and i'm bored so i decided to look further into this interesting config that i had already made some observations on, maybe this problem is trivial from some theorem so if that's the case then i'm sorry lol :P i'll probably post 2 more problems related to it soon, i'd say they're easier than this though
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Royal_mhyasd
Yesterday at 11:18 PM
Royal_mhyasd
an hour ago
Find all sequences satisfying two conditions
orl   35
N an hour ago by wangyanliluke
Source: IMO Shortlist 2007, C1, AIMO 2008, TST 1, P1
Let $ n > 1$ be an integer. Find all sequences $ a_1, a_2, \ldots a_{n^2 + n}$ satisfying the following conditions:
\[ \text{ (a) } a_i \in \left\{0,1\right\} \text{ for all } 1 \leq i \leq n^2 + n;
\]

\[ \text{ (b) } a_{i + 1} + a_{i + 2} + \ldots + a_{i + n} < a_{i + n + 1} + a_{i + n + 2} + \ldots + a_{i + 2n} \text{ for all } 0 \leq i \leq n^2 - n.
\]
Author: Dusan Dukic, Serbia
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orl
Jul 13, 2008
wangyanliluke
an hour ago
Gcd of N and its coprime pair sum
EeEeRUT   20
N an hour ago by Adywastaken
Source: EGMO 2025 P1
For a positive integer $N$, let $c_1 < c_2 < \cdots < c_m$ be all positive integers smaller than $N$ that are coprime to $N$. Find all $N \geqslant 3$ such that $$\gcd( N, c_i + c_{i+1}) \neq 1$$for all $1 \leqslant i \leqslant m-1$

Here $\gcd(a, b)$ is the largest positive integer that divides both $a$ and $b$. Integers $a$ and $b$ are coprime if $\gcd(a, b) = 1$.

Proposed by Paulius Aleknavičius, Lithuania
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EeEeRUT
Apr 16, 2025
Adywastaken
an hour ago
geometry problem with many circumcircles
Melid   0
an hour ago
Source: own
In scalene triangle $ABC$, which doesn't have right angle, let $O$ be its circumcenter. Circle $BOC$ intersects $AB$ and $AC$ at $A_{1}$ and $A_{2}$ for the second time, respectively. Similarly, circle $COA$ intersects $BC$ and $BA$ at $B_{1}$ and $B_{2}$, and circle $AOB$ intersects $CA$ and $CB$ at $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ for the second time, respectively. Let $O_{1}$ and $O_{2}$ be circumcenters of triangle $A_{1}B_{1}C_{1}$ and $A_{2}B_{2}C_{2}$, respectively. Prove that $O, O_{1}, O_{2}$ are collinear.
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Melid
an hour ago
0 replies
Rootiful sets
InternetPerson10   38
N 2 hours ago by cursed_tangent1434
Source: IMO 2019 SL N3
We say that a set $S$ of integers is rootiful if, for any positive integer $n$ and any $a_0, a_1, \cdots, a_n \in S$, all integer roots of the polynomial $a_0+a_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n$ are also in $S$. Find all rootiful sets of integers that contain all numbers of the form $2^a - 2^b$ for positive integers $a$ and $b$.
38 replies
InternetPerson10
Sep 22, 2020
cursed_tangent1434
2 hours ago
weird conditions in geo
Davdav1232   2
N 2 hours ago by teoira
Source: Israel TST 7 2025 p1
Let \( \triangle ABC \) be an isosceles triangle with \( AB = AC \). Let \( D \) be a point on \( AC \). Let \( L \) be a point inside the triangle such that \( \angle CLD = 90^\circ \) and
\[
CL \cdot BD = BL \cdot CD.
\]Prove that the circumcenter of triangle \( \triangle BDL \) lies on line \( AB \).
2 replies
Davdav1232
May 8, 2025
teoira
2 hours ago
Long FE with f(0)=0
Fysty   4
N 3 hours ago by MathLuis
Source: Own
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ satisfying $f(0)=0$ and
$$f(f(x)+xf(y)+y)+xf(x+y)+f(y^2)=x+f(f(y))+(f(x)+y)(f(y)+x)$$for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$.
4 replies
Fysty
May 23, 2021
MathLuis
3 hours ago
Collinear points with orthocenters
Ikeronalio   11
N Jan 18, 2018 by PARISsaintGERMAIN
Source: Korea National Olympiad 2010 Problem 6
Let $ ABCD$ be a cyclic convex quadrilateral. Let $ E $ be the intersection of lines $ AB, CD $. $ P $ is the intersection of line passing $ B $ and perpendicular to $ AC $, and line passing $ C $ and perpendicular to $ BD$. $ Q $ is the intersection of line passing $ D $ and perpendicular to $ AC $, and line passing $ A $ and perpendicular to $ BD $. Prove that three points $ E, P, Q $ are collinear.
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Ikeronalio
Sep 9, 2012
PARISsaintGERMAIN
Jan 18, 2018
Collinear points with orthocenters
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Let $ ABCD$ be a cyclic convex quadrilateral. Let $ E $ be the intersection of lines $ AB, CD $. $ P $ is the intersection of line passing $ B $ and perpendicular to $ AC $, and line passing $ C $ and perpendicular to $ BD$. $ Q $ is the intersection of line passing $ D $ and perpendicular to $ AC $, and line passing $ A $ and perpendicular to $ BD $. Prove that three points $ E, P, Q $ are collinear.
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Because $\angle EAQ = \angle DAO= 90^\circ  - \angle ABD$, $\angle EDO = \angle ADQ= 90^\circ  - \angle CAD$, we have $\angle QEA = \angle OED$.
Because $\angle CBP = \angle ABO= 90^\circ  - \angle ACB$, $\angle BCP = \angle DCO= 90^\circ  - \angle CBD$, we have $\angle PEB = \angle OEC = \angle QEB$.
Hence $E,P,Q$ are collinear.
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Can anyone post a solution without heavy angle calculating? Thank you.
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We know ∠EAQ=∠QDE,$(sinQAE/sinQAD.sinQDA/QDE.sinQED/sinQEA)=1$
thus$sinQEB/sinQEC=sinQDA/sinQAD$
also we know ∠PBE=∠PCE
$sinPEC/sinPEB=PB/PC=sinPCB/sinPBC=sinQDA/sinQAD$
so ∠PEC=∠QEC hence E,P,Q are collinear.
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Let $X = AQ\cap CD$, and $Y=DQ\cap AB$. Triangles $EAX$ and $EDY$ are similar, hence $EX/EY=EA/ED=EC/EB$. There exists a homothety taking $\triangle EBC$ to $\triangle EYX$. This homothety takes $P$ to $Q$.
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Let $A' = AQ \cap BD$, $B' = BP \cap AC$, $C' = CP \cap BD$ and $D' = DQ \cap AC$. We know $PB' \times PB = PC' \times PC$, because $BB'C'C$ is cyclic. But $PB' \times PB$ is the power of point $P$ wrt quadrilateral $AB'A'B$, which is also cyclic, such as quadrilateral $CD'C'D$. Therefore the power of point $P$ wrt to the circumcircule of quadrilateral $AB'A'B$ is equal to the power of point $P$ wrt to the circumcircle of the quadrilateral $CD'C'D$ (which is $PC' \times PC$), that is, $P$ is on the radical axes of these quadrilareals. Analogously, $Q$ is also on this radical axes.

But it is clear that $Q$ is also on this line, becase $EA \times EB = ED \times EC$, and it follows that $E, P, Q$ are collinear, as desired.
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In spanish, but presented in geogebra using isogonality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2TcFcEwF7E
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Observe homothety $H_1$ with center $E$ which takes $A$ to $M$, so $k_1 = {\overline{EM}\over \overline{EA}}$.
Since it preserves angles it takes line $AK$ to $MC$ so it sends $K$ to $C$.

Now observe homothety $H_2$ with center $E$ which takes $D$ to $N$, so $k_2 = {\overline{EN}\over \overline{ED}}$.
Since it preserves angles it takes line $DL$ to $NB$ so it sends $L$ to $B$.

Now if this two homothety are identical, then it sends $P$ to $Q$ and we win.
So we have to check if $k_1= k_2$ or
\[{\overline{EM}\over \overline{EA}} ={\overline{EB}\over \overline{EL}}\]
or
\[ \overline{EM} \cdot \overline{EL} = \overline{EA}\cdot \overline{EB} (=\overline{EC}\cdot \overline{ED}) \]
Now the last one is obviously true since
\[ \angle BDC = \angle BAC = \alpha \]and
\[ \angle LDB = \angle ACM = \beta \]
so \[\angle AMC = \pi -\alpha-\beta\] and finally \[\angle LMC +
\angle LDC = \pi\]
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See whether this is a correct solution. This solution may be too long .Let the lines $DQ$ and $AQ$ intersect the line $BC$ at $K$ and $L$ respectively.and $PB$ and $PC$ intersect $AD$ at $M$ and $N$ respectively. $PC$ and $AQ$ intersect $DB$ at $X$ and $Z$ respectively. $DQ$ and $PB$ intersect $AC$ at $Y$ and $W$ .$PC$ and $DQ$ intersect at $I$ and $AQ$ and $PB$ intersect at $J$.
Now consider two triangless $NDI$ and $AMJ$ .Since $QD|| PB$ and $AQ||PC$ they are obviously similar---1 .Similarly we can prove that triangles $BJL$ and $KIC$ are similar----2.Now consider the two triangles $NDK$ and $AMB$. Angle $NDK$=angle $AMB$ .Angle$ DAC$ =angle$ DBC$ Angle $WAJ$ =Angle$ JBZ$ .hence Angle$ MAJ$ = angle $JBL$. $AMLB$ is cyclic .similarly $DNKC$ is cyclic.Angle $MAB =180-$angle $DCB =$ angle $DNK$ .Hence triangles $DNK$ and $MAB$ are similar----3 .Combining 1,2,3 we have Quadrilaterals $NDCK$ and $AMLB$ are similar and homothetic with respect to the intersection point of $AD$ and $BC$ say $F$ .Hence homothety with centre $F$ and ratio $FA / FD$ maps point $J$ to point $I$.($F,J,I $ are collinear ).Hence two triangles $PBC$ and $QDA$ are perspective from a line (intersection of $AQ$ and $PB$ ,intersection of $DQ$ and $PC$ and the intersection of $BC$ and $AD$ are collinear).By the inverse of the Desargues theorem they should be perspective with respective to a point. Hence $AB, DC$ and $PQ$ are concurrent.
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MMEEvN
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Can anyone provide me a good link to study homothety and transformation geometry.
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Since $AQ\parallel PC, DQ\parallel BP$, so the 2 infinity points of intersection of the parallel pairs are collinear with the intersection of $AD$ and $BC$; consequently, by converse of Desargues $AB, CD, PQ$ are concurrent.

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PARISsaintGERMAIN
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This is equivalent to this

https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h355793p1932938

Apparently, TA in Korea mop admits this...
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