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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
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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.
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That's in fact a requirement for being able to search old problems.

Examples:
Bad titles:
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- "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:
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- "Number of solutions to x²+y²=6z²"
- "Fibonacci numbers are never squares"


b) Use search function:
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Inequality
Sadigly   2
N 3 minutes ago by sqing
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P5
For positive real numbers $x;y;z$ satisfying $0<x,y,z<2$, find the biggest value the following equation could acquire:


$$(2x-yz)(2y-zx)(2z-xy)$$
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sqing
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Inspired by lgx57
sqing   3
N 8 minutes ago by sqing
Source: Own
Let $ a,b>0, a^4+ab+b^4=10  $. Prove that
$$ \sqrt{10}\leq a^2+ab+b^2 \leq 6$$$$ 2\leq a^2-ab+b^2 \leq  \sqrt{10}$$$$  4\sqrt{10}\leq 4a^2+ab+4b^2 \leq18$$$$  12<4a^2-ab+4b^2 \leq14$$
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sqing
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Interesting functional equation with geometry
User21837561   1
N 10 minutes ago by User21837561
Source: BMOSL 2025 G7
For an acute triangle $ABC$, let $O$ be the circumcentre, $H$ be the orthocentre, and $G$ be the centroid.
Let $f:\pi\rightarrow\mathbb R$ satisfy the following condition:
$f(A)+f(B)+f(C)=f(O)+f(G)+f(H)$
Prove that $f$ is constant.
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User21837561
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User21837561
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Tangent circles
Sadigly   0
31 minutes ago
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P6
Let $T$ be a point outside circle $\omega$ centered at $O$. Tangents from $T$ to $\omega$ touch $\omega$ at $A;B$. Line $TO$ intersects bigger $AB$ arc at $C$.The line drawn from $T$ parallel to $AC$ intersects $CB$ at $E$. Ray $TE$ intersects small $BC$ arc at $F$. Prove that the circumcircle of $OEF$ is tangent to $\omega$.
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Functional Inequality Implies Uniform Sign
peace09   32
N 37 minutes ago by lelouchvigeo
Source: 2023 ISL A2
Let $\mathbb{R}$ be the set of real numbers. Let $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a function such that \[f(x+y)f(x-y)\geqslant f(x)^2-f(y)^2\]for every $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$. Assume that the inequality is strict for some $x_0,y_0\in\mathbb{R}$.

Prove that either $f(x)\geqslant 0$ for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$ or $f(x)\leqslant 0$ for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$.
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lelouchvigeo
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Calculating sum of the numbers
Sadigly   0
42 minutes ago
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P4
A $3\times3$ square is filled with numbers $1;2;3...;9$.The numbers inside four $2\times2$ squares is calculated,and arranged in an increasing order. Is it possible to obtain the following sequences as a result of this operation?

$\text{a)}$ $24,24,25,25$

$\text{b)}$ $20,23,26,29$
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Sadigly
42 minutes ago
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JBMO type Combinatorics
Sadigly   0
an hour ago
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P3
Alice and Bob take turns taking balloons from a box containing infinitely many balloons. In the first turn, Alice takes $k_1$ amount of balloons, where $\gcd(30;k_1)\neq1$. Then, on his first turn, Bob takes $k_2$ amount of ballons where $k_1<k_2<2k_1$. After first turn, Alice and Bob alternately takes as many balloons as his/her partner has. Is it possible for Bob to take $k_2$ amount of balloons at first, such that after a finite amount of turns, one of them have a number of balloons that is a multiple of $2025^{2025}$?
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Sadigly
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(2^{4n+2}+1)/65 (i) integer, (ii) prime
parmenides51   5
N an hour ago by MR.1
Source: JBMO 2016 Shortlist N3
Find all positive integers $n$ such that the number $A_n =\frac{ 2^{4n+2}+1}{65}$ is
a) an integer,
b) a prime.
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parmenides51
Oct 14, 2017
MR.1
an hour ago
Divisibility..
Sadigly   0
an hour ago
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P2
Find all $4$ consecutive even numbers, such that the square of their product is divisible by the sum of their squares.
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Sadigly
an hour ago
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This question just asks if you can factorise 12 factorial or not
Sadigly   0
an hour ago
Source: Azerbaijan Junior MO 2025 P1
A teacher creates a fraction using numbers from $1$ to $12$ (including $12$). He writes some of the numbers on the numerator, and writes $\times$ (product) between each number. Then he writes the rest of the numbers in the denominator and also writes $\times$ between each number. There is at least one number both in numerator and denominator. The teacher ensures that the fraction is equal to the smallest possible integer possible.

What is this positive integer, which is also the value of the fraction?
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Sadigly
an hour ago
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harmonic quadrilateral
Lukariman   1
N an hour ago by Lukariman
Given quadrilateral ABCD inscribed in a circle with center O. CA:CB= DA:DB are satisfied. M is any point and d is a line parallel to MC. Radial projection M transforms A,B,D onto line d into A',B',D'. Prove that B' is the midpoint of A'D'.
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Lukariman
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Lukariman
an hour ago
Factorising and prime numbers...
Sadigly   4
N an hour ago by Nuran2010
Source: Azerbaijan Senior MO 2025 P4
Prove that for any $p>2$ prime number, there exists only one positive number $n$ that makes the equation $n^2-np$ a perfect square of a positive integer
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Sadigly
Yesterday at 4:19 PM
Nuran2010
an hour ago
find positive n so that exists prime p with p^n-(p-1)^n$ a power of 3
parmenides51   15
N an hour ago by MR.1
Source: JBMO Shortlist 2017 NT5
Find all positive integers $n$ such that there exists a prime number $p$, such that $p^n-(p-1)^n$ is a power of $3$.

Note. A power of $3$ is a number of the form $3^a$ where $a$ is a positive integer.
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parmenides51
Jul 25, 2018
MR.1
an hour ago
Cute Inequality
EthanWYX2009   1
N an hour ago by lbh_qys
Let $a_1,\ldots ,a_n\in\mathbb R\backslash\{0\},$ determine the minimum and maximum value of
\[\frac{\sum_{i,j=1}^n|a_i+a_j|}{\sum_{i=1}^n|a_i|}.\]
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EthanWYX2009
Today at 2:01 AM
lbh_qys
an hour ago
Triangles and lines
Johann Peter Dirichlet   7
N Jul 20, 2021 by Wildabandon
Source: Brazilian Math Olympiad, 2001
$ABC$ is a triangle
$E, F$ are points in $AB$, such that $AE = EF = FB$

$D$ is a point at the line $BC$ such that $ED$ is perpendiculat to $BC$
$AD$ is perpendicular to $CF$.
The angle CFA is the triple of angle BDF. ($3\angle BDF = \angle CFA$)

Determine the ratio $\frac{DB}{DC}$.


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Triangles and lines
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$ABC$ is a triangle
$E, F$ are points in $AB$, such that $AE = EF = FB$

$D$ is a point at the line $BC$ such that $ED$ is perpendiculat to $BC$
$AD$ is perpendicular to $CF$.
The angle CFA is the triple of angle BDF. ($3\angle BDF = \angle CFA$)

Determine the ratio $\frac{DB}{DC}$.


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Johann Peter Dirichlet wrote:
$ABC$ is a triangle
$E, F$ are points in $AB$, such that $AE = EF = FB$

$D$ is a point at the line $BC$ such that $ED$ is perpendiculat to $BC$
$AD$ is perpendicular to $CF$.
The angle CFA is the triple of angle BDF.

Determine the ratio $\frac{DB}{DC}$.
I can’t understand sentence: The angle CFA is the triple of angle BDF.
Maybe it means $\angle CFA=3\angle BDF$. But $\angle CFA<\angle DFA=2\angle BDF$(since $BF=DF$)$<3\angle BDF$.
Also I think, that you had a mistake: you had in mind $\angle CFA=3\angle CFD$(or anything of such kind). Then this problem becomes rather nice.
Here it’s solution:
1) Since $\angle EDB=90^o$, $DF=FB=EF=AE=x$.
2) Let $\angle FBD=\angle FDB$ be $2a$. Then $\angle AFD=4a$ and $\angle AFC=3a$, $\angle CFD=a$.
3) $\angle DCF=\angle CFA-\angle CBA=a=\angle CFD$ :arrow: $CD=DF=x$.
4) $\angle ADE=90^o-\angle CFD-\angle EDF=a$.
5) From the theorem of sins for $\triangle {ADB}$
$AD=AB\frac{\sin \angle ABD}{\sin \angle ADB}=3x\frac{\sin 2a}{\cos a}$.
6) From the theorem of sins for $\triangle {ADF}$
$AD=AF\frac{\sin \angle AFD}{\sin \angle ADF}=2x\frac{\sin 4a}{\cos a}$.
7) From 5),6) we get $\cos 2a=\frac{3}{4}$. But $BD=2BF\cos 2a=\frac{3x}{2}$. Hence $\frac{DB}{DC}=\frac{3}{2}$.
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I can’t understand sentence: The angle CFA is the triple of angle BDF.
Maybe it means $\angle CFA=3\angle BDF$. But $\angle CFA<\angle DFA=2\angle BDF$(since $BF=DF$)$<3\angle BDF$.
Also I think, that you had a mistake: you had in mind $\angle CFA=3\angle CFD$(or anything of such kind). Then this problem becomes rather nice.
Here it’s solution:
Since $\angle EDB=90^o$, $DF=FB=EF=AE=x$.
Let $\angle FBD=\angle FDB$ be $2a$. Then $\angle AFD=4a$ and $\angle AFC=3a$, $\angle CFD=a$.
$\angle DCF=\angle CFA-\angle CBA=a=\angle CFD$ :arrow: $CD=DF=x$.
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The ray $[AD$ is the bisector of the angle $\widehat {CAB}$, i.e. $AC=AF=2x$
Therefore, $\frac{DB}{DC}=\frac{AB}{AC}=\frac{3x}{2x}=\frac 32$.
Very nice problem and very nice Kozlov's proof.
Above is a ''broadway'' in your proof, Kozlov ! I hope you don't make angry.

A easy generalization. If $AE=y,\ EF=FB=x$, then $\frac{DB}{DC}=\frac{y+2x}{y+x}\ .$
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Well, the question is correct (well, I participate of this competition :P). The problem is the picture: the angle C is very obtuse!
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Is there a meaningful connection between the ratio 3 : 2 in this problem

and the same ratio in Darij's

http://www.cip.ifi.lmu.de/~grinberg/TPSymmedian.pdf

Theorem 8 on p.17

or is it a remarkable coincidence ?



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Consider the $\triangle{ABC}$ whit $\angle{C}$ obtuse. Clearly $EF=FB=DF$ because $\angle{EDB}=90^{\circ}$ and $F$ is the midpoint of the hypotenuse $EB$ at the right triangle $\Delta{EDB}$. Let's call $\alpha$ to be the $\angle{BDF}$. $3\angle{BDF}=\angle{CFA}=3\alpha$. As $DF=FB$ the $\triangle{DFB}$ is isosceles whit $\angle{BDF}=\angle{DBF}=\alpha$. The $\triangle{DEF}$ is isosceles whit $DF=EF$ and $\angle{DFE}=2\alpha$ because $\angle{FBD}=\angle{FDB}=\alpha$. Let $Q$ be the point of intersection of $AD$ whit $CF$. As $\angle{CFA}=3\alpha$ and $\angle{DFE}=2\alpha$ then $\angle{DFQ}=\alpha$, therefore $\angle{QDF}=90^{\circ}-\alpha$. And as $\angle{EDF}=\angle{DEF}=90^{\circ}-\alpha$ it is clear that $DF$ is the bisector external of the $\angle{ADE}$. Now, as $DF$ is the bisector external of the $\angle{ADE}$ we have for the Angle Bisector Theorem that $\frac{ED}{AD}=\frac{EF}{AF}=\frac{1}{2}$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $ED$, it is clear that $FM$ is the bisector of $ED$ because $EF=DF$, we see that the triangles $\triangle{EMF}$, $\triangle{DMF}$ and $\triangle{DQF}$ are congruent because $\angle{EFM}= \angle{DFM}=\angle{DFQ}=\alpha$ and $\angle{EMF}=\angle{DMF}=\angle{DQF}=90^{\circ}$ then cleary $ED=2DQ$, and as $\frac{ED}{AD}=\frac{1}{2}$ then $AD=4DQ$.
Now, $F$, $C$ and $Q$ are collinear points on the sides $AB$, $BD$ and $DA$ of the $\triangle{ABD}$, then for the Menelaus's Theorem we have that $\frac{QD}{QA}\cdot\frac{AF}{FB}\cdot\frac{BC}{DC}=1$, then $\frac{1}{5}\cdot\frac{2}{1}\cdot\frac{BC}{CD}=1$ $\Rightarrow{\frac{BC}{DC}}=\frac{5}{2}$
Therefore adding $1$, $\frac{BC}{DC}+1=\frac{BC+DC}{DC}=\frac{BD}{DC}=\frac{5}{2}+1=\frac{7}{2}$ :D
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@above, isn't angle DFQ = -a?

(because it is 2a-3a as angle DFE is the larger one)
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My answer is the same as @2above, $7/2$.
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Let $\angle BDF=x\implies \angle CFA=3x$ and $CF\cap AD=K$. Because $\angle BDE=\angle AKF=\pi/2$, then $E$ and $F$ are circumcenters of $(ADF)$ and $(BDE)$, respectively. We have \[\angle EFD = 2\angle EBD = 2\angle BDF = 2x\implies \angle DFC=x=\angle CDF\implies CF=DC.\]Let $DC=a$. From LoS of $\triangle CFD$, we have $DF = 2a\cos (x)\implies AE=EF=FB=DF=2a\cos (x)$. BBy LoS of $\triangle BFD$, we have $BD=4a\cos^2 (x)$. By simple angle chasing, we have $\angle BAD=\pi/2 - 3x$ and $\angle ADB=\pi/2 + 2x$. From LoS of $\triangle ABD$, we have
\[\frac{4a\cos^2 (x)}{\cos (3x)} = \frac{6a\cos (x)}{\cos (2x)} \implies 2\cos (2x)\cos(x)=3\cos (3x)\implies 4\cos^3(x) - 2\cos (x) = 12\cos^3(x) - 9\cos (x)\]and we have $\cos^2(x) = 7/8$. Therefore,
\[\frac{DB}{DC} = \frac{4a\cos^2(x)}{a} = 4\cos^2(x)=\boxed{\frac{7}{2}}.\]
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