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Proof-based math
imbadatmath1233   5
N Today at 3:19 AM by LearnMath_105
Okay, I need help in deciding on how i am going to prep. My JMO index was 121.5+11 = 231.5(10A) and I missed the cutoff by 1.5. Ive already grieved about this before but I need some help in deciding what I should do next year. I think I can make JMO but my goal is to get 21+ on JMO. However, OTIS applications are already done so does anyone have any other tips on how to prep for JMO. Any help would be very much appreciated. Also, how much time should i spend on computational if i want to prep for olympiad but I don't want to get rusty. Thanks for helping!
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imbadatmath1233
Yesterday at 11:06 PM
LearnMath_105
Today at 3:19 AM
Awesome Math Rec Letter
cowstalker   0
Today at 12:18 AM
Hello, I recently looked at the MIT Primes website and saw that they accept recommendation letters from the Awesome Math Summer Program. Has anyone ever gotten a recommendation letter from one of the teachers in Awesome Math? I'm also planning to take AMSP and would like to get a rec letter from my teacher, too, so I was wondering if this is even possible or not.
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cowstalker
Today at 12:18 AM
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Circles, Lines, Angles, Oh My!
atmchallenge   19
N Yesterday at 10:47 PM by kilobyte144
Source: 2016 AMC 8 #23
Two congruent circles centered at points $A$ and $B$ each pass through the other circle's center. The line containing both $A$ and $B$ is extended to intersect the circles at points $C$ and $D$. The circles intersect at two points, one of which is $E$. What is the degree measure of $\angle CED$?

$\textbf{(A) }90\qquad\textbf{(B) }105\qquad\textbf{(C) }120\qquad\textbf{(D) }135\qquad \textbf{(E) }150$
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atmchallenge
Nov 23, 2016
kilobyte144
Yesterday at 10:47 PM
another diophantine about primes
AwesomeYRY   133
N Yesterday at 9:19 PM by EpicBird08
Source: USAMO 2022/4, JMO 2022/5
Find all pairs of primes $(p, q)$ for which $p-q$ and $pq-q$ are both perfect squares.
133 replies
AwesomeYRY
Mar 24, 2022
EpicBird08
Yesterday at 9:19 PM
[CASH PRIZES] IndyINTEGIRLS Spring Math Competition
Indy_Integirls   40
N Yesterday at 8:00 PM by OGMATH
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Indy_Integirls
May 11, 2025
OGMATH
Yesterday at 8:00 PM
MAA finally wrote sum good number theory
IAmTheHazard   96
N Yesterday at 4:54 PM by megahertz13
Source: 2021 AIME I P14
For any positive integer $a,$ $\sigma(a)$ denotes the sum of the positive integer divisors of $a.$ Let $n$ be the least positive integer such that $\sigma(a^n)-1$ is divisible by $2021$ for all positive integers $a.$ Find the sum of the prime factors in the prime factorization of $n.$
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IAmTheHazard
Mar 11, 2021
megahertz13
Yesterday at 4:54 PM
Integer Functional Equation
msinghal   99
N Yesterday at 3:55 PM by DeathIsAwe
Let $\mathbb{Z}$ be the set of integers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ such that \[xf(2f(y)-x)+y^2f(2x-f(y))=\frac{f(x)^2}{x}+f(yf(y))\] for all $x, y \in \mathbb{Z}$ with $x \neq 0$.
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msinghal
Apr 29, 2014
DeathIsAwe
Yesterday at 3:55 PM
mathpath: how much do recommendations matter
mm999aops   25
N Yesterday at 2:09 PM by ethan2011
See question^

I'm hoping only the QT matters : P
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mm999aops
Feb 3, 2023
ethan2011
Yesterday at 2:09 PM
Segment has Length Equal to Circumradius
djmathman   74
N Yesterday at 12:19 PM by amirhsz
Source: 2014 USAMO Problem 5
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with orthocenter $H$ and let $P$ be the second intersection of the circumcircle of triangle $AHC$ with the internal bisector of the angle $\angle BAC$. Let $X$ be the circumcenter of triangle $APB$ and $Y$ the orthocenter of triangle $APC$. Prove that the length of segment $XY$ is equal to the circumradius of triangle $ABC$.
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djmathman
Apr 30, 2014
amirhsz
Yesterday at 12:19 PM
Essentially, how to get good at olympiad math?
gulab_jamun   11
N Yesterday at 2:13 AM by oinava
Ok, so I'm posting this as an anynonymous user cuz I don't want to get flamed by anyone I know for my goals but I really do want to improve on my math skill.

Basically, I'm alright at computational math (10 AIME, dhr stanford math meet twice) and I hope I can get good enough at olympiad math over the summer to make MOP next year (I will be entering 10th as after next year, it becomes much harder :( )) Essentially, I just want to get good at olympiad math. If someone could, please tell me how to study, like what books (currently thinking of doing EGMO) but I don't know how to get better at the other topics. Also, how would I prepare? Like would I study both proof geometry and proof number theory concurrently or just study each topic one by one?? Would I do mock jmo/amo or js prioritize olympiad problems in each topic. I have the whole summer ahead of me, and intend to dedicate it to olympiad math, so any advice would be really appreciated. Thank you!
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gulab_jamun
May 18, 2025
oinava
Yesterday at 2:13 AM
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