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Problem 1 IMO 2005 (Day 1)
Valentin Vornicu   92
N 9 minutes ago by Baimukh
Six points are chosen on the sides of an equilateral triangle $ABC$: $A_1$, $A_2$ on $BC$, $B_1$, $B_2$ on $CA$ and $C_1$, $C_2$ on $AB$, such that they are the vertices of a convex hexagon $A_1A_2B_1B_2C_1C_2$ with equal side lengths.

Prove that the lines $A_1B_2$, $B_1C_2$ and $C_1A_2$ are concurrent.

Bogdan Enescu, Romania
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Valentin Vornicu
Jul 13, 2005
Baimukh
9 minutes ago
Predicted AMC 8 Scores
megahertz13   138
N 4 hours ago by KF329
$\begin{tabular}{c|c|c|c}Username & Grade & AMC8 Score \\ \hline
megahertz13 & 5 & 23 \\
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megahertz13
Jan 25, 2024
KF329
4 hours ago
MOP Cutoffs Out?
Mathandski   28
N Yesterday at 10:36 PM by Yrock
MAA has just emailed a press release announcing the formula they will be using this year to come up with the MOP cutoff that applies to you! Here's the process:

1. Multiply your age by $1434$, let $n$ be the result.

2. Calculate $\varphi(n)$, where $\varphi$ is the Euler's totient theorem, which calculates the number of integers less than $n$ relatively prime to $n$.

3. Multiply your result by $1434$ again because why not, let the result be $m$.

4. Define the Fibonacci sequence $F_0 = 1, F_1 = 1, F_n = F_{n-1} + F_{n-2}$ for $n \ge 2$. Let $r$ be the remainder $F_m$ leaves when you divide it by $69$.

5. Let $x$ be your predicted USA(J)MO score.

6. You will be invited if your score is at least $\lfloor \frac{x + \sqrt[r]{r^2} + r \ln(r)}{r} \rfloor$.

7. Note that there may be additional age restrictions for non-high schoolers.

See here for MAA's original news message.

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Edit (4/2/2025): This was an April Fool's post.
Here's the punchline
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Mathandski
Tuesday at 11:02 PM
Yrock
Yesterday at 10:36 PM
mdk2013
Mar 30, 2025
mdk2013
Yesterday at 10:23 PM
Moving P(o)in(t)s
bobthegod78   69
N Yesterday at 8:42 PM by akliu
Source: USAJMO 2021/4
Carina has three pins, labeled $A, B$, and $C$, respectively, located at the origin of the coordinate plane. In a move, Carina may move a pin to an adjacent lattice point at distance $1$ away. What is the least number of moves that Carina can make in order for triangle $ABC$ to have area 2021?

(A lattice point is a point $(x, y)$ in the coordinate plane where $x$ and $y$ are both integers, not necessarily positive.)
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bobthegod78
Apr 15, 2021
akliu
Yesterday at 8:42 PM
Double dose of cyanide on day 2
brianzjk   30
N Yesterday at 8:27 PM by akliu
Source: USAMO 2023/5
Let $n\geq3$ be an integer. We say that an arrangement of the numbers $1$, $2$, $\dots$, $n^2$ in a $n \times n$ table is row-valid if the numbers in each row can be permuted to form an arithmetic progression, and column-valid if the numbers in each column can be permuted to form an arithmetic progression. For what values of $n$ is it possible to transform any row-valid arrangement into a column-valid arrangement by permuting the numbers in each row?
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brianzjk
Mar 23, 2023
akliu
Yesterday at 8:27 PM
Isosceles Triangulation
worthawholebean   70
N Yesterday at 8:03 PM by akliu
Source: USAMO 2008 Problem 4
Let $ \mathcal{P}$ be a convex polygon with $ n$ sides, $ n\ge3$. Any set of $ n - 3$ diagonals of $ \mathcal{P}$ that do not intersect in the interior of the polygon determine a triangulation of $ \mathcal{P}$ into $ n - 2$ triangles. If $ \mathcal{P}$ is regular and there is a triangulation of $ \mathcal{P}$ consisting of only isosceles triangles, find all the possible values of $ n$.
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worthawholebean
May 1, 2008
akliu
Yesterday at 8:03 PM
Westford Academy to host Middle School Math Competition
cyou   5
N Yesterday at 7:49 PM by Inaaya
Hi AOPS community,

We are excited to announce that Westford Academy (located in Westford, MA) will be hosting its first ever math competition for middle school students (grades 5-8).

Based in Massachusetts, this tournament hosts ambitious and mathematically skilled students in grades 5–8 to compete against other middle school math teams while fostering their problem-solving skills and preparing them to continue enriching their STEM skills in high school and in the future.

This competition will be held on April 12, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and will feature 3 rounds (team, speed, and accuracy). The problems will be of similar difficulty for AMC 8-10 and were written by USA(J)MO and AIME qualifiers.

If you are in the Massachusetts area and are curious about Mathematics, we cordially invite you to sign up by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer. Please note that teams consist of 4-6 competitors, but if you prefer to register as an individual competitor, you will be randomly placed on a team of other individual competitors. Feel free to refer the attached flyer and website as needed.


https://sites.google.com/westfordk12.us/wamt/home?authuser=2
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cyou
Mar 25, 2025
Inaaya
Yesterday at 7:49 PM
Permutations Part 1: 2010 USAJMO #1
tenniskidperson3   69
N Yesterday at 7:28 PM by akliu
A permutation of the set of positive integers $[n] = \{1, 2, . . . , n\}$ is a sequence $(a_1 , a_2 , \ldots, a_n ) $ such that each element of $[n]$ appears precisely one time as a term of the sequence. For example, $(3, 5, 1, 2, 4)$ is a permutation of $[5]$. Let $P (n)$ be the number of permutations of $[n]$ for which $ka_k$ is a perfect square for all $1 \leq k \leq n$. Find with proof the smallest $n$ such that $P (n)$ is a multiple of $2010$.
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tenniskidperson3
Apr 29, 2010
akliu
Yesterday at 7:28 PM
2025 USAMO Rubric
plang2008   17
N Yesterday at 5:45 PM by Mathandski
1. Let $k$ and $d$ be positive integers. Prove that there exists a positive integer $N$ such that for every odd integer $n>N$, the digits in the base-$2n$ representation of $n^k$ are all greater than $d$.

Rubric for Problem 1

2. Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers with $k<n$. Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ with real coefficients, nonzero constant term, and no repeated roots. Suppose that for any real numbers $a_0,\,a_1,\,\ldots,\,a_k$ such that the polynomial $a_kx^k+\cdots+a_1x+a_0$ divides $P(x)$, the product $a_0a_1\cdots a_k$ is zero. Prove that $P(x)$ has a nonreal root.

Rubric for Problem 2

3. Alice the architect and Bob the builder play a game. First, Alice chooses two points $P$ and $Q$ in the plane and a subset $\mathcal{S}$ of the plane, which are announced to Bob. Next, Bob marks infinitely many points in the plane, designating each a city. He may not place two cities within distance at most one unit of each other, and no three cities he places may be collinear. Finally, roads are constructed between the cities as follows: for each pair $A,\,B$ of cities, they are connected with a road along the line segment $AB$ if and only if the following condition holds:
[center]For every city $C$ distinct from $A$ and $B$, there exists $R\in\mathcal{S}$ such[/center]
[center]that $\triangle PQR$ is directly similar to either $\triangle ABC$ or $\triangle BAC$.[/center]
Alice wins the game if (i) the resulting roads allow for travel between any pair of cities via a finite sequence of roads and (ii) no two roads cross. Otherwise, Bob wins. Determine, with proof, which player has a winning strategy.

Note: $\triangle UVW$ is directly similar to $\triangle XYZ$ if there exists a sequence of rotations, translations, and dilations sending $U$ to $X$, $V$ to $Y$, and $W$ to $Z$.

Rubric for Problem 3

4. Let $H$ be the orthocenter of acute triangle $ABC$, let $F$ be the foot of the altitude from $C$ to $AB$, and let $P$ be the reflection of $H$ across $BC$. Suppose that the circumcircle of triangle $AFP$ intersects line $BC$ at two distinct points $X$ and $Y$. Prove that $C$ is the midpoint of $XY$.

Rubric for Problem 4

5. Determine, with proof, all positive integers $k$ such that \[\frac{1}{n+1} \sum_{i=0}^n \binom{n}{i}^k\]is an integer for every positive integer $n$.

Rubric for Problem 5

6. Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers with $m\geq n$. There are $m$ cupcakes of different flavors arranged around a circle and $n$ people who like cupcakes. Each person assigns a nonnegative real number score to each cupcake, depending on how much they like the cupcake. Suppose that for each person $P$, it is possible to partition the circle of $m$ cupcakes into $n$ groups of consecutive cupcakes so that the sum of $P$'s scores of the cupcakes in each group is at least $1$. Prove that it is possible to distribute the $m$ cupcakes to the $n$ people so that each person $P$ receives cupcakes of total score at least $1$ with respect to $P$.

Rubric for Problem 6
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plang2008
Yesterday at 1:33 AM
Mathandski
Yesterday at 5:45 PM
New Competition Series: The Million!
Mathdreams   6
N Yesterday at 4:21 PM by KevinChen_Yay
Hello AOPS Community,

Recently, me and my friend compiled a set of the most high quality problems from our imagination into a problem set called the Million. This series has three contests, called the whun, thousand and Million respectively.

Unfortunately, it did not get the love it deserved on the OTIS discord. Hence, we post it here to share these problems with the AOPS community and hopefully allow all of you to enjoy these very interesting problems.

Good luck! Lastly, remember that MILLION ORZ!

Edit: We have just been informed this will be the Orange MOP series. Please pay close attention to these problems!
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Mathdreams
Yesterday at 3:57 AM
KevinChen_Yay
Yesterday at 4:21 PM
Hong Kong 2017 TST1 P1
YanYau   26
N May 17, 2018 by mickeydomath
Source: HKTST1 P1
In $\triangle ABC$, let $AD$ be the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$, with $D$ on $BC$. The perpendicular from $B$ to $AD$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle ABD$ at $B$ and $E$. Prove that $E$, $A$ and the circumcenter $O$ of $\triangle ABC$ are collinear.
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YanYau
Aug 22, 2016
mickeydomath
May 17, 2018
Hong Kong 2017 TST1 P1
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In $\triangle ABC$, let $AD$ be the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$, with $D$ on $BC$. The perpendicular from $B$ to $AD$ intersects the circumcircle of $\triangle ABD$ at $B$ and $E$. Prove that $E$, $A$ and the circumcenter $O$ of $\triangle ABC$ are collinear.
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WLOG $AB<AC$. Let $F$ be the reflection of $D$ over $BE$. Note that $F$ is the orthocenter of $ABE$, so it suffices to show that $\angle ABF=\angle C$ by circumcenter angles. But $\angle ADB=180^\circ-\frac{\angle A}{2}-\angle B$, so $\angle EBD=\frac{\angle A}{2}+\angle B-90^\circ$, so $\angle FBD=\angle A+2\angle B-180^\circ=\angle B-\angle C$, as desired.
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WLOG, assume that $\triangle ABC$ is acute and $AB>AC$. Let $P=DE\cap AC, Q=BE\cap AD$.

Then we have that $\angle DAP=\angle BAD=\angle DEQ$, so $A, P, Q, E$ are concyclic.

Hence $\angle AQE=90^\circ\implies \angle APD=90^\circ$. Now $\angle BAE=\angle BDE=\angle CDP=90^\circ-\angle ACB\implies O\in AE$.
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Let angles $A,B,C$ be equal to $2\alpha, 2\beta, 2\gamma$ so $\angle OAB=\alpha+\beta-\gamma$ $\angle DAO=\beta-\gamma$ $\angle DAE=\angle DBE=2\beta-\angle ABE=2\beta-(180-90-\alpha)=2\beta-90+\alpha=\beta-\gamma$. The rest is trivial.
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jayme
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Dear Mathlinkers,
have a look at

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=605458

Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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lucasxia01
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Solution
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ethical_man
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Solution
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WizardMath
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Simple angle chasing using cyclic quads.
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CountofMC
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This doesn't work.
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Reason: Solution didn't work
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simple solution
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Generic_Username
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@2above

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$$\angle BOE=180^\circ-\angle OBE-\angle OEB$$$$180^\circ-\left(\angle C-\frac{\angle A}{2}\right)-\angle ADB$$
assume what we want to prove?
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CountofMC
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No, because it only uses the fact that $BOE$ is a triangle but doesn't assume that $O$ and $E$ are on the same line as $A$. Triangles $AOE$ and $BOE$ don't have to have their bases on the same line.
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Then how do you get $\angle{OEB} = \angle{ADB}$?
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Virgil Nicula
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See the proposed problem PP19 from here
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CountofMC
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@Generic_Username: Wait, never mind. You're right. It's $\angle AEB=\angle ADB$ but then my solution wouldn't work.
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zacchro
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Let $H$ be the orthocenter of $\triangle ABC$, and $H_b$ the orthocenter of $ABD$. Then $A,H,H_b$ collinear on the perpendicular from $A$ to $BC$. Then $AO$ is the reflection of $AH$ in $AD$, and $AE$ is the reflection of $AH_b$ in $AD$, giving the desired result.
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Have never done Hong Kong TSTs before, so it's hard for me to judge, whether this is an easy or average #1. Let's see, how rusty I am with directed angles, it's been ages since I've used them. So here is a simple angle chasing solution.

Let $S = AD \cap BE$ and $L=DE \cap CA$. Use directed angles modulo $180^{\circ}$. It is easy to show that $\measuredangle BAO = 90^{\circ}-\measuredangle ACB$. Also, $\measuredangle BAE = \measuredangle BDE = \measuredangle CDE$ in cyclic quadrilateral $ABDE$. But $\measuredangle BAD = \measuredangle DAL$ as $AD$ is an angle bisector and \[ \measuredangle SBA = \measuredangle EBA = \measuredangle EDA = \measuredangle LDA \]in cyclic quadrilateral $ABDE$. So $\triangle ADL \sim \triangle ABS$ and therefore $\measuredangle ALD = \measuredangle ASB = 90^{\circ}$. Thus \[ \measuredangle BAE = \measuredangle CDE = 90^{\circ} - \measuredangle LCD = 90^{\circ}-\measuredangle ACB. \]So $\measuredangle BAO = \measuredangle BAE$ which implies that $A,O,E$ are collinear. Done. $\hfill \square$.
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Solution

Better Solution
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We show that $ \measuredangle BAE = \measuredangle BAO $
$ \measuredangle BAE = \measuredangle BAD +\measuredangle DAE $ $= \measuredangle BAD + \measuredangle DBE $ $ = \measuredangle BAD + \measuredangle ABC - \measuredangle EBA $ $ =  \measuredangle BAD +\measuredangle ABC - (90^{\circ} - \measuredangle BAD) $ $ = 2 \measuredangle BAD + \measuredangle ABC -90^{\circ} $ $ =\measuredangle BAC + \measuredangle ABC -90^{\circ} $ $ = \measuredangle BCA -90^{\circ} = \measuredangle BAO $ $\implies$ $ A E O $ collinear.
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jayme
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Dear Mathlinkers,

1. the tangent to (ABD) at B
2. A' the second point of intersection of AE with (O)
3. by applying the Reim's theorem two times we are done...

Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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Let $F $ be the intersection of $AE$ with the circumcircle of $\Delta ABC $. Observe that $DE\perp AC $. We have $\angle EDC = \angle EAB = \angle BCF $. So, $DE || FC $. This gives $\angle ACF = 90^{\circ} $ and hence the result follows.
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WolfusA
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Argentina Cono Sur TST 2014
Leicich wrote:
In an acute triangle $ABC$, let $D$ be a point in $BC$ such that $AD$ is the angle bisector of $\angle{BAC}$. Let $E \neq B$ be the point of intersection of the circumcircle of triangle $ABD$ with the line perpendicular to $AD$ drawn through $B$. Let $O$ be the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $E$, $O$, and $A$ are collinear.

I'd like to give some warning. Maybe Mister YanYau didn't translate the problem carefully, but we need assumption weaker than in Cono Sur very much: $\angle ACB\le 90^\circ$. It's easy to observe that this equality holds in reverse we have $O$ on the other side of line $AB$ than point $E$, which contradicts collinearity $A,E,O$, because foot of $O$ on segment $AB$ is a center of this segment.
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Extend $AD$ to met $(ABC)$ at $M$ By angle chasing we get that $DE$ is perpendicular to $AC$ and by Reim's theorem we have $FC$ is parallel to $DE$ then $\angle AFC$=90.
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Mr.Chem-Mathy
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We can mark the intersection of CA with Circumcircle of ABD as Q and then proceed to prove BDA'=BQC which isn't too hard to do with angle chasing.

Explanation: AA' is the diameter of ABC; The problem is equivalent to proving BEO+BEA'=180*.
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sbealing
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Slight overkill but we can use areals. Let $P$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ to $AD$ then $P=(k,b,c)$ for some $k$. Using EFFT we see:
$$P=(b-c,b,c) \, , \, D=(0,b,c)$$Then solving for circle $\odot ABD$ we get $u=v=0 \, , \, w=\frac{a^2 b}{b+c}$. Letting $E=(b-c,k,c)$ we can solve for $k$ and see:
$$k=\frac{b^2 S_B}{c S_C} \implies E=(c S_C (b-c),b^2 S_B,c^2 S_C)$$And as $O=(a^2 S_A,b^2 S_B,c^2 S_C)$ it is then obvious $A,O,E$ are colinear.
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WolfusA
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What's EFFT?
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mickeydomath
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WolfusA wrote:
What's EFFT?

Evan’s Favorite Forgotten Trick
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