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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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May 1, 2025
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
dcouchman   1
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.

Find instructions and a list of contests to add here: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c40244h1064480_contests_to_add
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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.

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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ZetaX
Feb 27, 2007
NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Goofy geometry
giangtruong13   0
4 minutes ago
Source: A Specialized School's Math Entrance Exam
Given the circle $(O)$, from $A$ outside the circle, draw tangents $AE,AF$ ($E,F$ is tangential point) and secant $ABC$ ($B,C$ lie inside circle $O$, $B$ is between $A$ and $C$). $OA$ intersects $EF$ at $H$; $I$ is midpoint of $BC$. The line crossing $I$, paralleling with $CE$, intersects $EF$ at $D$. $CD$ intersects $AE$ at $K$. Let $N$ lie inside the triangle $FBC$ such that: $AF$=$AN$. From $N$ draw chords $BQ$, $RC$, $FP$ on circle $(O)$. Prove that: $PRQ$ is a isosceles triangle
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giangtruong13
4 minutes ago
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(a,b,c,d) of positive integers with 0<a,b,c,d <p-1 satisfy ad = bc mod p
parmenides51   4
N 10 minutes ago by FrancoGiosefAG
Source: Mexican Mathematical Olympiad 1992 OMM P2
Given a prime number $p$, how many $4$-tuples $(a, b, c, d)$ of positive integers with $0 \le a, b, c, d \le p-1$ satisfy $ad = bc$ mod $p$?
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parmenides51
Jul 29, 2018
FrancoGiosefAG
10 minutes ago
Collinearity with orthocenter
liberator   182
N 17 minutes ago by CrazyInMath
Source: IMO 2013 Problem 4
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with orthocenter $H$, and let $W$ be a point on the side $BC$, lying strictly between $B$ and $C$. The points $M$ and $N$ are the feet of the altitudes from $B$ and $C$, respectively. Denote by $\omega_1$ is the circumcircle of $BWN$, and let $X$ be the point on $\omega_1$ such that $WX$ is a diameter of $\omega_1$. Analogously, denote by $\omega_2$ the circumcircle of triangle $CWM$, and let $Y$ be the point such that $WY$ is a diameter of $\omega_2$. Prove that $X,Y$ and $H$ are collinear.

Proposed by Warut Suksompong and Potcharapol Suteparuk, Thailand
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liberator
Jan 4, 2016
CrazyInMath
17 minutes ago
Inspired by P162008
sqing   0
19 minutes ago
Source: Own
Let $ a,b\geq 0 ,(a - b)^2 + (a^2 - b^2)^2 = 1$ and $ (b - 1)^2 + (b^2 -1)^2 = 2. $ Prove that
$$a + b \geq\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt 5-1}{2}}$$Let $ a,b\geq 0 ,a^2 + a^4 = 2$ and $ b^2 +b^4 = 4. $ Prove that
$$a + b \geq 1+\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt {17}-1}{2}}$$Let $ a,b\geq 0 ,(a - 1)^2 + (a^2 - 1)^2 =2$ and $ (b - 1)^2 + (b^2-1)^2 =4. $ Prove that
$$a + b \geq \frac{1+\sqrt[3]{28-3\sqrt {87}}+\sqrt[3]{28+3\sqrt {87}}}{3}$$
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sqing
19 minutes ago
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Hard Inequality
JARP091   4
N 19 minutes ago by giangtruong13
Source: Own?
Let \( a, b, c > 0 \) with \( abc = 1 \). Prove that
\[
\frac{a^5}{b^2 + 2c^3} + \frac{2b^5}{3c + a^6} + \frac{c^7}{a + b^4} \geq 2.
\]
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JARP091
Today at 4:55 AM
giangtruong13
19 minutes ago
Functional inequality
Jackson0423   0
29 minutes ago
Show that there does not exist a function \( f : \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+ \) such that for all positive real numbers \( x, y \),
\[
f^2(x) \geq f(x+y)\left(f(x) + y\right).
\]
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Jackson0423
29 minutes ago
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Good prime...
Jackson0423   2
N 32 minutes ago by Math4Life2020
A prime number \( p \) is called a good prime if there exists a positive integer \( n \) such that
\[
n^2 + 1 \text{ is divisible by } p^{2025}.
\]Prove that there are infinitely many good primes.
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Jackson0423
41 minutes ago
Math4Life2020
32 minutes ago
Difficult combinatorics problem
shactal   7
N an hour ago by shactal
Can someone help me with this problem? Let $n\in \mathbb N^*$. We call a distribution the act of distributing the integers from $1$
to $n^2$ represented by tokens to players $A_1$ to $A_n$ so that they all have the same number of tokens in their urns.
We say that $A_i$ beats $A_j$ when, when $A_i$ and $A_j$ each draw a token from their urn, $A_i$ has a strictly greater chance of drawing a larger number than $A_j$. We then denote $A_i>A_j$. A distribution is said to be chicken-fox-viper when $A_1>A_2>\ldots>A_n>A_1$ What is $R(n)$
, the number of chicken-fox-viper distributions?
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shactal
Yesterday at 10:40 AM
shactal
an hour ago
Inspired by P162008
sqing   0
an hour ago
Source: Own
Let $ a,b,c\geq 0 ,(a - b)^2 + (a^2 - b^2)^2 = 1$ and $ (b - c)^2 + (b^2 - c^2)^2 = 2. $ Prove that
$$(a + b)(b + c) \geq\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt 5-1}{2}}$$$$a + 2b + c \geq1+\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt 5-1}{2}}$$
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sqing
an hour ago
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Geometry hard problem
noneofyou34   0
an hour ago
Let ABC be a triangle with incircle Γ. The tangency points of Γ with sides BC, CA, AB are A1, B1, C1 respectively. Line B1C1 intersects line BC at point A2. Similarly, points B2 and C2 are constructed. Prove that the perpendicular lines from A2, B2, C2 to lines AA1, BB1, CC1 respectively are concurret.
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noneofyou34
an hour ago
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JBMO TST Bosnia and Herzegovina P4
Steve12345   3
N an hour ago by AylyGayypow009
$4.$ Let there be a variable positive integer whose last two digits are $3's$. Prove that this number is divisible by a prime greater than $7$.
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Steve12345
Jul 7, 2019
AylyGayypow009
an hour ago
Numbers on a circle
navi_09220114   1
N 2 hours ago by gabriel_lee
Source: TASIMO 2025 Day 1 Problem 1
For a given positive integer $n$, determine the smallest integer $k$, such that it is possible to place numbers $1,2,3,\dots, 2n$ around a circle so that the sum of every $n$ consecutive numbers takes one of at most $k$ values.
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navi_09220114
5 hours ago
gabriel_lee
2 hours ago
prove triangles are similar
N.T.TUAN   58
N 2 hours ago by mathwiz_1207
Source: USA Team Selection Test 2007, Problem 5
Triangle $ ABC$ is inscribed in circle $ \omega$. The tangent lines to $ \omega$ at $ B$ and $ C$ meet at $ T$. Point $ S$ lies on ray $ BC$ such that $ AS \perp AT$. Points $ B_1$ and $ C_1$ lie on ray $ ST$ (with $ C_1$ in between $ B_1$ and $ S$) such that $ B_1T = BT = C_1T$. Prove that triangles $ ABC$ and $ AB_1C_1$ are similar to each other.
58 replies
N.T.TUAN
Dec 8, 2007
mathwiz_1207
2 hours ago
Prove n is square-free given divisibility condition
CatalanThinker   5
N 2 hours ago by nabodorbuco2
Source: 1995 Indian Mathematical Olympiad
Let \( n \) be a positive integer such that \( n \) divides the sum
\[
1 + \sum_{i=1}^{n-1} i^{n-1}.
\]Prove that \( n \) is square-free.
5 replies
CatalanThinker
Today at 3:05 AM
nabodorbuco2
2 hours ago
Function on positive integers with two inputs
Assassino9931   2
N Apr 23, 2025 by Assassino9931
Source: Bulgaria Winter Competition 2025 Problem 10.4
The function $f: \mathbb{Z}_{>0} \times \mathbb{Z}_{>0} \to \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ is such that $f(a,b) + f(b,c) = f(ac, b^2) + 1$ for any positive integers $a,b,c$. Assume there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $f(n, m) \leq f(n, m + 1)$ for all positive integers $m$. Determine all possible values of $f(2025, 2025)$.
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Assassino9931
Jan 27, 2025
Assassino9931
Apr 23, 2025
Function on positive integers with two inputs
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