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k a March Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
Mar 2, 2025
March is the month for State MATHCOUNTS competitions! Kudos to everyone who participated in their local chapter competitions and best of luck to all going to State! Join us on March 11th for a Math Jam devoted to our favorite Chapter competition problems! Are you interested in training for MATHCOUNTS? Be sure to check out our AMC 8/MATHCOUNTS Basics and Advanced courses.

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Do you have plans this summer? There are so many options to fit your schedule and goals whether attending a summer camp or taking online classes, it can be a great break from the routine of the school year. Check out our summer courses at AoPS Online, or if you want a math or language arts class that doesn’t have homework, but is an enriching summer experience, our AoPS Virtual Campus summer camps may be just the ticket! We are expanding our locations for our AoPS Academies across the country with 15 locations so far and new campuses opening in Saratoga CA, Johns Creek GA, and the Upper West Side NY. Check out this page for summer camp information.

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[*]March 11th (Tuesday), 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, 2025 MATHCOUNTS Chapter Discussion MATH JAM. AoPS instructors will discuss some of their favorite problems from the MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition. All are welcome!
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jlacosta
Mar 2, 2025
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k i Peer-to-Peer Programs Forum
jwelsh   157
N Dec 11, 2023 by cw357
Many of our AoPS Community members share their knowledge with their peers in a variety of ways, ranging from creating mock contests to creating real contests to writing handouts to hosting sessions as part of our partnership with schoolhouse.world.

To facilitate students in these efforts, we have created a new Peer-to-Peer Programs forum. With the creation of this forum, we are starting a new process for those of you who want to advertise your efforts. These advertisements and ensuing discussions have been cluttering up some of the forums that were meant for other purposes, so we’re gathering these topics in one place. This also allows students to find new peer-to-peer learning opportunities without having to poke around all the other forums.

To announce your program, or to invite others to work with you on it, here’s what to do:

1) Post a new topic in the Peer-to-Peer Programs forum. This will be the discussion thread for your program.

2) Post a single brief post in this thread that links the discussion thread of your program in the Peer-to-Peer Programs forum.

Please note that we’ll move or delete any future advertisement posts that are outside the Peer-to-Peer Programs forum, as well as any posts in this topic that are not brief announcements of new opportunities. In particular, this topic should not be used to discuss specific programs; those discussions should occur in topics in the Peer-to-Peer Programs forum.

Your post in this thread should have what you're sharing (class, session, tutoring, handout, math or coding game/other program) and a link to the thread in the Peer-to-Peer Programs forum, which should have more information (like where to find what you're sharing).
157 replies
jwelsh
Mar 15, 2021
cw357
Dec 11, 2023
k i C&P posting recs by mods
v_Enhance   0
Jun 12, 2020
The purpose of this post is to lay out a few suggestions about what kind of posts work well for the C&P forum. Except in a few cases these are mostly meant to be "suggestions based on historical trends" rather than firm hard rules; we may eventually replace this with an actual list of firm rules but that requires admin approval :) That said, if you post something in the "discouraged" category, you should not be totally surprised if it gets locked; they are discouraged exactly because past experience shows they tend to go badly.
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1. Program discussion: Allowed
If you have questions about specific camps or programs (e.g. which classes are good at X camp?), these questions fit well here. Many camps/programs have specific sub-forums too but we understand a lot of them are not active.
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2. Results discussion: Allowed
You can make threads about e.g. how you did on contests (including AMC), though on AMC day when there is a lot of discussion. Moderators and administrators may do a lot of thread-merging / forum-wrangling to keep things in one place.
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3. Reposting solutions or questions to past AMC/AIME/USAMO problems: Allowed
This forum contains a post for nearly every problem from AMC8, AMC10, AMC12, AIME, USAJMO, USAMO (and these links give you an index of all these posts). It is always permitted to post a full solution to any problem in its own thread (linked above), regardless of how old the problem is, and even if this solution is similar to one that has already been posted. We encourage this type of posting because it is helpful for the user to explain their solution in full to an audience, and for future users who want to see multiple approaches to a problem or even just the frequency distribution of common approaches. We do ask for some explanation; if you just post "the answer is (B); ez" then you are not adding anything useful.

You are also encouraged to post questions about a specific problem in the specific thread for that problem, or about previous user's solutions. It's almost always better to use the existing thread than to start a new one, to keep all the discussion in one place easily searchable for future visitors.
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4. Advice posts: Allowed, but read below first
You can use this forum to ask for advice about how to prepare for math competitions in general. But you should be aware that this question has been asked many many times. Before making a post, you are encouraged to look at the following:
[list]
[*] Stop looking for the right training: A generic post about advice that keeps getting stickied :)
[*] There is an enormous list of links on the Wiki of books / problems / etc for all levels.
[/list]
When you do post, we really encourage you to be as specific as possible in your question. Tell us about your background, what you've tried already, etc.

Actually, the absolute best way to get a helpful response is to take a few examples of problems that you tried to solve but couldn't, and explain what you tried on them / why you couldn't solve them. Here is a great example of a specific question.
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5. Publicity: use P2P forum instead
See https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2489297_peertopeer_programs_forum.
Some exceptions have been allowed in the past, but these require approval from administrators. (I am not totally sure what the criteria is. I am not an administrator.)
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6. Mock contests: use Mock Contests forum instead
Mock contests should be posted in the dedicated forum instead:
https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c594864_aops_mock_contests
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7. AMC procedural questions: suggest to contact the AMC HQ instead
If you have a question like "how do I submit a change of venue form for the AIME" or "why is my name not on the qualifiers list even though I have a 300 index", you would be better off calling or emailing the AMC program to ask, they are the ones who can help you :)
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8. Discussion of random math problems: suggest to use MSM/HSM/HSO instead
If you are discussing a specific math problem that isn't from the AMC/AIME/USAMO, it's better to post these in Middle School Math, High School Math, High School Olympiads instead.
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9. Politics: suggest to use Round Table instead
There are important conversations to be had about things like gender diversity in math contests, etc., for sure. However, from experience we think that C&P is historically not a good place to have these conversations, as they go off the rails very quickly. We encourage you to use the Round Table instead, where it is much more clear that all posts need to be serious.
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10. MAA complaints: discouraged
We don't want to pretend that the MAA is perfect or that we agree with everything they do. However, we chose to discourage this sort of behavior because in practice most of the comments we see are not useful and some are frankly offensive.
[list] [*] If you just want to blow off steam, do it on your blog instead.
[*] When you have criticism, it should be reasoned, well-thought and constructive. What we mean by this is, for example, when the AOIME was announced, there was great outrage about potential cheating. Well, do you really think that this is something the organizers didn't think about too? Simply posting that "people will cheat and steal my USAMOO qualification, the MAA are idiots!" is not helpful as it is not bringing any new information to the table.
[*] Even if you do have reasoned, well-thought, constructive criticism, we think it is actually better to email it the MAA instead, rather than post it here. Experience shows that even polite, well-meaning suggestions posted in C&P are often derailed by less mature users who insist on complaining about everything.
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11. Memes and joke posts: discouraged
It's fine to make jokes or lighthearted posts every so often. But it should be done with discretion. Ideally, jokes should be done within a longer post that has other content. For example, in my response to one user's question about olympiad combinatorics, I used a silly picture of Sogiita Gunha, but it was done within a context of a much longer post where it was meant to actually make a point.

On the other hand, there are many threads which consist largely of posts whose only content is an attached meme with the word "MAA" in it. When done in excess like this, the jokes reflect poorly on the community, so we explicitly discourage them.
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12. Questions that no one can answer: discouraged
Examples of this: "will MIT ask for AOIME scores?", "what will the AIME 2021 cutoffs be (asked in 2020)", etc. Basically, if you ask a question on this forum, it's better if the question is something that a user can plausibly answer :)
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13. Blind speculation: discouraged
Along these lines, if you do see a question that you don't have an answer to, we discourage "blindly guessing" as it leads to spreading of baseless rumors. For example, if you see some user posting "why are there fewer qualifiers than usual this year?", you should not reply "the MAA must have been worried about online cheating so they took fewer people!!". Was sich überhaupt sagen lässt, lässt sich klar sagen; und wovon man nicht reden kann, darüber muss man schweigen.
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14. Discussion of cheating: strongly discouraged
If you have evidence or reasonable suspicion of cheating, please report this to your Competition Manager or to the AMC HQ; these forums cannot help you.
Otherwise, please avoid public discussion of cheating. That is: no discussion of methods of cheating, no speculation about how cheating affects cutoffs, and so on --- it is not helpful to anyone, and it creates a sour atmosphere. A longer explanation is given in Seriously, please stop discussing how to cheat.
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15. Cutoff jokes: never allowed
Whenever the cutoffs for any major contest are released, it is very obvious when they are official. In the past, this has been achieved by the numbers being posted on the official AMC website (here) or through a post from the AMCDirector account.

You must never post fake cutoffs, even as a joke. You should also refrain from posting cutoffs that you've heard of via email, etc., because it is better to wait for the obvious official announcement. A longer explanation is given in A Treatise on Cutoff Trolling.
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16. Meanness: never allowed
Being mean is worse than being immature and unproductive. If another user does something which you think is inappropriate, use the Report button to bring the post to moderator attention, or if you really must reply, do so in a way that is tactful and constructive rather than inflammatory.
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Finally, we remind you all to sit back and enjoy the problems. :D

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(EDIT 2024-09-13: AoPS has asked to me to add the following item.)

Advertising paid program or service: never allowed

Per the AoPS Terms of Service (rule 5h), general advertisements are not allowed.

While we do allow advertisements of official contests (at the MAA and MATHCOUNTS level) and those run by college students with at least one successful year, any and all advertisements of a paid service or program is not allowed and will be deleted.
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v_Enhance
Jun 12, 2020
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k i Stop looking for the "right" training
v_Enhance   50
N Oct 16, 2017 by blawho12
Source: Contest advice
EDIT 2019-02-01: https://blog.evanchen.cc/2019/01/31/math-contest-platitudes-v3/ is the updated version of this.

EDIT 2021-06-09: see also https://web.evanchen.cc/faq-contest.html.

Original 2013 post
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v_Enhance
Feb 15, 2013
blawho12
Oct 16, 2017
Loop of Logarithms
scls140511   9
N 4 minutes ago by mpcnotnpc
Source: 2024 China Round 1 (Gao Lian)
Round 1

1 Real number $m>1$ satisfies $\log_9 \log_8 m =2024$. Find the value of $\log_3 \log_2 m$.
9 replies
scls140511
Sep 8, 2024
mpcnotnpc
4 minutes ago
Cool Number Theory
Fermat_Fanatic108   3
N 7 minutes ago by mpcnotnpc
For an integer with 5 digits $n=abcde$ (where $a, b, c, d, e$ are the digits and $a\neq 0$) we define the \textit{permutation sum} as the value $$bcdea+cdeab+deabc+eabcd$$For example the permutation sum of 20253 is $$02532+25320+53202+32025=113079$$Let $m$ and $n$ be two fivedigit integers with the same permutation sum.
Prove that $m=n$.
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Fermat_Fanatic108
an hour ago
mpcnotnpc
7 minutes ago
Proving a kite
Bugi   4
N 10 minutes ago by ali123456
Source: Serbian JBTST 3, Day 2
Let $ ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral, such that

$ \angle CBD=2\cdot\angle ADB, \angle ABD=2\cdot\angle CDB$ and $ AB=CB$.

Prove that quadrilateral $ ABCD$ is a kite.
4 replies
Bugi
May 31, 2009
ali123456
10 minutes ago
Inequality
Marinchoo   6
N 18 minutes ago by sqing
If $abc=1$ prove that $8(a^3+b^3+c^3) \geq 3(a^2+bc)(b^2+ac)(c^2+ab)$
6 replies
Marinchoo
Apr 28, 2020
sqing
18 minutes ago
Does anyone see USAJMO on their portal
averageguy   3
N Today at 4:41 AM by MathRook7817
On my portal underneath "competition available to be taken" I see nothing there even though I'm supposed to take the USAJMO tomorrow. Does anyone else see USA(J)MO underneath there. Is it supposed to appear there only tomorrow.
3 replies
averageguy
Today at 3:13 AM
MathRook7817
Today at 4:41 AM
Evan's mean blackboard game
hwl0304   71
N Today at 3:24 AM by quantam13
Source: 2019 USAMO Problem 5, 2019 USAJMO Problem 6
Two rational numbers \(\tfrac{m}{n}\) and \(\tfrac{n}{m}\) are written on a blackboard, where \(m\) and \(n\) are relatively prime positive integers. At any point, Evan may pick two of the numbers \(x\) and \(y\) written on the board and write either their arithmetic mean \(\tfrac{x+y}{2}\) or their harmonic mean \(\tfrac{2xy}{x+y}\) on the board as well. Find all pairs \((m,n)\) such that Evan can write 1 on the board in finitely many steps.

Proposed by Yannick Yao
71 replies
hwl0304
Apr 18, 2019
quantam13
Today at 3:24 AM
Convolution of order f(n)
trumpeter   75
N Today at 3:04 AM by quantam13
Source: 2019 USAMO Problem 1
Let $\mathbb{N}$ be the set of positive integers. A function $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ satisfies the equation \[\underbrace{f(f(\ldots f}_{f(n)\text{ times}}(n)\ldots))=\frac{n^2}{f(f(n))}\]for all positive integers $n$. Given this information, determine all possible values of $f(1000)$.

Proposed by Evan Chen
75 replies
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trumpeter
Apr 17, 2019
quantam13
Today at 3:04 AM
AMC 12 Question
sadas123   12
N Today at 2:50 AM by jb2015007
Hello! I am a 6th grader this year about to become 7th grade next year. I was wondering if I should take the AMC 12 next year because I think I am ready for it, I was thinking to do AMC 10 A and AMC 12 B, do you think it is a good idea? Here are the courses I finished and now I am working on:

Finished:
1. Intro Algebra
2. Intro Number Theory
3. Intro Counting and Probability
4. Volume 1

Working on:
1. Intermdiate Counting and Probability
2. Three Year Mathcounts Marathon

Upcoming:
1. Intro Geomtery (Next Month)
2. Intro to Alg (May)
3. Pre-calc (Summer)
4. Volume 2???

Stats for AMC 12 (Mocked):

1. AMC 12 A 2024: 100.5
2. AMC 12 B 2024: 105
3. AMC 12 A 2023: 96

The reason why I sometimes I get 100+ is because sometimes I know how to do the first step of the problem but the last step I have to kind of infrence but still i know how to do the problem.
12 replies
sadas123
Yesterday at 5:11 PM
jb2015007
Today at 2:50 AM
Day Before Tips
elasticwealth   20
N Today at 2:44 AM by KevinYang2.71
Hi Everyone,

USA(J)MO is tomorrow. I am a Junior, so this is my last chance. I made USAMO by ZERO points but I've actually been studying oly seriously since JMO last year. I am more stressed than I was before AMC/AIME because I feel Olympiad is more unpredictable and harder to prepare for. I am fairly confident in my ability to solve 1/4 but whether I can solve the rest really leans on the topic distribution.

Anyway, I'm just super stressed and not sure what to do. All tips are welcome!

Thanks everyone! Good luck tomorrow!
20 replies
elasticwealth
Today at 12:09 AM
KevinYang2.71
Today at 2:44 AM
Prove Collinearity
tc1729   126
N Today at 2:05 AM by quantam13
Source: 2012 USAMO Day 2 #5 and USAJMO Day 2 #6
Let $P$ be a point in the plane of $\triangle ABC$, and $\gamma$ a line passing through $P$. Let $A', B', C'$ be the points where the reflections of lines $PA, PB, PC$ with respect to $\gamma$ intersect lines $BC, AC, AB$ respectively. Prove that $A', B', C'$ are collinear.
126 replies
tc1729
Apr 25, 2012
quantam13
Today at 2:05 AM
10B Score Thread
BS2012   140
N Today at 1:17 AM by hashbrown2009
$\begin{tabular}{c|c|c|c|c}Username & Grade & 10B \\ \hline
BS2012 & 9 & 144  \\
\end{tabular}$
EDIT: I found out i didn't silly #19, so i got 144
140 replies
BS2012
Nov 13, 2024
hashbrown2009
Today at 1:17 AM
ABMC 2025 IN-PERSON Contest (April 5th)
ilovepizza2020   7
N Today at 12:50 AM by MagicPotato
The 9th annual Acton-Boxborough Math Competition (ABMC) is quickly approaching! This year's ABMC will be held in-person at RJ Grey Junior High School, Acton, MA, on April 5th, 2025. The competition includes individual rounds and a team round, in which teams of 2-4 students participate. Anyone in grade 8 or below is welcome! You must register to compete. For more information about registration and the tentative schedule, please consult our website: https://abmathcompetitions.org/2025-contest/.

We offer prizes not only to top competitors; several of our sponsor prizes and educational awards are raffled among all in-person participants. Additionally, there are separate prizes for the top-scoring elementary schoolers.


For more information, visit https://abmathcompetitions.org/, especially the 2025 Competition page.
For the mailing list, visit https://abmathcompetitions.org/contact/.

Best,
ABMC Coordinators
7 replies
ilovepizza2020
Mar 16, 2025
MagicPotato
Today at 12:50 AM
Tennessee Math Tournament (TMT) Online 2025
TennesseeMathTournament   32
N Today at 12:13 AM by TennesseeMathTournament
Hello everyone! We are excited to announce a new competition, the Tennessee Math Tournament, created by the Tennessee Math Coalition! Anyone can participate in the virtual competition for free.

The testing window is from March 22nd to April 5th, 2025. Virtual competitors may participate in the competition at any time during that window.

The virtual competition consists of three rounds: Individual, Bullet, and Team. The Individual Round is 60 minutes long and consists of 30 questions (AMC 10 level). The Bullet Round is 20 minutes long and consists of 80 questions (Mathcounts Chapter level). The Team Round is 30 minutes long and consists of 16 questions (AMC 12 level). Virtual competitors may compete in teams of four, or choose to not participate in the team round.

To register and see more information, click here!

If you have any questions, please email connect@tnmathcoalition.org or reply to this thread!
32 replies
TennesseeMathTournament
Mar 9, 2025
TennesseeMathTournament
Today at 12:13 AM
Burnout?
xHypotenuse   5
N Yesterday at 11:42 PM by xHypotenuse
Hello everyone, these days I have a burning urge to pick up new math concepts because I think they are important/interesting. But I also feel a constant burnout where I get really tired when I try to solve math problems of these new concepts. I can't and then it gets very demotivating. I don't want to take a break from math because solving problems have become such a natural part of me and also I really want to qualify for usamo next year (my last year I can since it's senior yr). Any suggestions?
5 replies
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xHypotenuse
Yesterday at 7:32 PM
xHypotenuse
Yesterday at 11:42 PM
C-B=60 <degrees>
Sasha   26
N Yesterday at 2:53 AM by shendrew7
Source: Moldova TST 2005, IMO Shortlist 2004 geometry problem 3
Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with ${\angle B<\angle C}$. The line $AO$ meets the side $BC$ at $D$. The circumcenters of the triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ are $E$ and $F$, respectively. Extend the sides $BA$ and $CA$ beyond $A$, and choose on the respective extensions points $G$ and $H$ such that ${AG=AC}$ and ${AH=AB}$. Prove that the quadrilateral $EFGH$ is a rectangle if and only if ${\angle ACB-\angle ABC=60^{\circ }}$.

Proposed by Hojoo Lee, Korea
26 replies
Sasha
Apr 10, 2005
shendrew7
Yesterday at 2:53 AM
C-B=60 <degrees>
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Source: Moldova TST 2005, IMO Shortlist 2004 geometry problem 3
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Let $O$ be the circumcenter of an acute-angled triangle $ABC$ with ${\angle B<\angle C}$. The line $AO$ meets the side $BC$ at $D$. The circumcenters of the triangles $ABD$ and $ACD$ are $E$ and $F$, respectively. Extend the sides $BA$ and $CA$ beyond $A$, and choose on the respective extensions points $G$ and $H$ such that ${AG=AC}$ and ${AH=AB}$. Prove that the quadrilateral $EFGH$ is a rectangle if and only if ${\angle ACB-\angle ABC=60^{\circ }}$.

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First of all, it's easy to see that $AD\perp EF,GH$. The triangles $ACF,ABE$ are isosceles, and have the same angles, so they are similar. This means that $AFE$ is similar to $ACB$, and thus to $AGH$.

Since $AFE,AGH$ share the same altitude starting from $A$, it means that $AFE$ is obtained from $AGH$ by reflecting it through a line $\perp AD$, and then performing a homothety centered at $A$ of ratio $\frac{AF}{AG}$, so $EFGH$ will be a rectangle iff $AF=GH$, i.e. iff $AF=AC\iff AFC$ is equilateral. With the given conditions, this is equivalent to $\angle ADC=30^{\circ}$, and the conclusion follows easily.
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This problem was problem 2 in the 3rd German TST 2005. Hence, I have a conjecture on where it is from, although some people repeatedly dispute it ;) . Anyway, here is the way the problem was posed on our TST:

Problem. Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle with A < B, and let U be the circumcenter of the triangle ABC. The lines CU and AB intersect at a point D. Let E and F be the circumcenters of triangles ACD and BCD. Choose points K and L on the rays AC and BC such that AK = BL = a + b. Prove that the quadrilateral EFKL is a rectangle if and only if B - A = 60°.

And here is the solution I gave on the exam (just copied from my writeup, not simplified, hence it will be far more complicated than necessary):

We will use non-directed angles. See the accompanying sketch for the arrangement of the points.

Since U is the circumcenter of triangle ABC, the central angle theorem yields < BUC = 2 < BAC = 2A. On the other hand, BU = CU, again because U is the circumcenter of triangle ABC. Hence, the triangle BUC is isosceles, and its base angle is therefore

$\measuredangle UCB=\frac{180^{\circ}-\measuredangle BUC}{2}=\frac{180^{\circ}-2A}{2}=90^{\circ}-A$.

Analogously, < UCA = 90° - B. Similarly, for the circumcenters E and F of triangles ACD and BCD we can find

< ECA = < CDA - 90°;
< EAC = < CDA - 90°;
< FBC = 90° - < CDB;
< FCB = 90° - < CDB.

Hereby, in the proofs of the equations < ECA = < CDA - 90° and < EAC = < CDA - 90°, we have to apply the central angle theorem in the form

< CEA = 2 $\cdot$ acute chordal angle of the chord CA in the circumcircle of triangle ACD
= 2 $\cdot$ (180° - < CDA) = 360° - 2 < CDA,

since the angle < CDA is obtuse, and the point E lies outside of the triangle ACD.

Also, since E and F are the circumcenters of triangles ACD and BCD, we have CE = AE and BF = CF, so that the triangles CEA and BFC are isosceles.

Now, by the sum of angles in triangle CDA, we have

< CDA = 180° - < DCA - < CAD = 180° - < UCA - A = 180° - (90° - B) - A = 90° + (B - A).

Consequently,

< CDB = 180° - < CDA = 180° - (90° + (B - A)) = 90° - (B - A).

Thus,

< ECA = < CDA - 90° = (90° + (B - A)) - 90° = B - A;
< EAC = < CDA - 90° = (90° + (B - A)) - 90° = B - A;
< FBC = 90° - < CDB = 90° - (90° - (B - A)) = B - A;
< FCB = 90° - < CDB = 90° - (90° - (B - A)) = B - A.

Hence, in particular, < ECA = < FCB and < EAC = < FBC. Thus, the triangles ECA and FCB are similar. This yields CE : CA = CF : CB. On the other hand, the equality < ECA = < FCB yields < ECF = < ECB - < FCB = < ECB - < ECA = < ACB. This, combined with CE : CA = CF : CB, shows that the triangles CEF and CAB are similar, so that EF : AB = CE : CA.

On the other hand, the equation AK = a + b implies CK = AK - CA = (a + b) - b = a = CB, and similarly CL = CA. This, together with < KCL = < BCA, shows that the triangles CLK and CAB are congruent. Consequently, KL = AB. Hence, the equation EF : AB = CE : CA becomes EF : KL = CE : CA.

The problem asks us to prove that the quadrilateral EFKL is a rectangle if and only if B - A = 60°. Hence, in order to solve the problem, it is enough to show the following two assertions:

Assertion 1. If B - A = 60°, then the quadrilateral EFKL is a rectangle.
Assertion 2. If the quadrilateral EFKL is a rectangle, then B - A = 60°.

Proof of Assertion 2. If the quadrilateral EFKL is a rectangle, then EF = KL. Since EF : KL = CE : CA, this yields CE = CA. Hence, the triangle CEA, which is already isosceles with CE = AE, must be equilateral. Hence, < ECA = 60°. Since < ECA = B - A, we therefore obtain B - A = 60°. This proves Assertion 2.

Proof of Assertion 1. If B - A = 60°, then, since < ECA = B - A, we have < ECA = 60°. Hence, the triangle CEA, which is already isosceles with CE = AE, must be equilateral. Thus, CE = CA. Since EF : KL = CE : CA, this yields EF = KL.

On the other hand, we know that the triangles CEF and CAB are similar, and that the triangles CLK and CAB are congruent. Thus, the triangles CEF and CLK are similar. Moreover, these two triangles must be congruent, since EF = KL. Hence, CE = CL and CF = CK. Thus, the triangles ECL and FCK are isosceles. The base angle of the isosceles triangle ECL equals

$\measuredangle CEL=\frac{180^{\circ}-\measuredangle ECL}{2}=\frac{\measuredangle BCE}{2}=\frac{\measuredangle BCA+\measuredangle ECA}{2}$
$=\frac{C+\left(B-A\right)}{2}$ (since < BCA = C and < ECA = B - A)
$=\frac{\left(B+C\right)-A}{2}=\frac{\left(180^{\circ}-A\right)-A}{2}$ (since B + C = 180° - A by the sum of the angles in triangle ABC)
$=\frac{180^{\circ}-2A}{2}=90^{\circ}-A$.

Also, since the triangles CEF and CAB are similar, we have < CEF = < CAB. Thus,

< FEL = < CEF + < CEL = < CAB + (90° - A) = A + (90° - A) = 90°.

Similarly, < EFK = 90°.

Since the triangles CEF and CLK are similar, we have < CEF = < CLK, and since the triangle ECL is isosceles with CE = CL, we have < CEL = < CLE. Thus,

< FEL = < CEF + < CEL = < CLK + < CLE = < ELK.

Consequently, < FEL = 90° implies < ELK = 90°.

Similarly, < FKL = 90°.

Altogether, we have obtained < FEL = 90°, < EFK = 90°, < ELK = 90° and < FKL = 90°. Thus, the quadrilateral EFKL has four right angles, so that it must be a rectangle. This proves Assertion 1.

Now, as both Assertions 1 and 2 are proven, the problem is solved.

Darij
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Incidentally, this was also Taiwan 2nd TST 2005 final exam problem 5.
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Trigonometry


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In case you did not notice that $\triangle AFC$ was equilateral - see Grobber's, as I did, then from $\triangle ABO\sim\triangle ADF$ get $\frac{DF}{BO}=\frac{AD}{AB}$, and, with $DF=AC, BO-AO$ getting $AO\cdot AD=AB\cdot AC$.
If the internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersects $BC$ and the circumcircle of $\Delta ABC$ (second time) at $M,N$ respectively, then we know that $AB\cdot AC=AM\cdot AN$, or $DOMN$ is cyclic; from $\angle DMN=\angle DON$ we get the same $\hat C-\hat B=60^\circ$.

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Another beautiful problem from Hojo Lee.
Solution

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Solution from Twitch solves ISL stream:

We start with a few observations which are always true regardless of the condition.
  • Quadrilateral $HGCB$ is always an isosceles trapezoid, and in particular $BC = GH$.
  • By angle chasing $\overline{AO} \perp \overline{GH}$ always holds. (One clean way to see this is to note that $\overline{GH}$ and $\overline{BC}$ are antiparallel through $\angle A$.) This implies $\overline{EF} \parallel \overline{GH}$.
  • By Salmon theorem, we always have \[ \triangle AEF \overset{+}{\sim} \triangle ABC. \]
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filldraw(A--B--C--cycle, invisible, blue); draw(A--D, blue); filldraw(A--E--F--cycle, invisible, red); pair G = A+(A-B)*abs(C-A)/abs(B-A); pair H = A+(A-C)*abs(B-A)/abs(C-A);
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We begin now with:
Claim: We have $\triangle AEF \cong \triangle ABC$ if and only if $\angle C - \angle B = 60^{\circ}$.
Proof. The congruence just means $FA = AC$. Since $FA = FC$ always, triangle $AFC$ is equilateral if and only if $\angle AFC = 60^{\circ} \iff \angle ADC = 30^{\circ}$. As $\angle ADC = (90^{\circ} - \angle C) + \angle B$, and the result follows. $\blacksquare$

Claim: We have $EFGH$ is a parallelogram if and only if $\triangle AEF \cong \triangle ABC$.
Proof. Since we already know $\overline{EF} \parallel \overline{GH}$, the parallelogram condition is equivalent to $EF = GH$, but as $GH = BC$ we get the earlier congruence. $\blacksquare$
It remains only to show that if $EFGH$ is a parallelogram then it is also a rectangle. In the situation of the claims, note that $EG = FH$ by symmetry through the oppositely congruent triangles $\triangle AEF$ and $\triangle AHG$ as needed.
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@v_Enhance what is the name of the twitch channel?
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@v_Enhance what is the name of the twitch channel?

https://twitch.tv/vEnhance which normally runs Friday 8pm ET. You can see a schedule at https://web.evanchen.cc/videos.html.
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By Salmon theorem, we always have\[ \triangle AEF \overset{+}{\sim} \triangle ABC. \]

Why is this the case? Can you provide any link to further material on the subject?
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$EFGH$ is a rectangle if and only if $EFGH$ is a rectangle.
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Assume GHEF is rectangle we will prove ∠C - ∠B = 60.
EF = GH = BC and we have AEF and ABC are similar so ABC and AEF are congruent so AEB and AFC are regular triangles.
∠AFC = 60 so ∠ADC = 30.
∠ADC = ∠B + ∠OAB = ∠B + 90 - ∠C so ∠C - ∠B = 90 - 30 = 60 as wanted.

Assume ∠C - ∠B = 60 we will prove GHEF is rectangle.
∠ADC = ∠B + 90 - ∠C = 30 so ∠AFC = 60 and FA = FC so AFC is regular triangle. we have AEF and ABC are similar and AC = AF so AEF and ABC are
congruent so EF = BC = GH. ∠BAF = 180 - 2C so ∠FGA = 90 - ∠C. ∠HGF = ∠HGA + ∠FGA = ∠C + 90 - ∠C = 90. same way ∠GHE = 90 so HE || GF so HEFG is rectangle.
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Mahdi_Mashayekhi wrote:
we have AEF and ABC are similar
how do you get that they are similar?
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Inefficient angle chasing solution... will improve later if I have time

Let $\angle BAC=\alpha$ and so on. Notice $\overline{AO}\perp\overline{EF}$ since $\overline{AO}$ is the radical axis of $(ABD)$ and $(ACD).$ Also, $\overline{AO}\perp\overline{GH}$ as $$\measuredangle(\overline{AO},\overline{GH})=\measuredangle(\overline{AO},\overline{AG})+\measuredangle AGH=\measuredangle BCA+\measuredangle OAB=90.$$Finally, $$\angle CDA=\measuredangle BCA+\measuredangle OCA=\measuredangle BCA+90-\measuredangle ABC=90-(\measuredangle ACB-\measuredangle CBA).$$
If Direction: $\gamma-\beta=60$ implies $EFGH$ is a rectangle.
Proof. Notice $\triangle AEB$ is equilateral as $$\angle BEA=2\angle CDA=2(90-60)=60.$$Hence, $$\angle EAO=60+90-\angle ACB=\angle ACB-\angle CBA+90-\angle ACB=90-\angle CBA=\angle OAC$$so $\angle AEH=\tfrac{1}{2}\angle EAC=\angle OAC$ and $\overline{EH}\parallel\overline{AO}.$ Similarly, $\overline{FG}\parallel\overline{AO}.$ $\blacksquare$

Only If Direction: $EFGH$ is a rectangle implies $\gamma-\beta=60.$
Proof. We know $\triangle AEF\cong\triangle DEF$ so $$\angle AFE=\tfrac{1}{2}\angle AFD=\angle ACB.$$Similarly, $\angle FEA=\angle CBA$ so $\triangle AEF\sim\triangle ABC.$ Then, $\triangle AEF\cong\triangle AHG$ so $\triangle AEB$ is equilateral. Thus, $$90-(\measuredangle ACB-\measuredangle CBA)=\angle CDA=\tfrac{1}{2}\cdot 60=30.$$$\blacksquare$ $\square$
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It is easy to see that $BCGH$ is a isosceles trapezoid. Let $X$ be $OA\cap GH.$ We have \[\angle GAX=\angle OAB=90^\circ-\angle ACB=90^\circ-\angle AGX.\]Thus, $AX\perp GH.$ We also have $EF\perp AD$ so $EF\parallel GH.$ It is clear why F is inside and E is outside so now, $\angle CFD=2\angle CAD=\angle COD$ so $CFOD$ is cyclic. Similarly, $BEOD$ is cyclic. We have \[\angle FOE+\angle FAE=360^\circ-\angle FOD-\angle DOE+\angle FDE\]\[=\angle FCD+\angle EBD+180^\circ-\angle FDC-\angle EDB=180^\circ\]which implies that $AFOE$ is cyclic. We have $\angle ACB-\angle ABC= 90^\circ-\angle OAB-(90^\circ-\angle OAC)=\angle OAC-\angle OAB.$ What's important to see is that \[\angle OAE=\angle OFE=\angle FOD-90^\circ=90^\circ-\angle FCD=\angle OAC\]and similarly, $\angle OAF=\angle OAB.$ Thus, $\angle OAC-\angle OAB=\angle OAC-\angle OAF=\angle CAF.$ Therefore, we have \[\angle ACB=\angle ABC\iff \triangle ACF \text{ is equilateral}\]We know that $\triangle ABC\sim \triangle AEF$ and $\triangle ABC\cong \triangle AHG$ so $\triangle ACF$ is equilateral $\iff$ $\triangle AFE\cong \triangle AHG.$ Since $EF\parallel GH$, $\triangle AFE\cong\triangle AHG\iff EFGH$ rectangle, as desired.
Numbertheorydog wrote:
Mahdi_Mashayekhi wrote:
we have AEF and ABC are similar
how do you get that they are similar?

angle chasing.
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Solved with proxima1681.

Solution: Let $D' = AO \cap GH$. As $AD$ is the radical axis of $\odot(ADC)$ and $\odot(ADB)$, we get $EF \perp AO$. It is also easy see that $\triangle ABC \cong \triangle AHG$.

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Claim: $\triangle AEF \sim \triangle ABC$ and $EF \parallel HG$.

Proof: Observe
\[\angle AFE = \frac{1}{2} \angle AFD = \angle ACB.\]$\angle AEF = \angle ABC$ follows symmetrically proving the similarity. For the parallel part,
\begin{align*}
    \angle AD'G & = \angle D'HA + \angle D'AH \\
                & = \angle ABC + \angle CAD   \\
                & = 90^\circ = \angle(FE,AD)
\end{align*}and the claim is proven. $\square$
We first prove the if direction. If $EFGH$ is a rectangle, then
\[\overline{EF} = \overline{GH} = \overline{BC}.\]This would give $\triangle ABC \cong \triangle AEF$. This would give $\overline{AF} = \overline{FC} = \overline{AC}$ giving $\triangle AFC$ equilateral. It is not hard to compute $\angle AFC = 2(90^\circ -C +B)$. Setting this equal to $60^\circ$, we would get $C-B = 60^\circ$ as desired.

For the iff direction, assume $C-B = 60^\circ$. Analogous calculations as above, again reveal that $\triangle AFC$ and $\triangle AEB$ as equilateral. Note that $\triangle AEH$ and $\triangle AFG$ are isosceles. These triangles would also imply $\triangle AEF \cong \triangle ACB$. With some angle chasing one can compute
\[\angle AFG = \frac{1}{2} A - 30^\circ \qquad \text{and} \qquad \angle AEH = \frac{1}{2} A + 30^\circ.\]Finally observe that
\[\angle GFE = C + \frac{1}{2} A - 30^\circ = 90 ^\circ = \angle HEF\]which proves that $EFGH$ is indeed a rectangle and we are done. $\blacksquare$
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First we prove the necessity: It's clear that $$30=C-60+90-C=ABC+OAB=ADC\implies AFC=60\implies AG=AC=FA.$$Now note the cyclicislscelestrapezoid since $$HAB=GAC,BHA=HBA=90-HAB/2=90-GAC/2=AGC=ACG,$$and that $AFD=2C\implies DAF=90-C=BAO$. Now, $$GFE=GFA+EFA=90-DAF+AGF=90-1/2BAF+90-GAF=90,$$$HGF=HGA+AGF=C+90-C=90,$ where the last step follows from knowing that $$AGF=(180-GAF)/2=FAB/2=FAD=90-C.$$Finally, we note that $AEF\cong ABC$, which follows immediately from $$FA=FC, EAF=EAB+BAF=60+BAF=FAC+BAF=BAC,AFE=90-AFG=90-AGF=C.$$It is now evident that EF=BC=HG ($BAC\cong HAG$), whence the already known right trapezoid (EFG and HGF are 90 degrees) has EF=HG which makes it a rectangle! $\blacksquare$



As for sufficiency, if EFGH is a rectangle, remark that BC=HG=EF, and $$AFE=AFD/2=ACB,AEF=AED/2=ABC\stackrel{SAS}{\implies}ABC\cong AEF\implies AF=AC,$$whence AFC is equilateral, and $$60=AFC=2ADC=2(B+BAO)=2(B+90-C)=180+2B-2C\implies C-B=60.$$$\blacksquare$

I'm really happy about this solution because it only took half an hour and it was straightforward, a very nice problem, and I did it on my own, with some nice observations! Obviously my necessity was overkill but I can't be bothered to shorten it lol
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how do you come up with problems like these
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Solved with GrantStar :omighty: :omighty:

First, let $P$ be the intersection of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$ with the circumcircle of $ABC.$ Notice that since $EF$ and $OF$ are the perpendicular bisectors of $AD$ and $AC,$ we have $\measuredangle AEF=\frac{1}{2} \measuredangle AED=\measuredangle ABC=\frac{1}{2} \measuredangle AOC=\measuredangle AOF,$ so $AEOF$ is cyclic and $AO \perp EF.$ Also, by symmetry, we have $\measuredangle AFE=\measuredangle ACB,$ so $\triangle AEF$ and $\triangle ABC$ are similar and similarly oriented. Thus, there exists a spiral similarity at $A$ sending $\triangle AEF$ to $\triangle ABC.$ Notice that this spiral similarity also sends $O$ to $P,$ so we have $\frac{EF}{BC}=\frac{AO}{AP}.$

Next, Reim on lines $AB,AC$ and quadrilaterals $AABC$ and $BCGH$ gives us that $GH$ is parallel to the tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $A,$ so $GH \perp AD$ and $GH \parallel EF.$ Also, we have $\angle EAD=90-\frac{1}{2} \angle AED=90-\angle ABC=90-\frac{1}{2} \angle AOC=\angle OAC,$ so $AD$ bisects $\angle EAC,$ so the tangent to the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $A$ bisects $\angle EAH,$ and thus also bisects $\angle GAF$ by symmetry. Therefore, $EFGH$ being a rectangle is equivalent to $EF=GH.$

However, we know $GH=BC,$ and $BC=EF$ if and only if $AO=AP.$ Since $OA=OP,$ this holds if and only if $AOP$ is equilateral, or equivalently $\angle OAP=60.$ Now, let $A'$ be the point such that $AA'BC$ is an isosceles trapezoid with $AA' \parallel BC,$ and let $AO$ intersect the circumcircle of $ABC$ again at $Q.$ Then we have $\angle OAP=\angle QAP=\angle A'CA=\angle ACB-\angle BCA'=\angle ACB-\angle ABC,$ so we are done.
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Obviously $EF$ is the perpendicular bisector of $AD$ and $OE\perp AB$, $OF\perp AC$.

For convenience let $L$ be the foot of $A$ to $BC$. Now
\[\measuredangle DAE=\measuredangle LAB\]\[\measuredangle DAF=\measuredangle LAC\]so $\triangle AEF\sim \triangle ABC$.

Now we prove that $EF\parallel GH$. Consider the acute angles formed by each of the lines with $BC$. It suffices to show:
\[90^{\circ}-\angle ADC=180^{\circ}-(\angle A+2\angle B)\]\[90^{\circ}-(\angle B+90^{\circ}-\angle C)=180^{\circ}-(\angle A+2\angle B)\]which is true.

Now since $\triangle AEF\sim \triangle ABC$, $\triangle ABC\cong \triangle AHG$ we must have $AF=AG=AC$ in order to have $EF=GH$.

So $\angle AFC=60^{\circ}$, $\angle ADC=30^{\circ}$, so
\[\angle ADC=\angle B+90^{\circ}-\angle C=30^{\circ}\implies \angle C-\angle B=60^{\circ}\]and we are done.
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Since $\triangle GAB \cong \triangle CAH$, we have $GH \parallel BC$ due to $\angle ABG = \angle AHC$. If $EFGH$ is a rectangle, then $GH =  EF$. Then consider the homothety $\mathcal{H}$ sending $(ABD) \to (ACD)$. Then $\mathcal{H}(E) = F$, and $\mathcal{H}(B) = C$, so $\triangle{AEF} \cong \triangle{ABC}$. Then notice that if $\triangle{AEF} \cong \triangle{ABC}$, then $AF = AC$ which implies that $\triangle AFC$ is equilateral. From here, we find $\angle FAC = \angle FCA = 60^{\circ} \implies \angle ADC = 30^{\circ}$. We can angle chase to find $\angle B = 90^{\circ} = \angle C + 30^{\circ}$, so we are done.
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Headsolved! Typed up without a diagram either, so there might be some mistakes in point names lol.

First, we will prove that $HG$ and $EF$ are always parallel. Note that $HG$ and $BC$ are reflections over the $A$-external angle bisector, and lines $AO$ and $AH$ are reflections over the $A$-external angle bisector (since they are isogonal). Since $EF\perp AO$, we want to show that $AH\perp BC$, which is obvious.

Now suppose $EF=GH$. Then note that the projections of $E$ and $F$ onto $BC$ have distance exactly half of $BC$. Thus the angle bietween $EF$ and $BC$ is $60^{\circ}$, so $\angle ADC=30^{\circ}$, so
\[180^{\circ}=30^{\circ}+\angle DAC+\angle C=30^{\circ}+(90^{\circ}-\angle B)+\angle C\Longrightarrow \angle C-\angle B=60^{\circ}.\]
Conversely, if $\angle C-\angle B=60^{\circ}$, the previous paragraph is all reversible, so we still get $EF=GH$, so $EFGH$ is a parallelogram. Also, $\angle AFC=60^{\circ}$, so $AF=AC=AG$. Since $\angle BAD=\angle DAF=90^{\circ}-\angle C$, so $\angle FAG=2\angle C$. But note that since $AF=AG$, we get $\angle AFG=90^{\circ}-\angle C=\angle DAF$, so $AO\parallel FG$, so $EF\perp FG$, so we get that $EFGH$ is a rectangle. $\blacksquare$
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Note that $\angle ACB - \angle ABC = 90^\circ - \angle ADC$ through some simple angle chasing. Hence, it suffices to show that $EFGH$ is a rectangle if and only if $\angle ADC = 30^\circ$. Notice that

\[\angle AEF = \frac{1}{2} \angle AEB = \angle ABD,\]
and similarly, $\angle AFE = \angle ACD$. Hence, $\triangle AEF \sim \triangle ABC$, and thus $\triangle AEF \sim \triangle AHG$. Moreover, if we extend $\overline{AO}$ past $A$ to intersect $\overline{GH}$ at $D'$, we get

\begin{align*}
\angle AD'G &= 180^\circ - \angle D'GA - \angle D'AG  \\
&= 180^\circ - (\angle ACB + \angle BAD) \\
&= 90^\circ = \angle (\overline{AO}, \overline{EF}).
\end{align*}
So, $\overline{EF} \parallel \overline{GH}$. Then, note that $\triangle AGH$ is obtained from $\triangle AEF$ by reflecting it over the line perpendicular to $\overline{AD}$ passing through $A$, and performing a homothety centered at $A$ with ratio $\tfrac{GH}{EF}$. If $EFGH$ is a rectangle, then the ratio is simply $1$, and it is easy to see that $EFGH$ cannot be a rectangle if the ratio is not $1$.

Hence, the condition of $EFGH$ being a rectangle is equivalent to $EF = GH$, or $\triangle AEF \cong \triangle AGH$. This is equivalent to $AF = AG = AC$, or $\triangle AFC$ being equilateral. Since $\angle AFC = 2 \angle ADC$, we clearly have $\triangle AFC$ is equilateral if and only if $\angle ADC = 30^\circ$. $\blacksquare$
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We'll prove both are equivalent to $EF = BC$.

To prove it is equivalent to $EFGH$ being a rectangle, first notice $AO \perp EF$, but also $AO \perp GH$ from isogonality properties. To prove it is equivalent to $\angle C - \angle B = 60$, note that Salmon Lemma gives
\[BC = EF = BC \cdot 2 \cos \angle BAE\]\[\iff 60 = \angle BAE = 90 - \angle ADC = \angle A + 2 \angle C - 180 = \angle C - \angle B. \quad \blacksquare\]
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