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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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Yesterday at 11:16 PM
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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
Square problem
Jackson0423   0
8 minutes ago
Construct a square such that the distances from an interior point to the vertices (in clockwise order) are
1,2,3,4, respectively.
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Jackson0423
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Fermat points of Pentagon
Jackson0423   1
N 10 minutes ago by Jackson0423
It is known that, in general, a pentagon has three Fermat points. But I'm curious—if there are exactly two Fermat points inside the pentagon, under what conditions does the distance sum reach a minimum? Can you help me?
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Jackson0423
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Jackson0423
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Inequality , Exponent problem
biit   5
N 10 minutes ago by Jackson0423
If $\ P=(\frac {6375}{6374})^ {6374} $ , $\ Q=(\frac {6375}{6374})^ {6375} $ then prove that $P^{Q}$ >$ Q^{P}$
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biit
29 minutes ago
Jackson0423
10 minutes ago
Ant walks
monishrules   0
20 minutes ago
Source: Homemade
3 Ants in a plane are placed on the vertices of a equilateral triangle of side length s, each ant moves s unit in a random direction with uniform probability. find the expected change in the area of the equilateral triangle.

some interesting extensions which I expect to only be solve-able via integration.
a) a right angled triangle with legs of side length A, and step length A?
b) a general n-gon?
c) a non uniform probability distribution? given by f(theta)
d) expected increase in volume/surface area of a cube?
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monishrules
20 minutes ago
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Euler's function
luutrongphuc   0
23 minutes ago
Find all real numbers \(\alpha\) such that for every positive real \(c\), there exists an integer \(n>1\) satisfying
\[
\frac{\varphi(n!)}{n^\alpha\,(n-1)!} \;>\; c.
\]
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luutrongphuc
23 minutes ago
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Inequality for 4 variables
Nguyenhuyen_AG   0
27 minutes ago
Let $a, \, b, \, c, \, d$ are non-negative real numbers. Prove that
\[( {a}^{2}-bc ) \sqrt {a+b+c}+ ( {b}^{2}-cd) \sqrt {b+c+d}+ ( {c}^{2}-da ) \sqrt {c+d+a}+ ( {d}^{2}-ab ) \sqrt {d+a+b} \geqslant 0.\]
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Nguyenhuyen_AG
27 minutes ago
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Two equal angles
jayme   1
N 31 minutes ago by jayme
Dear Mathlinkers,

1. ABCD a square
2. I the midpoint of AB
3. 1 the circle center at A passing through B
4. Q the point of intersection of 1 with the segment IC
5. X the foot of the perpendicular to BC from Q
6. Y the point of intersection of 1 with the segment AX
7. M the point of intersection of CY and AB.

Prove : <ACI = <IYM.

Sincerely
Jean-Louis
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jayme
Today at 6:52 AM
jayme
31 minutes ago
Symetric inequality
Nguyenhuyen_AG   0
38 minutes ago
Let $a, \, b, \, c$ are non-negative real numbers and $k \geqslant 0.$
(i) Prove that
\[\frac{a(a^2-bc)}{\sqrt{ka+b+c}} + \frac{b(b^2-ca)}{\sqrt{kb+c+a}} + \frac{c(c^2-ab)}{\sqrt{kc+a+b}} \geqslant 0.\](ii) Prove that
\[(a^2-bc)\sqrt{ka+b+c}+(b^2-ca)\sqrt{kb+c+a}+(c^2-ab)\sqrt{kc+a+b} \geqslant 0.\]
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Nguyenhuyen_AG
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Lord Evan the Reflector
whatshisbucket   23
N 39 minutes ago by bjump
Source: ELMO 2018 #3, 2018 ELMO SL G3
Let $A$ be a point in the plane, and $\ell$ a line not passing through $A$. Evan does not have a straightedge, but instead has a special compass which has the ability to draw a circle through three distinct noncollinear points. (The center of the circle is not marked in this process.) Additionally, Evan can mark the intersections between two objects drawn, and can mark an arbitrary point on a given object or on the plane.

(i) Can Evan construct* the reflection of $A$ over $\ell$?

(ii) Can Evan construct the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $\ell$?

*To construct a point, Evan must have an algorithm which marks the point in finitely many steps.

Proposed by Zack Chroman
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whatshisbucket
Jun 28, 2018
bjump
39 minutes ago
4 variables with quadrilateral sides 2
mihaig   6
N an hour ago by mihaig
Source: Own
Let $a,b,c,d\geq0$ satisfying
$$\frac1{a+1}+\frac1{b+1}+\frac1{c+1}+\frac1{d+1}=2.$$Prove
$$\left(a+b+c+d-2\right)^2+8\geq3\left(abc+abd+acd+bcd\right).$$
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mihaig
Apr 29, 2025
mihaig
an hour ago
Hard inequality
ys33   6
N an hour ago by mihaig
Let $a, b, c, d>0$. Prove that
$\sqrt[3]{ab}+ \sqrt[3]{cd} < \sqrt[3]{(a+b+c)(b+c+d)}$.
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ys33
Today at 9:36 AM
mihaig
an hour ago
Nice one
imnotgoodatmathsorry   2
N an hour ago by imnotgoodatmathsorry
Source: Own
With $x,y,z >0$.Prove that: $\frac{xy}{4y+4z+x} + \frac{yz}{4z+4x+y} +\frac{zx}{4x+4y+z} \le \frac{x+y+z}{9}$
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imnotgoodatmathsorry
2 hours ago
imnotgoodatmathsorry
an hour ago
Permutation with Matrices
SomeonecoolLovesMaths   0
an hour ago
Consider all $n \times n$ matrix such that $\forall$ $k \leq n$, $( a_{1k}, a_{2k}, \cdots, a_{nk} )$ is a permutation of $(1,2, \cdots, n)$, call such matrices $\textit{rowgood}$. Consider all $n \times n$ matrix such that $\forall$ $k \leq n$, $( a_{k1}, a_{k2}, \cdots, a_{kn} )$ is a permutation of $(1,2, \cdots, n)$, call such matrices $\textit{columngood}$. How many $n \times n$ matrices exist that are both $\textit{rowgood}$ and $\textit{columngood}$?
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SomeonecoolLovesMaths
an hour ago
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Points U,V,F,E are concyclic (GAMO P5)
Aritra12   4
N an hour ago by ihategeo_1969
Source: GAMO day 2 P5
Let $ABC$ be an acute, non-isosceles triangle, $AD,BE,CF$ be its heights and $(c)$ its circumcircle. $FE$ cuts the circumcircle at points $S,T$, with point $F$ being between points $S,E$. In addition, let $P,Q$ be the midpoints of the major and the minor arc $BC$, respectively. Line $DQ$ cuts $(c)$ at $R$. The circumcircles of triangles $RSF,TER,SFP$ and $TEP$ cut again $PR$ at points $X,Y,Z$ and $W$, respectively. Suppose $(\ell)$ is the line passing through the circumcenters of triangles $AXW,AYZ$ and $(\ell_B ),(\ell_C)$ the parallel lines through $B,C$ to $(\ell)$. If $(\ell_B)$ meets $CF$ at $U$ and $(\ell_C )$ meets $BE$ at $V$, then prove that points $U,V,F,E$ are concyclic.

$\textit{Proposed by Orestis Lignos}$
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Aritra12
Apr 12, 2021
ihategeo_1969
an hour ago
Find points with sames integer distances as given
nAalniaOMliO   2
N Apr 29, 2025 by nAalniaOMliO
Source: Belarus TST 2024
Points $A_1, \ldots A_n$ with rational coordinates lie on a plane. It turned out that the distance between every pair of points is an integer. Prove that there exist points $B_1, \ldots ,B_n$ with integer coordinates such that $A_iA_j=B_iB_j$ for every pair $1 \leq i \leq j \leq n$
N. Sheshko, D. Zmiaikou
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Points $A_1, \ldots A_n$ with rational coordinates lie on a plane. It turned out that the distance between every pair of points is an integer. Prove that there exist points $B_1, \ldots ,B_n$ with integer coordinates such that $A_iA_j=B_iB_j$ for every pair $1 \leq i \leq j \leq n$
N. Sheshko, D. Zmiaikou
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If I can move only one point to a lattice point then all the others points must be in lattice points why? Because distance between a rational coordinate points($\mathbb{Q-Z}$) to a lattice point can never be an integer. So choose $A_1$ and say it's rational coordinates are (p,q) then move the point to ([p],[q]) where [•] denote the box function and we are done with all points with integral coordinates.

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Since distance between the points are all integers so we can move the system of points with rational coordinates to integer coordinates.
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The distance between points $(0,0)$ and $(\frac{3}{5},\frac{4}{5})$ is clearly 1, where the first point is a lattice point and the second one has rational coordinates.
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