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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
May 1, 2025
May is an exciting month! National MATHCOUNTS is the second week of May in Washington D.C. and our Founder, Richard Rusczyk will be presenting a seminar, Preparing Strong Math Students for College and Careers, on May 11th.

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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
Challenge: Make every number to 100 using 4 fours
CJB19   85
N a minute ago by CJB19
I've seen this attempted a lot but I want to see if the AoPS community can actually do it. Using ONLY 4 fours and math operations, make as many numbers as you can. Try to go in order. I'll start:
$$(4-4)*4*4=0$$$$4-4+4/4=1$$$$4/4+4/4=2$$$$(4+4+4)/4=3$$$$4+(4-4)*4=4$$$$4+4^(4-4)=5$$$$4!/4+4-4=6$$$$4+4-4/4=7$$$$4+4+4-4=8$$
I can't get the exponent in 5 to work if someone knows how to fix it please tell me
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CJB19
Yesterday at 4:02 PM
CJB19
a minute ago
2026 Mathcounts Competition Conversation Area
FJH07   32
N 13 minutes ago by tikachaudhuri
Since the 2025 state hub has been locked, this is the new conversation area for talking about problems, preparation, ect.
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FJH07
Yesterday at 2:56 PM
tikachaudhuri
13 minutes ago
9 1000th POST!!!!!!!
thegreatbrain   50
N 31 minutes ago by pingpongmerrily
THIS IS MY 1000TH POST!!!!!!!!!!!
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thegreatbrain
Yesterday at 7:44 PM
pingpongmerrily
31 minutes ago
best times to work?
Spacepandamath13   19
N 39 minutes ago by CJB19
What do you think are the best times to work on math or whatever?
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Spacepandamath13
Yesterday at 12:55 AM
CJB19
39 minutes ago
IMO Genre Predictions
ohiorizzler1434   68
N 42 minutes ago by Koko11
Everybody, with IMO upcoming, what are you predictions for the problem genres?


Personally I predict: predict
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ohiorizzler1434
May 3, 2025
Koko11
42 minutes ago
Gcd(m,n) and Lcm(m,n)&F.E.
Jackson0423   1
N an hour ago by WallyWalrus
Source: 2012 KMO Second Round

Find all functions \( f : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N} \) such that for all positive integers \( m, n \),
\[
f(mn) = \mathrm{lcm}(m, n) \cdot \gcd(f(m), f(n)),
\]where \( \mathrm{lcm}(m, n) \) and \( \gcd(m, n) \) denote the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of \( m \) and \( n \), respectively.
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Jackson0423
May 13, 2025
WallyWalrus
an hour ago
Trigonometric Product
Henryfamz   3
N an hour ago by Aiden-1089
Compute $$\prod_{n=1}^{45}\sin(2n-1)$$
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Henryfamz
May 13, 2025
Aiden-1089
an hour ago
"Eulerian" closed walk with of length less than v+e
Miquel-point   0
an hour ago
Source: IMAR 2019 P4
Show that a connected graph $G=(V, E)$ has a closed walk of length at most $|V|+|E|-1$ passing through each edge of $G$ at least once.

Proposed by Radu Bumbăcea
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Miquel-point
an hour ago
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A little problem
TNKT   3
N 2 hours ago by Pengu14
Source: Tran Ngoc Khuong Trang
Problem. Let a,b,c be three positive real numbers with a+b+c=3. Prove that \color{blue}{\frac{1}{4a^{2}+9}+\frac{1}{4b^{2}+9}+\frac{1}{4c^{2}+9}\le \frac{3}{abc+12}.}
When does equality hold?
P/s: Could someone please convert it to latex help me? Thank you!
See also MSE: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/5065499/prove-that-frac14a29-frac14b29-frac14c29-le-frac3
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TNKT
Yesterday at 1:17 PM
Pengu14
2 hours ago
f(x + f(y)) is equal to x + f(y) or f(f(x)) + y
parmenides51   5
N 2 hours ago by EpicBird08
Source: Hong Kong TST - HKTST 2024 2.4
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ satisfying the following condition: for any real numbers $x$ and $y$, the number $f(x + f(y))$ is equal to $x + f(y)$ or $f(f(x)) + y$
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parmenides51
Jul 20, 2024
EpicBird08
2 hours ago
The sequence does not contain numbers of the form 2^n - 1
Amir Hossein   9
N 2 hours ago by Fibonacci_11235
Prove that the sequence $5, 12, 19, 26, 33,\cdots $ contains no term of the form $2^n -1.$
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Amir Hossein
Sep 2, 2010
Fibonacci_11235
2 hours ago
D1024 : Can you do that?
Dattier   6
N 3 hours ago by Phorphyrion
Source: les dattes à Dattier
Let $x_{n+1}=x_n^2+1$ and $x_0=1$.

Can you calculate $\left(\sum\limits_{i=1}^{2^{2025}} x_i\right) \mod 10^{30}$?
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Dattier
Apr 29, 2025
Phorphyrion
3 hours ago
inequalities
Ducksohappi   1
N 3 hours ago by Nguyenhuyen_AG
let a,b,c be non-negative numbers such that ab+bc+ca>0. Prove:
$ \sum_{cyc} \frac{b+c}{2a^2+bc}\ge \frac{6}{a+b+c}$
P/s: I have analysed:$ S_a=\frac{b^2+c^2+3bc-ab-ac}{(2b^2+ac)(2c^2+2ab)}$, similarly to $S_b, S_c$, by SOS
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Ducksohappi
5 hours ago
Nguyenhuyen_AG
3 hours ago
Two lengths are equal
62861   30
N 3 hours ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: IMO 2015 Shortlist, G5
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $CA \neq CB$. Let $D$, $F$, and $G$ be the midpoints of the sides $AB$, $AC$, and $BC$ respectively. A circle $\Gamma$ passing through $C$ and tangent to $AB$ at $D$ meets the segments $AF$ and $BG$ at $H$ and $I$, respectively. The points $H'$ and $I'$ are symmetric to $H$ and $I$ about $F$ and $G$, respectively. The line $H'I'$ meets $CD$ and $FG$ at $Q$ and $M$, respectively. The line $CM$ meets $\Gamma$ again at $P$. Prove that $CQ = QP$.

Proposed by El Salvador
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62861
Jul 7, 2016
Ilikeminecraft
3 hours ago
k 100 post!
JohannIsBach   13
N Apr 18, 2025 by EthanNg6
this is my 100th post! i cant believe it. :wow:
P.S. can everyone who reads this give it an upvote? thx!
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JohannIsBach
Mar 10, 2025
EthanNg6
Apr 18, 2025
100 post!
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JohannIsBach
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this is my 100th post! i cant believe it. :wow:
P.S. can everyone who reads this give it an upvote? thx!
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MathRook7817
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congrats
now u need 900 more to 1000!
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imagien_bad
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MathRook7817 wrote:
congrats
now u need 900 more to 1000!

:cleaning: :furious: :diablo:
1000! - 900 >>>>>>>> 100
rbo
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Soupboy0
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actually you would need $4.0238726 \cdot 10^{2567}$ more posts to get to 1000!
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JohannIsBach wrote:
this is my 100th post! i cant believe it. :wow:
P.S. can everyone who reads this give it an upvote? thx!

nice your 1/10 of the way :jump:
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wuwang2002
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MathRook7817 wrote:
congrats
now u need 900 more to 1000!

r/unexpectedfactorial
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PenguFish
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Wow, I only have 7 -_-
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skillfulapple
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u just need $7!-4940$ more 2 go
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valisaxieamc
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I need like 74 more to 100 so..
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Soupboy0
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you actually need 73
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Yolandayu
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What should my next goal be?
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valisaxieamc
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Yolandayu wrote:
What should my next goal be?

like 750 then 1000
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Dolphincurious79
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I don't post much on AoPS made forums
I post a lot more on user made forums though
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