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k a April Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
Apr 2, 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
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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
Discuss the Stanford Math Tournament Here
Aaronjudgeisgoat   101
N 24 minutes ago by BS2012
I believe discussion is allowed after yesterday at midnight, correct?
If so, I will put tentative answers on this thread.
By the way, does anyone know the answer to Geometry Problem 5? I was wondering if I got that one right
Also, if you put answers, please put it in a hide tag

Answers for the Algebra Subject Test
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BS2012
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EGMO Genre Predictions
ohiorizzler1434   20
N 40 minutes ago by khina
Everybody, with EGMO upcoming, what are you predictions for the problem genres?


Personally I predict: predict
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ohiorizzler1434
Mar 28, 2025
khina
40 minutes ago
Sum of squared areas of polyhedron's faces...
Miquel-point   1
N 44 minutes ago by Miquel-point
Source: KoMaL B. 5453
The faces of a convex polyhedron are quadrilaterals $ABCD$, $ABFE$, $CDHG$, $ADHE$ and $EFGH$ according to the diagram. The edges from points $A$ and $G$, respectively are pairwise perpendicular. Prove that \[[ABCD]^2+[ABFE]^2+[ADHE]^2=[BCGF]^2+[CDHG]^2+[EFGH]^2,\]where $[XYZW]$ denotes the area of quadrilateral $XYZW$.

Proposed by Géza Kós, Budapest
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Miquel-point
an hour ago
Miquel-point
44 minutes ago
I found this question really easy, but it is a P4...
Sadigly   2
N an hour ago by RagvaloD
Take a sequence $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ such that

$a_1=3$

$a_n=a_1a_2a_3...a_{n-1}-1$

a) Prove that there exists infitely many primes that divides at least 1 term of the sequence.
b) Prove that there exists infitely many primes that doesn't divide any term of the sequence.
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Sadigly
Yesterday at 7:17 PM
RagvaloD
an hour ago
Beatty sequences of continued fractions
Miquel-point   0
an hour ago
Source: KoMaL A. 903
Let the irrational number
\[\alpha =1-\cfrac{1}{2a_1-\cfrac{1}{2a_2-\cfrac{1}{2a_3-\cdots}}}\]where coefficients $a_1, a_2, \ldots$ are positive integers, infinitely many of which are greater than $1$. Prove that for every positive integer $N$ at least half of the numbers $\lfloor \alpha\rfloor, \lfloor 2\alpha\rfloor, \ldots, \lfloor N\alpha\rfloor$ are even.

Proposed by Géza Kós, Budapest
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Miquel-point
an hour ago
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Turbo's en route to visit each cell of the board
Lukaluce   11
N an hour ago by Davud29_09
Source: EGMO 2025 P5
Let $n > 1$ be an integer. In a configuration of an $n \times n$ board, each of the $n^2$ cells contains an arrow, either pointing up, down, left, or right. Given a starting configuration, Turbo the snail starts in one of the cells of the board and travels from cell to cell. In each move, Turbo moves one square unit in the direction indicated by the arrow in her cell (possibly leaving the board). After each move, the arrows in all of the cells rotate $90^{\circ}$ counterclockwise. We call a cell good if, starting from that cell, Turbo visits each cell of the board exactly once, without leaving the board, and returns to her initial cell at the end. Determine, in terms of $n$, the maximum number of good cells over all possible starting configurations.

Proposed by Melek Güngör, Turkey
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Lukaluce
Today at 11:01 AM
Davud29_09
an hour ago
intro to geo < x < egmo
jb2015007   23
N an hour ago by awesomeming327.
Hello.
i finished intro to geo textbook and class a few months ago, I was wondering what geo to do next. I took a quick look at egmo, and i figured i should probably do more before starting it. Does anyone have any resources they have that could help with int geo?
Thanks!
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jb2015007
Apr 11, 2025
awesomeming327.
an hour ago
Counting the jumps of Luca, the lazy flea
Miquel-point   0
an hour ago
Source: KoMaL A. 904
Let $n$ be a given positive integer. Luca, the lazy flea sits on one of the vertices of a regular $2n$-gon. For each jump, Luca picks an axis of symmetry of the polygon, and reflects herself on the chosen axis of symmetry. Let $P(n)$ denote the number of different ways Luca can make $2n$ jumps such that she returns to her original position in the end, and does not pick the same axis twice. (It is possible that Luca's jump does not change her position, however, it still counts as a jump.)
a) Find the value of $P(n)$ if $n$ is odd.
b) Prove that if $n$ is even, then
\[P(n)=(n-1)!\cdot n!\cdot \sum_{d\mid n}\left(\varphi\left(\frac{n}d\right)\binom{2d}{d}\right).\]
Proposed by Péter Csikvári and Kartal Nagy, Budapest
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Miquel-point
an hour ago
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Isogonal comjugates and equilateral triangles
Miquel-point   0
an hour ago
Source: KoMaL A. 902
In triangle $ABC$, interior point $D$ is chosen such that triangle $BCD$ is equilateral. Let $E$ be the isogonal conjugate of point $D$ with respect to triangle $ABC$. Define point $P$ on the ray $AB$ such that $AP=BE$. Similarly, define point $Q$ on the ray $AC$ such that $AQ=CE$. Prove that line $AD$ bisects segment $PQ$.

Proposed by Áron Bán-Szabó, Budapest
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Miquel-point
an hour ago
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p divides (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)[(x-a)^i(x-b)^j(x-c)^k-1]
MellowMelon   21
N an hour ago by Ilikeminecraft
Source: USA TST 2009 #8
Fix a prime number $ p > 5$. Let $ a,b,c$ be integers no two of which have their difference divisible by $ p$. Let $ i,j,k$ be nonnegative integers such that $ i + j + k$ is divisible by $ p - 1$. Suppose that for all integers $ x$, the quantity
\[ (x - a)(x - b)(x - c)[(x - a)^i(x - b)^j(x - c)^k - 1]\]
is divisible by $ p$. Prove that each of $ i,j,k$ must be divisible by $ p - 1$.

Kiran Kedlaya and Peter Shor.
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MellowMelon
Jul 18, 2009
Ilikeminecraft
an hour ago
Root comparing by Viete
giangtruong13   1
N an hour ago by RagvaloD
Given equation $ax^2+bx+c=0$ has 2 roots $m,n$ and equation $cx^2+dx+a=0$ has 2 roots called $p,q$. Prove that $$m^2+n^2+p^2+q^2 \geq 4$$
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giangtruong13
4 hours ago
RagvaloD
an hour ago
what the yap
KevinYang2.71   27
N an hour ago by Mathgloggers
Source: USAMO 2025/3
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 $Z$.
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KevinYang2.71
Mar 20, 2025
Mathgloggers
an hour ago
Center of Symmetry
Tung-CHL   0
2 hours ago
Let $P(x) \in \mathbb{Z}[x]$ be a polynomial. Suppose that $P(a)+P(b)=0$ for infinitely many pairs $(a,b) \in \mathbb{Z}^2$. Prove that the graph of function $y=P(x)$ has a center of symmetry.
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Tung-CHL
2 hours ago
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Residential Ross or SUMaC Online?
ericbowenli   5
N 2 hours ago by ericbowenli
I was accepted to the SUMaC Online program 1 and I need to finalize my enrollment by 4/18. I heard that Ross decisions will be released around ~4/15 and Mathcamp on 4/17. I have a high confidence in these two as I spent more time and work in these two than SUMaC. So which one would be my best choice if admitted into all three?
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Today at 4:07 AM
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amc 10 prep
Aopsauser9999   3
N Apr 1, 2025 by Aopsauser9999
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Hi! This year I got 69 and 72 (or something around those numbers) on the 2024 AMC 10A and 10B. I want to qualify for AIME this year. Is this a feasible goal? To prepare, should I do all of the exercises in Volume 1 and the intro books, then do mock tests and practice tests from mathdash and stuff?
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Hi! This year I got 69 and 72 (or something around those numbers) on the 2024 AMC 10A and 10B. I want to qualify for AIME this year. Is this a feasible goal? To prepare, should I do all of the exercises in Volume 1 and the intro books, then do mock tests and practice tests from mathdash and stuff?
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u could make JMO qual like schinilpati
andyluo had a ~90 point transformation as well
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jb2015007 wrote:
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u could make JMO qual like schinilpati
andyluo had a ~90 point transformation as well

i mean i dont really have that much time on my hands since im gonna take 3 APs plus i practice violin for 1 hr a day and I prepare for Deka and science oly, but ig i can atleast make AIME for next year, so thx! im gonna start grinding rn i already finished the first 4 chapters of vol 1 bc they were extremely easy (and im in calculus and thats like elementary school math)

edit: nvm i have the whole summer lmao 7 hours a day saved thank god no school ignore the yap ^
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