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• Math books
  * Intermediate is recommended for students who can expect to pass the AMC 10/12. Before adding any books to this page, please review the [[AoPSWiki:Linking books]] page.
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• 2005 Alabama ARML TST Problems/Problem 7
  \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left(\frac{n^2}{2^n}\right)=z\\ z=1+\frac{3}{2}+\frac{5}{4}+\frac{7}{8}+\frac{9}{16}+\cdots\\
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• Mathematics
  ...the development of trustworthy theories and equations which are important to people in most modern technical discplines such as engineering and economic ...aticians then use various methods of formal [[proof]] to extend the axioms to come up with surprising and elegant results. Such methods include [[inducti
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• Trivial Inequality
  ...ath>. Since both sides of the inequality are nonnegative, it is equivalent to <math>x+y \ge 2\sqrt{xy}</math>, and thus we have <cmath> \frac{x+y}{2} \ge Another application will be to minimize/maximize quadratics. For example,
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• Factoring
  ...or [[polynomial]]) as a product of different terms. This often allows one to find information about an expression that was not otherwise obvious. Using the formula for the sum of a [[geometric sequence]], it's easy to derive the general formula for difference of powers:
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• Relatively prime
  Two [[positive]] [[integer]]s <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are said to be '''relatively prime''' or '''coprime''' if they share no [[common diviso ...ive integers less than any given positive integer that is relatively prime to that number.
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• Discriminant
  ...has two [[nonreal]] roots; and if the discriminant is 0, the equation has a real [[double root]]. ...being real. But for polynomials of degree 4 or higher it can be difficult to use it.
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• Menelaus' theorem
  ...earity]] of points on each of the three sides (extended when necessary) of a [[triangle]]. pair A=(7,6), B=(0,0), C=(10,0), P=(4,0), Q=(6,8), R;
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• Fermat's Little Theorem
  ...a hard time following the rest of this article). This theorem is credited to [[Pierre de Fermat]]. ...}</math> is not [[divisibility|divisible]] by <math>{p}</math>, then <math>a^{p-1}\equiv 1 \pmod {p}</math>.
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• Euler's Totient Theorem
  '''Euler's Totient Theorem''' is a theorem closely related to his [[totient function]]. ...is a positive integer [[relatively prime]] to <math>a</math>, then <math>{a}^{\phi (m)}\equiv 1 \pmod {m}</math>.
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• Elementary symmetric sum
  An '''elementary symmetric sum''' is a type of [[summation]]. ...>). For example, if <math>n = 4</math>, and our set of numbers is <math>\{a, b, c, d\}</math>, then:
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• Algebra
  ...the [[variable]], an unknown quantity given a name and usually denoted by a letter or symbol. Many contest problems test one's fluency with [[algebraic Algebra can be used to solve different types of equations, but algebra is also many other things
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• Number theory/Advanced
  ...ry]] and [[Galois theory]]. Algebraic methods are particularly well-suited to studying properties of individual prime numbers. From an algebraic perspect ...e techniques of [[analysis]] and [[calculus]] are particularly well-suited to studying large-scale properties of prime numbers. The most famous problem i
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• Real number
  A '''real number''' is a number that falls on the real number line. It can have any value. Some exam ...tion <math>\mathbb{Z}^{+}</math> means positive integers and <math>\mathbb{Z}^{-}</math> means negative integers. The real numbers can also be divided b
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• Euclidean algorithm
  ...the most common of which is the [[nonnegative]] [[integer]]s <math>\mathbb{Z}{\geq 0}</math>, without [[factoring]] them. ...c idea is to repeatedly use the fact that <math>\gcd({a,b}) \equiv \gcd({b,a - b})</math>
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• Integer
  ...th>a\div b</math> may or may not be an integer, depending on whether <math>a</math> can be divided by <math>b</math> with no remainder. ...ward definition, an integer is a number that is '''not''' a [[decimal]] or a [[fraction]].
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• Natural number
  ...non-negative integers, and <math>\mathbb{Z}_{>0}</math> and <math>\mathbb{Z}^+</math> for the set of positive integers.
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• Pi
  ...r]]) of a given [[circle]] to its [[diameter]]. It is approximately equal to 3.141592653. The number pi is one of the most important [[constant]]s in a ...proximates <math>\frac{\pi}{4}</math>. This can simply be multiplied by 4 to approximate <math>\pi</math>.
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• Injection
  ...t takes distinct values on distinct inputs. Equivalently, an injection is a function for which every value in the [[range]] is the image of exactly one ...: A function <math>f:A\to B</math> is an injection if for all <math>x,y\in A</math>, if <math>f(x)=f(y)</math> then <math>x=y</math>.
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• 2011 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 22
  ...ength <math>1</math> and has lateral faces that are equilateral triangles. A cube is placed within the pyramid so that one face is on the base of the py <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 5\sqrt{2} - 7 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 7 - 4\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \fra
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