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jlacosta
May 1, 2025
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msm level cdr questions
Soupboy0   7
N 15 minutes ago by steve4916
ima post cdr level questions and the first person to answer (may) admit orz

1st question:

If $6$ sigmas = $41$ looksmaxxers, and $2$ looksmaxxers = $13$ skibdis, how many skibidis are in a sigma? Express your answer as a common fraction


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Soupboy0
Today at 2:35 AM
steve4916
15 minutes ago
2026 Mathcounts Competition Conversation Area
FJH07   28
N an hour ago by FJH07
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
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Challenge: Make every number to 100 using 4 fours
CJB19   78
N an hour ago by steve4916
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
steve4916
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9 AMC 8 Scores
ChromeRaptor777   141
N 2 hours ago by CJB19
As far as I'm certain, I think all AMC8 scores are already out. Vote above.
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ChromeRaptor777
Apr 1, 2022
CJB19
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Graphs and Trig
Math1331Math   6
N Today at 4:34 AM by MathPerson12321
The graph of the function $f(x)=\sin^{-1}(2\sin{x})$ consists of the union of disjoint pieces. Compute the distance between the endpoints of any one piece
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Math1331Math
Jun 19, 2016
MathPerson12321
Today at 4:34 AM
Inequalities
sqing   8
N Today at 2:45 AM by sqing
Let $a,b,c >2 $ and $ ab+bc+ca \leq 75.$ Show that
$$\frac{1}{a-2}+\frac{1}{b-2}+\frac{1}{c-2}\geq 1$$Let $a,b,c >2 $ and $ \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\geq \frac{6}{7}.$ Show that
$$\frac{1}{a-2}+\frac{1}{b-2}+\frac{1}{c-2}\geq 2$$
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sqing
May 13, 2025
sqing
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trigonometric functions
VivaanKam   16
N Today at 1:03 AM by Shan3t
Hi could someone explain the basic trigonometric functions to me like sin, cos, tan etc.
Thank you!
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VivaanKam
Apr 29, 2025
Shan3t
Today at 1:03 AM
Minimum number of points
Ecrin_eren   2
N Yesterday at 8:32 PM by Shan3t
There are 18 teams in a football league. Each team plays against every other team twice in a season—once at home and once away. A win gives 3 points, a draw gives 1 point, and a loss gives 0 points. One team became the champion by earning more points than every other team. What is the minimum number of points this team could have?

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Weird locus problem
Sedro   7
N Yesterday at 8:00 PM by ReticulatedPython
Points $A$ and $B$ are in the coordinate plane such that $AB=2$. Let $\mathcal{H}$ denote the locus of all points $P$ in the coordinate plane satisfying $PA\cdot PB=2$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $AB$. Points $X$ and $Y$ are on $\mathcal{H}$ such that $\angle XMY = 45^\circ$ and $MX\cdot MY=\sqrt{2}$. The value of $MX^4 + MY^4$ can be expressed in the form $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
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IOQM P23 2024
SomeonecoolLovesMaths   3
N Yesterday at 4:53 PM by lakshya2009
Consider the fourteen numbers, $1^4,2^4,...,14^4$. The smallest natural numebr $n$ such that they leave distinct remainders when divided by $n$ is:
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SomeonecoolLovesMaths
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lakshya2009
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Inequalities
sqing   2
N Yesterday at 4:05 PM by MITDragon
Let $ 0\leq x,y,z\leq 2. $ Prove that
$$-48\leq (x-yz)( 3y-zx)(z-xy)\leq 9$$$$-144\leq (3x-yz)(y-zx)(3z-xy)\leq\frac{81}{64}$$$$-144\leq (3x-yz)(2y-zx)(3z-xy)\leq\frac{81}{16}$$
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sqing
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MITDragon
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Pells equation
Entrepreneur   0
Yesterday at 3:56 PM
A Pells Equation is defined as follows $$x^2-1=ky^2.$$Where $x,y$ are positive integers and $k$ is a non-square positive integer. If $(x_n,y_n)$ denotes the n-th set of solution to the equation with $(x_0,y_0)=(1,0).$ Then, prove that $$x_{n+1}x_n-ky_{n+1}y_n=x_1,$$$$x_n\pm y_n\sqrt k=(x_1\pm y_1\sqrt k)^n.$$
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Entrepreneur
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Incircle concurrency
niwobin   1
N Yesterday at 2:42 PM by niwobin
Triangle ABC with incenter I, incircle is tangent to BC, AC, and AB at D, E and F respectively.
DT is a diameter for the incircle, and AT meets the incircle again at point H.
Let DH and EF intersect at point J. Prove: AJ//BC.
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niwobin
May 11, 2025
niwobin
Yesterday at 2:42 PM
Inequalities
sqing   3
N Yesterday at 2:29 PM by rachelcassano
Let $ a,b,c>0 $ . Prove that
$$\frac{a+5b}{b+c}+\frac{b+5c}{c+a}+\frac{c+5a}{a+b}\geq 9$$$$ \frac{2a+11b}{b+c}+\frac{2b+11c}{c+a}+\frac{2c+11a}{a+b}\geq \frac{39}{2}$$$$ \frac{25a+147b}{b+c}+\frac{25b+147c}{c+a}+\frac{25c+147a}{a+b} \geq258$$
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sqing
May 14, 2025
rachelcassano
Yesterday at 2:29 PM
Mathcounts Challenge: Area and Perimeter
Syntax Error   20
N Mar 20, 2025 by mathelvin
If the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 36cm and the altitude to its base is 12cm, what is the area, in square centimeters, of the triangle?


this was a countdown round, so do it fast
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Mathcounts Challenge: Area and Perimeter
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If the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 36cm and the altitude to its base is 12cm, what is the area, in square centimeters, of the triangle?


this was a countdown round, so do it fast
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im just curious, mystic

did u just try a 5-12-13 triangle, and it just happened to work, or did u actually ahve a method?
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most likely 5-12-13, algebraically would prbly take more than 10 seconds.
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in mc, always try common right triangles. Hmmm...i think i estimated wrong, mebbe more like 5 sec.
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lol, its possible
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notice that I say try. Sometimes they will try to trick you up by making you think it's a common right triangle, but it isn't.
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Yah. That's how I did it, and I think I saw this before.
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Great first post! :) You even figured out how to use emoticons in your profile. (which took me like, half a month to figure out :) )

Btw, why are you so sad?
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its funny cause he goes to my school. <refrains from insulting>. he has an awesome name though.
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How do you all know whether or not one's in your school or not? I mean, practically everyone from Stuyvenescent...or somat :) recognizes each other and such.
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i dont go to stuy. he pmed me and said who he be
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Well then how come he knew you were in his school?

I think there's a paradox.
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prbly chinaboy (who goes to my skoo also), told him to get on aops and told him that i was syntax error. or maybe he guessed from my signature (it has neal written in it)
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Oh, I see. We need more people from the place where it's "great to be here!" :lol:
...a little local joke. Go to WB56 and find the commercial.

Addendum: I found the exact music.
Here's version 1 of the original, version 2, and the remix.

Ever wonder if your city has a fan song? I mean, I think we're the only ones...our city sucks so much we need to brainwash people in order to make them like it :twisted:
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Being rather tired, I solved it algebraically in about 35 seconds (But if I were awake I would have tried 9-12-15 and 5-12-13).
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5-12-13 comes to my mind first
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Hey! We did that problem in our countdown round in MC practice yesterday!!! I remembered this here and got it right (although I didn't remember how to do it, just the answer). :) :D :)
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Syntax Error wrote:
If the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 36cm and the altitude to its base is 12cm, what is the area, in square centimeters, of the triangle?

thats just for reference.

mathfiend: lol, but ill go ahead and explain, cause whats the point of only knowing the answer.

so then, draw an isosceles triangle ABC. where A is on the vertex angle thingie, and B and C are on the base angles. draw the altitude to the base, and label that D. so AD is 12, AC=AB, and angle ADC=ADB=90 degrees. so then, just guess away at a 5-12-13 triangle. where CD and DB would be 5, and AC and AB would would 13. so adding the correct sides, you have a perimeter of 36. but it asks for the area, so the base is 10, and the altitude is 12, so 120/2=60cm:^2:

you could do that algebraically, but meh, its countdown, faster to make the pringles
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