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k a July Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jwelsh   0
Jul 1, 2025
We are halfway through summer, so be sure to carve out some time to keep your skills sharp and explore challenging topics at AoPS Online and our AoPS Academies (including the Virtual Campus)!

[list][*]Over 60 summer classes are starting at the Virtual Campus on July 7th - check out the math and language arts options for middle through high school levels.
[*]At AoPS Online, we have accelerated sections where you can complete a course in half the time by meeting twice/week instead of once/week, starting on July 8th:
[list][*]MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Basics
[*]MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Advanced
[*]AMC Problem Series[/list]
[*]Plus, AoPS Online has a special seminar July 14 - 17 that is outside the standard fare: Paradoxes and Infinity
[*]We are expanding our in-person AoPS Academy locations - are you looking for a strong community of problem solvers, exemplary instruction, and math and language arts options? Look to see if we have a location near you and enroll in summer camps or academic year classes today! New locations include campuses in California, Georgia, New York, Illinois, and Oregon and more coming soon![/list]

MOP (Math Olympiad Summer Program) just ended and the IMO (International Mathematical Olympiad) is right around the corner! This year’s IMO will be held in Australia, July 10th - 20th. Congratulations to all the MOP students for reaching this incredible level and best of luck to all selected to represent their countries at this year’s IMO! Did you know that, in the last 10 years, 59 USA International Math Olympiad team members have medaled and have taken over 360 AoPS Online courses. Take advantage of our Worldwide Online Olympiad Training (WOOT) courses
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jwelsh
Jul 1, 2025
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Goals for 2025-2026
Airbus320-214   406
N 6 minutes ago by BatirY08
Please write down your goal/goals for competitions here for 2025-2026.
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Airbus320-214
May 11, 2025
BatirY08
6 minutes ago
Favorite Problems from the 2024-2025 School Year
djmathman   11
N 19 minutes ago by giratina3
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As many people (whether from the competitor side or the problem-writing side) get ready for the 2025-2026 school year, we often try to find nice and interesting problems to solve and hone our skills. Many of these problems are classics which have passed through years or generations. But this often leaves us to throw problems from recent years to the sides. While not all problems from any given year are great, there are some that do deserve praise and are undeservedly overlooked.

So let's fix this! The question: what were some of your favorite problems from competitions that occurred in the 2024-2025 school year?

Just to clarify: this is not necessarily asking for problems which you may have solved this year for practice. Instead, I'm talking about e.g. problems which came from contests hosted within the past 12 months - so for example AMC/AIME/USA(J)MO, ARML, PUMaC, HMMT, CMIMC, CHMMC, Duke, etc., as well as any national olympiads or TST's from this year. (2024 ISL problems also count since they were released to the public in 2025.) Problems from mocks released this year are eligible, too. Also, to make things easier to read, I highly recommend writing the original problem statements in your posts, as opposed to just stating the sources.

I also think this is a good way to officially end the 2024-2025 school year of contests. :)

I'm interested in seeing what some of your responses are!
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djmathman
Yesterday at 6:16 PM
giratina3
19 minutes ago
FREE AMC 10 Bootcamp - Shine4Love Teens Club
mop   28
N 4 hours ago by mop
Hey everyone!

Want to get a head-start with AMC prep this year and bag that AIME qual/(D)HR this November? The Shine4Love Teens Club is excited to host a FREE 3 week long AMC 10 Bootcamp starting next Monday!

The course will cover fundamental concepts and problem-solving strategies for the AMC 10 in algebra, geometry, combinatorics, and number theory, providing the experience needed to give you the best shot at accomplishing your AMC goals!

Registration is completely free, although donations are open (all proceeds will be donated to charity!).

Date/Time:
4:00-6:00 p.m. PST on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays

Format:
Classes will be held on Zoom, and class notes will be posted after each class on Google Classroom. Additional problem sets will be posted on Google Classroom for students to work on. The instructor's email will be open 24/7 for any questions!

Register/more details at tinyurl.com/amc10prepcourse

Hope to see you all soon!
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mop
Jul 15, 2025
mop
4 hours ago
Perfect squares: 2011 USAJMO #1
v_Enhance   230
N 4 hours ago by Fly_into_the_sky
Find, with proof, all positive integers $n$ for which $2^n + 12^n + 2011^n$ is a perfect square.
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v_Enhance
Apr 28, 2011
Fly_into_the_sky
4 hours ago
Analytic Number Theory
EthanWYX2009   0
Yesterday at 2:11 PM
Source: 2024 Jan 谜之竞赛-7
For positive integer \( n \), define \(\lambda(n)\) as the smallest positive integer satisfying the following property: for any integer \( a \) coprime with \( n \), we have \( a^{\lambda(n)} \equiv 1 \pmod{n} \).

Given an integer \( m \geq \lambda(n) \left( 1 + \ln \frac{n}{\lambda(n)} \right) \), and integers \( a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_m \) all coprime with \( n \), prove that there exists a non-empty subset \( I \) of \(\{1, 2, \cdots, m\}\) such that
\[\prod_{i \in I} a_i \equiv 1 \pmod{n}.\]Proposed by Zhenqian Peng from High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
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EthanWYX2009
Yesterday at 2:11 PM
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Find max(a+√b+∛c) where 0< a, b, c < 1= a+b+c.
elim   6
N Yesterday at 12:43 PM by sqing
Find $\max_{a,\,b,\,c>0\atop a+b+c=1}(a+\sqrt{b}+\sqrt[3]{c})$
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elim
Feb 7, 2020
sqing
Yesterday at 12:43 PM
OMOUS-2025 (Team Competition) P10
enter16180   4
N Yesterday at 8:33 AM by enter16180
Source: Open Mathematical Olympiad for University Students (OMOUS-2025)
Let $f: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ and $g: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow\{A, G\}$ functions are given with following properties:
(a) $f$ is strict increasing and for each $n \in \mathbb{N}$ there holds $f(n)=\frac{f(n-1)+f(n+1)}{2}$ or $f(n)=\sqrt{f(n-1) \cdot f(n+1)}$.
(b) $g(n)=A$ if $f(n)=\frac{f(n-1)+f(n+1)}{2}$ holds and $g(n)=G$ if $f(n)=\sqrt{f(n-1) \cdot f(n+1)}$ holds.

Prove that there exist $n_{0} \in \mathbb{N}$ and $d \in \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $n \geq n_{0}$ we have $g(n+d)=g(n)$
4 replies
enter16180
Apr 18, 2025
enter16180
Yesterday at 8:33 AM
Putnam 2012 A3
Kent Merryfield   9
N Yesterday at 6:29 AM by AngryKnot
Let $f:[-1,1]\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function such that

(i) $f(x)=\frac{2-x^2}{2}f\left(\frac{x^2}{2-x^2}\right)$ for every $x$ in $[-1,1],$

(ii) $ f(0)=1,$ and

(iii) $\lim_{x\to 1^-}\frac{f(x)}{\sqrt{1-x}}$ exists and is finite.

Prove that $f$ is unique, and express $f(x)$ in closed form.
9 replies
Kent Merryfield
Dec 3, 2012
AngryKnot
Yesterday at 6:29 AM
AMM problem section
Khalifakhalifa   1
N Yesterday at 4:41 AM by Khalifakhalifa
Does anyone have access to the current AMM edition? I’d like to see the problems section. If so, could someone please share it with me via PM?
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Khalifakhalifa
Tuesday at 11:17 AM
Khalifakhalifa
Yesterday at 4:41 AM
an integral
Svyatoslav   0
Yesterday at 2:27 AM
How do we prove analytically that
$$\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{\ln(1+\cos x)-x}{\sqrt{\sin x}}\,dx=0\quad?$$The sourse: Quora

Numeric evaluation
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Svyatoslav
Yesterday at 2:27 AM
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Putnam 2014 A4
Kent Merryfield   38
N Yesterday at 1:35 AM by eg4334
Suppose $X$ is a random variable that takes on only nonnegative integer values, with $E[X]=1,$ $E[X^2]=2,$ and $E[X^3]=5.$ (Here $E[Y]$ denotes the expectation of the random variable $Y.$) Determine the smallest possible value of the probability of the event $X=0.$
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Kent Merryfield
Dec 7, 2014
eg4334
Yesterday at 1:35 AM
the limit
Svyatoslav   2
N Tuesday at 10:32 PM by ysharifi
How do you find
$$\lim_{r\to+0}\left(\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac1{k\,\sqrt{1+\pi^2r^2k^2}}+\ln r\right)\,\,?$$
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Svyatoslav
Tuesday at 3:58 PM
ysharifi
Tuesday at 10:32 PM
Putnam 2001 B5
ahaanomegas   8
N Tuesday at 9:39 PM by Assassino9931
Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers in the interval $\left(0,\tfrac{1}{2}\right)$, and let $g$ be a continuous real-valued function such that $g(g(x))=ag(x)+bx$ for all real $x$. Prove that $g(x)=cx$ for some constant $c$.
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ahaanomegas
Feb 27, 2012
Assassino9931
Tuesday at 9:39 PM
Putnam 2010 A2
Kent Merryfield   23
N Tuesday at 7:56 PM by kamatadu
Find all differentiable functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that
\[f'(x)=\frac{f(x+n)-f(x)}n\]
for all real numbers $x$ and all positive integers $n.$
23 replies
Kent Merryfield
Dec 6, 2010
kamatadu
Tuesday at 7:56 PM
Solutions to Challenging Problems in Middle School Math by Ertan Kay
BlisterBud7S   1
N Jun 5, 2025 by Gavin_Deng
Hi,

I have purchased this book, however cannot locate a copy of their solutions manual. Could someone please help wit this?
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BlisterBud7S
Jun 4, 2025
Gavin_Deng
Jun 5, 2025
Solutions to Challenging Problems in Middle School Math by Ertan Kay
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I have purchased this book, however cannot locate a copy of their solutions manual. Could someone please help wit this?
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