Clarification

Misconceptions about math are clarified.

Application of Newton-Raphson: OMO Spring 2018

Dimitrios Kidonakis April 4, 2018 0

This year’s OMO included this problem: 13. Find the smallest positive integer for which the polynomial has a real root greater than 1.999. Solution. Equivalently, the polynomial is if is […]

Don’t Overcount

Dimitrios Kidonakis September 11, 2017 0

Sometimes, you may make a combinatorial argument which seems reasonable, but you find that your answer is larger than the correct answer. Here is a problem which may trip you […]