BRILLIAthon 2!

Hi, guys

Long time no see! (Seriously...)

So I've decided to host a new BRILLIAthon.

But... I need participants and (new) $2$ co-hosts!

The reason why I need $2$ co-hosts is because I am doing Year $11$ , so I am going to be on BRILLIANT even less.

So I request the following to step up (I will be doing a DBS check on your profile, Frisk, if you come up!):

David Vreken

Frisk Dreemurr

Siddharth Chakravarty

Criteria for co-host:

You must be on BRILLIANT from $8:00$ am until $3:15$ pm.

You must create one question for me to review.

You must set the competition dates.

As for participants, maximum is 6 as I can't take the burden of more than that.

After the $1$ st problem, lowest will be removed

After the $3$ rd problem, last and second-to-last will be removed.

Same points as last BRILLIAthon (with a twist...):

LaTEX - $20$ pts

Intelligible Solutions - $10$ pts

Algorithmic Structure - $8$ pts

Pictures/Animations - $2$ pts (optional)

Dates are to be chosen by the co-host as I am focusing on my studies.

Deadlines:

Participants: Saturday $14$ th November, $5:00$ pm

Co-Host: Sunday $15$ th November, $1:30$ pm

Good luck and enjoy!

P.S. Extra $5$ marks added to Algorithmic Structure as I need to see every single step (even if it's minor...)

Also, winner becomes co-host for next one! (Includes this one as well (David Vreken), but Siddharth Chakravarty accepted as well to fill the number of co-hosts)

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`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
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`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

@Frisk Dreemurr, @David Vreken

Yajat Shamji - 7 months ago

Sorry, I'm back teaching classes so I don't think I will have time to participate. Thanks for thinking about me, though!

David Vreken - 7 months ago

You don't need to participate - the winner of the BRILLIAthon is the co-host for the next one!

@Siddharth Chakravarty

Umm, I am okay to co-host, even I don't have much time to write solutions, I could make questions and arrange some time for this.

Siddharth Chakravarty - 7 months ago

You need to arrange the dates and post one question for me to review.

Could you tell me how hard should the question be, or based on what topics?

@Siddharth Chakravarty – Think of the question as an entrance exam, but not too hard such that I don't have an inkling about what's going on.

Frisk is the first participant!

Anybody else participating?

@NSCS 747, @Half pass3?

Frisk Dreemurr - 7 months ago

uhhhh I'm year 7 though, maybe a bit challenging?

Half pass3 - 7 months ago

@Half Pass3 – It's varied... so you may have a chance!

Besides, Frisk is the only participant...

@Yajat Shamji – Yeah, I'll try doing my best

bruh 8 i leave home for school and it doesnt finish till 3:15 so much for convenience

NSCS 747 - 7 months ago

No - the co-hosts needs to be around during these hours!

You have until $5:30$ pm to publish solutions, because I'm around then from $3:30$ pm till $5:30$ pm!

Update: All the solutions to the problems must be posted before $5:30$ pm (during the dates the co-hosts set...)

what time zone ;-;

GMT?

@Yajat Shamji – greenwich meridian time?

@Yajat Shamji – oof thats gonna be hard i think i live 9 hours ahead of them lmao so during that time its my frikin bed time i think

@Nscs 747 – Shall I put time zones doesn't matter?

What about this idea? Give eighteen hours for early posting, as $5$ points

After that time duration, give $0$ points for time

Max. points obtainable for early submission is $5$ points, and duration is eighteen hours

Therefore, no one can complain for the difference of time zones :)

Great idea!

@Yajat Shamji – Thnx as always :)

@Frisk Dreemurr – Tsk, tsk, tsk...your human is showing Frisk. Better toughen up lmao

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – $\colorbox{#FFFFFF}{\color{#FFFFFF}\text{What}}$ you expect me to do lol, become inhuman? Even Frisk has feelings, you know...?

In fact, I'd rather not talk about Frisk, you may know why

@Frisk Dreemurr – Sure, sure, whatever helps you sleep. No, I do not know why...at least I don't seem to at the moment. Anyway, read up some PJO/HOO fanfics on Wattpad. There are some awesome 'Percy Jackson Betrayed' stories, where after the war, Percy is abandoned by the camp, and Chaos(creator of universe) finds him and lets him join the Army of Chaos, and Percy becomes a cold-hearted assassin who kills immortal monsters and wins wars single-handedly. He also becomes really OP(over-powered)!!! I love those fanfics, you should really read them.

Common sensical idea. Sleep and Brilliant get their times. I'm in if there's place for another contestant @Yajat Shamji :)

@A Former Brilliant Member – lol there must be someone to say this idea tho, whether common sense or not :)

@Frisk Dreemurr – lmao yes

@Yajat Shamji, what is the difference between submission and posting. They are the same, right...?

lmao

@Half pass3 is our second contestant!

@Percy Jackson is our third contestant!

Nice, but isn't Submission and Posting time the same?

You can call it whatever you want - it's $5:00$ pm.

I meant $5:30$ pm.

Update: As of now, problem submission is $5:30$ pm regardless of time zones!

Ok, I can live with that. Thx

No problem!

Also, check the UKMT Specials note - I've made an important update regarding time of solutions etc.

Guys, since nothing's happening, I'll post the first BRILLIAthon 2 problem!

Yajat Shamji - 5 months ago

Great, I am quite interested. When would you post it?

Frisk Dreemurr - 5 months ago

Posted it yesterday - check my profile!

I don't really get what did you guys do in the last one

Half pass3 - 5 months ago

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Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

BRILLIAthon 222!

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BRILLIAthon $2$ !