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This is the first MathMash I've done, and I like both the task and the system pretty much. I'd like to give my opinion about some things in the contest, and to give some suggestions. Thanks for the contest, by the way.

• First of all, I think 10 tries per problem is too much. Let's take, for example, geometric problem (Bash it). We are given two sides, and we are to calculate the surface of something. If one was to solve the problem as fast as possible, he could've tried ab, ab/2, ab/4, 2ab, 4ab, and in 80% of the problems one of the above would actually be the solution. Restricting the amount of tries to 1(maybe 2), would solve this problem, at least I hope so.
• Second thing, some of the problems are already well known, and probably easily googlable (for example, I've already heard of problem H before, and the harmonic series one is easily searchable for sure.
• Third thing, for 3/4 problems, a one minute bruteforce could solve some actually interesting problem. Maybe a good thing to do is to just increase the constraints given in the task. For example, for first problem, it's extra easy to write a bruteforce which solves it, and if numbers were up to 10^15 or something, it wouldn't be as easy as it that. Same thing goes for Z₂₀₁₇ problem.

I know that using computer programs isn't allowed, but if you are trying to make a more serious platform, maybe one could consider changing some things in order for this wonderful idea to become even better.

Yeah, I know that the point of the competition is not to figure out how to circumvent the rules as good as possible, but lowering the chance of one doing so increases the value of the competition in my opinion.

I'd like to hear your opinion on these points. Thanks for the contest, once again.

Can I use programm for solving the task on the MathMash contest? I have only one try for sumbit the answer on the contest on the one problem?

please answer to me.