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IMO problems draw on basic mechanics, number theory, geometry, and algebra, while requiring strong problem-solving skills, including proof by contradiction, constructing counterexamples, and making observations.

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“It's basically it's problems about”
“simple knowledge like common mechanics number theory geometry and algebra but then it kind of require you to have very strong problem-solving skills you need to know how to do a contradiction you can know how to create like counter examples you need to do like observation etc and so people treat this as like the one of the”
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