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Hearing what the boy said, the reporter understood somewhat.

So, this person probably didn't do well in the selection competition?

The reporter then offered words of comfort:

"Don't be upset, classmate. If you don't succeed this time, you can try next time. Everyone has a first time. The Math Olympiad is said to be quite difficult..."

"No! This isn't my first time! I participated last year and was even selected for the national Olympic team, but I was eliminated during training... Now I realize that it was only right that I was eliminated! I'm simply not cut out for math olympiads!"

I rub!

The reporter was completely baffled by what the other party said.

So this person was once selected for the National Mathematical Olympiad team?

No wonder it looked familiar.

If that's the case, why is he acting like this now?

Is this competition so difficult that even the former members of the national Olympic team are on the verge of collapse?

The reporter wanted to know more about the situation, but the boy had already run away crying.

Although the interviewee suddenly ran away, the reporter was very happy.

Because her assistant was gesturing excitedly to her.

This means that the number of viewers in the live stream surged because of what just happened.

In fact, although it is morning, there are quite a few viewers watching this competition.

Among them were teachers from various schools waiting outside.

There are also students who plan to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad next year.

"Wow, is this student acting? It's just an exam, why is she crying?"

"Does anyone know the truth? I plan to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad next year."

"Don't be afraid, upstairs. Math Olympiad isn't actually that difficult. What happened just now was definitely for the show."

"+1!"

Just then, the reporters at the scene caught two more unlucky guys with long faces.

These are two girls, side by side, supporting each other.

One of them was bowing his head, comforting his companion.

The other was wiping away tears.

"Hello students, are you here to participate in this selection competition?"

The girl who hadn't cried looked up and asked, "What do you want?"

"Students, we just want to know how difficult this math Olympiad selection competition was? Have you finished the exam or...?"

The girl wiping away tears suddenly looked up and said somewhat hysterically:

"The exam has only been going on for half an hour. Do you think we can finish it? Are you deliberately trying to make us look bad?"

The female reporter quickly explained, "No, no, we are reporters, we..."

Another girl interrupted through gritted teeth:

"You don't need to ask anymore! We all gave up because it was too difficult!"

If you have any compassion, you should interview the teacher who set this year's exam questions!

How did they come up with those questions? They're way beyond the curriculum!

Is this a selection tournament for the national Olympic team or a graduate school entrance exam? How could high school students like us possibly understand those questions?

After saying that, the two ignored the cameras still rolling and left the reporters behind.

After them, more and more people left the examination hall.

When asked, they all gave up immediately.

Dozens of people emerged in just over ten minutes, which is estimated to be more than half the number of test takers at Tsinghua and Peking University.

Seeing this, even the female reporter couldn't help but exclaim:

"My goodness, this selection competition looks really difficult!"

Students who dare to participate in math Olympiads.

They are all top students in their respective schools!

A standout in the eyes of students and teachers.

In the national college entrance examination, they would be the pride of heaven who could easily get into 211 or 985 universities!

But now, these high-achieving students have been brought to tears by a single exam!

Just how difficult are the questions in this selection competition?

For a moment, not only the reporters, but even the viewers in the live broadcast room were curious.

Even on Weibo, a trending topic quickly appeared.

Just how difficult was this math Olympiad selection competition?

Underneath this trending topic, many teachers are speaking out for their students!

The most upvoted comment is as follows:

"I am a high school math teacher, and today my students are participating in the math Olympiad selection competition."

Go in with your head held high, and come out with your head down.

They went in with a smile, and came out with a long face.

Before going in, I thought I was a top student; after coming out, I felt like I was a fake top student.

My student is currently experiencing emotional instability, and the school is planning to have a psychologist counsel him.

I just want to ask the question-setting team, what exactly is your purpose in setting this question?

Is this meant to undermine our students' self-confidence?

Congratulations! You not only did it, you did it very well!

This highly-rated comment is the first to be mentioned.

Teachers across the country have begun to condemn the test-setting team online.

And this is still while the selection competition is not yet over.

However, in the face of the condemnation, Xiao Li, the leader of the national Olympic team, actually made a comment.

"The International Mathematical Olympiad is not for just anyone. What's the point of someone who can't even solve the preliminary round problems participating in the International Mathematical Olympiad? I don't accept useless people!"

One sentence immediately ignited a huge online debate.

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Compared to the excitement outside, the candidates who are still persevering in the examination hall are actually going through a very difficult time.

As the exam time slowly passed.

Many people were trembling with fear while taking the exam.

Some people turned pale but gritted their teeth and persevered.

Some people sat there blankly, their eyes glazed over.

Some people were writing in color while crying, and then suddenly broke down and started scribbling wildly on the draft paper.

Most of those who stayed were people with a positive mindset.

Even so, they were nearing their limit.

They felt that their past glory, pride, and prestige were being wantonly destroyed and ravaged by this exam paper.

Many people felt this for the first time.

They may not be academic high-achievers.

He's mentally challenged!

Otherwise, why couldn't he even solve a single problem?

Lin Chen also felt that he was a fake academic genius.

And he began to regret that his previous idea of ​​taking on too much responsibility, wanting to both promote sports and be selected for the national math Olympiad team with Chen Xiaoxiao, was perhaps too naive.

Even if there is a system, it is not omnipotent.

If he had spent more time on math olympiads before, he might not be in this situation now.

There were six questions, and there was still one I couldn't answer!

What on earth is this last question?

"In 2077, a policeman is chasing a thief wearing an invisibility cloak on a European-style plane."

The police and the thief started from the same position.

After n rounds of pursuit, the thief is at point R, and the police are at point H.

In the nth round, the following three things happen in sequence:

The thief moves to a point R' without the police's knowledge, such that the distance between points R and R' is exactly 1.

A detection device sends a signal to the police at point P.

The only thing this device can guarantee the police is that the distance between point P and point R' is at most 1.

The police officer is observed by the thief and moves to a point H' such that the distance between points H and H' is exactly 1.

The question is, regardless of how the thief moves or what points the detection equipment reports, is it possible for the police officer to always choose the appropriate movement method so that, after n rounds, he can ensure that the distance between him and the rabbit is at most 1?

(This question is adapted from a past Olympiad math problem.)