US OPEN 2025 Solutions
Enjoy these solutions for the US Open 2025 USACO contest! These solutions use TIPS (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) to make the problem solving phase more systematic.
Bronze
- Problem 1. Hoof Paper Scissorts Minus One (problem statement)
- Problem 2. More Cow Photos (problem statement)
- Problem 3. It’s Mooin’ Time III (problem statement)
Silver
- Problem 1. Sequence Construction (problem statement)
- Problem 2. Compatible Pairs (problem statement)
- Problem 3. Ski Slope (problem statement)
Gold and Platinum:
Please reach out directly to akim.kumok@svprog.school with the problem you’re interested in and your thinking on it. For these, a better understanding of where specifically you got stuck can be especially helpful in giving the most useful TIP.
Click here to see solutions for the previous contest.