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== Problem 3 ==
 
== Problem 3 ==
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By a proper divisor of a natural number we mean a positive integral divisor other than 1 and the number itself. A natural number greater than 1 will be called "nice" if it is equal to the product of its distinct proper divisors. What is the sum of the first ten nice numbers?
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Let <math>P_1^{}</math> be a regular <math>r~\mbox{gon}</math> and <math>P_2^{}</math> be a regular <math>s~\mbox{gon}</math> <math>(r\geq s\geq 3)</math> such that each interior angle of <math>P_1^{}</math> is <math>\frac{59}{58}</math> as large as each interior angle of <math>P_2^{}</math>. What's the largest possible value of <math>s_{}^{}</math>?
  
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[[1987 AIME Problems/Problem 3|Solution]]
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[[1990 AIME Problems/Problem 3|Solution]]
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== Problem 5 ==
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Given a rational number, write it as a fraction in lowest terms and calculate the product of the resulting numerator and denominator. For how many rational numbers between 0 and 1 will  <math>20_{}^{}!</math> be the resulting product?
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[[1991 AIME Problems/Problem 5|Solution]]
  
 
== Problem 4 ==
 
== Problem 4 ==
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Let <math>S</math> be a list of positive integers - not necessarily distinct - in which the number <math>68</math> appears. The arithmetic mean of the numbers in <math>S</math> is <math>56</math>. However, if <math>68</math> is removed, the arithmetic mean of the numbers is <math>55</math>. What's the largest number that can appear in <math>S</math>?
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In Pascal's Triangle, each entry is the sum of the two entries above it. In which row of Pascal's Triangle do three consecutive entries occur that are in the ratio <math>3: 4: 5</math>?
  
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[[1984 AIME Problems/Problem 4|Solution]]
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[[1992 AIME Problems/Problem 4|Solution]]
  
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== Problem 6 ==
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== Problem 9 ==
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Rectangle <math>ABCD</math> is divided into four parts of equal area by five segments as shown in the figure, where <math>XY = YB + BC + CZ = ZW = WD + DA + AX</math>, and <math>PQ</math> is parallel to <math>AB</math>.  Find the length of <math>AB</math> (in cm) if <math>BC = 19</math> cm and <math>PQ = 87</math> cm.
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Suppose that <math>\sec x+\tan x=\frac{22}7</math> and that <math>\csc x+\cot x=\frac mn,</math> where <math>\frac mn</math> is in lowest terms.  Find <math>m+n^{}_{}.</math>
  
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[[Image:AIME_1987_Problem_6.png]]
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[[1991 AIME Problems/Problem 9|Solution]]
  
 
== Problem 8 ==
 
== Problem 8 ==
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What is the largest <math>2</math>-digit prime factor of the integer <math>n = {200\choose 100}</math>?
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For any sequence of real numbers <math>A=(a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots)</math>, define <math>\Delta A^{}_{}</math> to be the sequence <math>(a_2-a_1,a_3-a_2,a_4-a_3,\ldots)</math>, whose <math>n^{th}</math> term is <math>a_{n+1}-a_n^{}</math>. Suppose that all of the terms of the sequence <math>\Delta(\Delta A^{}_{})</math> are <math>1^{}_{}</math>, and that <math>a_{19}=a_{92}^{}=0</math>. Find <math>a_1^{}</math>.
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[[1992 AIME Problems/Problem 8|Solution]]
  
 
== Problem 7 ==
 
== Problem 7 ==
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The increasing sequence <math>1,3,4,9,10,12,13\cdots</math> consists of all those positive integers which are powers of 3 or sums of distinct powers of 3. Find the <math>100^{\mbox{th}}</math> term of this sequence.
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Three numbers, <math>a_1\,</math>, <math>a_2\,</math>, <math>a_3\,</math>, are drawn randomly and without replacement from the set <math>\{1, 2, 3, \dots, 1000\}\,</math>.  Three other numbers, <math>b_1\,</math>, <math>b_2\,</math>, <math>b_3\,</math>, are then drawn randomly and without replacement from the remaining set of 997 numbers.  Let <math>p\,</math> be the probability that, after a suitable rotation, a brick of dimensions <math>a_1 \times a_2 \times a_3\,</math> can be enclosed in a box of dimensions <math>b_1 \times b_2 \times b_3\,</math>, with the sides of the brick parallel to the sides of the box. If <math>p\,</math> is written as a fraction in lowest terms, what is the sum of the numerator and denominator?
  
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[[1986 AIME Problems/Problem 7|Solution]]
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[[1993 AIME Problems/Problem 7|Solution]]
  
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== Problem 10 ==
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== Problem 12 ==
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The numbers <math>1447</math>, <math>1005</math> and <math>1231</math> have something in common: each is a <math>4</math>-digit number beginning with <math>1</math> that has exactly two identical digits. How many such numbers are there?
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Let <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math> be a tetrahedron with <math>AB=41^{}_{}</math>, <math>AC=7^{}_{}</math>, <math>AD=18^{}_{}</math>, <math>BC=36^{}_{}</math>, <math>BD=27^{}_{}</math>, and <math>CD=13^{}_{}</math>, as shown in the figure. Let <math>d^{}_{}</math> be the distance between the midpoints of edges <math>AB^{}_{}</math> and <math>CD^{}_{}</math>. Find <math>d^{2}_{}</math>.
  
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[[1983 AIME Problems/Problem 10|Solution]]
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[[Image:AIME_1989_Problem_12.png]]
  
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== Problem 8 ==
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[[1989 AIME Problems/Problem 12|Solution]]
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What is the largest positive integer <math>n</math> for which there is a unique integer <math>k</math> such that <math>\frac{8}{15} < \frac{n}{n + k} < \frac{7}{13}</math>?
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== Problem 11 ==
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Twelve congruent disks are placed on a circle <math>C^{}_{}</math> of radius 1 in such a way that the twelve disks cover <math>C^{}_{}</math>, no two of the disks overlap, and so that each of the twelve disks is tangent to its two neighbors. The resulting arrangement of disks is shown in the figure below.  The sum of the areas of the twelve disks can be written in the form <math>\pi(a-b\sqrt{c})</math>, where <math>a,b,c^{}_{}</math> are positive integers and <math>c^{}_{}</math> is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find <math>a+b+c^{}_{}</math>.
  
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== Problem 12 ==
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<asy>
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Diameter <math>AB</math> of a circle has length a <math>2</math>-digit integer (base ten). Reversing the digits gives the length of the perpendicular chord <math>CD</math>. The distance from their intersection point <math>H</math> to the center <math>O</math> is a positive rational number. Determine the length of <math>AB</math>.
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unitsize(100);
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draw(Circle((0,0),1));
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dot((0,0));
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draw((0,0)--(1,0));
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label("$1$", (0.5,0), S);
  
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[[File:pdfresizer.com-pdf-convert-aimeq12.png]]
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for (int i=0; i<12; ++i)
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{
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dot((cos(i*pi/6), sin(i*pi/6)));
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}
  
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[[1983 AIME Problems/Problem 12|Solution]]
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for (int a=1; a<24; a+=2)
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{
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dot(((1/cos(pi/12))*cos(a*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin(a*pi/12)));
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draw(((1/cos(pi/12))*cos(a*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin(a*pi/12))--((1/cos(pi/12))*cos((a+2)*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin((a+2)*pi/12)));
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draw(Circle(((1/cos(pi/12))*cos(a*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin(a*pi/12)), tan(pi/12)));
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}
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</asy>
  
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[[1991 AIME Problems/Problem 11|Solution]]
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== Problem 12 ==
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Rhombus <math>PQRS^{}_{}</math> is inscribed in rectangle <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math> so that vertices <math>P^{}_{}</math>, <math>Q^{}_{}</math>, <math>R^{}_{}</math>, and <math>S^{}_{}</math> are interior points on sides <math>\overline{AB}</math>, <math>\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{CD}</math>, and <math>\overline{DA}</math>, respectively. It is given that <math>PB^{}_{}=15</math>, <math>BQ^{}_{}=20</math>, <math>PR^{}_{}=30</math>, and <math>QS^{}_{}=40</math>. Let <math>m/n^{}_{}</math>, in lowest terms, denote the perimeter of <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math>. Find <math>m+n^{}_{}</math>.
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[[1991 AIME Problems/Problem 12|Solution]]
 
== Problem 10 ==
 
== Problem 10 ==
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Let <math>a_{}^{}</math>, <math>b_{}^{}</math>, <math>c_{}^{}</math> be the three sides of a triangle, and let <math>\alpha_{}^{}</math>, <math>\beta_{}^{}</math>, <math>\gamma_{}^{}</math>, be the angles opposite them. If <math>a^2+b^2=1989^{}_{}c^2</math>, find
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Euler's formula states that for a convex polyhedron with <math>V\,</math> vertices, <math>E\,</math> edges, and <math>F\,</math> faces, <math>V-E+F=2\,</math>. A particular convex polyhedron has 32 faces, each of which is either a triangle or a pentagon. At each of its <math>V\,</math> vertices, <math>T\,</math> triangular faces and <math>P^{}_{}</math> pentagonal faces meet. What is the value of <math>100P+10T+V\,</math>?  
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<center><math>\frac{\cot \gamma}{\cot \alpha+\cot \beta}</math></center>
 
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[[1989 AIME Problems/Problem 10|Solution]]
 
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== Problem 11 ==
 
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A sample of 121 integers is given, each between 1 and 1000 inclusive, with repetitions allowed. The sample has a unique mode (most frequent value). Let <math>D^{}_{}</math> be the difference between the mode and the arithmetic mean of the sample. What is the largest possible value of <math>\lfloor D^{}_{}\rfloor</math>? (For real <math>x^{}_{}</math>, <math>\lfloor x^{}_{}\rfloor</math> is the greatest integer less than or equal to <math>x^{}_{}</math>.)
 
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[[1989 AIME Problems/Problem 11|Solution]]
 
  
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[[1993 AIME Problems/Problem 10|Solution]]
 
== Problem 13 ==
 
== Problem 13 ==
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In a sequence of coin tosses, one can keep a record of instances in which a tail is immediately followed by a head, a head is immediately followed by a head, and etc. We denote these by TH, HH, and etc. For example, in the sequence TTTHHTHTTTHHTTH of 15 coin tosses we observe that there are two HH, three HT, four TH, and five TT subsequences. How many different sequences of 15 coin tosses will contain exactly two HH, three HT, four TH, and five TT subsequences?
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Let <math>S^{}_{}</math> be a subset of <math>\{1,2,3^{}_{},\ldots,1989\}</math> such that no two members of <math>S^{}_{}</math> differ by <math>4^{}_{}</math> or <math>7^{}_{}</math>. What is the largest number of elements <math>S^{}_{}</math> can have?
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[[1986 AIME Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]
 
  
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== Problem 15 ==
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[[1989 AIME Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]
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Determine <math>w^2+x^2+y^2+z^2</math> if
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== Problem 14 ==
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Given a positive integer <math>n^{}_{}</math>, it can be shown that every complex number of the form <math>r+si^{}_{}</math>, where <math>r^{}_{}</math> and <math>s^{}_{}</math> are integers, can be uniquely expressed in the base <math>-n+i^{}_{}</math> using the integers <math>1,2^{}_{},\ldots,n^2</math> as digits. That is, the equation
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<center><math>r+si=a_m(-n+i)^m+a_{m-1}(-n+i)^{m-1}+\cdots +a_1(-n+i)+a_0</math></center>
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is true for a unique choice of non-negative integer <math>m^{}_{}</math> and digits <math>a_0,a_1^{},\ldots,a_m</math> chosen from the set <math>\{0^{}_{},1,2,\ldots,n^2\}</math>, with <math>a_m\ne 0^{}){}</math>. We write
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<center><math>r+si=(a_ma_{m-1}\ldots a_1a_0)_{-n+i}</math></center>
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to denote the base <math>-n+i^{}_{}</math> expansion of <math>r+si^{}_{}</math>. There are only finitely many integers <math>k+0i^{}_{}</math> that have four-digit expansions
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<center><math>k=(a_3a_2a_1a_0)_{-3+i^{}_{}}~~~~a_3\ne 0.</math></center>
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Find the sum of all such <math>k^{}_{}</math>.
  
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<center><math> \frac{x^2}{2^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{2^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{2^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{2^2-7^2}=1 </math></center>
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[[1989 AIME Problems/Problem 14|Solution]]
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<center><math> \frac{x^2}{4^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{4^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{4^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{4^2-7^2}=1 </math></center>
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== Problem 14 ==
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<center><math> \frac{x^2}{6^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{6^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{6^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{6^2-7^2}=1 </math></center>
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The rectangle <math>ABCD^{}_{}</math> below has dimensions <math>AB^{}_{} = 12 \sqrt{3}</math> and <math>BC^{}_{} = 13 \sqrt{3}</math>.  Diagonals <math>\overline{AC}</math> and <math>\overline{BD}</math> intersect at <math>P^{}_{}</math>.  If triangle <math>ABP^{}_{}</math> is cut out and removed, edges <math>\overline{AP}</math> and <math>\overline{BP}</math> are joined, and the figure is then creased along segments <math>\overline{CP}</math> and <math>\overline{DP}</math>, we obtain a triangular pyramid, all four of whose faces are isosceles triangles.  Find the volume of this pyramid.
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<center><math> \frac{x^2}{8^2-1}+\frac{y^2}{8^2-3^2}+\frac{z^2}{8^2-5^2}+\frac{w^2}{8^2-7^2}=1 </math></center>
 
  
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[[1984 AIME Problems/Problem 15|Solution]]
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[[Image:AIME_1990_Problem_14.png]]
  
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[[1990 AIME Problems/Problem 14|Solution]]
 
== Problem 15 ==
 
== Problem 15 ==
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Squares <math>S_1</math> and <math>S_2</math> are inscribed in right triangle <math>ABC</math>, as shown in the figures below. Find <math>AC + CB</math> if area <math>(S_1) = 441</math> and area <math>(S_2) = 440</math>.
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Define a positive integer <math>n^{}_{}</math> to be a factorial tail if there is some positive integer <math>m^{}_{}</math> such that the decimal representation of <math>m!</math> ends with exactly <math>n</math> zeroes. How many positive integers less than <math>1992</math> are not factorial tails?
  
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[[Image:AIME_1987_Problem_15.png]]
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[[1992 AIME Problems/Problem 15|Solution]]
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== Problem 14 ==
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A rectangle that is inscribed in a larger rectangle (with one vertex on each side) is called ''unstuck'' if it is possible to rotate (however slightly) the smaller rectangle about its center within the confines of the larger. Of all the rectangles that can be inscribed unstuck in a 6 by 8 rectangle, the smallest perimeter has the form <math>\sqrt{N}\,</math>, for a positive integer <math>N\,</math>. Find <math>N\,</math>.
  
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[[1987 AIME Problems/Problem 15|Solution]]
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[[1993 AIME Problems/Problem 14|Solution]]
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== Problem 13 ==
 
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A given sequence <math>r_1, r_2, \dots, r_n</math> of distinct real numbers can be put in ascending order by means of one or more "bubble passes".  A bubble pass through a given sequence consists of comparing the second term with the first term, and exchanging them if and only if the second term is smaller, then comparing the third term with the second term and exchanging them if and only if the third term is smaller, and so on in order, through comparing the last term, <math>r_n</math>, with its current predecessor and exchanging them if and only if the last term is smaller.
 
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The example below shows how the sequence 1, 9, 8, 7 is transformed into the sequence 1, 8, 7, 9 by one bubble pass.  The numbers compared at each step are underlined.
 
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<center><math>\underline{1 \quad 9} \quad 8 \quad 7</math></center>
 
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<center><math>1 \quad {}\underline{9 \quad 8} \quad 7</math></center>
 
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<center><math>1 \quad 8 \quad \underline{9 \quad 7}</math></center>
 
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<center><math>1 \quad 8 \quad 7 \quad 9</math></center>
 
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Suppose that <math>n = 40</math>, and that the terms of the initial sequence <math>r_1, r_2, \dots, r_{40}</math> are distinct from one another and are in random order.  Let <math>p/q</math>, in lowest terms, be the probability that the number that begins as <math>r_{20}</math> will end up, after one bubble pass, in the <math>30^{\mbox{th}}</math> place.  Find <math>p + q</math>.
 
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[[1987 AIME Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]
 
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== Problem 15 ==
 
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Let triangle <math>ABC</math> be a right triangle in the <math>xy</math>-plane with a right angle at <math>C_{}</math>. Given that the length of the hypotenuse <math>AB</math> is <math>60</math>, and that the medians through <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> lie along the lines <math>y=x+3</math> and <math>y=2x+4</math> respectively, find the area of triangle <math>ABC</math>.
 

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Here's the AIME compilation I will be doing:

Problem 3

Let $P_1^{}$ be a regular $r~\mbox{gon}$ and $P_2^{}$ be a regular $s~\mbox{gon}$ $(r\geq s\geq 3)$ such that each interior angle of $P_1^{}$ is $\frac{59}{58}$ as large as each interior angle of $P_2^{}$. What's the largest possible value of $s_{}^{}$?

Solution

Problem 5

Given a rational number, write it as a fraction in lowest terms and calculate the product of the resulting numerator and denominator. For how many rational numbers between 0 and 1 will $20_{}^{}!$ be the resulting product?

Solution

Problem 4

In Pascal's Triangle, each entry is the sum of the two entries above it. In which row of Pascal's Triangle do three consecutive entries occur that are in the ratio $3: 4: 5$?

Solution

Problem 9

Suppose that $\sec x+\tan x=\frac{22}7$ and that $\csc x+\cot x=\frac mn,$ where $\frac mn$ is in lowest terms. Find $m+n^{}_{}.$

Solution

Problem 8

For any sequence of real numbers $A=(a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots)$, define $\Delta A^{}_{}$ to be the sequence $(a_2-a_1,a_3-a_2,a_4-a_3,\ldots)$, whose $n^{th}$ term is $a_{n+1}-a_n^{}$. Suppose that all of the terms of the sequence $\Delta(\Delta A^{}_{})$ are $1^{}_{}$, and that $a_{19}=a_{92}^{}=0$. Find $a_1^{}$.

Solution

Problem 7

Three numbers, $a_1\,$, $a_2\,$, $a_3\,$, are drawn randomly and without replacement from the set $\{1, 2, 3, \dots, 1000\}\,$. Three other numbers, $b_1\,$, $b_2\,$, $b_3\,$, are then drawn randomly and without replacement from the remaining set of 997 numbers. Let $p\,$ be the probability that, after a suitable rotation, a brick of dimensions $a_1 \times a_2 \times a_3\,$ can be enclosed in a box of dimensions $b_1 \times b_2 \times b_3\,$, with the sides of the brick parallel to the sides of the box. If $p\,$ is written as a fraction in lowest terms, what is the sum of the numerator and denominator?

Solution

Problem 12

Let $ABCD^{}_{}$ be a tetrahedron with $AB=41^{}_{}$, $AC=7^{}_{}$, $AD=18^{}_{}$, $BC=36^{}_{}$, $BD=27^{}_{}$, and $CD=13^{}_{}$, as shown in the figure. Let $d^{}_{}$ be the distance between the midpoints of edges $AB^{}_{}$ and $CD^{}_{}$. Find $d^{2}_{}$.

AIME 1989 Problem 12.png

Solution

Problem 11

Twelve congruent disks are placed on a circle $C^{}_{}$ of radius 1 in such a way that the twelve disks cover $C^{}_{}$, no two of the disks overlap, and so that each of the twelve disks is tangent to its two neighbors. The resulting arrangement of disks is shown in the figure below. The sum of the areas of the twelve disks can be written in the form $\pi(a-b\sqrt{c})$, where $a,b,c^{}_{}$ are positive integers and $c^{}_{}$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $a+b+c^{}_{}$.

[asy] unitsize(100); draw(Circle((0,0),1)); dot((0,0)); draw((0,0)--(1,0)); label("$1$", (0.5,0), S); for (int i=0; i<12; ++i) { dot((cos(i*pi/6), sin(i*pi/6))); } for (int a=1; a<24; a+=2) { dot(((1/cos(pi/12))*cos(a*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin(a*pi/12))); draw(((1/cos(pi/12))*cos(a*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin(a*pi/12))--((1/cos(pi/12))*cos((a+2)*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin((a+2)*pi/12))); draw(Circle(((1/cos(pi/12))*cos(a*pi/12), (1/cos(pi/12))*sin(a*pi/12)), tan(pi/12))); } [/asy]

Solution

Problem 12

Rhombus $PQRS^{}_{}$ is inscribed in rectangle $ABCD^{}_{}$ so that vertices $P^{}_{}$, $Q^{}_{}$, $R^{}_{}$, and $S^{}_{}$ are interior points on sides $\overline{AB}$, $\overline{BC}$, $\overline{CD}$, and $\overline{DA}$, respectively. It is given that $PB^{}_{}=15$, $BQ^{}_{}=20$, $PR^{}_{}=30$, and $QS^{}_{}=40$. Let $m/n^{}_{}$, in lowest terms, denote the perimeter of $ABCD^{}_{}$. Find $m+n^{}_{}$.

Solution

Problem 10

Euler's formula states that for a convex polyhedron with $V\,$ vertices, $E\,$ edges, and $F\,$ faces, $V-E+F=2\,$. A particular convex polyhedron has 32 faces, each of which is either a triangle or a pentagon. At each of its $V\,$ vertices, $T\,$ triangular faces and $P^{}_{}$ pentagonal faces meet. What is the value of $100P+10T+V\,$?

Solution

Problem 13

Let $S^{}_{}$ be a subset of $\{1,2,3^{}_{},\ldots,1989\}$ such that no two members of $S^{}_{}$ differ by $4^{}_{}$ or $7^{}_{}$. What is the largest number of elements $S^{}_{}$ can have?

Solution

Problem 14

Given a positive integer $n^{}_{}$, it can be shown that every complex number of the form $r+si^{}_{}$, where $r^{}_{}$ and $s^{}_{}$ are integers, can be uniquely expressed in the base $-n+i^{}_{}$ using the integers $1,2^{}_{},\ldots,n^2$ as digits. That is, the equation

$r+si=a_m(-n+i)^m+a_{m-1}(-n+i)^{m-1}+\cdots +a_1(-n+i)+a_0$

is true for a unique choice of non-negative integer $m^{}_{}$ and digits $a_0,a_1^{},\ldots,a_m$ chosen from the set $\{0^{}_{},1,2,\ldots,n^2\}$, with $a_m\ne 0^{}){}$. We write

$r+si=(a_ma_{m-1}\ldots a_1a_0)_{-n+i}$

to denote the base $-n+i^{}_{}$ expansion of $r+si^{}_{}$. There are only finitely many integers $k+0i^{}_{}$ that have four-digit expansions

$k=(a_3a_2a_1a_0)_{-3+i^{}_{}}~~~~a_3\ne 0.$

Find the sum of all such $k^{}_{}$.

Solution

Problem 14

The rectangle $ABCD^{}_{}$ below has dimensions $AB^{}_{} = 12 \sqrt{3}$ and $BC^{}_{} = 13 \sqrt{3}$. Diagonals $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ intersect at $P^{}_{}$. If triangle $ABP^{}_{}$ is cut out and removed, edges $\overline{AP}$ and $\overline{BP}$ are joined, and the figure is then creased along segments $\overline{CP}$ and $\overline{DP}$, we obtain a triangular pyramid, all four of whose faces are isosceles triangles. Find the volume of this pyramid.

AIME 1990 Problem 14.png

Solution

Problem 15

Define a positive integer $n^{}_{}$ to be a factorial tail if there is some positive integer $m^{}_{}$ such that the decimal representation of $m!$ ends with exactly $n$ zeroes. How many positive integers less than $1992$ are not factorial tails?

Solution

Problem 14

A rectangle that is inscribed in a larger rectangle (with one vertex on each side) is called unstuck if it is possible to rotate (however slightly) the smaller rectangle about its center within the confines of the larger. Of all the rectangles that can be inscribed unstuck in a 6 by 8 rectangle, the smallest perimeter has the form $\sqrt{N}\,$, for a positive integer $N\,$. Find $N\,$.

Solution

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