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Problem
Maya lists all the positive divisors of 
. She then randomly selects two distinct divisors from this list. Let 
be the probability that exactly one of the selected divisors is a perfect square. The probability can be expressed in the form 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers. Find 
.
Solution
. Thus there are 
divisors, 
of which are squares (the exponent of each prime factor must either be 
or 
). Therefore the probability is
![\[\frac {2\cdot2^4\cdot(3^4 - 2^4)}{3^4(3^4 - 1)} = \frac {26}{81} \Longrightarrow 26+ 81 = \boxed{107}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/6/d/26d4bcdbb00a5ce47108567249a4927492b0ad49.png)
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| 2010 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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