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Thus the good values of <math>l</math> are <math>\{1,4,7,\dots,856\}</math>, and their count is <math>858/3 = 286</math>. | Thus the good values of <math>l</math> are <math>\{1,4,7,\dots,856\}</math>, and their count is <math>858/3 = 286</math>. | ||
| − | Therefore <math>|A\cap B|=286</math>, and thus <math>|S|=4008-|A\cap B|=\boxed{3722}</math>. | + | Therefore <math>|A\cap B|=286</math>, and thus <math>|S|=4008-|A\cap B|=\boxed{(A) 3722}</math>. |
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Problem
Let 
; 
; 
and 
; 
; be two arithmetic progressions. The set 
is the union of the first 
terms of each sequence. How many distinct numbers are in ?
Solution
The two sets of terms are 
and 
.
Now 
. We can compute 
. We will now find 
.
Consider the numbers in 
. We want to find out how many of them lie in 
. In other words, we need to find out the number of valid values of 
for which 
.
The fact "" can be rewritten as "
, and 
".
The first condition gives 
, the second one gives 
.
Thus the good values of are 
, and their count is 
.
Therefore 
, and thus 
.
See also
| 2004 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 22 | |
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