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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
 
Consider the region <math>A</math> in the complex plane that consists of all points <math>z</math> such that both <math>\frac{z}{40}</math> and <math>\frac{40}{\overline{z}}</math> have real and imaginary parts between <math>0</math> and <math>1</math>, inclusive. What is the integer that is nearest the area of <math>A</math>?
 
Consider the region <math>A</math> in the complex plane that consists of all points <math>z</math> such that both <math>\frac{z}{40}</math> and <math>\frac{40}{\overline{z}}</math> have real and imaginary parts between <math>0</math> and <math>1</math>, inclusive. What is the integer that is nearest the area of <math>A</math>?
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<math>If  </math>z=a+bi<math> with </math>a<math> and </math>b<math> real, then </math>z=a-bi<math> is the conjugate of </math>z$)
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==

Revision as of 19:12, 7 July 2015

Problem

Consider the region $A$ in the complex plane that consists of all points $z$ such that both $\frac{z}{40}$ and $\frac{40}{\overline{z}}$ have real and imaginary parts between $0$ and $1$, inclusive. What is the integer that is nearest the area of $A$? $If$z=a+bi$with$a$and$b$real, then$z=a-bi$is the conjugate of$z$)

Solution

Let $z=a+bi \implies \frac{z}{40}=\frac{a}{40}+\frac{b}{40}i$. Since $0\leq \frac{a}{40},\frac{b}{40}\leq 1$ we have the inequality \[0\leq a,b \leq 40\]which is a square of side length $40$.

Also, $\frac{40}{\overline{z}}=\frac{40}{a-bi}=\frac{40a}{a^2+b^2}+\frac{40b}{a^2+b^2}i$ so we have $0\leq a,b \leq \frac{a^2+b^2}{40}$, which leads to:\[(a-20)^2+b^2\geq 20^2\] \[a^2+(b-20)^2\geq 20^2\]

We graph them:

AIME 1992 Solution 10.png

We want the area outside the two circles but inside the square. Doing a little geometry, the area of the intersection of those three graphs is $40^2-\frac{40^2}{4}-\frac{1}{2}\pi 20^2\approx 571.68$

$\boxed{572}$