2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 19

Revision as of 14:59, 22 February 2013 by Zverevab (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Problem== A lattice point in an <math>xy</math>-coordinate system is any point <math>(x, y)</math> where both <math>x</math> and <math>y</math> are integers. The graph of <mat...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Problem

A lattice point in an $xy$-coordinate system is any point $(x, y)$ where both $x$ and $y$ are integers. The graph of $y = mx + 2$ passes through no lattice point with $0 < x \leq 100$ for all $m$ such that $\frac{1}{2} < m < a$. What is the maximum possible value of $a$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{51}{101} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{50}{99} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{51}{100} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{52}{101} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{13}{25}$