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The science club has 25 members: 10 boys and 15 girls. A 5-person committee is chosen at random. What is the probability that the committee has at least 1 boy and at least 1 girl? | Level 5 | Counting & Probability | We can use the idea of complementary probability to solve this problem without too much nasty casework. The probability that the committee has at least 1 boy and 1 girl is equal to 1 minus the probability that the committee is either all boys or all girls. The number of ways to choose a committee of all boys is $\binom... |
In a rectangular array of points, with 5 rows and $N$ columns, the points are numbered consecutively from left to right beginning with the top row. Thus the top row is numbered 1 through $N,$ the second row is numbered $N + 1$ through $2N,$ and so forth. Five points, $P_1, P_2, P_3, P_4,$ and $P_5,$ are selected so tha... | Level 5 | Number Theory | Let each point $P_i$ be in column $c_i$. The numberings for $P_i$ can now be defined as follows.\begin{align*}x_i &= (i - 1)N + c_i\\ y_i &= (c_i - 1)5 + i \end{align*}
We can now convert the five given equalities.\begin{align}x_1&=y_2 & \Longrightarrow & & c_1 &= 5 c_2-3\\ x_2&=y_1 & \Longrightarrow & & N+c_2 &= 5 c_1... |
The diagram shows a rectangle that has been dissected into nine non-overlapping squares. Given that the width and the height of the rectangle are relatively prime positive integers, find the perimeter of the rectangle.
[asy]draw((0,0)--(69,0)--(69,61)--(0,61)--(0,0));draw((36,0)--(36,36)--(0,36)); draw((36,33)--(69,33)... | Level 5 | Geometry | Call the squares' side lengths from smallest to largest $a_1,\ldots,a_9$, and let $l,w$ represent the dimensions of the rectangle.
The picture shows that\begin{align*} a_1+a_2 &= a_3\\ a_1 + a_3 &= a_4\\ a_3 + a_4 &= a_5\\ a_4 + a_5 &= a_6\\ a_2 + a_3 + a_5 &= a_7\\ a_2 + a_7 &= a_8\\ a_1 + a_4 + a_6 &= a_9\\ a_6 + a_9... |
Real numbers $a$ and $b$ satisfy the equations $3^a=81^{b+2}$ and $125^b=5^{a-3}$. What is $ab$? | Level 5 | Algebra | The given equations are equivalent, respectively, to \[
3^a=3^{4(b+2)}\quad\text{and}\quad 5^{3b}=5^{a-3}.
\] Therefore $a=4(b+2)$ and $3b=a-3$. The solution of this system is $a=-12$ and $b=-5$, so $ab=\boxed{60}$. |
Let $n$ be the number of ordered quadruples $(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$ of positive odd integers that satisfy $\sum_{i = 1}^4 x_i = 98.$ Find $\frac n{100}.$
| Level 5 | Counting & Probability | Define $x_i = 2y_i - 1$. Then $2\left(\sum_{i = 1}^4 y_i\right) - 4 = 98$, so $\sum_{i = 1}^4 y_i = 51$.
So we want to find four natural numbers that sum up to 51; we can imagine this as trying to split up 51 on the number line into 4 ranges. This is equivalent to trying to place 3 markers on the numbers 1 through 50; ... |
In the configuration below, $\theta$ is measured in radians, $C$ is the center of the circle, $BCD$ and $ACE$ are line segments and $AB$ is tangent to the circle at $A$.
[asy] defaultpen(fontsize(10pt)+linewidth(.8pt)); pair A=(0,-1), E=(0,1), C=(0,0), D=dir(10), F=dir(190), B=(-1/sin(10*pi/180))*dir(10); fill(Arc((0,0... | Level 5 | Geometry | Well, the shaded sector's area is basically $\text{(ratio of } \theta \text{ to total angle of circle)} \times \text{(total area)} = \frac{\theta}{2\pi} \cdot (\pi r^2) = \frac{\theta}{2} \cdot (AC)^2$.
In addition, if you let $\angle{ACB} = \theta$, then\[\tan \theta = \frac{AB}{AC}\]\[AB = AC\tan \theta = r\tan \thet... |
Determine the largest positive integer $n$ such that there exist positive integers $x, y, z$ so that \[
n^2 = x^2+y^2+z^2+2xy+2yz+2zx+3x+3y+3z-6
\] | Level 5 | Intermediate Algebra | The given equation rewrites as $n^2 = (x+y+z+1)^2+(x+y+z+1)-8$. Writing $r = x+y+z+1$, we have $n^2 = r^2+r-8$. Clearly, one possibility is $n=r=\boxed{8}$, which is realized by $x=y=1, z=6$. On the other hand, for $r > 8$, we have $r^2 < r^2+r-8 < (r+1)^2.$ |
Let \[f(x) =
\begin{cases}
2x^2 - 3&\text{if } x\le 2, \\
ax + 4 &\text{if } x>2.
\end{cases}
\]Find $a$ if the graph of $y=f(x)$ is continuous (which means the graph can be drawn without lifting your pencil from the paper). | Level 5 | Algebra | If the graph of $f$ is continuous, then the graphs of the two cases must meet when $x=2,$ which (loosely speaking) is the dividing point between the two cases. Therefore, we must have $2\cdot 2^2 -3 = 2a + 4.$ Solving this equation gives $a = \boxed{\frac{1}{2}}.$ |
If $k$ and $\ell$ are positive 4-digit integers such that $\gcd(k,\ell)=3$, what is the smallest possible value for $\mathop{\text{lcm}}[k,\ell]$? | Level 5 | Number Theory | The identity $\gcd(k,\ell)\cdot\mathop{\text{lcm}}[k,\ell] = k\ell$ holds for all positive integers $k$ and $\ell$. Thus, we have $$\mathop{\text{lcm}}[k,\ell] = \frac{k\ell}{3}.$$Also, $k$ and $\ell$ must be 4-digit multiples of $3$, so our choices for each are $$1002,1005,1008,1011,1014,\ldots,$$and by minimizing the... |
Find all real numbers $k$ for which there exists a nonzero, 2-dimensional vector $\mathbf{v}$ such that
\[\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 8 \\ 2 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \mathbf{v} = k \mathbf{v}.\]Enter all the solutions, separated by commas. | Level 5 | Precalculus | Let $\mathbf{v} = \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \end{pmatrix}$. Then
\[\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 8 \\ 2 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \mathbf{v} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 8 \\ 2 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} x + 8y \\ 2x + y \end{pmatrix},\]and
\[k \mathbf{v} = k \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \end{pmatrix} = \b... |
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