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Find the number of sets <math>{a,b,c}</math> of three distinct positive integers with the property that the product of <math>a,b,</math> and <math>c</math> is equal to the product of <math>11,21,31,41,51,61</math>. | Find the number of sets <math>{a,b,c}</math> of three distinct positive integers with the property that the product of <math>a,b,</math> and <math>c</math> is equal to the product of <math>11,21,31,41,51,61</math>. | ||
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Problem
Find the number of sets of three distinct positive integers with the property that the product of
and
is equal to the product of
.
Solution
Note that the prime factorization of the product is . Ignoring overcounting, by stars and bars there are
ways to choose how to distribute the factors of
, and
ways to distribute the factors of the other primes, so we have
ways. However, some sets have
numbers that are the same, namely the ones in the form
and
, which are each counted
times, and each other set is counted
times, so the desired answer is
.
Solution by Shaddoll
See also
2016 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
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All AIME Problems and Solutions |