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==Problem 8== | ==Problem 8== | ||
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| − | Remember <math>sin^2(x)+cos^2(x)=1</math>. This means <math>sin^{10}(x)+cos^{10}(x)=(sin^2(x)+cos^2(x))sin^{10}(x)+(sin^2(x)+cos^2(x))cos^{10})(x)=sin^{12}(x)+cos^{12}(x)+sin^2(x)cos^{10}(x)+sin^{10}(x)cos^{2}(x)= | + | Remember <math>sin^2(x)+cos^2(x)=1</math>. This means <math>sin^{10}(x)+cos^{10}(x)=(sin^2(x)+cos^2(x))sin^{10}(x)+(sin^2(x)+cos^2(x))cos^{10})(x)=sin^{12}(x)+cos^{12}(x)+sin^2(x)cos^{10}(x)+sin^{10}(x)cos^{2}(x)=11/36</math>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AIME box|year=2019|n=I|num-b=7|num-a=9}} | {{AIME box|year=2019|n=I|num-b=7|num-a=9}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 14 March 2019
The 2019 AIME I takes place on March 13, 2019.
Problem 8
Solution
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See Also
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