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Problem
For , define , where . If and , find the minimum possible value for .
Solution
Because the order of the s doesn't matter, we simply need to find the number of s s s and s that minimize . So let and represent the number of s, s, s, and s respectively. Then we can write three equations based on these variables. Since there are a total of s, we know that . We also know that and .
See also
2009 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 15 | |
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