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Difference between revisions of "1997 AIME Problems/Problem 14"

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Without loss of generality, let <math>u = 1</math>. We are now looking for a point exactly one unit away from <math>u</math> such that the point is at least <math>\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}</math> units away from the origin. Note that the "boundary" condition is when the point will be exactly <math>\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}</math> units away from the origin; these points will be the intersections of the circle centered at <math>(1,0)</math> with radius <math>1</math> and the circle centered at <math>(0,0)</math> with radius <math>\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}</math>. The equations of these circles are <math>(x-1)^2 + y^2 = 1</math> and <math>x^2 + y^2 = 2 + \sqrt{3}</math>. Solving for <math>x</math> yields <math>x = 1 + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. Clearly, this means that the real part of <math>v</math> is greater than <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. Solving, we note that <math>332</math> possible <math>v</math>s exist, meaning that <math>\frac{m}{n} = \frac{332}{1996} = \frac{83}{499}</math>. Therefore, the answer is <math>83 + 499 = \boxed{582}</math>.
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Without loss of generality, let <math>w = 1</math>. We are now looking for a point exactly one unit away from <math>w</math> such that the point is at least <math>\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}</math> units away from the origin. Note that the "boundary" condition is when the point will be exactly <math>\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}</math> units away from the origin; these points will be the intersections of the circle centered at <math>(1,0)</math> with radius <math>1</math> and the circle centered at <math>(0,0)</math> with radius <math>\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}</math>. The equations of these circles are <math>(x-1)^2 + y^2 = 1</math> and <math>x^2 + y^2 = 2 + \sqrt{3}</math>. Solving for <math>x</math> yields <math>x = 1 + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. Clearly, this means that the real part of <math>v</math> is greater than <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. Solving, we note that <math>332</math> possible <math>v</math>s exist, meaning that <math>\frac{m}{n} = \frac{332}{1996} = \frac{83}{499}</math>. Therefore, the answer is <math>83 + 499 = \boxed{582}</math>.
  
 
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=== Solution 4 ===

Latest revision as of 00:25, 19 June 2024

Problem

Let $v$ and $w$ be distinct, randomly chosen roots of the equation $z^{1997}-1=0$. Let $\frac{m}{n}$ be the probability that $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}\le\left|v+w\right|$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.

Solution

Solution 1

$z^{1997}=1=1(\cos 0 + i \sin 0)$

Define $\theta = 2\pi/1997$. By De Moivre's Theorem the roots are given by

$z=\cos (k\theta) +i\sin(k\theta), \qquad k \in \{0,1,\ldots,1996\}$

Now, let $v$ be the root corresponding to $m\theta=2m\pi/1997$, and let $w$ be the root corresponding to $n\theta=2n\pi/ 1997$. Then \begin{align*} |v+w|^2 &= \left(\cos(m\theta) + \cos(n\theta)\right)^2 + \left(\sin(m\theta) + \sin(n\theta)\right)^2 \\ &= 2 + 2\cos\left(m\theta\right)\cos\left(n\theta\right) + 2\sin\left(m\theta\right)\sin\left(n\theta\right) \end{align*} The cosine difference identity simplifies that to \[|v+w|^2 = 2+2\cos((m-n)\theta)\]

We need $|v+w|^2 \ge 2+\sqrt{3}$, which simplifies to \[\cos((m-n)\theta) \ge \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\]Thus, \[|m - n| \le \frac{\pi}{6} \cdot \frac{1997}{2 \pi} = \left\lfloor \frac{1997}{12} \right\rfloor =166\].

Therefore, $m$ and $n$ cannot be more than $166$ away from each other. This means that for a given value of $m$, there are $332$ values for $n$ that satisfy the inequality; $166$ of them $> m$, and $166$ of them $< m$. Since $m$ and $n$ must be distinct, $n$ can have $1996$ possible values. Therefore, the probability is $\frac{332}{1996}=\frac{83}{499}$. The answer is then $499+83=\boxed{582}$.

Solution 2

The solutions of the equation $z^{1997} = 1$ are the $1997$th roots of unity and are equal to $\text{cis}(\theta_k)$, where $\theta_k = \tfrac {2\pi k}{1997}$ for $k = 0,1,\ldots,1996.$ Thus, they are located at uniform intervals on the unit circle in the complex plane.

The quantity $|v+w|$ is unchanged upon rotation around the origin, so, WLOG, we can assume $v=1$ after rotating the axis till $v$ lies on the real axis. Let $w=\text{cis}(\theta_k)$. Since $w\cdot \overline{w}=|w|^2=1$ and $w+\overline{w}=2\text{Re}(w) = 2\cos\theta_k$, we have \[|v + w|^2 = (1+w)(1+\overline{w}) = 2+2\cos\theta_k\] We want $|v + w|^2\ge 2 + \sqrt {3}.$ From what we just obtained, this is equivalent to \[\cos\theta_k\ge \frac {\sqrt {3}}2 \qquad \Leftrightarrow \qquad -\frac {\pi}6\le \theta_k \le \frac {\pi}6\] which is satisfied by $k = 166,165,\ldots, - 165, - 166$ (we don't include 0 because that corresponds to $v$). So out of the $1996$ possible $k$, $332$ work. Thus, $m/n = 332/1996 = 83/499.$ So our answer is $83 + 499 = \boxed{582}.$

Solution 3

We can solve a geometrical interpretation of this problem.

Without loss of generality, let $w = 1$. We are now looking for a point exactly one unit away from $w$ such that the point is at least $\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3}}$ units away from the origin. Note that the "boundary" condition is when the point will be exactly $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}$ units away from the origin; these points will be the intersections of the circle centered at $(1,0)$ with radius $1$ and the circle centered at $(0,0)$ with radius $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}$. The equations of these circles are $(x-1)^2 + y^2 = 1$ and $x^2 + y^2 = 2 + \sqrt{3}$. Solving for $x$ yields $x = 1 + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$. Clearly, this means that the real part of $v$ is greater than $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$. Solving, we note that $332$ possible $v$s exist, meaning that $\frac{m}{n} = \frac{332}{1996} = \frac{83}{499}$. Therefore, the answer is $83 + 499 = \boxed{582}$.

Solution 4

Since $z^{1997}=1$, the roots will have magnitude $1$. Thus, the roots can be written as $\cos(\theta)+i\sin(\theta)$ and $\cos(\omega)+i\sin(\omega)$ for some angles $\theta$ and $\omega$. We rewrite the requirement as $\sqrt{2+\sqrt3}\le|\cos(\theta)+\cos(\omega)+i\sin(\theta)+i\sin(\omega)|$, which can now be easily manipulated to $2+\sqrt{3}\le(\cos(\theta)+\cos(\omega))^2+(\sin(\theta)+\sin(\omega))^2$.

WLOG, let $\theta = 0$. Thus, our inequality becomes $2+\sqrt{3}\le(1+\cos(\omega))^2+(\sin(\omega))^2$, $2+\sqrt{3}\le2+2\cos(\omega)$, and finally $\cos(\omega)\ge\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$. Obviously, $\cos(\frac{\pi}{6})=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$, and thus it follows that, on either side of a given point, $\frac{1997}{12}\approx166$ points will work. The probability is $\frac{166\times2}{1996} = \frac{83}{499}$, and thus our requested sum is $\boxed{582}$ ~SigmaPiE

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