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+ | ~Mathematical Dexterity | ||
==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== |
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Problem
A or is placed in each of the nine squares in a -by- grid. Shown below is a sample configuration with three s in a line. How many configurations will have three s in a line and three s in a line?
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or4pKVzQ3gI
~Mathematical Dexterity
Solution 1
Notice that diagonals and a vertical-horizontal pair can never work, so the only possibilities are if all lines are vertical or if all lines are horizontal. These are essentially the same, so we'll count up how many work with all lines of shapes vertical, and then multiply by 2 at the end.
We take casework:
Case 1: 3 lines In this case, the lines would need to be of one shape and of another, so there are ways to arrange the lines and ways to pick which shape has only one line. In total, this is
Case 2: 2 lines In this case, the lines would be one line of triangles, one line of circles, and the last one can be anything that includes both shapes. There are ways to arrange the lines and ways to choose the last line. In total, this is
Finally, we add and multiply: .
~wamofan
Solution 2
We will only consider columns, but at the end our answer should be multiplied by . There are ways to choose a column for and ways to choose a column for . The third column can be filled in ways. Therefore, we have ways. However, we overcounted the cases with complete columns of with one symbol and complete columns with another symbol. This happens in ways. . However, we have to remember to double our answer giving us .
~MathFun1000
See Also
2022 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 24 | |
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