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b^2\ge \frac{385}{2} &= 192.5 >13^2 \end{align*}</cmath> | b^2\ge \frac{385}{2} &= 192.5 >13^2 \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
− | So <math>b | + | So <math>b> 13</math> or <math>b< -13</math>, and <math>a=22+b<9</math> or <math>a>35</math>, so <math>a=8</math> or <math>a=36</math>. |
Thus, <math>p(8) = \frac{616}{1225} = \frac{88}{175}</math>, and the answer is <math>\boxed{263}</math>. | Thus, <math>p(8) = \frac{616}{1225} = \frac{88}{175}</math>, and the answer is <math>\boxed{263}</math>. |
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Problem
The cards in a deck are numbered
. Alex, Blair, Corey, and Dylan each picks a card from the deck without replacement and with each card being equally likely to be picked, The two persons with lower numbered cards from a team, and the two persons with higher numbered cards form another team. Let
be the probability that Alex and Dylan are on the same team, given that Alex picks one of the cards
and
, and Dylan picks the other of these two cards. The minimum value of
for which
can be written as
. where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
Solution
Clearly is a quadratic centered at
.
Once the two cards are drawn, there are ways for the other two people to draw.
Alex and Dylan are the team with higher numbers if Blair and Corey both draw below , which occurs in
ways.
Alex and Dylan are the team with lower numbers if Blair and Corey both draw above , which occurs in
ways.
Thus,
We can look at as
So we need
Let
So or
, and
or
, so
or
.
Thus, , and the answer is
.
See also
2010 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 | |
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