2019 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 25
- The following problem is from both the 2019 AMC 10B #25 and 2019 AMC 12B #23, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
How many sequences of s and
s of length
are there that begin with a
, end with a
, contain no two consecutive
s, and contain no three consecutive
s?
Solution
We can deduce that any valid sequence of length will start with a 0 followed by either "10" or "110".
Because of this, we can define a recursive function:
This is because for any valid sequence of length , you can append either "10" or "110" and the resulting sequence would still satisfy the given conditions.
and
, so you follow the recursion up until
~Solution by MagentaCobra
Solution 2 (Casework)
After any given zero, the next zero must appear exactly two or three spots down the line. And we started at position 1 and ended at position 19, so we moved over 18. Therefore, we must add a series of 2's and 3's to get 18. How can we do this?
Option 1: nine 2's (there is only 1 way to arrange this).
Option 2: two 3's and six 2's ( ways to arrange this).
Option 3: four 3's and three 2's ( ways to arrange this).
Option 4: six 3's (there is only 1 way to arrange this).
Sum the four numbers given above: 1+28+35+1=65 ~Solution by mxnxn
See Also
2019 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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