2021 Fall AMC 12A Problems/Problem 12
Problem
What is the number of terms with rational coefficients among the 
terms in the expansion of ![$\left(x\sqrt[3]{2}+y\sqrt{3}\right)^{1000}?$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/7/8/8786632e043433ca2eb557b4dff52f3f1a486b1e.png)
Solution
By the Binomial Theorem, each term in the expansion is of the form ![\[\binom{1000}{k}\left(x\sqrt[3]{2}\right)^k\left(y\sqrt{3}\right)^{1000-k}=\binom{1000}{k}2^{\frac k3}3^{\frac{1000-k}{2}}x^k y^{1000-k},\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/0/2/302935a9eb411b60ee86db5546affe8540fffeb2.png)
where 
This problem is equivalent to counting the values of 
such that both 
and 
are integers. Note that must be a multiple of 
and a multiple of 
so must be a multiple of 
There are 
such values of 
![\[6(0), 6(1), 6(2), \ldots, 6(166).\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/d/f/fdfa91aefec9f7df0db095b1df954cd312d72a58.png)
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See Also
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