2021 Fall AMC 12B Problems/Problem 4

The following problem is from both the 2021 Fall AMC 10B #5 and 2021 Fall AMC 12B #4, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Let $n=8^{2022}$ . Which of the following is equal to $\frac{n}{4}?$

$\textbf{(A)}\: 4^{1010}\qquad\textbf{(B)} \: 2^{2022}\qquad\textbf{(C)} \: 8^{2018}\qquad\textbf{(D)} \: 4^{3031}\qquad\textbf{(E)} \: 4^{3032}$

Solution 1

We have $n=8^{2022}= \left(8^\frac{2}{3}\right)^{3033}=4^{3033}.$ Therefore, $\frac{n}4=\boxed{(\textbf{E})\:4^{3032}}.$

~kingofpineapplz

Solution 2

The requested value is $\frac{8^{2022}}{4} = \frac{2^{6066}}{4} = \frac{2^{6066}}{2^2} = 2^{6064} = 4^{3032}.$ Thus, the answer is $\boxed{(\textbf{E}) \: 4^{3032}}.$

~NH14

Solution 3

We have $\begin{align*} \frac{n}{4} & = \frac{8^{2022}}{4} \\ & = \frac{2^{6066}}{4} \\ & = \frac{4^{3033}}{4} \\ & = 4^{3032} . \end{align*}$

Therefore, the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(E) }4^{3032}}$ .

~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)

Video Solution by Interstigation

https://youtu.be/p9_RH4s-kBA?t=429

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