2020 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 18
Problem
Let be an ordered quadruple of not necessarily distinct integers, each one of them in the set
For how many such quadruples is it true that
is odd? (For example,
is one such quadruple, because
is odd.)
Solutions
Solution 1 (Parity)
In order for to be odd, consider parity. We must have (even)-(odd) or (odd)-(even). There are
ways to pick numbers to obtain an even product. There are
ways to obtain an odd product. Therefore, the total amount of ways to make
odd is
.
-Midnight
Solution 2 (Basically Solution 1 but more in-depth)
Consider parity. We need exactly one term to be odd, one term to be even. Because of symmetry, we can set to be odd and
to be even, then multiply by
If
is odd, both
and
must be odd, therefore there are
possibilities for
Consider
Let us say that
is even. Then there are
possibilities for
However,
can be odd, in which case we have
more possibilities for
Thus there are
ways for us to choose
and
ways for us to choose
Therefore, also considering symmetry, we have
total values of
~lpieleanu (reformatting and minor edits)
Solution 3 (Complementary Counting)
There are 4 ways to choose any number independently and 2 ways to choose any odd number independently.
To get an even products, we count: , which is
.
The number of ways to get an odd product can be counted like so:
, which is
, or
.
So, for one product to be odd the other to be even:
(order matters).
~ Anonymous and Arctic_Bunny
Solution 4 (Solution 3 but more in-depth)
We use complementary counting: If the difference is even, then we can subtract those cases. There are a total of cases.
For an even difference, we have (even)-(even) or (odd-odd).
From Solution 3:
"There are 4 ways to choose any number independently and 2 ways to choose any odd number independently.
even products:(number)*(number)-(odd)*(odd): .
odd products: (odd)*(odd):
."
With this, we easily calculate .
~kevinmathz
Solution 5-Casework
As in solution 1, we must have (even)-(odd) or (odd)-(even). We see that there are two cases, if is even and
is odd and if
is odd and
is even. Because of symmetry, we can multiply by two for when
is odd and
is even. Let
denote an even number and let
denote an odd number.
If is even and
is odd, there are three cases:
For each of these cases, there are ways to choose from the set
as there are 2 even's and 2 odd's; because there are three cases, we multiply this by 3. Also, because of there are 2 cases (
is even and
is odd and if
is odd and
is even), we multiply this by 2. This gives us:
Video Solutions
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Additional Notes
Additional Note 1
When calculating the number of even products and odd products, since the only way to get an odd product is to multiply two odd integers together, and there are odd integers, it can quickly be deduced that there are
possibilities for an odd product. Since the product must be either odd or even, and there are
ways to choose factors for the product, there are
possibilities for an even product. ~emerald_block
Additional Note 2
This problem is similar to 2007 AMC10A Problem 16. View it here: https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/2007_AMC_10A_Problems/Problem_16
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