1997 AIME Problems
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Problem 1
How many of the integers between 1 and 1000, inclusive, can be expressed as the difference of the squares of two nonnegative integers?
Problem 2
The nine horizontal and nine vertical lines on an checkeboard form rectangles, of which are squares. The number can be written in the form where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find
Problem 3
Sarah intended to multiply a two-digit number and a three-digit number, but she left out the multiplication sign and simply placed the two-digit number to the left of the three-digit number, thereby forming a five-digit nmber. This number is exactly nine times the product Sarah should have obtained. What is the sum of the two-digit number and the three-digit number?
Problem 4
Circles of radii 5, 5, 8, and are mutually externally tangent, where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find
Problem 5
The number can be expressed as a four-place decimal where and represent digits, any of which could be zero. It is desired to approximate by a fraction whose numerator is 1 or 2 and whose denominator is an integer. The closest such fraction to is What is the number of possible values for ?