2024 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 17
Contents
[hide]- 1 Problem
- 2 Solution 1
- 3 Solution 2
- 4 Video Solution 1 by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
- 5 Video Solution 2 (super clear!) by Power Solve
- 6 Video Solution 3 by OmegaLearn.org
- 7 Video Solution 4 by SpreadTheMathLove
- 8 Video Solution by NiuniuMaths (Easy to understand!)
- 9 Video Solution by CosineMethod [🔥Fast and Easy🔥]
- 10 Video Solution by Interstigation
- 11 See Also
Problem
A chess king is said to attack all the squares one step away from it, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a x grid attacks all other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of a x grid so that they do not attack each other (in other words, not right next to each other). In how many ways can this be done?
~Diagram by Andrei.martynau
Solution 1
If you place a king in any of the corners, they will have spots to go and there are corners, so . If you place a king in any of the corners, they will have spots to go and there are sides so, . That gives us spots to go into totally. So is the answer. ~andliu766, captaindiamond868 (minor edits)
Solution 2
We see that the center is not a viable spot for either of the kings to be in, as it would attack all nearby squares.
This gives three combinations:
Corner-corner: There are 4 corners, and none of them are touching orthogonally or diagonally, so it's
Corner-edge: For each corner, there are two edges that don't border it,
Edge-edge: The only possible combinations of this that work are top-bottom and left-right edges, so for this type
Multiply by two to account for arrangements of colors to get ~ c_double_sharp
Video Solution 1 by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
https://youtu.be/BaE00H2SHQM?si=Q2e8OfkuzKZXmoau&t=4624
~Math-X
Video Solution 2 (super clear!) by Power Solve
Video Solution 3 by OmegaLearn.org
Video Solution 4 by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svibu3nKB7E
Video Solution by NiuniuMaths (Easy to understand!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-xN8Njd_Lc
~NiuniuMaths
Video Solution by CosineMethod [🔥Fast and Easy🔥]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWFZIahQCg
Video Solution by Interstigation
https://youtu.be/ktzijuZtDas&t=1922
See Also
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