2000 AIME II Problems/Problem 7
Problem
Given that

find the greatest integer that is less than .
Solution
Multiplying both sides by yields:
Recall the Combinatorial Identity . Since
, it follows that
.
Thus, .
So, and
.
Solution 2
Let Applying the binomial theorem gives us
Since
After some fairly easy bashing, we get
as the answer.
~peelybonehead
Solution 3 (Brute Force)
Convert each denominator to and get the numerators to be
(refer to note). Adding these up we have
therefore
is the desired answer.
Note:
Notice that each numerator is increased each time by a factor of etc. until
. If you were taking the test under normal time conditions, it shouldn't be too hard to bash out all of the numbers but it is priority to be careful.
~SirAppel
See also
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