# Difference between revisions of "2002 AIME II Problems/Problem 10"

## Problem

While finding the sine of a certain angle, an absent-minded professor failed to notice that his calculator was not in the correct angular mode. He was lucky to get the right answer. The two least positive real values of $x$ for which the sine of $x$ degrees is the same as the sine of $x$ radians are $\frac{m\pi}{n-\pi}$ and $\frac{p\pi}{q+\pi}$, where $m$, $n$, $p$, and $q$ are positive integers. Find $m+n+p+q$.

## Solution 1

Note that $x$ degrees is equal to $\frac{\pi x}{180}$ radians. Also, for $\alpha \in \left[0 , \frac{\pi}{2} \right]$, the two least positive angles $\theta > \alpha$ such that $\sin{\theta} = \sin{\alpha}$ are $\theta = \pi-\alpha$, and $\theta = 2\pi + \alpha$.

Clearly $x > \frac{\pi x}{180}$ for positive real values of $x$.

$\theta = \pi-\alpha$ yields: $x = \pi - \frac{\pi x}{180} \Rightarrow x = \frac{180\pi}{180+\pi} \Rightarrow (p,q) = (180,180)$.

$\theta = 2\pi + \alpha$ yields: $x = 2\pi + \frac{\pi x}{180} \Rightarrow x = \frac{360\pi}{180-\pi} \Rightarrow (m,n) = (360,180)$.

So, $m+n+p+q = \boxed{900}$.

## Solution 2

The first case is when the two angles, $x$ and $\frac{\pi x}{180}$, are coterminal. The second case is when they are reflections of the $y$ axis. 1. $x+2\pi a = \frac{\pi x}{180}$ for any integer $a$ So $x=\frac{360\pi a }{\pi -180}$

2. $(2b+1)\pi -x = \frac{\pi x}{180}$ for any integer $b$ So $x = \frac{180(2b+1)\pi}{\pi + 180}$

Choosing carefully $a,b$ such that it's the minimum gives the answer same as above.