2002 AIME II Problems/Problem 4

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Problem

Patio blocks that are hexagons $1$ unit on a side are used to outline a garden by placing the blocks edge to edge with $n$ on each side. The diagram indicates the path of blocks around the garden when $n=5$.

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If $n=202$, then the area of the garden enclosed by the path, not including the path itself, is $m\left(\sqrt3/2\right)$ square units, where $m$ is a positive integer. Find the remainder when $m$ is divided by $1000$.

Solution

When $n>1$, the path of blocks has $6(n-1)$ blocks total in it. When $n=1$, there is just one lonely block. Thus, the area of the garden enclosed by the path when $n=202$ is

\[(1+6+12+18+\cdots +1200)A\],

where $A$ is the area of one block. Since $A=\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$, the area of the garden is

\[120601\cdot \dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}=\dfrac{361803\sqrt{3}}{2}\].

$m=361803$, $\dfrac{m}{1000}=361$ Remainder $\boxed{803}$.

See also

2002 AIME II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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