2011 AIME II Problems/Problem 15

Problem:

Let $P(x) = x^2 - 3x - 9$ . A real number $x$ is chosen at random from the interval $5 \le x \le 15$ . The probability that $\lfloor\sqrt{P(x)}\rfloor = \sqrt{P(\lfloor x \rfloor)}$ is equal to $\frac{\sqrt{a} + \sqrt{b} + \sqrt{c} + \sqrt{d}}{e}$ , where $a$ , $b$ , $c$ , $d$ , and $e$ are positive integers, and none of $a$ , $b$ , or $c$ is divisible by the square of a prime. Find $a + b + c + d + e$ .

Solution:

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2011 AIME II Problems/Problem 15