Difference between revisions of "2011 AIME II Problems/Problem 6"
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Define an ordered quadruple (a, b, c, d) as interesting if <math>1≤a<b<c<d≤10</math>. (Okay, if you go to edit page you can see that those wierd a's are supposed to be "less than or equal to" signs) | Define an ordered quadruple (a, b, c, d) as interesting if <math>1≤a<b<c<d≤10</math>. (Okay, if you go to edit page you can see that those wierd a's are supposed to be "less than or equal to" signs) | ||
| + | and a+d>b+c. How many ordered quadruples are there? | ||
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| + | There is probably some really complicated formula for this, but as I didnt know it and had 3 hours to "do my best", I listed all possible combinations out. The answer is 80. | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 30 March 2011
Problem:
Define an ordered quadruple (a, b, c, d) as interesting if $1≤a<b<c<d≤10$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg). (Okay, if you go to edit page you can see that those wierd a's are supposed to be "less than or equal to" signs) and a+d>b+c. How many ordered quadruples are there?
Solution:
There is probably some really complicated formula for this, but as I didnt know it and had 3 hours to "do my best", I listed all possible combinations out. The answer is 80.
