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Let <math>A=\{1,2,3,4\}</math>, and <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> be randomly chosen (not necessarily distinct) functions from <math>A</math> to <math>A</math>. The probability that the range of <math>f</math> and the range of <math>g</math> are disjoint is <math>\tfrac{m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>m</math>.
 
Let <math>A=\{1,2,3,4\}</math>, and <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> be randomly chosen (not necessarily distinct) functions from <math>A</math> to <math>A</math>. The probability that the range of <math>f</math> and the range of <math>g</math> are disjoint is <math>\tfrac{m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>m</math>.
  
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== Solution ==
 
We note there are <math>4^8</math> sets of two functions  <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> from <math>A</math> to <math>A</math> since the input of the four values of each function has four options each
 
We note there are <math>4^8</math> sets of two functions  <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> from <math>A</math> to <math>A</math> since the input of the four values of each function has four options each
 
By the pigeonhole principle the combined range  of <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> has at most four elements
 
By the pigeonhole principle the combined range  of <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> has at most four elements
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*Case 1: <math>f</math>'s range contains 3 elements
 
*Case 1: <math>f</math>'s range contains 3 elements
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there are 4 ways to choose the range of <math>f</math> <math>{{4}\choose {3}}</math> then each element in <math>f</math> can be assigned to one of the 3 elements in the range of <math>f</math> so there are <math>4*3^4</math> functions with a range of 3 elements in <math>A</math>
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there are 4 ways to choose the range of <math>f</math> <math>{{4}\choose {3}}</math> then three elements of A can be assigned in <math>0.5*3*4*(3!)</math> ways: choose which element will be assigned to more than once (3) how three elements will be assigned to to three elements of A(6)  which of the four elements will be assigned to the extra value, divided by 2 becuase of over-counting
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note that <math>g</math> can only be the function assigning each element of <math>A</math> to the  element not already chosen
 
note that <math>g</math> can only be the function assigning each element of <math>A</math> to the  element not already chosen
  
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so there <math>4*3^4</math> for that to happen
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so there <math>4*36</math> for that to happen
  
 
*Case 2: <math>f</math>'s range contains 2 elements
 
*Case 2: <math>f</math>'s range contains 2 elements
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there are 6 ways to choose the range of <math>f</math> <math>{{4}\choose {2}}</math> then each element in <math>f</math> can be assigned to one of the 2 elements in the range of <math>f</math> so there are <math>4*2^4</math> functions with a range of 3 elements in <math>A</math>
 
there are 6 ways to choose the range of <math>f</math> <math>{{4}\choose {2}}</math> then each element in <math>f</math> can be assigned to one of the 2 elements in the range of <math>f</math> so there are <math>4*2^4</math> functions with a range of 3 elements in <math>A</math>
  
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now <math>g</math> can have a range of two elements in which each of its 4 values can be assigned one of its elements (<math>2^4</math> ways)
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now <math>g</math> can have a range of two elements in which each of its 4 values can be assigned one of its elements (<math>2^4-2</math> ways)
  
 
or <math>g</math> can have a range of one element there are 2 ways to choose its range <math>{{2}\choose {1}}</math>  and like in case 1 <math>g</math> can happen in exactly 1 way
 
or <math>g</math> can have a range of one element there are 2 ways to choose its range <math>{{2}\choose {1}}</math>  and like in case 1 <math>g</math> can happen in exactly 1 way
  
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so there <math>(6*2^4)(2^4+2)</math> ways for that to happen
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so there <math>(6*(2^4-2))(2^4)</math> ways for that to happen
  
 
*case 3:  <math>f</math>'s range contains 1 element
 
*case 3:  <math>f</math>'s range contains 1 element
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if <math>g</math>'s range contains 1 element one can choose the 1 elements in 3 different ways  <math>{{3}\choose {1}}</math> and after choosing each element has 1 option resulting with 1 way for that to happen.
 
if <math>g</math>'s range contains 1 element one can choose the 1 elements in 3 different ways  <math>{{3}\choose {1}}</math> and after choosing each element has 1 option resulting with 1 way for that to happen.
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so there are <math>4*(3^4+3*2^4+3)</math> ways for that to occur
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so there are <math>4*(3^4)</math> ways for that to occur
  
 
*summing the cases
 
*summing the cases
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we get that the probability for <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> to have disjoint ranges is equal to:
 
we get that the probability for <math>f</math> and <math>g</math> to have disjoint ranges is equal to:
  
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<math>\dfrac{4*3^4+(6*2^4)(2^4+2)+4*(3^4+3*2^4+3)}{4^8} =\dfrac{2^2*3^4+2^6*3^3+2^4*3*11}{2^{16}}= \dfrac{3^4+2^4*3^3+3*11*2^2}{2^{14}}=\dfrac{645}{2^{14}}</math>
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<math>\dfrac{4*3^4+(6*2^4)(2^4-2)+4*(36)}{4^8} =\dfrac{2^2*3^4+2^6*3*7+2^4*3^2}{2^{16}}= \dfrac{3^4+2^4*3*7+3^2*2^2}{2^{14}}=\dfrac{453}{2^{14}}</math>
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so the final answer is <math>645</math>
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so the final answer is <math>453</math>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
{{AIME box|year=2014|n=I|num-b=11|num-a=13}}
 
{{AIME box|year=2014|n=I|num-b=11|num-a=13}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 21:11, 14 March 2014

Problem 12

Let $A=\{1,2,3,4\}$, and $f$ and $g$ be randomly chosen (not necessarily distinct) functions from $A$ to $A$. The probability that the range of $f$ and the range of $g$ are disjoint is $\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m$.

Solution

We note there are $4^8$ sets of two functions $f$ and $g$ from $A$ to $A$ since the input of the four values of each function has four options each By the pigeonhole principle the combined range of $f$ and $g$ has at most four elements this can be done in 3 cases:

  • Case 1: $f$'s range contains 3 elements

there are 4 ways to choose the range of $f$ ${{4}\choose {3}}$ then three elements of A can be assigned in $0.5*3*4*(3!)$ ways: choose which element will be assigned to more than once (3) how three elements will be assigned to to three elements of A(6) which of the four elements will be assigned to the extra value, divided by 2 becuase of over-counting

note that $g$ can only be the function assigning each element of $A$ to the element not already chosen

so there $4*36$ for that to happen

  • Case 2: $f$'s range contains 2 elements

there are 6 ways to choose the range of $f$ ${{4}\choose {2}}$ then each element in $f$ can be assigned to one of the 2 elements in the range of $f$ so there are $4*2^4$ functions with a range of 3 elements in $A$

now $g$ can have a range of two elements in which each of its 4 values can be assigned one of its elements ($2^4-2$ ways)

or $g$ can have a range of one element there are 2 ways to choose its range ${{2}\choose {1}}$ and like in case 1 $g$ can happen in exactly 1 way

so there $(6*(2^4-2))(2^4)$ ways for that to happen

  • case 3: $f$'s range contains 1 element

here are 4 ways to choose the range of $f$ ${{4}\choose {1}}$ then each element in $A$ can be assigned to only one value so there are 4 functions with a range of 1 elements in $A$

now $g$ can have a range of 1,2 or 3: if $g$'s range has 3 elements each value in $A$ can be assigned to 3 other values so there $3^4$ ways for that to occur.

if $g$'s range contains 2 elements one can choose the 2 elements in 3 different ways ${{3}\choose {2}}$ and after choosing each element has 2 options resulting with $2^4$ ways for that to occur

if $g$'s range contains 1 element one can choose the 1 elements in 3 different ways ${{3}\choose {1}}$ and after choosing each element has 1 option resulting with 1 way for that to happen. so there are $4*(3^4)$ ways for that to occur

  • summing the cases

we get that the probability for $f$ and $g$ to have disjoint ranges is equal to:

$\dfrac{4*3^4+(6*2^4)(2^4-2)+4*(36)}{4^8} =\dfrac{2^2*3^4+2^6*3*7+2^4*3^2}{2^{16}}= \dfrac{3^4+2^4*3*7+3^2*2^2}{2^{14}}=\dfrac{453}{2^{14}}$ so the final answer is $453$

See also

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