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Difference between revisions of "2020 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 22"

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Let <math>a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor</math>.
 
Let <math>a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor</math>.
  
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<b>Notice that for every integer <math>n \neq 1</math>,
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Notice that for every integer <math>n \neq 1</math>,
  
 
<math>\bullet</math> if <math>\frac{998}n</math> is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be <math>(a, a, a)</math>,
 
<math>\bullet</math> if <math>\frac{998}n</math> is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be <math>(a, a, a)</math>,
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<math>\bullet</math> if <math>\frac{999}n</math> is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be <math>(a, a + 1, a + 1)</math>, and
 
<math>\bullet</math> if <math>\frac{999}n</math> is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be <math>(a, a + 1, a + 1)</math>, and
  
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<math>\bullet</math> if <math>\frac{1000}n</math> is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be <math>(a, a, a + 1)</math>.</b>
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<math>\bullet</math> if <math>\frac{1000}n</math> is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be <math>(a, a, a + 1)</math>.
  
 
This is due to the fact that <math>998</math>, <math>999</math>, and <math>1000</math> share no common factors other than 1.
 
This is due to the fact that <math>998</math>, <math>999</math>, and <math>1000</math> share no common factors other than 1.
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The first case mentioned above does not work, as the sum becomes <math>3a</math>, which is divisible by 3.
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Now, we test the three cases mentioned above.
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So, there are two viable cases:
 
  
  
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<b>Case 1:</b> <math>n</math> divides <math>999</math>
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<b>Case 1:</b> <math>n</math> divides <math>998</math>
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The first case  does not work, as the sum becomes <math>3a</math>, which is divisible by 3.
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So, there are only two viable cases:
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<b>Case 2:</b> <math>n</math> divides <math>999</math>
  
 
Because <math>n</math> divides <math>999</math>, the number of possibilities for <math>n</math> is the same as the number of factors of <math>999</math>, excluding <math>1</math>.
 
Because <math>n</math> divides <math>999</math>, the number of possibilities for <math>n</math> is the same as the number of factors of <math>999</math>, excluding <math>1</math>.
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<math>8 - 1 = 7</math>
 
<math>8 - 1 = 7</math>
  
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We now do the same for the second case.
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<b>Case 2:</b> <math>n</math> divides <math>1000</math>
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<b>Case 3:</b> <math>n</math> divides <math>1000</math>
  
 
<math>1000</math> = <math>5^3 \cdot 2^3</math>
 
<math>1000</math> = <math>5^3 \cdot 2^3</math>

Revision as of 21:19, 1 February 2020

Problem

For how many positive integers $n \le 1000$ is\[\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{n}\right \rfloor\]not divisible by $3$? (Recall that $\lfloor x \rfloor$ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$.)

$\textbf{(A) } 22 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 23 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 24 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 25 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 26$


Solution 1 (Casework)

\[\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{n}\right \rfloor\]

Let $a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor$.

Notice that for every integer $n \neq 1$,

$\bullet$ if $\frac{998}n$ is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be $(a, a, a)$,

$\bullet$ if $\frac{999}n$ is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be $(a, a + 1, a + 1)$, and

$\bullet$ if $\frac{1000}n$ is an integer, then the three terms in the expression above must be $(a, a, a + 1)$.

This is due to the fact that $998$, $999$, and $1000$ share no common factors other than 1. Note that $n = 1$ doesn't work; to prove this, all we just have to is substitute $1$ for $n$ in the expression, to get

\[\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{1} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{1} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{1}\right \rfloor\]

This gives us $\frac{998}1 + \frac{999}1 + \frac{1000}1 = 2997 = 999 \cdot 3$ which is divisible by 3.


Now, we test the three cases mentioned above.


Case 1: $n$ divides $998$

The first case does not work, as the sum becomes $3a$, which is divisible by 3. So, there are only two viable cases:


Case 2: $n$ divides $999$

Because $n$ divides $999$, the number of possibilities for $n$ is the same as the number of factors of $999$, excluding $1$.

$999$ = $3^3 \cdot 37^1$

So, the total number of factors of $999$ is $4 \cdot 2 = 8$.

However, we have to subtract $1$, because the case $n = 1$ doesn't work, as mentioned previously.

$8 - 1 = 7$

We now do the same for the third case.


Case 3: $n$ divides $1000$

$1000$ = $5^3 \cdot 2^3$

So, the total number of factors of $1000$ is $4 \cdot 4 = 16$.

Again, we have to subtract $1$, for the reason mentioned above in Case 1.

$16 - 1 = 15$


Now that we have counted all of the cases, we add them.

$7 + 15 = 22$, so the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(A)}22}$.


~dragonchomper

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/Ozp3k2464u4

~IceMatrix

See Also

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