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Sides have <math>3</math> spots to go and <math>4</math> sides so <math>3 \times 4=12</math> | Sides have <math>3</math> spots to go and <math>4</math> sides so <math>3 \times 4=12</math> | ||
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==Video Solution 4 by SpreadTheMathLove== | ==Video Solution 4 by SpreadTheMathLove== | ||
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Revision as of 21:01, 26 January 2024
Contents
Problem
A chess king is said to attack all the squares one step away from it, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. For instance, a king on the center square of a 
x grid attacks all 
other squares, as shown below. Suppose a white king and a black king are placed on different squares of a x grid so that they do not attack each other. In how many ways can this be done?
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
(E) 
Solution 1
Corners have 
spots to go and 
corners so 
.
Sides have spots to go and sides so 
in total.
is the answer.
~andliu766
Solution 2
We see that the center is not a viable spot for either of the kings to be in, as it would attack all nearby squares.
This gives three combinations:
Corner-corner: There are 4 corners, and none of them are touching orthogonally or diagonally, so it's 
Corner-edge: For each corner, there are two edges that don't border it, 
Edge-edge: The only possible combinations of this that work are top-bottom and left-right edges, so 
for this type
Multiply by two to account for arrangements of colors to get 
~ c_double_sharp
Video Solution 1 (super clear!) by Power Solve
Video Solution 2 by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
~Math-X
Video Solution 3 by OmegaLearn.org
Video Solution 4 by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svibu3nKB7E
See Also
| 2024 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 16 |
Followed by Problem 18 | |
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