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  • {{AIME box|year=1985|num-b=4|num-a=6}}
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  • The [[polynomial]] <math>1-x+x^2-x^3+\cdots+x^{16}-x^{17}</math> may be written in the form <math>a_0+a_1y+a_ ...<math>1 - x + x^2 + \cdots - x^{17} = \frac {1 - x^{18}}{1 + x} = \frac {1-x^{18}}{y}</math>. Since <math>x = y - 1</math>, this becomes <math>\frac {1
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  • {{AIME box|year=1987|num-b=6|num-a=8}}
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  • ...rac{1}{3}</math>. The answer we are looking for is <math>{5\choose3}(h)^3(1-h)^2 = 10\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^3\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^2 = \frac{40}{24 {{AIME box|year=1989|num-b=4|num-a=6}}
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  • ...ing this pattern, we find that there are <math>\sum_{i=6}^{11} {i\choose{11-i}} = {6\choose5} + {7\choose4} + {8\choose3} + {9\choose2} + {{10}\choose1} ...th>n-1</math> flips must fall under one of the configurations of <math>S_{n-1}</math>.
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  • ...>. Taking logarithms in both sides of this last equation and using the well-known fact <math>\log(a_{}^{}b)=\log a + \log b</math> (valid if <math>a_{}^ ...t[\prod_{j=1}^{k}\frac{(N-j+1)x}{j}\right]=\sum_{j=1}^{k}\log\left[\frac{(N-j+1)x}{j}\right]\, .
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  • {{AMC10 box|year=2006|ab=B|num-b=21|num-a=23}}
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  • ...h>, <math>CX=AC\cdot\left(\frac{CD}{AB-CD}\right)=200\cdot\left(\frac{t}{3t-t}\right)=100</math>. ...f this line with <math>AB</math> as <math>S</math>. Then <math>SB=AB-AS=3t-t=2t</math>.
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  • ...th> such that <math>\lfloor\log_2{a}\rfloor=j</math>, and there are <math>n-2^k+1</math> such integers such that <math>\lfloor\log_2{a}\rfloor=k</math>. ...3}\rfloor+\cdots+\lfloor\log_2{n}\rfloor= \sum_{j=0}^{k-1}(j\cdot2^j) + k(n-2^k+1) = 1994</math>.
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  • ...>AP = 1.</math> It follows that <math>\triangle OPA</math> is a <math>45-45-90</math> [[right triangle]], so <math>OP = AP = 1,</math> <math>OB = OA = \ Without loss of generality, place the pyramid in a 3-dimensional coordinate system such that <math>A = (1,0,0),</math> <math>B =
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  • <cmath>|a_1-a_2|+|a_3-a_4|+|a_5-a_6|+|a_7-a_8|+|a_9-a_{10}|.</cmath> ...obtained from these paired sequences are also obtained in another <math>2^5-1</math> ways by permuting the adjacent terms <math>\{a_1,a_2\},\{a_3,a_4\},
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  • ...l be <br /> three other equivalent boards.</font></td><td><font style="font-size:85%">For those symmetric about the center, <br /> there is only one oth ...re rotationally symmetric about the center square; there are <math>\frac{49-1}{2}=24</math> such pairs. There are then <math>{49 \choose 2}-24</math> pa
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  • ...itive [[integer]] <math>n</math> for which the expansion of <math>(xy-3x+7y-21)^n</math>, after like terms have been collected, has at least 1996 terms. ...3)^n</math>. Both [[binomial expansion]]s will contain <math>n+1</math> non-like terms; their product will contain <math>(n+1)^2</math> terms, as each t
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  • ...s a path that retraces no segment. Each time that such a path reaches a non-terminal vertex, it must leave it. ...it can be arranged that <math>n-2</math> segments will emanate from <math>n-2</math> of the vertices and that an odd number of segments will emanate fro
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  • ...math> take on the values <math>0, 1, \ldots, 9</math>. At step i of a 1000-step process, the <math>i</math>-th switch is advanced one step, and so are ...}{d_{i}}= 2^{9-x_{i}}3^{9-y_{i}}5^{9-z_{i}}</math>. In general, the divisor-count of <math>\frac{N}{d}</math> must be a multiple of 4 to ensure that a s
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  • .../math>, which can be done in <math>4! = 24</math> ways. Then choose a three-edge path along tetrahedron <math>DBEG</math> which, because it must start a ...faces, and one face adjacent to the three B-faces, which we will call the C-face.
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  • ...ween a plane and a point <math>I</math> can be calculated as <math>\frac{(I-G) \cdot P}{|P|}</math>, where G is any point on the plane, and P is a vecto ...rpendicular to plane <math>ABC</math> can be found as <math>V=(A-C)\times(B-C)=\langle 8, 12, 24 \rangle</math>
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  • ...1, 13, 34, 3, 21, 2\}. </math> Susan makes a list as follows: for each two-element subset of <math> \mathcal{S}, </math> she writes on her list the gre Each [[element]] of the [[set]] will appear in <math>7</math> two-element [[subset]]s, once with each other number.
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  • ...that <math> \left( x^{23} + x^{22} + \cdots + x^2 + x + 1 \right) \cdot (x-1) = x^{24} - 1 </math>. The five-element sum is just <math>\sin 30^\circ + \sin 60^\circ + \sin 90^\circ + \s
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  • ...ing the starting vertex in the next move. Thus <math>P_n=\frac{1}{2}(1-P_{n-1})</math>. ...-1</math> steps plus the number of ways to get to <math>C</math> in <math>n-1</math> steps.
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  • {{AIME box|year=2001|n=II|num-b=14|after=Last Question}}
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  • ...plies that <math>10^{6} - 1 | 10^{6k} - 1</math>, and so any <math>\boxed{j-i \equiv 0 \pmod{6}}</math> will work. ...le 5</math>, and let <math>j-i-a = 6k</math>. Then we can write <math>10^{j-i} - 1 = 10^{a} (10^{6k} - 1) + (10^{a} - 1)</math>, and we can easily verif
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  • Let point <math>A</math> be the top-left corner of square <math>ABCD</math> and the rest of the vertices be arra ...factor. We get <math>b = 2/5a</math>, meaning the ratio of areas <math>((a-2b)/a)^2</math> = <math>(1/5)^2</math> = <math>1/25</math> = <math>m/n.</mat
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  • ...8!-64!+\cdots+1968!-1984!+2000!</math>, find the value of <math>f_1-f_2+f_3-f_4+\cdots+(-1)^{j+1}f_j</math>. ...{k=1}^{n-1} {((k+1)!- k!)} = 1 + ((2! - 1!) + (3! - 2!) + \cdots + (n! - (n-1)!)) = n!</math>.
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  • if and only if <math>s </math> is not a divisor of <math>p-1 </math>. ...>s|(p-1)</math>. Then for some positive integer <math>k</math>, <math>sk=p-1</math>. The conditions given are equivalent to stating that <math>sm \bmo
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  • Let <math>f(x)</math> be a non-constant polynomial in <math>x</math> of degree <math>d</math> with any non-negative integer roots, so <math>a_i > 1</math> and thus <math>b_i > 0</math
    9 KB (1,699 words) - 13:48, 11 April 2020
  • ...is from <math>2^m(2^{i_0-m} - 1) = 2^{i_0} - 2^m</math> to <math>2^m(2^{i_0-m}+1) = 2^{i_0} + 2^m</math>. ...- 2^{i_0} = 2^p(2t - 2^{i_0-p} + 1)</math> and the number <math>2t + 2^{i_0-p} + 1</math> is odd, a jump of size <math>2^{p+1}</math> can be made from <
    7 KB (1,280 words) - 17:23, 26 March 2016
  • For a positive integer <math>k</math> and a non-negative integer <math>n</math>, ..._1 + b_2 + b_3 + ... + b_{k-1} + b_k= n}{\binom{n}{b_1, b_2, b_3, ..., b_{k-1}, b_k} \prod_{j=1}^{k}{x_j^{b_j}}}</cmath>
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  • ...\cdots P_{n-1})\not\subseteq (a)</math>. Take any <math>b\in P_1\cdots P_{n-1}\setminus (a)</math> let <math>\gamma = b/a\in K</math>. We claim that thi ...ot\in R</math>. Now for any <math>x\in J</math>, <math>bx\in P_1\cdots P_{n-1}J\subseteq P_1\cdots P_n\subseteq (a)</math>, and so <math>bx = ar</math>
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  • ...</math> and <math>y</math>, define <math> x \mathop{\spadesuit} y = (x+y)(x-y) </math>. What is <math> 3 \mathop{\spadesuit} (4 \mathop{\spadesuit} 5) < ...rcle is painted blue. What is the ratio of the blue-painted area to the red-painted area?
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  • <cmath>S_{100}=\frac{100[2\cdot 4+(100-1)4]}{2}</cmath> ...se Figure 0 exists) <math>\dbinom{101-1}{0}+4\dbinom{101-1}{1}+4\dbinom{101-1}{2}=20201</math> or <math>\textbf{(C)}</math>
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  • So the desired difference is <math>m-j=20-10=10 \Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(D) }10}</math> {{AMC10 box|year=2005|ab=A|before=First Problem|num-a=2}}
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  • ...interactions and dictate how sticky (viscous) a fluid is. Thus, the Navier-Stokes equations are a dynamical statement of the balance of forces acting a ...cal terms these rates correspond to their [[derivative]]s. Thus, the Navier-Stokes equations for the most simple case of an ideal fluid with zero viscos
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  • ...th>b</math> and <math>N</math> for which<cmath>\left\vert\sum_{j=m+1}^n(a_j-b)\right\vert\le1007^2</cmath>for all integers <math>m</math> and <math>n</m <u>'''Theorem'''</u> ''Let <math>T</math> be a non-negative integer parameter. If given a sequence <math>a_1,a_2,\dots</math> t
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  • ...t defined by an upper bound of <math>f(x,y,z)</math> in the Cartesian three-space can be found using a triple [[integral]]: <math>\int_{a_z}^{b_z}\int_{
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  • Suppose that the [[base numbers | base-ten]] representation of <math>N</math> is <center><math>N = a_k a_{k-1} \cdots a_2 a_1 a_0</math>,</center>
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  • ...or bright middle and high school students who wish to sharpen their problem-solving skills and further their mathematics education. Many of our particip ...ve, instructor-led, virtual classes are taught once per weekend for each 12-week semester. Students choose their classes and there is no application req
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  • <cmath> S(n,k) = \frac{1}{k!}\sum_{j=0}^{k}(-1)^j{k \choose j} (k-j)^n. </cmath>
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  • Compute the sum of all twenty-one terms of the geometric series <cmath>1+1+1-1-1+1-1+1-1+1-1-1-1+1+1.</cmath>
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  • ...th>L</math>. It is named after [[Leonhard Euler]]. Its existence is a non-trivial fact of Euclidean [[geometry]]. Certain fixed orders and distance [[ ...riangle CH_AH_B</math> [[concurrence | concur]] at <math>N</math>, the nine-point circle of <math>\triangle ABC</math>.
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  • We shall present a standard triangle inequality proof as well as a less-known vector proof: ...\vec{0}</math> and adding, we see that <math>|a|+|b|+|c|\leq |a-x|+|b-x|+|c-x|</math>, or <math>AP+BP+CP\leq AX+BX+CX</math>. Thus, the origin or point
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  • ...or instance, [[Fermat's Little Theorem]] may be generalized to the [[Fermat-Euler Theorem]] in this manner. ...: the proof of the general case follows by induction to the above result (k-1) times.
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  • Now assume that the problem holds for <math>k-1</math>. We now have two cases: <math> i_1 \ge k</math>, and <math>i_1 < k ..._{j=0}^{k-1}a_j x^j + (1+x)^k \sum_{j=0}^{k-1} b_j x^j \equiv \sum_{j=0}^{k-1}\left[ (a_j + b_j)x^j + b_j x^{j+k} \right] \pmod{2}
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  • Granny Smith has \$63. Elberta has \$2 more than Anjou and Anjou has one-third as much as Granny Smith. How many dollars does Elberta have? ...3, 4 and 9 are each used once to form the smallest possible '''even''' five-digit number. The digit in the tens place is
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  • {{AMC10 box|year=2003|ab=A|num-b=23|num-a=25}} {{AMC12 box|year=2003|ab=A|num-b=11|num-a=13}}
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  • ...>b_0, b_1, \ldots</math> of positive integers for which <math>1+b_n\le b_{n-1}\sqrt[n]{2}</math>, it is clear that there will not exist any sequence <ma ...exist such a sequence. Then, define <math>x_0=b_0</math> and <math>x_n=x_{n-1}\sqrt[n]{2} -1</math>. It is clear that <math>x_n\ge b_n</math> for all <m
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