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AIME 1995

American Invitational Mathematics Examination 1995.

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Problem 1

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Square S1S_{1} is 1×1.1\times 1. For i≥1,i\ge 1, the lengths of the sides of square Si+1S_{i+1} are half the lengths of the sides of square Si,S_{i}, two adjacent sides of square SiS_{i} are perpendicular bisectors of two adjacent sides of square Si+1,S_{i+1}, and the other two sides of square Si+1,S_{i+1}, are the perpendicular bisectors of two adjacent sides of square Si+2.S_{i+2}. The total area enclosed by at least one of S1,S2,S3,S4,S5S_{1}, S_{2}, S_{3}, S_{4}, S_{5} can be written in the form m/n,m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m−n.m-n.

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Problem 2

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Find the last three digits of the product of the positive roots of 1995xlog⁡1995x=x2\sqrt{1995}x^{\log_{1995}x}=x^2.

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Problem 3

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Starting at (0,0),(0,0), an object moves in the coordinate plane via a sequence of steps, each of length one. Each step is left, right, up, or down, all four equally likely. Let pp be the probability that the object reaches (2,2)(2,2) in six or fewer steps. Given that pp can be written in the form m/n,m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers, find m+n.m+n.

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Problem 4

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Circles of radius 33 and 66 are externally tangent to each other and are internally tangent to a circle of radius 99. The circle of radius 99 has a chord that is a common external tangent of the other two circles. Find the square of the length of this chord.

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Problem 5

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For certain real values of a,b,c,a, b, c, and d,d_{}, the equation x4+ax3+bx2+cx+d=0x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx+d=0 has four non-real roots. The product of two of these roots is 13+i13+i and the sum of the other two roots is 3+4i,3+4i, where i=−1.i=\sqrt{-1}. Find b.b.

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Problem 6

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Let n=231319.n=2^{31}3^{19}. How many positive integer divisors of n2n^2 are less than nn_{} but do not divide nn_{}?

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Problem 7

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Given that (1+sin⁡t)(1+cos⁡t)=5/4(1+\sin t)(1+\cos t)=5/4 and where k,m,k, m, and nn_{} are positive integers with mm_{} and nn_{} relatively prime, find k+m+n.k+m+n.

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Problem 8

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For how many ordered pairs of positive integers (x,y),(x,y), with y<x≤100,y<x\le 100, are both xy\frac xy and x+1y+1\frac{x+1}{y+1} integers?

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Problem 9

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Triangle ABCABC is isosceles, with AB=ACAB=AC and altitude AM=11.AM=11. Suppose that there is a point DD on AM‾\overline{AM} with AD=10AD=10 and ∠BDC=3∠BAC.\angle BDC=3\angle BAC. Then the perimeter of △ABC\triangle ABC may be written in the form a+b,a+\sqrt{b}, where aa and bb are integers. Find a+b.a+b. [asy] import graph; size(5cm); real lsf=0.5; pen dps=linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); pen ds=black; real xmin=-1.55,xmax=7.95,ymin=-4.41,ymax=5.3; draw((1,3)--(0,0)); draw((0,0)--(2,0)); draw((2,0)--(1,3)); draw((1,3)--(1,0)); draw((1,0.7)--(0,0)); draw((1,0.7)--(2,0)); label("1111",(1,1.63),W); dot((1,3),ds); label("AA",(1,3),N); dot((0,0),ds); label("BB",(0,0),SW); dot((2,0),ds); label("CC",(2,0),SE); dot((1,0),ds); label("MM",(1,0),S); dot((1,0.7),ds); label("DD",(1,0.7),NE); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);[/asy]

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Problem 11

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A right rectangular prism PP_{} (i.e., a rectangular parallelpiped) has sides of integral length a,b,c,a, b, c, with a≤b≤c.a\le b\le c. A plane parallel to one of the faces of PP_{} cuts PP_{} into two prisms, one of which is similar to P,P_{}, and both of which have nonzero volume. Given that b=1995,b=1995, for how many ordered triples (a,b,c)(a, b, c) does such a plane exist?

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Problem 12

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Pyramid OABCDOABCD has square base ABCD,ABCD, congruent edges OA‾,OB‾,OC‾,\overline{OA}, \overline{OB}, \overline{OC}, and OD‾,\overline{OD}, and ∠AOB=45∘.\angle AOB=45^\circ. Let θ\theta be the measure of the dihedral angle formed by faces OABOAB and OBC.OBC. Given that cos⁡θ=m+n,\cos \theta=m+\sqrt{n}, where mm_{} and nn_{} are integers, find m+n.m+n.

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Problem 13

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Let f(n)f(n) be the integer closest to n4.\sqrt[4]{n}. Find ∑k=119951f(k).\sum_{k=1}^{1995}\frac 1{f(k)}.

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Problem 14

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In a circle of radius 4242, two chords of length 7878 intersect at a point whose distance from the center is 1818. The two chords divide the interior of the circle into four regions. Two of these regions are bordered by segments of unequal lengths, and the area of either of them can be expressed uniquely in the form mπ−nd,m\pi-n\sqrt{d}, where m,n,m, n, and dd_{} are positive integers and dd_{} is not divisible by the square of any prime number. Find m+n+d.m+n+d.

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Problem 15

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Let pp_{} be the probability that, in the process of repeatedly flipping a fair coin, one will encounter a run of 55 heads before one encounters a run of 22 tails. Given that pp_{} can be written in the form m/nm/n where mm_{} and nn_{} are relatively prime positive integers, find m+nm+n.

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