Square S1 is 1×1. For i≥1, the lengths of the sides of square Si+1 are half the lengths of the sides of square Si, two adjacent sides of square Si are perpendicular bisectors of two adjacent sides of square Si+1, and the other two sides of square Si+1, are the perpendicular bisectors of two adjacent sides of square Si+2. The total area enclosed by at least one of S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 can be written in the form m/n, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m−n.
Starting at (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 p be the probability that the object reaches (2,2) in six or fewer steps. Given that p can be written in the form m/n, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers, find m+n.
Circles of radius 3 and 6 are externally tangent to each other and are internally tangent to a circle of radius 9. The circle of radius 9 has a chord that is a common external tangent of the other two circles. Find the square of the length of this chord.
For certain real values of a,b,c, and d, the equation x4+ax3+bx2+cx+d=0 has four non-real roots. The product of two of these roots is 13+i and the sum of the other two roots is 3+4i, where i=−1. Find b.
Triangle ABC is isosceles, with AB=AC and altitude AM=11. Suppose that there is a point D on AM with AD=10 and ∠BDC=3∠BAC. Then the perimeter of △ABC may be written in the form a+b, where a and b are integers. Find 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("11",(1,1.63),W); dot((1,3),ds); label("A",(1,3),N); dot((0,0),ds); label("B",(0,0),SW); dot((2,0),ds); label("C",(2,0),SE); dot((1,0),ds); label("M",(1,0),S); dot((1,0.7),ds); label("D",(1,0.7),NE); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);[/asy]
A right rectangular prism P (i.e., a rectangular parallelpiped) has sides of integral length a,b,c, with a≤b≤c. A plane parallel to one of the faces of P cuts P into two prisms, one of which is similar to P, and both of which have nonzero volume. Given that b=1995, for how many ordered triples (a,b,c) does such a plane exist?
Pyramid OABCD has square base ABCD, congruent edges OA,OB,OC, and OD, and ∠AOB=45∘. Let θ be the measure of the dihedral angle formed by faces OAB and OBC. Given that cosθ=m+n, where m and n are integers, find m+n.
In a circle of radius 42, two chords of length 78 intersect at a point whose distance from the center is 18. 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, where m,n, and d are positive integers and d is not divisible by the square of any prime number. Find m+n+d.
Let p be the probability that, in the process of repeatedly flipping a fair coin, one will encounter a run of 5 heads before one encounters a run of 2 tails. Given that p can be written in the form m/n where m and n are relatively prime positive integers, find m+n.