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AIME 2001a

American Invitational Mathematics Examination 2001.

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Problem 2

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A finite set S\mathcal{S} of distinct real numbers has the following properties: the mean of S∪{1}\mathcal{S}\cup\{1\} is 1313 less than the mean of S\mathcal{S}, and the mean of S∪{2001}\mathcal{S}\cup\{2001\} is 2727 more than the mean of S\mathcal{S}. Find the mean of S\mathcal{S}.

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Problem 3

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Find the sum of the roots, real and non-real, of the equation x2001+(12−x)2001=0x^{2001}+\left(\frac 12-x\right)^{2001}=0, given that there are no multiple roots.

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Problem 4

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In triangle ABCABC, angles AA and BB measure 6060 degrees and 4545 degrees, respectively. The bisector of angle AA intersects BC‾\overline{BC} at TT, and AT=24AT=24. The area of triangle ABCABC can be written in the form a+bca+b\sqrt{c}, where aa, bb, and cc are positive integers, and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find a+b+ca+b+c.

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Problem 5

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An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the ellipse whose equation is x2+4y2=4x^2+4y^2=4. One vertex of the triangle is (0,1)(0,1), one altitude is contained in the y-axis, and the square of the length of each side is mn\sqrt{\frac{m}{n}}, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+nm+n.

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Problem 6

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A fair die is rolled four times. The probability that each of the final three rolls is at least as large as the roll preceding it may be expressed in the form mn\frac{m}{n} where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+nm + n.

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Problem 7

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Triangle ABCABC has AB=21AB=21, AC=22AC=22 and BC=20BC=20. Points DD and EE are located on AB‾\overline{AB} and AC‾\overline{AC}, respectively, such that DE‾\overline{DE} is parallel to BC‾\overline{BC} and contains the center of the inscribed circle of triangle ABCABC. Then DE=m/nDE=m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+nm+n.

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Problem 8

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Call a positive integer NN a 7-10 double if the digits of the base-77 representation of NN form a base-1010 number that is twice NN. For example, 5151 is a 7-10 double because its base-77 representation is 102102. What is the largest 7-10 double?

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Problem 9

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In triangle ABCABC, AB=13AB=13, BC=15BC=15 and CA=17CA=17. Point DD is on AB‾\overline{AB}, EE is on BC‾\overline{BC}, and FF is on CA‾\overline{CA}. Let AD=p⋅ABAD=p\cdot AB, BE=q⋅BCBE=q\cdot BC, and CF=r⋅CACF=r\cdot CA, where pp, qq, and rr are positive and satisfy p+q+r=2/3p+q+r=2/3 and p2+q2+r2=2/5p^2+q^2+r^2=2/5. The ratio of the area of triangle DEFDEF to the area of triangle ABCABC 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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Problem 10

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Let SS be the set of points whose coordinates x,x, y,y, and zz are integers that satisfy 0≤x≤2,0\le x\le2, 0≤y≤3,0\le y\le3, and 0≤z≤4.0\le z\le4. Two distinct points are randomly chosen from S.S. The probability that the midpoint of the segment they determine also belongs to SS is m/n,m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n.m + n.

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Problem 11

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In a rectangular array of points, with 5 rows and NN columns, the points are numbered consecutively from left to right beginning with the top row. Thus the top row is numbered 1 through N,N, the second row is numbered N+1N + 1 through 2N,2N, and so forth. Five points, P1,P2,P3,P4,P_1, P_2, P_3, P_4, and P5,P_5, are selected so that each PiP_i is in row i.i. Let xix_i be the number associated with Pi.P_i. Now renumber the array consecutively from top to bottom, beginning with the first column. Let yiy_i be the number associated with PiP_i after the renumbering. It is found that x1=y2,x_1 = y_2, x2=y1,x_2 = y_1, x3=y4,x_3 = y_4, x4=y5,x_4 = y_5, and x5=y3.x_5 = y_3. Find the smallest possible value of N.N.

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Problem 12

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A sphere is inscribed in the tetrahedron whose vertices are A=(6,0,0),B=(0,4,0),C=(0,0,2),A = (6,0,0), B = (0,4,0), C = (0,0,2), and D=(0,0,0).D = (0,0,0). The radius of the sphere is m/n,m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n.m + n.

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Problem 13

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In a certain circle, the chord of a dd-degree arc is 2222 centimeters long, and the chord of a 2d2d-degree arc is 2020 centimeters longer than the chord of a 3d3d-degree arc, where d<120.d < 120. The length of the chord of a 3d3d-degree arc is −m+n- m + \sqrt {n} centimeters, where mm and nn are positive integers. Find m+n.m + n.

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Problem 14

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A mail carrier delivers mail to the nineteen houses on the east side of Elm Street. The carrier notices that no two adjacent houses ever get mail on the same day, but that there are never more than two houses in a row that get no mail on the same day. How many different patterns of mail delivery are possible?

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Problem 15

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The numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 88 are randomly written on the faces of a regular octahedron so that each face contains a different number. The probability that no two consecutive numbers, where 88 and 11 are considered to be consecutive, are written on faces that share an edge is m/n,m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n.m + n.

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