Problem Set 1

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Problem
Determine the smallest positive integer solution such that
?
If a, b, c are distinct positive integers, what is the smallest possible value of
?
If the equation
has one and only one set of parentheses place around a part of
the expression, what is the expected value of the expression?
How many integer values are there for n such that
is a perfect square?
Let equal the volume of the diamond formed by connecting the center of each face of an
cube. If can be expressed in form, where and are coprime, positive
integers, find
.
Let the sum of the three smallest positive solutions for sin(15x)+cos(15x)=0 be p, where
p can be expressed in form. What is
?
If
can be expressed in form, where a and b are coprime positive
integers, what is
?
How many ordered pairs
exist, such that
(i) p, q are positive integers
(ii)
and
(iii) p and q are coprime?
Given the set of positive digits, how many four-element sets can be formed, such that
(i) no digits are repeated
(ii) the sum of the digits is 15
and
(iii) no two even digits can be placed next to one another?
What is the remainder when 345 is divided by 125?
If

can be expressed in form, where a

and b are coprime positive integers, what is ?

An elevator contains six people and can stop at any of eight floors. The people act
independently in choosing which floor to stop at. If the probability that no two people get
off at the same floor can be expressed in form, where a and b are coprime, positive
integers, what is ?
Let
be a triangle with side lengths
,
, and
. An excircle is
drawn tangent to
at point . Find the length of
.
Let
be a triangle with side lengths
,
. Let be the point on segment
such that
. If the angle bisector of
intersects
into equal
segments of length and
can be expressed in
form, determine .

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