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Duluth Math Competition: Tiebreaker Round

Problem 1
A circle is inscribed within a regular hexagon. Find the ratio between the area between the
inside the hexagon and outside the√
circle to the area of the circle. Simplified to the lowest
y −π
x x
terms, the answer is in the form . What is x − y?
π

Answer:

Problem 2
Rick has a fair coin. First, he writes the number +1 on the board. Then, he flips his coin. If it
comes up as heads, he writes + 12 , if it comes up as tails, he writes − 21 . If Rick continues to flip
his coin, on the nth flip, if it lands on heads, he writes + 21n and if it lands on tails, he writes
− 21n . The probability that the sum of his series of numbers is above 1
7 is pq , where p and q are
relatively prime. Determine p + 10q.

Answer:

Problem 3
Eric is thinking of two positive three-digit numbers. Both numbers leave a remainder of one
when divided by two, a remainder of zero when divided by three, a remainder of two when
divided by five, and a remainder of ten when divided by thirteen. Find the sum of Eric’s two
numbers.

Answer:

1
Problem 4
Denote
D = 2(cos 30○ + i sin 30○ ).

Compute (D − D4 )2 .