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1. 217
2. 201
3. 241 (I put 242, dohhhhhhhh)
4. 86
5. 849
6. ??? Post!
7. 588
8 and higher: Post!

Post whatever other answers you know! Thanks.

By Danielsjang (Danielsjang) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 03:48 pm: Edit

What????
How sure are you of those answers??? If those are right, I did horribly!!!!
i got:
1)189
2)065
3)566
4)314
5)799
6)819
7)610
8)498
10)817
11)784
14)093

oh well.. next year~

By Songster87 (Songster87) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 04:17 pm: Edit

I'm 100% certain of those answers.

By Frozentears801 (Frozentears801) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 04:47 pm: Edit

I got songster's #1 and danielsjang's #4, don't remeber anything else but on #9 the division line was perpendicular to 4 and you use similar triangles and proportions to solve.

By Frozentears801 (Frozentears801) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 04:49 pm: Edit

How do you remember all of those numbers?

By Songster87 (Songster87) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 05:08 pm: Edit

You write your answers down on your test booklet, which you're allowed to take out of the room.

As for #4, it comes out to four quarter circles of radius 1 at each of the corners. Therefore, the area in the center of the square is (square area) - (circle area). They asked for 100 times the answer, which is 100*(4-3.14) = 86. I got this one wrong on the test, but it's the right answer.

By Eecs (Eecs) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 05:36 pm: Edit

yeah I got 86 for number 4. number 6 i got 602, but i might be wrong. man, i can't believe i missed number 1. it's just long division, and i had 3 hours... grr!!

By Eastsoldier (Eastsoldier) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 05:38 pm: Edit

1. 217
2. 201
3. 314?
4. 314?
5. 799?
6. 867?
7. 588
8. 000?
9. 035
10. 269?

The ones with ? are the ones i had to guess

#4? I think it's not 4 circles
It's just one big circle infinitely close to the square. Well, I put 027 anyway (WAY OFF)

IF I DID put 035 on #9 then I'm 4/15 or higher

Well, I'm sure you guys got like >10
(I had NO IDEA beyond #10)

By Songster87 (Songster87) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 05:53 pm: Edit

No, it's definitely four QUARTER circles at each corner. Try and draw it following their instructions closely. #4 is definitely, definitely (4 - pi) = 0.86 = 86.

I think you may be right with #9 since a few other people had that answer as well. As for #6, I think the answer may have been 866 but I'm not certain. It would suck to get it wrong by one (like I did for #3).

By Chamonix (Chamonix) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 06:32 pm: Edit

Several of you put the same answer for number seven, the one where you multiply the binomials. I had 568 for some reason...bummer.

By Chamonix (Chamonix) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 06:34 pm: Edit

And I agree with Eastsoldier, it looks like one big circle to me.

By Songster87 (Songster87) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:22 pm: Edit

Try to draw it out. Just draw like 6 lines connecting two adjacent sides with a RULER. It is definitely, definitely not one big circle.

But in all fairness, on the test, since I tried to do it freehand and stopped after a few lines, I too initially thought it was one big circle (and this is why I got it wrong). But this falls apart because the radius would vary if the line was for example, 45 degrees (radius rt(2) - 1), compared to if it was close to 90 degrees (radius 1).

I'm absolutely, postiviely, 100% certain it's not one big circle. This is coming from a guy who put down the answer for one big circle on the test. Also, as a #4 AIME question, it was way too simple to be just "pi" since they know that would be the #1 random guess as well.

By Songster87 (Songster87) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:24 pm: Edit

bump, does anyone else have any other answers? #8 or higher anyone?

By Shhh (Shhh) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:29 pm: Edit

what is AIME?

By Theiceman (Theiceman) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:39 pm: Edit

Songster's answers look like my friends answers...as usual I'm wrong, they're right

looks like I only got one (the first question)

even though i probably got question #6 wrong too (snakelike integers), my answer was 880 for comparative purposes

How did you get 201 for #2? (I know this is the right answer, just wanna know the reasoning)

By Theiceman (Theiceman) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:40 pm: Edit

oh yeah, 86 and 588 are right (my math teacher showed us how to do those problems right after the test)

By Theiceman (Theiceman) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:55 pm: Edit

1: 217
2: 201
3: 241
4: 086
5: 849
6: 882 (checked by computer)
7: 588 (checked by computer)
8: 199
9: 035
10: 817
11: 512
12: 014
13: 482
14: 813
15: 511

See this website: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=4776

By Danielsjang (Danielsjang) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 10:19 pm: Edit

yep I screwed up... bad~

By Eastsoldier (Eastsoldier) on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 09:10 am: Edit

Well, thank you Theiceman
Looks like it might not be official but I'll consider those to be the answers (pretty much)
I got 4 / 15, just as I expected
(I only solved four... just time consuming, no brain required ones...)

By Strick (Strick) on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 10:02 am: Edit

When do they announce or publish the official results?

By Bobbyd (Bobbyd) on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 08:22 pm: Edit

MOnday on the website.