Stumbled across a question with a wrong answer

I came across a question which seems to have a wrong answer appended to it by the question-setter. What can I do about it?

wrong question

#Geometry

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Comments

Which question was it? Don't worry, if the question was wrong, the staff will find out and undo the points change from the question.

Ameya Daigavane - 5 years, 2 months ago

Here's the link:

https://brilliant.org/problems/amc-problem/?ref_id=1157471

I also have a pending report on the question.

Aniruddha Bhattacharjee - 5 years, 2 months ago

Its great that you reported the problem so that the problem creator is aware of your objections.

If they do not reply in a reasonable time (7-10 days), staff and moderators will look into it and decide what best to do.

Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 2 months ago

@Calvin Lin – Thanks for the help! :-)

Aniruddha Bhattacharjee - 5 years, 2 months ago

I've gotten the right answer. Try checking your working again. Would you mind sharing your approach here?

Ameya Daigavane - 5 years, 2 months ago

I've found where I went wrong. Thanks anyways! :-)

Aniruddha Bhattacharjee - 5 years, 2 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$