A complex problem

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If 0 < a < 10 0<a<10 , 10 < b < 10 -10<b<10 and the probablity that a + b i 7 |a+bi| \leq 7 is x. What is 1 x 3 \lfloor \frac{1}{x^{3}} \rfloor


The answer is 17.

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1 solution

Caleb Townsend
Feb 5, 2015

First, remember that a + b i = a 2 + b 2 |a + bi| = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} . Note that without the conditions 0 < a < 10 , 10 < b < 10 0 < a < 10, -10 < b < 10 , the solution set for a 2 + b 2 7 \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} \leq 7 is the disk a 2 + b 2 49 a^2 + b^2 \leq 49 , which is centered at ( a , b ) = ( 0 , 0 ) (a, b) = (0,0) with radius r = 7. r = 7. Keeping this in mind and restricting a a and b b to 0 < a < 10 , 10 < b < 10 0 < a < 10, -10 < b < 10 , the probability that a 2 + b 2 7 \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} \leq 7 is the area of the solution set divided by the area of all the possible values of a a and b b . This is x = π r 2 2 Δ a Δ b = ( 49 π 2 ) 200 = 49 π 400 x = \frac{\frac{\pi r^2}{2}}{\Delta a \Delta b} = \frac{(\frac{49\pi}{2})}{200} = \frac{49\pi}{400} Next, find that 1 x 3 = 64000000 117649 π 3 17.54 \frac{1}{x^3} = \frac{64000000}{117649\pi^3} \approx 17.54 . The solution is therefore 1 x 3 = 17 \lfloor\frac{1}{x^3}\rfloor = \boxed{17}

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