1 0 has a circle inscribed in it - its diameter can be written as a ( b − c ) in fully factorised form, where b is square free and a , b and c are integers.
A quadrant of a circle of radiusFind the value of ⌊ a + b + c a 2 b 2 c 2 ⌋ .
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nice problem but don't you think if the main aim of this problem was to find the radius of the circle inside, you could have asked just asked a+b+c instead of a largest integer function...just a minor point rather
The value is 69.56 approx.
If you round it off, the answer should be 70
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We are dealing with floor functions here.
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Correct. ⌊ 6 9 . 5 6 ⌋ = 6 9 because it is the greatest integer that is less than or equal to x. If the answer was 7 0 , I would have asked for the nearest integer, or the ceiling function (the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x): ⌈ 6 9 . 5 6 ⌉ = 7 0 .
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@Michael Fuller – It was Vasudev who raised that problem not me. I know the concept of the floor function. :)
@Michael Fuller – Thanks for the link, I had never heard of floor functions before!
Awesome answer...
awesome solution (y)
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It is a bit unclear that the sign meant floor function.
Assume a chord is drawn from point of the right angle R through centre of the circle and it meets the circle at point P and Q and the tangent from the point R meets at T, then RP.RQ=RT^2. If radius is x, then RT =x, RQ=10 and RP=10-2x; Hence 10*{10-2x}=x^2 or x=10{2^0.5 -1 }
r + r 2 = 1 0 , r is the radius of the inscribed circle.
Solve for r and multiply by 2 to find the diameter.
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The two points where the circle tangentially touches the quadrant's sides must be the same distance away from the top left corner. So a right isosceles triangle can be formed.
Let the radius of the incircle be x . As shown by the first diagram, the right isosceles triangle has legs x and therefore hypotenuse x 2 . In the second diagram, we see that x 2 + x = 1 0 (the radius of the quadrant).
x + x 2 = 1 0 x ( 1 + 2 ) = 1 0 x = 1 + 2 1 0
As the diameter of the circle is 2 x , it is equal to 1 + 2 2 0 , which after the denominator is rationalised comes to 2 0 2 − 2 0 ≡ 2 0 ( 2 − 1 ) . So a = 2 0 , b = 2 , c = 1 .
⌊ 2 0 + 2 + 1 2 0 2 × 2 2 × 1 2 ⌋ = ⌊ 2 3 1 6 0 0 ⌋ = ⌊ 6 9 + 2 3 1 3 ⌋ = 6 9