HMMT 二月 2004 · GEN2 赛 · 第 3 题
HMMT February 2004 — GEN2 Round — Problem 3
题目详情
英文原题
- How many ordered pairs of integers ( a, b ) satisfy all of the following inequalities?
2 2
a + b < 16
2 2
a + b < 8 a
2 2
a + b < 8 b
解析
英文解析
- How many ordered pairs of integers ( a, b ) satisfy all of the following inequalities?
2 2
a + b < 16
2 2
a + b < 8 a
2 2
a + b < 8 b
Solution: 6
This is easiest to see by simply graphing the inequalities. They correspond to the
(strict) interiors of circles of radius 4 and centers at (0 , 0) , (4 , 0) , (0 , 4), respectively. Sowe can see that there are 6 lattice points in their intersection (circled in the figure). 1