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Understanding the Transformations:

 

Tasha's Transformation: Moves the point sqrt(2) units to the right.

 

Richard's Transformation: Rotates the point clockwise about point O by 90 degrees.

 

Round 1:

 

A' is sqrt(2) units to the right of A (Tasha's translation).

 

A" is obtained by rotating A' by 90 degrees clockwise around O (Richard's rotation).

 

Round 2:

 

A1 is obtained by rotating A by 90 degrees clockwise around O (Richard's rotation).

 

A2 is sqrt(2) units to the right of A1 (Tasha's translation).

 

Finding A"A2:

 

To find the distance between A" and A2, we can consider the following:

 

A" and A1 are the same distance away from O (since both are obtained by a 90-degree rotation from A and they share the same original distance from O).

 

A'A2 forms a right triangle with A"A1 as the hypotenuse (due to the 90-degree rotations).

 

Pythagorean Theorem:

 

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find A"A2:

 

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

 

where:

 

a = A'A2 (we know this is sqrt(2) from Tasha's translation)

 

b = A"A1 (distance between A" and A1, which is the same as the distance between A and O, which is sqrt(3))

 

c = A"A2 (what we want to find)

 

Substituting Values:

 

(sqrt(2))^2 + (sqrt(3))^2 = (A"A2)^2

 

2 + 3 = (A"A2)^2

 

5 = (A"A2)^2

 

Taking the Square Root (consider both positive and negative):

 

A"A2 = ±√5

 

Since distance cannot be negative, we take the positive square root:

 

A"A2 = √5

 

Therefore, the distance between A" and A2 is √5 units.

Apr 14, 2024
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This is a series where the numerator follows the Fibonacci sequence and the denominator is a geometric sequence with common ratio 1/10. To find the sum of such a series, we can use a technique involving manipulation and summation of geometric series.

 

Here's how to solve it:

 

Step 1: Splitting the Series

 

We can represent the series as the sum of two series:

 

S = (1/10^2 + 1/10^3 + 1/10^4 + ...) + (2/10^4 + 3/10^5 + 5/10^6 + ...)

 

Step 2: Recognizing Geometric Series

 

The first series is a geometric series with first term (a = 1/10^2) and common ratio (r = 1/10). The second series is another geometric series with first term (a = 2/10^4) and common ratio (r = 1/10).

 

Step 3: Find the Sum of Each Series

 

The formula for the sum (Sn) of a finite geometric series is:

 

Sn = a(1 - r^n) / (1 - r)

 

where:

 

a is the first term

 

r is the common ratio

 

n is the number of terms

 

Step 4: Apply the Formula to Each Series

 

First Series:

 

S1 = (1/10^2) * (1 - (1/10)^n) / (1 - 1/10)

 

Second Series:

 

S2 = (2/10^4) * (1 - (1/10)^n) / (1 - 1/10)

 

Step 5: Note on Infinite Series

 

Since we're dealing with an infinite series (n tends to infinity), both (1/10)^n terms in the numerators approach zero. Therefore, we can simplify the expressions:

 

S1 ≈ (1/10^2) * (1 - 0) / (1 - 1/10) = 1/100

 

S2 ≈ (2/10^4) * (1 - 0) / (1 - 1/10) = 1/50

 

Step 6: Sum the Simplified Series

 

The total sum (S) of the original series is the sum of S1 and S2:

 

S = S1 + S2 ≈ 1/100 + 1/50 = 3/100

 

Answer:

 

Therefore, the sum of the series is 3/100.

Apr 14, 2024
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The strategy here is to calculate the probability of the event's complement (i.e., the probability that the coin is tossed ten times or fewer) and subtract this from 1.

 

Favorable Outcomes:

 

There are two favorable outcomes:

 

HHH appears in exactly 10 flips: There are 3 choices for the position of the first heads (leaving 9 flips remaining), then 2 choices for the second heads (leaving 8 flips remaining), and 1 choice for the third heads (leaving 7 flips remaining).

 

So, there are 3⋅2⋅1=6 successful outcomes where HHH appears in exactly 10 flips.

 

TTT appears in exactly 10 flips: This follows the same logic as scenario 1, so there are also 6 successful outcomes.

 

Total Favorable Outcomes:

 

There are a total of 6 + 6 = 12 successful outcomes where the coin is tossed exactly 10 times.

 

Total Outcomes:

 

Since the coin is fair, there are 210=1024 total possible outcomes for 10 flips (heads or tails for each flip).

 

Probability of Favorable Outcomes:

 

The probability of needing exactly 10 flips is the number of successful outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes:

 

P(exactly 10 flips) = 12 / 1024

 

Complement's Probability:

 

We want the probability of needing more than 10 flips. This is the complement of the event where the coin is tossed ten times or fewer.

 

P(more than 10 flips) = 1 - P(exactly 10 flips)

 

Final Answer:

 

Substitute the probability of needing exactly 10 flips:

 

P(more than 10 flips) = 1 - (12 / 1024)

 

Simplify:

 

P(more than 10 flips) = (1024 - 12) / 1024 = 1012 / 1024

 

Both the numerator and denominator have a common divisor of 4, so we can simplify:

 

P(more than 10 flips) = 253 / 256

 

Therefore, the probability of needing more than 10 flips is 253/256.

Apr 14, 2024