2021 AMC 10B Fall Solutions

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1.

What is the value of 1234+2341+3412+4123?1234 + 2341 + 3412 + 4123?

10,000 10,000

10,010 10,010

10,110 10,110

11,000 11,000

11,110 11,110

Concepts:place valuepairing and grouping

Difficulty rating: 450

Solution:

We can add each individual digit, yielding 11,110.11,110.

We can also get the sum by noticing that each digit has a sum of 10,10, so the sum is equal to 101111=11,110.10\cdot 1111 = 11,110.

Thus, the answer is E .

2.

What is the area of the shaded figure shown below?

4 4

6 6

8 8

10 10

12 12

Difficulty rating: 560

Solution:

The area is a triangle of area 452242=104\dfrac {4\cdot 5}2 - \dfrac{2\cdot 4}2 = 10-4 =6= 6 since we subtract the area of a smaller triangle from a larger triangle.

Thus, the answer is B .

3.

The expression 2021202020202021\dfrac{2021}{2020} - \dfrac{2020}{2021} is equal to the fraction pq\frac{p}{q} in which pp and qq are positive integers whose greatest common divisor is 1.1. What is p?p?

1 1

9 9

2020 2020

2021 2021

4041 4041

Difficulty rating: 770

Solution:

We can rewrite this as 20212021202020212020202020202021\dfrac{2021\cdot 2021}{2020\cdot 2021} -\dfrac{2020\cdot 2020}{2020\cdot 2021} =202122020220202021.= \dfrac{2021^2-2020^2}{2020\cdot 2021}.

This can be simplified to (20212020)(2021+2020)20202021\dfrac{(2021-2020)(2021+2020)}{2020\cdot 2021} =404120202021.=\dfrac{4041}{2020\cdot 2021}.

Since 40414041 is coprime with both 20202020 and 2021,2021, we know 40414041 is the numerator.

Thus, the answer is E .

4.

At noon on a certain day, Minneapolis is NN degrees warmer than St. Louis. At 4:004{:}00 the temperature in Minneapolis has fallen by 55 degrees while the temperature in St. Louis has risen by 33 degrees, at which time the temperatures in the two cities differ by 22 degrees. What is the product of all possible values of N?N?

10 10

30 30

60 60

100 100

120 120

Difficulty rating: 870

Solution:

Let N=msN=m-s be the noon temperature difference. At 4:004{:}00, the new difference is (m5)(s+3)=N8(m-5)-(s+3)=N-8.

The temperatures then differ by 22 degrees, so N8=2|N-8|=2. Hence N=6N=6 or N=10N=10, and the product of all possible values is 610=606\cdot10=60.

Thus, the answer is C .

5.

Let n=82022.n=8^{2022}. Which of the following is equal to n4?\frac{n}{4}?

41010 4^{1010}

22022 2^{2022}

82018 8^{2018}

43031 4^{3031}

43032 4^{3032}

Difficulty rating: 560

Solution:

Since 8=238=2^3, we have n=82022=26066=43033.n=8^{2022}=2^{6066}=4^{3033}.

Therefore n4=430334=43032.\frac n4=\frac{4^{3033}}4=4^{3032}.

Thus, the answer is E .

6.

The least positive integer with exactly 20212021 distinct positive divisors can be written in the form m6k,m \cdot 6^k, where mm and kk are integers and 66 is not a divisor of m.m. What is m+k?m+k?

47 47

58 58

59 59

88 88

90 90

Difficulty rating: 1420

Solution:

Before starting, note that if we can represent the prime factorization of an integer zz as z=p1e1p2e2,z=p_1^{e_1} p_2^{e_2} \cdots, then there are (e1+1)(e2+1)(e_1+1)(e_2+1) \cdots distinct positive factors.

If the number in question has 20212021 factors, by the previous logic, 2021=(e1+1)(e2+1),2021=(e_1+1)(e_2+1) \cdots, and as the prime factorization of 2021=4347,2021 = 43\cdot 47, then our number must be p146p242p_1^{46}p_2^{42} or p2020.p^{2020}.

The smallest number we can make in either of these is making p1=2,p2=3p_1 = 2,p_2=3 in the first configuration, yielding 246342=16642.2^{46}3^{42} = 16\cdot 6^{42} .

Therefore, m=16m=16k=42,k=42, so m+k=42+16=58.m+k = 42+16 = 58.

Thus, the answer is B .

7.

Call a fraction ab,\frac{a}{b}, not necessarily in the simplest form, ''special'' if aa and bb are positive integers whose sum is 15.15. How many distinct integers can be written as the sum of two, not necessarily different, special fractions?

 9 \ 9

 10 \ 10

 11 \ 11

 12 \ 12

 13 \ 13

Difficulty rating: 1660

Solution:

A special fraction with denominator bb equals 15bb=15b1\frac{15-b}{b}=\frac{15}{b}-1, where 1b141\le b\le14. We need integer values of 15x+15y2\frac{15}{x}+\frac{15}{y}-2.

Checking the possible denominators by fractional part gives the distinct integer sums 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,13,16,18,28.1,2,3,4,6,7,8,13,16,18,28.

There are 1111 such integers.

Thus, the answer is C .

8.

The greatest prime number that is a divisor of 16,38416,384 is 22 because 16,384=214.16,384 = 2^{14}. What is the sum of the digits of the greatest prime number that is a divisor of 16,383?16,383?

3 3

7 7

10 10

16 16

22 22

Difficulty rating: 1030

Solution:

We know 16,383=163841=2141=(271)(27+1)=127129.\begin{align*}16,383 &= 16384-1 \\&= 2^{14}-1 \\&= (2^7-1)(2^7+1) \\&= 127\cdot 129.\end{align*} Since 129=343,129=3\cdot 43, we get 16383=343127.16383 = 3\cdot 43\cdot 127. Therefore, 127127 is the largest prime factor, and the sum of its digits is 10.10.

Thus, the answer is C .

9.

The knights in a certain kingdom come in two colors. 27\frac{2}{7} of them are red, and the rest are blue. Furthermore, 16\frac{1}{6} of the knights are magical, and the fraction of red knights who are magical is 22 times the fraction of blue knights who are magical. What fraction of red knights are magical?

29 \dfrac{2}{9}

313 \dfrac{3}{13}

727 \dfrac{7}{27}

27 \dfrac{2}{7}

13 \dfrac{1}{3}

Solution:

Let xx be the fraction of blue knights who are magical. Then the fraction of red knights who are magical is 2x2x.

The total magical fraction is a weighted average over the red and blue groups: 27(2x)+57(x)=16.\frac27(2x)+\frac57(x)=\frac16.

Thus 97x=16\frac97x=\frac16, so x=754x=\frac7{54}. The red magical fraction is 2x=7272x=\frac7{27}.

Thus, the answer is C .

10.

Forty slips of paper numbered 11 to 4040 are placed in a hat. Alice and Bob each draw one number from the hat without replacement, keeping their numbers hidden from each other. Alice says, "I can't tell who has the larger number." Then Bob says, "I know who has the larger number." Alice says, "You do? Is your number prime?" Bob replies, "Yes." Alice says, "In that case, if I multiply your number by 100100 and add my number, the result is a perfect square. " What is the sum of the two numbers drawn from the hat?

27 27

37 37

47 47

57 57

67 67

Difficulty rating: 1950

Solution:

If Alice had drawn 11 or 4040, she would know who had the larger number. Her first statement tells Bob that Alice has neither 11 nor 4040.

Bob can then know who has the larger number only if his number is 1,2,39,1,2,39, or 4040. Since Bob says his number is prime, his number must be 22.

Now 1002100\cdot2 plus Alice's number is a square between 201201 and 240240. The only square in that interval is 225225, so Alice's number is 2525. The sum is 2+25=272+25=27.

Thus, the answer is A .

11.

A regular hexagon of side length 11 is inscribed in a circle. Each minor arc of the circle determined by a side of the hexagon is reflected over that side. What is the area of the region bounded by these 66 reflected arcs?

532π \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi

33π 3\sqrt{3}-\pi

433π2 4\sqrt{3}-\frac{3\pi}{2}

π32 \pi - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}

π+32 \frac{\pi + \sqrt{3}}{2}

Difficulty rating: 1630

Solution:

The original circle is made from the regular hexagon plus 66 equal circular segments. Reflecting each minor arc over its side puts those same 66 segments inside the hexagon instead.

Therefore the average of the circle's area and the reflected-arc region's area is the area of the regular hexagon. The hexagon has area 634=3326\cdot\frac{\sqrt3}{4}=\frac{3\sqrt3}{2}, and the circle has radius 11, so its area is π\pi.

If the desired area is AA, then A+π2=332\frac{A+\pi}{2}=\frac{3\sqrt3}{2}, so A=33πA=3\sqrt3-\pi.

Thus, the answer is B .

12.

Which of the following conditions is sufficient to guarantee that integers x,x, y,y, and zz satisfy the equation x(xy)+y(yz)+z(zx)x(x-y)+y(y-z)+z(z-x) =1?= 1?

x > y and y=zy=z

x=y1 x=y-1 and y=z1y=z-1

x=z+1 x=z+1 and y=x+1y=x+1

x=z x=z and y1=xy-1=x

x+y+z=1 x+y+z=1

Difficulty rating: 1370

Solution:

Expand and rewrite: x(xy)+y(yz)+z(zx)=(xy)2+(yz)2+(zx)22. \begin{gathered} x(x-y)+y(y-z)+z(z-x)\\ \small =\frac{(x-y)^2+(y-z)^2+(z-x)^2}{2}. \end{gathered}

For the value to be 11, the three nonnegative square terms must sum to 22. Since x,y,zx,y,z are integers, this means the squared differences are 1,1,01,1,0.

Thus two of the variables must be equal, and the third must differ from them by 11. The condition x=zx=z and y1=xy-1=x guarantees exactly that.

Thus, the answer is D .

13.

A square with side length 33 is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length 22 has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle?

1914 19\frac14

2014 20\frac14

2134 21 \frac34

2212 22\frac12

2334 23\frac34

Difficulty rating: 1660

Solution:

Let the isosceles triangle have height HH and base BB. By similarity, horizontal widths in the triangle are proportional to distance from the top vertex.

The top side of the larger square has width 33 and is H3H-3 units from the top. The top side of the smaller square has width 22 and is H5H-5 units from the top. Hence 3H3=2H5.\frac{3}{H-3}=\frac{2}{H-5}.

Solving gives H=9H=9. Also BH=3H3\frac{B}{H}=\frac{3}{H-3}, so B=92B=\frac{9}{2}. The area is 12929=814=2014\frac12\cdot\frac92\cdot9=\frac{81}{4}=20\frac14.

Thus, the answer is B .

14.

Una rolls 66 standard 66-sided dice simultaneously and calculates the product of the 66 numbers obtained. What is the probability that the product is divisible by 4?4?

34 \dfrac34

5764 \dfrac{57}{64}

5964 \dfrac{59}{64}

187192 \dfrac{187}{192}

6364 \dfrac{63}{64}

Solution:

Count the complement, where the product is not divisible by 44. This happens if the product has no factor of 22, or exactly one factor of 22.

All dice odd has probability (12)6=164(\frac12)^6=\frac1{64}. Exactly one factor of 22 means exactly one die is 22 or 66, and the other five dice are odd. This has probability 626(12)5=464.6\cdot\frac26\cdot\left(\frac12\right)^5=\frac4{64}.

The complement has probability 564\frac5{64}, so the desired probability is 1564=59641-\frac5{64}=\frac{59}{64}.

Thus, the answer is C .

15.

In square ABCD,ABCD, points PP and QQ lie on AD\overline{AD} and AB,\overline{AB}, respectively. Segments BP\overline{BP} and CQ\overline{CQ} intersect at right angles at R,R, with BR=6BR = 6 and PR=7.PR = 7. What is the area of the square?

85 85

93 93

100 100

117 117

125 125

Solution:

Since BR=6BR=6 and PR=7PR=7, we have BP=13BP=13. The right-angle and square-angle chasing gives PABQBC\triangle PAB\cong\triangle QBC, so CQ=BP=13CQ=BP=13.

Because BPCQBP\perp CQ, point RR is the foot of the altitude from BB to the hypotenuse CQCQ of right triangle BQCBQC. Thus QRRC=BR2=36QR\cdot RC=BR^2=36 and QR+RC=CQ=13.QR+RC=CQ=13.

So QRQR and RCRC are 44 and 99. From the diagram RC=9RC=9, and therefore BC2=BR2+RC2=62+92=117. \begin{aligned} BC^2&=BR^2+RC^2\\ &=6^2+9^2\\ &=117. \end{aligned}

The area of the square is 117117.

Thus, the answer is D .

16.

Five balls are arranged around a circle. Chris chooses two adjacent balls at random and interchanges them. Then Silva does the same, with her choice of adjacent balls to interchange being independent of Chris's. What is the expected number of balls that occupy their original positions after these two successive transpositions?

1.6 1.6

1.8 1.8

2.0 2.0

2.2 2.2

2.4 2.4

Difficulty rating: 1420

Solution:

After Chris chooses an adjacent pair, Silva has 55 equally likely adjacent pairs to choose.

If Silva chooses the same pair, all 55 balls return to their original positions. This has probability 15\frac15.

If Silva chooses a pair sharing exactly one ball with Chris's pair, then 22 balls are in their original positions. There are 22 such pairs, so this has probability 25\frac25.

If Silva chooses a disjoint adjacent pair, then 11 ball is in its original position. This also has probability 25\frac25.

The expected number is 515+225+125=115=2.2. \begin{aligned} 5\cdot\frac15+2\cdot\frac25+1\cdot\frac25&=\frac{11}{5}\\ &=2.2. \end{aligned}

Thus, the answer is D .

17.

Distinct lines \ell and mm lie in the xyxy-plane. They intersect at the origin. Point P(1,4)P(-1, 4) is reflected about line \ell to point P,P', and then PP' is reflected about line mm to point P.P''. The equation of line \ell is 5xy=0,5x - y = 0, and the coordinates of PP'' are (4,1).(4,1). What is the equation of line m?m?

5x+2y=0 5x+2y=0

3x+2y=0 3x+2y=0

x3y=0 x-3y=0

2x3y=0 2x-3y=0

5x3y=0 5x-3y=0

Difficulty rating: 2150

Solution:

Two reflections across lines through the origin are equivalent to a rotation by twice the angle from the first reflecting line to the second.

The point (1,4)(-1,4) is sent to (4,1)(4,1), which is a 9090^\circ clockwise rotation. Therefore line mm is 4545^\circ clockwise from line \ell.

The slope of \ell is 55. If θm=θ45\theta_m=\theta_\ell-45^\circ, then tanθm=511+5=23.\tan\theta_m=\frac{5-1}{1+5}=\frac23.

Thus line mm is y=23xy=\frac23x, or 2x3y=02x-3y=0.

Thus, the answer is D .

18.

Three identical square sheets of paper each with side length 66{ } are stacked on top of each other. The middle sheet is rotated clockwise 3030^\circ about its center and the top sheet is rotated clockwise 6060^\circ about its center, resulting in the 2424-sided polygon shown in the figure below.

The area of this polygon can be expressed in the form abc,a-b\sqrt{c}, where a,a, b,b, and cc are positive integers, and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is a+b+c?a+b+c?

75 75

93 93

96 96

129 129

147 147

Difficulty rating: 2090

Solution:

The boundary can be split into 2424 congruent triangles. Each has angles 1515^\circ, 4545^\circ, and 120120^\circ.

For one such triangle, draw the altitude from the center-side direction. The altitude is 33, half the side length of a square. The adjacent right triangle has a 3030^\circ angle, so the part cut off from a length 33 base is 3tan30=33\tan30^\circ=\sqrt3.

Thus each small triangle has base 333-\sqrt3 and height 33, giving area 3(33)2=9332\frac{3(3-\sqrt3)}{2}=\frac{9-3\sqrt3}{2}.

The total area is 249332=108363.24\cdot\frac{9-3\sqrt3}{2}=108-36\sqrt3. Hence a+b+c=108+36+3=147a+b+c=108+36+3=147.

Thus, the answer is E .

19.

Let NN be the positive integer 7777777,7777\ldots777, a 313313-digit number where each digit is a 7.7. Let f(r)f(r) be the leading digit of the root of NN with index r.r. What isf(2)+f(3)+f(4)f(2) + f(3) + f(4) +f(5)+f(6)?+ f(5)+ f(6)?

8 8

9 9

11 11

22 22

29 29

Difficulty rating: 1990

Solution:

The number NN satisfies 710312<N<810312.7\cdot10^{312}\lt N\lt 8\cdot10^{312}. Multiplying or dividing by a power of 1010 only shifts the decimal point, so we only need the leading factor left after taking out the largest convenient power of 1010.

For r=2r=2, N\sqrt N has leading factor between 7\sqrt7 and 8\sqrt8, so f(2)=2f(2)=2.

For r=3r=3, the leading factor is between 73\sqrt[3]{7} and 83\sqrt[3]{8}, so f(3)=1f(3)=1. For r=4r=4, the leading factor is between 74\sqrt[4]{7} and 84\sqrt[4]{8}, so f(4)=1f(4)=1.

For r=5r=5, since 312=562+2312=5\cdot62+2, the leading factor is between 7005\sqrt[5]{700} and 8005\sqrt[5]{800}. Since 35<700<800<453^5\lt700\lt800\lt4^5, f(5)=3f(5)=3.

For r=6r=6, the leading factor is between 76\sqrt[6]{7} and 86\sqrt[6]{8}, so f(6)=1f(6)=1. The sum is 2+1+1+3+1=82+1+1+3+1=8.

Thus, the answer is A .

20.

In a particular game, each of 44 players rolls a standard 66-sided die. The winner is the player who rolls the highest number. If there is a tie for the highest roll, those involved in the tie will roll again and this process will continue until one player wins. Hugo is one of the players in this game. What is the probability that Hugo's first roll was a 5,5, given that he won the game?

61216 \dfrac{61}{216}

3671296 \dfrac{367}{1296}

41144 \dfrac{41}{144}

185648 \dfrac{185}{648}

1136 \dfrac{11}{36}

Solution:

By symmetry, P(Hugo wins)=14P(\text{Hugo wins})=\frac14. So the desired probability is 4P(Hugo first rolls 5 and wins)4\cdot P(\text{Hugo first rolls }5\text{ and wins}).

If Hugo rolls 55, then no other player can roll 66. Case on how many of the other three players also roll 55. If tt other players tie Hugo, then Hugo wins the eventual tiebreaker with probability 1t+1\frac1{t+1}.

Thus P(Hugo rolls 5 and wins)=64+24+4+1464=36941296. \begin{gathered} P(\text{Hugo rolls }5\text{ and wins})\\ {}=\frac{64+24+4+\frac14}{6^4}\\ {}=\frac{369}{4\cdot1296}. \end{gathered}

Multiplying by 44 gives 3691296=41144\frac{369}{1296}=\frac{41}{144}.

Thus, the answer is C .

21.

Regular polygons with 5,5, 6,6, 7,7, and 88 sides are inscribed in the same circle. No two of the polygons share a vertex, and no three of their sides intersect at a common point. At how many points inside the circle do two of their sides intersect?

52 52

56 56

60 60

64 64

68 68

Solution:

For a regular kk-gon and a regular nn-gon inscribed in the same circle with k<nk\lt n and no shared vertices, their boundaries intersect in 2k2k points. Each side of the smaller polygon is crossed twice by the boundary of the larger polygon.

Therefore, sum over all pairs of polygons. The 55-gon contributes 252\cdot5 intersections with each of the 66-, 77-, and 88-gons. The 66-gon contributes 262\cdot6 intersections with each of the 77- and 88-gons. The 77-gon contributes 272\cdot7 with the 88-gon.

The total is 3(10)+2(12)+14=68.3(10)+2(12)+14=68.

Thus, the answer is E .

22.

For each integer n2, n\geq 2 , let Sn S_n be the sum of all products jk, jk , where j j and k k are integers and 1j<kn. 1\leq j < k\leq n . What is the sum of the 10 least values of n n such that Sn S_n is divisible by 3? 3 ?

 196 \ 196

 197 \ 197

 198 \ 198

 199 \ 199

 200 \ 200

Difficulty rating: 1950

Solution:

When passing from Sn1S_{n-1} to SnS_n, the new terms are jnjn for 1j<n1\le j\lt n. Their sum is n(1+2++(n1))=n2(n1)2. \begin{gathered} n(1+2+\cdots+(n-1))\\ =\frac{n^2(n-1)}2. \end{gathered}

Modulo 33, this increment is 00 when n0n\equiv0 or 1(mod3)1\pmod3, and is 22 when n2(mod3)n\equiv2\pmod3.

Since S2=2S_2=2, the sequence becomes divisible by 33 after the third occurrence of a number congruent to 2(mod3)2\pmod3, namely at n=8n=8. Then SnS_n stays divisible by 33 for n=8,9,10n=8,9,10, and the same pattern repeats every 99 in nn.

The ten least values are 8,9,10,17,18,19,26,27,28,358,9,10,17,18,19,26,27,28,35. Their sum is 197197.

Thus, the answer is B .

23.

Each of the 55 sides and the 55 diagonals of a regular pentagon are randomly and independently colored red or blue with equal probability. What is the probability that there will be a triangle whose vertices are among the vertices of the pentagon such that all of its sides have the same color?

23 \dfrac 23

105128 \dfrac{105}{128}

125128 \dfrac{125}{128}

253256 \dfrac{253}{256}

1 1

Difficulty rating: 2300

Solution:

Count the complement: colorings of the 1010 edges of K5K_5 with no monochromatic triangle.

At any vertex, if 33 incident edges had the same color, then the edges among their other endpoints would all have to be the other color, making a monochromatic triangle. Thus each vertex has exactly 22 red and 22 blue incident edges.

So the red edges form a 22-regular graph on 55 vertices, which must be a 55-cycle. The number of labeled 55-cycles is (51)!2=12\frac{(5-1)!}{2}=12.

There are 210=10242^{10}=1024 total colorings, so the desired probability is 1121024=253256.1-\frac{12}{1024}=\frac{253}{256}.

Thus, the answer is D .

24.

A cube is constructed from 44 white unit cubes and 44 blue unit cubes. How many different ways are there to construct the 2×2×22 \times 2 \times 2 cube using these smaller cubes? (Two constructions are considered the same if one can be rotated to match the other.)

7 7

8 8

9 9

10 10

11 11

Difficulty rating: 1860

Solution:

This is the number of ways to choose which 44 of the 88 cube vertices are blue, up to cube rotation. Use Burnside's lemma on the 2424 rotations of the cube.

The identity fixes (84)=70\binom84=70 colorings. The 66 quarter-turn face rotations each fix 22. The 33 half-turn face rotations each fix 66. The 88 rotations about opposite vertices each fix 44. The 66 half-turn rotations about opposite edges each fix 66.

Thus the number of inequivalent constructions is 70+62+36+84+6624=7. \begin{gathered} \frac{70+6\cdot2+3\cdot6+8\cdot4+6\cdot6}{24}\\ =7. \end{gathered}

Thus, the answer is A .

25.

A rectangle with side lengths 11 and 3,3, a square with side length 1,1, and a rectangle RR are inscribed inside a larger square as shown. The sum of all possible values for the area of RR can be written in the form mn,\tfrac mn, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. What is m+n?m+n?

14 14

23 23

46 46

59 59

67 67

Difficulty rating: 2480

Solution:

Use similar triangles as shown in the diagram. The left side of the large square has length 4x+2y4x+2y, and the bottom side has length 3y+x3y+x. Since these are equal, 3y+x=4x+2y3y+x=4x+2y, so y=3xy=3x. The side length of the large square is therefore 10x10x.

In the upper part of the figure, let the marked horizontal segment be mm. The two right triangles formed by the sides of rectangle RR have parallel corresponding sides and equal hypotenuses, so they are congruent. This gives the lengths shown below.

Similar triangles give m3x=4xm36xm.\frac{m}{3x}=\frac{4x-\frac m3}{6x-m}. Hence 6xmm2=12x2xm6xm-m^2=12x^2-xm, so m27xm+12x2=0=(m3x)(m4x). \begin{gathered} m^2-7xm+12x^2=0\\ =(m-3x)(m-4x). \end{gathered}

If m=3xm=3x, rectangle RR has side length 32x3\sqrt2x in both directions, so its area is 18x218x^2. If m=4xm=4x, its side lengths are 5x5x and 103x\frac{10}{3}x, so its area is 503x2\frac{50}{3}x^2.

The two possible areas sum to 1043x2\frac{104}{3}x^2. Since the 1×31\times3 rectangle gives x2+(3x)2=1x^2+(3x)^2=1, we have x2=110x^2=\frac1{10}. The sum of the possible areas is 1043110=5215.\frac{104}{3}\cdot\frac1{10}=\frac{52}{15}.

Thus m+n=52+15=67m+n=52+15=67, and the answer is E .