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2006 AMC 10A Problem 19

Problem 19 of 25HarderAlgebraGeometryCounting & Probability

How many non-similar triangles have angles whose degree measures are distinct positive integers in arithmetic progression?

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Let the angles be nd,n - d, n,n, n+d.n + d. Their sum is 3n=180,3n = 180, so n=60.n = 60. The measures are distinct positive integers, so d1,d \ge 1, and nd>0n - d \gt 0 forces d<60.d \lt 60. Thus d{1,2,,59},d \in \{1, 2, \ldots, 59\}, giving 5959 non-similar triangles. Thus, the correct answer is C.

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Concepts: angle sum · arithmetic sequence · counting integers in a range

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