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2001 AMC 12 Problem 5

Problem 5 of 25EasierAlgebraCounting & Probability

What is the product of all positive odd integers less than 10,000?10{,}000?

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The product of every integer from 11 to 1000010000 is 10000!,10000!, so the product of the odd ones is 10000!10000! divided by the product of the even ones. The even numbers factor as 2410000=25000(125000)=250005000!. \begin{gathered} 2 \cdot 4 \cdots 10000 \\ = 2^{5000}(1 \cdot 2 \cdots 5000) \\ = 2^{5000} \cdot 5000!. \end{gathered} Therefore the product of the odd integers is 10000!250005000!. \dfrac{10000!}{2^{5000} \cdot 5000!}. Thus, the correct answer is D.

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Concepts: factorial · algebraic manipulation

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