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"I am sure I can speak for everyone involved when I say that this was the best math competition we have ever been a part of. Many thanks to all of you for that wonderful happening."

CO-SPONSORS

Who Wants to Be a Mathematician would not be possible without the continued support of our co-sponsors, who donate the following prizes:

Texas Instruments donates a TI-Nspire graphing calculator to each winner of Who Wants to Be a Mathematician.

Maplesoft, Inc. donates the latest version of its software, currently Maple 14, to the second-place finisher in Who Wants to Be a Mathematician.

Each third-place finisher in Who Wants to Be a Mathematician receives a copy of Calculus with Early Transcendentals, written by Anton, Bivens, and Davis and donated by John Wiley & Sons.

Students enjoying a game of Who Wants To Be A Mathematician

Coming in January: The 2011 Who Wants to Be a Mathematician national contest! Find out more here.

**Answers to "Test Your Wits":

Question 1: D. -1 (two i's and since i is the square root of -1, i * i = -1)

Question 2: D. Next year (No date after 10/1 will multiply to give 10, in 2011, January 11 will work, 1 * 11 = 11)

Question 3: C. 100 googol (A googol is 10¹⁰⁰, so a googol raised to the googol-th power is (10¹⁰⁰)^10¹⁰⁰ = 10^{100*(10¹⁰⁰)} = (10)^{(10²)*(10¹⁰⁰)} = (10)^10¹⁰² = 10² * 10¹⁰⁰ = 100 googol.)