1973 AHSME Problems/Problem 6
Problem
If 554 is the base representation of the square of the number whose base representation is 24, then , when written in base 10, equals
Solution
Write out the numbers using the definition of base numbers. Since , we can write an equation. Since base numbers must be positive, in base 10 equals .
See Also
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