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Using the standard multiplication algorithm, <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321,</math> whose digit sum is <math>\fbox{(E) 81}.</math> | Using the standard multiplication algorithm, <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321,</math> whose digit sum is <math>\fbox{(E) 81}.</math> | ||
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==Solution 2 -- Nonrigorous solution== | ==Solution 2 -- Nonrigorous solution== |
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[hide]Problem
What is the sum of the digits of the square of ?
Solution 1
Using the standard multiplication algorithm, whose digit sum is
(I hope you didn't seriously multiply it out... right?)
Solution 2 -- Nonrigorous solution
We note that
,
,
,
and .
We can clearly see the pattern: If is , with ones (and for the sake of simplicity, assume that ), then the sum of the digits of is
Aha! We know that has digits, so its digit sum is .
Solution 3
We see that can be written as .
We can apply this strategy to find , as seen below.
The digit sum is thus .
Solution 4
Note that any number when taken yields the digit sum of that number. So, the problem has simplified to finding . We note that is , so .
See also
2009 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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