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Let <math>x</math> be the number being squared. Based on the reasoning above, we know that <math>N</math> must be at least <math>250</math>, so <math>x</math> has to be at least <math>500</math>. Let <math>k</math> be <math>x-500</math>. We can write <math>x^2</math> as <math>(500+k)^2</math>, or <math>250000+1000k+k^2</math>. We can disregard <math>250000</math> and <math>1000k</math>, since they won't affect the last three digits, which determines if there are any squares between <math>\overline{N000}\rightarrow \overline{N999}</math>. So we must find a square, <math>k^2</math>, such that it is under <math>1000</math>, but the next square is over <math>1000</math>. We find that <math>k=31</math> gives <math>k^2=961</math>, and so <math>(k+1)^2=32^2=1024</math>. We can be sure that this skips a thousand because the <math>1000k</math> increments it up <math>1000</math> each time. Now we can solve for <math>x</math>: <math>(500+31)^2=281961</math>, while <math>(500+32)^2=283024</math>. We skipped <math>282000</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{282}</math>. | Let <math>x</math> be the number being squared. Based on the reasoning above, we know that <math>N</math> must be at least <math>250</math>, so <math>x</math> has to be at least <math>500</math>. Let <math>k</math> be <math>x-500</math>. We can write <math>x^2</math> as <math>(500+k)^2</math>, or <math>250000+1000k+k^2</math>. We can disregard <math>250000</math> and <math>1000k</math>, since they won't affect the last three digits, which determines if there are any squares between <math>\overline{N000}\rightarrow \overline{N999}</math>. So we must find a square, <math>k^2</math>, such that it is under <math>1000</math>, but the next square is over <math>1000</math>. We find that <math>k=31</math> gives <math>k^2=961</math>, and so <math>(k+1)^2=32^2=1024</math>. We can be sure that this skips a thousand because the <math>1000k</math> increments it up <math>1000</math> each time. Now we can solve for <math>x</math>: <math>(500+31)^2=281961</math>, while <math>(500+32)^2=283024</math>. We skipped <math>282000</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{282}</math>. | ||
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[hide]Problem 6
Find the least positive integer such that the set of consecutive integers beginning with contains no square of an integer.
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Solution 1
The difference between consecutive integral squares must be greater than 1000. , so . does not work, so . Let . The sum of the square of and a number a little over 1000 must result in a new perfect square. By inspection, should end in a number close to but less than 1000 such that there exists within the difference of the two squares. Examine when . Then, . One example way to estimate follows.
, so . is small, so . . This is 3.16.
Then, . , so could be . Add 500 to get the first square and 501 to get the second. Then, the two integral squares are and . Checking, and . straddles the two squares, which have a difference of 1063. The difference has been minimized, so is minimized
~BJHHar
Solution 2
Let us first observe the difference between and , for any arbitrary . . So that means for every , the difference between that square and the next square have a difference of . Now, we need to find an such that . Solving gives , so . Now we need to find what range of numbers has to be square-free: have to all be square-free. Let us first plug in a few values of to see if we can figure anything out. , , and . Notice that this does not fit the criteria, because is a square, whereas cannot be a square. This means, we must find a square, such that the last digits are close to , but not there, such as or . Now, the best we can do is to keep on listing squares until we hit one that fits. We do not need to solve for each square: remember that the difference between consecutive squares are , so all we need to do is addition. After making a list, we find that , while . It skipped , so our answer is .
Solution 3
Let be the number being squared. Based on the reasoning above, we know that must be at least , so has to be at least . Let be . We can write as , or . We can disregard and , since they won't affect the last three digits, which determines if there are any squares between . So we must find a square, , such that it is under , but the next square is over . We find that gives , and so . We can be sure that this skips a thousand because the increments it up each time. Now we can solve for : , while . We skipped , so the answer is .
Solution 4
See Also
Very similar to 2016 AMC 12 A Problem 25: https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/2016_AMC_12A_Problems/Problem_25
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