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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
− | <!-- don't remove the following tag, for PoTW on the Wiki front page--><onlyinclude>What is the sum of the digits of the square of <math>\text | + | <!-- don't remove the following tag, for PoTW on the Wiki front page--><onlyinclude>What is the sum of the digits of the square of <math>\text 111111111</math>?<!-- don't remove the following tag, for PoTW on the Wiki front page--></onlyinclude> |
<math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 18\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 27\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 45\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 63\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 81</math> | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 18\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 27\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 45\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 63\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 81</math> | ||
==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== | ||
− | Using the standard multiplication algorithm, <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321,</math> whose digit sum is <math> | + | Using the standard multiplication algorithm, <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321,</math> whose digit sum is <math>\boxed{(E)\text{ }81.}</math> |
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==Solution 2== | ==Solution 2== | ||
− | + | We note that | |
− | <math> | + | <math>1^2 = 1</math>, |
− | We | + | <math>11^2 = 121</math>, |
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+ | <math>111^2 = 12321</math>, | ||
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+ | and <math>1,111^2 = 1234321</math>. | ||
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+ | We can clearly see the pattern: If <math>X</math> is <math>111\cdots111</math>, with <math>n</math> ones (and for the sake of simplicity, assume that <math>n<10</math>), then the sum of the digits of <math>X^2</math> is | ||
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+ | <math>1+2+3+4+5\cdots n+(n-1)+(n-2)\cdots+1</math> | ||
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+ | <math>=(1+2+3\cdots n)+(1+2+3+\cdots n-1)</math> | ||
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+ | <math>=\dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}+\dfrac{(n-1)n}{2}</math> | ||
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+ | <math>=\dfrac{n(n+1+n-1)}{2}=\dfrac{2n^2}{2}=n^2.</math> | ||
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+ | Aha! We know that <math>111,111,111</math> has <math>9</math> digits, so its digit sum is <math>9^2=\boxed{81(E)}</math>. | ||
==Solution 3== | ==Solution 3== |
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Problem
What is the sum of the digits of the square of ?
Solution 1
Using the standard multiplication algorithm, whose digit sum is
Solution 2
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 .
See also
2009 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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