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The positive integers <math>N</math> and <math>N^2</math> both end in the same sequence of four digits <math>abcd</math> when written in base 10, where digit a is not zero. Find the three-digit number <math>abc</math>. | The positive integers <math>N</math> and <math>N^2</math> both end in the same sequence of four digits <math>abcd</math> when written in base 10, where digit a is not zero. Find the three-digit number <math>abc</math>. | ||
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[hide]Problem 8
The positive integers and both end in the same sequence of four digits when written in base 10, where digit a is not zero. Find the three-digit number .
Solution (general)
Solution (bashing)
let for positive integer values t,a,b,c,d when we square N we get that
However we dont have to deal with this whole expression but only with its last 4 digits so it is suffices to consider only: know we need to compare each decimal digit with and see whether the digits are congrount in base 10. we first consider the ones digits:
this can happen for only 3 values : 1, 5 and 6
we can try to solve each case
- Case 1
considering the tenths place we have that:
so
considering the hundreds place we have that
so again
now considering the thousands place we have that
so we get but cannot be equal to 0 so we consider
- Case 2
considering the tenths place we have that:
( the extra 20 is carried from which is equal to 25) so
considering the hundreds place we have that
( the extra 100c is carried from the tenths place) so
now considering the thousands place we have that
( the extra 1000b is carried from the hundreds place) so a is equal 0 again
- Case 3
considering the tenths place we have that:
( the extra 20 is carried from which is equal to 25) if then we have
so
considering the hundreds place we have that
( the extra 100c+100 is carried from the tenths place)
if then we have
so
now considering the thousands place we have that
( the extra 1000b+6000 is carried from the hundreds place)
if then we have
so
so we have that the last 4 digits of N are and is equal to
Solution (not bashing)
By the Chinese Remainder Theorem, the equation is equivalent to the two equations: Since and are coprime, the only solutions are when .
Let , . The statement of the Chinese Remainder theorem is that is an isomorphism between the two rings. In this language, the solutions are , , , and . Now we easily see that and . Noting that , it follows that . To compute , note that in , so since is linear in its arguments (by virtue of being an isomorphism), .
The four candidate digit strings are then . Of those, only has nonzero first digit, and therefore the answer is .
See also
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