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We can also do something a little bit more clever rather than just adding up the digits though. Realize too that | We can also do something a little bit more clever rather than just adding up the digits though. Realize too that | ||
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− | + | <math>1^2 = 1</math> | |
− | + | <math>11^2 = 121</math> | |
− | = | + | <math>111^2 = 12321</math> |
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+ | <math>1,111^2 = 1234321</math> | ||
We clearly see the pattern, the number of digits determines how high the number goes, as with <math>111^2</math>, it has <math>3</math> digits so it goes up to <math>1,2,3</math> then decreases back down. If we start adding up the digits, we see that the first one is <math>1</math>, the second is <math>2 + 1 + 1 = 4</math>, the third one is <math>1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 9</math>, and the fourth one is <math>16</math>. We instantly see a pattern and find that these are all square numbers. If the number you square has <math>4</math> digits, you do <math>4^2</math> to see what the added digits of that particular square will be. In this case, we are dealing with <math>111,111,111</math> which has <math>9</math> digits so <math>9^2</math> equals <math>81\longrightarrow \fbox{E}</math> | We clearly see the pattern, the number of digits determines how high the number goes, as with <math>111^2</math>, it has <math>3</math> digits so it goes up to <math>1,2,3</math> then decreases back down. If we start adding up the digits, we see that the first one is <math>1</math>, the second is <math>2 + 1 + 1 = 4</math>, the third one is <math>1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 9</math>, and the fourth one is <math>16</math>. We instantly see a pattern and find that these are all square numbers. If the number you square has <math>4</math> digits, you do <math>4^2</math> to see what the added digits of that particular square will be. In this case, we are dealing with <math>111,111,111</math> which has <math>9</math> digits so <math>9^2</math> equals <math>81\longrightarrow \fbox{E}</math> |
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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
(I hope you didn't seriously multiply it outright... ;) )
Solution 2(Pattern)
Note that:
We see a pattern and find that whose digit sum is
Solution 3
You can see that
can be written as
, which is
.
We can apply the same fact into 111,111,111, receiving
whose digits sum up to
Solution 4
We can also do something a little bit more clever rather than just adding up the digits though. Realize too that
We clearly see the pattern, the number of digits determines how high the number goes, as with , it has
digits so it goes up to
then decreases back down. If we start adding up the digits, we see that the first one is
, the second is
, the third one is
, and the fourth one is
. We instantly see a pattern and find that these are all square numbers. If the number you square has
digits, you do
to see what the added digits of that particular square will be. In this case, we are dealing with
which has
digits so
equals
See also
2009 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 6 | |
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