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| − | Let <math>T = \{9^k : k ~ \mbox{is an integer}, 0 \le k \le 4000\}</math>. Given that <math>9^{4000}_{}</math> has 3817 [[digit]]s and that its first (leftmost) digit is 9, how many [[element]]s of <math>T_{}^{}</math> have 9 as their leftmost digit? | + | Let <math>T = \{9^k : k ~ \mbox{is an integer}, 0 \le k \le 4000\}</math>. Given that <math>9^{4000}_{}</math> has 3817 [[digit]]s and that its first (leftmost) digit is 9, how many [[element]]s of <math>T_{}^{}</math> have 9 as their leftmost digit?soumitra |
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Problem
Let 
. Given that 
has 3817 digits and that its first (leftmost) digit is 9, how many elements of 
have 9 as their leftmost digit?soumitra
.
Since 
has 3816 digits more than 
, 
numbers have 9 as their leftmost digits.
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