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==AntandMonkeyDoctor’s sum==
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== PaperMath’s sum==
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1+1=2
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Papermath’s sum states,
  
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==Proof==
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n-1} {(10^ix^2)}=(\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}{(10^j3x)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} {(10^k2x^2)}</math>
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We will first prove a easier variant of PaperMath’s sum,
 
  
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n} {(9 \times 10^i)}=(\sum_{j=0}^n {(9 \times 10^j)})^2 + 9\sum_{k=0}^n {(2 \times 10^k)}</math>
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Or
  
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This is the exact same as
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<math>x^2\sum_{i=0}^{2n-1} {10^i}=(3x \sum_{j=0}^{n-1} {(10^j)})^2 + 2x^2\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} {(10^k)}</math>
  
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n} {10^i}=(\sum_{j=0}^n {(3 \times 10^j)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^n {(2 \times 10^k)}</math>
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For all real values of <math>x</math>, this equation holds true for all nonnegative values of <math>n</math>. When <math>x=1</math>, this reduces to
  
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But everything is multiplied by <math>9</math>.
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n-1} {10^i}=(\sum_{j=0}^{n -1}{(3 \times 10^j)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} {(2 \times 10^k)}</math>
  
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Notice that this is the exact same as saying
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==Proof==
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<math>\underbrace {9999\dots}_{2n}=(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})^2+9(\underbrace {22\dots}_{n})</math>
 
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Notice that <math>9(\underbrace {22\dots}_{n})=2(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})</math>
 
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Substituting this into <math>\underbrace {9999\dots}_{2n}=(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})^2+9(\underbrace {22\dots}_{n})</math> yields
 
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<math>\underbrace {9999\dots}_{2n}=(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})^2+2(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})</math>
 
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Adding <math>1</math> on both sides yields
 
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<math>10^{2n}= (\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})^2+2(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})+1</math>
 
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Notice that <math>(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})^2+2(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n})+1=(\underbrace {99\dots}_{n}+1)^2=(10^n)^2=10^{2n}</math>
 
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As you can see,
 
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n} {(9 \times 10^i)}=(\sum_{j=0}^n {(9 \times 10^j)})^2 + 9\sum_{k=0}^n {(2 \times 10^k)}</math>
 
  
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First, note that the <math>x^2</math> part is trivial multiplication, associativity, commutativity, and distributivity over addition,
  
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This equation holds true for any values of <math>n</math>. Since this is true, we can divide by <math>9</math> on both sides to get
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Observing that
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} {10^i} =  
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n} {10^i}=(\sum_{j=0}^n {(3 \times 10^j)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^n {(2 \times 10^k)}</math>
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(10^{n}-1)/9</math>
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and
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And then multiply both sides <math>x^2</math> to get
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<math>(10^{2n}-1)/9 = 9((10^{n}-1)/9)^2 + 2(10^n -1)/9</math>
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concludes the proof.
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<math>\sum_{i=0}^{2n} {(x^2 \times 10^i)}=(\sum_{j=0}^n {(3x \times 10^j)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^n {(2x^2 \times 10^k)}</math>
 
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<math>x^2\sum_{i=0}^{2n} {10^i}=(x \sum_{j=0}^n {(3 \times 10^j)})^2 + x^2\sum_{k=0}^n {(2 \times 10^k)}</math>
 
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Which proves PaperMath’s sum
 
  
 
==Problems==
 
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2018 AMC 12A Problem 25
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AMC 12A Problem 25
  
 
For a positive integer <math>n</math> and nonzero digits <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math>, let <math>A_n</math> be the <math>n</math>-digit integer each of whose digits is equal to <math>a</math>; let <math>B_n</math> be the <math>n</math>-digit integer each of whose digits is equal to <math>b</math>, and let <math>C_n</math> be the <math>2n</math>-digit (not <math>n</math>-digit) integer each of whose digits is equal to <math>c</math>. What is the greatest possible value of <math>a + b + c</math> for which there are at least two values of <math>n</math> such that <math>C_n - B_n = A_n^2</math>?
 
For a positive integer <math>n</math> and nonzero digits <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math>, let <math>A_n</math> be the <math>n</math>-digit integer each of whose digits is equal to <math>a</math>; let <math>B_n</math> be the <math>n</math>-digit integer each of whose digits is equal to <math>b</math>, and let <math>C_n</math> be the <math>2n</math>-digit (not <math>n</math>-digit) integer each of whose digits is equal to <math>c</math>. What is the greatest possible value of <math>a + b + c</math> for which there are at least two values of <math>n</math> such that <math>C_n - B_n = A_n^2</math>?
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==Notes==
 
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Papermath’s sum was named by the aops user Papermath, after noticing it in a solution to an AMC 12 problem. The name is not widely used.
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PaperMath’s sum was discovered by the aops user PaperMath, as the name implies.
 
  
 
==See also==
 
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[[Category:Algebra]]
 
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[[Category:Theorems]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 13 October 2024

PaperMath’s sum

Papermath’s sum states,

$\sum_{i=0}^{2n-1} {(10^ix^2)}=(\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}{(10^j3x)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} {(10^k2x^2)}$

Or

$x^2\sum_{i=0}^{2n-1} {10^i}=(3x \sum_{j=0}^{n-1} {(10^j)})^2 + 2x^2\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} {(10^k)}$

For all real values of $x$, this equation holds true for all nonnegative values of $n$. When $x=1$, this reduces to

$\sum_{i=0}^{2n-1} {10^i}=(\sum_{j=0}^{n -1}{(3 \times 10^j)})^2 + \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} {(2 \times 10^k)}$

Proof

First, note that the $x^2$ part is trivial multiplication, associativity, commutativity, and distributivity over addition,

Observing that $\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} {10^i} = (10^{n}-1)/9$ and $(10^{2n}-1)/9 = 9((10^{n}-1)/9)^2 + 2(10^n -1)/9$ concludes the proof.

Problems

AMC 12A Problem 25

For a positive integer $n$ and nonzero digits $a$, $b$, and $c$, let $A_n$ be the $n$-digit integer each of whose digits is equal to $a$; let $B_n$ be the $n$-digit integer each of whose digits is equal to $b$, and let $C_n$ be the $2n$-digit (not $n$-digit) integer each of whose digits is equal to $c$. What is the greatest possible value of $a + b + c$ for which there are at least two values of $n$ such that $C_n - B_n = A_n^2$?

$\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 14 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 16 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 18 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 20$

Notes

Papermath’s sum was named by the aops user Papermath, after noticing it in a solution to an AMC 12 problem. The name is not widely used.

See also

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