Difference between revisions of "Mock AIME 6 2006-2007 Problems/Problem 5"
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− | When <math>a=0,\;</math>, <math>0 \le b^2-b+11</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. But <math>n>2007</math>, So, <math>n=2008</math> and <math>n=2009</math> Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''2''' | + | When <math>a=0,\;</math>, <math>0 \le b^2-b+11</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. But <math>n>2007</math>, So, <math>n=2008</math> and <math>n=2009</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''2''' |
When <math>a=1,\;</math>, <math>0 \le b^2-b+2</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''10''' | When <math>a=1,\;</math>, <math>0 \le b^2-b+2</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''10''' |
Revision as of 22:57, 24 November 2023
Problem
Let be the sum of the squares of the digits of
. How many positive integers
satisfy the inequality
?
Solution
We start by rearranging the inequality the following way:
and compare the possible values for the left hand side and the right hand side of this inequality.
Case 1: has 5 digits or more.
Let = number of digits of n.
Then as a function of d,
, and
, and
when ,
Since for
, then
and there is no possible
when
has 5 or more digits.
Case 2: has 4 digits and
, and
, and
Since , then
and there is no possible
when
has 4 digits and
.
Case 3:
Let be the 2nd digit of
, and
, and
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
Since , for
, then
and there is no possible
when
when combined with the previous cases.
Case 4:
Let be the 3rd digit of
, and
, and
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
At ,
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.
At ,
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.
At ,
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.
At ,
,
.
At ,
,
.
Since , for
, then
and there is no possible
when
when combined with the previous cases.
From cases 1 through 4 we now know that
Case 5:
Let and
be the 3rd and 4th digits of n respectively with
and
;
Solving the inequality we have:
Substituting for all values of a in the above inequality we get:
When ,
, which gives:
. But
, So,
and
. Total possible
's: 2
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 10
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 7
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 6
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 5
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 5
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 5
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 6
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 7
When ,
, which gives:
. Total possible
's: 10
Therefore, the total number of possible 's is:
~Tomas Diaz. orders@tomasdiaz.com
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