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- The following problem is from both the 2014 AMC 12A #22 and 2014 AMC 10A #25, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
The number is between and . How many pairs of integers are there such that and
Solution
Between any two consecutive powers of there are either or powers of (because ). Consider the intervals . We want the number of intervals with powers of .
From the given that , we know that these intervals together have powers of . Let of them have powers of and of them have powers of . Thus we have the system from which we get , so the answer is .
Video Solution by Richard Rusczyk
https://artofproblemsolving.com/videos/amc/2014amc12a/380
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See Also
2014 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 24 |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2014 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 21 |
Followed by Problem 23 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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