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− | First, we find the prime factorization of <math>20^{20}</math>, which is <math>2^{40}\times5^{20}</math>. The equation <math>{m^2n = 20 ^{20}}</math> tells us that we want to select a perfect square factor of <math>20^{20}</math>, <math>m^2</math>. <math>n</math> will be assigned | + | First, we find the prime factorization of <math>20^{20}</math>, which is <math>2^{40}\times5^{20}</math>. The equation <math>{m^2n = 20 ^{20}}</math> tells us that we want to select a perfect square factor of <math>20^{20}</math>, <math>m^2</math>. The <math>n</math> might throw you off here, but it's actually kind of irrelevant because once <math>m</math> is selected, the remaining factor will already be assigned as <math>\frac{20^20}{m^2}</math>. There are <math>21\cdot11=231</math> ways to select a perfect square factor of <math>20^{20}</math>, thus our answer is <math>\boxed{231}</math>. |
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Revision as of 22:34, 24 September 2020
Contents
Problem
Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers such that
.
Solution
First, we find the prime factorization of , which is
. The equation
tells us that we want to select a perfect square factor of
,
. The
might throw you off here, but it's actually kind of irrelevant because once
is selected, the remaining factor will already be assigned as
. There are
ways to select a perfect square factor of
, thus our answer is
.
~superagh
Solution 2 (Official MAA)
Because , if
, there must be nonnegative integers
,
,
, and
such that
and
. Then
and
The first equation has
solutions corresponding to
, and the second equation has
solutions corresponding to
. Therefore there are a total of
ordered pairs
such that
.
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QznvXcwHY
~IceMatrix
Video Solution 2
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See Also
2020 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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