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We already know that two-digit palindromes can only be two-digit multiples of 11; which are: <math>11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, and 99</math>. Since this is clear, we will need to find out the least multiple of 11 that is not a palindrome. Then we start counting. <math>110 \ldots</math> Aha! This multiple of 11, 110, not only isn’t a palindrome, but it also is the sum of three distinct two-digit palindromes, for example: 11 + 22 + 77, 22 + 33 + 55, and 44 + 11 + 55! The sum of <math>N</math>’s digits is <math>1+1+0 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }2}</math>. | We already know that two-digit palindromes can only be two-digit multiples of 11; which are: <math>11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, and 99</math>. Since this is clear, we will need to find out the least multiple of 11 that is not a palindrome. Then we start counting. <math>110 \ldots</math> Aha! This multiple of 11, 110, not only isn’t a palindrome, but it also is the sum of three distinct two-digit palindromes, for example: 11 + 22 + 77, 22 + 33 + 55, and 44 + 11 + 55! The sum of <math>N</math>’s digits is <math>1+1+0 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }2}</math>. | ||
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Problem 13
A palindrome is a number that has the same value when read from left to right or from right to left. (For example, 12321 is a palindrome.) Let be the least three-digit integer which is not a palindrome but which is the sum of three distinct two-digit palindromes. What is the sum of the digits of ?
Solution 1
Note that the only positive 2-digit palindromes are multiples of 11, namely . Since is the sum of 2-digit palindromes, is necessarily a multiple of 11. The smallest 3-digit multiple of 11 which is not a palindrome is 110, so is a candidate solution. We must check that 110 can be written as the sum of three distinct 2-digit palindromes; this suffices as . Then , and the sum of the digits of is .
- Another set of 2-digit numbers is
Solution 2 (variant of Solution 1)
We already know that two-digit palindromes can only be two-digit multiples of 11; which are: . Since this is clear, we will need to find out the least multiple of 11 that is not a palindrome. Then we start counting. Aha! This multiple of 11, 110, not only isn’t a palindrome, but it also is the sum of three distinct two-digit palindromes, for example: 11 + 22 + 77, 22 + 33 + 55, and 44 + 11 + 55! The sum of ’s digits is .
Thank you to the writer of Solution 1 for inspiring me to create this!
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Video Solution
Solution detailing how to solve the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpDJ23sOJM&list=PLbhMrFqoXXwmwbk2CWeYOYPRbGtmdPUhL&index=14
See also
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