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Problem
The positive integers 
and 
are the two smallest positive integers for which the product of 
and is a square and the product of and is a cube. What is the sum of and ?
Solution
The prime factorization of 
. If a number is a perfect square, all of the exponents in its prime factorization must be even. Thus we need to multiply by a 2 and a 5, for a product of 10, which is x. Similarly, y can be found by making all the exponents divisible by 3, so 
. Thus 
.
See Also
| 2009 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 16 |
Followed by Problem 18 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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