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Using the standard multiplication algorithm, <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321,</math> whose digit sum is <math>81\longrightarrow \fbox{E}.</math> | Using the standard multiplication algorithm, <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321,</math> whose digit sum is <math>81\longrightarrow \fbox{E}.</math> | ||
==Solution 2== | ==Solution 2== | ||
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| + | <math>11^2 = 121 \\ 111^2 = 12321 \\ 1111^2 = 1234321</math> | ||
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| + | We see a pattern and find that <math>111,111,111^2=12,345,678,987,654,321</math> whose digit sum is <math>81\longrightarrow \fbox{E}.</math> | ||
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Note that: | Note that: | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 25 December 2017
Problem
What is the sum of the digits of the square of 
?
Solution
Using the standard multiplication algorithm, 
whose digit sum is 
Solution 2
Note that:
We see a pattern and find that 
whose digit sum is
Solution 3
Note that:
We see a pattern and find that whose digit sum is
See also
| 2009 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 6 | |
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