Difference between revisions of "2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 17"

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Problem

Let $f$ be a function with the following properties:

$(i)\quad f(1) = 1$ , and

$(ii)\quad f(2n) = n\times f(n)$ , for any positive integer $n$ .

What is the value of $f(2^{100})$ ?

$\text {(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text {(B)}\ 2^{99} \qquad \text {(C)}\ 2^{100} \qquad \text {(D)}\ 2^{4950} \qquad \text {(E)}\ 2^{9999}$

Solution

$f(2^{100}) = f(2 \times 2^{99}) = 2^{99} \times f(2^{99})$ $= 2^{99} \cdot 2^{98} \times f(2^{98}) = \ldots$ $= 2^{99}2^{98}\cdots 2^{1} \cdot 1 \cdot f(1)$ $= 2^{99 + 98 + \ldots + 2 + 1}$ $= 2^{\frac{99(100)}{2}} = 2^{4950}$ $\Rightarrow \mathrm{(D)}$ .

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 == Problem ==
-Let <math>f</math> be a function with the following properties:
+Let <math>f</math> be a [[function]] with the following properties:
 :<math>(i)\quad f(1) = 1</math>, and
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 == Solution ==
-<math>f(2^{100}) = f(2 \cdot 2^{99}) = 2^{99} \cdot f(2^{99}) = 2^{99} \cdot 2^{98} \cdot f(2^{98}) = \ldots = 2^{99}2^{98}\cdots 2^{1} \cdot 1 \cdot f(1) = 2^{99 + 98 + \ldots + 2 + 1} = 2^{\frac{99(100)}{2}} = 2^{4950} \Rightarrow \mathrm{(D)}</math>.
+<math>f(2^{100}) = f(2 \times 2^{99}) = 2^{99} \times f(2^{99})</math> <math>= 2^{99} \cdot 2^{98} \times f(2^{98}) = \ldots</math> <math>= 2^{99}2^{98}\cdots 2^{1} \cdot 1 \cdot f(1)</math> <math>= 2^{99 + 98 + \ldots + 2 + 1}</math> <math>= 2^{\frac{99(100)}{2}} = 2^{4950}</math> <math>\Rightarrow \mathrm{(D)}</math>.
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