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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
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 by default. There are <math>21\times11=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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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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==Solution 2 (Official MAA)==
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Because <math>20^{20}=2^{40}5^{20}</math>, if <math>m^2n = 20^{20}</math>, there must be nonnegative integers <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, and <math>d</math> such that
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<math>m = 2^a5^b</math> and <math>n = 2^c5^d</math>. Then
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<cmath>2a + c = 40</cmath>
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and
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<cmath>2b+d = 20</cmath>
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The first equation has <math>21</math> solutions corresponding to <math>a = 0,1,2,\dots,20</math>, and the second equation has <math>11</math> solutions corresponding to <math>b = 0,1,2,\dots,10</math>. Therefore there are a total of <math>21\cdot11 = 231</math> ordered pairs <math>(m,n)</math> such that <math>m^2n = 20^{20}</math>.
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== Video Solution ==
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https://youtu.be/zfChnbMGLVQ?t=4612
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~ pi_is_3.14
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==Video Solution==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QznvXcwHY
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~IceMatrix
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==Video Solution ==
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https://youtu.be/Va3MPyAULdU
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~avn
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==Purple Comet Math Meet April 2020==
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Notice, that this was the exact same problem (with different wording of course) as Purple Comet HS problem 3 and remembering the answer, put <math>\boxed{231}</math>.
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https://purplecomet.org/views/data/2020HSSolutions.pdf
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~Lopkiloinm
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==See Also==
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{{AIME box|year=2020|n=II|before=First Problem|num-a=2}}
 
[[Category:Introductory Number Theory Problems]]
 
[[Category:Introductory Number Theory Problems]]
==See Also==
 
{{AIME box|year=2020|n=II|num-b=First Problem|num-a=2}}
 
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 02:27, 17 January 2021

Problem

Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers $(m,n)$ such that ${m^2n = 20 ^{20}}$.

Solution

First, we find the prime factorization of $20^{20}$, which is $2^{40}\times5^{20}$. The equation ${m^2n = 20 ^{20}}$ tells us that we want to select a perfect square factor of $20^{20}$, $m^2$. The $n$ might throw you off here, but it's actually kind of irrelevant because once $m$ is selected, the remaining factor will already be assigned as $\frac{20^{20}}{m^2}$. There are $21\cdot11=231$ ways to select a perfect square factor of $20^{20}$, thus our answer is $\boxed{231}$.

~superagh

Solution 2 (Official MAA)

Because $20^{20}=2^{40}5^{20}$, if $m^2n = 20^{20}$, there must be nonnegative integers $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ such that $m = 2^a5^b$ and $n = 2^c5^d$. Then \[2a + c = 40\] and \[2b+d = 20\] The first equation has $21$ solutions corresponding to $a = 0,1,2,\dots,20$, and the second equation has $11$ solutions corresponding to $b = 0,1,2,\dots,10$. Therefore there are a total of $21\cdot11 = 231$ ordered pairs $(m,n)$ such that $m^2n = 20^{20}$.


Video Solution

https://youtu.be/zfChnbMGLVQ?t=4612

~ pi_is_3.14

Video Solution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QznvXcwHY

~IceMatrix

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/Va3MPyAULdU

~avn

Purple Comet Math Meet April 2020

Notice, that this was the exact same problem (with different wording of course) as Purple Comet HS problem 3 and remembering the answer, put $\boxed{231}$.

https://purplecomet.org/views/data/2020HSSolutions.pdf

~Lopkiloinm

See Also

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