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12. Let <math>k</math> be a positive integer with a first digit four such that after removing the first digit, you get another positive integer, <math>m</math>, that satisfies <math>14m+1=k</math>. Find the number of possible values of <math>m</math> between <math>0</math> and <math>10^{2007}</math>.
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==Problem==
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Let <math>k</math> be a [[positive integer]] with first [[digit]] 4 such that after removing the first digit, you get another positive integer, <math>m</math>, that satisfies <math>14m+1=k</math>. Find the number of possible values of <math>m</math> between <math>0</math> and <math>10^{2007}</math>.
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==Solution==
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The digit-removal condition is equivalent to the statement <math>k = 4\cdot10^n + m</math> where <math>10^n > m</math> and <math>n \geq 1</math>.  Thus <math>14m + 1 = 4\cdot 10^n + m</math> so <math>13m = 4\cdot 10^n - 1</math> and <math>m = \frac{4 \cdot 10^n - 1}{13}</math>.  It's easy to see that this value of <math>m</math> is small enough, so all we need to check is that it is an [[integer]].  That happens if and only if 13 is a [[divisor]] of <math>4\cdot 10^n - 1</math>, so <math>4\cdot 10^n \equiv 1 \pmod{13}</math> and multiplying by <math>4^{-1} \equiv 10 \pmod{13}</math> we have that <math>10^n \equiv 10 \pmod {13}</math>  Certainly <math>n = 1</math> is a solution.  All we need is the order of 10 <math>\pmod {13}</math>.  Now <math>10^2 = 100 \equiv 9 \pmod{13}</math> so <math>10^3 \equiv 90 \equiv -1 \pmod{13}</math>, <math>10^6 \equiv 1 \pmod{13}</math> and the order of 10 mod 13 is 6.  Thus, we get one value of <math>m</math> each time <math>n = 6j + 1</math>.  There are <math>335</math> such values of <math>n</math> which fall in the required range.
  
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==See Also==
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*[[Mock AIME 1 2006-2007 Problems/Problem 11 | Previous Problem]]
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*[[Mock AIME 1 2006-2007 Problems/Problem 13 | Next Problem]]
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 3 April 2012

Problem

Let $k$ be a positive integer with first digit 4 such that after removing the first digit, you get another positive integer, $m$, that satisfies $14m+1=k$. Find the number of possible values of $m$ between $0$ and $10^{2007}$.

Solution

The digit-removal condition is equivalent to the statement $k = 4\cdot10^n + m$ where $10^n > m$ and $n \geq 1$. Thus $14m + 1 = 4\cdot 10^n + m$ so $13m = 4\cdot 10^n - 1$ and $m = \frac{4 \cdot 10^n - 1}{13}$. It's easy to see that this value of $m$ is small enough, so all we need to check is that it is an integer. That happens if and only if 13 is a divisor of $4\cdot 10^n - 1$, so $4\cdot 10^n \equiv 1 \pmod{13}$ and multiplying by $4^{-1} \equiv 10 \pmod{13}$ we have that $10^n \equiv 10 \pmod {13}$ Certainly $n = 1$ is a solution. All we need is the order of 10 $\pmod {13}$. Now $10^2 = 100 \equiv 9 \pmod{13}$ so $10^3 \equiv 90 \equiv -1 \pmod{13}$, $10^6 \equiv 1 \pmod{13}$ and the order of 10 mod 13 is 6. Thus, we get one value of $m$ each time $n = 6j + 1$. There are $335$ such values of $n$ which fall in the required range.

See Also

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