Difference between revisions of "Mock AIME 6 2006-2007 Problems/Problem 5"
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When <math>a=1,\;\;0 \le b^2-b+2</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''10''' | When <math>a=1,\;\;0 \le b^2-b+2</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''10''' | ||
− | When <math>a=2,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=2,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-5</math>, which gives: <math>3 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''7''' |
− | When <math>a=3,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=3,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-10</math>, which gives: <math>4 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''6''' |
− | When <math>a=4,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=4,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-13</math>, which gives: <math>5 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''5''' |
− | When <math>a=5,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=5,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-14</math>, which gives: <math>5 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''5''' |
− | When <math>a=6,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=6,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-13</math>, which gives: <math>5 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''5''' |
− | When <math>a=7,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=7,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-10</math>, which gives: <math>4 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''6''' |
− | When <math>a=8,\;\;0 \le b^2-b | + | When <math>a=8,\;\;0 \le b^2-b-5</math>, which gives: <math>3 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''7''' |
When <math>a=9,\;\;0 \le b^2-b+2</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''10''' | When <math>a=9,\;\;0 \le b^2-b+2</math>, which gives: <math>0 \le b \le 9</math>. Total possible <math>n</math>'s: '''10''' |
Latest revision as of 22:02, 24 November 2023
Problem
Let be the sum of the squares of the digits of . How many positive integers satisfy the inequality ?
Solution
We start by rearranging the inequality the following way:
and compare the possible values for the left hand side and the right hand side of this inequality.
Case 1: has 5 digits or more.
Let = number of digits of n.
Then as a function of d,
, and
, and
when ,
Since for , then and there is no possible when has 5 or more digits.
Case 2: has 4 digits and
, and
, and
Since , then and there is no possible when has 4 digits and .
Case 3:
Let be the 2nd digit of
, and
, and
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
Since , for , then and there is no possible when when combined with the previous cases.
Case 4:
Let be the 3rd digit of
, and
, and
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
At , , .
Since , for , then and there is no possible when when combined with the previous cases.
From cases 1 through 4 we now know that
Case 5:
Let and be the 3rd and 4th digits of n respectively with and
;
Solving the inequality we have:
Substituting for all values of a in the above inequality we get:
When , which gives: . But , So, and . Total possible 's: 2
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 10
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 7
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 6
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 5
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 5
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 5
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 6
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 7
When , which gives: . Total possible 's: 10
Therefore, the total number of possible 's is:
~Tomas Diaz. orders@tomasdiaz.com
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