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− | The largest integer <math> n </math> for which <math> n^{200}<5^{300} </math> is | + | The largest [[integer]] <math> n </math> for which <math> n^{200}<5^{300} </math> is |
<math> \mathrm{(A) \ }8 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ }9 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 10 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ }11 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 12 </math> | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ }8 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ }9 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 10 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ }11 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 12 </math> |
Revision as of 19:58, 16 June 2011
Problem 5
The largest integer for which is
Solution
Since both sides are positive, we can take the root of both sides to find the largest integer such that . Fortunately, this is simple to evaluate: , and the largest square less than is , so the largest is .
See Also
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