prince is thinking about a six digit number.The sum of the digits of the number is 43.If only two statement is true then find the number.
statements:a)it is a perfect square,b)it is a perfect cube,c)it is less than 500000
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Re: prince number
$\lfloor\sqrt{500000}\rfloor=707$
$707^2=499849$
$499849=707^2, 499849<500000, 4+9+9+8+4+9=43$
$707^2=499849$
$499849=707^2, 499849<500000, 4+9+9+8+4+9=43$
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Re: prince number
What is the sign $\left \lfloor \right \rfloor$ means ???
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Re: prince number
There are three cases to consider . Here's two of them .
1. First assume statement 'a' and 'b' is correct .
Since $ [2,3] = 1$ from the statements it can be said that the number is a perfect sixth power . Now ,
$ \sqrt [6]{100000} > 6$ and $ \sqrt [6]{999999} < 10$ .
So , the number would be a sixth power of $7$ , $8$ or $9$. But , $ 7^6 = 117649$ , $ 8^6 = 262144$ and $ 9^6 = 531441$ where the digit sum is not $43$ . So, there isn't any such number for this case .
2. Now assume statement 'b' and 'c' is correct .
We know that dividing a number and its digit sum separately by $ 9$ leave the same remainder . So , by statement 'b' and 'c' , the number is congruent to $7$ modulo $9$ . But every perfect cube is congruent to $ {{-1 , 0 , 1}}$ modulo $9$ . Hence there's no solution in this one too .
But I can't find any logical approach for the third case (when assuming statement 'a' and 'b' is correct) .
1. First assume statement 'a' and 'b' is correct .
Since $ [2,3] = 1$ from the statements it can be said that the number is a perfect sixth power . Now ,
$ \sqrt [6]{100000} > 6$ and $ \sqrt [6]{999999} < 10$ .
So , the number would be a sixth power of $7$ , $8$ or $9$. But , $ 7^6 = 117649$ , $ 8^6 = 262144$ and $ 9^6 = 531441$ where the digit sum is not $43$ . So, there isn't any such number for this case .
2. Now assume statement 'b' and 'c' is correct .
We know that dividing a number and its digit sum separately by $ 9$ leave the same remainder . So , by statement 'b' and 'c' , the number is congruent to $7$ modulo $9$ . But every perfect cube is congruent to $ {{-1 , 0 , 1}}$ modulo $9$ . Hence there's no solution in this one too .
But I can't find any logical approach for the third case (when assuming statement 'a' and 'b' is correct) .
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Re: prince number
He said only two of the statements are true, so it's not necessary that the number is a perfect sixth power.sadman sakib wrote:Since $ [2,3] = 1$ from the statements it can be said that the number is a perfect sixth power . Now ,
$ \sqrt [6]{100000} > 6$ and $ \sqrt [6]{500000} < 9$ .
So , the number would be a sixth power of $7$ or $8$ . But , $ 7^6 = 117649$ and $ 8^6 = 262144$ where the digit sum is not $43$ . So, there isn't any such number .
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Re: prince number
It's called the "floor" function.tanmoy wrote:What is the sign $\left \lfloor \right \rfloor$ means ???
The floor of a number is the highest integer less than or equal to it.
Thus, $\left \lfloor 2.9 \right \rfloor = 2$, $\left \lfloor -2.9 \right \rfloor = -3$, $\left \lfloor 5 \right \rfloor = 5$.
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