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For The Mathematically Inclined

Anil Saigal
12/23/2008

FOR STUDENTS

PROBLEM # 1
Find a number ABCDEFGHIJ such that A is the count of how many 0's are in the number, B is the number of 1's,  C is the number of 2's, and so on.

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM #2
What is the smallest integer greater than 0 that can be written entirely with zeros and ones and is evenly divisible by 225?

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Problem Solutions 12/11/08

PROBLEM # 1
Circles with centers A and B have radii 3 and 8, respectively. A common internal tangent intersect the circles at C and D, respectively. Lines AB and CD intersect at E, and AE = 5. What is CD?

Solution: 
44/3
 
PROBLEM # 2
Let n denote the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 4 and 9, and whose base -10 representation consists of only 4's and 9's, with at least one of each. What are the last four digits of n?

Solution:
4944.

Congratulations to Shailesh Goregaokar, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles.



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