Rational Numbers
Find the smallest positive integer whose square consists of 5 identical leading digits.
As an explicit example, \( 149^2 = 22201 \) would be the answer for 3 identical leading digits.
by
Calvin Lin
You have to place dots along a strip such that:
- The first two dots are in the different halves of the strip
- The first three dots are in the different thirds of the strip
- The first four dots are in the different fourths of the strip, and so on.
What is the maximum number of dots you can place on the strip?
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Sid 2108
Let \(f\) be a function defined along the rational numbers such that \(f(\tfrac mn)=\tfrac1n\) for all relatively prime positive integers \(m\) and \(n\). The product of all rational numbers \(0<x<1\) such that \[f\left(\dfrac{x-f(x)}{1-f(x)}\right)=f(x)+\dfrac9{52}\] can be written in the form \(\tfrac pq\) for positive relatively prime integers \(p\) and \(q\). Find \(p+q\).
by
David Altizio
Let \(\displaystyle \frac ab\) be the smallest of the fractions that are greater than \(\displaystyle \frac {13}{15}\) where \( a,b < 500\) are positive integers.
What is the value of \( a+b\)?
by
Sadman Sakib
Let \(a_k\) represent the repeating decimal \(0.\overline{133}_k\) for \(k \geq 4\). The product \(a_4 a_5 \cdots a_{99}\) can be expressed as \(\frac{m}{n!}\) where \(m, n\) are positive integers and \(n\) is as small as possible. \(\frac{m}{n}\) can be expressed as \( \frac{p}{q}\) where \(p, q\) are coprime integers. What is \(p+q\)?
Note: \(0.\overline{133}_k\) refers to the repeating decimal \( 0.133133133\ldots \) evalauted in base \(k\).
by
Michael Tong