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Vinay
Lv 4
Vinay asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 9 years ago

solve this mathematically without assumption or by hit and trial method ?

There are 2 numbers A and B where B is a 2-digit number and A is equal to square of the sum of two digits of B.If (A - B) = 27, what is the value of B ?

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  • 9 years ago
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    let B = 10x + y

    then, A = (x+y)^2

    now According to question,

    x^2 + y^2 + 2xy - 10x - y = 27

    rearranging the eqn we get:

    x^2 + y^2 + 25 + 2xy - 10x - 10y = 52 - 9y

    or

    (x+y-5)^2 = 52 - 9y

    or

    x+y-5 = (52-9y)^0.5

    now x,y lies in the set {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

    so x+y-5 must be an integer..

    and hence (52 - 9y) must be a perfect square..

    hence we get y=3,4(corresponding values of (52 - 9y are 25 and 16)...

    if y=3

    x=7

    if y=4

    x=5

    Hence there are two such values of B

    they are 73 and 54.

    Hope you got this man.

    plz vote as best answer and complete my double century. :)

  • 9 years ago

    If we denote B with xy, the value of B is 10*x + y (living in the decimal system). x and y are digits between 0, 1, 2...9, x not being zero (for B to be two digit). Knowing

    A = (x+y)^2, A = 27+B = 27 + 10*x + y we have

    (x+y)^2 = 27 + 10*x + y = 27 + 9 *x + (x+y),

    or (x+y)^2 - (x+y) = 27 + 9*x

    if introduce x+y=z that is

    z*(z-1) = 9*(3+x)

    As 1=<x=<9 and bearing in mind that z is a positive, this yields

    6.52 =< z =< 10.9. More, z should be such an integer, that z*(z-1) is divided by 9. That gives us it might be 9 or 10.

    From the above if z = 9 x = 5 y = 4

    ' if z = 10 x = 7 y = 3

    Thus there are two solutions B = 54 or B = 73.

  • Raj K
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Let the tenth digit of the number B = x

    and the unit's digit of the number B = y

    Hence number B= 10x+y

    Number A =square of the sum of two digits of B =(x+y)²

    A−B=(x+y)²−(10x+y)=27

    and (x+y)²−10x−y=27

    x can be ≤ 9 and y ≤9

    x+y ≤ 18

    (x+y)² ≥ 27 hence x+y ≥ 6

    B=A−27 since B is a two digit number A≤126

    and since A is a perfect square hence A= 121 , 100, 81, 64, 49, 36,25,16

    Since A > by 27

    Hence A = 121 , 100, 81, 64, 49, 36

    and B = 94, 73, 54 ,22,

    Since (x+y)² =

    (x+y)²=(9+4)² =169

    (x+y)²=(7+3)² =100

    (x+y)²=(5+4)² =49

    (x+y)²=(2+2)² =16Because B < A

    Hence B can Be 94 or 73

    Since 169 −27 > 100

    Hence B can be 73 or 54

  • hanter
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Heat And Trial Method

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