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Revision as of 12:33, 26 January 2024
Problem
When Yunji added all the integers from
to
, she mistakenly left out a number. Her incorrect sum turned out to be a square number. What number did Yunji leave out?
Solution 1
The sum of the numbers from
to
is
Denote the number left out when adding to be
. Thus,
is a perfect square. We could rigorously solve the values of
such that
is a perfect square. We also know that
must be between
and
inclusive, so the answer is
.
-rnatog337
Video Solution 1 (easy to digest) by Power Solve
https://youtu.be/HE7JjZQ6xCk?si=sTC7YNSmfEOMe4Sn&t=179
See Also
| 2024 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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