A positive integer is called a "double number" if its decimal representation consists of a block of digits, not commencing with $0$, followed immediately by an identical block. So, for instance, $360360$ is a double number, but $36036$ is not. Show that there are infinitely many double numbers which are perfect squares.
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Source: Turkey TST 1989 - P2
Tags: number theory proposed, number theory
11.09.2013 19:43
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15.01.2025 11:20
choose $p\in\mathbb{Z^+}$ such that $v_{7}(p)=1,~3|p$ from L.T.E we'll get that $v_{7}(10^p+1)=v_{7}(1000+1)+v_{7}(\frac{p}{3})=2$ let $n=\frac{10^p+1}{7^2}\in\mathbb{Z^+}$ we can observe that $\frac{10^p+1}{10^2}>n>\frac{10^p+1}{10}$ $\Rightarrow 10^{p-2}+\frac{1}{10^2}>n>10^{p-1}$ since $n\neq 10^{p-2}$ we'll get that $n$ has $p-2$ digits let $m=n(10^{p+2}+10^2)=\overline{n00n00}\in\mathbb{Z^+} $ hence, $m$ is a double number since $m=\frac{10^p+1}{7^2}(10^2)(10^p+1)=(\frac{(10^p+1)(10)}{7})^2$ which means $m$ is a perfect square double number $\because $ we can choose infinte number of $p$ which satisfy the condition $\therefore$ there is infinitely many double numbers which are perfect square $~~\square$ lmk if there is any mistakes
15.01.2025 11:53
A kinda known PROMYS admission problem, as well