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Q G T QGT is a right triangle where m G = 9 0 m\angle G=90^\circ . Let the side lengths q q , g g and t t of the triangle correspond to the quadratic equation

q x 2 + g x + t = 0. { qx }^{ 2 }+gx+t=0.

Given that the two roots of this equation sum to 1.25 -1.25 and m T = x m\angle T=x^\circ , find the digit product of x \left\lfloor x \right\rfloor .

Details and Assumptions :

  • Side q q is opposite to m Q m\angle Q and so forth

  • As an explicit example, the digit product of 25 25 is 2 × 5 = 10 2\times 5= 10

  • x \left\lfloor x \right\rfloor denotes the greatest integer that is less than or equal to x x


The answer is 18.

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4 solutions

Caleb Townsend
Apr 9, 2015

It is a right triangle so q 2 + t 2 = g 2 , q^2 + t^2 = g^2, also by Vieta's formula g q = 1.25 g = 5 q 4 . \frac{-g}{q} = -1.25 \Rightarrow g = \frac{5q}{4}. Lastly t = g 2 q 2 = 9 q 2 16 = 3 q 4 . t = \sqrt{g^2 - q^2} = \sqrt{\frac{9q^2}{16}} = \frac{3q}{4}. So the ratio q : g : t q:g:t is 4 : 5 : 3 4:5:3 and x = sin 1 3 5 = 3 6 . \lfloor x \rfloor = \lfloor \sin^{-1} \frac{3}{5}\rfloor = 36^\circ. The digit product is 3 × 6 = 18. 3\times 6 = 18.

G/Q stands for cos x ... which cannot be greater than...

Mini Gupta - 6 years, 1 month ago

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Note that the right angle is at G. So, Q/G stands for cos x, and not G/Q.

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 1 month ago
Tanishq Varshney
Apr 29, 2015

given g q = 1.25 \frac{g}{q}=1.25 ....... ( 1 ) (1)

using sine rule

q s i n Q = g s i n G = t s i n T \frac{q}{sinQ}=\frac{g}{sinG}=\frac{t}{sinT}

from this g s i n 9 0 o = q s i n Q \frac{g}{sin90^{o}}=\frac{q}{sinQ}

s i n Q = 1 1.25 sinQ=\frac{1}{1.25}

Q = 53.1 3 o \angle Q=53.13^{o}

T = 18 0 o ( 9 0 o + 53.1 3 o ) \angle T=180^{o}-(90^{o}+53.13^{o})

Q T G = 36.8 7 o \angle QTG=36.87^{o}

[ 36.87 ] = 36 [36.87]=36

hence product of digits 3 × 6 = 18 3\times 6=18

Michael Fuller
Jun 13, 2015

Using Vieta's formula:

1.25 = g q 1.25 = g q \large -1.25=-\frac{g}{q} \Rightarrow 1.25=\frac{g}{q} .

From the right triangle we can show that:

c o s ( x ) = q g = 1 1.25 = 4 5 \large cos(x)=\frac{q}{g}=\frac{1}{1.25}=\frac{4}{5} .

x = a r c c o s ( 4 5 ) = 36 ° \large \therefore \left\lfloor x \right\rfloor =\left\lfloor arccos(\frac { 4 }{ 5 } ) \right\rfloor = 36° .

Therefore the digit product is 18 \large \color{#20A900}{\boxed {18}} .

Soumalya Kundu
May 28, 2015

g/q=1.25 then cos x =q/g=1/1.25=.8 then x=36.86 (approximately). Then floor function of x is 36 then the product of their digit is 18

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