Digits and Powers

Algebra Level 3

( ( ( 1 0 10 100 ) 1 , 000 10 , 000 ) 100 , 000 1 , 000 , 000 ) 10 , 000 , 000 \LARGE \left(\sqrt[1,000,000]{\left(\sqrt[10,000]{\left(\sqrt[100]{10^{10}}\right)^{1,000}}\right)^{100,000}}\right)^{10,000,000}

How many digits does the number above have when written in decimal representation?

10,001 10,000 1,001 1,000 100,000 99,999

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1 solution

Isaac Reid
Dec 24, 2015

Converting all the roots to powers yields:

We can multiply these powers together to obtain a single power:

10 × 1 100 × 1 , 000 × 1 10 , 000 × 100 , 000 × 1 1 , 000 , 000 × 10 , 000 , 000 10\times \frac{1}{100}\times 1,000\times \frac{1}{10,000}\times 100,000\times \frac{1}{1,000,000}\times 10,000,000

= ( 10 × 1 100 ) × ( 1 , 000 × 1 10 , 000 ) × ( 100 , 000 × 1 1 , 000 , 000 ) × 10 , 000 , 000 (10\times \frac{1}{100})\times (1,000\times \frac{1}{10,000})\times (100,000\times \frac{1}{1,000,000})\times 10,000,000

= 1 10 × 1 10 × 1 10 × 10 , 000 , 000 \frac{1}{10}\times \frac{1}{10}\times \frac{1}{10}\times 10,000,000

= 1 1 , 000 × 10 , 000 , 000 \frac{1}{1,000}\times 10,000,000

=10,000

Thus, the expression simplifies to 1 0 10 , 000 10^{10,000} . This is equivalent to 1 1 followed by 10 , 000 10,000 0 0 s: that is, a 10 , 001 10,001 digit number. So the solution is 10 , 001 \boxed{10,001} .

QED.

What is QED stands for and its definition?

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 5 months ago

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QED is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "quod erat demonstrandum", meaning "which is what had to be proven". You put it at the end of a mathematical proof to indicate its completion - it shows that the solution is finished and that you have reached the required answer.

Isaac Reid - 5 years, 5 months ago

Exact and easy approach !!

Akshat Sharda - 5 years, 5 months ago

Lovely solution best approach

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 5 months ago

I got this but I thought how many zeroes. :-( My bad

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 5 months ago

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