2 0 1 7 2 0 1 6 < y x < 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 7
As a 4-digit number, the minimum possible value of x + y is m
Enter the answer as last two digits of m
Note : ( x , y ) are positive integers
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Very nice.
Nice solution,thnx
Assuming problem wants x , y to be positive integers...(note that x + y can be an integer even if x , y are not. And letting x , y < 0 precludes the possibility of a minimum value of x + y )
Rewrite the inequality as: 4 0 3 4 4 0 3 2 < y x < 4 0 3 6 4 0 3 4
It is clear that x = 4 0 3 3 , y = 4 0 3 5 is a solution. Didn't prove that this solution minimizes the value of x + y , but verified that fact with Python routine that considered all pairs of 4-digit numbers. (I suspect a direct proof isn't that difficult, but coding is even easier.)
So m = x + y = 8 0 6 8 .
well, please show a direct proof cuz using coding is not a good way
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Why is coding not a good way? The four-color theorem was proven using coding.
A solution using a computer to calculate all possibilities may not be elegant, but it is sound. And often it's far more practical.
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Well, you like coding, fine. I won't stop you dude
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Assuming x , y are positive integers, rewrite this as 2 0 1 8 1 < y y − x < 2 0 1 7 1 . Let a = y − x ; then 2 0 1 7 a < y < 2 0 1 8 a .
If a = 1 there is no solution. If a = 2 there is exactly one solution, y = 4 0 3 5 . This gives x = 4 0 3 3 and x + y = 8 0 6 8 .
Larger values of a yield values for x and y that are at least 6 0 0 0 , hence x + y is at least 1 2 0 0 0 . So the minimum possible x + y is 8 0 6 8 , so the answer is 6 8 .