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9999 × 9999 + 19999 = ? \Large \sqrt{\color{#69047E}{9999} \times \color{#69047E}{9999}+\color{#20A900}{19999}} = \ \color{fuchsia} ?

9999 10000 19999 9998

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30 solutions

Nihar Mahajan
Feb 12, 2015

Let a = 9999 a = 9999

So , the given expression becomes -

a 2 + 2 a + 1 \sqrt{a^2 + 2a + 1}

= ( a + 1 ) 2 =\sqrt{(a + 1)^2}

= a + 1 =a + 1

= 9999 + 1 = 9999 + 1

= 10000 =\boxed{10000}

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Nicholas Spinner - 6 years, 3 months ago

Elegant!!!

Shailesh Joshi - 5 years, 5 months ago

such a nice solution!thanks a lot!

Minh Nguyen Ngoc - 5 years, 5 months ago

Ingenious approach!

Mike Matos - 5 years, 4 months ago

it's great to me!!!

邹 承昊 - 5 years, 4 months ago

So 2a gets cancelled out by a ?

Felice DeNigris - 5 years, 3 months ago

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No he just transform it from a^2+2ab+b^2 to (a+b)^2 a=9999 and b=1

Sandra Nkankeu - 3 years, 4 months ago

perfect answer, I have a question about my approach that was incorrect: say a = 9999, like you said given expression cannot become? \sqrt{a^2 + (a+10000)}, why is this wrong, I am not seeing it.

Daryl Hinterbrandner - 5 years ago

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It's true also but you have to transform it to the form a^2+2ab+b^2 to be able to simplify it because that expression equal (a+b)^2

Sandra Nkankeu - 3 years, 4 months ago

The simplest way!!!!

Sithija Abhishek - 5 years, 3 months ago

Wow, I didn't even look at it that way...

Mario Victor - 5 years, 4 months ago

But 2×9999=19998!! And given is 1999

Akash Mishra - 5 years, 2 months ago

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That's right, "2a" is 19998, and since the number shown is 19999, it can be re-written as 2a.... + 1 Just a different way to write it.

Warwick Rivlin - 5 years, 1 month ago

The idea is interesting.

Swayamdeepta Das - 5 years, 2 months ago

Nice solution

Jovan Kusuma - 5 years, 1 month ago

Complicated question. Simple solution. Wow.

Charu Jain - 5 years, 1 month ago

Ohh man thats what I thinking

Mokhtar Sharify - 5 years ago

My God!!!!

Ivon Henriques - 5 years ago

So what happened to 2a?

Shayna Stratton - 5 years ago

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You can factor a 2 + 2 a + 1 a^2 + 2a + 1 by grouping to get

= ( a 2 + a ) + ( a + 1 ) =(a^2 + a) + (a + 1)

= a ( a + 1 ) + 1 ( a + 1 ) =a(a + 1) + 1(a + 1)

= ( a + 1 ) ( a + 1 ) =(a + 1)(a + 1)

= ( a + 1 ) 2 =(a + 1)^2

D C - 4 years, 12 months ago

Cool I wonder how could I miss this :p

Rami Nazem Khaddaj - 4 years, 12 months ago

Why would you squire root (a+1)^2

Ivan Ramirez - 4 years, 7 months ago

Clever. Thanks for explanation!

Mirza Ibrahimovic - 4 years, 6 months ago

darn whne i see all these people asking where did 2a go i facepalm

a+1 * a+1 = a(a+1)+1(a+1)=a^2+2a+1 there's your 2a

ALLAN YUAN - 1 year, 6 months ago

Well Answered

Yovel Mathew - 5 years, 6 months ago

but the equation is a x a + a^2

Nilesh Shinde - 5 years, 5 months ago

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U can write it so, but can't help u to solve.

Eimal Dorani - 5 years, 5 months ago
Luye Xue
Feb 11, 2015

9999 × 9999 + 19999 \sqrt{9999 \times 9999+19999}

= 9999 × 9999 + 10000 + 9999 \sqrt{9999 \times 9999+10000+9999}

= 9999 × ( 9999 + 1 ) + 10000 \sqrt{9999 \times (9999+1)+10000}

= 9999 × 10000 + 10000 \sqrt{9999 \times 10000+10000}

= 10000 × ( 9999 + 1 ) \sqrt{10000 \times (9999+1)}

=10000

That's what the solution I used to solve. Nice

Evan Huynh - 5 years, 6 months ago

This is the best solution.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 2 months ago

I like your answer

Arun Garg - 5 years, 2 months ago

Good solution

Kaabechi Mariem - 5 years, 1 month ago

Whats the name of the law?

Santiago Collantes - 4 years, 10 months ago

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Quadratic equation

Sayyid Haseeb - 4 years, 3 months ago

This is the best solution

KARMENDRA CHOUDHARY - 4 years, 10 months ago

Where did the one come from? I'm a little confused.

Steven Walker - 4 years, 8 months ago

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Breaking out 10000 from 9999 x 10000 + 10000 Since 10000 / 10000 = 1 we are left with 10000 x ( 9999 + 1)

Hanna Gunséus - 4 years, 7 months ago

How are the second and third line the equal? You removed an entire value (9999) and you changed the equation by changing the amount being multipied..

Chelsea Osuji - 4 years, 6 months ago

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Now tell me, does 9999 x 9999 + 9999 = 9999 x (9999 + 1) or 9999 x 10000

Khoa Nguyen - 4 years, 5 months ago

Easy explanation and with respect to the question

Rishabh Bisht - 4 years, 6 months ago

Quadratic equation

Sayyid Haseeb - 4 years, 3 months ago

Easy to understand

Komal Mhatre - 4 years, 5 months ago
Chew-Seong Cheong
Feb 12, 2015

X = 9999 × 9999 + 19999 = 9999 × 9999 + 19998 + 1 = 9999 2 + 2 ( 9999 ) + 1 Let x = 9999 = x 2 + 2 x + 1 = ( x + 1 ) 2 = x + 1 Put back x = 9999 = 9999 + 1 = 10000 \begin{aligned} X & = \sqrt{9999\times 9999 + {\color{#3D99F6}19999}} \\ & = \sqrt{9999\times 9999 + {\color{#3D99F6}19998+1}} \\ & =\sqrt{{\color{#3D99F6}9999}^2 + 2({\color{#3D99F6}9999}) +1 } & \small {\color{#3D99F6} \text{Let } x = 9999} \\ & =\sqrt{{\color{#3D99F6}x}^2 + 2{\color{#3D99F6}x} +1} \\ & =\sqrt{(x+1)^2} \\ & = {\color{#3D99F6}x}+1 & \small {\color{#3D99F6} \text{Put back } x = 9999} \\ & = {\color{#3D99F6}9999}+1 \\ & = \boxed{10000} \end{aligned}

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Ellan Dandelion - 5 years, 6 months ago

Best step by step

Victor Verdun - 4 years, 11 months ago

Rock it bro

Gurkirat Singh - 4 years, 10 months ago

For your second statement you had 19998+1. Why is that?

Ivan Ramirez - 4 years, 7 months ago

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19999 = 19998 + 1 = 2 ( 9999 ) + 1 = 2 x + 1 19999 = 19998+1 = 2(9999) + 1 = 2x+1

Chew-Seong Cheong - 4 years, 7 months ago

@ivan that's because 19999=19998+1. gasp

ALLAN YUAN - 1 year, 6 months ago

nice solution

Anand Singh - 6 years, 3 months ago
Justin Hill
Nov 9, 2015

9 x 9 = ends in 1, 1 + 9 ends in 0, 10000 is the only choice that ends in 0

Good mathamatical logic..

Ashok Patil - 5 years, 4 months ago

That's exactly how I did it!!!

Rohhss Chapman - 4 years, 9 months ago

Pls tellme also b/c i wants know everythingh about math i am crazy about math and you brliant in maths

bobby bisht - 4 years, 9 months ago

That's what I did!

Bailey Carlson - 4 years, 7 months ago

Haha I did it the same way XD

Jo Suedwind - 4 years, 5 months ago
Sandeep Rathod
Feb 12, 2015

9999 = 1 0 4 1 9999 = 10^4 - 1

19999 = 20000 1 = 2 × 1 0 4 1 19999 = 20000 - 1 = 2\times10^4 - 1

( 1 0 4 1 ) 2 + 2 × 1 0 4 1 \sqrt{ (10^4 - 1)^2 + 2\times10^4 - 1}

( 1 0 4 ) 2 2 × 1 0 4 + 1 + 2 × 1 0 4 1 \sqrt{ (10^4)^2 - 2\times10^4 + 1 + 2\times10^4 - 1}

( 1 0 4 ) 2 = 1 0 4 = 10000 \sqrt{ (10^4)^2} = 10^4 = 10000

Why dose using this method help? And how does it compare from the other ones in this chat?

Ivan Ramirez - 4 years, 7 months ago
Verlee Liu
Apr 24, 2016

because 9x9 equals 81, and the ending number of the answet is 1. Also the ending number of 19999 is 9. 1+9 equals to 10, so only 10000 is thr answer.

Ahmed Amir
Dec 21, 2016

A fast solution: Notice that 9999 × 9999 first digit is 1 and 19999 first digit is 9 so their sum must be a power of ten.. then 10000 must be the solution.

xyz9*xyz9=abcde1

abcde1+efgh9 = rtyub0

√rtyub0 should end with 0

The only answer that ends with 0 in choices is 10000

9999 × 9999 + 19999 = 9999 2 + 19998 + 1 = 9999 2 + 2 × 9999 × 1 + 1 2 = ( 9999 + 1 ) 2 = 10000 2 = 10000 \sqrt { { 9999 }\times 9999+19999 } \\ =\sqrt { { 9999 }^{ 2 }+19998+1 } \\ =\sqrt { { 9999 }^{ 2 }+2\times 9999\times 1+{ 1 }^{ 2 } } \\ =\sqrt { { (9999+1) }^{ 2 } } \\ =\sqrt { { 10000 }^{ 2 } } =\boxed{10000}

John Wroblewski
Dec 18, 2016

We must find the square root of: 9999 9999 + 19999 9999 * 9999 + 19999 = ( 1 0 4 1 ) 2 + 1 0 4 + 1 0 4 1 (10^4 - 1)^2 + 10^4 + 10^4 - 1 = ( 1 0 4 1 ) 2 + 2 1 0 4 1 (10^4 - 1)^2 + 2*10^4 - 1 = A.

Let x = 1 0 4 x = 10^4 . Then: A = ( x 1 ) 2 + 2 x 1 (x - 1)^2 + 2x - 1 = x 2 2 x + 1 + 2 x 1 x^2 - 2x + 1 + 2x - 1 = x 2 = ( 1 0 4 ) 2 x^2 = (10^4)^2 . Then the root is clearly 1 0 4 10^4 .

Andy Cook
Oct 4, 2016

9x9 is 81. 81+9 = 90 which ends in a zero. The whole number of any square root of a number that ends in a zero must also end in a zero and there was only 1 answer that ended in a zero. Lateral thinking.

Mohammad Khaza
Jul 7, 2017

9x9 is 81.

81+9 = 90 which ends in a zero.

The whole number of any square root of a number that ends in a zero must also end in a zero and there was only 1 answer that ended in a zero

Mim Lellybe
Jun 15, 2016

9*9=81 so the digit of the unity of the product is 1 and those of the other nomber is 9 do with the sum we will have a number like that under the square "xxxxxx0" because the last digit is a 0 the last digit of the result is a 0 too so only 10000 can be correct

Samuele Poppi
Mar 22, 2016

9×9=81 take the "1" digit. 1+9=10 so it must be 10000, since the other answers end in other ways :')

Multiply 9 by 9, the result will give 1 (least significant bit). And when adding 9 receive 0 (least significant bit) and there is only one answer fits.

Gandoff Tan
Apr 7, 2019

9999 × 9999 + 19999 = 9999 2 + 9999 + 10000 = 9999 2 + 9999 + 9999 + 1 = 9999 2 + 2 ( 9999 ) ( 1 ) + 1 2 = ( 9999 + 1 ) 2 = 9999 + 1 = 10000 \begin{aligned} \sqrt { 9999\times 9999+19999 } & = & \sqrt { { 9999 }^{ 2 }+9999+10000 } \\ \quad & = & \sqrt { { 9999 }^{ 2 }+9999+9999+1 } \\ \quad & = & \sqrt { { 9999 }^{ 2 }+2(9999)(1)+{ 1 }^{ 2 } } \\ \quad & = & \sqrt { { (9999+1) }^{ 2 } } \\ \quad & = & 9999+1 \\ \quad & = & \boxed { 10000 } \end{aligned}

Gia Hoàng Phạm
Sep 20, 2018

9999 × 9999 + 19999 = 999 9 2 + 10000 + 9999 = 9999 ( 9999 + 1 ) + 10000 = 9999 ( 9999 + 1 ) + ( 9999 + 1 ) = ( 9999 + 1 ) ( 9999 + 1 ) = ( 9999 + 1 ) 2 = 9999 + 1 = 10000 \sqrt{9999 \times 9999+19999}=\sqrt{9999^2+10000+9999}=\sqrt{9999(9999+1)+10000}=\sqrt{9999(9999+1)+(9999+1)}=\sqrt{(9999+1)(9999+1)}=\sqrt{(9999+1)^2}=9999+1=\boxed{\large{10000}}

Abdou Khaled
Jul 10, 2018

LaTeX\(\sqrt{(10000-1)(10000-1)+ (2000 -1))} = ( ( 1000 0 2 20000 + 1 ) + 2000 1 ) \sqrt{((10000^2 - 20000 + 1) + 2000 -1)} = ( 1000 0 2 ) \sqrt{(10000^2)} (LaTeX(10000)

Gourav Raj
Jan 26, 2017

x =(10000-1)(10000-1) + 19999 =10000^2 +1 -2×10000 +19999 =10000^2 -20000 +20000 =10000^2 so x^1/2 = 10000

Aditya Dua
Jan 25, 2017

General solution: sqrt [ (10^n-1)^2 + 2 10^n - 1] = sqrt [ 10^(2n) + 1 - 2 10^n + 2*10^n - 1] = sqrt [ 10^(2n) ] = 10^n

For this problem, set n = 4 to get the correct answer, i.e. 10000.

Jason LaPeer
Oct 10, 2016

you can figure any square, and it's square root, if you know what the previous square is. take the previous square, add its square root and the next highest number.

9999^2=99980001

10000^2=100000000

100000000-99980001=19999

19999-9999=10000

not sure anyone will follow that.

Kayz Wg
Sep 27, 2016

9x9 + 19 = 10 So let's bring back the other decimals. = 100000 Sqroute = 10000

Daniel Peng
Aug 28, 2016

Not the best way, but how I did it: You know that 9999 x 9999 ends with the digit 1 (because 9 x 9 = 81). Adding a number ending with the digit 1 will give a number that ends with the digit 0. The only choice that will have a square that ends with the digit 0 is 10000.

9999 X 9999 = 10000 ×9999 - 9999 So now √10000 ×9999 -9999 + 19999 =√ 10000×9999 +10000 = √10000( 9999 + 1 ) = √ 10000 ( 10000) = 10000

Eddie Black
Apr 3, 2016

Why not (9999)(9999) then + 19999 = 100,000,000 and take the square of that?

Good quest

Amed Lolo
Feb 18, 2016

(99.99×100×99.99×100+1.9999×10000)^.5. =100×(99.99^2+1.9999)^.5=100×((100-.01)^2+1.9999)^.5=100×(10000+.0001-2+1.9999)^.5 =100×100=10000####

Kevin Silva
Jan 18, 2016

Let x= 10000

sqrt( (x-1)^2 +2x-1) sqrt(x^2-2x+1 +2x-1) sqrt(x^2) x

Therefore, the answer is 10000

Marcus Thomas
Nov 8, 2015

9999 x 9999+ 9999 +10000 one extra lot of 9999 10000 x 9999 + 10000 Factorise 10000(9999 + 1) = 10000 x 10000 Therefore sqrt(10000 x 10000) = 10000

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