Sum Quadratic Floor

Algebra Level 5

k = 16 81 x + k 100 = 625 \large \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor x+\frac{k}{100} \right \rfloor =625 If x x is a positive number that satisfy the summation above, evaluate 100 x \lfloor 100x \rfloor .


The answer is 949.

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3 solutions

Adarsh Kumar
Jun 30, 2015

The total number of terms is 66 66 ,let us assume that A A of them have value y y and B B of them have value ( y + 1 ) (y+1) ,then, A y + B y + B = 625 66 y + B = 625 we also have that B < 66 hence y = 9 and B = 31 and A = 35 Ay+By+B=625\\ \Longrightarrow 66y+B=625\\ \text{we also have that}\ B<66\\ \text{hence}\ y=9\ \text{and}\ B=31 \text{and}\ A=35 .This means that the first 35 35 values are 9 9 and the ( 3 6 t h 6 6 t h ) (36^{th}-66^{th}) terms have a value of 10 10 [ x + 0.5 ] = 9 , but [ x + 0.51 ] = 10 x = 9.49..... [ 100 x ] = 949 \Longrightarrow [x+0.5]=9,\text{but}\ [x+0.51]=10\\ \Longrightarrow x=9.49.....\\ \Longrightarrow [100x]=949 .And done!

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Good solution to hunt down the (approximate) value of x x .

I think this solution is just artificial.

Lu Chee Ket - 5 years, 6 months ago

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I am sorry,but I didn't understand the meaning of your comment.

Adarsh Kumar - 5 years, 6 months ago
Chew-Seong Cheong
Jun 30, 2015

Let the integer and fractional parts of x x be x = n \lfloor x \rfloor = n and { x } = δ \{ x \} = \delta respectively. Then, we have:

k = 16 81 x + k 100 = 625 k = 16 81 n + δ + k 100 = 625 i = 1 66 n + k = 16 81 k 100 + δ = 625 66 n + k = 16 81 k 100 + δ = 625 66 n 625 n = 625 66 = 9 594 + k = 16 81 k 100 + δ = 625 k = 16 81 k 100 + δ = 31 k = 51 81 1 = 31 51 100 + δ = 1 0.49 δ < 0.5 100 x = 100 ( n + δ ) = 949 \begin{aligned} \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor x + \frac{k}{100} \right \rfloor & = 625 \\ \Rightarrow \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor n + \delta + \frac{k}{100} \right \rfloor & = 625 \\ \sum_{i=1}^{66} n + \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor \frac{k}{100} + \delta \right \rfloor & = 625 \\ 66n + \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor \frac{k}{100} + \delta \right \rfloor & = 625 \quad \color{#3D99F6} { \Rightarrow 66n \le 625 \quad \Rightarrow n = \left \lfloor \frac{625}{66} \right \rfloor = 9} \\ \color{#3D99F6}{594} + \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor \frac{k}{100} + \delta \right \rfloor & = 625 \\ \Rightarrow \sum_{k=16}^{81} \left \lfloor \frac{k}{100} + \delta \right \rfloor & = 31 \\ \Rightarrow \sum_{k=\color{#3D99F6}{51}}^{81} 1 & = 31 \\ \color{#3D99F6}{\Rightarrow \left \lfloor \frac{51}{100} + \delta \right \rfloor} & \color{#3D99F6}{= 1\quad \Rightarrow 0.49 \le \delta < 0.5} \\ \color{#3D99F6}{\Rightarrow \left \lfloor 100x \right \rfloor} & \color{#3D99F6}{= \left \lfloor 100(n + \delta) \right \rfloor = \boxed{949}} \end{aligned}

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Hm, you have to be slightly careful. 66 n 625 66 n \leq 625 doesn't immediately rule out n = 0 n = 0 . Instead, you should explain why 625 66 < 66 n 625 625 - 66 < 66n \leq 625 .

Good Solution and same with me but you can do instanly with subtitution x = x + { x } x = \lfloor x \rfloor + \{x \} but its okay good (y)

uzumaki nagato tenshou uzumaki - 5 years, 11 months ago

Since there are 81-16+1=66 terms, if x=9, we would add up to 594. We are 625-594=31 short. So last 31 terms ONLY must add up to 10. Last 31st term is 81-31 +1=51st, that is k=51. So we add 51 100 = . 51 \dfrac {51}{100}=.51 to x to make 10. So~ x=10-.51=9.49. ~~\Check for k=50 ;- 9.49 + 50 100 = 9.99 ~~\lfloor 9.49+\dfrac {50}{100} \rfloor =\lfloor 9.99 \rfloor =9. So it is OK.

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