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Algebra Level 3

Given A= 1 1.000...01 \frac{1}{1.000...01} and there are 99 zeros in 1.000...01 1.000...01 .

Convert A into a decimal number with 300 decimal digits. Type your answer as the last 3 decimal digits.


The answer is 999.

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1 solution

Tin Le
Mar 23, 2019

We know: 101 × 99 = 9999 101\times 99 = 9999

1001 × 999 = 999999 1001\times 999=999999

10001 × 9999 = 99999999 10001 \times 9999 = 99999999

So we can say that: multiplying 100....001 100....001 (n zeros) by 99...9 99...9 (n+1 nines) equals 99...99 99...99 (2n+2 nines)

By using that fact, we can convert A into a decimal number with 300 decimal digits:

First, we should eliminate the dot by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 1 0 100 10^{100} . Therefore, A= 1 0 100 100...01 \frac{10^{100}}{100...01} (99 zeros)

Second, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by ( 1 0 101 1 ) (10^{101} - 1) or 999....99 (100 nines). Therefore, A= 1 0 100 × 999...99 100...01 × 999...99 \frac{10^{100}\times 999...99}{100...01\times 999...99} (100 nines in 999...99 999...99 )

By using the fact above, we can rewrite A as 999...99000...0 9999...999 \frac{999...99000...0}{9999...999} ) (999...9000...0 has 100 nines and 100 zeros; 9999...999 has 200 nines)

Hence, we can also rewrite A as 0. ( 999...99000...0 ) 0.(999...99000...0) (999...9000...0 has 100 nines and 100 zeros)

Since we have to find 300 decimal digits of A, A = 0. ( 999...99000...0999...99 ) 0.(999...99000...0999...99) (999...99000...0999...99 has 100 nines then 100 zeros then 100 nines) So, the last 3 decimal digits of A are 999 \boxed{999}

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