A B = 2 B A − 1
Let A B and B A be 2-digit integers that satisfy the equation above. Find A B .
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I agree with the other solution here. However, in the last step there is a way to find values for a and b without trial and error.
Let A B = 1 0 a + b
Then: 1 0 a + b = 2 0 b + 2 a − 1 8 a = 1 9 b − 1 8 a ≡ − 1 ≡ 1 8 ( m o d 1 9 ) 4 a ≡ 9 ≡ 2 8 ( m o d 1 9 ) a ≡ 7 ( m o d 1 9 )
As 1 ≤ a ≤ 9 , a = 7 b = 3
A B = 7 3
Nice application of modulus. In fact, I used mod 8 to figure out b=3 first. =D
10A+B=2(10B+A)-1, so we have 8A=19B - 1. Dividing by 8, we get A=2B+(3B-1)/8. Therefore, 3B-1 should be a multiple of 8. But the maximum value of B can be only 9. So 3B-1, a multiple of 8, can have only three values 8,16 or 24. Adding 1 to these numbers, we get 9,17 and 25. Only 9 being a multiple of 3 can be 3B. So , 3B=9 or B=3. Substituting this we get A=7. Answer=73.
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Let A B = 1 0 a + b
then 1 0 a + b = 2 ( a + 1 0 b ) − 1 8 a − 1 9 b = − 1 1 9 b − 1 = 8 a
by checking values of b we see that b = 3 and a = 7
hence the no. is 7 3