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Algebra Level 5

Given that 201 5 3 = 8181353375 2015^3 = 8181353375 , find the sum of the digits, including decimal places, of the exact value of ( 201502015.02015 ) 3 (201502015.02015)^3 .

(You may use a calculator to calculate the digit sum.)

Based on this problem I posted back in 2014.


The answer is 189.

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2 solutions

Steven Yuan
Apr 10, 2015

Factor 201 5 3 2015^3 out from our desired value. We have

( 201502015.02015 ) 3 = 201 5 3 × ( 100001.00001 ) 3 = 201 5 3 × ( 1 0 5 + 1 + 1 0 5 ) 3 \begin{aligned} (201502015.02015)^3 &= 2015^3 \times (100001.00001)^3 \\ &= 2015^3 \times (10^5 + 1 + 10^{-5})^3 \end{aligned} .

Expanding ( 1 0 5 + 1 + 1 0 5 ) 3 (10^5 + 1 + 10^{-5})^3 using ( a + b + c ) 3 = a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + 3 ( a 3 b + a b 2 + a 2 c + a c 2 + b 2 c + b c 2 ) + 6 a b c (a + b + c)^3 = a^3 + b^3 + c^3 + 3(a^3b + ab^2 + a^2c + ac^2 + b^2c + bc^2) + 6abc gives

( 100001.00001 ) 3 = 1 0 15 + 3 ( 1 0 10 ) + 6 ( 1 0 5 ) + 7 + 6 ( 1 0 5 ) + 3 ( 1 0 10 ) + 1 0 15 . (100001.00001)^3 = 10^{15} + 3(10^{10}) + 6(10^5) + 7 + 6(10^{-5}) + 3(10^{-10}) + 10^{-15}.

Finally, multiply 201 5 3 2015^3 , which we know the value of, by these powers of 10. Careful arithmetic gives

( 201502015.02015 ) 3 = 8181598820510119294964508.656914193853375 , (201502015.02015)^3 = 8181598820510119294964508.656914193853375,

which has digit sum 189 . \boxed{189}.

But, the answer should be 147. I would request you to recheck as if we just expand the required expression using (a+b+c)^3

Raushan Sharma - 6 years, 2 months ago

damn i got my answer as 179 . i seriously need to improve on my arithmetic

Utkarsh Grover - 5 years, 8 months ago
Bill Bell
Apr 10, 2015

First I calculate a floating point approximation to the value, just to see what I'm aiming for. I split the item to be cubed into its whole and decimal parts and represent each as a fraction. Python's fractions module calculates with fractions, even when the numbers become very large. Now I calculate the required result as a fraction. Since there is only one leading digit in the denominator, an 8, I can multiply the numerator by 125 to obtain a representation of the numerator of the result (with the thought in mind that multiplying the denominator by this same number would 'clear' the 8 leaving only a one in the leftmost place).

Then I simply add the digits.

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