When is \(\displaystyle{\frac{{{X}}}{{{R}}}}{\left({X}\right)}\) an integer where
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2022-03-15
When is an integer where is the reverse of an integer X?
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Uriah Hale
Beginner2022-03-16Added 3 answers
Step 1 There are no solutions with a ratio of 2 or 3. In fact the only possible ratios are indeed 4 and 9. Let x be the smaller number with terminal digit a, and y be thevlarger number either terminal digit b. Then y has more digits than x, which kills us, unless the ratio has only one digit. Trying , we observe that in the units place we must have , and the leading digit must satisfy one of the following: Pairing with implies forcing , which is no good (the product should not have a leading digit of 0). Pairing with gives from which we can try , but then (we must have exactly 3, not just 3 mod 10, or else y has too many digits). Similar logic eliminates 3 as a possible ratio. For ratios from 5 to 8, we use the fact that b, which must be the leading digit of x as well as the last digit of y, can only be 1. Thus Undefined control sequence \cancel as these fail to be units mod 10. For we can try , but then the leading digit of y would have to be 3 whereas the actual product 7x, if it has the same digits as x, has to begin with 7,8, or 9.as these fail to be units mod 10. For we can try , but then the leading digit of y would have to be 3 whereas the actual product 7x, if it has the same digits as x, has to begin with 7,8, or 9. So we are left with the ratios that are well known to have solutions, 4 and 9. In both cases there are infinitely many solutions. The minimal ones for each ratio are of course In each case we may split the first two digits from the last two and insert an arbitrary number of 9's, as in with three 9's inserted (these being the only solutions, by the way, with seven digits). There are also solutions like the following: Step 2 Solutions do exist with ratios of 2 or 3 in other bases. Among them: base three base four base five base twelve base twelve