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2020 AMC 10B Problem 7

Problem 7 of 25EasierNumber Theory

How many positive even multiples of 33 less than 20202020 are perfect squares?

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A number that is both even and a multiple of 33 is a multiple of 6.6. If such a number is also a perfect square, its square root must be divisible by both 22 and 3,3, hence by 6.6. Therefore the numbers counted are exactly (6k)2<2020(6k)^2<2020 for positive integers k.k. Since 422=1764<202042^2=1764<2020 and 482=2304>2020,48^2=2304>2020, we have k=1,2,,7,k=1,2,\ldots,7, for a total of 77 numbers. Thus, A is the correct answer.

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Concepts: perfect square · divisibility

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