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algebra senior
Problem
Find the area of the region described by and Note: For a real number denotes the fractional part of For example,
Solution
Let and let so the are the decimal digits. Then the given condition becomes Since is an integer, this is equivalent to First, let's look at the interval where so For we want so
For we want so
For we want so and so on.
Thus, for the region is as follows.
The area of this part of the region is then Next, we look at the interval where so For we want so there are no values of that work.
For we want so
For we want so and so on.
Thus, for the region is as follows.
The area of this part of the region is then Similarly, the area of the region for is the area of the region for is and so on, until the area of the region for is Hence, the total area of the region is To compute this sum, we can use the formula Alternatively, we can write which allows sum to telescope, and we get
For we want so
For we want so and so on.
Thus, for the region is as follows.
The area of this part of the region is then Next, we look at the interval where so For we want so there are no values of that work.
For we want so
For we want so and so on.
Thus, for the region is as follows.
The area of this part of the region is then Similarly, the area of the region for is the area of the region for is and so on, until the area of the region for is Hence, the total area of the region is To compute this sum, we can use the formula Alternatively, we can write which allows sum to telescope, and we get
Final answer
1717