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Problem
What is the sum of all two-digit positive integers whose squares end with the digits 01?
Solution
If is a two-digit number, then we can write in the form , where and are digits. Then the last digit of is the same as the last digit of .
The last digit of is 1. We know that is a digit from 0 to 9. Checking these digits, we find that the units digit of is 1 only for and .
If , then , so The last two digits of are 00, so we want the last two digits of to be 00. This occurs only for the digits and , but we reject because we want a two-digit number. This leads to the solution .
If , then , so The last two digits of are 00, so we want the last two digits of to be 01. In other words, we want the last digit of to be 0. This only occurs for the digits and . This leads to the solutions and .
Therefore, the sum of all two-digit positive integers whose squares end with the digits 01 is .
The last digit of is 1. We know that is a digit from 0 to 9. Checking these digits, we find that the units digit of is 1 only for and .
If , then , so The last two digits of are 00, so we want the last two digits of to be 00. This occurs only for the digits and , but we reject because we want a two-digit number. This leads to the solution .
If , then , so The last two digits of are 00, so we want the last two digits of to be 01. In other words, we want the last digit of to be 0. This only occurs for the digits and . This leads to the solutions and .
Therefore, the sum of all two-digit positive integers whose squares end with the digits 01 is .
Final answer
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