2005 AMC 10A Problem 13

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Concepts:inequalityexponentcounting integers in a range

Difficulty rating: 1540

13.

How many positive integers nn satisfy the following condition:

(130n)50>n100>2200? (130n)^{50} \gt n^{100} \gt 2^{200}?

00

77

1212

6565

125125

Solution:

Taking 5050th roots, the condition becomes 130n>n2>24=16.130n \gt n^2 \gt 2^4 = 16. From n2>16n^2 \gt 16 we get n>4,n \gt 4, and from 130n>n2130n \gt n^2 we get n<130.n \lt 130. So nn ranges over the integers 5,6,,129,5, 6, \ldots, 129, which is 125125 values.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

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