2020 AMC 10B Problem 7

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Concepts:perfect squaredivisibility

Difficulty rating: 960

7.

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

77

88

99

1010

1212

Solution:

A number that is both even and a multiple of 33 is a multiple of 66. If such a number is also a perfect square, its square root must be divisible by both 22 and 33, hence by 66. Therefore the numbers counted are exactly (6k)2<2020(6k)^2<2020 for positive integers kk.

Since 422=1764<202042^2=1764<2020 and 482=2304>202048^2=2304>2020, we have k=1,2,,7k=1,2,\ldots,7, for a total of 77 numbers.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

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