Official Quant thread for CAT 2013

For how many positive integer values of c does the equation 2x^2 + 689x + c = 0 have an integer solution ?
@jain4444 said:
For how many positive integer values of c does the equation 2x^2 + 689x + c = 0 have an integer solution ?
344??
find the highest power of 567 that can divide ide 285! exactly..explain
@raopradeep said:
the average weight of a group of n people is 75 kg.three men whose weights are 80,76,74 kg join the group and one man weighing between 90 to 100kg leave the group as a result average came down by 2 kg . if the number of men initially is a perfect square .then the weight of men who left the group is ?92949698
92
Find the largest integer S which is a divisor of n^5 ˆ' 17n^3 + 16n for every integer n ‰Ľ4.
@pavimai said:
find the highest power of 567 that can divide ide 285! exactly..explain
35
@pavimai said:
find the highest power of 567 that can divide ide 285! exactly..explain
35 i think


567 is 3^4*7

there are 35 number of 3^4 in 285!

and 45 numbers of 7

so i will go for 35
@pavimai said:
find the highest power of 567 that can divide ide 285! exactly..explain
567=3^4*7
Highest power of 3 = 140 ---->Highest power of 3^4 = 35
Highest power of 7= 45

Therefore,highest power of 567 = min(35,45) = 35
Divide 3903 between amar and akbar such that amars share at the end of 7 yrs is equal to akbars share at the end of 9 yrs at 4 percent pa rate of compound interest
Ans is amar is 2028 and akbar is 1875

plz help...

@jain4444 said:
Find the largest integer S which is a divisor of n^5 ˆ' 17n^3 + 16n for every integer n ‰Ľ4.
6??

n^5 - 17n^3 + 16n = n^5 - 16n^3 -n^3 + 16n = n^3 ( n^2 - 16) - n (n^2 -16 )

(n^3 -n) (n^2 - 16 ) = n (n+1)(n-1) (n+4)(n-4) = [(n-1)*n * (n+1) ] is always divisible by 6. ;

No..perfect rule for (n-4) (n+4 ) so it has to be 6?/
@jain4444 said:
For how many positive integer values of c does the equation 2x^2 + 689x + c = 0 have an integer solution ?
iska sol koi dal do ....

mera nahi a raha hai
@ravi.theja said:
120??
approach ?
@jain4444 said:
Find the largest integer S which is a divisor of n^5 ˆ' 17n^3 + 16n for every integer n ‰Ľ4.
24?
@joyjitpal said:
iska sol koi dal do ....mera nahi a raha hai
integer solution ==> b^2 - 4ac has to be a perfect square

(689)^2 - 4*2*c = k^2 ==> (689+k)(689-k ) = 8*c ==> c = (689 + k) (689 -k) /8

we get C as a +ve integr for all odd values of k from 1 to 687..so total 344 values...correct me if i am wrong
@jain4444 sir a dekho..wats d OA..is dis the right approach??
@ani6 said:
Divide 3903 between amar and akbar such that amars share at the end of 7 yrs is equal to akbars share at the end of 9 yrs at 4 percent pa rate of compound interestAns is amar is 2028 and akbar is 1875
Write the equation and get the common terms out,
it then comes out easily
@raopradeep said:
the average weight of a group of n people is 75 kg.three men whose weights are 80,76,74 kg join the group and one man weighing between 90 to 100kg leave the group as a result average came down by 2 kg . if the number of men initially is a perfect square .then the weight of men who left the group is ?92949698
sum of weights= 75*n----1
let x be the weight of the man who left the grp

sum of weights+80+76+74-x=73(n+2)

sum of weights+230-x=73(n+2)---2

subtract eq 1 from 2

73(n+2)-75n = 230 -x

x=230+75n-73(n+2)

n is the perfect square and x has to lie in the range 90 to 100..

possible value n=4

x=92
@ravi.theja said:
integer solution ==> b^2 - 4ac has to be a perfect square(689)^2 - 4*2*c = k^2 ==> (689+k)(689-k ) = 8*c ==> c = (689 + k) (689 -k) /8we get C as a +ve integr for all odd values of k from 1 to 687..so total 344 values...correct me if i am wrong @jain4444 sir a dekho..wats d OA..is dis the right approach??
if the discriminant is a perfect square

we get rational roots but here the roots are integer :)
@techsurge said:
whats the OA, know only how to calculate less than 150
Numbers less than 150 co-prime with it = 150(1-1/2)(1-1/3)(1-1/5) = 40
Sum of such numbers = 150/2 * 40 = 3000
If a number x is co-prime with 150 ,then 150 + x too will be co-prime with it.
Therefore,sum = 3000 + 40*150 + 3000 =12000

@joyjitpal said:
92
plz tell how to approach