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adityak123
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Nov-05-04, 12:23 PM (EST)
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"Back to back pairs"
 
   I was working on pairs on two digit numbers where their product stays the same when the order of the digits are reversed. For example 23x96=32x69 or 12x63=21x36 or 43x68 = 34x86 or 12x84 = 21x48. Can any one tell me how many such pairs are there & if there is any formula on such pairings???/

Adi


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Ramsey_KJ
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Nov-06-04, 07:29 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: Back to back pairs"
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   If the pairs are denoted A(1)A(2) and B(1)B(2) then A(1)*B(1) must equal A(2)*B(2). This implies that the if the product A(1)*B(1) = P(1)^X * P(2)^Y * P(3)^Z, then the sum of X,Y and Z must be greater than 2 but the exponent of 1 can only be 1 since higher exponents give only 1. Because of the limitation that A(1), A(2), B(1), and B(2) must all be less than 10, there are only a few possible combinations, e.g. for P(n) > 3 there are no possible solutions and P(n) must equal 1, 2 or 3. It is then easy to determine the few possible combinations of A(1)(A2) and B(1)B(2) {of course you ignore the reversed orders}. I get a total of 14 including the 4 that you gave. Thanks for your problem.
Have a Good Day
KJ Ramsey


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Owen
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Dec-23-04, 12:30 PM (EST)
 
2. "RE: Back to back pairs"
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   According to the previous reply

if the pairs are denoted A(1)A(2) and B(1)B(2) then A(1)*B(1) must equal A(2)*B(2) where A(1), A(2), B(1), and B(2) can only be positive integer less than 10 (1 to 9). Those integers can produce the ratio 1/2 1/3 2/3 1/4 and 3/4 where A(1)A(2) and B(1)B(2) can be created
ratio 1/2 : (1,2) (2,4) (3,6) (4,8)
ratio 1/3 : (1,3) (2,6) (3,9)
ratio 1/4 : (1,4) (2,8)
ratio 2/3 : (2,3) (4,6) (6,9)
ratio 3/4 : (3,4) (6,8)

Then, we can built a pair of number by selecting 2 members within each ratio group
ratio 1/2 : select 2 out of 4 = 4C2 = 6 ways
ratio 1/3 : select 2 out of 3 = 3C2 = 3 ways
ratio 1/4 : select 2 out of 2 = 2C2 = 1 way
ratio 2/3 : select 2 out of 3 = 3C2 = 3 ways
ratio 3/4 : select 2 out of 2 = 2C2 = 1 way

14 ways in total and they are ...

12 42
12 63
12 84
13 62
13 93
14 82
23 64
23 96
24 63
24 84
26 93
34 86
36 84
46 96

:)


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lover
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Mar-22-05, 11:16 AM (EST)
 
3. "RE: Back to back pairs"
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   this stuff is bull. well i have a teacher that doesn't teach us any thing.she can't speack right


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