HMMT 二月 2000 · 代数 · 第 4 题
HMMT February 2000 — Algebra — Problem 4
题目详情
- What is the few est n um b er of m ultipli ations required to rea h x from x , using only 2 4 8 16 32 previously generated p o w ers of x ? F or example, x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! 64 128 256 512 1024 1536 1792 1920 1984 2000 x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! x ! x uses 15 m ultipli ations.
解析
- The pri e starts at $100. Clearly , the order of pri e hanges do es not matter. It is redu ed b y 10% three times ( 90 ! 72 : 90), and the new pri e is 72 : 90 ! 88 : 209 ! $97 : 0299 ! 106.73289. Rounded to the nearest en t, this is $106 : 73 . 1