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# If n is a positive integer and k=5.1*10^n, what is the value

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If n is a positive integer and k=5.1*10^n, what is the value [#permalink]  21 May 2011, 09:08
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If n is a positive integer and k=5.1*10^n, what is the value of k?

(1) 6,000 < k < 500,000
(2) k^2 = 2.601 * 10^9

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Re: Value of K [#permalink]  21 May 2011, 10:22
k=5.1 x 10^n

Stmt1: 6000<k<500,000
Take n=3
k=5100 but it is not in the interval 6000<k<500,000
Take n=4
k=51000 it is in the interval 6000<k<500,000..Hold on to n=4
Take n=5
k=510,000 again it is not in the interval 6000<k<500,000.
Hence n=4
Sufficient

Stmt2: k^2= 2.601 x 10^9.
Substitute k=5.1 x 10^n in above eqn
(5.1*10^n)^2=2.601*10^9
10^2n=2.601*10^9 / 5.1^2
10^2n=10^9/10
10^2n=10^8
2n=8
n=4
k=5.1*10^4
k=51000
Sufficient.

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Re: Value of K [#permalink]  21 May 2011, 13:25
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If n is a positive integer and k=5.1 x 10^n , what is the value of k ?
1. 6000<k<500,000
2. k^2= 2.601 x 10^9.

Given: k = 5.1 * 10^n
n is a positive integer which means it is at least 1. Hence k's value can be anything from 51 to 5100000000...infinite zeroes

Statement 1: 6,000<k<500,000
So 5,100 is not in this range. 51,000 is in this range. 510,000 is not in this range. Therefore, k must be 51,000. Sufficient.

Statement 2: $$k^2= 2.601*10^9$$

$$k^2 = 2.601 * 10^9 = 2601 * 10^6$$

Since k is an integer, we are certain that 2601 must be the square of an integer. It is the square of 51.

If $$k^2 = 2601 * 10^6,$$ $$k = 51*10^3$$ $$OR -51*10^3$$
Since from the question stem, we know that k must be positive,
k should be $$51*10^3 = 51,000$$. Sufficient.

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Re: Value of K [#permalink]  23 May 2011, 23:27
6000< 51000<500,000 hence n = 4.

k = 26.01^(1/2) * 10^(8/2) = 5.1 * 10^4 n = 4

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Re: Value of K [#permalink]  08 Nov 2011, 11:13
Thanks for the great explanation karishma.
I too initially missed the fact that k can only be positive but caught it later on.
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Re: If n is a positive integer and k=5.1 x 10^n , what is the [#permalink]  20 May 2014, 02:44
Thanks for the explanation Karishma. I fell into to the trap of considering negative value in second st too.
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Re: If n is a positive integer and k=5.1*10^n, what is the value [#permalink]  20 May 2014, 03:15
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If n is a positive integer and k=5.1*10^n, what is the value of k?

As n is a positive integer then k could be: 51, 510, 5,100, 51,000, ... Also note that no matter the value of n, k is always a positive number.

(1) 6,000 < k < 500,000 --> only one number from above is in this range: 51,000. Sufficient.

(2) k^2 = 2.601 * 10^9 --> we can solve quadratics to get two values of k positive and negative, but since given that k is positive then only the positive value of k will be valid. Sufficient.

OPEN DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION IS HERE: if-n-is-a-positive-integer-and-k-5-1-10-n-what-is-the-value-126370.html
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