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Algebra Difficulty 2.6 Junior Find the answer

What is the number of positive integers pp for which 1<p100<1-1<\sqrt{p}-\sqrt{100}<1?

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Solution

If 1<p100<1-1<\sqrt{p}-\sqrt{100}<1, then 1<p10<1-1<\sqrt{p}-10<1 or 9<p<119<\sqrt{p}<11. Since p\sqrt{p} is greater than 9, then pp is greater than 92=819^{2}=81. Since p\sqrt{p} is less than 11, then pp is less than 112=12111^{2}=121. In other words, 81<p<12181<p<121. Since pp is a positive integer, then 82p12082 \leq p \leq 120. Therefore, there are 12082+1=39120-82+1=39 such integers pp.

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