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# How to Pursue Mathematics after High School?

For Students who are passionate for Mathematics and want to pursue it for higher studies in India and abroad.

Try this beautiful good numbers problem from Number theory from PRMO 2018, Question 22.

## Good numbers Problem - PRMO 2018, Question 22

A positive integer $k$ is said to be good if there exists a partition of ${1,2,3, \ldots, 20}$ into disjoint proper subsets such that the sum of the numbers in each subset of the partition is $k$. How many good numbers are there?

• $4$
• $6$
• $8$
• $10$
• $2$

### Key Concepts

Number theorm

good numbers

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Answer:$6$

PRMO-2018, Problem 22

Pre College Mathematics

## Try with Hints

What is good numbers ?

A good number is a number in which every digit is larger than the sum of digits of its right (all less significant bits than it). For example, 732 is a good number, $7>3+2$ and $3>2$ .

Given that $k$ is said to be good if there exists a partition of ${1,2,3, \ldots, 20}$ into disjoint proper subsets such that the sum of the numbers in each subset of the partition is $k$. Now at first we have to find out sum of these integers ${1,2,3, \ldots, 20}$. Later create some partitions such that two partitions be disjoint set and sum of the numbers of these partitions be good numbers

Can you now finish the problem ..........

Sum of numbers equals to $\frac{20 \times 21}{2}=210 \& 210=2 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7$

So $\mathrm{K}$ can be 21,30,35,47,70,105

Can you finish the problem........

Case 1 :

$\mathrm{A}=\{1,2,3,4,5,16,17,18,19,20\}$, $\mathrm{B}=\{6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15\}$

Case 2 :

$A=\{20,19,18,13\}$, $B=\{17,16,15,12,10\}$, $C=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,14\}$

Case 3 :

$\mathrm{A}=\{20,10,12\}$, $\mathrm{B}=\{18,11,13\}$, $\mathrm{C}=\{16,15,9,2\}$, $\mathrm{D}=\{19,8,7,5,3\}$, $\mathrm{E}=\{1,4,6,14,17\}$

Case 4 :

$A=\{20,10\}, B=\{19,11\}$,$C=\{18,12\}, D=\{17,13\}$,$E=\{16,14\}$, $F=\{1,15,5\},$
$G=\{2,3,4,6,7,8\}$

Case 5 :

$A=\{20,15\}$, $B=\{19,16\}$, $C=\{18,17\}$, $D=\{14,13,8\}$, $E=\{12,11,10,2\},$
$F=\{1,3,4,5,6,7,9\}$

Case 6 :

$A=\{1,20\}$,$B=\{2,19\}$, $C=\{3,18\} \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots$, $J=\{10,11\}$

Therefore Good numbers equal to $6$

## What to do to shape your Career in Mathematics after 12th?

From the video below, let's learn from Dr. Ashani Dasgupta (a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin and Founder-Faculty of Cheenta) how you can shape your career in Mathematics and pursue it after 12th in India and Abroad. These are some of the key questions that we are discussing here:

• What are some of the best colleges for Mathematics that you can aim to apply for after high school?
• How can you strategically opt for less known colleges and prepare yourself for the best universities in India or Abroad for your Masters or Ph.D. Programs?
• What are the best universities for MS, MMath, and Ph.D. Programs in India?
• What topics in Mathematics are really needed to crack some great Masters or Ph.D. level entrances?
• How can you pursue a Ph.D. in Mathematics outside India?
• What are the 5 ways Cheenta can help you to pursue Higher Mathematics in India and abroad?

## Want to Explore Advanced Mathematics at Cheenta?

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