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one of the "maths challenge" questions. one of the only ones i couldn't do :S I've tried for a good number of hours, but havnt found a way to do it. I feel any more time would just be brute forcing it which i wouldn't have time for in the exam anyways.
hope you can help
X is a positive integer in which each digit is 1; that is, X is of the form 111111...
Given that every digit of the integer pX^2 + qX + r (where p, q, and r are fixed integer coefficients and p > 0) is also 1. Irrespective of the number of digits X. Which of the following is a possible value of q?
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hope you can help
Homework Statement
X is a positive integer in which each digit is 1; that is, X is of the form 111111...
Given that every digit of the integer pX^2 + qX + r (where p, q, and r are fixed integer coefficients and p > 0) is also 1. Irrespective of the number of digits X. Which of the following is a possible value of q?
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The Attempt at a Solution
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