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==Video Solution (XXX)==
==Solution==
Take the prime factorization of <math>360</math>. <math>360=2^3*3^2*5</math>.
We want <math>x</math> to be as small as possible. And you want <math>x*360</math> to be a square.
So <math>x=2*5=10</math>.
<math>y</math> is simmilar. <math>y=3*5^2=3*25=75</math>
So, <math>x+y=75+10=85</math>, or <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 85}</math>.
 
~ModestFox97
 
==Video Solution ==
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuSJdf1zWYw  ~David
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuSJdf1zWYw  ~David


Latest revision as of 11:59, 20 October 2025

Problem

The positive integers $x$ and $y$ are the two smallest positive integers for which the product of $360$ and $x$ is a square and the product of $360$ and $y$ is a cube. What is the sum of $x$ and $y$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 80 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 85 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 115 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 165 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 610$

Solution

Take the prime factorization of $360$. $360=2^3*3^2*5$. We want $x$ to be as small as possible. And you want $x*360$ to be a square. So $x=2*5=10$. $y$ is simmilar. $y=3*5^2=3*25=75$ So, $x+y=75+10=85$, or $\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 85}$.

~ModestFox97

Video Solution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuSJdf1zWYw ~David

See Also

2010 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 18
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