2006 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 2
Problem
If 
and 
are positive integers, how many integers are strictly between the product 
and 
? For example, there are 35 integers strictly between 
and 
Solution
We start by expanding 
, and in doing so we obtain 
. We then subtract from , to get 
. We finally subtract 
from this value, as the problem asks for how many integers are strictly in between, and we get our answer of 
as desired.
See Also
| 2006 UNCO Math Contest II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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