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The document contains examples of solving problems involving conversion between different number bases. It includes determining the base of a number, converting between bases, performing arithmetic in different bases, and finding the position of a number in a sequence. The problems are explained with step-by-step workings.

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Base System - Assignment Solution

The document contains examples of solving problems involving conversion between different number bases. It includes determining the base of a number, converting between bases, performing arithmetic in different bases, and finding the position of a number in a sequence. The problems are explained with step-by-step workings.

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Mathematics PRMO – Base System

1 Determine b if (33)10 = (201)b


Solution:
We have (33)10 = (201) b
33 = 2  b 2 + 0  b1 + 1 b 0 = 2b 2 + 1
2b 2 = 32
b 2 = 16
b = 4
But base of any number cannot be negative. Hence value of b = 4.

2 Determine b if (193)b = (623)8


Solution:
We have (193) b = (623)8
1 b 2 + 9  b1 + 3  b 0 = 6  82 + 2  81 + 3  80
b 2 + 9b + 3 = 384 + 16 + 3
b 2 + 9b + 3 = 403
b 2 + 9b − 400 = 0
b = 16, b = −25
As base is always positive, value of b = 16.

3 Convert (5C7)16 to decimal


Solution:
Positional weights are 162 ,161 , 160
5C716 = (5 162 ) + (12 161 ) + (7 160 )
= 1280 + 192 + 7
= 147910
Hence , (5C7)16 = (1479)10

4 Given (135) base x + (144) base x = (323) base x The value of base x is
Solution:
(135) base x + (144) base x = (323) base x
 x 2 + 3x + 5 + x 2 + 4x + 4 = 3x 2 + 2x + 3
 x 2 − 5x − 6 = 0
 x = 6, −1
x=6

5 Let (166)b  (56)b = (8590) b b  10 find b?


Solution:
(b 2 + 6b + 6)(5b + 6) = (8b3 + 5b 2 + 9b + 0)
5b3 + 36b 2 + 66b + 36 = 8b3 + 5b 2 + 9b
= 3b3 − 31b 2 − 57b − 36
= 3b3 − 36b 2 + 5b 2 − 57b − 36
= 3b 2 (b − 12) + (5b + 3)(b − 12)
0 = (b− 12) (3b 2 + 5b + 3)
b = 12

6 Consider the sequence 1, 7, 8 49, 50,….. which consist of sum of distinct power of 7 in increasing
order. At what position will 16856 occurs?
Solution:
70 = 1
71 = 7
7 2 = 49
73 = 343
7 4 = 2401
75 = 16807
16856 = 7 5 + 7 2
(100100) 2
32 + 4 = 36

7 In base – 2 notation, digits 0 & 1 only and places go up in powers of –2


for eg 11011 = 1 (−2) 4 + ( −2)3 + ( −2)1 + ( −2) 0 = (7)10 . If (2019)10 is represent in the system how many
1’s will it contains?
Solution:
2019 =  212 + 22 + 20  −  211 + 25 + 21 
= (−2)12 + (−2)11 + (−2)5 + (−2) 2 + (−2)1 + (−2) 0
5
8 Let N =  a i 3i . If a i = {−1, 0,1} and there are k integers which can be represented as this, then find
i =0

last two digits of k?


Solution:
1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243
36 − 1
1 + 3 + 9 − − + 243 = 364
2
We can make all the numbers form – 364 to 364
i.e. 729 nos.
Hence 29 is answer

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