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2AB=\overline{AB}

Source: 2021 Taiwan APMO Preliminary First Round

November 21, 2020
number theory

Problem Statement

Find all positive integers A,BA,B satisfying the following properties: (i) AA and BB has same digit in decimal. (ii) 2AB=AB2\cdot A\cdot B=\overline{AB} (Here \cdot denotes multiplication, AB\overline{AB} denotes we write AA and BB in turn. For example, if A=12,B=34A=12,B=34, then AB=1234\overline{AB}=1234)