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Problem
Three-digit powers of 
and 
are used in this cross-number puzzle. What is the only possible digit for the outlined square?
\[\begin{tabular}{lcl}
\textbf{ACROSS} & & \textbf{DOWN} \\
\textbf{2}. 2^m & & \textbf{1}. 5^n
\end{tabular}\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
![[asy] draw((0,-1)--(1,-1)--(1,2)--(0,2)--cycle); draw((0,1)--(3,1)--(3,0)--(0,0)); draw((3,0)--(2,0)--(2,1)--(3,1)--cycle,linewidth(1)); label("$1$",(0,2),SE); label("$2$",(0,1),SE); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/f/1/0f12817a85b00f769cdccde1c3c265c31347293a.png)
Solution
The 
-digit powers of are 
and 
, so space is filled with a .
The only -digit power of beginning with is 
, so the outlined block is filled with
a 
.
See Also
| 2000 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 8 |
Followed by Problem 10 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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