A number X is converted to base 7 and becomes a four-digit number. Its leftmost digit is removed and placed at the right of the remaining three digits, resulting in a new number in base 7 which is twice the value of X. Find the decimal representations of all such numbers X.
If the base-7 number is abcd, then
343b+ 49c + 7d + a = 2(343a + 49b + 7c + d)
So, you know that d = 137a-49b-7c
and 1 <= a,d <= 6
0 <= b,c <= 6
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1<=a,b<=6
0<=c,d<=6.
as d=137a-49b-7c
if b=1, there is no chance for d to be one digit, same as b>2.
Thus b=2, then a=1, c=5, d=4. so X=(1254)7=480
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To solve this problem, we need to follow a step-by-step approach.
Step 1: Convert the four-digit number from base 7 to decimal representation.
Let's assume the four-digit number is ABCD in base 7. To convert it to decimal representation, we use the formula:
X = A * 7^3 + B * 7^2 + C * 7^1 + D * 7^0
Step 2: Remove the leftmost digit and place it at the right of the remaining three digits.
After removing the leftmost digit A and placing it at the right, the new number in base 7 is BCD(A).
Step 3: Convert the new number to decimal representation.
Following the formula from step 1, we can convert the new number BCD(A) to decimal representation.
Y = B * 7^2 + C * 7^1 + D * 7^0 + A * 7^3
Step 4: Find the value of X that satisfies the condition Y = 2X.
We need to find the values of X that make Y twice the value of X. So, we have the equation:
2X = B * 7^2 + C * 7^1 + D * 7^0 + A * 7^3
Step 5: Solve the equation to find the values of X.
By comparing the coefficients of X in both sides of the equation, we get:
2 * X = B * 7^2 + C * 7^1 + D * 7^0 + A * 7^3
Since we are looking for solutions in decimal representation, we can express X in decimal form. So, the equation becomes:
2X = 49A + 7B + C + D
Now, we need to find all possible values of A, B, C, and D that satisfy this equation. We can iterate through all possible combinations of A, B, C, and D (with values from 0 to 6) using nested loops and check if the equation is satisfied. If it is, we have found a value for X.
Let's write code to find all such values of X:
```python
for A in range(7):
for B in range(7):
for C in range(7):
for D in range(7):
X = A * 7**3 + B * 7**2 + C * 7**1 + D * 7**0
Y = B * 7**2 + C * 7**1 + D * 7**0 + A * 7**3
if 2 * X == Y:
print(X)
```
This code will iterate through all possible combinations of A, B, C, and D values from 0 to 6 and find the values of X that satisfy the given condition. It will print the decimal representations of all such numbers X.