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AIME 2013b Problem 3

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A large candle is 119119 centimeters tall. It is designed to burn down more quickly when it is first lit and more slowly as it approaches its bottom. Specifically, the candle takes 1010 seconds to burn down the first centimeter from the top, 2020 seconds to burn down the second centimeter, and 10k10k seconds to burn down the kk-th centimeter. Suppose it takes TT seconds for the candle to burn down completely. Then T2\tfrac{T}{2} seconds after it is lit, the candle's height in centimeters will be hh. Find 10h10h.

Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.

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