3 + 4 = 7 3 + 4 = 7 !!

Find the number of pairs ( x , y ) Z (x,y) \in \mathbb{Z} such that

x 3 + y 4 = 7 x^3+y^4=7


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The answer is 0.

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2 solutions

Kushal Bose
Apr 19, 2017

First note that there is no solution in both positive ( x , y ) (x,y) .So, if there exists any solution then exactly one of them should be negative.

As y 4 > 0 y^4 >0 so x x should be negative.Let's assume x = z x=-z .Then our equation becomes

y 4 z 3 = 7 y 4 = z 3 + 7 y^4 -z^3=7 \implies y^4=z^3+7

Case(1) When z z is even

Assume z = 2 k z=2k then y y will also become odd Assume y = 2 l + 1 y=2l+1

Substituting this in the equation ( 2 l + 1 ) 4 = ( 2 k ) 3 + 7 (2l+1)^4=(2k)^3+7

Now using binomial expansion 8 l + 1 = 8 k 3 + 7 8 ( l k 3 ) = 6 8l'+1 =8k^3+7 \implies 8(l'-k^3)=6 which is clearly a contradiction.So, there is no even value of z z exists.

Case(2) When z z is odd

Now consider z = 2 l k + 1 z=2^l k+1 where k k is strictly odd. So, y y will be even.

Substituting this we get y 4 = ( 2 l k + 1 ) 3 + 7 = 2 8 l k 3 + 3. 2 4 l k 2 + 3. 2 l k + 1 + 7 = 2 8 l k 3 + 3. 2 4 l k 2 + 3. 2 l k + 8 = 8 ( 2 8 l 3 k 3 + 3. 2 4 l 3 k 2 + 3. 2 l 3 k + 1 ) y^4=(2^l k+1)^3 + 7 \\ =2^{8l} k^3+3.2^{4l} k^2+3.2^{l} k+1+7 \\=2^{8l} k^3+3.2^{4l} k^2+3.2^{l} k+8 \\ =8(2^{8l-3} k^3+3.2^{4l-3} k^2+3.2^{l-3} k+1)

As y y is even so, 16 y 4 16 | y^4 .Here , 8 y 4 8 | y^4 which is not possible because rest of the part is completely odd.

So, there doesn't exists any odd value.

Therefore, there is no integal solution of the given equation.

Razing Thunder
Jul 3, 2020
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x=0
for a in range(-100,5000):
    for b in range(-100,5000):
        if a**3 + b**4 ==7:
            x+=1
            print(x)

OUTPUT ----> 0

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