Find the number solutions in positive integers to the equation: m 2 − n 2 = 2 m n .
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The given equation can be rewritten as m = ( √ 2 + 1 ) n . If n be an integer, then m will obviously never be an integer.
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The answer is 0. If there exists a solution in positive integers to m 2 − n 2 = 2 m n then there should exist a Pythagorean triple of the form: (a,a,b) where a,b are positive integers.But this leads us to the equation 2 a 2 = b 2 which further gives ( a / b ) 2 = 2 .But this implies that 2 ( 1 / 2 ) is rational,a contradiction.Hence the number of solutions is 0.
We can also show this by saying that the since (m,n) is a solution,then again this implies (m,-n) must also satisfy m^2-n^2=-2mn ,this is a contradiction to the fact -2mn=2mn.Hence no. of solution doesn't exist.
why should m,-n be a solution?
We are just assuming that it can be a solution so to contradict the fact that the above equation has a solution.
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m 2 − n 2 = 2 m n ⇒ ( m − n ) 2 = 2 n 2 ⇒ m = ( 2 + 1 ) n
Not possible.