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If the value of

5 + 2 6 2013 × 49 20 6 4026 \sqrt[2013]{5 + 2\sqrt{6}} \times \sqrt[4026]{49 - 20\sqrt{6}}

can be expressed as a \sqrt{a} for some integer a a , what is the value of a a ?


The answer is 1.

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1 solution

Hahn Lheem
Dec 23, 2013

Notice that 2013 2 = 4026 2013 \cdot 2=4026 . Therefore, we first find the square root of 49 20 6 49-20\sqrt{6} . Let this value be a b c a-b\sqrt{c} . Squaring both, we get 49 20 6 = a 2 + b 2 c 2 a b c 49-20\sqrt{6}=a^2+b^2c-2ab\sqrt{c} . This shows that 49 = a 2 + b 2 c 49=a^2+b^2c and 20 6 = 2 a b c 20\sqrt{6}=2ab\sqrt{c} . This obviously shows that c = 6 c=6 . The first equation now reads a 2 + 6 b 2 = 49 a^2+6b^2=49 , while simplifying the second one gives a b = 10 ab=10 . We can easily test different values and find that a = 5 a=5 and b = 2 b=2 . Therefore, 49 20 6 = a b c = 5 2 6 \sqrt{49-20\sqrt{6}}=\sqrt{a-b\sqrt{c}}=\sqrt{5-2\sqrt{6}} . Our original equation turns to 5 + 2 6 2013 × 5 2 6 2013 \sqrt[2013]{5+2\sqrt{6}} \times \sqrt[2013]{5-2\sqrt{6}} . Multiplying them, we get ( 5 + 2 6 ) ( 5 2 6 ) 2013 = 25 24 2013 = 1 2013 = 1 \sqrt[2013]{(5+2\sqrt{6})(5-2\sqrt{6})}=\sqrt[2013]{25-24}=\sqrt[2013]{1}=\sqrt{\boxed{1}} .

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