An easy True/False problem

Let n n be a positive integer such that n > 1 n > 1 .

Then n 2 + n + 1 n^2 + n + 1 is a perfect square of an integer!

True False

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2 solutions

Chris Galanis
Jul 13, 2015

Let n n be the positive integer so ( n + 1 ) (n+1) is n n 's consecutive number. Thus ( n + 1 ) (n+1) is an positive integer too.

n < n + 1 n < n + 1

n 2 < ( n + 1 ) 2 \Rightarrow n^2 < (n + 1)^2

n 2 < n 2 + 2 n + 1 \Rightarrow n^2 < n^2 + 2\cdot n +1

n 2 < n 2 + n + 1 < n 2 + 2 n + 1 \Rightarrow n^2 < n^2 + n + 1 < n^2 + 2\cdot n +1 n 2 < n 2 + n + 1 < ( n + 1 ) 2 \Rightarrow n^2 < n^2 + n +1 < (n + 1)^2 Since the value of ( n 2 + n + 1 ) (n^2 + n +1) is between the values of two perfect squares of two consecutive integers, then ( n 2 + n + 1 ) \sqrt{(n^2 + n + 1)} cannot be an integer.

Bryan Tj
Jul 20, 2015

Counterexample, let n=2:

then 2 2 + 2 + 1 = 7 x 2 2^2 + 2 + 1 = 7 \neq x^2 , x N \forall x \in N

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