x 1 + y 1 = 2 0 1
Find number of ordered pairs of positive integers ( x , y ) that satisfy the equation above.
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Did you solved it by hit and trial??
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i did'nt solve it thats why i ask for solution
How did you arrive at the answer 3? Care to explain?
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Let x = 5 a 2 & y = 5 b 2 substitute these values in the given expression to get a 1 + b 1 = 2 1 . This gives ( a , b ) = ( 4 , 4 ) , ( 3 , 6 ) , ( 6 , 3 ) which further gives ( x , y ) = ( 8 0 , 8 0 ) , ( 4 5 , 1 8 0 ) , ( 1 8 0 , 4 5 )
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@Shubhendra Singh – I think this is what you wanted @Harshi Singh and @Vishnu Bhagyanath .
@Shubhendra Singh – but why you have taken only these values and how come we know that we have to solve these questions by a particular value @shubhendra singh
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@Harshi Singh – 2 0 = 2 5 so to remove 5 from the equation we made such substitution.
@Harshi Singh – 1/y =[ x+20 -4 ((5 x)^1/2) ]/20 x{ This you can get by a little factoring}. It means that (5 x)^1/2 is rational and since x belong to natural number 5*x is the square of an integer and is the multiple of 5 thus we say 5x= (5a)^2 ie x= 5a^2 and similarly y = 5 b^2 .That's what Shubhendra's substitution means .
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Knowing that 2 0 1 = 2 5 1 , and also knowing that 2 1 = 4 1 + 4 1 = 3 1 + 6 1 , we can deduce:
2 5 1 = 4 5 1 + 4 5 1 = 8 0 1 + 8 0 1
and
2 5 1 = 3 5 1 + 6 5 1 = 4 5 1 + 1 8 0 1
which generates the t h r e e ordered integral pairs: ( x , y ) = ( 4 5 , 1 8 0 ) ; ( 8 0 , 8 0 ) ; ( 1 8 0 , 4 5 ) .