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Find how many integer pairs ( x , y ) (x, y) such that x 2 5 y 2 = 2 x^2 - 5y^2 = 2 is satisfied.

1. 0. 5. 4. 3. None of the other options. 2.

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3 solutions

Jordan Cahn
Nov 27, 2018

Rearranging the equation yields y = x 2 2 5 y=\sqrt{\dfrac{x^2 - 2}{5}} . This can be an integer only if x 2 2 x^2 - 2 is divisible by 5 5 . We consider the quadratic residues moduluo 5 5 : 0 2 0 m o d 5 1 2 1 m o d 5 2 2 4 m o d 5 3 2 4 m o d 5 4 2 1 m o d 5 \begin{aligned} 0^2 &\equiv 0 \mod 5 \\ 1^2 &\equiv 1 \mod 5 \\ 2^2 &\equiv 4 \mod 5 \\ 3^2 &\equiv 4 \mod 5 \\ 4^2 &\equiv 1 \mod 5 \end{aligned}

Thus, no square is congruent to 2 m o d 5 2\bmod 5 and, therefore, x 2 2 x^2-2 cannot be divisible by 5 5 for any integer x x . So there is no integer x x for which y y is also an integer and, therefore, there are 0 \boxed{0} ordered pairs ( x , y ) (x,y) satisfying the given equation.

Parth Sankhe
Nov 27, 2018

x = 2 + 5 y 2 x=\sqrt {2+5y^2}

No matter what integer y y is, 5 y 2 5y^2 will always end in either 0 or 5. So 2 + 5 y 2 2+5y^2 will always end in either 2 or 7.

No integer has its square's unit place as 2 or 7.

Thus, no such pair exists.

Using the same condition as @Jordan Cahn ,

y = x 2 2 5 y = \sqrt{\dfrac {x^2 - 2}{5}}

( x 2 2 ) (x^2 - 2) can only be divisible by 5 5 when the ones digit of x 2 x^2 will be either 2 or 7.

Note that there are no integers which when squared will give you 2 or 7 as their ones digits.

The only digits at ones place that we get after squaring integers are 0 , 1 , 4 ,9 , 6 and 5.

Hence, N O \boxed{NO} integer solutions.

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