If the expression above is a perfect square,where is an integer, then how many solutions are there for ?
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Since the expression is a perfect square so we can note down it as 3 2 n + 3 n 2 + 7 = d 2 d 2 = ( 3 n ) 2 + 3 n 2 + 7 3 n 2 + 7 = ( d − 3 n ) ( d + 3 n ) Shows that the left part it is product of two factors also it cannot have factors more than 2 . If the prime factor of 3 n 2 + 7 are less than or equal 7 then the integer n doesn't exist.
So it must only be a prime number such that n 2 is pefect square number. That is 3 n 2 + 7 = ( d − 3 n ) ( d + 3 n ) = 1 × ( d + 3 n ) 3 n 2 + 7 = d + 3 n ⟹ n = 3 d + 3 n − 7 To yield an integer n , d + 3 n must be 19. ∴ n = 3 1 9 − 7 = 2 3 n 2 + 7 = 1 c , n = − 2 Only the acceptable value for n is 2 . So number of solutions is only 1 .