Diophantine equation #1(GTM)

How many integers solutions does the next diophantine equation have?

x 2 15 y 2 = 2 x^2 - 15y^2 = 2

Note: If you want to answer infinitum, just only choose 711

0 8 2 711 4 16

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2 solutions

Chris Sapiano
May 20, 2019

x = 15 y 2 + 2 x = \sqrt{15 y ^ 2 +2} For there to be integer solutions for this equation, 15 y 2 + 2 15 y ^ 2 +2 must be a square number.

Also 15 y 2 + 2 15 y ^ 2 +2 can only end in a 2 2 or a 7 7 .

As there are no square numbers which can end in a 2 2 or a 7 7 , there cannot be any integer solutions.

let's considerate x 2 15 y 2 x 2 ( m o d 5 ) x^2 - 15y^2 \equiv x^2 \pmod 5 , so if (x,y) is a pair such that it satisfaies the original diophantine equation, then x 2 2 ( m o d 5 ) x^2 \equiv 2 \pmod 5 but if x 0 ( m o d 5 ) x \equiv 0 \pmod 5 then x 2 0 ( m o d 5 ) x^2 \equiv 0 \pmod 5 , if x 1 ( m o d 5 ) x \equiv 1 \pmod 5 then x 2 1 ( m o d 5 ) x^2 \equiv 1 \pmod 5 , if x 2 ( m o d 5 ) x \equiv2 \pmod 5 then x 2 4 ( m o d 5 ) x^2 \equiv 4 \pmod 5 , if x 3 ( m o d 5 ) x \equiv3 \pmod 5 then x 2 4 ( m o d 5 ) x^2 \equiv 4 \pmod 5 and if x 4 ( m o d 5 ) x \equiv 4 \pmod 5 then x^2= 1 (mod 5), so the conclusion is there doesn't exist any solution for this equation. It's impossible x^2=2 (mod 5)

It's faster to check mod 3 3 . We get x 2 2 ( m o d 3 ) x^2\equiv 2\pmod{3} is impossible.

mathh mathh - 5 years, 8 months ago

Why must mod(5)???

I Gede Arya Raditya Parameswara - 4 years, 4 months ago

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It's not necessary, mod(3) is also available or even more suitable. 15 0 ( m o d 5 ) and 15 0 ( m o d 3 ) 15 \equiv 0\pmod5 \quad \text{ and} \quad 15 \equiv 0\pmod3

Guillermo Templado - 4 years, 4 months ago

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