For Every Integer 'x'

Let f ( x ) = 7 x 19 + 19 x 7 + 13 a x f(x)=7x^{19}+19x^7+13ax be a polynomial. Find the sum of the smallest 2 2 possible values of the positive integer a a , such that 133 133 divides f ( x ) f(x) for every integer x x .


The answer is 395.

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1 solution

Satvik Golechha
Sep 1, 2014

f ( x ) = 7 x 19 + 19 x 7 + 13 a x f(x)=7x^{19}+19x^7+13ax , which can be written as:-

f ( x ) = 7 ( x 19 x ) + 19 ( x 7 x ) + 13 a x + 26 x f(x)=7(x^{19}-x)+19(x^7-x)+13ax+26x

Now, Fermat once said that x n x x^{n}-x is divisible by n n where n n is a prime (both 7 7 and 19 19 indeed are), so 7 ( x 19 x ) + 19 ( x 7 x ) 7(x^{19}-x)+19(x^7-x) is already divisible by 133.

We need to find two smallest a a for which 13 a x + 26 x 13ax+26x is divisible by 133 133 for every integer x x . Assuming the worst case, where 133 133 doesn't divide 13 x 13x , it must divide a + 2 a+2 . So the 2 smallest values of a a for which this is true are 131 131 and 264 264 , summing up to 395 \boxed{395} .

a p a ( m o d p ) a^p \equiv a \pmod{p}

and that cool manipulation made it easy to solve ! Nice one !

Aditya Raut - 6 years, 9 months ago

Excellent solution and great problem Satvik...I just cant imagine how you are able to think of such great problems..

Sanjana Nedunchezian - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Thanks @Sanjana Nedunchezian , but my problems are nothing as compared to @Krishna Ar 's problems. You may as well like to ask him how he is such a genius.. :D

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 9 months ago

The trick lies in noticing 7*19=133 and then factoring... :(

Sanjana Nedunchezian - 6 years, 9 months ago

@Krishna Ar

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 9 months ago

Brilliant!

Pavithra Nt - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Thanks... :D

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 9 months ago

Nice question @Satvik Golechha

Shubhendra Singh - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Thanks. :D

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 9 months ago

B r i l l i a n t s o l u t i o n . Brilliant\ solution. T h e b e s t s o l u t i o n e v e r . The\ best\ solution\ ever. L o v e l y a n d b e a u t i f u l Lovely\ and\ beautiful

Adarsh Kumar - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Thanks.. :-D

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 9 months ago

Excellent solution and try my question " can you solve this"

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 9 months ago

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