Highest Possible Number for x x (Part 2)

Algebra Level 2

2 3 4 4 x = y \large \frac{2^{3^{4}}}{4^{x}}=y

What is the largest possible integer value of x x such that y y is also an integer?

Try also Part 1 and Part 3 .


The answer is 40.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Dec 15, 2017

2 3 4 ÷ 4 x = y 2 3 4 4 x = y 2 3 4 = 4 x y Let y = 2 n 2 81 = 2 2 x 2 n 2 81 = 2 2 x + n 2 x + n = 81 \begin{aligned} 2^{3^4} \div 4^x & = y \\ \frac {2^{3^4}}{4^x} & = y \\ 2^{3^4} & = 4^x\color{#3D99F6}y & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Let }y = 2^n \\ 2^{81} & = 2^{2x}\color{#3D99F6}2^n \\ 2^{81} & = 2^{2x+n} \\ \implies 2x + n & = 81 \end{aligned}

Note that y y is an integer if n n is an integer. Then the largest integral x x is 40 \boxed{40} , when n = 1 n=1 and y = 2 1 = 2 y=2^1=2 .

Excellent solution!

Vaibhav Priyadarshi - 3 years, 1 month ago
Edwin Gray
Apr 8, 2019

(2^81)/(2^(2x)) = y , or 2^(81 - 2x) = y, so x = 40 is the largest integer, y = 2.

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