Consider all ordered pairs of integers such that the above equation is fulfilled.
Let the sum of all integral values of and to be and respectively. What is the value of ?
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by completing the squares, ( n + 2 2 5 ) 2 − 4 5 9 7 = m 2 ⟶ ( 2 n + 2 5 ) 2 − 4 m 2 = 5 9 7 factoring, ( 2 n − 2 m + 2 5 ) ( 2 n + 2 m + 2 5 ) = 5 9 7 now lets see all possible way to write 597 within integers 5 9 7 = 1 × 5 9 7 = − 1 × − 5 9 7 = 3 × 1 9 9 = − 3 × − 1 9 9 note that if m is a possible value of m, so is -m and hence, the sum of all m is a = 0 and lets compute all n's. ⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ 2 n − 2 m + 2 5 = 1 , 2 n + 2 m + 2 5 = 5 9 7 ⟶ n = 1 3 7 2 n − 2 m + 2 5 = 3 , 2 n + 2 m + 2 5 = 1 9 9 ⟶ n = 3 8 2 n − 2 m + 2 5 = − 1 , 2 n + 2 m + 2 5 = − 5 9 7 ⟶ n = − 1 6 2 2 n − 2 m + 2 5 = − 3 , 2 n + 2 m + 2 5 = − 1 9 9 ⟶ n = − 6 3 if you are wondering why i excluded the case 2 n + 2 m + 2 5 < 2 n − 2 m + 2 5 , it is because it would give the same value of n, just the other signed value of m. so b = 1 3 7 + 3 8 − 1 6 2 − 6 3 = − 5 0 hence since these were un ordered pairs, we just multiply by 2 ∴ 2 ( a − b ) = 2 ( 0 − ( − 5 0 ) ) = 1 0 0