Is there a solution?

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Does an integer pair ( a , b ) (a,b) exists, such that 1 3 a + 1 5 b = 1 11 ? \frac{1}{3a}+\frac{1}{5b}=\frac{1}{11}?

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1 solution

ChengYiin Ong
Apr 18, 2020

We have 33 a + 55 b = 15 a b 33a+55b=15ab 121 = ( 3 a 11 ) ( 5 b 11 ) 121=(3a-11)(5b-11) then note that 121 = ( 11 ) ( 11 ) = ( 11 ) ( 11 ) = ( 1 ) ( 121 ) = ( 1 ) ( 121 ) 121=(11)(11)=(-11)(-11)=(1)(121)=(-1)(-121) . Testing all these possible cases, we arrive that ( a , b ) (a,b) does not have integer pair solution.

Note: ( a , b ) = ( 0 , 0 ) (a,b)=(0,0) is not defined.

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