Find the number of integral solutions to the equation
x 4 + 2 x 3 + 2 x 2 + x + 1 = 2 0 1 6
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I used odd + odd is even and even + even= even .
Anurag, text in the problem need not the be in LaTex to be standard with the rest in Brilliant.
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@Chew-Seong Cheong Okay I will take care next time. 😀
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@Chew-Seong Cheong Sir , How did you solve this problem ?
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@Anurag Pandey – The equation does not have a rational root so no integer root.
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@Chew-Seong Cheong – How did you came to conclusion that it does not have a rational root?
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@Anurag Pandey – You can use rational root theorem . Check out the link but the computation is very long.
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L.H.S :
x 4 + 2 x 3 + 2 x 2 + x + 1
= x 4 + x even number + 1 + even number 2 ( x 3 + x 2 )
= 2 m + 1 + 2 n
= even number 2 ( m + n ) + 1
= 2 k + 1 = odd integer .
But the R.H.S is an even number so the number of integral solution to the given equation is z e r o .