Near-Squared

n 2 + 2767 n n^{2} + 2767n is equal to a perfect square for a positive integer n n , what is n n ?


The answer is 1912689.

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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
May 5, 2021

We require:

n 2 + 2767 n = k 2 n = 2767 ± 276 7 2 4 ( 1 ) ( k 2 ) 2 = 2767 ± 4 k 2 + 276 7 2 2 \Large n^2 + 2767n = k^2 \Rightarrow n = \frac{-2767 \pm \sqrt{2767^2 - 4(1)(-k^2)}}{2} = \frac{-2767 \pm \sqrt{4k^2 + 2767^2}}{2} (i)

In order for n n to be an integer, we require the discriminant in (i) to be a perfect square. That is, 4 k 2 + 276 7 2 = N 2 276 7 2 = N 2 4 k 2 = ( N + 2 k ) ( N 2 k ) 4k^2 + 2767^2 = N^2 \Rightarrow 2767^2 = N^2-4k^2 = (N+2k)(N-2k) . The number 276 7 2 2767^2 has divisors 1 , 2767 , 276 7 2 1, 2767, 2767^2 (Note: 2767 2767 is a prime), which gives us the following ordered-pairs:

N + 2 k = 2767 , N 2 k = 2767 N = 2767 , k = 0 N+2k = 2767, N-2k = 2767 \Rightarrow N = 2767, k = 0 (ii);

N + 2 k = 276 7 2 , N 2 k = 1 N = 3828145 , k = 1914072 N+2k = 2767^2, N-2k = 1 \Rightarrow N = 3828145, k =1914072 (iii).

Substitution of the above values for k k in (ii) and (iii) back into the discriminant of (i) yields:

n = 0 , 2767 , 1915456 , 1912689 n = 0, -2767, -1915456, 1912689

of which n = 1912689 \boxed{n= 1912689} is the only positive integer solution.

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