Perfect Square!

Find the number of integers n n for which 2 11 + 2 8 + 2 n 2^{11} + 2^8 + 2^n is a perfect square .


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

2 11 + 2 8 + 2 n = m 2 2^{11} + 2^{8} + 2^{n} = m^2

If n 8 n≥8
2 8 ( 8 + 1 + 2 n 8 ) = m 2 2^{8}(8 + 1 + 2^{n-8}) = m^2

16 9 + 2 n 8 = m 16\sqrt{9 + 2^{n-8}} = m

Then 9 + 2 n 8 = x 2 9 + 2^{n-8} = x^2

2 n 8 = ( x + 3 ) ( x 3 ) 2^{n-8} = (x+3)(x-3)

x + 3 = 2 a x + 3 = 2^{a} and x 3 = 2 b x - 3 = 2^{b}

2 a 2 b = 6 2^{a} - 2^{b} = 6

The unique pairs (a, b) are a = 3 a = 3 and b = 1 b = 1

Then x = 5 2 n 8 = 5 2 9 x=5 \rightarrow 2^{n-8} = 5^2 - 9

2 n 8 = 16 n 8 = 4 n = 12 2^{n-8} = 16 \rightarrow n - 8 = 4 \rightarrow n=12

Finally 2 11 + 2 8 + 2 12 = ( 80 ) 2 2^{11} + 2^{8} + 2^{12} = (80)^2

very goood solution!!!..+1

Ayush G Rai - 5 years, 1 month ago

Nice solution! I upvoted your solution. (+1)

Pranshu Gaba - 5 years, 1 month ago
Sergio La Malfa
Sep 18, 2017

I want a binomio square: I think as ( 2 11 + 2 8 + 2 n ) = ( 2 2 10 + ( 2 4 ) 2 + ( 2 6 ) 2 ) \ (2^{11}+2^{8}+2^n)=( 2*2^{10}+(2^{4})^2+(2^{6})^2)

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