How many ordered pairs of positive integers satisfy the equation
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1 5 x 2 - 9 = 7 y 2
Here 3 divides LHS so it must also divide RHS.
Let y = 3 k [ 3 does not divide 7 ]
1 5 x 2 - 9 = 6 3 k 2
5 x 2 = 3 + 2 1 k 2
Here again 3 divides RHS so it must divide the LHS.
Let x = 3 m
The equation reduces to
4 5 m 2 = 2 1 k 2 + 3
1 5 m 2 = 7 k 2 + 1
Here 3 divides LHS but not RHS
Therefore, no natural solution is possible to this equation.