how many solutions does x(x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3) = y^2 has for x, y ∈ N.?
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start of with the substitution x = u − 2 3 we get that ( u − 2 3 ) ( u − 2 1 ) ( u + 2 1 ) ( u + 2 3 ) = y 2 upon expansin u 4 − 2 5 u 2 + 1 6 9 = y 2 multiplying both sides with 16 u 4 − 4 0 u 2 + ( 9 − 1 6 y 2 ) = 0 using the quadratic formula u 2 = 4 5 ± 4 y 2 + 1 we see that for u^2 to be rational, y must equal 0 u 2 = = 4 5 + 4 o r 4 5 − 4 = 4 9 o r 4 1 which means u could be u = ± 2 3 , ± 2 1 now re-substitute and put these 4 values x = 2 3 − 2 3 , − 2 3 − 2 3 , 2 1 − 2 3 − 2 1 − 2 3 x = 0 , − 3 , − 1 , − 2 none of which are natural numbers. so the no.of solution is, hence z e r 0