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Algebra Level 4

{ x + 2 y = p + 6 2 x y = 25 2 p \begin{cases} x + 2y = p + 6 \\ 2x - y = 25 - 2p \end{cases}

Solve the system of equations above, for positive integers ( x , y , p ) (x,y,p) . If the answer is in the form of ( x 1 , y 1 , p 1 ) , ( x 2 , y 2 , p 2 ) , . . . , ( x n , y n , p n ) (x_1 , y_1 , p_1) , (x_2 , y_2 , p_2) , ... , (x_n , y_n , p_n) , find m = 1 n ( x m + y m + p m ) \displaystyle \sum_{m=1}^n ( x_m + y_m + p_m ) .


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The answer is 69.

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Rishabh Jain
Jun 19, 2017

Solving for x x and y y will give:

x = 56 3 p 5 and y = 4 p 13 5 . . . . ( 1 ) x=\dfrac{56-3p}5 \text{ and } y= \dfrac{4p-13}5....(1) x , y > 0 13 4 < p < 56 3 . . . . ( 2 ) \because x,y>0\implies \dfrac{13}{4}< p<\dfrac{56}3....(2)

Since p Z p\in\mathrm{Z} p { 4 , 5 , 6 , . . . , 18 } \implies p\in\{4,5,6,...,18\} .

From 1 1 , now since y y is an integer it's numerator must be a multiple of 5 5 and for that 4 p 4p must end in 8 8 or 3 3 so when 13 13 is subtracted, the numerator ends in 5 5 or 0 0 respectively and hence divisible by 5 5 . 4 p 4p cannot end in 3 3 but ends in 8 8 when p 5 n + 2 p\equiv 5n+2 or p { 7 , 12 , 17 } p\in\{7,12,17\} . For these values of p , p, x x also assumes an integer.

p = 7 , ( x , y ) = ( 7 , 3 ) p=7,~~ (x,y)=(7,3) p = 12 , ( x , y ) = ( 4 , 7 ) p=12, ~~(x,y)=(4,7) p = 17 , ( x , y ) = ( 1 , 11 ) p=17,~~(x,y)=(1,11) Summing them as per question gives 69 \boxed{69} .

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Kushagra Sahni - 3 years, 11 months ago

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Good :-)... How about you?

Rishabh Jain - 3 years, 11 months ago

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I am also good.

Kushagra Sahni - 3 years, 11 months ago

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Kushagra Sahni - 3 years, 11 months ago

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@Kushagra Sahni BITS Pilani CS+Phy

Rishabh Jain - 3 years, 11 months ago

Took p=1,2, . . .till x<0. I got :-(x,y,p)=(7,3.7)/(4,7,12)/(1,11,17). So sum=17+23+29=69.

Niranjan Khanderia - 3 years, 3 months ago

Graphing X+2Y=6+p, .. and..2X-Y=25-2p for p= 1 to 18 when we encounter negative values.

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