m 1 + n 4 = 1 2 1
How many ordered pairs of positive integers ( m , n ) exists satisfying the above equation such that n is an odd number?
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Pretty solution. Nice use of colours. What a fool I had been, if I had known this question would be of level 4 then I would have never attempted it unrated.
x 1 + y 1 = 1 2 1 ⇒ n ⋅ m n + 4 ⋅ m = 1 2 1 ⇒ n + 4 ⋅ m n ⋅ m = 1 2 ⇒ n ⋅ m = 1 2 ⋅ n + 4 8 ⋅ m ⇒ n ⋅ m − 1 2 ⋅ n = 4 8 ⋅ m ⇒ n ⋅ ( m − 1 2 ) = 4 8 ⋅ ( m − 1 2 + 1 2 ) ⇒ n ⋅ ( m − 1 2 ) = 4 8 ⋅ ( m − 1 2 ) + 4 8 ⋅ 1 2 ⇒ n ⋅ ( m − 1 2 ) − 4 8 ⋅ ( m − 1 2 ) = 5 7 6 ⇒ ( m − 1 2 ) ⋅ ( n − 4 8 ) = 2 6 ⋅ 3 2
Since n is an odd number, then ( n − 4 8 ) is an odd number too.
Hence ( n − 4 8 ) ∈ { 3 0 , 3 1 , 3 2 } ⇒ n ∈ { 4 9 , 5 1 , 5 7 } , so the pairs are: ( m , n ) = { ( 5 8 8 , 4 9 ) , ( 2 0 4 , 5 1 ) , ( 7 6 , 5 7 ) }
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⇒ m 1 + n 4 = 1 2 1
⇒ 1 2 n + 4 8 m = m n
⇒ m n − 4 8 m − 1 2 n + 5 7 6 = 5 7 6
⇒ ( m − 1 2 ) ( n − 4 8 ) = 5 7 6
Now we just need to find pair of factors of 5 7 6 having one of the factor as an odd number ,
⇒ 5 7 6 = ( 5 7 6 , 1 ) , ( 1 9 2 , 3 ) and ( 6 4 , 9 )
So now the pairs ( m , n ) are ⇒ ( 5 8 8 , 4 9 ) , ( 2 0 4 , 5 1 ) and ( 7 6 , 5 7 ) are only possible pairs.
Answer : 3 pairs.