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If m m and n n are positive integers which satisfy

m n + m n + 1 + m n + 2 = 39 { m }^{ n }+{ m }^{ n+1 }+{ m }^{ n+2 }=39

What is the value of n m { n }^{ m } ?


The answer is 1.

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1 solution

Isaac Jiménez
Jun 10, 2014

Let rewrite the equation to:

m n + m n + 1 + m n + 2 = m n ( 1 + m + m 2 ) { m }^{ n }+{ m }^{ n+1 }+{ m }^{ n+2 }={ m }^{ n }(1+m+{ m }^{ 2 })

So m n { m }^{ n } is a factor of 39, so m n = 1 , 3 , 13 , 39 { m }^{ n }=1,3,13,39 . Analyzing all the possibilities and considering that 39 m n = 1 + m + m 2 \frac { 39 }{ { m }^{ n } } =1+m+{ m }^{ 2 } , so m = 3 m=3 and n = 1 n=1 .

Therefore n m = 1 3 = 1 { n }^{ m }={ 1 }^{ 3 }=1

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