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Contents
[hide]Problem
Find if and are integers such that .
Solution
If we move the term to the left side, it is factorable:
is equal to . Since and are integers, cannot equal a multiple of three. doesn't work either, so , and . This leaves , so . Thus, .
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/ba6w1OhXqOQ?t=4699 ~ pi_is_3.14 https://youtu.be/z4-bFo2D3TU?list=PLZ6lgLajy7SZ4MsF6ytXTrVOheuGNnsqn&t=3704 - AMBRIGGS
See also
1987 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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