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*<math>\textbf{Case III}</math>: <math>(4m-8n+5)=7</math> and <math>(4m+8n-5)=33</math> <math>\Rightarrow</math> <math>m=5</math> and <math>n=-1</math>, <math>|m-n|=6</math>. | *<math>\textbf{Case III}</math>: <math>(4m-8n+5)=7</math> and <math>(4m+8n-5)=33</math> <math>\Rightarrow</math> <math>m=5</math> and <math>n=-1</math>, <math>|m-n|=6</math>. | ||
*<math>\textbf{Case IV}</math>: <math>(4m-8n+5)=11</math> and <math>(4m+8n-5)=21</math> <math>\Rightarrow</math> <math>m=4</math> and <math>n=0</math>, <math>|m-n|=4</math>. | *<math>\textbf{Case IV}</math>: <math>(4m-8n+5)=11</math> and <math>(4m+8n-5)=21</math> <math>\Rightarrow</math> <math>m=4</math> and <math>n=0</math>, <math>|m-n|=4</math>. | ||
| + | Other cases in which the value of <math>(4m-8n+5)</math> and <math>(4m+8n-5)</math> interchange, the values of m and n will not change in those cases. | ||
Thus the maximum value of <math>|m-n|=\boxed{14}</math>. | Thus the maximum value of <math>|m-n|=\boxed{14}</math>. | ||
~Lakshya Pamecha and Parveen Sir | ~Lakshya Pamecha and Parveen Sir | ||
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Problem
A positive integer 
haas the property that 
is expressible in the form 
, where n is an integer. Find the maximum value of 
.
Solution
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.Other cases in which the value of 
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interchange, the values of m and n will not change in those cases.
Thus the maximum value of 
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~Lakshya Pamecha and Parveen Sir
