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<cmath>\begin{align*}[(a^2 + 2^a) + a \cdot 2^{(a+1)/2}][(a^2 + 2^a) - a \cdot 2^{(a+1)/2}] &= (a^2 + 2^a)^2 - a^2 \cdot 2^{a+1}\\ | <cmath>\begin{align*}[(a^2 + 2^a) + a \cdot 2^{(a+1)/2}][(a^2 + 2^a) - a \cdot 2^{(a+1)/2}] &= (a^2 + 2^a)^2 - a^2 \cdot 2^{a+1}\\ | ||
− | &= a^4 + 2 \cdot a^ | + | &= a^4 + 2 \cdot a^22^{a} + 2^{2a} - a^2 \cdot 2^{a+1}\\ |
&= a^4 + 2^{2a}\end{align*}</cmath> | &= a^4 + 2^{2a}\end{align*}</cmath> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 10 March 2012
Problem 12
Let and
. If
, how many integral values of
are there such that
is a multiple of
?
Solution
(If you recall the reverse of Sophie Germain Identity with , then you could have directly found the answer).
By Fermat's Little Theorem, we have that if
and
if
. Also, we note that by examining a couple of terms,
if
and
if
. Therefore,
With divisibility by
achievable only if
. There are
odd numbers in the range given, and
of those are divisible by
, so the answer is
.
See also
Mock AIME 1 2007-2008 (Problems, Source) | ||
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Followed by Problem 13 | |
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