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The first equation has <math>21</math> solutions corresponding to <math>a = 0,1,2,\dots,20</math>, and the second equation has <math>11</math> solutions corresponding to <math>b = 0,1,2,\dots,10</math>. Therefore there are a total of <math>21\cdot11 = 231</math> ordered pairs <math>(m,n)</math> such that <math>m^2n = 20^{20}</math>. | The first equation has <math>21</math> solutions corresponding to <math>a = 0,1,2,\dots,20</math>, and the second equation has <math>11</math> solutions corresponding to <math>b = 0,1,2,\dots,10</math>. Therefore there are a total of <math>21\cdot11 = 231</math> ordered pairs <math>(m,n)</math> such that <math>m^2n = 20^{20}</math>. | ||
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Revision as of 22:32, 10 June 2020
Contents
Problem
Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers such that .
Solution
First, we find the prime factorization of , which is . The equation tells us that we want to select a perfect square factor of , . will be assigned by default. There are ways to select a perfect square factor of , thus our answer is .
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Solution 2 (Official MAA)
Because , if , there must be nonnegative integers , , , and such that and . Then and The first equation has solutions corresponding to , and the second equation has solutions corresponding to . Therefore there are a total of ordered pairs such that .
Video Solution 2
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Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QznvXcwHY
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See Also
2020 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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