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==Solution 2 (Official MAA)==
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Because <math>20^{20}=2^{40}5^{20}</math>, if <math>m^2n = 20^{20}</math>, there must be nonnegative integers <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, and <math>d</math> such that
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2a + c &= 40\text{~~and}\\
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\end{align*}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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==Video Solution==

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Problem

Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers $(m,n)$ such that ${m^2n = 20 ^{20}}$.

Solution

First, we find the prime factorization of $20^{20}$, which is $2^{40}\times5^{20}$. The equation ${m^2n = 20 ^{20}}$ tells us that we want to select a perfect square factor of $20^{20}$, $m^2$. $n$ will be assigned by default. There are $21\times11=231$ ways to select a perfect square factor of $20^{20}$, thus our answer is $\boxed{231}$.

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Solution 2 (Official MAA)

Because $20^{20}=2^{40}5^{20}$, if $m^2n = 20^{20}$, there must be nonnegative integers $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ such that $m = 2^a5^b$ and $n = 2^c5^d$. Then \begin{align*} 2a + c &= 40\text{~~and}\\ 2b+d &= 20. \end{align*}The first equation has $21$ solutions corresponding to $a = 0,1,2,\dots,20$, and the second equation has $11$ solutions corresponding to $b = 0,1,2,\dots,10$. Therefore there are a total of $21\cdot11 = 231$ ordered pairs $(m,n)$ such that $m^2n = 20^{20}$.

Video Solution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QznvXcwHY

See Also

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