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Note that Inclusion-Exclusion does not need to be used, as the problem is asking for ordered pairs <math>(a,b)</math>, and not for the number of possible values of <math>b</math>. Were the problem to ask for the number of possible values of <math>b</math>, the values of <math>b^6</math> under <math>2005</math> would have to be subtracted, which would just be <math>2</math> values: <math>2^6</math> and <math>3^6</math>. | Note that Inclusion-Exclusion does not need to be used, as the problem is asking for ordered pairs <math>(a,b)</math>, and not for the number of possible values of <math>b</math>. Were the problem to ask for the number of possible values of <math>b</math>, the values of <math>b^6</math> under <math>2005</math> would have to be subtracted, which would just be <math>2</math> values: <math>2^6</math> and <math>3^6</math>. | ||
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+ | Let <math>a=log_a b</math>. Then our equation becomes <math>a+\frac{1}{a}=5</math>. Multiplying through by <math>a</math> and solving the quadratic gives us <math>a=2</math> or <math>a=3</math>. Hence <math>a^2=b</math> or <math>a^3=b</math>. | ||
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+ | For the first case <math>a^2=b</math>, <math>a</math> can range from 2 to 44, a total of 43 values. | ||
+ | For the second case <math>a^3=b</math>, <math>a</math> can range from 2 to 12, a total of 11 values. | ||
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+ | Thus the total number of possible values is <math>43+11=\boxed{54}</math>. | ||
== See also == | == See also == |
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Contents
Problem
Determine the number of ordered pairs of integers such that
and
Solution
The equation can be rewritten as Multiplying through by
and factoring yields
. Therefore,
or
, so either
or
.
- For the case
, note that
and
. Thus, all values of
from
to
will work.
- For the case
, note that
while
. Therefore, for this case, all values of
from
to
work.
There are possibilities for the square case and
possibilities for the cube case. Thus, the answer is
.
Note that Inclusion-Exclusion does not need to be used, as the problem is asking for ordered pairs , and not for the number of possible values of
. Were the problem to ask for the number of possible values of
, the values of
under
would have to be subtracted, which would just be
values:
and
.
Solution II
Let . Then our equation becomes
. Multiplying through by
and solving the quadratic gives us
or
. Hence
or
.
For the first case ,
can range from 2 to 44, a total of 43 values.
For the second case
,
can range from 2 to 12, a total of 11 values.
Thus the total number of possible values is .
See also
2005 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 | ||
All AIME Problems and Solutions |