2023 IOQM/Problem 2
Problem
Find the number of elements in the set
Solution1(Quick)
Finding the no. of elements in the set means finding no. of ordered pairs of (, )
Then, .
+ =5. Upon simplifying, we get
So, equals to 2 or 3
For = 2, it implies that . So, , Hence all such pairs are of the form (,)
Where each number lies between 2 and 2023(inclusive). All such pairs are (4, 2);(9, 3);(16, 4);........(1936, 44)
Total no. of these pairs = 43
For = 3, Following the similar pattern, we get the pairs as {2,8}...{12,1728} (,)
Total no. of these pairs = 11
Thus, there are 43+11= elements in the set
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