2015 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 15
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Problem
Consider the set of all fractions 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers. How many of these fractions have the property that if both numerator and denominator are increased by 
, the value of the fraction is increased by 
?
Solution
You can create the equation 
Cross multiplying and combining like terms gives 
.
This can be factored into 
.
and must be positive, so 
and 
, so 
and 
.
This leaves the factor pairs: 
and 
But we can't stop here because and must be relatively prime.
gives 
and 
. 
and 
are not relatively prime, so this doesn't work.
gives 
and 
. This doesn't work.
gives 
and 
. This does work.
We found one valid solution so the answer is 
Solution
The condition required is 
.
Observe that 
so is at most 
By multiplying by 
and simplifying we can rewrite the condition as 
. Since and are integer, this only has solutions for 
. However, only the first yields a that is relative prime to .
There is only one valid solution so the answer is
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