Number theoryDifficulty 5.0AIME, harderProve itBulgaria
Problem:
The positive integers l,m,n are such that m−n is a prime number and 8(l2−mn)=2(m2+n2)+5(m+n)l. Prove that 11l+3 is a perfect square.
Solution
Solution:
Setting p=m−n and q=m+n gives mn=41(q2−p2)andm2+n2=21(q2+p2) Hence the given conditions can be written as 8l2−2q2+2p2=q2+p2+5ql i.e. p2=(3q+8l)(q−l) Since p is a prime number and 3q+8l>q−l we obtain p2=3q+8l and 1=q−l. Hence 11l+3=p2.
Want a route through all this instead of an archive? The track
puts 2,000 problems in a working order, from AMC 10 level to the IMO shortlist.
Source: MathNet,
licensed CC-BY-4.0.
Statement reproduced verbatim; metadata (topic, difficulty) added by this project.