Let us consider the equation:
5x=1+4y+y4
We seek integer solutions (x,y).
First, note that y4+4y+1 grows rapidly for large ∣y∣, so 5x must also be a perfect power of 5.
Let us try small integer values for y:
For y=0:
1+4⋅0+04=1
So 5x=1⟹x=0.
Thus, (x,y)=(0,0) is a solution.
For y=1:
1+4⋅1+14=1+4+1=6
6 is not a power of 5.
For y=−1:
1+4⋅(−1)+(−1)4=1−4+1=−2
−2 is not a power of 5.
For y=2:
1+4⋅2+24=1+8+16=25
25=52, so x=2.
Thus, (x,y)=(2,2) is a solution.
For y=−2:
1+4⋅(−2)+(−2)4=1−8+16=9
9 is not a power of 5.
For y=3:
1+4⋅3+34=1+12+81=94
94 is not a power of 5.
For y=−3:
1+4⋅(−3)+(−3)4=1−12+81=70
70 is not a power of 5.
For y=4:
1+4⋅4+44=1+16+256=273
273 is not a power of 5.
For y=−4:
1+4⋅(−4)+(−4)4=1−16+256=241
241 is not a power of 5.
Now, for y=5:
1+4⋅5+54=1+20+625=646
646 is not a power of 5.
For y=−5:
1+4⋅(−5)+(−5)4=1−20+625=606
606 is not a power of 5.
Now, consider negative x:
5x is always positive, so 1+4y+y4>0.
For y<0, y4 is positive, but 4y is negative. For large negative y, y4 dominates, so 1+4y+y4 is positive.
Let us check for y=−10:
1+4⋅(−10)+(−10)4=1−40+10000=9961
9961 is not a power of 5.
Now, let's try to factor y4+4y+1 to see if it can be a power of 5 for other integer y.
Alternatively, note that for large ∣y∣, y4 dominates, so 1+4y+y4≈y4.
So 5x≈y4, so y is approximately ±5x/4, but x must be divisible by 4 for y to be integer.
Let us try x=4:
54=625
So y4+4y+1=625
y4+4y+1−625=0
y4+4y−624=0
Try y=4:
44+4⋅4−624=256+16−624=272−624=−352
Try y=5:
54+4⋅5−624=625+20−624=645−624=21
Try y=6:
64+4⋅6−624=1296+24−624=1320−624=696
Try y=−4:
(−4)4+4⋅(−4)−624=256−16−624=240−624=−384
Try y=−5:
625−20−624=605−624=−19
Try y=−6:
1296−24−624=1272−624=648
No integer solution for y.
Now, for x=1:
51=5
y4+4y+1=5
y4+4y−4=0
Try y=1: 1+4−4=1
y=−1: 1−4−4=−7
y=2: 16+8−4=20
y=−2: 16−8−4=4
No integer solution.
For x=−1:
5−1=1/5
y4+4y+1=1/5
No integer solution.
Thus, the only integer solutions are (x,y)=(0,0) and (x,y)=(2,2).
Final Answer:
All integer solutions are (x,y)=(0,0) and (x,y)=(2,2).