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Algebra Difficulty 4.9 AIME Find the answer

Find all ordered pairs of integers (x,y)(x, y) such that 3x4y=2x+y+22(x+y)13^{x} 4^{y}=2^{x+y}+2^{2(x+y)-1}.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

The right side is 2x+y(1+2x+y1)2^{x+y}\left(1+2^{x+y-1}\right). If the second factor is odd, it needs to be a power of 3 , so the only options are x+y=2x+y=2 and x+y=4x+y=4. This leads to two solutions, namely (1,1)(1,1) and (2,2)(2,2). The second factor can also be even, if x+y1=0x+y-1=0. Then x+y=1x+y=1 and 3x4y=2+23^{x} 4^{y}=2+2, giving (0,1)(0,1) as the only other solution.

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