Find all pairs of positive integers such that and are coprime and divides
Solution
We need to find all pairs of positive integers such that:
1. and are coprime,
2. divides .
### Step 1: Analyze the Conditions
Condition 1:
The integers and are coprime, meaning their greatest common divisor (GCD) is 1. Therefore:
This condition ensures that and have no common factors other than 1.
Condition 2:
The sum divides , expressed as:
This implies that there exists an integer such that:
Rearranging gives:
From this expression, find conditions that will satisfy both divisibility and coprimacy.
### Step 2: Find Possible Solutions
Let's assume , and we will verify whether this satisfies both conditions:
1. Coprime Check:
- becomes .
- becomes .
We check for coprimacy:
Thus, they are coprime when the GCD is 1.
2. Divisibility Check:
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- This divisibility condition becomes:
Substituting gives:
Check:
The quotient is an integer, so this condition satisfies the divisibility requirement under the assumption.
Therefore, the pair satisfies all conditions.
### Conclusion
From the steps above, the only pairs that satisfy the given conditions are:
This solution set meets both the coprimacy and divisibility requirements.