Practice (90)

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Show that the equation $x^4 + y^4 = z^2$ is not solvable in integers if $xyz\ne 0$.

Show that $\sqrt{2}$ is an irrational number.

Show that $x^4 + y^4 = z^2$ is not solvable in positive integers.


Find all primes $p$ for which there exist positive integers $x$, $y$, and $n$ such that $$p^n = x^3+y^3$$


Let $a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_{2n+1}$ be a set of integers such that, if any one of them is removed, the remaining ones can be divided into two sets of $n$ integers with equal sums. Prove $a_1 = a_2 = \cdots = a_{2n+1}$.

Prove that if positive integer $a$ and $b$ are such that $ab+1$ divides $a^2 + b^2$. then $$\frac{a^2+b^2}{ab+1}$$ is a square number.

Solve in positive integers $x^2 + y^2 + x+y+1 = xyz$

Solve in positive integers $x$, $y$, $u$, $v$ the system of equations $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x^2 +1 &= uy\\ y^2 + 1&= vx \end{array} \right. $$

Show that if there is a triple $(x, y, z)$ of positive integers such that $$x^2 +y^2 +1 = xyz$$ then $z=3$, and find all such triples.

Find all solutions of $a^3 + b^3 = 2(s^2+t^2)$

Solve in integers $x^2 + y^2 +z^2 - 2xyz=0$.

Show that there exists an infinite sequence of positive integers $a_1, a_2, \cdots$ such that $$S_n=a_1^2 + a_2^2 + \cdots + a_n^2$$ is square for any positive integer $n$.


Show that the sides of a Pythagorean triangle in which the hypotenuse exceeds the larger leg by 1 are given by $\frac{n^2-1}{2}$, $n$ and $\frac{n^2+1}{2}$

Show that if the lengths of all the three sides in a right triangle are whole numbers, then radius of its incircle is always a whole number too.

Let $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, and $e$ be five positive integers. If $ab+c=3115$, $c^2+d^2=e^2$, both $a$ and $c$ are prime numbers, $b$ is even and has $11$ divisors. Find these five numbers

Solve in positive integers the equation $$m^2 - n^2 - 3n = 5$$


Let $ n$ be a positive integer and $ [ \ n ] = a.$ Find the largest integer $ n$ such that the following two conditions are satisfied: $ (1)$ $ n$ is not a perfect square; $ (2)$ $ a^{3}$ divides $ n^{2}$.

Find all the Pythagorean triangles whose two sides are consecutive integers.

Find all the positive integer triplets $(m, n, k)$ that satisfy the equation $$1!+2!+3!+\cdots+m!=n^k$$ where $m, n , k > 1$

Solve in positive integers the equation $x^2 + y^2 = z^4$, where $\gcd(x,y)=1$ and $x$ is even.

Show that the sum and difference of two squares cannot be both squares themselves.

If for a given positive integer $n$, the equation $x^n + y^n = z^n$ is not solvable in positive integer. Show that the equation $$x^{2n} + y^{2n} = z^{2n}$$ is not solvable in positive integers either.

Show that the equation $$x^2 + y^2 -19xy - 19 =0$$ is not solvable in integers.

Solve in positive integers $$x^3 + y^3 + z^3 = 3xyz$$

What is the minimal number of masses required in order to measure any weight between 1 and $n$ grams. Note that a mass can be put on either sides of the balance.