Olympiad workbook
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Olympiad workbook · IOQM · Basics of Mathematics
Find the sum of all positive integers n for which |2^n+5^n-65| is a...
Find the sum of all positive integers for which \left|2^n+5^n-65\right| is a perfect square.
Correct answer
06
Step-by-step solution
\left|2^n+5^n-65\right|2^n2,4,8,6, \ldots \ldotsn=1,2,3,4, \ldotsnn=2 \quad\left|2^2+5^2-65\right|=36
n=4 \quad\left|2^4+5^4-65\right|=576\left(K^2+1\right)^2-K^2=2 K+1K^2+(2 K+1)=(K+1)^2\left|\frac{5^n}{K^2}+\frac{2^n-65}{2 K+1}\right|(K+1)^2n=6
K=\left(5^3\right) \Rightarrow 2 K+1=2512^6-65=-1n=8
K=5^4 \Rightarrow 2 K+1=6262^8-65 \Rightarrow 191n=10
K=5^5 \Rightarrow 2 K+1=31262^{10}-65 \Rightarrow 9592 rises faster than
Hence only and 4 are possible