Hi guys, so i have a question for you ! 2n^2 + (8/3)n - (5/3) = a^2 where a is a positive integer For which values of n, is this true ?
Bonus : Let a,b,c be three integers (a is non-zero), for which values of n, this equation is true: an^2+bn+c=d^2 with d a positive integer.
Hope to you !
P.S. : n is a positive integer everytime
WOW ! Impressive ! Thanks !
The solution of the bonus question involves the same method :
- multiply the whole expression by "a" to have a square as coefficient for n²
- replace n by (t/a-b/2a) to eliminate the term at the first power
- put the terms in the canonic form of the Pell's equation
- ... and solve. The major difficulty lies in finding the first couples (t,a). If it is not too big, use a spreadsheet.
I'm not a mathematician, so I could miss some theoretical subtleties, but I think that this is the general concept.
I found a more classical form.
This is a Pell-Fermat equation that we can write t² - 18a² = 46, where the "a" is the "a" of the initial formula. "a" solved, it is easy to solve for n with the quadratic formula.
I try to solve this Diophantin equation tomorrow or sunday.
In your bonus question, there is no "n" in the formula !
I throw in the towel.
The formula looks like that of Fibonacci numbers or rather that of Pell numbers (because of the square root of 2), but it is much more complicated and I cannot demonstrate it.
Does this formula give all the solutions or only a part of them?