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P is a prime no. Find all possible integer solutions of the equation m²-n²=P
Asked by Sushil | 17 Apr, 2016, 02:42: PM
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begin mathsize 12px style m squared minus n squared equals p
rightwards double arrow open parentheses m minus n close parentheses open parentheses m plus n close parentheses equals p
S i n c e comma space b o t h space m space a n d space n space a r e space i n t e g e r s comma space m minus n space s h o u l d space b e space apostrophe 1 apostrophe space f o r space t h e space p r o d u c t space t o space b e space p r i m e.
m minus n equals 1 space left parenthesis c o n s e c u t i v e space i n t e g e r s right parenthesis
rightwards double arrow m plus n equals p
S o l v i n g space b o t h comma space w e space g e t
m equals fraction numerator p plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction space a n d space n equals fraction numerator p minus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction
W h e r e space p equals 3 comma space 5 comma space 7 comma space 11 space e t c.
left parenthesis N o t e colon space w e space d o space n o t space t a k e space 2 space a s space t h e r e space a r e space n o space t w o space c o n s e c u t i v e space i n t e g e r s space f o r space w h i c h space m plus n equals 2 right parenthesis end style
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