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2x^n + 2y^n = z^n has no non-zero solutions x, y, z in Z when n > 2.
Z is integer.

2007-05-19 16:12:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

without loss of generality we can assume that both x and y are not even

this is so because we can take a common factor

one atleast one is odd.

say x is odd and y even
lhs is not divisible by 4 but rhs is divisible by 8. which does not hold

say both are odd

(2k+1)^n mod 8 = 1 or 5
so
x^n mod 8 = 1 or 5
y^n mod 8 = 1 or 5

2x^n mod 8 = 2
2y^n mod 8 = 2
add LHS mod 8 = 4
RHS mod 8 = 0 if RHS is even or 1 or 6

which cannot hold
so no solution

2007-05-19 16:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by Mein Hoon Na 7 · 0 0

Keep it that way; this has a very detailed proof.

2007-05-19 23:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1 0

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