Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

How many integers n are there such that √n + (√n+4355) is rational?

1 Answer

Relevance
  • kb
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Assuming that you mean √n + √(n + 4355):

    First of all, we need n = x^2 for some integer x.

    Next, we need n + 4355 = y^2 for some integer y

    ==> y^2 - x^2 = 4355

    ==> (y - x)(y + x) = 5 * 13 * 67.

    Without loss of generality, we can take x > 0. Then, y - x < y + x.

    Now, we simply consider all factorizations of 4355:

    (i) y - x = 1 and y + x = 4355 ==> (x, y) = (2177, 2178)

    (ii) y - x = 5 and y + x = 871 ==> (x, y) = (433, 438)

    (iii) y - x = 13 and y + x = 335 ==> (x, y) = (161,174)

    (iv) y - x = 65 and y + x = 67 ==> (x, y) = (1, 66).

    Hence, there are four values of n (since n = x^2):

    2177^2, 433^2, 161^2 and 1^2.

    I hope this helps!

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.