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Question Number 42908 by naka3546 last updated on 04/Sep/18
Solve        21^a  + 28^b   =  35^c   if  a, b,  and  c  are  positive  integers.
$${Solve}\: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{21}^{{a}} \:+\:\mathrm{28}^{{b}} \:\:=\:\:\mathrm{35}^{{c}} \\ $$$${if} \\ $$$${a},\:{b},\:\:{and}\:\:{c}\:\:{are}\:\:{positive}\:\:{integers}. \\ $$
Answered by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated on 04/Sep/18
let me try by logic  35^c =the last digit is 5  21^a =the last digit is 1  so last digit of 28^b  should be 4  so b is multiple   2 that is b=2k  21^a +28^(2k) =35^c   let trial c=2   35^2 =1225  28^(2×1) =784     now 21^a =1225−784=441=21^2   hence a=2   b=2   c=2
$${let}\:{me}\:{try}\:{by}\:{logic} \\ $$$$\mathrm{35}^{{c}} ={the}\:{last}\:{digit}\:{is}\:\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\mathrm{21}^{{a}} ={the}\:{last}\:{digit}\:{is}\:\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${so}\:{last}\:{digit}\:{of}\:\mathrm{28}^{{b}} \:{should}\:{be}\:\mathrm{4}\:\:{so}\:{b}\:{is}\:{multiple}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}\:{that}\:{is}\:{b}=\mathrm{2}{k} \\ $$$$\mathrm{21}^{{a}} +\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{2}{k}} =\mathrm{35}^{{c}} \\ $$$${let}\:{trial}\:{c}=\mathrm{2}\:\:\:\mathrm{35}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{1225} \\ $$$$\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{1}} =\mathrm{784}\:\:\: \\ $$$${now}\:\mathrm{21}^{{a}} =\mathrm{1225}−\mathrm{784}=\mathrm{441}=\mathrm{21}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${hence}\:{a}=\mathrm{2}\:\:\:{b}=\mathrm{2}\:\:\:{c}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$
Commented by MJS last updated on 04/Sep/18
solution is right but the sequence of the  last digit of 28^b  is  8 4 2 6 8 4... ⇒ b=2+4k
$$\mathrm{solution}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{right}\:\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{sequence}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{last}\:\mathrm{digit}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{28}^{{b}} \:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$$\mathrm{8}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{8}\:\mathrm{4}…\:\Rightarrow\:{b}=\mathrm{2}+\mathrm{4}{k} \\ $$
Commented by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated on 05/Sep/18
28^1 =last digit 8           yes sir    28^2 =last digit 4  28^3 =last digit 2  28^4 =last digit 6  28^5 =last digit 8  so sequence is 8 4 2 6    8 4 2 6
$$\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{1}} ={last}\:{digit}\:\mathrm{8}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{yes}\:{sir} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{2}} ={last}\:{digit}\:\mathrm{4} \\ $$$$\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{3}} ={last}\:{digit}\:\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{4}} ={last}\:{digit}\:\mathrm{6} \\ $$$$\mathrm{28}^{\mathrm{5}} ={last}\:{digit}\:\mathrm{8} \\ $$$${so}\:{sequence}\:{is}\:\mathrm{8}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{6}\:\:\:\:\mathrm{8}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{6} \\ $$

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