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Question Number 19696 by Tinkutara last updated on 14/Aug/17
Letmbethesmallestoddpositiveintegerforwhich1+2+...+misasquareofanintegerandletnbethesmallestevenpositiveintegerforwhich1+2+...+nisasquareofaninteger.Whatisthevalueofm+n?
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 15/Aug/17
Case−1:m∈O1+2+...m=m(m+1)2Letm=2k+1m(m+1)2=(2k+1)(2k+2)2=a2(say)4k2+4k+2k+22=a22k2+3k+1−a2k=−3±9−4(2)(1−a2)4k=−3±1+8a2)4a=1⇒k=−3±32=0,−3k=0⇒m=2k+1=1m=1isthesmallestpositiveintegerforwhich1+2+...+misperfectsquare.k=−3⇒m=2(−3)+1=−5(−ve)So−5isdiscardable.a=6⇒1+8(6)2=17k=−3±174=72,−5Botharediscardable.Case−2:n∈E1+2+...+n=b2n(n+1)2=b2Letn=2k2k(2k+1)2=b22k2+k−b2=0k=−1±1−4(2)(−b2)4k=−1±1+8b24b=1⇒k=−1±34=−1,12Botharediscardable.b=6⇒k=−1±174=−92,4−92isdiscardable.k=4⇒n=81+2+...+8=8×92=36n=8isthesmallestpositiveintegerforwhich1+2+...+nisperfectsquare.
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 15/Aug/17
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