some short and selected math problems of different levels in random order I try to keep the ans simple
Sunday, August 11, 2019
2019/007) Show that if 34x = 43 y then x + y is not a prime
if 34 x = 43 y
then 34x + 34 y = 77 y
or 34(x+y) = 77 y
as 77 and 34 are co primes so 77 is divisor of x +y and hence x+y is a multiple of 77. even if it is 77 it is not a prime
so x + y is not a prime
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