题目
Problem
A student was asked to prove by contradiction that
“there are no positive integers x and y such that 3x2+2xy−y2=25”
The start of the student’s proof is shown in the box below.
Show the calculations and statements that are needed to complete the proof.
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题目中文翻译
一名学生被要求用反证法证明:
“不存在正整数 x 和 y 使得 3x2+2xy−y2=25”
该学生证明的开头已在下框中给出。
写出完成该证明所需要的计算和论述。
解答
解法一
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题框已把原式因式分解为 (3x−y)(x+y)=25,并处理了因数对 (1,25)。因为 x,y 为正整数,所以两个因数都为正;继续检查剩余的正因数对 (25,1) 和 (5,5),证明它们也不能产生正整数解即可。
答题过程
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The case
3x−y=1,x+y=25
has already been considered in the question.
Since x and y are positive, x+y>0. As
(3x−y)(x+y)=25>0,
it follows that 3x−y>0. Therefore, only the positive factor pairs of 25 need to be considered.
For the factor pair (25,1),
3x−y=x+y=25,1.
Adding the equations gives
4x=26,
so
x=6.5,y=−5.5.
These are not positive integers.
For the factor pair (5,5),
3x−y=x+y=5,5.
Adding the equations gives
4x=10,
so
x=2.5,y=2.5.
Again, these are not integers.
The three positive factor pairs of 25 are (1,25), (5,5) and (25,1), and none gives positive integer values of both x and y. This contradicts the original assumption.
Hence
No such positive integers x and y exist.