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could you tellme a, b numbers, non 0, whole positive numbers only, that solve the folloving, if any? thank you.
10**50a+b=3ab
10 power of 50 times a, plus b = 3 times a b
andres · 26 September 2011, 03:47 · #
Hi Andres,
Is this the correct equation?
10^(50a) + b = 3ab
You are providing only 1 equation that consists of two variables (a and b). There are many solutions that will satisfy the above equation.
For example, let’s take a = 1, then
10^50 + b = 3b
10^50 = 3b – b
10^50 = 2b
b = (10^50) / 2
b = 5×10^49
That is one solution, you can continue with a = 2, a = 3, and so on. There are infinitely many pairs of a and b that will satisfy the equation.
Jimmy · 26 September 2011, 06:47 · #