blythephillips1867 blythephillips1867
  • 04-02-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Prove that there are no solutions in integers x and y to the equation 2x^2 + 5y^2 = 14

Respuesta :

Classic61l Classic61l
  • 04-02-2018
Solve the equation for y using the formula for slope: y + mx + b

2x^2 + 5y^2 = 14
5y^2 = -2x^2 + 14
y^2 = -2/5x^2 + 14/5
y = the sq root of -2x^2/5 + 14/5

There is no integer solution to the square root of a negative number.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Which shows the following expression after the negative exponents have been eliminated m^7 n^3/mn^-1,m=0,n=0 A.m^7 n^3 n/m B.m^7 n^3 mn C.m^7 n^3/m(-n) D.m n /m
In Romeo and Juliet, why does Lord Capulet agree to allow Paris to marry Juliet?
Who sells people into the slave trade
How did the sit-in movement begin
What would you expect to happen to the striated bands in a skeletal muscle cell when the muscle contracts?
what is the asnwer worked out to m-9=-13
A bank offers two interest plans Plan A gives you 6% interest compounded annually Plan B gives you 13% annual simple interest you plan to invest $2,000 for the
help! math practice sheets
I need help! This is really hard for me
Struggling w this one..