How many different possible expressions are there for m^n if:
(i) both m and n are positive integers,not necessary distinct,
(ii) both numbers are below 10000 and
(iii) m^n can be written as k^6, k an integer?
Explain your result.
m^n is a perfect sixth power if:
n is a multiple of 6
m is a perfect square and n is a multiple of 3
m is a perfect cube and n is even
m is itself a perfect sixth power
As these conditions are not mutually exclusive, the hard part is subtracting out duplicates.
For m:
There are 99 positive (non-zero) perfect squares below 10000.
There are 21 perfect cubes below 10000.
There are 4 that are both perfect squares and perfect cubes, as they are perfect 6th powers.
For n:
There are 3333 that are a multiple of 3.
There are 4999 that are even. (remember 10000 is not included)
There are 1666 that are both (i.e., a multiple of 6).
We'll separate out the mutually exclusive cases of m:
Cases:
m a perfect square but not a perfect cube: 99 - 4 = 95
95 * 3333 = 316635 as any multiple of 3 for n will work
m a perfect cube but not a perfect square: 21 - 4 = 17
17 * 4999 = 84983 as any multiple of 2 for n will work
m a perfect 6th power: 4
4 * 9999 = 39996 as any value of n will work
m neither a perfect square nor a perfect cube: 9999 - 99 - 21 + 4 = 9883
9883 * 1666 = 16465078 as n needs to be a multiple of 6
Adding them all up:
316635
84983
39996
16465078
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16906692
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Posted by Charlie
on 2018-02-22 11:12:10 |
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