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Four Powers (Posted on 2023-08-10)

8^a+2^b+16^c+2^d=660

Find (a,b,c,d)

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Puzzle Solution

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Substituting a=3, and b=7, we

have::

16^c + 2^d = 660-512-128 = 20

=> c= 1, and d= 2

Thus, (a,b,c,d) = (3, 7, 1,2) is a solution.

In a similar vein, taking a=3, and d=7, we would have got:

2^b+16^c,=20, so that:

b =1, c=2

Therefore: (a,b,c,d) = (3,2,1,7) is another solution.

Consequently, (a,b,c,d) = ( 3, 7, 1, 2) , (3, 2, 1,7) are the.possible integer solutions to the given puzzle.

Edited on September 12, 2023, 12:05 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-08-10 08:40:06

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