A very nice olympiad maths question | Solve 3^2x-2^2x=77 | You need to know this trick | Algebra

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  • @prasadrasikawidanagamachch3932
    @prasadrasikawidanagamachch3932 11 днів тому

    X=2 Y= 1

  • @temesgen440
    @temesgen440 6 місяців тому

    1. X1 = 2, Y1 = 1
    2. X2 = log3 of 39, Y2 = log2 of 38

  • @MollineOuma
    @MollineOuma 4 місяці тому

    Which program are you using to write?

  • @Kraxxus-vonDalaran
    @Kraxxus-vonDalaran 5 місяців тому

    A note on nomenclature: a power is a base raised to an exponent. For example: 8 is the power of base 2 with exponent 3. For example: When you multiply powers with the same base you add exponents. In the video the word power is used in both senses- as power and as exponent. The exponents are sometimes called also the indices. Words are important, it is easy to sow confusion with wrong wording.

    • @richardreiter6861
      @richardreiter6861 4 місяці тому +1

      On the problem 3^2x -2^2y= 77
      An easier solution is found if you change 77 to 81-4 and solve. x=2 and y=1
      Does either method prove there are no other answers?
      Is there any other. 3^n - 2 ^m = a-b where a-b=77 where n &m are integers

  • @miriamvianaesilva1118
    @miriamvianaesilva1118 5 місяців тому

    Entendi tudo usando os olhos e tapando os ouvidos. Ou seja : deixando o celular sem som.

  • @sultanalyahya4518
    @sultanalyahya4518 Місяць тому

    Why 2 to the power y - (- 2 to the power y) is not equal 4 to the power y?

  • @nalinivijayan5617
    @nalinivijayan5617 6 місяців тому +3

    Well brother , if we write 81-4 instead of 77 and make it as
    3^2x - 2^2y = 77
    3^2x - 2^2y = 81-4
    3^2x - 2^2y = 3^4 - 2 ^2
    3^2(2) - 2^2(1) = 3^4 - 2^2
    81-4 = 81-4
    77 = 77
    Then x = 2 and y = 1
    Whether it is applicable mathematically , at first right after seeing the problem i thought like this , and got x as 2 and y as 1 , just to make sure whether my answers were right i entered into the video and confirmed that my answers were right , but now i am in a confusion whether my steps were right , so can you tell me whether the way i solved this problem is right or wrong

    • @SpencersAcademy
      @SpencersAcademy  6 місяців тому +2

      Weldone, brother. Your steps are absolutely correct. In fact, most mathematicians do use this trick in solving some complex maths problems.

    • @nalinivijayan5617
      @nalinivijayan5617 6 місяців тому

      @@SpencersAcademy well then why don't you use this thing as an alternative solution in the end of your video , so that it would be way more easier

    • @SpencersAcademy
      @SpencersAcademy  6 місяців тому

      @@nalinivijayan5617 That's a good idea

    • @nalinivijayan5617
      @nalinivijayan5617 6 місяців тому

      @@SpencersAcademy Thank you , hope you do that next time brother

    • @BruceLee-io9by
      @BruceLee-io9by 6 місяців тому

      Okay, the solution you propose is correct but, for me, less elegant. Mathematics is also something that has to be elegant. So I prefer the solution in the video.

  • @justcomedy0766
    @justcomedy0766 6 місяців тому +3

    I am your 1k th subs😊

    • @SpencersAcademy
      @SpencersAcademy  6 місяців тому

      I am so grateful, man. My heart is doing the happy dance. 💃 💃 💃 💃 💃 💃 💃

  • @kateknowles8055
    @kateknowles8055 3 місяці тому

    x=2, y=1. x= -1 y=-2 etc four pairs of solutions . Now I'll watch and see if I am missing something

    • @kateknowles8055
      @kateknowles8055 3 місяці тому

      Yes, i was too hasty: .x=-2, y=-1 x=-2, y=+1 x=+2, y=-1, and x=+2, y=+1

    • @kateknowles8055
      @kateknowles8055 3 місяці тому

      No I was guessing right in the first ten seconds. I think I am getting too old for all the excitement of new tricks. Lot less than 14 minutes here.

  • @whybye528
    @whybye528 6 місяців тому +2

    No need of pen and paper can be solved directly , like since x and y are positive integers x can be either 1 or 2 it cannot be 1 as something's is subtracted from it hence for sure x is 2 now putting x as 2 we get y as 1 hence
    x=2
    y=1

  • @gnanadesikansenthilnathan6750
    @gnanadesikansenthilnathan6750 4 місяці тому

    X n Y = 2

  • @АндрейЛюбавин-э4щ
    @АндрейЛюбавин-э4щ 6 місяців тому +2

    (1+log(3)13;1+log(2)19)(2;1)

  • @lailafernandes3649
    @lailafernandes3649 6 місяців тому

    Lindo!!!!!

  • @nasrullahhusnan2289
    @nasrullahhusnan2289 6 місяців тому

    x=2 and y=1

    • @SpencersAcademy
      @SpencersAcademy  6 місяців тому

      Excellent

    • @nasrullahhusnan2289
      @nasrullahhusnan2289 6 місяців тому

      Here is how I get my answer in my previous comment:
      [3^(2x)]-[2(2^y)]=77 --> (3^m)-(2^n)=77 where m=2x and n=2y
      Last digit of 3^m is (3,9,7,1) for m=(1,2,3,4) and repeated for other m, while last digit of 2^n is (2,4,8,6) for n=(1,2,3,4) and repeated for futher n.
      As (3^m)-(2^n)=77, meaning its last digit is 7, then last digit of 3^m must be 1 (m=4) and last digit of 2^n must be 4 (n=2). Thus
      4=m=2x --> x=2 and 2=n=2y --> y=1