NUMBER THEORY - EXTREMELY TOUGH PROBLEM

First posting: Thursday, 6 March 2003 6:24:50 PM

MORPHEUS

i was playing around witha few numbers in my head i saw that 5^2+2=3^3 . i tried the same for many other numbers it did not work out .. later i saw a problem in a number theory book x^2+2=y^3 has only 5 and 3 as the solutions ... i have tried reducing the above problem to a problem with no solutions as it is easier to solve but i had to introduce another variable when manipulating so this made the task tougher.. i would apreciate anyone who even attempts to solve this problem ... someone told me that ET BELL remarked that solving this problem requireds the same intellectual capacity as grasping the theory of relativity ..

RESPONSES

Amanda | (161.184.204.75) | Sunday, 30 March 2003 5:42:53 AM
Why reduce the problem when it is already solvable in the form you were given? IF you give me a point, I will attempt to solve.

nicole | (66.156.28.15) | Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:49:20 AM
can u solve 14x+3x-40=11 please show work thanx

nicole | (66.156.28.15) | Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:51:25 AM
can u solv 3x-8=3x+4


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