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What square is the product of four consecutive odd integers ?

 Dec 8, 2015

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What square is the product of four consecutive odd integers ?

 

(2n3)(2n1)(2n+1)(2n+3)=x2(2n3)(2n+3)(2n1)(2n+1)=x2(4n232)(4n21)=x216n440n2+32=x2n=032=x2x=3(203)(201)(20+1)(20+3)=32(3)(1)(1)(3)=32

 

 

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 Dec 8, 2015
edited by heureka  Dec 8, 2015
edited by heureka  Dec 8, 2015
 #1
avatar+26396 
+15
Best Answer

What square is the product of four consecutive odd integers ?

 

(2n3)(2n1)(2n+1)(2n+3)=x2(2n3)(2n+3)(2n1)(2n+1)=x2(4n232)(4n21)=x216n440n2+32=x2n=032=x2x=3(203)(201)(20+1)(20+3)=32(3)(1)(1)(3)=32

 

 

laugh

heureka Dec 8, 2015
edited by heureka  Dec 8, 2015
edited by heureka  Dec 8, 2015
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What square is the product of four consecutive odd integers ?

 

(2n3)(2n1)(2n+1)(2n+3)=k2(4n29)(4n21)=k216n440n2+9=k216n440n2=k2916(n44016n2)=k2916(n4104n2+2516)=k29+2516(n254)2=k2+1616(n254)2=k2+16

We have a pythagorean triad here.

I mean      k,      4     and    4(n^2-5/4)      is a pythagorean triad

 

 If k=3 then

 

16(n254)2=254(n254)=5(n254)=54(n254)=54n2=0n=0

 

So one solution is      3113=9

 

YES I know, I did that the SUPER long way!

According to WolframAlpha, this is the ONLY integer solution. 

 

So 9 is the product of 4 consecutive odd integers.   

 Dec 8, 2015

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