find the base of numeration in which 135/21 has a zero remainder
Let the base be x
x2+3x+52x+1=nn∈Z
I am going to try trial and error.
x has to be 6 or bigger because of the 5.
If x=6 this becomes
36+16+513=5713≠n
If x=7
49+21+514+1=7515=5=n
So base 7 works 