प्राकृतिक संख्याओं के ऐसे कितने युग्म हैं, जिनके वर्गों का अंतर 63 है?
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How many pairs of natural numbers are there such that the difference of whose squares is 63?
(a) 3 · (b) 4 · (c) 5 · (d) 2
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) 3
x² − y² = (x − y)(x + y) = 63, so each way of writing 63 as a product of two factors gives one pair. 63 = 1 × 63 = 3 × 21 = 7 × 9, giving (32, 31), (12, 9) and (8, 1).
- x² − y² = (x − y)(x + y) = 63, with x − y < x + y.
- Factor pairs of 63: (1, 63), (3, 21), (7, 9) — all odd, so x and y come out whole.
- (1, 63): x = 32, y = 31. (3, 21): x = 12, y = 9. (7, 9): x = 8, y = 1.
- 3 pairs.
- Check: 32² − 31² = 63, 144 − 81 = 63, 64 − 1 = 63.
Remember · Difference of squares: factor the number as (x − y)(x + y) with both factors of the same parity; each factor pair gives one solution.
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