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 October 6th, 2019, 03:57 AM #1 Senior Member   Joined: Dec 2015 From: somewhere Posts: 734 Thanks: 98 Solve for integers $\displaystyle 2a+3b =5ab$. Find all pairs (a,b) .
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 Originally Posted by idontknow $\displaystyle 2a+3b =5ab$. Find all pairs (a,b) .
$a= \dfrac{3b}{5b-2}$

For an integer $a$, $|3b| \ge |5b-2|$, also $|3b| = |5b-2| \times k, \; k \in \mathbb{Z}$

rest is easy....

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 Originally Posted by tahirimanov19 For an integer $a$, $|3b| \ge |5b-2|$
That's incorrect.

As $\displaystyle 0 < \frac{3b}{5b- 2} < 1$ for $b < 0$ or $b > 1$, $b = 0$ (so $a = 0$) or $b = 1$ (so $a = 1$).

 October 6th, 2019, 11:26 PM #4 Senior Member   Joined: Dec 2015 From: somewhere Posts: 734 Thanks: 98 Just posted the equation to know when $\displaystyle 5b-2$ can divide $\displaystyle 3b$, which happens only when $\displaystyle b=1$. from now the value of $\displaystyle a$ is known. Also we can set 3b=0 , since it can be divided by all integers except 0.

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