Find the sum of all integers $n$ that fulfill the equation \[2^n(6-n)=8n.\]
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Tags: Diophantine equation, number theory
franzliszt
19.09.2020 02:57
$n=2,3,4$ all work. $n$ cannot be negative or $0$. We check the rest of the positives. Answer is $9$.
ilovepizza2020
19.09.2020 02:57
We notice that $2^n$ grows very fast compared to n, so we only need to consider small n. Then, we can simply guess and check to find $n = 2,3,4$ so the answer is $9$
ilovepizza2020
19.09.2020 02:59
franzliszt wrote:
$n=2,3,4$ all work. $n$ cannot be negative or $0$. We check the rest of the positives. Answer is $9$.
FTFY
rafaello
19.09.2020 11:24
I gave also a solution, since other two at above lack some needed information to be fully understandable and fulfilled.
If $n\geq 7$, then $RHS$ is positive, but $LHS$ is negative, so no solutions.
If $n<0$, then $RHS$ is negative, but $LHS$ is positive, so no solutions.
Hence, we need to check only cases where $0\leq n \leq 6$.
$n=0$ and $n=6$ are obviously do not work, since one side is in that case $0$, but the other one is positive.
$n=1$: $LHS=2\cdot 5=10$ and $RHS=8$, no solutions.
$n=2$: $LHS=2^2 \cdot 4=16=8\cdot 2=RHS$.
$n=3$: $LHS=8\cdot 3=RHS$
$n=4$: $LHS=16\cdot 2=32=8\cdot 4=RHS$
$n=5$: $LHS=2^5\cdot 1=32$ and $RHS=8\cdot 5=40$, so no solution.
So the sum is $2+3+4=9$.
Answer. $\boxed{9}.$
Hamroldt
19.09.2020 11:32
\[2^n(6-n)=8n.\]Notice $n$ can't be equal to $0$
$2^{3-n}=\frac{6}{n}-1$
$2^{3-n}=\frac{6}{n}-1 > 0$
Now, if $n < 0$, the given condition will never be fulfilled. Hence we need to focus on $n > 0$
$\frac{6}{n}>1 \implies 6>n$
We need to check for $n \in \{1,2,3,4,5\}$
Only $n=2,3,4$ satisfy the equation.
the Answer is $\boxed{9}$