Re: The integer y is positive. If 6y is a factor of
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14 Mar 2019, 01:24
Actually, this question is hard unless you master very well the properties of exponents/roots
First off, you can NOT add two different exponent bases as you did. You can add up only when the base is the same. E.G 32∗35=37
In this case, manipulate the denominator splitting it into two factors
214324(2∗3)y=2143242y3y
As you can see for being divisible our fraction our y must contain at most 14 factors of two. Of course, the rule says that you are limited by the smallest number of factors to have a perfect division.
Hope this helps