Sumukh19 wrote:
What is the number of positive integral solutions for the equation x7+w28=1?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
E. Infinite
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Given:
x7+w28=1Multiply both sides of the equation by
28 to get:
4x+w=28Since
x and
w must be positive integers, let's start listing the possible solutions...
x=1 and
w=24x=2 and
w=20x=3 and
w=16x=4 and
w=12x=5 and
w=8x=6 and
w=4x=7 and w=0 doesn't work because w is not positive in this caseThere are 6 solutions in which x and w are positive integers.
Answer: B