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Official Quant Thread for CAT 2012 [part 3] Quantitative

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lets try some more question


determine the set of integers n for which n^2 +19 n + 92 is a square ?


n^2 +19 n + 92 = (n+19/2)^2 +7/4
=> (2n+19)^2+7 = k^2
=> k^2-(2n+19)^2 = 7
=> (k+2n+19)(k-2n-19) = 7 = 1*7 or -1*-7

k+2n+19 = 7 and k-2n-19 = 1
k = 4 , n = -8

or
k+2n+19 = 1 and k-2n-19 = 7
k = 4 , n = -11

or k+2n+19 = -1 and k-2n-19 = -7
k = -4 and n = -8

or k+2n+19 = -7 and k-2n-19 = -1
k = -4 and n = -11

so n can be -8 or -11 => 2 solutions
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