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Let us denote @=a and $=b then a+b=m and ab=n where m,n are +ve integers.
We have to prove a,b are integers [ma]+[mb] is a perfect square which involves two parts.
(i)a,b [ma]+[mb]=[a2+ab]+[b2+ab]
Now,Both a2+ab and b2+ab are integers only,so,it becomes,
[ma]+[mb]=a2+2ab+b2=(a+b)2 which is a perfect square.
Now,let us prove the CONVERSE.
(ii)[a2+ab]+[b2+ab] is a perfect square
But a2+ab-1<[a2+ab] a2+ab and
b2+ab-1<[b2+ab] b2+ab
So,(a+b)2-2<[a2+ab]+[b2+ab] (a+b)2
Since a+b=m is an integer,m2 and m2-2 are both integers.
Now,we observe that if p,q are +ve distinct integers then p2-q2 is always greater than 2.So,there lies no integer which is a perfect square between m2 and m2-2.But for [a2+ab]+[b2+ab] to be a perfect square,the equality holds in the above relation.
i.e;[a2+ab]+[b2+ab]=(a+b)2
[a2+ab] and [b2+ab] are both integers.
a(a+b) a as (a+b)=m is an integer.Similarly,we have,b  
Hence proved.
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