SOLUTION: Dear Sir/Madam, Please help me with this question, Solve {{{2^(2x) - 3^(2y) = 55}}} for x and y are integers. Thank you very much!

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Question 895150: Dear Sir/Madam,
Please help me with this question,
Solve for x and y are integers.

Thank you very much!
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!






So some power of 4 minus some power of 9 equals 55.

Some powers of 4 are 



Some powers of 9 are 



It only takes a little while to look through those, ignoring the huge
ones, and to see that 64-9 = 55



So x=3, y=1

Edwin
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