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Find all (x,y) where x, y are natural numbers such that

(i) 1/x+1/y=1
(ii) xy + 5x = 4y + 38 ​

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Answer: 1/x+1/y=1 (ii) xy + 5x = 4y + 38 x, y are natural numbers . To find : find all possible (x,y) Step-by-step explanation: 1/x+1/y=1. x = 1 then no value of y exist. x = 2 , y = 2

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(i) Given that 1/x + 1/y = 1. Multiplying both sides by xy, we get:

y + x = xy

Rearranging, we have:

xy - x - y = 0

(x - 1)(y - 1) = 1

Since x and y are natural numbers, x - 1 = y - 1 = 1, which gives us x = 2 and y = 2.

Therefore, the only solution to the equation 1/x + 1/y = 1 is (x, y) = (2, 2).

(ii) We are given that xy + 5x = 4y + 38.

Rearranging, we get:

xy - 4y = -5x + 38

y(x - 4) = -5x + 38

y = (-5x + 38)/(x - 4)

Substituting this value of y in the equation 1/x + 1/y = 1, we get:

1/x + (x - 4)/(-5x + 38) = 1

Multiplying both sides by (-5x + 38)x, we get:

(-5x + 38) + x(x - 4) = x(-5x + 38)

Simplifying, we get:

x^2 - 6x + 38 = 0

Using the quadratic formula, we get:

x = (6 ± √(6^2 - 4*1*38))/2

x = 3 ± i√5

Since x is a natural number, the only possible value is x = 3.

Substituting x = 3 in the equation xy + 5x = 4y + 38, we get:

3y + 15 = 4y + 38

y = 23

Therefore, the only solution to the system of equations xy + 5x = 4y + 38 and 1/x + 1/y = 1 is (x, y) = (3, 23).
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