bryan88 wrote:If x is a prime number greater than 5, y is a positive integer, and 5y=x^2+x, then y must be divisible by which of the following?
A) 5
B) 2x
C) x+1
(Note: more than one statement can be true)
IMO its
B..
Here is the explanation-
y = (x^2+x)/5
= x(x+1)/5
Now since x is a prime greater than 5 and y is an integer=> x+1 must be divisible by 5.
Thus x can have either 4 or 9 at unit place. Fox x to be prime 9 is the only choice!
Now if x has 9 at units that means x+1 is of the form 10*n, where n is an integer.
Thus,
y= x*10*n/5
= x*2*n
Hence y is divisible by 2x and not by 5 and x+1.
As an example, let x=29
=> y = 29*30/5 = 29*6 = 174.
174 is not divisible by 5 and 30 (x+1) but divisible by 2*x= 29*2.
Thus
B.
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