Find the maximum number of trees which can be planted 20 m apart on the two sides of a straight road 1760 m long.
174
176
180
178
The greatest common divisor of
and is
20
2
1
D.
1
Now, xm + am is divisible by (x + a) when m is odd
∴ 27333 + 1333 is divisible by (27 + 1) = 28
Similarly,
27334 + 1334 is never divisible by (x + a).
So, the greatest common divisor between is 1.