# Math Help - P-adic Number help please

Hi

I was wondering if anyone could help me on this problem I am having.

I have the equation:

y^2 = 2( x^4 -17)
(which I am showing has no real solutions but has solutions in the p-adic numbers i.e. a counterexample to the hasse principle)

I need to show that it has a non trivial solution in R and in Q_p (p-adic numbers for p=2, 17 (the 2-adics and 17-adic)

Any help or advice would be so much apprciated! Im completely stumped!

THANKS!!

Cara

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2. What do you mean by no trivial solution in $\mathbb{R}$?

In $\mathbb{R}$ we have solutions $\left(x,\pm\sqrt{2(x^4-17)}\right)$ for all $|x|>\sqrt[4]{17}$.

3. Sorry that was a typo! Thats meant to be in Q.
this equation has nontrivial solutions over
Qp for all prime numbers p and over R but has no nontrivial solutions over Q.
I need to show that although there is no solution in Q there is a solution in Qp . But I dont know how to show that for the case where modulo p=2 and modilo p=17?

Its a special case, but its completely confused me.
Thanks so much for the reply!