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answer:First, we find the prime factorization of 96: 96=2^5cdot3^1. To be a multiple of 12, a factor must have at least two powers of 2 and one power of 3. The exponent of 2 can be 2, 3, 4, or 5, giving four possibilities. The exponent of 3 can be 1, giving one possibility. So, there are 4cdot1=boxed{4} positive factors of 96 that are also multiples of 12. The answer is: 4

answer:To tackle this problem, let's consider the linear Diophantine equation given by 29x - 11y = 16. Our goal is to find integer solutions for x and y within the specified range. First, we can apply the Euclidean algorithm to compute the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 29 and 11. Using the Euclidean algorithm, we obtain gcd(29, 11) = 1 since 29 = 2(11) + 7, 11 = 1(7) + 4, 7 = 1(4) + 3, 4 = 1(3) + 1, and 3 = 3(1). Since the GCD of 29 and 11 is 1, we are guaranteed to have infinitely many integer solutions for the equation 29x - 11y = 16. To find a particular solution, we can use the extended Euclidean algorithm or proceed with a related method. By observation and manipulation, we can find an initial particular solution. Frequently, an efficient way to find a particular solution involves identifying a solution for the equation with the GCD as the right-hand side (i.e., 29x - 11y = 1), then scaling it. By inspection and manipulation, we can identify that a particular solution to 29x - 11y = 1 is given by x = 4 and y = 11 (though this is not a unique solution). Given this particular solution for the equation with a right-hand side of 1, we can scale this by 16 to obtain a particular solution for 29x - 11y = 16. Scaling our particular solution for 29x - 11y = 1, we obtain a particular solution for 29x - 11y = 16: x = 64 and y = 176. Now that we have a particular solution (x, y) = (64, 176), we can express all integer solutions by incorporating the general solution of the homogeneous equation 29x - 11y = 0. The general solution can be expressed as x = 64 + 11t and y = 176 + 29t, where t is any integer. Our objective is to determine a solution with both x and y within the range of 1 to 1000, inclusive. By plugging in different integer values of t, we can generate various solutions and verify whether they fall within the specified range. Testing different values of t and examining the corresponding values of x and y reveals potential solutions within the given bounds. For example, taking t = -5, we get x = 64 + 11(-5) = 9 and y = 176 + 29(-5) = 21, both of which fall within the range of 1 to 1000. Hence, we have demonstrated a winning counterexample: x = 9 and y = 21 is an integer solution to the equation 29x - 11y = 16, disproving the eccentric mathematician's claim.

answer:We've already identified the general solution to the linear Diophantine equation 29x - 11y = 16, which is given by x = 64 + 11t and y = 176 + 29t, where t is any integer. This general solution encompasses all integer solutions of the equation. To find integer solutions within the specified range of 1 to 1000, we can analyze the general solution and impose constraints on the value of t. We need to ensure that both x and y fall within the given range. The conditions for x and y to be within the specified range can be expressed as 1 ≤ x ≤ 1000 and 1 ≤ y ≤ 1000. Substituting the general solution into these inequalities gives: 1 ≤ 64 + 11t ≤ 1000 and 1 ≤ 176 + 29t ≤ 1000. Simplifying the inequalities, we get: -5 ≤ t ≤ 86 (for x) and -6 ≤ t ≤ 27 (for y). To satisfy both conditions, we must find the overlapping range for t. Combining the two inequalities yields -5 ≤ t ≤ 27. Thus, the integer solutions within the specified range are given by x = 64 + 11t and y = 176 + 29t, where -5 ≤ t ≤ 27. By iteratively plugging in integer values of t within this range, we can generate all integer solutions that satisfy 29x - 11y = 16, with both x and y falling within the range of 1 to 1000. Note that the same approach can be applied to find integer solutions within any given range by adjusting the constraints on t accordingly.