in base ten, the two-digit prime N is 45 more than the number formed by reversing the digits of N, find all the possible values of N.

Verified Answer :

Let \(N=10x+y\), so that \(x\) is the digits in the tens place and \(y\) is the digit in the ones place. (Clearly \(x eq0\).)

\(10x+y=45+10y+x\implies 9x-9y=45\implies x-y=5\)

There are five possible two digits integers that satisfy this relation:

\(x=5,y=0\implies N=50\)
\(x=6,y=1\implies N=61\)
\(x=7,y=2\implies N=72\)
\(x=8,y=3\implies N=83\)
\(x=9,y=4\implies N=94\)

But the first, third, and fifth candidates are even, so they are not prime. The remaining are prime, however, so \(N=61\) or \(N=83\).