A Problem WolframAlpha Didn’t Solve, But You Can (615 + x^2 = 2^y)

I didn’t solve this problem myself, but I felt better when I learned WolframAlpha couldn’t solve it either! But there is a way to solve it using careful mathematical reasoning. Thanks to Luka Khizambareli from Georgia for suggesting this and sending its solution! (*And you have to be really careful–I thank Aniket Gupta and Ryan Wilson for spotting a mistake in the first video I uploaded)

Update: As of November it seems WolframAlpha can solve it–I love to see how these tools just keep getting better!

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