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Source: 2024 Japan MO P5

February 11, 2024
number theory

Problem Statement

Prove that there are no pairs of positive integers (a,b,c,d,n)(a,b,c,d,n) such that a2+b2+c2+d24abcd=722n1.a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2-4\sqrt{abcd}=7\cdot 2^{2n-1}.